Summer Oh Summer !!!!

Summer Oh Summer!!!

I have missed  blogging, just seems that 

things have got in the way.

 I had a few medical issues that left 

me with the do not want too's.

 I am sure that some of you know those feeling. 

Enough of that lets get  on with the show. 

Summer has definitely arrived here in Texas!! As I type, it is just a cool 99 which feels like 103!! 

Yes I think I will stay in the cool for the rest of the day. 

My how our Texas weather can change in a

 six months time. We have been 

snowed in and flooded in, during these last 6 months. 

 What happen to all that rain

 we had a couple of months ago. 

How soon we forget how we were wishing for it to stop. 

This is my backyard in February

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Water-crossing to my house in  May 2015

    

Water crossing in June 2015

Can you say that we had to stay home many days in the last 6 months!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  On a happier note just sharing a few of tables from the past.

July Tables

                                                                        All white with a little blue

                                                                                                A Apple a day keeps the Doctor away

Decoration  for the gentlemen servers at a Ladies Retreat

One of my 5 Tables at the 

Ladies Retreat

Wedding china they lasted for "45"  years !!!

Just a little country!!

Thanks for dropping by
Take care and stay cool

Cathy


I am joining  


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Baby Shower Fun

I interrupt my RED< WHITE < BLUE Series

to give you snip of a wonderful Baby shower!

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When you are the oldest grandchild

of my mother's side, 

 your invited to attend a lot of family events.  

Saturday my mother, her sister, her sister in law

 and one of my cousins attended a baby shower. 

If you were wondering I have cousins

 the same age as my children (in there 30's).

This will be her first and long awaited blessing.

Her sister and friends hosted
a delightful shower for her.

Her sisters home was in a beautiful setting in

a rural area in the Dallas area. 

It's A GIRL and will arrive in September!

I had to share a few photos of the shower and her home.

Grandmother to be & Mother To Be

 Michelle with sister and her daughter

Entry

Refreshment Table

 Luncheon serving---

I am going to use this idea....these are small plastic trays from Dollar Tree covered with cloth. Salads serving were placed in disposal punch cups.

These were our favors as well as the candy caddy.

 This is the music room across from the dinning room.

Look close this is a reflection!

This is December she belongs to the mother to be.

Mother to be and all her gifts.
View from the upstairs balcony.

We ended the day with a girls family photo.

More of the beautiful home in a later blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Please leave a comment.

Hope everyone has a

wonderful & blessed week

<:)

I think the blog ghost has attacked AGAIN---my background and side art has disappeared!!!!!

Wedding with a lttle PINK

As most of you know that our daughter was married on March 10,

I thought I would share some of the activities

leading up to the wedding and during the wedding.

Her favorite colors are lime green, pink & brown so of course she choose those to use in the wedding. At each event the hostesses used those colors. I hope you enjoy.

This is the cake that was served at the shower that my side of family gave.

My cousins daughter made the cake. I think  she  did well for still being in high school.

It also tasted GOOD!

At this shower given by the church they served cake balls in all shades and flavors of pink. We have so many crafters friends and they made all the decorations and the prepared the refreshments.

The multi pink arrangement was set in

a pair of western boots.

The bride is in the middle with

 mothers and grandmothers on each side.

Of course she has on pink.

The photo below was on the registration table at the shower.

Yes my city fied daughter married a true cowboy!

The rehearsal dinner was all decked out in

 her colors with us using pink bandannas and mason jars with candles. Each guest (65 in all) were given there on mason handled jar with there name to take home. We place chalkboard vinyl paper on each glass. We used the glasses as place cards at each place setting. We had a few small ones that received there on special pink cup.

The reception area tables had a touch

 of pink ribbon and raspberries candy kisses.

I hope to have better pictures soon. This was taken the night before the wedding and they were trying to get me to go home.

Yes ladies we used over 100 lbs. of beans.

  We had 10 tables with 7 different sizes

of mason jars with beans and candles.

My SIL's grandmother is a cannier and let us use her jars.

We only used a few of the ones she sent.

The next photo was the last shot of her wedding gown shoot.

This was all done outside at a local old west retreat. 

Can you say carrying a white dress over dirt roads was a trick.

She changed for the reception to the

pink head band

 and sequin pink converse.

Sorry this picture doesn't show the shoes.

She wore western boots during the wedding. She wanted her wedding to be her and she decided that western boots was what she wanted.

Only in Texas will all the

attendants, mother of the bride and the bride wear boots.

I know I will bore all you with more as soon as we receive them.

Thanks for stopping by, I would love to hear your comments.

I will be joining:

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Happy 1st Pink Saturday

of Spring.

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