Friday, December 28, 2012

Where did the months go....

JULY 2012- JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA
 Driftwood Beach
Aren't they magnificent!!!
Cousins
Leaping!!!
LEAPING!!!!
UP CLOSE!!! Even though far away!!
MADDI
EVAN
O and M
MOM and DAD
FAMILY
KARL and I
UNTIL NEXT YEAR.....

Friday, August 10, 2012

introducing.....

JACK

the newest member
of
our family!!!

Jack came to us in June 2012
from the Ocala area.

He is checking out his new home.
He looks a bit tentative here...

It's OK boy, you can come on out.


I'm really not sure about this.

This is not so bad...

Olivia's riding instructor with the BOY!

Jack and his grandmother..

Jack's first hose down.... kind of liking it!


hanging out in my stall

Can't wait to meet OLIVIA!!!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

far too long

It has been far too long
since my last posting.

I will hit a milestone
in a couple of days
and am very excited.

I don't think I have ever
been so excited about
a birthday!

It's shocking to me
to think about 50 years
on this earth;

all the experiences
I have been challenged
to, and all those that
have been mastered.

Speaking of birthdays,
my Grandma Lewis's
100th birthday would
have been yesterday!

Can you imagine 100 years?!

I am hopeful for another
50, although that would be
quite a feat wouldn't it?

What will I do?

I have no idea.
I have thought of this day
for so long, and have no
thought of how I will spend it.

I mean, how does one
spend such a birthday?
Should it be any different
than the others?

I do hope so!

And as long as my
children and husband,
my parents,
and maybe
a friend or so
are around,

I think
that will be just great.

I owe so many posts.

It has been nearly 2 months
since my last. I have many
pictures and stories to share,
so look for those about 
Olivia'snew horse, Jack;

our beach trip to Jekyll Island,
and perhaps
some of my birthday pictures.

Hope all is well in your world
TODAY!!!

Friday, June 22, 2012

finishing some old things

SO while the GIRLS
have been in

CALIFORNIA
I've been busy!

Here's what I have been
WORKING ON!


THIS is a rather blurry picture of my
great grandmother's dresser.


So happy about the way this one came out!


Drawers and desk chair in progress


Chair in progress


Almost done

Can you believe it is the same dresser??!!


This beautiful desk is being sanded and then

painted BLACK!!


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Kate's Tallahassee Ballet School Recital 2012













Kate on rehearsal day....
























READY for the
SHOW




AND DINNER OUT
after.... at
CARRABBA'S

WITH DEAR FRIEND...


Monday, May 7, 2012

the day began with fog

OLIVIA

loves

HORSES!!!

And she loves this one
whose name is

SIMBA...

This day was her second ever
HORSE show...

and she did just great!


the lingering fog,
early morning



warming up...


her friend MARSHALL who came to watch...

it looks like she convinced him to
hold her
GATORADE!


in the RING!



Her day ended with a
RED RIBBON warm up,

One 2nd place,

2 BLUE RIBBON 1st places,
CHAMPION,

and
2nd and 3rd place
OVER FENCES...!!

NOT BAD AT ALL!