Why I Flower Garden

Here is a picture of the cutest little "chairs" that my sister, Barbara and her boyfriend, Butch made my mom and I. He's been woodworking some and been getting very creative at it. He made them for no special reason....just made them for us. I think they are pretty special people, too!!

Here is a larger shot of my garden and some of the flowers I work so hard to plant. Every morning before I head to work, I always walk through the garden and reflect on the day and enjoy God's beauty.

This is why I flower garden. Look at these beautiful lillies. It makes it all worthwhile digging in that dirt planting those plants, doing that sometimes back-breaking work. Then these pop up in all their glorious beauty. Yes, I love it! I'll do it all again next year!

Free Downloadable Collage

Just found a website you can go to and download free collage between June 8 and June 17 in honor of father's day. Everyday is a new one. It's Lisa Vollrath, in case you're not familiar with her. She has wonderful websites to visit.

Having alot of family here to celebrate father's day this weekend, since I have to work father's day! But that'll be a scrappin' weekend for me, I have time at work to do that, since we're usually not busy on the weekends. Still working on my vacation album and so wanting to get started up again on some ATC's. I enjoy them so much....wanted to do some "inchies". Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

And hope you enjoyed the picture of my sister and her boyfriend, above. I'm looking forward to seeing them again this weekend.

Mother's Day was a wonderful day; not only was the weather beautiful, but my son was in from North Carolina with his "expecting" girlfriend! My little granddaughter is due July 20 and her name will be Dakota Ann. Here is the happy couple, Jordan and Danelle. They got to visit for several days. Also here for dinner that day was my parents from Auburn and my parents from Kentucky, my sister and her boyfriend and my other son James. We all had a wonderful visit. Wish we could all be together more often.

Today we had mulch delivered for the flower gardens and I was in the yard all day. I went to Lowe's and bought flowers and started digging in the dirt, I love it! We still have a very large pile of mulch, so anyone who would like to help distribute it throughout the flower beds is welcome! Now I can barely walk, though! But it is all worth it. Sorry I don't have any pics today, couldn't make myself walk back out to take any!

BACK FROM THE EMERAL COAST

It's always a bummer to come back from vacation....especially when you've been spending it on the sunny beach on the Emerald Coast all week. But I guess all good things have to come to an end and we all have to get back to our jobs eventually. How else can we fund those wonderful vacations.
Visited a LSS in Destin and got some laser diecuts and paper made for that area,beach names we were on and paper with Emerald Coast and Destin, Florida on it. Some great ideas in the store for beach pages, which I thought about on the long drive home. I don't know how any pages I planned in my head, but I'd better get busy with them before those ideas "leak out".
We couldn't have asked for better weather and we had safe travel...and made a lifetime of memories. How lucky I am to have found such a wonderful hobby where I can capture those special memories down in a new memory book, which by the way, I just had to pick up today at Archiver's. Gotta get started,thanks for stopping by to look, Beth