Friendly Ole Miss

Ole Mississippi that is.

Autumn belongs to a large group of friends

in Mississippi that do many activities together.

Can't have to many friends.

When "Little" really was little.

My great-niece Samantha, also known as "Little",

is rapidly out growing the nickname.

So before we forget, Here is an excursion her

 "Mimi" took her on a few years ago.

A Texas Blessing

POEM:

A Texas Blessing:

Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.

 

 

Bless the walls where termites dine,
while ants and roaches march in time.

 

            

   

      

       

 

Bless our yard where spiders pass

 

fire ant castles in the grass.

 

 Bless the garage, a home to please
carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.

 

Bless the love bugs, two by two,

 

the gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.

 

Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
in Texas, Lord, you've put them all!

 

 

But this is home, and here we'll stay,

 

 

 

So thank you Lord, for insect spray.

 

       

Couple of the Year

If there were such a title, I would definitely nominate

Beverly and Wade McGhee.

A match made in heaven.

Weather Watching

Just wanted to share a screen capture I took several days ago

from one of my local weather sites here in Tampa Bay.

Turn your head to the right and it reminds me of

Aztec drawings from centuries ago.

Kind of like a rain dancer.

Dip in the Atlantic

These two sisters, Jayda and Kaelan Nolf, took a weekend with their dad, Scott 

to enjoy a quick dip in the Atlantic, earlier this spring.

Looking forward to seeing them again, later this year in my part of Florida.

Report Cards R N

My great-nieces have gotten their report cards

and mom Sadie is treating them to a little pampering

as a reward for great grades.

Good job girls.

Chef Tim at the helm

Rain or shine (and in Oregon it's mostly rain)

Tim Richardson is master of the grill.

How do you like the auto-pilot light?

Happy Bugday, I mean Birthday GF

I don't think I've seen Celeste without a smile a dozen times in a dozen years or more.

Is that not just one big beautiful smile

on my beautiful GF?

Two shoes vs two socks, remember?

Twilight Fans

Got an update for all you Twilight fans. 

New cast members, cousins, Krysteena and Taryn.

You kids look great.

Groaner Warning

A Man in Uniform

Hard to find my Grandson Jacob.
He looks so handsome in his uniform.

 Must be because he's enjoying his work.

 Love Grandma Bennett

Oh to be "Young Again"

Grandma Angele was too busy being a teenager again,

 at another concert, to go to Lilli's first concert.

"And now," as Paul Harvey use to say, "you know the rest of the story."

America's Future Talent Winner

Lilli got a guitar for her birthday the other day,

and my understanding is she already knows 

how to play very well.

She won first prize for her very first concert.

Look! It's a Birthday Cake. 

Hard work and perseverence pays off

I don't know if others are seeing it,

 but look at Michael's facial expression,

From a lost look to a man of confidence. 

He is not only transforming his body,

 but his mindset  as well.

Side view from start to now.

from the front really shows his confidence.

We are all super proud of him,

but what really counts is that he is proud of himself.

Who's behind those dark glasses?

My beautiful Grand-daughter, Krysteena DubLove Leetch.

And I'm not quite sure how to read this expression. 

All I can say is beautiful & dangerous.

 

Getting the Boot in Texas

An elderly couple, Ray and Bessie, are "Seniors" in Texas.

Ray always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots.

 

 

Seeing some on sale one day, he buys them, wears them home, walking proudly.

He walks into the house and says to his wife "notice anything different about me?"

 

Bessie looks him over, "Nope."

Frustrated Ray storms off into the bathroom, undresses,

and walks back into the room completely naked except for the boots.

 

 

Again, he asks, a little louder this time, "Notice anything DIFFERENT now?"

 

 

Bessie looks up and says, "Ray, what's different?  It's hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday,

It'll be hanging down again tomorrow."

 

 

Furious, Ray yells,

"DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HANGING DOWN, BESSIE?

IT'S HANGING DOWN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!!!"

 

 

To which Bessie replies,

"Shoulda bought a hat, Ray.  Shoulda bought a hat."

 

The "Purr-fect" Birthday Present

Happy Birthday to my great-granddaughter, Lilli.

Mom, Chelsie Mars, couldn't wait to surprise Lilli

with her very own kitten, she named Dalilah, according to Grandmother, Angele Whinn.

Just love the many faces of Lilli.

Once so small

Taryn McGhee finds it hard to believe his hand was once that small.

While Mom and Dad find it  hard to believe he has grown this tall.

"I'm just seein' if my shadow still fits me."

It's Mimi's Magical Kingdom

Kym has four grand children to spoil rotten.

And she does just that. 

The backyard pool magically transports them to exotic places.

Have a wonderful summer kids.

Easy on the eyes?

Caught in a web

Two beautiful teenaged daughters can leave a man 

caught in a web, not knowing which way to turn.

Be like the frog, Scott,

and just jump right in.

A belated Happy Father's Day, Scott.

Happy Father's Day Bobby

That's something I never got to say to my kid brother.

He never lived to see his first Father's Day.
 Robbie his son,was orphaned at 6 weeks old.

Chip off the Ol' Block

Not only does Little Mike look like his dad,

He also appears to have the same family values.

I feel sorry for any guy that wants to date one of his daughters,

he absolutely dotes on them.

 Hope you had a great Father's Day.

Family Tree

No longer a son-in-law, Rodney will forever be a son in my family tree.

Thank you for bringing up my grandsons with good manners.

Happy Father's Day Rodney

The Journey is far from over

Your boys are almost  men now, Wade, but the journey has only begun.

They will soon spread their wings and fly their own directions,

But they will always need their dad.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Promises to Keep

Creating a child is a promise to love, guide and protect another being.

Fatherhood is a big responsibility that Robby has undertaken with Chelsie.

That's a long, wonderful road ahead of you. Enjoy the ride.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

He almost killed us.

I'm talking about a little prank I pulled that backfired.

I put a toy  snake in the car and it startled him as we were 

backing out of  "The Viewpoint's"  parking lot by some steep drop-offs.

His foot hit the gas pedal while in reverse and he wasn't watching the road.

Stopped in the nick of time. Phew!!

I'm sure Beverly and Angele thought their dad was from the

"stone-age"  as they were growing up. Here's the proof.

Happy Father's Day Ron

Thanks for being a dad to David, Too.
I Love You.

Paint a Pretty Picture

Michael is painting lot's of pretty memories with his daughter Jayden.