I HOPE YOU DANCE...

When ever I look at these fun and happy pictures of my daughter and her family, I can't help thinking of the song: I HOPE YOU DANCE!

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,

May you never take one single breath for granted,

GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,

Whenever one door closes,

I hope one more opens,Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',

Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',

Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,

When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance....I hope you dance. I hope you dance....

I hope you dance. I hope you dance....I hope you dance..

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)

YOUR HOUSE AS SEEN BY...

Your Self

Your Appraiser

Your Buyer

Your Lender

Your Tax Assessor

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BROTHER, JEFF...

Hope you had a nice Birthday, Saturday. You were more than likely out on the road adding up those miles. Have a Happy Birthday week and you and Amy stay safe out there ;]

REMEMBERING...

This is White Rock Cemetery in Jane, McDonald Co., Missouri. This is where my Great Grandparents, Robert and Lucinda Hopper, are buried. We took our grandsons with us to put flowers on the different family members that are buried there. To our surprise, they enjoyed the stories and the history we told them about that day. They cleaned around the stones and cleaned the stones the best they could. I was going to put Red, White and Blue flowers (my favorite colors) with a flag but the boys said no, their Great Great Great Grandfather was a Confederate Solider in the Civil War and would not think too much of me doing that. I went along with them, just happy that they were having a nice day learning about past family. The one picture of Josh cleaning around a stone made me stop and think...he was cleaning and working real hard when I came up to him and said "honey that is not our family". He looked up at me and said "I know Grammy, but it is a baby boy and if it was me, I would want him to clean my stone" Think this Grammy didn't have to turn around quick and wipe the tears from her eyes. :]

AMERICAN IDOL???

I voted for Arkansas, Kris Allen. I hope you did too. Will find out tonight :]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SON...

Happy Birthday to my son, Kevin,

out in Bakersfield. Just got off the phone with him. He sure did grow up to be a "super guy"! I love you baby ... have a great day!!!!!!

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH....

Congratulations to our dear sweet grand daughter, Cami. She just received a certificate for "Outstanding Achievement in Math". That is so great and we are so proud of you and look like mom, Kendi is too!!!!!!

"ALWAYS KISS ME GOOD NIGHT"

My sweet daughter, Suzy, loves the saying "ALWAYS KISS ME GOOD NIGHT". She has it in her bedroom/bath, on towels and I'm not sure what else but it's there. While shopping for her birthday, this tube thing jumped out at me. I didn't know exactly what it was but it turned out to be a "ALWAYS KISS ME GOOD NIGHT" saying you can put on your wall!!! Wow! thinking she could put this in the bathroom with the towels I grabbed it up. When I got to really looking at it in the car, I realized it was six feet long. Thinking it was a little big for the bath, then it would work in the bedroom. OK, she loved it!! But poor Brian...he looked at it and the first thing he said was "does this mean I have to paint the bedroom?" We all laughed, it was so funny, the look on his face!!! You know, priceless! Suzy told him, yes honey, I hate that wallpaper in there anyway. Even if Brian will have to paint the bedroom, we had a good birthday for Suzy.

LORI'S BIRTHDAY

Have a Happy Day, Lori. May next year be a whole bunch better than this one.

We love you dear girl....

MY MOM...

Happy Mother's Day to my Mother and

all the other Mommies out there in Blog Land.

SHE JUST TURNED FIVE!!!

Nicole Madison just turned five on Wednesday and is having her Birthday Day party tomorrow at

the park! What a fun day for a

pretty little girl...Nicole is my

sister's grand daughter and what

a delightful little girl she is!!!

Have a wonderful birthday Nicole, we love you very much.

PIE BIRD COLLECTION..

My collection of Pie Birds. What is a Pie Bird??? Pie Birds or Pie Vents were used in baking pies to prevent the pie from boiling over in the oven by allowing the steam created when the fruit filling or other contents are cooking to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the center of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle. Many of these Pie Vents have been made by my sister and myself. My husband has also been known to paint a Pie Bird or two. We use to sell them at the Kansas City Market a few years ago, and believe me I can paint a Pie Bird in my sleep! Every time we are in the Flea Markets I look for Pie Birds. My DH is as bad as I am about looking for them. I didn't even know what they were when my sister talked me into painting them now I can't stop looking for them.

TWO FAMILY BIRTHDAYS ON ONE DAY...

Two birthdays in our family today. My husband's, daughter, Kendi, in Bakersfield, California and my niece here in Arkansas. Happy Birthday to both of them as they share their special day. Hugs and kisses to both of you. May you have a Blessed Day. Love you both very much....