Family of Shih Tzu's

A little over a year ago I lost my little Yorkie named Baxter.  I couldn't stand it so I got a Shih Tzu named Daisy.  I love her and she is such a good dog.   About 7 months later Lauren moved into a house in Fayetteville and started saving her money until finally she had enough to get a dog.  She found some puppies in Little Rock and her and Ryan drove down to see them and asked my sister in law Christina to go with them.  Welllllll.... Lauren ended up getting Paisley and Christina went back the next day and got Abi!!!!  They are such good, smart dogs!  My Mom and Dad also have a shih tzu named Oscar.  I guess we are a Shih Tzu family

Father's Day 2009

I made Daddy a little scrapbook for Father's Day this year.  When we lived in Gulfport Mississippi in 1969, Hurricane Camille hit Gulfport and most of Daddy's childhood pictures were destroyed.  I had to use the only ones he has and most of them were water damaged.  I scanned them and printed  out the ones I could use.  I made Mom a little book for Mother's Day and now they have their little books side by side on this antique piece of furniture in their house.

Rock Creek Minnesota Golf

Seth played golf all over the country this summer and John and I took turns taking him to different tournaments.  I cannot believe I missed this trip!  They went to Minnesota for a tournament and made it to the MALL OF AMERICA!!!!  What????  They got to go before me.  I don't know how this happened.  I think it was a conspiracy between John and Seth.

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Hi!

Hi! I haven't disappeared!  I will be updating next week.  I have so much to tell.  All good stuff. I've just been really busy.

Nana and Papa

We love our Nana and Papa and are so thankful they live here in Mountain Home. They were my subjects the other day in the park while I tried out my new lens. They did a great job and I got some great pictures.

Golf and A New Lens

I got a new camera lens for my Nikon D300 and I just love it. It is a Nikon 70-200 VR 1:2.8. I LOVE that I can set the aperture wide open so I get this fabulous background blur (bokeh). I have been shooting on aperture priority so I choose the aperture setting. I am still getting used to using it and it is HEAVY but well worth it. Our summer days are full of golf so these are the first shots I took with my new lens. I like the way they turned out. Seth is doing good in golf this summer after a few bumps in the road. Golf is such a funny game. One day you do really good and the next day it can totally fall apart. I guess that's what keeps them coming back. John and Seth are totally addicted to it! There should be a golf addiction program run buy the golf widows. Hahaha

Mother's Day

I made this little book for my Mom for Mother's Day. I combined some old photos with some recent photos to kind of capture her life. She loved it and I just made my Dad one for Father's Day and gave it to him last Sunday. I'll post some pictures soon.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Our's is busy with golf trips and John and Seth are loving that! I manage to find a scrapbook store in every town we visit.

St. Louis

We went to St. Louis in April and had a really good time. Lauren and Ryan and Seth and Sonya came and we went to a Cardinals game on Friday night. We sat way up high on the first row and it was perfect for my short little legs. Everyone else's legs were all cramped and hitting the rail but not me! I could stretch out and had a perfect foot rest. On Saturday night Seth and Sonya went to a Taylor Swift concert that they said was really good. We had a great time and ate some great food and let's not forget some great shopping!!! hahaha

Paisley

LAUREN GOT A PUPPY! We bought a house in Fayetteville and Lauren and 2 of her friends are renting it from us. It is so perfect for them and they love it. Sooooo Lauren has always wanted a dog but of course couldn't have one in the sorority house. She saved her money and bought little Paisley in Little Rock. She is just precious and we call her our Granddog!

Lauren

I am so proud of Lauren. She was on the Dean's List and the President's list last semester at Fayetteville. She also got a nice scholarship. I drove up to go to the awards ceremony with her and then took this picture after the ceremony at the square. Tomorrow I will post pictures of Lauren and her new _ U _ _ Y. Hahahaha

Seth and Sonya

Seth went to his first prom this year with his girlfriend of 8 months Sonya. They were a beautiful couple and had a great time. I was only "allowed" about 15 minutes to take photos, but I got some good ones. It is so different with a boy. Lauren LOVED me to take photos of her and would just pose forever. Seth on the other hand will give me just a few minutes so I have to be on my toes. Tomorrow an update on Lauren! She has a new little _ _ _ _ _!

Herbs

Ok, I will be doing another Blog Blitz this week because I am soo far behind. I will start with the herbs I planted in my sunroom in April. I have already used them so much and I love having them in the sunroom. I can harvest them without fear that a SNAKE looms very near. I haven't spotted a snake this year so far and I hate to even say that to jinx me. I HATE snakes and my family will tell you that I have a "snake scream" that is very loud and everyone knows it and they come running with tools to kill it. I am already inside when they get there!!!!

Mexico 2009

We took a wonderful trip to Mexico in February to celebrate Gloria's 50th Birthday! We went to a beautiful house in Manzanillo Mexico. We read books and played games and relaxed. It was absolutely beautiful!!! I even packed some scrapbooking supplies and we made some valentine cards for everyone to take home. It was so relaxing and the scenery was just picture perfect. I'm ready to go back.......maybe next year.

Ali Edwards Carousel

I got this photo carousel idea from Ali Edwards site. Basically I divided it into 4 parts for the 4 members of my family. Each person has a section and I included baby pictures all the way up to present day pictures. I think it turned out really cute. I have it in my kitchen for everyone to flip through.