Not much to say on a fall, Sunday afternoon, but want to stay updated on blog. It's drizzling outside - a pretty fall day on a blessed day. Hi to all, and want to hear from you. Claudia

Continued Miserating Friday, or is it my imagination...

I tried to publish my post, but get an error from Google??? Don't know if you guys can see my post or just I can't. Do you feel my pain, today??? I still won't give up!

MIserating Friday!

I have failed. But, I won't stop trying. I wanted to add Keri & Lance's due date for the baby to the bubble next to their pic in my heading, and as you can see, I've lost the whole picture in the heading. I created it in scrapbook, finally figured out how to type in the bubble, but when I copied & pasted to the heading, it said the url address was invalid from Scrapblog where I created the heading! Any suggestions, bloggers???? Amanda, my mentor? I loved my header, and I hesitated when I hit delete on it. I'd rather have it not what I entirely wanted, but at least there! It had all the pics of the family! Can anyone feel my pain!!! I feel your pain, Tamra, in not getting your master bdroom done yet! I liked the bedspread - I'd go with the green color in the bedspread for the walls.

Thirsty Thursday

Thirsty Thursday came about in May when I went down to pick up one of my students, Guili, from the track at Little Colt Relays! It was hot that day & hot again today!!! We need rain. I lovre rain because it makes ALL the grass green, not just where I water my grass or flowers. I've been having a heck of a time, too, with the new pup, Gizzer! He finally got in BAD trouble when he chewed the new 100 foot hose!!!!!!!!!!!!! YRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHG! He makes me mad!!! Fortunately, it was only 10 or 15 feet from one end! He has chew bones. THen he gets on the flowers where I've watered! I know he's hot, but if he wants to keep his home around MOM Marion, he better leave my flowerbeds & hoses ALONE!!! He chewed one of my sunflowers the other day. IF HE ONLY UNDERSTOOD HOW HARD it is for me to get something GROWING!!!! Any suggestions from pet trainers?????

Thirsty Thursday

It's hot outside, I've mowed all the yard, and the edges of the road - sooo nasty!! So I've downed several glasses of sweet tea!!! YUM! The summer is passing fast, BUT I am definitely enjoying my off time!!! Next week, Royce & I will go to Branson to be with his family while KJ is at church camp at Panfork! Kristen will try to come in from Amarillo Sunday for Father's Day after a photography wedding on Sat. night in Amarillo. Keri & Lance, exspecting in Jan. !!!! are doing well in Waco, tho the heat is really an adjustment for Lance, who's working outside on construction and lawns as a volunteer coordinator for Waco's "habitat for humanities". Keri needs prayer on working 12 hr. night shifts. Fortunately, no morning sickness! We are all thoroughly excited about the baby!

Wordless Wednesday, no can't do it, ha ha

I can't wordless Wednesday, cause I haven't blogged in weeks!!! Busy, busy! The Friday school was out, May 29th, a high school buddy, Jenny & I headed for Breckingridge to Jackie's house to meet up with fourth gf, Cindy, & we had a great 2 days of reminescing, eating, quilt shop shopping, antique store looking in Albany, eating, reminescing, hiking, playing games, eating!!! It was great! Then I left Sunday morning to head towards Waco, & stopped in Dublin to see my niece, Daresa, & she & Matt's home. Matt was off roping in Stephenville - he turns 30 this month & Daresa's throwing him a wing-ding party!
Arrived Waco at 2pm & entered a labyrinth apartment of boxes, hammers, nails, hammers, tape measures, and STUFF, eight people, 1 dog, and still got fed a late lunch! By night fall, all but 6 or 8 small boxes of stuff were repositioned into a wonderland of beauty & we went to Jason's Deli for supper. Keri & Lance are moved into their new apt. in Waco. Keri started orientation at Providence Hospital on Monday & Lance is a coordinator for volunteers to an organization in Waco similar to "Habitat for Humanity". He's doing construction & lawn care. PJ, the dog, is settling nicely into his new life. I get to dogsit when Keri & Lance, his mom and sister go on their mission trip 2 weeks to Africa in July. I left Waco Wed. morning & headed to Decatur to see my oldest brother & took him to eat with family. I arrived home in Wheeler Wed. night. I started preparing for VBS which is going great this week! I took KJ & 3 other players to WT's position basketball camp & brought Kristen home with me & she & I painted bathrooms & the treehouse. She will have her 10 year high school reunion here at our house this weekend & Janet & I are taking Stacie & KJ to OU bball camp this weekend. Also, I'm quilting Kristen's t-shirt quilt. It's coming along nicely - just giving me a few stretching problems where I'm tearing out a few seams!! I've got to get ready for VBS, so ta ta. I'll tack on some pics later. Tell me what you're busy doing this summer. I'm doing gardening also.

Titus 2 Tuesday

My Titus 2 Tuesday woman of the week is my MOMMY-In-Law! She is fantabulous!!! We went to her house this last Sunday to celebrate her birthday - today - Happy Birthday, Mom! - and Mother's Day for her. She sent home her birthday cake and a homemade apple pie with us!!!!! She fixed the meal: roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, green beans, corn, and other homemade apple pies! She is always so hospitable, loving, kind, gracious, forgiving, loyal, and wonderful. She's a hoot. We taught her to play "Booger" & she likes it. She studies and KNOWS her Bible and the scriptures! She has taught homebound ladies Sunday school lessons and studies hard for the Sunday school class she has at FBC Dumas, TX. She has ALWAYS treated me as a daughter, NOT a daughter-in-law, as she does all her in-laws. She is a special baby sister to her siblings, always checking on them and going to see them. She ADORES, LOVES, and SPOILS her grandchildren (8) and great-grandchildren (9). She does and does and does for people. She is a loving wife and mother to her husband and children. Ruth Maxine Marion is a very special lady in my life and a wonderful Christian woman who loves God and shows it through her love for everybody else. Love you, Mom, Claudia