New Background w/ a Question

Thank you to Karlee for my new background!

The question is, how does it look on your computer?

On mine it spaced nicely w/ the flowers to the left like this...

On Karlee's the flowers on the left are running into the body like this...

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Thanks for your help!

For My Sister

I have to admit that I have been feeling "in bondage" to the unnecessary bondage post about as much as my sister has. However, I just have not been inspired to write over here. So, here are some of my favorite pictures that my dad took while visiting here last week.

Christmas Cow

Karlee took a picture of this cow in the pasture behind our house, then she doctored it up with picnik. I thought it was cute enough to share!

My Homeschooler Checking the Mail

This was yesterday. I asked her to go check the mail. She said,"But mom, I'm still in my pajamas". I replied, "No one is going to see you". Then I snuck out with the camera and took these. Isn't she a cutey?!

Happy Birthday to My Doodle

Happy 12th Birthday Karlee!

Today is my daughters 12th birthday. She is a wonderful girl who is bright and lovely.

Here are some of her famous quotes:

When she was around 2 I was laying with her trying to get her to sleep and I said, "Why don't you just close your eyes and go to sleep?" and she replied, "Why don't you just put on a space helmet and fly to the moon?"

She has always been very good at her language skills and around 3 she was very interested in learning Spanish. She always got into bed with us by about 5am. One morning as I was trying to wake up I noticed I had wet sticky stuff all over me. I asked, "What's all over me?" She replied, "It's squenchers." I asked, "What's squenchers?" She replied, "It's Spanish for diarrhea!" Yes, my child had the flu and she made up the name that still stands for diarrhea in our house to this day.

At 5 her AWANA teacher asked the class if they could have anything in the world that they wanted, what would it be? As the other children were saying, dolls, cars, etc. My girl raised her hand and very seriously said, "my drivers license".

Her grandmother was here visiting for Easter and preparing baskets and what not. Karlee came to me obviously concerned. I asked her what was wrong and she said that Nori still believed in the Easter Bunny and that we shouldn't ruin it for her.


Here is the youngest picture I have of her on my computer. She is almost 5 and we are on a family vacation in Branson, Mo.

She loves hot tubs. We are leaving on vacation today and we made sure our hotel has a hot tub for her!

5 year old birthday

This was her favorite ride, (Branson the next year)

Playing guitars and singing with her Nan at church

With her cousins (who she loves) not wanting her picture taken!

An Easter with her bubby (5 or 6)

She loves the county fair, it is usually the week of her birthday

Being silly

She is a great big sister!

There are lots of pictures in my camera of her taking pictures of herself in the mirror...here is one

She loves the snow and dislikes the heat

Those silly cousins

Another Easter and the only picture I could find that I was in with her

This is her dog, Missy, they are a inseparable pair

She finally got some wheels, her scooter for birthday this year

She loves her daddy!

First time I let her wear makeup, to her birthday party last week

Her best friends skating at the party last week

Beautiful at 12

I hope you have a wonderful year. You are an amazing girl and I love you very much.

Out of Commission

I am going to have my good friends 3 kids for the next three days. They have a boy who is Eli's age and a girl who is 7 and a little guy who is 4. This is a house full for us but the kids really keep each other entertained, for the most part. This friend is due to have a baby girl on October 25th, and this is giving her and her husband a little alone time first.

Karlee got all ready for them to come this morning. This is her babysitting look.

She is really a great babysitter!

I'll post again on Thursday....Lord willin' and the creek don't rise...(hoaky Arkansas saying)