Goodbye August! Ready For A New Season!

Finished off summer days with some fun with friends! I love colorful pictures of summer! Happy girls making memories tops off summer with a smile! Moms smile too.... especially when they unexpectedly find a sweet note and flowers beside her bed....especially when it's from your 17year old who is full of life and living and busy and blossoming! It means a lot to be in her thoughts when she is out with friends. But it's probably cause I text her too much! Ha Ha!  

BACK TO SCHOOL! 

WE HAVE A JUNIOR EMMIE, A FRESHMAN GUNNER & 

7TH GRADER JENSIE! 

LET'S HAVE A GREAT YEAR!  

August starts off with a bang with back to school and sports to fill in all the days! Soccer for Jensie & high school football for Gunner! He is sporting #19 just like his brother Noah did & Nate wore it too back in the 90's! Friday Night Lights is something special!  Always love games and our teammates who make playing even more fun! Let's not forget about the fans! Cute cousins and cheerful Aunts & grandparents make the games! Jensie is loving soccer. She played when she was younger but only one season since we moved here when she was younger as well.. but this is her first year to play for her school. Go Cheatham!

 

 

 

My Mower Is bigger than your mower? While the kids are back to school the big boys get new mowers! Noah gets a major upgrade for his mowing business that he is still busy with as he will also begin his second year of college. Hard to believe! Let's not forget about all the animals in need of love while the kids are gone.... dogs are cute as ever & the chicken family grew! I got some fancy chickens, literally. Named them after the golden girls! They are so cute! They don't lay the biggest eggs but that's ok, I will still eat them! Also had to have a sister/mama lunch for our back to school time... and me and my sister showed up in the same exact outfit!  Too funny & what a hilarious memory we will laugh about! It was fun walking around shopping before our lunch... people asking us what was the occasion! Ha! Yeah.... we are just sisters who buy identical clothes. August has been hot! WE are all ready for relief! We welcome any rain that wants to come and say goodbye to August and welcome September to grace us with a new season of Fall. 

An Answered Prayer Of A Lifetime

July 28th was our 23rd Anniversary.... But we have now been together for a whoppin 30 YEARS!! WHAT?? I don't even remember life without him in it? He is seriously my one and only soulmate! I have thanked God for him and begged the Lord to make him mine long before we said, "I Do." What a wonderful answered prayer of a lifetime. Believe it or not this pic is when we were in college!!! We look like babies! It's been a long ride...through the backroads of teenage years, to the college life, to the suburbs of Texas and back to the country life of our hometown in Tennessee where I talked him into hanging a chandelier in a grain bin in one of the overhangs of our barn. Perfect little spot to slow dance, right? I think he loves me! I sometimes wonder what will happen next in this life with him... but let's just enjoy each day as it comes and continue to thank God for our life together!

Marriage is truly a gift from God!

 

Summer Blues Is In The Rainbow

As hard as it is to recover from losing a pet of almost 11 years... no one gets to have sick time for losing their dog. It's Summer! We only get so many! The kids have to go back to school! We gotta make the most of the time we have left! Turn it around! Look for the rainbow! Ain't nobody got time for too much of Summer Blues! We need Sunshine and Happiness! Some may say it's too soon... but there was a hole and I needed it filled and our other dog that is 2 needed her companion. I started looking at puppies..cause who doesn't like to look at puppies??? They are just adorable and make anyone happy! I didn't really think it would happen so quickly... I thought maybe Christmas? Sonny was a big puppy Christmas surprise! It was the best. A part of me just wanted to leave that for him. We had our puppy Christmas and it was magical! I happen to find a puppy ready to go in a week and decided to do it! I know it was a lot and digesting the fact that we weren't getting another golden retriever was a little harder on the boys. Nate didn't want one nor did I or the girls..but the boys really gave me a hard time about it. I couldn't explain it any other way except... I am not in that season now. I don't want the shedding and honestly just want something different. Looking at Goldens made me sad. So we ended up with our new addition being a Bernedoodle! Which is a  Bernece Mountain Dog and Poodle mix... like our other dog is an Australian Shepherd and Poodle Mix. We love the no shedding. Our aussiedoodle Hallie Rae is a riot of a personality and smart! We decided she need a playmate and we had to get a boy this time because Sonny was a boy and we just needed to keep it that way. Our newest addition is named Hank! So Hank & Hallie it will be! He is so far the best and makes us laugh and we are soaking up the summer cuddles with a puppy. I also thought I would rather potty train in the summer than winter and also have the kids home to help! We adore him & know Sonny would approve. Welcome to the Family Hank!