Happy birthday!!!

June 16th is my niece's birthday and I hope it's the best for her. I haven't gotten to see her in a very long time. I was 11 years old when she was born and I doubt she has any idea how much I loved her. As a young girl I remember her taking up most of the space in my diary,hating the days I didn't get to see her. I'm not sure at that time she ever felt like a niece,more like a little sister or maybe even my own baby at times. Sure there were times as she got older I could have pinch her nose off but regardless of the miles that are between us,in my heart there will always be a bond between us time will not break. She is a grown woman now that has made many proud and I am no exception. I can still see that little curly haired girl with the pigtails no matter how many birthday's she has. Love you and miss you.

Sweet Song

Is it just me or are the birds more plentiful this year? There has always been a lot of animals in my yard,the rabbits and chipmunks own the place. There is even an occasional skunk dropping by(I'll save the infamous skunk story for later)and it's getting very scary to walk the dogs at night since the coyotes have over populated. Boy,this is beginning to sound like I live in the wilderness,not true(anymore)just a typical rural area.Ok,back to the birds,their singing is so beautiful this year,maybe,just maybe there is magic in the air. I added their song to my blog so you could hear what I hear when I go outside,isn't it peaceful?

Berry College,Rome Georgia.Taken last fall,pictures do not do this campus justice.There have been many movies filmed here. A must see.

House Hunting

Things are still busy around here. The good news.....A life long friend is about to move to my area. The bad news........helping her find the perfect house. We have been friends for 45 years(wish I could say we met at birth,but that would be a lie). Actually we were about 13. As happens to most of us we grew up and found ourselves living states apart,but we always remained close in our friendship. We always talked about how we wished we lived close to each other so we could do things and go places and rock our babies together more often. But when we were young it wasn't in the cards. Later on she did move closer,just 3 hours away,but still not close enough to run over for coffee. So hopefully if everything works out we will be able to spend more days doing what we missed through the rocking(babies)years. The only difference now is we will be rocking grandbabies. Got to go now,that perfect house is waiting just around the bend.

Hello!!!

Is everyone out there as busy as me? Seems like no one has time to blog anymore including me. That's the downfall of summer,too many chores.I just wanted to take a minute to say hello and I'm still here. If you drop by,leave me a comment and let me know how things are going and how you spend your summer days. I always wondered why they are known as "the lazy days of summer",it should be "the lazy days of winter". Soon(I hope)I will have time to stop and smell the roses.

A Good Week

Hi all,It's been busy around here so I have not had time to post in a while.It's spring you know and the "to do" list grows larger each day. The time is going so fast, It will be fall before I get ready for summer,but quite a bit has been accomplished this week. Still there is much to do.


All in all,this was a great week for me,I have had company everyday. Some might say "OMG",but when you live alone,that is a blessing. Every single day for the last 10 days,this felt like home again. I had old friends from out of town come and stay,grandchildren came,children came by,also an occasional visitor would drop in or call. Oh, how I love a full house.

A Wise Old Owl

Something dawned on me this morning just when I least expected it,(for all the smart butts,no it wasn't the sun).It was the fact that after all these years of making every mistake in the book,I can finally see where there might be a purpose for that.


For years now it seems I have spent a lot of time solving other peoples problems. Some have asked me why I continue to listen to this on a daily basis from so many different people.They asked because,they know I take everyone's problem to heart.I am a known worry wart who wants to fix everything for everyone. Isn't that suppose to be a male trait? Must have been all the estratest I took when I was younger.


The "something" that dawned on me this morning was that I love giving advice to people that are going through things that I have already been through. Hoping to make their journey a lttle smoother than mine. Weather they take that advice or not is up to them,but just knowing they think enough of me to ask my advice makes me feel like a wise old owl.


So bring it on, I'm pumped, I earned these gray hairs(under my haircolor),ask me anything, anything at all,I don't give a hoot.