LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Special Weekend

Monday, May 10, 2010

Special Weekend

My Mothers day weekend started with dinner out on Friday night with my oldest daughter Shannon and her family. They had been at the ball field. Bryan (SIL) is so good to either coach or help all of them play ball. Can you imagine having 3 playing ball? I don't know how they keep up with it all. Brother is always the star in pictures as you can tell. Angel is so sweet. You can just tell from her smile. Sweet teen is sitting in the back next to me. Isn't she a beautiful young lady? I can't believe how she has grown up so fast. They gave me a gift certificate for a massage and some really nice hair spray that I love.

Then Saturday morning my baby daughter Mandy & my baby grandson Little D came over and brought us breakfast. She stayed a while and we went outside and had a great time with her and the baby. Yummy.........breakfast was so good. Mandy & Dusty (SIL) gave me a computer stand that keeps my laptop cool. I love it!

Isn't he just a doll? He loves to ride our gator.
All of my grandchildren love to ride the gator and feed the fish in our pond.

Then on Sunday after church Maranda & Lane (the honeymooners) invited us to lunch at their new home. They have worked so hard on it and it is just beautiful. They gave me a beautiful framed picture of all of us at the wedding. It is gorgeous.

They fixed a feast for us. It was just delicious. Isn't their table gorgeous.

They also invited Lane's (SIL) parents to lunch. We all go to church together so it was nice to sit and visit.

Thank you to my children. It was a wonderful weekend. It started on Friday and ended on Sunday. I loved how they made Mothers Day last the whole weekend. I wonder if they all planned it that way!

14 comments:

Alice Grace said...: How wonderful that you got to celebrate so much for your Mother's day. You are a wonderful mother to them all and you deserve every honor you get!; May 10, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Amelia said...: So glad your Mothers day was special....you are a special Mother and Grandmother.; May 10, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Connie said...: what a wonderful mother day... Children and grandchildren are a blessing to have! Have a wonderful week!; May 10, 2010 at 9:37 PM
Anonymous said...: This all is SO nice, what a loving and happy family you are blessed with.; May 10, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Pat said...: I'm glad you had such a special weekend. You surely deserve that!!!; May 10, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Allie said...: Wow, you got a whole weekend - that's wonderful, Val! You are blessed indeed!; May 10, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Michelle said...: You had a wonderful weekend with your children, and that Little D is getting so BIG and TALL!
be blessed my friend!; May 10, 2010 at 11:30 PM
caknitter said...: Valerie, you are one lucky mom!
Great to see your mother's day was beautifully spent with your kids.; May 11, 2010 at 1:37 AM
Jan said...: Wonderful to read your Mothers Day weekend was so special.
Hugs - Jan; May 11, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Anonymous said...: You are truly blessed to have all of your children living close by. I had an email and text message from my son. That is all I'll say about that. You know.
Blessings,
Mama Bear; May 11, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Needled Mom said...: It sounds like a positively perfect MOther's Day weekend. I can't believe how big D has gotten.

Enjoy that massage.; May 11, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Firecracker Kid said...: I'm so happy for you and your family. A wonderful Mother's Day you had. Hugs~Carol; May 11, 2010 at 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...: Mom,
We had such a wonderful time having you and dad over on Sunday. That was just a small token of my love for you. There is no way that I could ever really show you how much I love you. I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.

Maranda; May 11, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Shauna said...: What a blessing - you have a wonderful family! Certainly sounds like the perfect day!; May 12, 2010 at 9:29 AM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller