Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Birthday Boy

We have a Birthday Boy today!!



Mr.Carson Kidd Booth..Better known as "BIG SHOW" 

"BIG SHOW" is his nickname.  Because of his awesome talents in playing baseball, his coaches gave him this wonderful nickname.  

Here are a few other names that seem to fit him well....

Carson is very enthused with my Indian heritage.  He is always asking me about the Indian ways of life.   Everyone who knows Carson WELL, knows that he is definitely a talker.  Therefore, we have given him the name...."Talks a lot."

I do believe that Shanda and Tom made a huge mistake by giving him the middle name "Kidd."  Kidd is my maiden name and it is a name that holds a lot of character. However....Carson's middle name really should have been (Prankster)  YES...he is big with the pranks!

Loves to pull pranks on everyone! What's fun is watching him laugh...

I have recently given him the name of (Snoopy Jack)   He loves to look over your shoulder to check out what you might be reading!! It's very funny, watching his eyes stretch as far as they can....

This dude brings us tons of joy and laughter!

Happy Birthday Carson!!  love and hugs..
Shug ~   


  



Sunday, August 4, 2013

A Friend Thing.


What would we do without friends?  Having good friends is Fantabulous!!!!  I think I've said this many times...

Have you ever heard that old saying......"Friendship isn't a big thing, it's a million little things."
A million little Blessings and more.   I have said, over and over again, how Blessed I am to have so many wonderful, BEST, friends....

Sam is my BFF forever and forever..... till the end of time and even beyond (if it's possible).     We learn from each other.....we teach each other....we follow each other.   It's kinda like this:  When we are alone, we are each other's shadow....If one of us needs to cry, the other will always have a shoulder to cry on,  If one of us needs a big ol' hug, then arms are opened wide. 

I am extremely thankful for my other Best Friends.... Best friends are never afraid to tell you when your pants are unzipped or when you have dirt on your face!  Now...., when it comes to an escaped booger that is hanging on the end of your nose.....Best friends will laugh at you, then they will laugh with you, while holding a mirror in front of your face.
Don't you just love it?

Did you know that just like humans......animals can have best friends too?  And this my friends, is what this post is about!!



This is our adorable "Bella"...........she is the sweetest and has always been so quite and so sweet.

However.......since the kids moved in (and brought their dogs with them) Bella has changed!!   She now has FRIENDS!!

Let me introduce you to:  Nova and Buddy



This is Buddy..... I have to tell you, I love this dog.
some of you may remember a post that I wrote about him, a couple of years ago.   When Buddy would get a chance, he would dash out the door and run off for a couple of hours or so.  He always came back home, but while he was gone, the kids were always so afraid that he would be lost forever.

Not only is Buddy getting older, but he has a few vision problems and he also does not like loud noises.


This is Nova......a big ol' baby.   She is just a little over a year old, but she has the strength of Super Man.   Nova loves to play and play and play!!!

As I said.....before Nova and Buddy came to live here, Bella was so quite and rarely barked.   Seems that the other two love to Howl if they hear any kind of unusual sound (such as a siren or train) they go nuts!

Well, guess what?   We live kinda close to a nursing home, and there are many ambulances that pass by...everyday.   Almost every night around 3:00 A.M.  there is an ambulance that heads to the NH.   We also live close enough to the train tracks, and the train whistle sounds very loudly.    

These dogs go all out.....I'm talking about ALL OUT with their noises and to us it is hilarious.  Probably not so funny for our neighbors!!   

Bella has now joined in with her friends and she has come to realize that she can howl and bark too!   I'm thinking it's a Friend thing!!!  lol

When the other two make their sounds, Bella makes her small sounds as well.

These three dogs have become close friends and it is so much fun to watch them play.  They sleep together, eat together, and howl together!!

Isn't it sweet?

Enjoy Life!
Shug

Friday, August 2, 2013

If You're Coming to Texas......

Who's Idea was it anyways?   Surely it wasn't mine!! 

In case no one has noticed, the page on the Calendar reads....AUGUST!

Heavens.....how can any Texan forget just how HOT it is during the month of August!  Kinda sounds like I'm dogging the 8th month of the year.....but goodness knows that I'm not! 

After all...... the one and only (ME) was born on a hot day in August.  (24th)

The best place to be during the heat of the day, is in the pool!!!!    The photo below shows just how smart my babies are....they know how to cool off!



 This morning, somebody had the bright idea of going to First Monday.

The girls and I headed out early this morning.....traveling West, just about 30 miles, to this big event.   We park the car in a great shade and then we start walking to the pavilions.  

No time at all had passed, before we all three started making the comment of how HOT it was.   Let me tell you, when a lady starts to perspire and her face is as red as a fresh, 
red-meated watermelon, it's time to go home.

All three of us have artificial blonde hair.  Does this count for WHY we walked and looked at all kinds of goodies, for another two hours.   Finally, one of us had a brunette moment and decided it was time to go.     

I'm thinking that it took us only a short 10 minutes to get ourselves to the car.   Once we got there, the air conditioner was turned on..... full blast.   

What did we purchase on this big adventure??  NOTHING!
Ooops....Trista did buy a bottle of water and I bought a small lemonade drink.  Other than that.....we came home empty handed.  

OK.....who was this wise person that planned this outing today?    It was ME!!

Never again in the month of August!!

Here's some food for thought for all my blogging friends.....
If you're coming to Texas.....don't come in August!!

Happy Friday Y'all....
shug ~

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Words of goodness......

"The Fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control.  against such things there is no law.  Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.  We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."
                                   Galatians 5:22-26


Oh My Goodness.....(These are the three words that I use when I am excited) The difference in writing the words and hearing the words is so big..... It's not like O-h  M-y  G-o-o-d-n-e-s-s, with the words drawn out so slowly....   It's more like:  Squeal, squeal....OH MY GOODNESS....kick my feet into the air....kind of excitement!
God's word is awesome!!   Take the above scriptures for example..
The message is huge in these 61 words that are found in Galatians.

By teaching our kids, grand kids, family.....about the "fruits of the Spirit" we are building a huge foundation for their future.
There is no way that the mortar can crumble if we teach them the qualities that speak loud and clear in each of the fruits.

Bitterness, envy, anger, chaos, harshness, jealousy, hatred, disharmony, sadness, misery, evil, misgiving, lying, unbelief........Etc..

This list of negative emotions barely scan the surface when it comes to the ugly reactions that are actually a part of this world that we live in.  Have you ever known people that enjoy living in a dog eat dog kind of war zone?  I often wonder if there is some kind of bitter juice that these people drink as they start their day. (I sure don't won't any of it)

God uses us to bring about goodness in those that we love.
It starts with us, as parents.....we can make a huge difference in our family, if we will encourage them daily,  to study what God is teaching in these two scriptures found in Galatians.  

Mistakes are made each day and there are times when we might find ourselves upset about a situation.....BUT, there is a long mile between the points of being upset and being Angry.....especially when it causes us to feel the need to retaliate towards those who have made us angry.

I'll tell you.....I think the words JOY, PEACE, GENTLENESS, and KINDNESS are words of harmony.  These words seem to make my world sing!!!  

I just love Y'all.....

shug ~ 






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