Rabbit Trails

This is a weave.........I use the Topsy Tail thing we got years ago to do it. I have to separate Lydia's hair into three chunks because her hair is so thick. Most of the time, I start on her hair, she asks "what are you going to do with it?", and I say "I don't know, just whatever turns out......" This is what turned out!

We're home from the camp-out. This was one of the funnest times I've ever had.....NO thanks to the weather.............. We have chiggers, ant bites and sunburns........and lots of happy memories of being with our church people.

fun with the Smith girls............

We have been surrounded by cement for a majority of our married life. This means that our children have also been surrounded by the same thing. We have never lived on a farm, by a farm, or anything like a farm. We don't have a 2 acre garden, we don't raise llamas, we don't build fences for cattle and we don't have barb wire fences that need attention. We've never had chickens that needed a hen-house or a goat that needed a shed. The closest we've come to having 'animals' has been two bunnies in our back yard. And yes, when we had them, Daniel took care of them. So, what do you do with boys that are not in an environment that causes them to run in flowery meadows with collie dogs, dig holes for fences or paint boats? You FIND things for them to do. It is always nice to know that your sons can do dishes, cook a little bit and maybe even do some laundry........but this is NOT their realm. It will not be their role when they grow up, so while those t...

We had a hoppin (as in frogs not rabbits) good time Thursday night with the Smiths...........in Galveston.......at the Rainforest Cafe. We experienced 3 thunderous rainstorms while we were there! Maybe more?

Don't hinder your daughters? How? By doing everything for them. Why? Because they're so busy with their things, you think you ought to. I have 4 daughters and one mother and lots of friends, lost and saved. Many watch us and wonder why I do the things I do. I do lots on purpose, some is by accident and it turns out for the best, but lots of things I am working out a plan. My plan is to have my 4 daughters totally equipped to take care of a home, a house, living quarters, whatever. And yes, I know that isn't the only thing they need to know about being married, but it is a good start. Ever since I can remember with my daughters, these are some of the things I have done and put into practice, all for an end.......NOT just so I can have spare time........ do not iron their clothes unless they are so young there is a fear of burning themselves start them out on handkerchiefs, then skirts, then their own stuff, then dad's shirts if you iron for them when they're c...

So, do you think it is kosher to ask others to bring food to a wedding? You plan a meal after the ceremony and you ask others to bring it. Is this out of line, to be expected, or either way? If you are planning a wedding and you want to have a nice meal afterward, should you pay for all of it? If you want a nice meal after the ceremony, but you don't really have the money, should you just NOT have it or is it fine to expect others to bring the meal? Is it a loving community that won't think anything of it? or should the parents and new couple not expect it? Would any parent expect any guest, friend or family to help pay for a dress that they could not afford? or decorations? or would they, as the parents, be expected to stay within their own spending limits? Is food something that we can ask people to take a part in concerning any planned event? Are things changing towards that direction, have they always been like this and I'm out of touch, or what? Is it o.k. to...