Busy, busy

There was a time that I posted here almost every day. I guess the older I get, the less organized I get.

I'm still waiting on my brother to share pics from France so I can do a couple of posts on that trip (we were gone 13 days - too much for one post!)

There has been a lot going on since we got back. There has been some bad weather in the past few weeks and both my brother and sister have been without power as has daddy. Not necessarily at the same time but sometimes overlapping. My brother also had a tree fall which had to be taken care of. I won't bore you with all the this and that but one good thing was we had a visit from Miss Abigail and her momma. Timothy and Tyler were away on a church trip so they came to stay a few days with us. Loved every minute of it and home they come again soon! 

She is just such a happy soul! (unless she is hungry or sleepy - she takes after her Ma and gets cranky then!)

Having an important conversation with Pa!

Dining outside

First frozen custard! Pretty good stuff!

Cousins getting to know each other.

Papa and the two youngest great-grands.

We had pictures of the two of them made - just got those back last night so I will share those later too.

I have done a little stitching and actually finished a couple of things but they need to be pressed before I take pics.

Got a wild hair and decided to clean out my craft closet - which means I just have a big ole mess in my room. I'm always chasing squirrels! LOL

Happy Stitching!

Where did I go?

 First, I have to say a huge thank you to my sister.

She planned a great trip for us.

It was a long way!

I've had a passport for 20 years and this is the first time I've used it.

A little worse for the wear but we made it!

A little mis-communication as to exactly what size car we needed. 

To be fair, my sister repeatedly expressed there were 4 adults with luggage. I guess that didn't translate well to French. Thankfully it wasn't that far to our first stop!

I really should have posted this yesterday but well, life.

This was not our first stop but it was the ultimate destination.

I'll back up and show more in another post.

Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

It's really hard to comprehend what happened here 80 years ago.

It is so beautiful and peaceful.

Words and photos just cannot express the emotions when you see this.

There are over 5,000 graves here and the average age - 22.

We visited all 5 beaches and more photos to follow, but this sight is one I will never forget.

Happy June!

Happy June! 

I took a little trip with my dad, sister and brother last month - I will tell you about that in my next post. I took some pictures but we gave my brother the role of  'official vacation photographer' and I haven't got the photos from him yet. 

While I was gone Miss Priss learned how to sit up on her own! 

Oh how I missed her while I was gone!

I can't believe she is already six months old!

How can you not smile when you see that face?

I love her so much!

 We had lots of rain in May and my hydrangeas are loving it! 

They went a bit wild while I was gone! 

They got a bit beaten up with the past couple of storms but they are still looking good.

It's dark and thundering again now - should start raining soon!

More soon!