Sean of the South inspires me somedays with his wise words of wisdom and wonderful stories. So does Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
YOUR KITCHEN
Howdy friends and welcome back for another of Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
I need renovations throughout my home and that includes the kitchen. So, I've been collecting pictures with ideas on painting my cabinets, replacing my 1957 kitchen window, my cracked tile floors and my rusty sink and damaged counter tops. Could be talk about kitchens for a bit?
1. Is this kitchen in the photo one that you would enjoy working in? Did you have one of those step stools in your home growing up? It certainly is! I would love a big and beautiful kitchen! Yes, my mom did have that step stool. Today you need a Platinum card to purchase one !
2. What appliances are absolute necessities in your kitchen and what can you do without. My Kitchen Aid mixer- it is a lifesaver for me and we bake a lot so....it is a blessing! we have too much stuff in our tiny kitchen. So counters are often cluttered ( no photos ;-( I think we could do without most everything but the electric tea kettle and toaster and coffeemaker. I would love granite or porcelain counter tops Sigh...
3. What items are always in your pantry? All those things we use, chicken broth, pasta shells, canned goods like tomatoes and in the freezer, a lifetime supple of mac n cheese for the grands! Lots of spices and herbs too.
4. How about your counter tops... filled with things or empty? Too many things littering the countertops. I would love a large kitchen. I will show a few dream ones here:
Maxine, we've talked about your attitude. Reign it in girl! But you are probably right here. I like basic black in lingerie, cause it is slimming! (wink wink)
"Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life." Fulton J Sheen
"The heart has it's reasons which reason knows nothing of." Blaise Pascal
"Storms make trees take deeper roots." Dolly Parton
" You can be rich in kindness, spirit, love and all those things you can't put a dollar sign on." Dolly Parton
I've been missing here lately. It has just been a wild ride. Always something to do. We are not youngsters any longer but we get through the days. Some updates: we watched the boys play baseball. T Ball is winding down but Brody will be playing in the playoffs starting June 14. He is so good at sports. He hit a line drive into my left knee this weekend. The main reason why we do not have a real bat and ball in the yard. I had a goose egg on it but ice stopped the swelling and no bruising! It is a real badge of honor, playing at my age, with a small grandson who hits like Reggie Jackson in the World Series! Shea Avery Marie was with me last week for several hours. Her mom was driving a 480 Ferrari at her companies expense. Lucky Jacey. Shea can wrap a baby doll in a blanket like a momma pro! She is hilarious and eats like a veggie queen." No grandmotha, no peas and carrots now, just long green beans and thank you!" If you show a fruit or vegetable to her older brother Harrison, well, he would probably throw it back at you like he did when he was small! Then there are the facetime calls with our newest grandson, we call him Baby Jake! He has the best smile. He is growing so quickly. They love their privacy so no photo shoots for him! Addy turned 16, has her drivers license and now she can come and go to her job. It is hard to believe she was a tiny girl when Jeremy & Brittany married. Goodness, it seems like yesterday!
Nick had some dental issues. He is working on getting it all taken care of but dentists want their money upfront. It is hard to handle but he is good. Working and saving.
Avery is working hard this summer, lots of cases going to trial so he and his co worker are swamped lots of days. Both grateful for the work and you just have to be thankful. So many losing their jobs and it is something Avery & I were familiar with in our younger days.
Rebekah and Zach had their car stolen. It was returned but they are just grateful their mechanic could help do most of the work. It is older so some parts are not available. It drives nicely and they are most grateful. Life is sure a lot to handle some days. Thankful the Good Lord is shining down on us. We could not do it without Him. Happy and Thankful!
Big hawks hanging around, I wish they would go far away! Our pups are all safe. Another grateful event!
We're in a heat wave. Staying cool. There is a song I love! It is "Belong Together (Sped Up" Lucky Socks. It is a good summertime theme song.
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." C.S. Lewis
#grumpybabyphotos
This is truly my husband Avery and me every day, every morning,
ever since we've been married! For this, I am truly thankful!
How To Preserve Children
Take one large grassy field, 1/2 dozen children, two or three small dogs, a pinch of brook, some pebbles.
Mixed children and the dogs well together.
Put them in a field, stirring constantly.
Pour the brook over the pebbles.
Sprinkle the field with some flowers.
Spread over all a deep blue sky.
Bake in the hot sun.
When thoroughly browned, remove and set to cool in a bathtub!
This was in a cookbook my mom had and also in the Dear Abby column years ago.
Books are such a big part of many people's lives. Maybe we should talk about that.
1. Do you have some books in your home? If so what subjects are they? Which is your favorite? I have books! So many books. I lean toward all the Christian books I can find out there. Authors Mary Crowley, Elisabeth Elliott, Corrie ten Boom, Leslie Leyland Fields, Kevin Leman, James Dobson, Michelle Cushatt, Stephanie Thurling and more. I love good clean romance novels by Hope Holloway and RaeAnne Thayne. Historical books, children's books. I am a book fiend!
2. Do you enjoy browsing around in bookstores ? Do you have a favorite you like to go to? I shop on line as it is convenient and saves making a trip out. But I use to love going to the Tattered Cover when I worked in Denver proper. We have a Barnes and Noble close to our home so I will wander through there occasionally too.
3. Do you think real books are clutter or do you just love having them around you? I LOVE them! I love the smell and feel of a book in my hand and always have. The Denver Broncos had a player named David Bruton. He had a love of books like do and I loved that man and listening to him encourage children to read and giving them books as well. Dolly Parton's Imagination Station is great fun. Our newest grandson will receive a book a month from Dolly's foundation until he is 5 years old. Dolly created her foundation in honor of her own father who could neither read nor write. Yet Dolly said he was the smartest man she ever knew and she learned her good business sense from him.
4. What is the oldest book you've read and what is the newest book you've read or are reading. The oldest book I love is To Kill A Mockingbird and The Good Earth. My uncle Louie had an original copy of the Good Earth and he let me borrow it. He knew I did not fold pages to mark my place and I was tickled I could borrow a classic from him and he would be proud of me for returning it exactly as he gave it to me. There is a book about E.B. White who wrote Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952) and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). I am hoping to add it to my collection soon.
Thank you to Annie who keep this site/blog hop in memory of her friend Toni Taddeo.
If Heidi Klum had married Don Ho , she'd be Heidi Ho but...
If Ida Lupino had married Don Ho she'd be Ida Ho!
Tomorrow is May 1st.
Flowers and Springtime are happy things, and makes me happy. Even though I have all the hay fever I have a happiness for plants and revived a little house orchid that was looking sad. It now has several blooms on it.
My aloe plant went crazy in our bedroom window! It loves the sunshine! The left side little plant was pink when we bought it. Now it is green with pink coming in underneath it and the house orchid has sweet little blooms. H A P P Y !
Prayers are needed: Noelle has a friend in Michigan. Her dad has colon cancer and it is moving very aggressively. Her mom is having a hard time with it. So the phamily needs prayer. Noelle, being a widow nearly 17 months is going to give mom some encouragement or insight. No better person to share with you and pray for you then one who knows the grief of loss.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Ephesians 6
Enjoy your day!
