I AM LOVING...THIS GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME.

I remember as a child, just laying on the grass and looking up at the big puffy
clouds. I could do that for hours and not be bored. I am sure you did it too, it was
so fun imagining I could see all kinds of critters up there, it was magical. I hope
we don't loose that just because we are grown ups now, it's still just as magical for
me even now...and yes, I have been doing just that and it was wonderful.

Last post it was Bobby on the bench...I guess they decided today that it was
Samantha's turn because she got up there and didn't move for hours!

Well, I can't blame her...it is the good old summer time!

And they seem to know that, and are enjoying it as much as I am.

There is a lot of reality going on these days...here's a bit of it that I thought was
cute. I just love the Pickles cartoons in the newspaper. (Click on it to see it better)

This little one with her mom & dad dropped in for a short visit yesterday.
They had been camping and Sophia was so excited about everything that
she wouldn't go to sleep until 12:30 that night. Needless to say, the next
day she was so tired, so she took a little nap on grandma's bed for awhile,
then we all went to lunch and played at the park...a fun short visit for me.

I have been thinking a lot about this saying above, especially with our home for sale.
We will be a bit sad to sell it and move on, but this saying is really true, and as we have
prayed about it and pondered our future we have realized that there is so much more
to a real life than just having a beautiful home. There are others to help and love and
an eternity that will come faster than we can imagine and I want to be ready for that.

I want to walk into the next life hand in hand with my husband, knowing that...yes,
this is who I want to spend eternity with and knowing that we have done all we can
do to live as we should, as followers of Jesus Christ. So we go forward, putting it on
the market, preparing to downsize big time. I have heard that, "love grows best in little
houses" and that is what we are looking for. We are so excited to be making this "leap

of faith"...and praying that miracles will happen for us as we seek to serve the Lord.

Before I went to bed last night, I snapped this picture of the moon.
Way up there in the sky but peeking into my window....beautiful!

And yes, our home and property is for sale, I guess this makes it official!
If you or anyone you know might be interested go to my side bar at the top
and you can get more details on it.

My washer finally gave out on me the other day...she was getting pretty old. I
am excited to get a new one though...I thought this was cute, decals that you can
put on a washer, very cool. By the way ladies....what is the best brand to buy???

Just sharing this...love this cake because I love bees, I just think it is so cute!

And this...what a fun idea here. Sew 5 pillow cases together
and then stuff them with pillows! I think any child would just love
this. Hum... with 20 grand children, do I dare? Might take awhile!


And now a cookie I love

" CRANBERRY PISTACHIO COOKIES "

Take 1 pouch of Sugar Cookie Mix
1 (3.4 oz) Pistachio instant pudding mix
1/4 cup flour...stir together.

Add:
1/2 cup butter, melted
and 2 eggs

Add:
1 cup dry roasted pistachio nuts, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
(optional, a tiny bit of green food coloring)
I didn't add any to these though.

Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350'
take from oven and let them set on the
cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then rack to cool.

Makes two dozen delicious cookies!


Don't forget go lay in the sun today, we all need a bit of real
vitamin-D. Take some cookies with you and a friend, big or little
and enjoy this heavenly Summer time my friends.

~My love to all~