Lands, I Forgot!

I am a bad Mamaw! In my stricken, coughin' self absorbed state, I forgot to say Happy Birthday to to of the granddaughters!



This is Keighly, who just turned three, but thinks she is grown. She is our youngest grandchild.



This young lady is Chasey. Chasey was nine February 11th. Her mother's birthday was the next day, but I won't spill the beans on how old Melissa is, because mother-in-laws get a bad rap for those kind of things! ;-)

Hope everyone is having an excellent day! We have sunshine and it is in the low 60's. Marvelous! Makes me want to play in the dirt!

Oh...more news! Buttercup may kid in the next 24 hours. DD#1 is bringing Joey and Michaela down to stay for a few days, while she and Gabby attend a girls' retreat for young teens/preteens this coming weekend. Mac will be so excited if we start having babies while she is here! And Gabby will be so upset, she wasn't here.

Drat! I still have to find my camera!

School is done for the day and I actually have the boys cleaning! WhoooHooo! Guess I better think about dinner, only we call it supper, cause we're country! (Gosh, now I will have Barbara Mandrell singing in my head the rest of the day!)

Be blessed, everyone!

Six Degrees of Blogdom ???

Definition:

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps. The name of the game is a pun on the philosophical "six degrees of separation" concept.

I think we should start a new game ~ Six Degrees of Blogdom .

Several months ago, I joined a forum some of you may be familiar with, entitled MaryJane’s Farmgirl Connection. It was there I met Frannie (Frannie from Kentucky who writes the “Gurlfrienz" emails).


This is Frannie!



A couple of weeks ago, Frannie emailed asking me to visit an online magazine, Small Town Living.

A week later, I was reading on PW’s (the pioneer woman) site and as I was going to comment, I was glancing through what others had to say and noticed one that caught my eye. I decided to email the writer.

The writer was Jennifer and her website is The Cotton Wife. Once at her site, I discovered she writes for Small Town Living Magazine! I was rather amazed and felt like I had come some sort of “full bloggy circle.” So, I left a comment telling Jennifer….beginning with Frannie’s email.

I rec’d this email from Jennifer ~

“To come even MORE full circle, I know Frannie and am on her "Gurlfrenz" email list (you've gotta be talking about THAT Frannie - haha!). I used to chat over at Mary Jane’s. There are some nice ladies over there.”

- Jennifer

Jennifer and I live in the same small town, only mine is in Oklahoma and Jennifer’s is in Virginia. (If you visit Jennifer, be sure and check out her awesome photography!)

We have decided (Jennifer and I), and whoever else we can rope and drag along (Frannie) are going to be working on a joint project beginning the middle of March. The purpose is to bring awareness to children with cancer and to help a young man (Nathan).

This is Nathan!



Nathan is the one in the middle. Isn't he a doll?

Emily, Nathan's mother, has written his story. You can read it here.

And this is Mandy Ann



Mandy Ann was hand-did by Frannie. Frannie makes primitive dolls and her blog is Little Cabin In the Woods. You probably won't find her there, as she stays pretty busy takin' road trips, antiquin' and taking care of Honey Hunk, Cabin and Creek! Frannie also has some beautiful grandbabies and if you want to be on her "Gurfrienz" email list, just let me know. I'll pass your information along.

So, does anyone else have a Six Degree of Blogdom story? It really is a small world, especially via the internet!

BTW~ on Friday, I will be announcing a giveway! This one will run from Friday (the 19th) through March 2nd! It is going to be pretty simple, but I think you will like the "item" that will be the prize. Then we will kickoff our campaign to help Nathan March 20th. Stay tuned!

Blessings,

Monday's Notes!

“Monday, Monday! So good to me! Monday morning, was all I hoped it would be.”(Okay, that dated me, didn’t it?) But it is good! I love the sunshine and the fact no white stuff is falling!! WooHoo!

Happy Presidents’ Day! I wish we still celebrated this as two birthdays, not so much to have two holidays, but so the grandkids would have a better perspective of what they are celebrating and so they could connect the right president with the right day of the month. However, since the majority of our holidays are now “Monidays” does it make any difference? We seem to be one generic mess!



Due to being ill and putting up with the weather, power outages and other obstacles, I managed to miss the order date for the co-op order this month! If I run out of coffee, not to mention honey, jelly, buffalo, beef and a host of other items, I am going to be in so much trouble with my family!

If you live in Oklahoma and are not purchasing from local farmers and producers through the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, shame on you! You really should take a few minutes and check it out.

Orders for the month are placed online between the first of the month and the second Thursday of each month. Delivery day is the third Thursday of the month. Membership is inexpensive and last time I checked there were over seventy producers selling via the co-op.

The quality and variety of the products we buy is wonderful. The co-op is an excellent source for organic, grass fed, chemical free, all natural products. And another real plus is you are buying locally and helping fellow Oklahomans!

Have you met Jennifer, The Cotton Wife? If you get an opportunity, visit her blog. The link will take you to today's post. It is about her desire to help a little boy who is fighting cancer. Jennifer and I are going to be sponsoring a giveaway to help this cause. We'll have all the details worked out in a few days. Be looking for the post either here or on The Cotton Wife.

I met lots of nice people this past weekend via the computer! (So many of my friends live in my computer!) You can go to yesterday's post and follow the button to "Sundays in My City". There you will find people who commented about life in their communities from around the world....in some of the places, it was not even snowing!!!

Stay warm and safe.

Blessings,

Sundays In My City

Sundays In My City is hosted by Unknown Mami. Be sure to visit her blog. It is your gateway to visit the world!




I thought the following picture (from the local paper) was fitting, considering this is Valentine's weekend.



(Photo by Richard R. Barron)

Here's the story to go with the picture:

Marissa Long, Ada Evening News Ad-visor, received a surprise marriage proposal from David Morriss Friday morning. Morriss, a Pickett-Center firefighter and paramedic for Murray County, arrived at the Ada Evening News by Pickett-Center ladder truck with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Accompanying Morriss were co-workers in a second ladder truck. Firefighters, dressed in full gear, entered the building and escorted Long outside where Morriss was waiting with a bouquet of roses and a diamond engagement ring. The couple has not set a date for the wedding.

Yes, it's a small town thing ~ sweet! FYI, the Pickett-Center fire department is made up of all volunteers.

Happy Valentines' Day!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentines' Day!

We made the mistake of going to Wal-Mart today. Lands, I've never seen so many people! You would have thought Christmas was repeating itself. As I have probably mentioned before, from the middle of November to about January 5th, I refuse to go to Wal-Mart. I may have to add the week of Valentines' to my boycott list.

Nevertheless, all the boys got to shop and pick out something they wanted, I found a few seasonal bargins (markdown/clearance) ~ my favorite way to shop! Then we took the kids to Arbys for lunch. That was after they had all had popcorn chicken or bar-b-que chicken. I was so wore out, I had to come home and take a nap!

Mr. Prairie Man and I had decided we would have Ruben sandwiches for supper (read quick, easy, great!) We ended up having company join us, which was fine.

Tomorrow is not only Valentines' Day, but also a New Moon. We are teaching the boys about Hebraic (or Biblical) feasts and celebrations, so tomorrow is a double hitter. Breakfast ~ beef smoked sausage, scrambled eggs, blueberry muffins, donuts, pomegranate-blueberry juice and coffee....lots of coffee. Supper ~ P.M. is doing steaks on the grill. Now, if the kids would just go to bed!

On the Home Front:



I have it on good authority, we will soon be back to milking. Two of the nannies are really "bagging up." We should start the "kidding season" within the next two weeks. Stay tuned for the latest breaking news!

No confirmation on Mama horse, if she is bred. If she is, she is a real hussy!




Y'all have a wonderful day tomorrow!




"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." ~ 1 John 4: 7-8

Blessings,
Cheryl

Trying one more thing.

I don't know. I think I need sleep.

Don't Mind Me! The testing continues!

I am just experimenting ~ maybe not too successfully.

I think I need to redo the text in a darker color.



Do you think this is better?



I need to change the color of the text on this one, but what color?



I need to trim this one, uh?



Trying again!



One more time, then I am quitting for the night.



But no pain, no gain! Or something like that.



I have no idea what this is going to look like. Kind of scary.

A very strange way to spend Friday evening! The family wonders what I'm up to! *smile*

How about this....I'm not sure where I found it, so if you want to use it, just beware. (I downloaded it several months ago.)



Thank you, Mrs.4444, for helping me out with instructions! You rock! I'll work on the resizing tomorrow.