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Crazy Days and Lazy Nights

I tell ya the summer heat brings out the craziness. My days have been pure chaos lately.. Thank goodness it's starting to calm down.. Hurry up Fall!!!

My darling husband asked me tonight what I want for my birthday. My birthday is only a month and a week away (Oct 2) and I haven't a clue. You know when you get to that point when material things just don't seem to excite you anymore?.. well I'm there. I like lots of things but it doesn't mean I need it or could even use it. I am a firm believer in asking for things I can put to use. I try to give gifts the same way.. I guess it's my OCD that keeps me avoiding the clutter and useless things. The hubs likes having a idea of what I want, I mean it's not that I wouldn't like anything he got me. So I have been racking my brain trying to think of something I want.... I am getting nothing.. well at least I have another month and a week to think about it.


Until Next Time,

Kaylee

Laverne and Shirley

We had a bird to build a nest at the edge of our porch. The babies have grown and they are flying and have just recently left the nest. Before they left I was able to get a picture. The above picture is of Laverne and Shirley.

Happy 4th Of July!

We spent our 4th celebrating our Independence along with my mom's 63rd (June 28th) and my sister Glenda's 43rd (July 5th) birthdays. We had a small family gathering a mixture of my family and shane's family. Believe it or not it was very pleasant... quite the opposite of the Hatfields and McCoys LoL. We had grilled hotdogs and burgers, potato salad, rattlesnake beans, cole slaw, louisanna crunch cake, wallermelon and my flag cake (pic above). It was all really good. The kids played baseball with Shane followed by a Fireworks Show on the front lawn. Oh and Yes.. I call it wallermelon instead of watermelon cause it aint good unless you waller in it!

Until Next Time,

Kaylee

Bread and Butter Pickles

Ok so I couldn't help myself I just had to post a picture of my Pickles. I am so proud of them everyone has been asking for a jar after sampling.. I gotta get more Jars and Cucumbers.

Until Next Time,

Kaylee

Summer Heat Wave

If you have never been to Alabama. I cannot even begin to explain the effects of humidity lol. It will make you do some crazy things. We try our best to beat the hot summer days with Gallons of Sweet Tea, Chilled Watermelon, Homemade Ice Cream, Over sized Straw hats, and the good ole' Water hose occasionally attached a slip n slide for the kiddies. I always spent my summers as a child helping my Grannie can fresh vegetables from her garden. Pickles,Corn Relish, Pickled Squash, Chow Chow, and vegetable soup. My Grannie canned jellies and preserves but my favorite was her blackberry syrup nothing in this world compared to a morning at my grannies with fresh biscuits, Blackberry syrup and the occasional gossip. I never found a fondness for coffee but everyone and their brother could tell ya about my Grannie's Coffee. I swear you could stand a spoon up in it.. It was thicker than molasses but everyone came to my Grannie's and enjoyed it. I miss those days often especially in the summer. My Grannie would be proud of the jars of Pickled Squash and Bread and butter pickles I just canned. I never get them quite like hers but I won't stop trying.

Above are pics of the kids my niece and nephew Cheyenne(Mini Me) and Bo Lander on the slip in slide. Trying to Beat the Heat... Been in the 90s all week and the humidity almost unbearable.

Until Next Time *keep cool*,

Kaylee

Summer Time...

What's summer without Sweet Tea, Sleeveless Sundresses, and Fresh from the garden vegetables. Ms. Judie (my neighbor/Cousin) gave me some fresh cucumbers yesterday. I spent my night last night canning some Bread and Butter Pickles. Mmm Mmm Mmm They are so good I use the Microwave speed canning process for my bread and butter pickles cause I just can't wait to get into them. Want my recipe? just ask.
I have lots of pics to post from the past month or so but I am using a loaner computer because mine is in the shop. I really don't like uploading my pics to this computer and then hafto go back and delete them. I'll just wait for my computer to get back.. I sure wish they had this site setup like Facebook and Myspace I can upload pics from my mobile on there.

Until Next Time,
Kaylee