Miss Scarlett's Veranda

It's A Southern Thing !

2011-12-19T17:06:00.003-05:00

Oh how he loves his gravy and biscuits! Gage is a typical country boy when it comes to breakfast. He has this for breakfast at least twice a week! It's probably fattening (well look at me, I KNOW it's fattening, LOL) but I figure he has sooooo much energy that he burns off the calories before the day is over. Yep, using that left hand..(Daddy is so happy) but sometimes uses the right one also..don't think he's quite made up his mind yet. Anyway, we aren't going to encourage one over the other. I know back in the 'old days' people would try to discourage using the left hand, but we have two left handed children and 2 left handed grandchildren and they have done just fine. Thank God that when Kevin had is accident at work, it was his right hand.

Well, enjoy the toddies, (all you want) and the music and be careful out there on the road...people are wild these few days before Christmas.

Background is "Starlit Dreams" by cuddlebeez.

Ready For Snow!!

2011-12-08T23:49:00.003-05:00

I'm always amazed at how little it takes to make this little dude happy. He got a new 'Boggan (as we call them here in the south, lol) and mittens. He spent the night with us last night because it was snowing and we didn't want him to have to be out in the cold to come to our house this morning. First thing when he got up this morning was to find his 'boggan and mittens..such a big boy now, he insists on doing things his way so he proceeded to put on the 'boggan and show me what a good job he did. He did allow Paw to help with the mittens and then climbed up on the couch with Paw and said "CHEESE".This was a rare occasion because he is normally not the little camera ham that I would like him to be. Usually I have to beg, plead and bribe him to stand still long enough to get a pic. lol.
I'm so glad y'all keep stopping by the parlor, though I haven't been a very good hostess lately but the door is always unlocked and toddy makings are always available. At least you can warm up and listen to some music while you're here. I promise to try to do better!!

Many thanks to Miss Boots for the lovely Christmassy blog background.

2011-11-15T02:08:00.003-05:00

Those of you who are on Facebook know how I have been spending my time for the past few months...Gage! Well, I can't blame it all on him..I do enjoy a good game of scrabble now and then with FB friends and family. lol. Actually, I haven't been in a very crative mood in quite a while now, but now that cooler weather is setting in I thought I should at least get the parlor ready for company. You know the drill...if I'm not around feel free to mix up a hot toddy and sit a spell.

Sylvia's Page

2011-08-11T20:54:00.002-04:00

Miss Sylvia sent me this page a couple of days ago and I just wanted to share it with y'all since she doesn't have a blog. See how tiny she is!! I look like a cow beside her! Sorry I don't know the credits for background and elements.
Also sorry I haven't been on the veranda very much. Gage is keeping me pretty busy these days. But I have been keeping the juleps stocked. I hope everyone is doing well and staying out of the heat. Just because I've been away, doesn't mean that I love y'all any less. We are all FOREVER FRIENDS!! Maybe when the snow starts flying again we will have more time on our hands.
Love and hugs to all,
Miss Scarlett

Friends

2011-07-24T23:37:00.003-04:00

What a great way to start the weekend...visiting with dear friends and sharing a great country breakfast. (yes, Miss G, for Gage and me that included GRITS, lol). Doug and Sylvia stopped overnight in Kingsport on Friday and we met them for breakfast Saturday at one of my favorite places..Cracker Barrel. After our meal we sat on the porch in the rockers and talked, and rocked, and talked some more. lol Gage was just a little shy because he didn't know them, but he did give Miss Sylvia a great big hug before we parted ways. Sylvia wanted me to send her love to you all and we talked about how great it would be if we could all get together sometime. Funny how you can become such close friends with some who you've only met online. We all know how that works..because I think of you all as some of my dearest and closest friends. We have laughed together, cried together, prayed for each other,and watched each others families grow. That's why I know you all are blessings sent from God and I treasure each and every one of you.
OK...before I get all mushy..let's all have a julep or two! (Sylvia says save some for her, lol).
PS: Sylvia is so tiny that I look like an elephant beside her, LOL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS BOOTS!

2011-06-05T23:43:00.002-04:00

Wishing you the very best birthday ever and filled to the brim with blessings. I know there will be lots of memories made. Love you my dear friend!

Butterfly border by our friend and blog fairy Angelscrapper.

Word of the Day

2011-05-22T17:22:00.004-04:00

Such a pretty day yesterday and since Gage loves the outdoors, we decided to take him to the small lake and let him throw rocks in the water. This was his first experience at the lake and, being the little dare-devil that he is, he headed straight for the water. Paw had to grab him or he would have ran right on in. Though it isn't deep at this point, it is very cold since this water comes through the dam straight from the bottom of the big lake on the other side. So after letting him put his hand in to feel how cold it was, they settled down on the grassy bank and threw rocks in the water. Paw threw several and then Gage tried his hand at it (obviously they didn't make it into the water) but after throwing several he found his new word for the day..nuh'-run. As soon as he threw or dropped one he would immediately say 'nuhrun' and Papaw would give him 'another one'. LOL

Thanks for looking in on the little guy who so completely fills our lives and hearts.

Some Father and Son Time

2011-05-11T23:39:00.000-04:00

Just a simple page of Gage and his Dad. Gage is an outside boy...loves anything to do with being outdoors, especially picking Mamaw's flowers. LOL. In this pic it's just a dandelion but he is really fond of my peonies!! and would love to pluck some of my roses but he has learned quickly that they 'bite'.

Kevin is still a little down because of his accident. He's not happy because he can't play and wrestle with Gage right now like they used to do. Also, surgeon says his injury is not healing as well as he would like it to be. Still no guarantee that he will be able to save the little finger. But we have hope, we believe in prayer and we know that God answers in His own time..not ours. Kevin has asked me to thank you all so very much for your prayers. He says "Mom, these ladies don't even know me and isn't it wonderful that they are praying for me anyway?" So, from the entire Hill family....THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!

Ya Gotta Be Quick !

2011-04-25T20:18:00.004-04:00

One busy little girl and quick as a wink! Trying to keep up with her is a full time job. She always has mischief in mind when she gets this expression, so you have to be on your toes! She has a regular baby-sitter now, so we don't keep her anymore but she visits often. No way could we manage Gage and Miss Fluff at the same time. LOL. Gage is also a very busy little guy, walking, running and exploring and inspecting everything in sight. But would we have it any other way?? Nope, not for all the money in the world.

Kit is 'Pastel" by Suhrfer. Word art is by my dear friend Linda at Random Thoughts by Linda.

Happy Easter From Miss Fluff

2011-04-23T21:56:00.002-04:00

Oh, how fast they grow! Seems like only a few weeks ago, she was our 'fluffy little girl baby'. Now she's such a busy little toddler!
Just wanted to update you on our Gracie and wish you all a very Blessed Easter.

Kit is "Beautiful Spring" by JaelopDesigns.

Gage

2011-04-12T19:42:00.003-04:00

Humm...wonder what's going on over there. I would ask 'cept I got a mouthfull of banana right now!

Background page "Spring In My Heart" by Verascraps.

A Day At The Park

2011-04-12T17:54:00.002-04:00

Walking before his first birthday, he seems in such a hurry to grow up. Not quite sure I like that idea but he is such a little adventurer. He wants to see everything and inspect it all. Always pointing to things that intrigue him..well, later on we will learn not to point but right now it's as if he's saying "look at that!", "what is that?", "do you see that, Papaw?" I can only imagine the thoughts that run through that sweet little mind. Oh, this little one has become our entire world and what a fascinating world it has become. Not to say that we love him more, it's just that we spend so much more time with him.

The Veranda is open for business!

2011-04-11T00:31:00.007-04:00

Though I haven't had time to decorate yet, the veranda is open and the welcome sign is out. It was a whopping 78 degrees here today and very sunny. A welcome change after yesterday's storms. Small tornado in Johnson City, about 10 miles from the veranda. Lots of huge tress down, some buildings at the VA center down. It's been really strange weather here. Cool one week, storms a few days later and today I had to turn on the air. Got a call earlier this evening from dear friend, Sylvia. So good to hear her sweet voice and we caught up on the latest happenings. It seems like I have been MIA for the longest time. Lots of goings on here. Tragic deaths in families close to us. The one last week just tore at my heart strings. Young mother age 38 (we have known both her and her husband since they were little tykes). She was killed in a car wreck on her way to pick up her young son from his grandmother's house. So sad, it just breaks my heart. But I am a firm believer in the fact that things happen according to God's plan. Of course, we question things like this but it's only human nature to wonder why such sweet loving people are taken in the blink of an eye. I trust God completely and know that it is His Divine will, still it's a hurt that our earthly minds can not comprehend. As you may have seen on my FB page, nerve block on cervical spine was done last Thursday and seems to be working well. I can actually turn my head side to side and even look up and down, which is pretty much a requirement when you are in charge of a 1 year old. LOL Gage has got this walking thing down to a fine art. No more crawling, he pulls himself up and just takes off..I find myself wondering just how many miles a day does this little one travel. lol Weather here is very unpredictable. Last week pretty chilly, yesterday strong winds and thunderstorms, a small tornado in Johnson City (dear friend Mat's hometown)about 7 miles from us. We had lots of lightning, thunder, rain and even some hail, strong winds but thankfully no damage. Oh, for those of you who like to read, I have discovered this wonderful sight called booksneeze.com. It's a spiritual, inspirational, Christian fiction and non-fiction sight. If you join you can choose new books that have just come out and they send them to you for free. You just post your review of the book on your blog site after you have read it and the book is yours to keep. I will be posting it on my inspirational site. I love to read and the my first review will be posted tomorrow the 11th. It was a truly AMAZING book. Hope everyone is doing well and all the snow up north is melting so that you will be able to get to the veranda soon. I really must try to get into some sort of creative mode so that I can post some of the latest pics of our little man, Gage. He's so adorable and has developed the most loving little personality. Lots of hugs and kisses when he's around. Yep, lots of memories being made here. Love and many hugs to all and thank you all for the concern and prayers during my latest health problems. I have the bestest friends/blog sisters ever!!

It'a been an up and down week

2011-03-21T00:36:00.005-04:00

Gage had his first birthday party a week ago on Saturday. It's so hard to believe he's a year old already and he looks so cute walking all over the place on those little short legs. Once he found out he could take a few steps, he was all finished with crawling...now he's trying his best to run.lol. It was such a fun time for all and believe me, I have many more pics, just can't feel like scrapping right now. That was Saturday, the 12th. ....3 days later we got the news that a 15 year old boy who goes to our church had meningitis..that was on Tuesday. He passed into God's loving arms the next day, Wednesday. Such a good Christan boy, was not afraid or ashamed to share his faith with everyone he came in contact with. Our whole community has had such a hard week. On the one hand, we know that Adam was ready to meet his Saviour...on the other hand, it's so hard to let go of a child. The celebration of his life was last night at our church, today was the burial service and the youth group sent balloons into the air at the cemetery. It was heartbreaking. But we know that God has a plan for every life and because of Adams death, 40 people gave their lives to Christ this week. What an impact this little child had on others. Only 15 years old, the same age as our Cory (Gage's older brother). It's amazing how all the youth in the community gathered in support of each other. There are 5 high schools here and they all came together during this time.
I can't imagine what his parents are going through right now..this week we've been holding our children and grandchildren just a little bit tighter..bigger hugs..more kisses..and praising God that we have the chance to do it.

Didn't mean for this to be such a downer of a post..just remember to let your loved ones know you love them at every opportunity and as Miss Boots always reminds..make those memories and fill them to the brim..maybe even let them overflow.

Love and hugs to y'all. Hope to get myself back together and join y'all soon.

Future Fashion Model ??

2011-02-01T01:29:00.005-05:00

Our daughter-in-law had recent surgery on her shoulder and today she had to go for physical therapy so we kept Gracie aka Miss Fluff. I love the little outfit she had on, love the colors...where the boots came from, I have NO IDEA!! To start with they were a size to large and everytime we picked her up, one or both would just slip right off. BUT..be that as it may..they were HER boots and SHE wanted to wear them!! Her poor Nana, didn't feel like it was worth the fight to make her wear different shoes. Can't say that I blame her because Miss Fluff is certainly developing her own little attitude, if you get my drift. LOL. Thanks for looking in Miss Fluff's fashion statement of the day.

Kit is from SBM "Girly Girl".

You'll have to excuse the mess

2011-02-01T00:34:00.006-05:00

but it's always been my thinking that if there is a child in the house you should be able to tell it the minute you walk into the room. To me, it's the sign that a happy child lives here. I've never been the kind of Mom (or Mamaw) who says "don't get another toy out until you put that one away". Now don't get me wrong..I like a neat house as well as the next person and at the end of the day (or the end of the visit, in the case of these two), we pick up and put away. Until that time comes, they will play with as many toys as they want, be it in the living room, kitchen floor or Mamaw's 'office', cause that's their job and they do it very well, as you can see! lol.

After playing hard, Gage is always ready to crawl into Paw's lap and take a nap. Gracie, on the other hand, fights nap time with every ounce of energy she has left. She still wants her bottle, still wants to lay her head down, but her thinking is..if I lay down I'll go to sleep and I can't have that happen, even if I have to stand up!! LOL

Kit is "BrandNew" by LillyBelle

I am so very blessed

2011-01-24T21:40:00.005-05:00

It has been said that friends are angels in disguise. I am blessed to be surrounded by angels. These are some of my very closest friends. Though I've only met one in person, I feel as close to them as family members. They know my heart, they are in my heart. We have shared much together. I just wanted to thank you all for the birthday wishes and tell you all that I love you dearly.

kit is "Classy and Fab" by Angelscrapper (aka CJS).

Paw and Gage catching some z's.

2011-01-13T21:41:00.003-05:00

They played so hard...I had to put them down for a nap! LOL.
Best buddies, these two.

Background and staple from CU freebies "Sweet Spices".

I'm back...

2011-01-07T20:09:00.002-05:00

I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year's Day. It seems that I've been out of here forever, but real life must come before blog life and real life has been pretty busy lately. I'm glad to see that you all have continued to visit and make yourselves at home in the parlor. I've tried to keep the refreshments amply supplied.

I've been a little under the weather for the past week. Nothing serious, just a really bad cold, bronchitis and laryngitis. Poor Rhett has waited on me hand and foot, bless his heart. I've tried to stay away from him and the babies as much as possible. Can't have them getting sick. But I'm starting to feel a little better now (Rhett hopes the laryngitis stays with me for a while longer, lol).

Gracie aka Miss Fluff is walking now and little Gage is crawling and pulling up on everything. He thinks he can just pull himself into a standing position and start walking too. Gotta be really quick to grab him before he tries it. Oh my, they are growing way too fast for me.

SNOW!!! Do you all have it also? I'm sure everyone, with the exception of our dear Texan friend Mat, has plenty of snow. We are suppose to get at least 4 more inches over the weekend and according to the weather man it will continue to snow into the first few days of next week.

I hope to get into a creative mood soon and post a few holiday pages. Right now I just can't seem to get very creative.

Well, just wanted to check in with you all and let you know that I hadn't disappeared. Please continue to make yourselves at home and don't let all those toddies go to waste!

Wishing you a very happy 'Special Day'

2010-12-17T23:07:00.002-05:00

Happy Anniversary to our wonderful friends, Dennis and Linda. May you continue to make beautiful memories together for many more years to come.

Brrrrr...

2010-12-14T00:54:00.002-05:00

My, is seems as if everyone has some snow except our sweet little Texan. What do y'all say we send her about 3 or 4 inches? LOL. It seems to be coming from a northerly direction...hmmm can we all say "Alberta Clipper"? Thanks, Miss Carol. Our high temp for today was 15 and that's without factoring in the wind chill. Despite the cold and snow, Rhett and I ventured out to the grocery store today to pick up some odds and ends. Ya know...chips, dip, Coke, Cocoa for hot chocolate, donuts...just a few of the essentials. LOL Now we can just sit inside and watch it snow, well I can for at least one more day. Have appointment for hair cut and perm on Thursday, but we are suppose to get a heat wave of right around the freezing mark on Thursday. I have all the Christmas shopping finished, except for the food for Christmas Eve dinner. All children and grandchildren will be here and I'm so excited. Should be around 25 people here. Yep, I'll be cooking.
Haven't done any scrap pages for a while. I can't seem to get into my creative mode. I've tried a few pages but not very happy with any of them so I put them on hold for a while. I was looking through my blog the other day, all the way back to my very first post. I was amazed that it was a little over 3 years since that very first post. Wow, how time flies!
Well, ladies, I just wanted to check in with y'all and let you know toddies are being served nightly in the parlor, so if you're inclined to brave the cold and snow, please come on in to the parlor and warm up.
I love you all, dearly...stay warm and stay safe...and, as Linda says "make those memories". Cherish every single one.
Love and hugs,
Miss Scarlett

Miss "Judy-Too"

2010-12-05T23:48:00.003-05:00

One of the very first persons to befriend me several years ago when I was doing only SBF. As I remember it, she sent me a message saying that "Judy" was an old name that you didn't hear much anymore and it was her name also. So I started calling her 'JudyToo'. From that simple little message a lovely friendship began. One that I treasure very much. I pray that your birthday is filled with many blessings and much happiness,my sweet friend,'JudyToo'.
Love you!

Kit is Ivory and Old Lace by AngelScrapper.

Gage's First Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T21:45:00.003-05:00

All was quiet in the parlor yesterday. We spent Thanksgiving with lots of family members at Kevin and Dawn's house. Dawn is a Paula Deen wannabe. lol. She loves to cook and she does it very well. I've never seen so much food..I lost count of people at number 20 and she still had lots of leftovers. Gage made good use of those 5 teeth he has. Loves him some mashed 'taters'. I have so many cute pics of him. More pages on the way.

We hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be thankful for it makes me ashamed of complaining of aches and pains. Sometimes, I need to be reminded of my many blessings...they far out number anything that I could complain of!!

I made this page using AngelScrapper's "Fall Splendor" kit.

Ya gotta take the bad with the good but it all works out in the end.

2010-11-13T22:29:00.007-05:00

Bad = the fact that Cory's high school football team lost their playoff game last night, so their season is over. But they did put up a good fight and had a mostly good season. Being ranked #5 in their division in the state. I'd call that something to be proud of.

Good = just finished watching my beloved Alabama Crimson Tide beat up on Mississippi State. Yeah, Roll Tide! (nope, even though I'm a TN southern belle, I've never been a Vols fan.)

Great= just came back into the parlor and found that two of my dearest "missing in action" friends had visited for hot toddies while I was watching the game. Sorry I missed you Sylvia and Jay!!! Great to hear from you all again....y'all come back real soon now, ya hear!! LOL. Sure have missed you guys, but I certainly understand how real life doesn't always allow time off for playing.

Haven't had a lot of play time myself recently. Miss Fluff is learning to walk (heaven help me when she fully gets the hang of it, lol) and Gage is trying his best to crawl. Right now he finds that he can usually roll to where ever it is he wants to get to. I can tell he is going to be a very independent little dude..when we stand him up he keeps trying to push our hands away as if to say..."I can do it myself, thank you very much!" They are both so funny when they are here together. Wednesday was a "Gracie" day and Kevin brought Gage by to visit. Well, Gage is so totally possessive of his Papaw..he laid his head down on Papaw's chest and just stared at Gracie as if to say "my Paw..don't even think about touching him". But they really do love each other, Gracie wants to give Gage kisses but she is almost afraid to because he is all hands and wants to just grab her and pull her to him. lol. Gotta teach that young man some manners on how to treat a lady, lol.

Oh yeah, forgot to say I got reports back from X-rays and CT's. Have to see an orthopedic doc. Something about severe degeneration of C5/6 and C6/7 spine with disc narrowing and osteophyte formation. No wonder I've been in so much pain. I think the short term for all this is simply "OLD AGE". lol.

Well, must get ready for bed now, gotta get up early for church and going to be a busy week, we are having revival services all next week. Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the weekend and a fabulous week ahead..just 'plum' full of memories!!
Love and Hugs,
Miss Scarlett

Paw's Helper

2010-11-13T19:12:00.004-05:00

Gage came dressed in his Carharts and work boots, all ready to help Paw in the yard. Looks as if he is telling Paw how things need to be done, and I'm sure Paw will agree to do it Gage's way.

Cory

2010-11-04T19:02:00.003-04:00

Did I blink my eyes? Because that's how it seems. You have grown up so quickly right before my eyes.

This is Cory, our 15 year old grandson (older brother to Gage and Jacob). There is so much I could say about this young man. He never leaves our house without first giving hugs and a kiss to both Mamaw and Papaw and saying he loves us. Does the same thing even if we run into them at WalMart or the grocery store. He says he will never get to big to hug and kiss Paw and Maw even in public. LOL.

He's always been our sweet, loving, well behaved, well mannered, smart, helpful grandson. That's not to say that the others aren't. We have just been much closer to Cory because we always babysat him and "Jay" from the time they babies (and now we babysit Gage). He has grown into a fine young man, very involved with the youth group at church, makes top grades and plays football for his high school team. I came across his first grade picture and he had on a football sweatshirt so I thought it would be neat to picture him then and now.

Thanks for looking in and listening to me gush on and on about our Cory!

Her Royal Fluffiness

2010-11-02T20:20:00.005-04:00

Being the typical "Miss Fluff", she was more interested in the treats than anything else. She was not happy with her crown at all, I had to take several pics to finally get a good one before she took it off and threw it for the 100th time. LOL. Oh well, I guess she doesn't need a crown to be the princess around here!

Background paper "Magical Dreams" by RamonaDesigns.

First Halloween for Gage

2010-11-01T21:18:00.004-04:00

I'm sure he didn't understand it all, but he was totally captivated by the little creature looking back at him from the mirror. This little one simply makes our hearts melt! He is developing his own little personality which is a mixture of sweet, funny and loving combined with a just a dab of "I want it now!" The latter being a total lack of patience which I feel sure comes from his Papaw's side of the family! LOL.

Getting the Parlor Ready

2010-10-18T00:37:00.008-04:00

Just wanted to say that I'm glad y'all are still stopping by the veranda.I know I've been a terrible hostess for the past couple of months. There has just been so much going on. In addition to having Gage 3 days (sometimes 4 and sometimes overnight) and Gracie one day a week (and believe me she's at that stage where one day is just about all this old Mamaw can handle with her). I say that with the greatest of love..she is so much fun, but by the end of the day I am totally drained!

Rhett and I have both had doctor's visits and tests to have done, we've had a bridal shower, a wedding, a baby shower and last but not least my family reunion. All of which were wonderful (except the doctor visits) but very time consuming. Trying to get the last scrapbook pages for the family reunion was a challenge as I was having a creative block at the time. I find myself wishing for winter already, when it's too cold to do anything except stay in and play. lol.

I did manage to get these two recent pages done. For Miss Fluff's page I used Angelscrapper's "Bridgett's Garden" (I think..when she was CJS).

Thank you, my dear friends for coming by even when I wasn't here. Y'all are the bestest friends ever and I love you.

A Lovely Couple

2010-10-06T19:39:00.002-04:00

Honestly, I didn't forget...I just seem to be moving in slow motion lately. I was going to post this yesterday after I finished with another project, but then I thought it was a little early so I would post it first thing this morning..well, today was a Miss Fluff day. Need I say more? lol.

Well, now that your special day is almost over, I sincerely hope that it was a great day filled with wonderful memories. Rhett and I wish you many more blessed years together. I apologize, my dear friends, for being late posting this. If I leave out extra juleps will y'all forgive me?

So this is what a park is..

2010-09-14T22:58:00.002-04:00

The days are not so hot now so we are able to take "Little Dude" out more often. He loves being outside. This was a few days ago on his very first visit to the park. He was all smiles and loved getting his toes in the sand. I have a feeling we will be spending lots of days there as fall approaches.

Just a plain background used here as I seem to be in a 'creative slump' lately. lol

Happy Birthday, Dennis

2010-09-01T23:32:00.003-04:00

Better known to us as Farmer McBrown, this is Linda aka Miss Boots better half. Word has it that he is the top farmer in WI. and I think Miss Boots would have to agree with that. She's always busy canning, freezing, etc. all the crops that Dennis provides for the long WI winters. I've heard that some of the best maple syrup comes from Farmer McBrown (never had the pleasure of tasting it, but those who have swear it's the best ever.)
Hope your day is a wonderful one, Dennis and may you enjoy many, many more!
Love and Hugs,
Miss Scarlett and Rhett

kit is from "Farm Frolick colab" by Kelly Jo's Scraps.

Happy Birthday Al

2010-08-28T19:48:00.002-04:00

Sorry I missed your party, Al, but Miss Fluff had one at the very same time as yours. One would think that Miss Gerri could plan a little better than that. lol However, I have made extra mint juleps and have them hidden away just for you, so when Gerri isn't looking you can join Rhett and me on the veranda. Hope your day was a great one and filled with many blessings.

Miss Fluff is 1

2010-08-27T22:09:00.003-04:00

First birthday pictures today...party tomorrow. I love this one and can't imagine how I could possibly make it any cuter by scrapping. lol

Gracie

2010-08-11T15:59:00.003-04:00

It would seem that Miss Fluff has been looking out the window when Miss G makes her visits to the veranda and has been somewhat influenced by her. She thinks if it's OK for Miss G to take all the juleps, then it must be OK for her to take all the cupcakes!LOL.

I have been trying for what seems like forever to be able to do extractions as well as y'all do...but for the life of me, I can't seem to get the hang of it. Even though my latest attempt with Miss Fluff's pic is somewhat better than I normally do, I'm still not completely happy with it. Oh well...practice, practice, practice!

Kit is called Tea Time by CajolineScraps.

Miss Gerri can you help me?

2010-08-05T23:34:00.003-04:00

My name is Gage and my Mamaw says that her friend, Miss Gerri is really good with bears. So I was wondering, Miss G, if you could help me. I seem to be surrounded by bears! I even have one on my shirt and although I have drooled all over him...he just won't seem to go away. Could you please stop by my Mamaw's veranda and see if you can get them to go home with you? I have heard that you collect bears...some came all the way from Wisconsin to stay at your house. Please, Miss G...help me out here!

Background and small bears from Suhrfers "Teddy Bear Picnic" and the Bear scatter boarder is from Angelscrapper.

Rhett's Birthday

2010-07-24T23:24:00.002-04:00

Rhett's birthday started out with of course, a visit from Ashton and he didn't come empty handed...this little one appeared at the door carrying a cake for Papaw. We had our usual breakfast and afterwards Ashton proceeded to show Papaw what you are suppose to do with a birthday cake! First you stick you finger in the icing, see like this...you get a big bunch of icing and then you stick your finger in your mouth! It was so precious, watching them..definitely a moment to remember.

Seems we have been celebrating most of the week because everyone has different schedules. Thursday night Greg, Tammy and Miss Fluff took us to Lonestar Steakhouse to eat dinner, yesterday we grilled out at home, and tonight Kevin and Dawn made a wonderful dinner at their house for Gary's birthday...I think I've gained 15 pounds in the last few days and it wasn't even my birthday LOL!!

Rhett wants me to express his thanks and sends big hugs to you all who made pages for his special day and sent birthday wishes by e-mail. He says you all are very special ladies.

Background paper is BrandNew by LillyBelle

Through The Eyes of a Child

2010-07-20T01:31:00.002-04:00

I love this pic of Ashton and Gary. Seems like Ashton is showing Papaw things he would not otherwise notice. I originally made this for a challenge on SF, I'll probably post it to my SF homepage but don't think I'll enter it in the challenge after all.
Hope you all enjoy Ashton showing the world to Papaw.

Kit is "LM" by Scrappiness. Butterflies by LillyBelle "Sanctuary" kit.

Happy Birthday Miss G

2010-07-09T20:38:00.002-04:00

I know this is a day early (well, actually only a few hours early) but I wanted to be among the first to wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dear friend! I love this picture of you because of that beautiful smile. I pray that you always have reasons to smile every day. You have given us so many reasons to smile and believe it or not..I love it when you turn us into things on your pages! lol. You are a dear friend and I love you very much. (even though I have to constantly refill the julep pitcher, lol). Have a wonderful day, dear lady...you deserve it!

Gracie Goes Fishin'

2010-07-06T18:57:00.002-04:00

Miss Fluff had quite an adventure over the long holiday weekend. Her Papaw and Nana (our son Greg and daughter-in-law Tammy) took her on her first camping trip (in a tent!) Nope,we didn't go. We stayed home in the air conditioning! Besides, we are far too old to do tent camping anymore. We haven't even had our camper out yet this summer. Much too hot! If I'm just gonna have to sit in the camper with the air on, may as well stay home. But Greg and Tammy are much younger so they can handle it. Miss Fluff had so much fun sitting in the dirt and rocks playing, riding in Tammy's brother's boat, playing in the water and pretending to fish. I have more pics of her after playing in the dirt...first time she's ever been dirty! lol. Greg and Tammy go back to work tomorrow so we will have Miss Fluff at 6:00 tomorrow. YES, that would be 6 AM! LOL. Hope she has worked off some of that energy, cause I can't keep up!
Oh..did I mention they refer to me as "Big Mamaw"?...she has learned to call me "Mammy". LOL

Kit is Spring's Breath by Heartfelt Perfections.

Our Very Busy Girl

2010-07-02T23:41:00.005-04:00

It has been a while since I've made a page for our older grandchildren so here is an update on Tiffani. You all may recall her as our 16 year old who owns a "gazillion" prom dresses, LOL. Besides being a dress up "girly-girl", she is also one of the most athletic, competitive girls I've ever seen. She is on her high school cheer leading team; she is also a member of a competition cheer leading team, she runs track in high school; and has been in dancing since she was 3 years old. Her Competition Cheer leading Team has won numerous national championships and just recently she won 5 awards in her age category, one prize was a trip to London this coming December and her team will also be in the next Rose Bowl Parade. Excuse me if I sound like I'm bragging...it's just that we are so very proud of her.
In the first pic at top she is the one above the 'ions' in Champions. In the next one she is the last one on the front row. Next pic, she is leading in a track meet.
Then of course we have a prom dress pic. Middle pic on the bottom, she is the middle one on top of the pyramid. The last pic is a copy of a page I did earlier of her progression through dance, preforming as a member of "The Dance Company Studio".
Thank you so much for looking in on our Athletic Girly-Girl.

Frames are "StarQuality" from LillyBelleScraps.

Ashton is TWO

2010-06-29T17:37:00.002-04:00

God is good and we are blessed. Two years ago today our Ashton was born 10 weeks early. He spent almost 1 month in NICU and had to wear a heart monitor when he came home. Now he is SOOOOO TOTALLY TWO!! I say it that way because I can't say "terrible two". We are just so thankful that he's such a normal,healthy little boy. His party was on Sunday, outside, at the park, temperatures were in the upper 90's and even though there was a covered picnic shed and lots of shade trees....it was HOT. Yep, ladies, today is Tuesday and I'm still recovering from this 2 year old's party. LOL.
He loves 'Pider-Man' so that's what's on his cake. In the next pic, Miss Fluff is making car sounds while blowing bubbles and Ashton is holding Gage (who has learned to make bubbles of his own, lol.) These three little ones have us totally where they want us....wrapped around their little fingers.
No..Sylvia...we didn't get him the John Deere Tractor (our daughter beat us to it).
Thanks for looking in on Ashton's 2nd birthday.

Kit is "Celebrating" from AngelScraper (when she was CJS).

From Sylvia

2010-06-23T21:37:00.003-04:00

I thought I would share this lovely page that Miss Sylvia made since she doesn't have a blog site. She put it on SF but some of you may not have seen it. I thought she did a really awesome job with the pics. She's such a sweet lady!

I copied and pasted her credits from her SF site.
Farm Frollick by Kelly-JO Scraps-BLDesigns Memory of summer. Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 4

Happy Father's Day Daddy

2010-06-20T00:12:00.006-04:00

Daddy, how I miss you. You were my hero, my rock, always there for me. Never asking questions or prying but always there to listen, giving advice only when I asked for it. You let me make my own decisions and mistakes and never admonished me for them. Just being there to gently guide me back on track. I try so hard to use these same tactics on my own children and I pray that they will look back one day and be able to say these things about me. You taught me so much, Daddy, stressing the fact that family, honesty and hard work were very important things in life and I could always feel your love.
I miss you, Daddy
Love,
JudyBug

Kit is "You Make My Heart Blue" by BlueDreamDesigns

Happy Father's Day Papaw

2010-06-19T23:59:00.002-04:00

In three short months, this little guy has completely captured his Papaw's heart. There is such a special bond between them. You just have to see them together to feel the effect they have on each other. Gage is all smiles and full of baby noises when he sees his Papaw. That's not to say that Gage is the favorite...they all have a special place in his heart, each in their own special and unique way.

Kit is "Amelia" by cuddlebeeze.

Love with a Capital L

2010-06-14T22:57:00.002-04:00

Just had to share this one with y'all. Dear friend, Mat did this one and sent it to me. She is one really talented lady!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, Mat. WE LOVE IT!!! Love you big bunches.

Instant Friends

2010-06-10T20:19:00.002-04:00

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting a dear friend in person. Yep, y'all know it's possible to have "dear friends" even though you've never met in person. A friend is someone who touches your heart, just as you all have touched mine, though we've not yet had the chance to meet in person. Today was very special, Sylvia and I met (along with "Rhett" and Doug) for the very first time. Funny...it didn't seem like the first time. It was as if we had known each other forever and who would have guessed we had so much in common. We met and had breakfast at Cracker Barrel (no we didn't get thrown out, but we may have to have breakfast elsewhere next time, LOL). Yes, Miss Gerri we had GRITS, wish you could have joined us!! Afterwards, we sat on the veranda and probably would still be sitting there right now if Doug hadn't said that they had to get on the road. Sylvia's senior class is having a 'birthday party' instead of a reunion because they are all turning ?? this year. (I would say the age but I didn't get permission). Anyway, Sylvia is a TN southern girl by birth so they were on their way to Nashville. Before they left, Sylvia gave me a gift for the veranda...A FRESH MINT PLANT...now we will never run out of mint for the juleps. She also left instructions for me to give love and hugs to y'all !!

Kit is Magical Dreams by Ramona.

Miss Boots...

2010-06-06T11:39:00.002-04:00

I hope your day is filled to the brim with wonderful blessings. I wish you the best birthday ever, sweet lady. You are such a dear friend and I love you bunches.
Love and hugs,
Miss Scarlett

Getting Up Early

2010-06-04T19:32:00.003-04:00

Yep, getting up early certainly has it's good points. I got up and went in to open the blinds in the living room at 6:30 this morning (yes, to me that's early, lol). As soon as I did that I saw these beautiful guys munching on some clover across the street by the neighbor's driveway. I grabbed my camera, opened the front door and stepped onto the front porch and started snapping pics. At one point they looked up at me and decided I wasn't a threat so they went back to munching clover. When a car came down the street it scared them into the edge of the woods, but as you can see in the larger picture, one of them decided that he wasn't finished with his breakfast yet, and came back for more.

Background by Shadowland.

Love

2010-06-01T23:22:00.003-04:00

Need I say more? These three little ones just reach out and grab our hearts. Of course we love all our grandchildren equally, but the others are grown and four are teenagers now and aren't too fond of my picture taking anymore. They are usually off doing their own thing and don't have time for Mamaw's 'hobby'. These little ones don't have a choice, they are stuck in front of my camera almost daily with no way to escape. LOL.

Background paper was a freebie and all it said was GrannyBlatt.

A Splashing Good Time

2010-05-28T18:24:00.003-04:00

Miss Fluff loves the water. Monday when she was here, Papaw filled the pool and she had a splashing good time. I love how I was lucky enough to snap this at just the right time to catch the water splash. Gage visited and he loves to take a bath but wasn't too happy to be splashed by Gracie, so he was content to sit on Papaw's scooter and pretend to be a Biker Dude. Thanks for lookin' in on our little ones.

Background is from AngelScrapper's "Hand Drawn and Painted" papers.

Yep, I'm gonna like this..

2010-05-26T19:44:00.002-04:00

someday. Not anytime soon, and no, Miss Sylvia, Papaw did not buy this for Gage. lol. It's Papaw's mode of transportation when we go camping. However, Gage did seem to take a liking to it!!!

The cute little scatter border was done by AngelScrapper. Thank you, Miss Carol.

Happy Birthday Mat

2010-05-19T22:48:00.003-04:00

This is for a very dear friend, whom I've never met in person, but I've found that a friend is someone who touches your heart, and this dear lady has certainly done that.
Happy Birthday, Mat. I hope your day is wonderful. May you have many more!!

Kit is by SanieCreations from the CbS Mother'sDay BlogTrain.

A Papaw

2010-05-13T22:19:00.004-04:00

will do everything he can to make memories for you. A Papaw will buy you things when it's not even your birthday or Christmas, just because he loves you.
Yesterday, Papaw thought he needed to do a little shopping and this is what he decided to get. Now, mind you, this child is only 2 months old! But, thinking back...he's always been like this with all the grandchildren. I think it's because he has some really wonderful memories of his own grandfather. He's told me things he remembers from childhood with his own grandpaw and I know he wants our grandchildren to have those same kind of great memories with him. Besides, I love scrapping and preserving times like these so that they will be forever etched in their little minds....Papaw..ya just gotta love him!

Background paper is called "Awakening" by WeeFaerie.

Our Answered Prayer

2010-05-09T23:02:00.004-04:00

This is our 'miracle baby great-grandson, Ashton. Born almost 10 weeks early, weighing a little over 2 pounds, we poured out hearts out to God for this little one to survive. He is now an VERY active 22 month old bundle of love and energy. He fills our hearts with joy and is living proof that GOD answers prayers!

Background paper by SparkleScraps "Spring In Pastels".

For My Papaw

2010-05-03T23:14:00.004-04:00

This is our "Little Man", Connor Gage. It seems like he always has a smile for Papaw. Maybe it's cause they are on the same wave link. lol. He will lay and stare at Papaw for the longest time, like he's memorizing Papaw's face so he will know who his best buddy is going to be. Mommy has a few more weeks of maternity leave then it's back to work for her and fun time for Papaw and Mamaw. Don't tell Mommy, but we can't wait to get to spend a lot more time with "Little Man". lol

Kit is "Wish It Was Spring" from Carol's CJS collection. WordArt by Linda at "Random Thoughts by Linda".

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY DEAR HUSBAND

2010-04-30T20:00:00.002-04:00

In our "rockin' years" we're blessed to still be rockin' babies.
I love you with all my heart!

Are You Serious??

2010-04-26T01:08:00.003-04:00

She looks a little offended by her shirt, but we thought it was so cute (and appropriate). LOL. This is our little "Miss Fluff" a couple of days ago.

Kit is from SweetCreations April Blog called "Easter Egg Hunt"

Can you say "demolition"?

2010-04-18T22:08:00.002-04:00

Being a homeowner isn't always all it's cracked up to be. Especially when your house is as old as you are! lol. It all started over a week ago when dear Rhett discovered a leak from the hot water heater (which is located in a closet in "his" bathroom). OK, not really a big deal..buy a new water heater. Oldest son comes over and helps with removal and installation. However, upon removal of old water heater, he discovers it had apparently been leaking for a while. QUITE A WHILE! Floor needs replacing...no problem, we have another bathroom (MINE!) so Greg says, he will do it this weekend. Dear Rhett decides, if they are going to replace the floor, might as well do the WHOLE bathroom! This means new sheet rock, new tile around tub and shower, new floor covering and since this is an older house, probably wouldn't hurt to put in new insulation in walls while they are at it.
Sheet-rock, flooring, tile, Oh my!
Needless to say, a weekend project is turning into a WEEK project!

Does anyone know why it is that when you are remodeling just one room, the WHOLE house appears as if you're moving out??? So, oldest son has to go back to work tomorrow and youngest son is off this week. Looks like he will be taking over where big brother left off. Hopefully, things will go smoothly and I can get my house in order soon (and not have to share my bathroom,lol). Good time to start on spring cleaning, I guess.

Saturday Morning with Ashton

2010-04-10T22:25:00.004-04:00

If this page looks a little "busy", it's because it really is! Ashton's visit today was an outside day. So warm here, this little guy wanted to be outside. Pic #1 he's picking a dandelion for his Memaw. Pic #2 Playing hide and seek with Big Paw. Pic #3 Papaw finds Ashton. Pic #4 Everyone in the neighborhood knows Ashton is here. Pic # 5, there's nothing Big Paw would rather do than clean the finger and face prints off the glass door, lol. Pic. #6 Sunshine on my tummy makes me happy. Pics. 7 & 8 Big Paw and his best buddy. And last but not least..pic #9 is his "I don't want to go inside!" pose. If you click on the page, you can see the pics better.

Background and bow by AngelScrapper's "Summer Breeze" kit. Cluster frame by our friend, Miss Gerri.

Oh, how we love this child !

2010-04-07T23:46:00.002-04:00

Just a bundle of Fluffy love!

Kit by CajolineScraps "Nissance" mini kit.

My Shirt Said

2010-04-07T23:27:00.003-04:00

"Send Me To Grandmas", so they did ! Thought it was time to show y'all how "Miss Fluff" was doing, so here she is after I got her dressed today. Her Nana drops her off with us at 7:30 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. She's ususally still in her pj's, so I get to dress her up. She's always in such a good mood and we have such fun with her. Although, my back and shoulder are usually hurting by the end of the day, I wouldn't have it any other way! What's a little (OK, sometimes a lot of) pain when you have this precious face to look at all day? I'm thinking maybe she will lose some of her "fluffiness" since she is begining to be much more active.

Kit is "BrandNew" by LillyBelleScraps

Country Bunny

2010-04-02T20:32:00.003-04:00

From our family to yours, we wish everyone a very happy and blessed Easter.

Kit is "Sunshine and Springtime" by Miss Carol from her CJSCreations days. Bunny and egg elements are from "Scraps and Tubes(ZaZa).

It's Gage Again

2010-03-26T21:48:00.002-04:00

I warned you that you would be seeing more of the massive amount of pictures of this little one. lol. Today, I went with Mommy to take Gage for his check up. He had to go last week because,when they discharged him from the hospital, he had lost a few ounces (from 7 lbs. 14oz to 7 lbs. 9oz.) and was just a little jaundiced. Last week it had improved some. Today he was pronounced a completely healthy, perfect baby boy and weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce. He's a good little eater, Papaw says he's trying to catch up with Miss Fluff. lol. That may take a while though, Miss Fluff has a 6 month head start and she has her eating skills down to a fine art. LOL

Kit is "BrandNew" by LillyBelle Scraps.

Gage

2010-03-23T18:32:00.002-04:00

Gage had his first professional photos made today. Kevin and Dawn said they had talked about it last night and set a limit as to how much they would spend. They decided no more than $150.00, after all, he's only 1 week old. Well, like we always did with Kevin when he was little, that limit went out the window when they saw the pictures! Double that amount and you will see that they simply could not choose "a few" of the poses. Needless to say, I have a lot of pictures to work with when making pages of our new little angel. Add to those the gazillion pics that I have taken in just one week,LOL. Oh well, I say you can never have too many pictures and I know you all agree with me!
Thanks so much for looking in on our newest blessing.

The background is from Miss Carol's "Soft and Silky" backgrounds. The word art is by me.

My First Visit to Papaw and Mamaw's House

2010-03-19T22:50:00.002-04:00

After leaving the hospital Wednesday, Kevin, Dawn and Gage made Papaw and Mamaw's house their first stop before going home. Dawn is doing amazingly well, getting around much better than I am, lol. Papaw is thinking Gage is a definite "keeper". Even though he weighed in at 7 lbs. 14 ozs. we think he looks so tiny..of course ya gotta remember we've been babysitting Miss Fluff who is 6 months old and according to her routine doctor visit today weighs in at a "fluffy" 20 pounds 6 ozs. and has grown 3 inches in length since her last visit. Can you say "big girl"? lol. Today they both visited..all we were missing was Ashton (who usually visits on Sat. mornings). Oh, my, Miss Linda...I see lots of wonderful memories in our future!!

Kit for this layout is from Suhfer's Scraps called "Teddy Bear Picnic".

Gage

2010-03-17T00:49:00.003-04:00

Here he is, all cleaned up and napping. Went back to the hospital today and took dozens of pics but he was sleeping in all of them. He's resting up...it's a lot of work coming into this big world. They get to come home tomorrow. Big brothers, Jay and Cory have been staying with us (Daddy refuses to leave the hospital, lol). So it has been some long days for this old Mamaw..getting up early to take the boys to school and today I kept Miss Fluff until her Nana got off work, made supper for Rhett and the boys, then off to the hospital in Johnson City (only about 10 miles away). Now it's 1 am and I need to be up at 6 so guess I'd best hit the hay. Will do more pics tomorrow. Thanks for looking in on our new little sweetie.

Background by BlueDream Designs...Stars elements by Miss Gerri.

Introducing...

2010-03-15T23:57:00.004-04:00

The little bundle of joy that we have anxiously awaiting. Connor Gage Hill. In this picture he was only minutes old, had not even had his fist bath yet, but Mamaw thinks he is beautiful and can not wait to show him off. It has been a long day for us, even longer for Dawn and Kevin. I had the honor of being present as he made his entrance into the world. To say that we are over joyed is an understatement !! Believe me...more pics will follow ! lol ( Now we have great-grandchildren who are older than our newest grandchild). How blessed we are!!

Thanks for the prayers and sharing in the blessing of this precious bundle of joy !!

Kit is from Cuddlebeeze 9 of 30 days.

Once a nurse...

2010-03-11T17:33:00.002-05:00

ALWAYS a nurse. Sorry, I've been MIA for a while. I see Linda and Miss Carol did manage to get my SOS message. LOL

Rhett is on the mend, of course he's getting some great nursing care, lol. He did get to attend Cody's wedding, but wasn't able to stay for the reception. Each episode like this just takes so much out of him, seems like it takes forever for him to be able to do anything. This last one really took a toll on him, he's talking about putting the camper up for sale. Says he just doesn't see any more camping trips in his future. He has a doctor's appointment Monday morning so we'll see how it goes.

Speaking of Monday...Dawn's (our daughter-in-law) doctor says if Connor Gage doesn't make his appearance before Monday, he is going to admit her to the hospital and induce labor. So Monday is lookin' like a busy day around here. Hoping to get to see my new grandson in person!

I had big computer problems Tuesday and it wouldn't let me do anything!!! Couldn't even get into my Photoshop program (now that's a major deal). I tried to send out a short message on chat..had no idea if it got sent or not. But I see from the cbox message that it did get sent. Now, I'm nursing my 'puter. Just got it back today and I'm scared to death that it will have a re-lapse. LOL. So far, it seems to have recovered nicely. I'll do my best to make rounds tonight and leave love and hugs and even a few toddies for everyone.

Love and Hugs,
Miss Scarlett

Just a couple of quick pics

2010-03-06T23:43:00.004-05:00

Couldn't wait to scrap them so just a couple of pics for now. First one is Cody and Johnna. Second one is Cody and Johnna with both sets of Cody's grandparents. (Rhett and me on the left). Such a beautiful ceremony performed at the Convention Center at Roan Mountain State Park.

Precious in Pearls

2010-02-27T20:58:00.002-05:00

Our son and daughter-in-law are finding out how wonderful it is to be grandparents. Now they understand why I always said "if I had known how much fun grandchildren were, I would have had them first". LOL. They took Miss Fluff to get pictures made last week. Now, you all know how hard it is to choose from all the poses that the photographer takes...well...they couldn't choose so they bought them all! Needless to say, y'all are going to be seeing a lot of Miss Fluff in the near future! This one just happens to be ONE of my favorites. She's such a little ham (OK, so she's a fluffy ham, lol). Thanks for looking in on our little girl.

Background from Shadowhouse Creations; butterflies by Cuddlebeez; WordArt by Miss Linda of "Random Thoughts by Linda".

Denim and Lace

2010-02-20T01:18:00.004-05:00

Yes, Rhett is all better now and we got to keep Ahston today (pages will follow). While he was here our son, Greg, brought Little Miss Fluff by to visit. She and Ashton love each other so much. He stood at the window, looking out, yelling "Gracie", like that would make her appear sooner. We had bought her a new denim dress, size 9 months...(she is 5 months old). Good thing I took lots of pics of her wearing it today..(I'm just sayin') LOL. I know it's only been 2 weeks, but oh my, how we have missed these little ones! What fun Big Papaw and I had today! How very blessed we are!!

I think the kit is "Laura's Pocket" by DebF.

Growing

2010-02-15T20:32:00.002-05:00

We are going into withdrawal from not seeing our little ones for over a week. Our daughter-in-law sent us this picture of Miss Fluff today. Our son took it with his camera phone yesterday when they bought her new car seat (yes, she has outgrown the rear-facing seat, she is a bit fluffy, you know).LOL. They had set it on a dining room chair and put her in it to adjust the belts and see how it fits. She obviously is very proud of her big girl seat as you can see by the smiles, but then again, she is a constant smiley face! Wow, they grow up waaaay to fast!

Background and ribbon tag are from "Magical Dreams" by Ramona.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

2010-02-13T22:46:00.004-05:00

My dear "blog sisters", I'm wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day.
I love y'all !

Miss Scarlett

Background is from CJS LOVE kit. Heart frames are by Miss Gerri.

Blog Sisters are Wonderful

2010-02-13T19:22:00.004-05:00

Wow, I didn't realize, until I read Miss Linda's blog, that it's been almost almost 2 1/2 years that some of us stared this blog thingy. AMAZING. I feel so blessed to have developed such a close and strong friendship with my blog sisters. We have watched as darling new babies become sweet toddlers; toddlers grew up to start preschool; children move away and then move back, grandparents become great-grandparents (only Rhett and I are that old, lol); Miss Carol decided to go "topless" in a manner of speaking; Linda became the best chicken plucker in WI; Gerri and Al shuffled off to Buffalo;Mat had surgery and recovered well and Miss Judytoo has had more than her share of trials but has also had many blessings. I've been blessed as you all have comforted me in the loss of my parents, in Rhett's and my illnesses; in the way that you have supported and listened to me when things didn't go exactly as we would have wanted, but as God had planned. And we discover later that His plan was so much better than ours.

It's been a quite week here. No Miss Fluff cooing and laughing out loud; no 'coffee can drum' concert by Ashton. Oh, there have been lots and lots of phone calls, but it's not the same as having them here in person. They hold the phone up to Miss Fluff's ear and when she hears my voice she giggles and makes noises and they say her eyes get really big and bright. Don't know if I can survive one more week without our little ones.

So, as I was reading Miss Linda's Saturday ramblings earlier, she said she was going to be cleaning and dancing to her music and it reminded me of how very similar all of my blog sister's music tastes are to mine. Last night I was looking for one of my favorite songs to add to my blog (I found it..Rock and Roll Heart by Eric Clapton, as you probably have noticed if you have your speakers turned up). Anyway, after I added it to my playlist, I pulled up each of your playlists and had Rhett play "Name that Tune and Artist" (OK, it was very late last night and we were bored, lol). He did very well with Miss Boots, Miss Carol and Mat, not so well with Miss G 'cause he's not really into Josh Groban and Dave Koz but he got most of the others. Wow, we really need to be able to get out of this house!!! LOL

We are really looking forward to the month of March, not only because Spring will be here, but because our 20 year old grandson, Cody will be getting married to his high school sweetheart. They both graduated 2 years ago and will be getting married March 6. Also, we are expecting brand new grandson, Connor Gage, on the 22nd. He will be the third son for our youngest son, Kevin and his wife Dawn. Did I mention that their other two, Cory and Jacob are ages 14 and 12? Talk about an age gap!! He will practically be an only child by the time he's old enough to start school. I have a feeling March will be a great month (even if it snows, lol).

OK, I suppose I've bored you all long enough for tonight. As our dear friend Miss Linda says...I hope you all have "filled it to the brim with memories today". Happy Valentine's Day to you all. I love you dearly and will leave out extra hot toddies.
Miss Scarlett

The Many Faces Of Ashton

2010-02-06T14:40:00.002-05:00

I've used these pics of Ashton before in a different layout. But I had extra play time today so I thought I would extract him and do something a little different. This little guy has so many expressions that just crack me up..and he knows it, so therefore he keeps making different faces. You all know what I'm talking about, they all know how to make us laugh.

We didn't get to spend time with him today, because, guess what??? Yesterday Big Papaw came down with shingles!! I took him to Urgent Care this morning, because of course something like this could only happen on the weekend when you can't get to your own doctor. Now he is all upset and worried because he is scared to death that Little Miss Fluff will get chickenpox 'cause she's not old enough to have had her chickenpox vaccine yet. Also, Kevin and Dawn were here earlier in the week and of course with Dawn being pregnant, that's not a good thing either. Add to that, the fact that he won't get to go to church tomorrow and he's called the kids to tell them all to stay away. So needless to say, my poor Rhett is more than a little stressed right now (which only makes shingles worse). On Monday morning pediatrician will be called for Gracie and Dawn's obstetrician will be called...in the meantime, we will just pray that, since he didn't have symptoms or rash until last night, all will be fine.

So, that's how my day has been so far....hope yours has been a lot better. Yep, we're makin' memories..not so sure we like them though. lol

Precious Moment

2010-02-05T01:05:00.004-05:00

Ashton loves to visit when Gracie is here. He so wants to play with her and can't understand why she can't do the things he does. It's so sweet to watch them together. Yesterday, she was on her playmat and he was squatting down singing "Jesus Loves Me" to her. Though he can't quite get all the words yet, he does manage "Jesus, me, I Know". Gracie loves him and he loves her...Jesus loves them both!

Background is by ShadowHouse, elements by CuddleBeeze. WordArt by my friend Linda of "Random Thoughts by Linda".

Now What Happens?

2010-02-05T00:48:00.003-05:00

This is "Little Miss Fluff's new ride...problem is she can't quite make it go yet. But, I'm thinkin' in a couple of weeks we will be chasing her all over the house. We are havin' such fun with this little bundle of smiles..we have her on Monday and Wednesday when Candace has classes and on Thursday, when she goes to work. Other days, her Papaw and Nana(our son, Greg and daughter in law, Tammy) get to have fun with her. This one surely knows how loved she is! She has an almost constant smile on her sweet little face. I definitely feel the fibromyalgia effects but, hey what's a little pain compared to the joy that "Little Miss Fluffy" brings? I wouldn't have it any other way!

First Haircut

2010-01-22T22:01:00.004-05:00

Ashton's MeMaw (our daughter, Melissa) took him to get his first haircut last Saturday after their visit with us. So when we see him tomorrow, he will be a "big boy". According to his MeMaw, and as evidenced by the pictures she took, he was not a happy camper! Poor baby...week before last he got a cast put on his arm, last week he got his first haircut...sometimes it's really stressful being a little guy.

background paper from BlueDreamDesigns

Not as bad as it looks

2010-01-15T00:17:00.003-05:00

Ashton has learned to run..unfortunately, his legs don't always keep up with the rest of his body. Last week he was playing with Daddy and ran to get a toy. He fell and caught himself with his outstretched hands. He didn't really complain with it and continued to use his arm but when Mommy took him to the his regular doctor's visit a few days later, she mentioned the fall. X-rays followed and they showed a hairline fracture in his wrist. The cast is just a safety measure in case he falls again, it could cause a complete break. He's not real happy with it, in fact the doctor says when the cast comes off in about 3 weeks, they will sedate him...(that should give you all a clue as to just how very unhappy he was to get it put on, LOL).

Sorry, I'll have to get back to you on the kit used here.

A matter of opinion

2010-01-13T14:38:00.002-05:00

Our "little" bundle of joy. We had the honor of babysitting Miss Gracie last week. One of the reasons I didn't have scrapping time. Luckily, the last day we kept her was the day I got this terrible cold, so she didn't get any of my germs. What a fun week we had, but I must say, I now understand why God made young people have babies. She is just so much fun, full of smiles and laughing out loud now, but she seems to know exactly what you are saying when you comment about her "fat" wrinkles, and she takes it a little personally. LOL Big Papaw said she's just a little fluffy and that brought on the smiles again. It amazes me how perceptive this little one is, I mean really, it seems as if she takes in and understands totally everything. (no, I'm not the least bit partial, lol).
Thanks for looking in on our Fluffy Miss Gracie.

Kit is Innocence by JalopDesigns.

Just a note

2009-12-31T01:17:00.002-05:00

I know I've been a real slacker on my Inspirational blog and for that I apologize but I have put an update there, if anyone is interested.
Love you all so very much. I wish you all a very happy and blessed New Year.

Love, hugs and prayers,
Miss Scarlett

There's a story here...

2009-12-28T23:13:00.003-05:00

By the time we got around to taking pics of Gracie and Ashton together..she was getting really tired of all the slipping and sliding in her satin dress and panties. But we thought it would be cute to sit her on Ashton's lap and take some pictures. Sounded like a really good idea at the time.
First pic..she's not sure she wants to sit on Santa's lap...
Second pic..she's looking for someone to rescue her...
Third pic...Ashton is looking for someone to rescue HIM. LOL.
I missed the very best shot here, cause just after I snapped the last pic, Ashton put his hand over her mouth because she was getting rather loud!LOL. It would have been a priceless shot, but it happened so quickly and of course someone removed his hand before I could get it.

Kit is another from KZCreats Dec. BlogTrain.

Santa came to our house

2009-12-28T23:05:00.002-05:00

OK...maybe "Gracie" (yes, I've been over-ruled on what we are calling her) didn't like her Christmas outfit, but Ashton was more than happy to play Santa for us. He loved his Santa suit! And we thought he was the cutest little Santa we had ever seen.

Kit is from Angelscrapper's Christmas kit 2008.

Gracie's First Christmas

2009-12-28T21:22:00.003-05:00

All dressed up for her first Christmas, Little Miss Chubby Cheeks did not know what to make of all the festivities. What she did know was.."you better hurry up and get this picture 'cause I do NOT like all these ruffles and bows". She wanted to chew on the bow on her dress, pull it up over her head and drool all over it. LOL Her Mamaw had a pair of matching white satin panties over her tights and she just could not stop sliding around when we tried to sit her up. She looked so precious but was much happier when her photo shoot was over and they changed her into her sleeper.

Kit is from KezCreates Dec.BlogTrain.

Our Girl Doll

2009-12-23T00:06:00.003-05:00

This little one is a constant SMILE. She wakes from her naps with a smile that just melts your heart. One word to her and she's making those precious baby noises that let's you know she is a happy little girl. She spent the day with us yesterday and she and Big Mamaw had the best time just engaging in lots of "girl talk". Then of course, she told Big Papaw all about it. Oh what fun we had with this precious one. I thank God for the blessing us with not only our children but grandchildren and now great-grandchildren. God is good.

Background paper "Magical Dreams" from Designs by Ramona. Star elements were created by my friend Miss Gerri.

Our Boy Doll

2009-12-22T22:57:00.002-05:00

I know you all have had the same feeling....you could take pictures of your little ones and never tire of it. I can't find the words to explain the joy that this little guy brings into our lives. I could snap pics all day long (and I sometimes do). Sorry if I bore you with him but my heart just overflows and I need to share. Thank you so much for looking in on our precious Ashton.

Will try to find the designer of this background and give credit.

Be Careful What You Wish For

2009-12-19T17:46:00.002-05:00

Yep, be very careful what you wish for! You all know how much I love snow...well, we got it...LOTS of it! This pic was taken from the veranda last night when it had been snowing only about an hour. It's one of those wet, very heavy snows. You know, the kind when the power goes off. Thankfully, ours was only off for a few minutes at a time (several times). We called all the kids to check on them, all had power except our oldest son, Greg (who has CJ and baby Leiah living with them). But they are alright, they have gas fireplace and a generator. Youngest son, Kevin and his wife, Dawn (who is 3 months away from presenting us with another grandson) were both at work in Johnson City, only 7 miles away...they got off work at 6pm and got home at 11pm. All roads and interstates were nearly impassable. Lots of cars stranded. Today, it is such a beautiful sight and most roads are cleared.

Background and WA by Linda of "Random Thoughts by Linda", from her day1 of her presents for us.

Happy Anniversary

2009-12-18T00:30:00.003-05:00

Happy Anniversary to some very dear friends, Linda and Dennis (aka Farmer and Mrs McBrown). I hope you have many many more wonderful years together filled with beautiful memories (to the brim and overflowing).
Love to you both,
Miss Scarlett and Rhett

Frame used is by Yalana "Frosty Dreams".

Is It Snowing Yet?

2009-11-30T23:07:00.002-05:00

Though it was Thanksgiving Day when I took this pic of Ashton, we are eagerly awaiting the snow. This year I'm thinking he will be big enough to really enjoy it as much as Big Mamaw does. Oh what fun I am anticipating with him! That is if Miss Carol and Miss Linda don't hog up all the snow. LOL.

Background paper is from Christmas Blog 2008 designed by Wilma. The frame, snowman and poinsetta flowers are by our very own Miss Gerri.

A Special Lady

2009-11-30T01:35:00.003-05:00

I stayed up extra late tonight just so I could get this on for you by morning (cause I know you will be up and about long before I am, lol). Anyway, wanted to wish this very special lady an extraordinarily happy birthday. She's a talented designer, our blog fairy, answers all our questions and most of all she's a very dear friend. I wish you a blessed day, Miss C and may all you birthday wishes come true. Love you big bunches !!

Kit is "Genesis" from Scrapper's Emporium.

A Good Girl

2009-11-28T17:10:00.003-05:00

Miss Leiah is trying to convince Santa that she has been a very good girl. Come on, Santa...she's only 3 months old...how naughty could she be? LOL.

The background is one from 2mrssummersdesigns. The word art is mine..not real sure that I'm happy with it though.

Ashton

2009-11-27T18:16:00.003-05:00

This is a picture of our Ashton that I took last week. He is actually standing in our kitchen waiting for Papaw to sprinkle water in his face. He loves it when Gary wets his hand and lets the water drip on his face. (you can tell by the look on his face that he enjoys it...so it's not like 'water-boarding'. lol). Just one of the little games that he and Papaw made up. They have such fun together on our Saturday morning visits.
It took me forever to extract him from all the background surroundings and I thought Miss Carols painted paper with the rainbow was the perfect place to put him. Thanks for lookin' in on our little "pot of gold".

Background is "Hand painted and drawn paper", by Angelscrapper.

In Training

2009-11-18T15:41:00.002-05:00

A true Southern Belle must begin learning at a very early age how to dress, pose and smile...if she feels like it...which in this case she doesn't... feel like smiling, that is. But that's OK..she's got the dressing and pose part down pat. lol. This is little Miss Leiah Elizabeth Grace's first professional photo session. There are more photos to come but wanted to get this one done in her 'Lil Dolly' dress. Thanks for lookin' in on our "little Southern Belle".

The kit is "Hand painted & drawn" by our very own Angelscrapper. I thought it was perfect for these pic. Thank you so much, Miss Carol.

Granddaughters

2009-11-12T01:44:00.002-05:00

Three of the six surviving grandchildren of George and Celia Hazelwood (all of which are granddaughters, but, there were only three grandsons in the group of 14 of us.) The picture is Ann, Mildred and me (I'm the fat one in the pink sweater,lol).

Kit is "Day 9 of 30" by cuddlebeezedesigns.

Page for Family Reunion

2009-11-12T01:27:00.002-05:00

This is another page for our Hazelwood Family Reunion. It's titled "Music; It's in our blood" because we had and still have some really good musicians in our family. I grew up listening to them. My cousins, George, Ann and Johnny were on the local radio station every week and also every Saturday they played on stage at the local theater and they performed on the local TV station where Ann was a regular preformer. It is to them that I owe my love of music and oh how I wish I had inherited some of their talent, but alas, it was not to be. Of the three, Ann is the only one still living. She is in the picture above.

I'll have to research the kit used for this, (sorry).

One more grandchild.

2009-11-02T16:52:00.004-05:00

Kevin and Dawn (our youngest son and his wife) are the parents of Cory, age 14; and Jacob, age 12. In March, they will present us with another grandson! At this stage, I thought all future babies in our family would be great-grandchildren...not so! One more grandchild and we lovingly await his entrance into our arms, he's already in our hearts.

Kit is "You Make My Heart Blue" by BlueDream Designs.

A Happy Baby

2009-10-30T19:51:00.002-04:00

is a beautiful sight. This is little Leiah playing "Pat-a- Cake" with Big Papaw today. She was in such a good mood and this evening they are taking her to get professional photos made...I thought this one turned out pretty good, LOL.

Kit is "Fall Splendor" by Angelscrapper (background paper slightly re-colored).

Cousin

2009-10-26T21:17:00.004-04:00

This is a picture that I took at the recent family reunion. It is my cousin, Mildred. Just one of the sweetest ladies you would ever want to meet. At age 84, she was the oldest family member present. In fact, there were only a few who didn't attend and I really don't think any of them are older than "Mid". I am so glad that this picture came out so good. I think she's lovely. Thanks for looking in.

The elements I used are from "Heritage" kit by Terrell.

Guess Who??

2009-10-24T13:42:00.002-04:00

Did you say "Ashton"? How did you know? Was it because it's Saturday and a page of Ashton is as predictable as Miss Linda's Ramblings on a Saturday morning? LOL. I really don't mean to bore you with this little guy, but when you have oohed and awwwed sufficiently you may be excused. I ran over to my friend Linda's "Random Thoughts" to grab the word art this morning. I could have sworn I had already downloaded this one, but could not for the life of me find it. I can see "organizing files" in my list of things to get done today.

Yep, Ashton visited this morning, we did the photo session, played really hard, had the most fun, made memories and now Big Papaw is napping on the sofa for an hour before he has to go pick up Jacob and Cory and take them to the church for young peoples outing. I think they are going to the huge corn maze. I, on the other hand, am staying in where it's nice and cozy and play with my pics in PSE (I mean get my computer files organized, yeah...that's what I meant to say.)
Y'all have a great memory filled day.

Kit is "Magical Dreams" by RamonaDesigns, and WA is "Linda's Random Thoughts".