I Spy Sunday

The house is clean, yards done, laundry too....what to do? 

 Drive to where the pumpkins grow.

 I spy many shapes and colors of pumpkins.

 gourds a plenty

I spy fruit crates!

I spy apples, several types.

I guess I have never seen Key Limes. 

I was surprised to see they were about the size of a 50 cent piece.

  I love the fall colors at this Farmers Market.

I spy

an orchard in someone's front yard

with a clean white ranch fence

and on old tractor

....ahhhh

country life

on the outskirts of a big city. 

We had a nice day just enjoying the sights of roads we seldom travel, 

right here,

 close to home. 

You never know what's just around the bend....

until 

you 

play

a

game

of

I 

SPY!

  What a day

We need to do this more often!

The Donut Factory

The morning after a sleep over what on the menu for breakfast?  

A trip to the donut factory, aka Krispy Kreme Donuts. We got to watch how the donuts rise. Next they drop into the fryer, flip half way through, then get a shower of yummy glaze.

Watching the whole process.

Loving the balloons!

It's kind of hard to see here, I had the wrong lens for close up pictures, and getting 6 kids to look the same way at the same time...impossible when donuts are being made.
This was strange.
There were only six kids in the store.
Two girls and  four boys.
The girls were big sisters of ...
TWIN BROTHERS!


Jace picked the pumpkin shaped donut.

Mackenzi wanted a regular twist.

Quinn went for the sprinkles.

   Can you guess what happened here?

Here is a hint...

What one does,
the other is sure to follow within minutes!

Hard lesson learned....

                                               

Flashback Friday

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I Wish....

Today I have renewed hope for our teens. 

I had just finished shopping at a local shopping center. 

While  I was waiting for a break in traffic so I could exit the parking lot, onto a very busy street, 

I saw something that...... 

JUST. 

WARMED.

 MY. 

HEART.

 I saw a teen boy riding his bike on the opposite side of the street.

I saw, 

that he saw,

 someone in need.

SHE

Was an elderly lady 

standing in the grassy median

of the very busy street

she was bent with age

 holding tight to her walker

unsteady on her feet 

wavering

HE

Slowed his bicycle

then quickly dropped it on the sidewalk

on the curb 

he was waving his hands to stop traffic

then crossed  to the center

a perfect gentleman

so gentle

I could not hear his words

but his actions were clear

I

saw that I was also needed

 to help with this crossing

so, 

waving my hands to slow traffic

 on my side of the street 

I used my car to completely block all lanes

allowing 

HIM

to quietly assure her that he would be right back

he quickly ran her walker to the sidewalk

only to return to her side

to carefully offer her his strong arm 

and guide her slowly 

to the safety of the sidewalk

POWERFUL?

 yes....

 EMOTIONAL?

yes ....

I WISH.....

I knew more young people this thoughtful

I WISH.....

I could tell his mother what a fine young man her son is going to be 

(....I'm sure she knows, but it's nice to hear it from an outsider)

I WISH.....

Finally Feeling Like Fall

Good morning! 

It is finally feeling a little like fall. It's actually quite chilly here in my living room. 

As I look outside I'm pleased to see rain has quietly visited us overnight. 

I have been working on putting together a fall wreath. 

There are so many beautiful ones out there that crafty people have  made. 

Here is a look at mine.

 I love burlap!

This is not what I saw in my mind while making it, but it will have to do for this year.

I hope the rain sticks around. 

Beef stew and biscuits are on tonight's menu!

Best Wishes to the New Mr and Mrs Brian Brubaker

My cousin Brian is getting married.

This is Brian and his new wife Andrea.

They tied the knot yesterday so Jerry and I did a Las Vegas turnaround.

Left home at 8am, arrived back home at 1:30 am. What a fun day!

The wedding was beautiful and Brian and Andrea make a great couple.

This D J was awesome! He was the official flower dude, sprinkling rose petals down the aisle just before it started, played great music, got everyone involved, he even danced for everyone to Michael Jackson's music! He was fabulous!

A few thoughts on Vegas weddings.

I have two uncles. 

Uncle Bill, my dad's brother,

&

Uncle Bill, my mom's sister's husband. 

Both of these Bill's have sons names Brian. 

Both Brian's were married in Las Vegas.

 I went to both weddings.

 Both times I drove turnarounds.

small details

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