My Week Past...

Welllll....., as you can see, I am in the egg production business now.  Seven of my 9 hens are now officially laying - some eggs smaller than others, but nevertheless, laying.  We are excited!  Well, I am, my husband just looks at me and rolls his eyes and smiles!  He just won't admit it!  We're getting 5-6 eggs a day from those seven pullets - they're about 6-7 mos old now... Mom and Dad are happily accepting eggs from us, and I imagine I'll have even a few more to give away or sell.  

We went to my beautiful niece's wedding this past weekend. An outside wedding, it was only 95 degrees and the same number humidity. Why, oh why, do people wanna get married OUTSIDE in the middle of the summer in TEXAS!!!  We were dripping wet (including my underwear!) within being there about 15 minutes.   BUT, I have to say, the bride and groom did a short service and it was so sweet, totally worth the few minutes in the heat - it was lovely!  And we wouldn't have missed it for the world!  I loved that they printed the programs on little old-timey looking hand fans for all the guests - and you can bet your booty there was some fannin' goin' on! The reception was outside, too, but it was a bit cooler and later in the evening.  My sister and her husband threw a good old Texas barbecue with all the trimmings for the reception and dancing for the kids, no alcohol, and a great time was had by all!

My nephew, Clay, was able to come home for the wedding - wow, has he grown up.  He'll be getting out of the Navy in the spring - four years... it went by fast.  He's been all over the world in the Navy - probably some places we don't even know about.  They were stationed in the Persian gulf at times, but it's so good to have him stateside now.  One more short voyage and then he'll be out.  He plans on continuing his education here in Texas at an as yet to be determined university.  I love this kid, um young man - we be buddies!  Here, he escorts his mama, my sister, down the aisle... She looks beautiful...

  My beautiful red-headed niece and her proud daddy...

Me, my sister and my mama at the wedding.  These are such precious people in my life.  My sister is my bestest friend in the whole world, and my mama is, too!  We can really get into some trouble when we hang out together!

Here's a little picture of my crooked flag-pole and my bunting that I put out for July 4th.  I think it looked purdy.   It's gotten so hot in Texas now, the grass is getting crunchy and my flowers are suffering.  We had several pretty good rains early on, but now it's getting summer's usual dry days with the grasshoppers eating everything in sight and the locusts humming in the stillness.  My yard has turned to sugar sand, the grassburrs are popping up everywhere and if you walk across the yard, you might break your ankle if you step in a mole run.  Summer in East Texas... The bahia grass is knee-high, too - why, oh, why did Texas A&M think bahia grass was such a great thing...

I'm doing alot of moaning today, aren't I?  Why, oh why...

Well, guess that's all for now.  I hope you're all enjoying your summer days.  I could sure use some days on the beach... with cool water just a few feet away... and not a care in the world.....

Keep your dress down.