Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Barbies, Gravestones & Valentines

I love my life.....never a dull moment around here! I am not sure what got into my girls this morning.......why they went off down a 'Barbie Rabbit Trail'.....but they did. They got to talking about different ones....they ALL have names & families, you know.....and Alli ended up digging out her Barbie carrying case & they started going through all of them. It was so fun to just sit in here & listen to them going on in the other room! Math lessons were assigned this morning & then Ashley & I headed out to the library. On our way home....it was such a gorgeous day...in the mid 40s......and Ashley wanted me to drive down the road across the way over here....down by John Ed's barn. There was a cool old house she wanted me to see.....she & Jon discovered it back in the fall on one of their walks. It's a darling little farm house....yellow with a green tin roof & dormer windows.....a sidewalk leading to the front door lined by HUGE boxwoods that reminded me so much of Cedar Forest when I was a little kid. Anyway....we went on down to the end of the road to turn around & since we were there, we got out to look at the gravestones. Memaw, Papaw & Norma Gray are all buried over there.....

Maw's older sister


Memaw & Papa



Not sure who these other stones belonged to, but Ashley wanted me to take pics because they were all Purvis'. So....this was our History lesson today.....Family History.
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When we got home, the boys headed up to the mountain to cut a load or two of firewood. I think they made two trips & were able to borrow Mason's splitter & get most of it split up, I think. They spent the whole afternoon out there working! And while the boys were working outside, the girls & I worked inside. I stuck an 'I Love Lucy' disc in the computer & we worked on Valentines. Technically Ashley worked on her pictures for her KY album & I worked on Valentines. I didn't get a whole lot done, but I am pleased that I got 4 made. That's a start.



Here are the ones I made this afternoon. Need to get these off in the mail here as soon as possible & then I need to work on the ones for our little homeschool party. While I worked this afternoon, I had a pot of chili simmering on the back burner. Then I fixed a thing of Mexican Cornbread to go with it for supper. Super quick & easy.....that's the way I like it! Off to shuffle loads of laundry now & then my Granny Stripe afghan is calling my name.








1 comment:

Kaye said...

What's with the nudist colony?? LOL!! Barbie needs some clothes.