AUDRA turns 30!

It's hard to believe that Audra is now 30; she certainly doesn't look it. Although her birthday was Monday, we celebrated on Saturday night with lots of food and, of course, cake and ice cream. Lyndon wanted me to buy trick candles, but I couldn't find any. Since then, naturally, I've located some. Altogether there were ten of us including Mimi and Pawpaw, Leah, Audra, Cody, and Lyndon. Brian was down visiting and frog hunting so he and his friend, Keith, joined us. We still had LEFTOVERS!

Texas Ranch Roundup

We went to the Ranch Roundup with Mimi and Pawpaw last night. The clydesdales were there, and they are so fabulous. I could watch them all night. I forgot my camera, but thankfully, the woman behind us emailed photos to me. If you've never seen them in person, it's a must. I hope the kids can come next year; they would really love it.

The Four Carls

I wish that they had been smiling!

Black & White

These are two of my favorite photos. One is of Dad with a deer that he shot; he's petting one of his collies. The other is of Mom with us three kids on Easter morning on the church steps. I made enlargements and put them into frames that I already had.

Black & White

This photo is my favorite photo of Audra and Leah. She is sucking her fingers and twirling her hair; he is sucking his thumb. They are listening to a Mother Goose "record" and reading along with it.

This is our wedding picture that's hanging in our bedroom.

Four 1st Communion girls. My grandmother is upper left, I am upper right, Mom is lower left, and Audra is lower right.

My Memere.

I've always loved black and white photos so I recently decided that it would be a theme throughout my house. I took photos that I already had displayed and copied them to black and white on my printer. I then put them into black or metallic frams with white mats. I thinks it makes a dramatic impact. I love looking at them. Here is a sample.

Black & White

When Mom was here in March, I took many beautiful photos of her with each of the kids. I love them in color, but I wanted them in black and white for framing. After copying them into black and white using my printer, I bought inexpensive black frames (complete with mats $5.00 each!), and hung them in the nursery.

The Decorating Project That Never Ends

The hallway is finished! Yea, just 2800 square feet to go. HaHa.

Here are the BEFORE and AFTER shots. The before is the stain; the white is the after.

Remember I'm painting all of the woodwork in the house a creamy white.