Easter

Jennie

Aunt Lucile & Jennie

Papa (Herbert Thaxton, 82), Jennie Marie Watts (Herbert's granddaughter, 4), & 

Aunt Lucile (Vera Lucile Thaxton Cannon, Herbert's sister, 97)

Hometown Photos

Here are a few pictures that I took when I participated in a Photo Walk in our downtown area.  I could have done this all day but it was 90 degrees outside at 9:00 in the morning in the middle of July.  I don't like to sweat....  I felt like my camera weighed at least 50 pounds by the time we finished the walking tour after 2-3 hours.  I would love to do this again in cooler weather.  I can always put on enough clothes to keep warm but I can't take off enough to get cool especially downtown!
Some of my favorites from my "Day of Sweat" -

Lesa

Why? What was I thinking?

In cleaning out my pictures, I ran across a few that made me wonder - "What was I thinking when I took this picture?"

Callie and Sister Cat are looking at a baby mouse running around the bottom of the pail. Why in the world would I want a picture of this? At least I didn't take a picture of what happened next.......

No - I was not tipsy at the time.

Bless her heart! The duck on the left has a big cut on the top of her bill. The other duck looks like she is telling her to put some Neosporian and a Band-Aid on it to make it feel better!

Even the neighborhood dogs were tired of seeing all the campaign signs in May!

Lesa

It's A New Year!

I archive my pictures from the previous year and burn them onto CDs each January. It takes me awhile since I take a lot of pictures - 12 CDs/one for each month.

Tonight I enjoyed looking back at some of my favorites that held a special memory. I thought I might share a few over the next several days.

Here are the first pictures that got me sidetracked -

Garth Brooks - need I say more......

He was wonderful! We had nosebleed seats at the top rail - 5 rows from the very top of Bridgestone Arena at the rail. 
They were fairly good seats since there was no one sitting in front of us to block our view to the bottom...... 
I slipped on the last step going to our seats in the dark and I thought I was going over the rail in the middle of 18,000 people! My fear of heights was really kicking my butt! 
I'm so glad I had a great zoom lens on my camera. I didn't stand up until it was time to go. 
My sister laughed at me - she knows I'm a chicken.....

Cluck! Cluck!

Lesa

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Feeling Old

I went to see my Aunt Sara this afternoon. She had a broken hip 6 weeks ago and recently returned from the nursing home. Aunt Sara had a stroke many years ago. She is in a wheelchair but her mind is still pretty sharp. She has problems putting her words together sometimes unless she is really mad and then she is very fluent in all words. She normally uses two to three word phrases to communicate. Aunt Sara is Dad’s sister. There are three siblings still living – Herbert, Sarah, and Lucille. Aunt Sarah asked how Mom and Dad were doing and this is how the conversation took a turn for the worse…..

Aunt Sara: “Herbert’s birthday.”

Me: “Yes – Dad has birthday on the 23^rd. He will be 80.”

Aunt Sara: “Lucille’s birthday first.”

Me: “She has a birthday on the 20^th. She will be 95. You have a birthday in June don’t you?”

Aunt Sara: “Yes – 90! September for you.”

Me: “Yes – mine is in Spetember. I’ll be 50.”

Aunt Sara: “Oooo weee! Old!”

It’s bad when your almost 90 year old aunt says “Oooo weee! Old!” when you tell her you will be 50 on your next birthday…..

I'm feeling older every minute that I'm closer to 50.

Lesa

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Sunday Reflections

It was a beautiful day today. The high was in the low 50's and the sun peeped out several times. Neil & I rode over to my favorite place to take pictures - Chapel Hill Church and then on to Clarksville for a little shopping. I think I could take hundreds of pictures there and still not be satisfied! It has to be one of the most peaceful places I have ever been to in my life. It was windy today so we didn't stay very long. I want to go back this summer, pack a lunch, a good book, and sit under one of the trees until my heart is content.

Two year old lambs in Christmas plays do not
usually follow the rest of the flock.....

Jennie is growing up so fast. She talks all the time and has the "2" stubbornness down pat! If she doesn't want to do something - you may as well forget it! She has an independent little mind all her own. We kept her Friday night and took her out to eat with us. As I was putting her in the car seat, I said, "Jennie, I love you so much!" and I gave her a kiss on her forehead. She said, "I love you Sissy!". Well - I have to tell you - my heart felt like it tumbled out of my chest and bounced across the parking lot and just kept on rolling! It was the first time she told me that she loved me! Then she looked up front at Neil, and said, "I love you Neil!". He sat there for a few minutes with silly grin on his face. She is so precious. She loves so easily. I feel so sorry for the first guy that breaks her heart. There will be a line of people ready to break his neck......
Lesa

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For Whitney

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I know - she is going to want to
shoot me by the time she is 15.

This reminds me of the post I did last year about
Step Ins.

Lesa

The Wonder of Christmas