Beautiful Maddie!

Spent Friday evening with Brenda and Diane and the baby.  What a fun evening.  Have a few pictures of Maddison to share.  :)

My Garden

I have a special spot in my weekend home (yes, at D’s house) where he lets me have free reign.  I might not be able to do what I want inside but in that garden – it’s a l mine.  Albeit this year, we were not together when it became time to plant the flowers (May) so I started a little later (July).  I love gardening.  It’s one thing I do that reminds me of how amazing God is.  A beautiful flower, full of colour – definitely work of an artist and creationist!

I’m really proud of the way the garden turned out this year.  I bought a couple of flats of half dead annuals and threw them in the dirt, hoping they would catch and actually bloom.  I was scared for a bit, because they were all dead…but after several weeks of TLC they came back to life and this is what became of it.
I swear those Cosmos are from MARS!

I have also always really adored Fall Mums…and so this year, I splurged and bought these gorgeous ones for D’s front step.  They are gorgeous aren’t they?


 
So go ahead and splurge on the things you’ve always wanted to get, especially if it is something that reminds you of God’s beauty and awesomeness.

Kayla’s cat Willow

I told you that I'd have some photos.  Kayla took these pics of Willow (her cat) last night.  Not bad eh?

It’s so lovely and cold out today.  I seriously need to get my butt in gear and get some much needed housework done.  Talk soon.

I have an 18 year old.

It seemed so surreal yesterday.  I have an 18 year old.  It’s almost unfathomable to me as I remember giving birth to her as if it were last week.  Young mom and dad full of hopes and dreams and such faith in this world.  Such big dreams for her children…I didn’t think our lives would have turned out this way, but I have no regrets.  I have a girl that is full of love, empathy and an amazing caring, sweet heart.  I couldn’t have asked for a better daughter.  Kayla, I love you so much!  Happy Birthday baby girl!

 

I bought Kayla a pink Sony Cybershop automatic camera.  (not so cheap!).  She was pretty tickled pink to get it.  So, you’ll be seeing alot of pictures from her and I in the near future.  :)