Two Special Events.. One Day

Today marks two special events..

Father's Day & Jeff's Birthday

In honor of the two special men of my life..

This post is for you!

When God Created Fathers
When the good Lord was creating

Fathers he started with a tall frame.

And a female angel nearby said,

"What kind of Father is that?

If you're going to make children so close to the ground,

why have you put fathers up so high?

He won't be able to shoot marbles without kneeling,

tuck a child in bed without bending,

or even kiss a child without a lot of stooping."

And God smiled and said,

"Yes, but if I make him child size,

who would children have to look up to?"
And when God made a Father's hands,

they were large and sinewy.

And the angel shook her head sadly and said,

"Do you know what you're doing?

Large hands are clumsy.

They can't manage diaper pins, small buttons,

rubber bands on pony tails or even remove splinters

caused by baseball bats."

And God smiled and said,

"I know, but they're large enough to hold

everything a small boy empties from his pockets at the end of a day...

yet small enough to cup a child's face in his hands."
And then God moulded long, slim legs and broad shoulders.

And the angel nearly had a heart attack.

"Boy, this is the end of the week, all right," she clucked.

"Do you realize you just made a Father without a lap?

How is he going to pull a child close to him

without the kid falling between his legs?"

And God smiled and said,

"A mother needs a lap.

A father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled,

balance a boy on a bicycle,

and hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus."
God was in the middle of creating two of the largest feet

anyone had every seen when the angel could contain herself no longer.

"That's not fair.

Do you honestly think those large boats are going to

dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries?

Or walk through a small birthday party

without crushing at least three of the guests?"

And God smiled and said,

"They'll work. You'll see.

They'll support a small child who wants to ride

a horse to Banbury Cross,

or scare off mice at the summer cabin,

or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill."
God worked throughout the night,

giving the Father few words,

but a firm authoritative voice;

eyes that saw everything,

but remained calm and tolerant.

Finally, almost as an afterthought, he added tears.

Then he turned to the angel and said,

"Now, are you satisfied that he can love as much as a Mother?"

The angel said no more.

"Children's children are the crown of old men,

and the glory of children is their father."

(Proverbs 17:7).

Erma Bombeck

You were the best Granddaddy..


You had a hard life..
Yet You Always had a smile..
You were the best Daddy..
Happy Daddy's Day!
I Love You..
I Miss You..



Happy Birthday & Father's Day..
To the Man I love..
Father of my Children..
Who God filled with so much love..





The moment I saw you I fell in love..
You choose me and my crazy dog too..





You Are..
The Best Dad..

The Greatest Husband..

Man of God..

You Were A Proud Dedicated Soldier..

When I tell you, "I love you"

it means so much more than 3 little words.

It means that your happiness is so important to me...

that I desire many blessings in life for you...

it means that I always want to be there for you...

that no matter what happens in our lives,

we will come through it together...

it means that I would rather be with you

than anyone else in the world...

it means that you're not only

my partner in life and the

wonderful father of our children,

but also my very best friend.

I Thank God Everyday For Blessing Me With You..

Happy Father's Day
&
Happy Birthday My Love..
I Love You

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Outdoor Wednesday.. Baby Blue Bird & Catalpa Worms

It's Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer.. Drop by and see what all has been happening this past week.

As promised I've been keeping an eye on the lil bluebird eggs.. and lookie what has just started happening today.. We have 1 lil baby so far. I didn't want to hang around long and tick Mommie and Daddy off.. so I only got 3 pictures .. but next week they should all be here and look totally different.

Remember the Catalpa Worm tree I shared last week...
Well Guess What... The Worms have arrived too!
Notice how they have already started devouring the leaves.




The heart shaped leaves are absolutely gorgeous and they provide a thick layer of shade.





Notice the different designs on each of them.. They all share the bright neon yellow and black colors.. I just love seeing the different patterns on them.








Here are some smaller ones.. They will be as large as the larger ones tomorrow.. and the larger ones you see below will be twice their size tomorrow as well. They grow rapidly.





These lil suckers are a hot commodity for southern fishermen. The fat worms draw catfish like crazy. Their juices are the enticement for the fish. They just can't seem to resist.





We have used them for fishing in the past... and have had people stop by wanting them. They'll shake em from the trees and gather 'em up by the bucket load. Many folks freeze them for later use.. we've never done it.





When the leaves are gone.. they're gone. Usually about a week to a week and a half. Many of the worms get picked off by the birds and wasps.

One of the downsides of having them around.. the poop droppings. Below on the center vein of the leaf you'll see lil black tiny dots.. that's catalpa worm poop lol. It covers the ground underneath the trees about an inch deep. The good thing though is it's great compost and makes the soil rich.. but as you're standing around looking at em.. you hear this sound.. sounds like sleet falling.. so wear a hat!






This next shot is just a little reminder... Never leave a tiki torch unattended or have the wick to high!




I hope you learned a lil bit about catalpa worms.. and don't think to many redneck thoughts about me now lol. I'm married to Mr DNR *Department of Natural Resources* and we just love nature and all of God's glory in it.

I'm going to leave you today with a couple shots of my lil babies.. Rocky & Gizzy!
Gizzy is in dire need of a haircut.. He's got sheep herder dog bangs lol!



He had a lil itch.. and rolled around all over the ground! He was having so much fun I almost tried it myself.

It's so odd not having my sweet lil Binks around.. Gizzy & Rocky both miss Binks too.. and look for her all over the place.. as do I. We're all starting to heal.. One Day At A Time. Thank You All for All of Your Thoughtful Comments and Gracious Prayers.

Thank You For Visiting
Have A Blessed Day,

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Kimba's Garden Party .. See How They Grow

Kimba at

A Soft Place to Land

is throwing

a Garden Party.

Stop by and see what everyone has been up to.

Welcome Everyone

Here's a lil update on how things are coming along since the last garden party.

Remember when I planted these back in early May ...

Look at them now!! They are getting so big.. and I love them even more now with all that pink!

My Ivy Geranium is blooming like crazy.. again Love all that pink!

More of the Coleus getting bigger.. Using this planter as holder for my tiki torches..

The Topsy Turvy is growing nicely.. but has a lil rebellion side.. it's starting to take a turn upward.

The baby Bluebirds are hatching as I sit here and the Catalpa Worms have arrived. I'm saving those treats for my Outdoor Wednesday post .. Make sure you come back and see.. it's gonna be pretty awesome!
Thank you Kimba for hosting this fun fellowship.. Make sure you head back over to Kimba's and see what everyone else has in store.. I can't wait!

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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Today's Thrifty Treasures .. Yard Sale, Kirklands & Kroger Finds!

 

Every Monday Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality  hosts Today’s Thrifty Treasures.. What is Thrifty Treasures about? Well its where we thrifty folks get to go and share some of our treasured finds with everyone.  Rhoda has graciously shared many of her yard sale hunting tips & numerous treasured finds and now we’ve all got the bug. 

 

A couple of firsts for me:  This is my first Thrifty Treasures post .. And my first Yard Sale Venture.  On Friday night Jeff had asked what our plans were for Saturday.. When I told him I wanted to get up bright and early and hit some yard sales he nearly fell outta his chair. You?? Yard Sales? What? For Real?  Yep Me.. that’s right I’m gonna go hunt me down some bargins. I made my list.. which consisted of only one because only one person listed their sale in the paper, and it was way across on the other side of the county. Luckily on the way to that one we came across 6 others along the route I had chosen… and here are my treasures I found.

 

First find was this old antique dresser with the mirror missing.. When I asked the price I was told $60.00 which I knew I wasn’t going to spend.. so I moved on.  I did end up with it and a few other things.. but I’m saving the price I paid til the end! :)

 

Next I spotted this old painted window.. $1.00 Wow can’t beat that! I will leave it chippy white but I’m gonna repaint the picture on it.. maybe some nice geraniums.

 

I love the detailed wood.. I can’t wait to get started on making this pretty again.

 

 

All of the drawers are perfect .. no repairs will be needed. I LOVE the little key hole in the center of the top drawer. How do ya like that wild funky contact paper?

 

I’m pretty sure I’m going to paint it white and instead of putting a mirror back in it I’m going to do a chalkboard. I’ll be using it to store my silver flatware and my chargers.

This is the next piece I bought at the same yard sale.. asking price $30.00.. Which I didn’t pay! It’s an old Singer Sewing Machine stand. My grandmother had 3 of these that still had the sewing machines intact. 

The first thing to go on this will be the top!

 

Once I clean it up and repaint.. It’s going to be awesome!

 

As for the new top.. I’m going to replace it with this.. Granite! Which I will be getting for FREE .. because I have the best brother in the world who happens to work and live in the granite capitol of the world .. and he is top dog at the company.

  

Now.. What did I end up paying for these 3 new treasures…  $40.00 ! Yep 40 bucks. I was walking away with just the window.. and the guy said make me an offer for the sewing machine table..  I told him that was the first yard sale I had ever been to and I didn’t have a clue. After a few this and that he said for 40 bucks you can have all 3.. the dresser, the sewing machine table and the window. I said sold!

 

 

A few other deals I found: 

This basket of blue silk Hydrangeas marked down from Kroger.. Regular $24.99 got em for $6.25.

Set of 4  flower dishes .. also from Kroger. Regular $6.99 EACH..  But I  paid $3.49 for the set.!!

 

I love them.. Won’t they be pretty in a tablescape!

 

These next deals I got from one of my favorite stores.. Kirklands. Memorial Day weekend Kirklands was having a 50% off their green tag clearance items.

 

So I paid 1/2 of the green tag price.  So I got the $39.00 tiered server stand *missing the red serving plates* for $3.00 and the $12.00 battery operated flameless candle * which does work* for $4.00.

The 3 pc Red Glass Canister set was $29.00 and marked down to $19.99 so I got them for $10.00!  I have wanted these for quite some time. The one shown below is the medium sized one.

 

Here’s a shot of the Scented Flameless Candle… and Yes it does smell wonderful!

That’s all folks.. So grand total for this showcase: $ 66.75 !!  Not to shabby!

Thank you so much for taking the time to share in my Thrifty Treasures.. Make sure you head back over to Rhoda’s and see what everyone else has found to share.

Have a Blessed Week!

Debbie