He's Here

Yesterday, Justin and I road to Charlotte to pick up Roscoe, our new pup.

All went fairly well, I enjoyed spending some time alone with #3 and I appreciated him driving around the city, in the rain, with me reading the map!

When we got Roscoe, we took him to a store to buy a new leash, because he had grown so much. I took him out in the rain to potty and he did both things right away then trotted back to the car. He road silently and slept most of the way in the floor. Of course, we stopped a few times for him to get out.

The lady that we bought him from said he didn't have papers-yet, but she'd mail them to me soon. Uh oh, I hope they really are coming. John said I shouldn't have paid the whole amount until they came, but I didn't know what to do so.....

Last night Joey and Jake slept in the den and took Roscoe out every 2 hours or so, boy did he fuss about being left in the kitchen alone. Tonight is my turn. What was I thinking......

Jack likes him and fears him, too. His tail wags the whole time puppy is outside and Jack follows him around everywhere. He doesn't know what to do, though, when Roscoe wants to play with him.

Delta came over and sniffed him when we first got out of the car and then promptly walked away disgusted with us all. She has refused to acknowledge us or puppy since then. I hope she gets over it soon, but at least she isn't being mean to him. When he runs up to the door of her box, (we don't let him go in) Delta turns her face away and won't look at him!

So far, he hasn't tried to chew on us, but he is a licker. Ellie loves him, but she has already gotten used to him and now she let's him rest in peace.

Welcome Home Roscoe - a.k.a. Dixieland's Dark Knight

Happy 49th!

Today I turned 49 and my family took me out to Red Lobster for lunch after church. Everyone but my oldest dd and her family, in Georgia, was there. I love to have all my kids together, and as they get older, it is harder and harder to do.
My granduaghter began to get fussy after awhile and dh and I couldn't settle her down, so my ds took her. Watching him with his 2 children reminded me again that my children are getting grown up and they have turned out pretty well. My dd, Jessi, is managing her home and family, so far away from us. Rusty is the dad of 2 children now and Justin is a full time fireman living away from home about 1/2 the time. My 4th child, Kate, will graduate this spring from homeschool high school.
They are all doing very well and have been such joy to me.
Of course, we still have Joey, Jake, and Ellie here... and I'm glad. I don't think I'm quite ready for an empty nest, but I am beginning to feel like a Grandma. The grandchildren call me Granny and I love it! 10 years from now my youngest child will be 13, and I'll probably be counting the days till I can reitre from raising children, but today my heart is full and overflowing and I am so blessed.

Happy Birthday Ginny! Yes, yes it is.

Menu plan and shopping list

This week we'll be having the week #2 menu.

Breakfast: Grits and eggs, pancakes, scratch blueberry muffins,oatmeal,toast(or biscuits),cereal x2


Lunch: baked beans and mac-n-cheese,sandwiches and chips x2,frozen burritos,leftovers x2, corn chowder

Dinners:
Smoked sausage w/ onions and peppers, cabbage and corn bread

Spaghetti and salad

Ham potato and cheese casserole, peas and carrots

Pork bbq sandwiches, pickles and fries(tater tots)

Hamburger,cabbage,corn,rice and tomato soup casserole Yes, it's really good.

Chicken stir fry,rice and chow mein noodles

Chicken dumplings, green beans and corn

Fruit: bananas, apples, applesauce, canned peaches, canned pears, canned fruit cocktail

Snacks: yellow cake, brownies, peanut butter cookies, popcorn, jello, chocolate pudding


Okay, I just returned from Aldi's. I allot 125.00 weekly for groceries. I took my week #2 list and crossed off whatever I already had on hand. This week I had chicken, hanburger, and pork roast. Yay! . Also, I had several other items, but I had to add paper products and dish detergent and dryer sheets. So..... My grand total was 77.39. Probably if I had bought every item listed it would have been close to 125.00, but not over. You've gotta love that Aldi's!
I don't usually buy meat there but look for it on sale and stock up. Everything else is from Aldi's.

3 snows in one month!!

I'm sorry for all the folks up north who've had enough, but we Southerners stand in the window to watch it snow for hours.




Home sweet, snowy home.

Ain't this cute?!

(Oh,by the way, now that I know how to upload pictures on this thing, there's no stopping me. )

Okay, I've finally lost my mind!

What does a woman with 5 kids still living at home and more to do than she can get to in a day, need to complete her life? I know what you're thinking... a puppy. No? I was sure you said a puppy. Well, that's just what we thought. So, yesterday we drove to Charlotte and bought a cutie pie. We can't get him until next week when he will be 8 weeks old, so now we have to wait and begin the "what were we thinking" stage. You know those moments of clarity that always follow the purchase/adoption of every new animal. When your brain regains control of your body until you see that cutie pie do something too adorable.

Next week we'll get the puppy home and then he better  start doing something adorable!

I'll keep you posted on his name; it's hard to get a consensus from this many people.









??? A.K.A. cutie pie