Mother's Day Outing...

Happy Mother's Day to every mother out there.

I had a wonderful weekend. Hubby took me to Granbury, Texas for an all day, 9:30am to 6:00pm, shopping day Saturday. I did a lot of shopping and he did a lot of sitting on benches and reading, but the nice thing was he told me to take my time and shop as long as I wanted to. He kept saying, "It's your weekend."

We started the day with coffee at The Nutshell Eatery & Bakery. This happy little sign greeted us on our table. 

 I love the unique shops around the square. They are all housed in old, historical buildings.

I can truly say we "shopped 'til we dropped."  

Today we drove around Granbury and around the lake. I snapped some pictures of these very interesting insects roaming around in the pastures.

 Now this one was really creepy

and this one I'll let y'all guess at, lol. That's pretty gross. I can't imagine why someone would think to make him.

Next we drove through the Acton Cemetery where Davy Crockett's wife is buried.

As we were leaving I saw this unusual tombstone. I would be curious to know how much it cost. It was huge, but really cool.

These ducks seemed to be enjoying mother's day too as they relaxed on the dock and

here were some very photogenic deer that were more than happy to pose for a picture.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day and hope you are all looking forward to a great week ahead.

Weekend Plans...

Mother's Day is approaching and hubby has plans. He asked me if I would like to spend the weekend in Grandbury, Texas. My answer was yes, so I am packing. Our plan is for me to meet him in Grandbury Friday night for supper. Saturday we will shop on the square, drive around the lake and take in anything else that strikes our fancy. He knows how I love Johnny Depp, so we are going to see the movie Dark Shadows on Sunday.

I remember watching Dark Shadows in Junior High. It came on at 3:30 as soon as I arrived home from school. This Dark Shadows is a spoof, but since I have never seen a Johnny Depp movie I didn't like it should be good.

On a sadder note Maurice Sendak passed away.

I found him to be a bit strange, well, O.K. a lot strange, but loved his works.

Where the Wild Things Are was one of my favorites.

Also, I have followed Ray White's blog for about 5 years. He is the oldest living blogger in the U.S. He is 98 years old. His blog is called Dad's Tomato Garden. He gave some great advice on planting a tomato garden. He loved life and was a good christian man. His son posted on his blog today. I was sad to read that he passed away unexpectedly this morning.  Here is a portion of his last entry. He fell shortly after posting this and passed away in the hospital.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Dads Mondays Entry Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty One Hundred Fifty one

Good Morning.

Lets try to begin the week with God and continue and end the week with Him.

This day of the week is my day. I love Mondays. It’s a day that I am glad to get out of the house and get my hands and clothes dirty.

We speak a lot about the clean , unspotted sheet that God gives us each morning. we need to do our best to keep it clean and white until the end of this week, and we can with Gods help, and not in ourselves and by the Grace of God, live a life that God will be pleased with, we should live this week for others.

Dad-The Tomato Man.

Time is so precious –do not waste it living only yourself, Give a little of your to others.

I'm going to miss his daily entries.

He was such an inspiration.

Have a great rest of the week!!!

If Roses Grow in Heaven...

If roses grow in heaven, Lord pick a bunch for me. Place them in my mother's arms and tell her they're from me. Tell her I love her and miss her and when she turns to smile, place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for awhile. Because remembering her is easy, I do it everyday, but there's an ache within my heart that never goes away.~~author unknown

My mother at 15.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!