Brandie came over to spend the night and I had a few things left to do in the office. I asked Megan to keep an eye on her while I finish up what I was doing. After a while I heard Megan screaming for me, so I ran upstairs to see what was wrong. This is what I discovered. Brandie had decided to try out the lasted color of my lipstick!! She also diligently unrolled two rolls of toilet paper. I am sure it could have been a lot worse and we got a really good laugh out of it.
My husband had a tractor go down today. I went down to the shop to take a look at it. It was smoking black and then it turned to gray. It should have costed around 3k to fix, however John fixed it himself and saved a lot of money. He is very mechanical and can fix just about anything.
Today was my niece's birthday. Her name is Alaina and she turned 5 today. I told her I was going to take her picture because today was her birthday. At first she was really into it, after two pictures this is what she said to me "Aunt wane, how many pitures are you goin ta take, I need to go payyy". What a dollie!!! That is my sister, Jessica, in the back.
Brandie spent the night with us last night. She has learned a new word . . . NO. I must have put her hair in a ponytail 6 times. Each time I put it up she would tell me no. I said yes, she said no. . . you get the game. As soon as her moma walked in the door the pony came out and she just laughed and laughed. Guess who won. . . . . . . .
It was cold and rainy today. The south is notorious for canceling school if the temp is low and it is raining. So we had a two hour delay today. Megan had a dentist appointment so she got riped off, as she put it. I made her go outside in the rain so I could take her picture. John said I was being mean. I don't think I was being mean, I was trying to be creative.....
Bath time! Andy went down to the shop with John and got absolutely filthy!! After he had won the battle between Patrick (from Spongebob) and sharkboy, and soaked the floor, we washed up and took a couple of pics. He looks so innocent....
Brandie came over for a little while this afternoon. We ate some beans and franks and then played ball for a while. I gave her this sucker and I practiced a little natural light photography. Did you notice that I did not remove the cellophane wrapper; mean old Meme**.
What a stinker!!!! We went to Spartanburg to meet John's parents for supper. I asked Andy to let me take his picture while we waited for Papa and Grandma to arrive. He smiled for a couple and then when I tried to get in really close, he gave me this look and said he was done. "Mom, I'm already to tired for this." The second picture was my favorite of the day.
Megan and I went outside for a little girl talk and I asked her to sit while we talked. She is growing so fast. It seems like just yesterday she was learning to walk. Now she is 13 and very intelligent. I am so proud of the young lady that she is becoming.
Shannon and I had a session this morning with a litter of 5 bulldogs. Shannon (my partner at the studio) fell in love with one of the girls, Gracie Mae. It was love at first sight. She is going to pick her up on Monday afternoon.
Okay, my kids are sick of me already. I wanted to post something that means something to me and I looked outside and saw the stack of wood that John so diligently cut, chopped and stacked all summer. Our house has been so cozy and warm. The smell of a wood stove takes me back to the days of my youth.(It is actually the very same stove that was in the house that I grew up in) I never realized how much work it was to keep that stove going.
Are you kidding me! Does the child not own any socks without holes in them??? I swear I buy him a pack of socks every two weeks. This morning . . . NO SOCKS!!! So, I am sorry son that you have to wear socks with holes in them. I dug these out of the basket full of socks that need a "sole mate."
Today is my sister in laws birthday. Happy B-day J! I did not take these photos today, I took them the last time we went to visit her. I thought of her often today and I just wanted to post these images in honor of her. She is a fantastic cook and an awesome gardener. Her whole yard has flowers and trees everywhere. I am still amazed at the retreat that they(J&C) have created for themselves. It is a lot of work, I'm sure! 
When I went to pick Andy up from school today, I went by and picked up Brandie too. She played for a little while in the sink. She has the most amazing blue eyes I have ever seen.
This is my daughter Megan. All she wanted for Christmas this year was a punching bag and a couple of cute green guys, preferably Benjamins. (LOL) Today after school, she went down to practice on her moves and I snapped this shot.
My husband, John planted grass a few weeks ago on a bank near his shop. He had some left over so he spread it out in the back yard. This morning, me half asleep, I hear him "Holy crap, I have GRASS"!!!! I could not help but chuckle as I rolled over and went back to sleep. I later went outside to view for myself this magnificent feat , yep, sure enough we've got grass.
This is my bestest friend in the whole wide world, Lisa. We went to eat Mexican and then came back home to relax. She was deep in thought when I snapped this photo. Love ya Lisa!!!
Andy had to go to the doctor today, so Megan stayed with Lynn and Brandie. When we got back I told Megan (aka: Ya Ya) to get her shoes and Brandie went running thru the house yelling shoes... shoes... She picked up her baby and her blanket and told her mom "bye, bye". She fell asleep with Ya Ya watching tv and I could not resist those precious shoes.
