A new little friend

I was headed out the door the other morning for work. As I made my way down the driveway to the car I spotted this little fella.



He was so cute. He was meandering up the driveway like he had an important date. I hurriedly made my way back inside for my camera, all the while thinking, "Hurry, hurry, you're going to miss him. He'll be gone if you don't hurry!" I rushed in, grabbed my camera, turned it on, got my focus all ready, scurried down the sidewalk toward the driveway..............and that's where it hit me! I just started laughing!

"OH YEAH!!! It's a snail! HAHAHA!"



When I found my way back to him, he had only gone about an inch.



Obviously he was NOT going to a fire! (Thank goodness, as he was heading for my house!)

I don't know why I was so taken by him. He is a tiny little thing. He is just adorable! Well, as adorable as a snail can be, I guess. I was taken by his antennae. They were mesmerizing! Short, then long, then ONE short while the other was long.......then I started wondering..........What, exactly ARE those? Are they antenna? Were those his eyes? What was HE seeing? Where was he going? Can he hear me talk to him?

And then.........I noticed another, um, uh.....whatEVER they are!
Is that...... is THAT....... HIS NOSE?!



It was so cute! Definitely NOT a button nose, but a cute nose in deed! IF, that's what it is. That's what I'm going to say it is.

If any of you are snail experts, help me out here. I am WAY curious about my new little visitor.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with fun, family, food, friends and good fellowship.


All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

—All Things Bright and Beautiful, a hymn by Cecil Alexander

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Thing 1 and Thing 2

Over Spring break (YES! It's been THAT long since I really blogged last.......sorry!) David and Haley went to Orlando with another couple and visited Aunt Becky and Uncle Jody. While they were there, they went to Universal Studios. They had a great time. One of their souvenirs was their Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts.

I raised my boys on Dr. Seuss books. They love them. They loved me to read them to them.......over and over and over! For some time, I could practically quote them verbatim!

Here are some shots I got several weeks ago. We had fun at a park in Marianna. It was a really nice day. Still cool enough to stay outside for more than 15 minutes at a time!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and God Bless!

Busy Bee!

Hello.

Just thought I'd take a minute to reassure you that I AM still here. I am thoroughly loving my new job. It keeps me hopping. I leave home by 7:15 each morning to return somewhere between 6:00 and 9:00 pm, depending on the evening's activities numerous days a week. Then the weekend is filled with playing catch up. (NOT on sleep, mind you!)

I have photos to share and will try my best to carve out some time to get them posted this weekend. I know it isn't much fun to look at someone's blog if there aren't any pictures attached. I know the pictures are why I like to look at other's blogs.

Again, check back the first of next week to see if I followed through. I will try my best to make it happen. Just do me a favor.........please don't hold your breath! I'd hate to lose the few of you who do look at my blog.

Love to you all!

Marianna Prom

I had the privilege of taking some more pictures of Kelsey. This time it was her and her boyfriend, Dalton and their close friends. Marianna's prom was this past Saturday. Kelsey asked if I could get some shots of them before they headed to the prom. Here are a few of the shots I got. We had a lot of fun. They kept me laughing. They are great together!

Dalton is hilarious!

He keeps everyone laughing

These are their friends. I found out that Kelsey and this other fellow have been best friends since grade school!

Sweet friends.....sharing precious moments

Hope to make some new posts this weekend.

God Bless!

Now she's 1!

Last Saturday Jaelynn had her 1st Birthday party! The Cliftons did a fantastic job with her cakes. They matched her party decorations to a T. And the cake was absolutely delicious!

The Birthday Girl gave us all a surprise at her birthday party too........

She started doing this! Yep, several steps at a time and when she'd fall down, she'd get right back up and keep going instead of crawling away!!!

Her decorations were fit for a princess

This was one of her birthday presents. She just giggled and giggled

This is her cousin, Carter. He's 6 months old. He's just figuring out the crawling thing

and of all the great gifts Jaelynn received for her birthday, I think she liked the tissue paper the best

and they thoughtfully read each card

then...........it was time for singing and cake

she started out real ladylike........notice her little pinky even in the air!

then she figured there had to be a better way - delicate just wasn't getting the job done

yep.........she went for it~

Happy Birthday, JaeBug!