singing and chillin

hello to all, hope all is well with everyone!!! it is really hot here again today. on monday, our choir was invited to sing at a local campmeeting, held in the upstate here every year. we both had the day off on monday. we tried to get some thinngs done here that we had been putting off.
we had collected some ''junk'' at the bottom of our yard. it was nothing important, just old stuff we did not use anymore. we loaded up all of it, and took it to a local scrap metal place.we got $122.00 for all of it. that's great when you did not expect to get that much!!!!!, lol,lol!!!

we came home and just chilled out in the pool. it was so hot... we had to get ready for the service. we stopped to eat at one of my favorite places, copper river grill!!!my sis, grandma,and mother went with us. the service was good. we got home late, and it was hard to get up and go to work the next morning. hope ya have a great day and stay cool!!!

we are stars!!

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party time

i finally got to download the graduation pictures, and the pictures of ethan's graduation party. we had his party friday night. the first pics are of his graduation.

we arrived an hour and a half before the ceromony was to begin. they were expecting a huge crowd, and they got what they were expecting, a HUGE crowd.
this is my bigeye, just right after the graduation had ended. he was all smiles!!!
this is him and his sweetie, brooke.
this is me and my gang after graduation. we was so proud of ethan!!

we had grilled chicken, salad, baked potatoes, rolls,hotdogs, chips, and all kinds of dessert.

ethan recieved a lot of money from all of his guests.i asked him could i take out a loan.. his parents were able to give him a BIG present for graduation. here is them presenting his ''check''!!!

ethan graduated!!!

my nephew , ethan, graduated last tuesday night. his high school graduation was held at a nearby university.we were so proud of him. he was so excited, and i was so glad my parents were there to see him graduate.i took some great pictures, but tonight, i am having a hard time getting them all to download.we had his party tonight. a lot of people came, from both sides of their families. he recieved a lot of nice gifts. he recieved a REALLY nice gift from his parents. i took a picture of it, and i will post it when i get all of them downloaded. danny and angie had a great picture presentation of ethan's life, thus far. it was really moving and special.
i took this picture of him last week. i had it framed and angie used it on his gift table tonight. it meant a lot. we are so proud of him, and know that the LORD is going to use him, and he has a desire for the LORD'S will. have a blessed night.

summer breeze, makes me feel fine

do ya remember that song?? the mood of that song kind of depicts the feel of the air right now, outside. tonight, there is a ''summer breeze'' in the air. it feels great and cooler to me, and a lot better compared to these hot, muggy, evenings.we just came in from watering the garden, and we picked some pepper and a few tomatoes.i love home grown tomato sandwiches with mayo,(ONLY DUKE'S)...lol, ans salt and pepper. whew!! shut your mouth!!!and also, add a pod of pepper with it.. now, that is some good eatin lol!!!! put some south in your mouth!!!

we sat out on the front porch for a little while.it was great and relaxing. i decided to update the blog. this weekend, we are having my nephew's graduation party on friday night. he graduated last tuesday night, i have not posted any pics yet, of his graduation. i was wanting to wait till the party to show them. so, stay tuned for his graduation pics..
i am now off for a few days, yes!!! a time to relax and get some things done around home!!! i hope ya enjoy your night, and enjoy these summer breezes!...and i hope they make ya feel fine!!!

''the broad river opry''

pure harmony
minnie pearl, aka aunt mildred
the flower's family
well, i know you are interested now, since ya read the title of this post, right?? let's just say nashville came to north carolina tonight,lol!! we, ''pure harmony'', got an invitation to sing at a neighboring church, tonight. it was a little different. the title of the fundraiser was ''the broad river opry''. we also were considered an ''act''....lol,lol...
anyway, some of my kin folk attend this church, so that is all i will say about the details of the fundraiser. we sang first, and then there was an ensemble from their church, they did a good job, and then some comedy.''minnie pearl'', aka,aunt mildred,(CHRIS' AUNT), provided a few jokes, some were knee- slappers, some were not, lol.. then the ''main act'' of the evening was the flower's family. they sang and played a variety of bluegrass, country,and old country, and gospel bluegrass.they did okay.they had a little boy in the group that could eat that mandolin up,lol.., and he just grinned all the time, tres cute!!!
anyway, a special thing that was such a blessing was that my daddy attended the program tonight. after we got home tonight, he called. he told me that they needed to let me sing more, and that he really enjoyed it,lol,lol,and praise the LORD!!!!
he said he had a blast. i was thrilled.
we were all so tired when we got home. chris fell asleep on the couch. we had a full day today. we had to go father's day shopping, and i visited ''my special shops'', that i like to visit, and we came home and did a little yard work, and then crashed in the pool!!!, ahhhh, so refreshing!!!

a trip for ice cream

today, my mom called and wanted to take a trip for ice cream. well, that is not the whole truth. the whole truth is and was that she wanted to go to a discount grocery store in a neighboring town, and go to roses. she had to kind of ''bribe'' my nephew, drake, into going, and not staying with pawpaw hoot, because he was bailing hay. yes, bailing hay in this heat. you can't tell him anything, trust me, lol..!!
so, we told drake we would go eat lunch at mc'd's, and if he was good while we shopped, a great, cool, treat, ice cream. oh, by the way, i ran into a friend today, i had not seen in a while, but i did see her and talk to her today. and, it is really ironic. i was really thinking about her and her family a few days ago, the LORD laid her on my heart. it was really neat to talk to her today, and to catch up on how she has been. we exchanged phone numbers, hoping to meet soon for a nice lunch.
we stopped for ice cream at this little hole in the wall kind of place. we each got a different flavor. i got butter pecan, mom got cookies and cream, and the drakester got strawberry, but to him, it is scrawberry,lol,lol... anyway, he ate some of his, but tended to sample mom's several times... most of the time to be exact!!!!!
we came back home, and he ''thought'' about jumping in the pool, but changed his mind.he played xbox, instead.
he said he enjoyed being out today, i was ready to get back in the cool a/c myself. chris came home, and we went for a quick bite for supper, before heading to the grocery store for a few things.i did find some ice cream today, that was ''ice cream sandwich'' flavored. it was very good. hope yall have a great day, and if ya get too hot, cool off with some ice cream, no matter how old ya are, it is still good for the soul!!!!, and makes ya still feel like a kid!!

WARM weekend

we have had a warm weekend again, here, in the upstate. we spent time this weekend at the pool trying to stay cool.you can only stay so long, even in the pool, and it starts to get hot. chris had to work yesterday. we were all going to supper last night, and they got a call, right in front of the fire department. a teenager ran into a power pole, knocking out the fd's cable and internet. we ordered from a nearby bbq place, and i went to pick it up.
today, we had a good day at church. we had our graduation service tonight. my nephew, ethan, graduates tuesday, along with his friends, mark, and john. we are all so proud of them .
hope ya have a great night, and be blessed.

still hot and answers to prayers

it is extremly hot here today, and they are saying by the weekend , it will be hotter. we had a busy day today at work. i recieved a phone call today from my friend , april. they did get dismissed yesterday from the hospital.they were moved to a nearby therapy place, where they more than likely will be for at least 2 weeks. after that, they will have to attend therapy 3 days a week, until he gets better. the doctor said late yesterday that he is getting better, it is just taking longer with his injury.april sounded a lot better today. i could hear in her voice, she had a better , happier, sound. she was needing to talk,and she called me. she told me today, the dr. said it could take up to six months, for wayne to fully recover. she was telling me today, that she knows the LORD has helped them already so much, and she thanks HIM so much for all that HE has done. she also told me that she put PROVERBS 3: 5-6, on wayne's wall to where he HAD to read it every day. that is such a blessing.
i hope everyone will continue to remember them in prayer, and pray that the LORD will get all the GLORY from this trial they are in right now. i wish ya a great night. love and prayers!

hot,hot,hot

well, is it getting hot enough for ya?? it has been really warm here these past few days. we are getting into those ''lazy days of summer''... wewent fishing yesterday, again. we both had the day off together, and it was pretty, so we loaded the boat and off to the lake we went. we were there from 9 am until 4 pm. i started feeling overheated around 4, so i told chris that i was ready to wrap it up, and also because we had not even got a bite in about 2 hours.
we loaded up and went to eat on the way home.i ordered a grilled chicken salad. i was mainly thirsty... after i ate, i excused myself to the restroom. i was in there about 30 minutes. i was so sick. i vomited 3 times. sorry, to be so blunt, but it was horrible!!!!! i really think i got overheated.
when we got home, i came in took a shower, and went straight to lie down. i was exausted, and still nauseas. today, i felt some better. my mom called and asked me to go to lunch. mother, myself, and my nephew, drake, and niece, corrie, met us for lunch. we enjoyed some time together. it was great. i had to run a few errands, but came back home. chris and decided that we wanted to grill out tonight. we had a nice dinner by the pool, with the tiki torches lit, and the citro candles lit also, i might add...lol!! very relaxing and romantic..lol!!
we both are very tired.i will leave you with a conversation today, that i had with drake. i could not wait to tell mama. i took him home today after lunch. here it is.
DRAKE: DANA, ONE DAY, I AM GOING TO SING IN THE YOUTH CHOIR.
DANA: YES, ONE DAY YOU WILL BE OLD ENOUGH TOO.
DRAKE: I AM GOING TO SING WITH BEN-BEN. I KNOW HE IS LIKE, UM,6 YEARS OLDER THAN I AM, BUT I AM CATCHING UP WITH HIM...LOL,LOL.
DANA:YES,BABY, YOU ARE CATCHING UP WITH HIM. WHAT SONG WILL YOU SING WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE YOUTH CHOIR??
DRAKE:UM, UM,...I REMEMBER THE DAY!!
DANA: DO YOU KNOW THAT SONG??
DRAKE: YES,I KNOW IT!! UH!!

I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO SWEET, AND FOR A 4 YEAR OLD, REALLY INTELLIGENT, AND HE LOVES HIS BEN-BEN!!!!