A Guy Called Bulldog

If you look closely among the leaves and branches you will see "Bulldog".

We had this BIG pine tree in the backyard ~ close to the Magnolia tree and close enough to the house that the branches were brushing against the roof. Damaging the roof, dropping needles in the gutters and just generally driving Bob crazy wondering how he could get rid of this tree.....then along came Bulldog who said he has been doing this for 20 years and he can get rid of that tree no problem. So with spikes on his feet, a belt around his waist, and his chainsaw dangling from another rope, he shimmied waaaaay up that tree.

Now the pine tree is in a neat pile ~ no broken windows and more importantly no broken bones....great job Bulldog!!

The Magnolia Room

One bedroom finished!! The first room to be repainted is the Magnolia Room, we decided to have the name etched in the transom over the door. I was very relieved to get the transom back up in one piece. Sooooo, we had Magnolia bedspreads for the Magnolia Room, then decided to use some draperies from previous owners that we found packed away in the closet. So mom & I were off looking for something to match the drapes, I found some I thought maybe, but not so good, so back to the store. I love to shop but this was crazy,...all because of those darn drapes. We ended up with basic black, then returned the others. I said good enough and I am not in a hurry to start on the next room.

Before

and After

Mimi loves the color choice!

In Like a Lamb....

the 1st day of March was a beautiful day for rocking on the front porch..

but who is this "anonymous rocker"????? it's MOM!!! The "traveler" come home with me last week-end.

Orlando

The Magic Kingdom Aboard Epcot's Spaceship Earth

Animal Kingdom (Nick, Yevonne, Russ, Sydney and me)

What a great time I had at Disney with Sis, her husband Russ and her grandkids Nick and Sydney.

We visited 3 parks in 3 days ~ it is truly an amazing place.

Macon

We took a little trip yesterday to visit the Hay House. It was very impressive, with it's huge arched pocket doors and it's gold trimmed high ceilings. Of course no pictures where allowed inside. We toured 3 homes and a beautiful Catholic church that has recently had a 2 million dollar renovation.

Macon is very proud of Oprah's recent visit. The tour guide showed us this B&B where Oprah stayed while filming her Christmas show. He also showed us where she shopped for shoes (a shop owned by Otis Reddings relatives), a little restaurant where she had a couple of hot dogs, and of course the auditorium where the show was filmed---now you know we could have drove around town all day on our own and never known these facts!!!! We took a break in the middle of the tour to check out a place he recommended for chicken and biscuits, which really hit the spot with me, Bob had a veggie plate and even that is quite a challenge, since most veggies down here are seasoned with a little PORK! We enjoyed our visit and hope to return someday during their cherry festival.

.

Beautiful Baby Boys

Our new grandson!! Mike and April's son, Joseph Frederick, born Jan. 20th. (More on scrappin' page.) Our new great-nephew~Jason and Leah's son~ Aiden Bradley, born Jan 21st. This little guy made mom a great-great grandmother.

What a Deal ~

Bob loves buying plants and flowers (especially in January), and when he finds a good sale, it's even better! He stopped at the little garden shop down the street and discovered they are going out of business. So..........

He bought azaleas and minature roses and he brought me this flat of snapdragons, they were FREE.

The next day the owner delivered four of these babies (complete with flowers) with his tractor.

And today these two plants appeared on the front porch.

While out for a drive a few days ago, we decided to drive by "the house that we almost bought". Before we found the house we are in now, we found this place. It was on about 15 acres, with LOTS of pecan trees and a pond. We spent a couple of hours wandering around the property by ourselves and went through the house twice with the realtor before deciding it just wasn't the right one. We were shocked to see it has burned to the ground.... we also see, and are thankful for, the divine intervention that steered us away from that house.