WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?

~EVERYONE AROUND OUR HOUSE KNOWS COCOA LOVES TO "RIDE" IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN OUR TRUCKS, TRACTOR, MULE OR GRANNY'S FISHING TRUCK!!!

~WE'LL MY HEART JUST ABOUT SANK INTO MY SHOES THIS EVENING I WAS HERE AT WORK WHEN THE "UPS" MAN COME IN I WAS SIGNING HIS COMPUTER FOR THE PACKAGE & HE ASK "WHO'S BROWN DOG IS THAT DOWN AROUND Y'ALLS HOUSE?" "I TOLD HIM I HAD A BROWN DOG WHY? I JUST THOUGHT THE WORSE!!! HE SAID "WELL LAST WEEK I BACKED UP IN THE DRIVE WAY AT THE MOBILE HOME & SHE CAME OUT & MEET ME & JUMPED IN THE TRUCK WITH ME!! HE SAID HE TOOK A PICTURE OF HER W/ HIS PHONE.... SO LOOKY HERE!!!! SHE'S CAUGHT!!!!

"HOEDOWN" W/ THE HAYES'S

THE HORTON GIANTS ARE COMING..?

WE'VE GOT BABY BIRDS!!

SO FAR I THINK WE'VE GOT 3 BABIES FROM WHAT I CAN TELL OF THE 5 EGGS THAT WHERE IN THE NEST!! I HAVE TO ADMIT THEY ARE JUST UGLY AS CAN BE!!!!! I TRIED GET A FEW PIC'S W/O GETTING MY OWN EYES "PECKED" OUT WHILE DOING SO!! I WANT TO GET A GOOD ONE OF THEM EATING, THAT MOTHER IS JUST NOT COOPERATING WITH ME ON THAT AT ALL!!! SHE GETS TOO "ILL" ABOUT IT. YOU CAN SEE THE PROFILE OF BABY ELVIS IN THE TOP PICTURE!

THIS IS ABOUT THE MOST "FAR-FETCHED" THING I GUESS I'VE CAME UP W/ IN A WHILE, BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE OR I GUESS YOU COULD SAY "STEP BY STEP" I WANT TO WORK UP TO RUNNING A 5K !!! OK !! YOU CAN STOP LAUGHING NOW!! I WILL POST MORE ABOUT THIS SITUATION LATER ONCE I CATCH MY BREATH :0)

JOHN DEERE DAY

I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY CHANCE I GET TO LOVE ON MISS MADDIE! SHE'S GROWING LIKE A WEED!!! WE WENT DOWN TO SNEAD AG FOR JOHN DEERE DAY ON SATURDAY, IT WAS FUN EVEN IF IT WAS A LIL' RAINY. THEY ALWAYS HAVE A TON OF PEOPLE, GREAT MUSIC & FOOD! ~OH YEAH MADDIE IS SMILING BIG & ALSO SAYING "CHEESE"

OUR SPRING FLOWERS

BINGO FOR BASKETS

KATHY LET US IN ON SOME OF HER ADVENTURES ONE OF HER CLIENTS TOLD HER ABOUT THE GUNTERSVILLE PILOT CLUB GAME DAY. I LOADED UP THE MOTHERS & HEADED TO G'VILLE REC. CENTER ON SAT. MORNING & BOTH OF THEM WON A BASKET!! IT WAS A GREAT DAY! HELEN HAPPENED TO WIN WON SHE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE & GRANNY WON A "NAPKIN" BASKET. SHE ASKED IF IT WOULD HOLD HER CRICKETS? I TOLD HER NOT TO TRY IT!!

SWEET BIRDIES...

WELL, ON A RECENT TRIP TO TREES & TRENDS I WAS INSPIRED TO MAKE MY OWN WREATH......I MADE THE WREATH (thank you, please hold you applause till the end please) A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER ON A MORNING I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET UP EARLY & GO TO WORK WE WAS AWAKEN BY A LITTLE BIRD STARTING TO BUILD HER NEST IN MY NEW WREATH!!! I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO TEAR IT DOWN. I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING "HIM & HER" GET IT READY TO LAY THEIR EGGS! JEFF HAS REMINDED ME OF THE NOISE WE'LL HAVE WHEN THE BABIES ARE BORN & AT FEEDING TIMES!! I WILL TRY TO KEEP HIM FROM "REMOVING" IT FOR NOW, BUT I WILL BE WATCHING OUT FOR HER NEXT SPRING SO SHE'LL BUILD SOMEWHERE ELSE & NOT OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW! I JUST FEEL SHE WAS DRAWN TO THE WREATHS BEAUTY! ;)

~~~i didn't get this posted in time so here is her "5" little eggs, i had to look while standing in a chair & I know Jeff is watching & hoping I'll get a good flogging!!!! :)

it's about time to FISH !!!!!

TO HAVE A PLACE WE CAN "GET AWAY" & ENJOY WITH OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS IS JUST ONE OF THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE WE FORGET ABOUT SOMETIMES!

~THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SAMPLE OF A FEW FISH JEFF HAS CAUGHT ALREADY THIS YEAR!! I'M JUST LETTING HIM GET A LITTLE AHEAD BEFORE I REALLY GET SERIOUS ABOUT FISHING JUST YET. WE BOTH ARE WAY BEHIND TO EVEN TRY TO CATCH UP W/ GRANNY!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT........

"Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." Nathaniel Hawthorne

*THIS IS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE QUOTES EVER!

I HOPE YOU MAY GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT FOR YOURSELF TODAY!! :0)

~~~BLIZZARD 2008~~~

WELL... WE GOT A LITTLE SNOW HERE IN HORTON!! IT WAS SO PRETTY ! MISS COCOA GOT OUT & RAN AROUND FOR A WHILE & WOULDN'T EVEN THINK OF POSING FOR A PICTURE . I JUST GAVE UP ON HER & WENT BACK INSIDE!!

Valentines @ the beach was GREAT!

We had the best time at the beach w/ Judy & Hamp we got there Tues. night & stayed thru Sun. the weather was great & oh my at the food!!!! I know I ate way too much!!! We shopped in between catching the races that were going on in Daytona, We went to a great lil' place called "Rafters" & watched the Twin 150's! On Sat. we went to the Orange Beach Shrimp Festival it had crafts & a car show & I bought a few raffle tickets & WON!!! I never win "doodle". We got back to the house (Gulf Shores) & the D.J called & ask if we could come back over, needless to say we "burnt some rubber"!!! ;0)

GERBER BABY?

SHE'S PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING THE GERBER BABY! IT'S MISS MADDIE LYNN THE GUTHRIE'S BABY!

a very simple man...

JAN 13,2008

I've tried all day to think of one word to describe my uncle Ronald & I couldn't just settle on one I got pretty close on a few of them and my favorite ones are SIMPLE, ELITE, PRIDE, KINDEST & WARMHEARTED! The more I thought about it I came to pick "Simple" He was all of the above & He was the same where ever he was or who he was with, It didn't matter to him. I think he was most happiest at home watching ballgames w/ Blake & he was always #1 at being "Pop" not just only to Peyton & "Goose". He was also "POP" to about 5-6 dozen of babies he's helped raise with my aunt Cindy with over the years! He was the "Genuine" kind you never had to ask him for help cause he'd already be there for you! I never told him but after my "Deddy" passed away in Oct. of 2000, I guess I clung to him cause they were alot alike from their laugh to telling tall-tales to their olive colored skin. I will miss our phone calls about absolutely nothin' to one of my favorites when he called me & told me about one of his new "medicine" that he'd just got & we just both laughed so hard about it! He just had away about him that even as sick as he still wanted to make "you" feel comfortable! He was never quick to judge you! He was the kind of person you'd want in your "corner" I am So happy that he was always in my little corner of this world! What this world needs in a few more like RONALD DIAMOND! ~~~~I MISS & LOVE YOU~~~~"JILL-LA"

HERE'S MADDIE LOU!!

WE HAD A GREAT VISIT WITH DOC, EMILY & MISS MADDIE LYNN!! IT WAS SO FUNNY WATCHING MADDIE OPENING HER PRESENTS & PUTTING ON HER NEW "LICK-UP" WHICH IS KNOWN AS "LIPSTICK" TO YOU & ME! BEFORE THE DAY WAS OVER WE ALL HAD ON OUR "LICK-UP". SHE RODE HER HORSE ALL OVER THE HOUSE. SHE LEARNED TO HIT HER HIP & YELL "YA" THAT HE'D GO FASTER!

JEFF & JILL'S CHRISTMAS!

WE HAD A WONDERFUL PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS! WE WERE BUSY RUNNING AROUND TOWN & GETTING READY, AS ALWAYS WE HAD WAY TO MUCH TO MUNCH & EAT ON!! JEFF SURPRISED ME & GOT ME SOME DIAMOND EARRINGS & CLOTHES & FILLED MY STOCKING UP! I LOVE TO HAVE OUR STOCKINGS FULL OF EVERYTHING HANGING FROM OUR MANTLE. HE GOT CLOTHES & I THINK HIS FAVORITE WAS THE COVERED BRIDGE BIRD FEEDER. MY FAVORITE PART IS HAVING CHRISTMAS ALL OVER THE HOUSE & DECORATING OUR TREE WITH ALL OUR ORNAMENTS WE'VE GATHERED UP THUR THE YEAR FROM OUR TRIPS TO EITHER THE BEACH OR G'BURG, FOOTBALL GAME & RACES .

CHRISTMAS CAROLERS

WHILE WE WAS ABOUT TO EAT MY MOTHERS FOR OUR CHRISTMAS WE HAD A SURPRISE VISIT FROM THE CAROLERS AT FIRST BAPTIST BOAZ ABOUT 20-25 STOOD IN THE RAIN & SANG 3-4 CHRISTMAS CAROLS & VISITED FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MOVING TO THEIR NEXT STOP. WE HAD A BIG TIME & A HOUSEFUL, WE ALSO CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS THAT NIGHT W/ WILL, DIANE & TYLER "T"! SHARON MAYS JOINED US ALSO

~miller christmas~

We always have a great time with the Miller's, you can always count on tons of laughs & great music! Lynn will also have David's favorite song ready to go! I think Mr. Miller looks like He needs to be on the sideline with that hat on!!! We loved our gifts especially our fishing picture it was Great!

CHRISTMAS COLVIN STYLE

WE DON'T GET TO SEE THE COLVINS AS MUCH AS WE LIKE TO, THEY STAY BUSY W/ A HOUSEFUL OF GRANBABIES & FOREVER GETTING INTO SOME KIND OF ADVENTURE. WE GOT TO GO OUT FOR SUPPER & VISIT FOR A WHILE DURING CHRISTMAS! THEY ARE ALWAYS FULL OF FUNNY TALES, WHICH IS USUALLY SOMETHING MR. JIM HAS GOTTEN HIMSELF INTO!!! THEY GOT US THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANTER FOR CHRISTMAS!

The Winfrey Christmas

THE WHOLE BUNCH CAME IN FOR CHRISTMAS! WE ALL WENT UOP TO MIKE & DELORA'S HOUSE. IT WAS GREAT! WE HAD WAY TO MUCH FOOD & LOTS OF FUN WITH KATHY'S "CHRISTMAS TREE GAME!" I HOPE IT'LL BE A ANNUAL EVENT AT THE WINFREY CHRISTMAS'S TO COME!! THE LITTLE ONES HAD A BIG TIME AS ALWAYS OPENING & PLAYING WITH THEIR GIFTS!

a cocoa christmas!

AS YOU CAN SEE COCOA IS NOT TO HAPPY WITH ME WITH THE SANTA HAT I JUST COULDN'T HELP DOING IT . SHE'S THE SWEETEST DOG EVER!!

A TIRED CHRISTMAS PRINCESS

I HAD A LOVELY VISIT FROM A CHRISTMAS PRINCESS, SHE WAS TIRED & HADN'T HAD HER NAP FOR THE DAY! SHE STILL LET ME POKE & LOVE ON HER AS ALWAYS! I HOPE SHE LIKED HER UNNECESSARY CHRISTMAS GIFTS, I KNOW SHE LOVES TO DRESS UP & BE A SILLY GIRL!!!