I would like for you to meet my baby...

I got this little baby doll from Santa when I was 2...

so she will be 46 this Christmas...

she is made by Mattel...

we have always called her Snoozy Snoo...

I chewed on her fingers...

and her toes...

I found all her clothes at a friend's shop here in town a few years ago...

beautiful little clothes that someone must have loved so much...

her hair is long gone...from lots and lots of loving...

she slept with me every night for years...

this is my baby girl...

her eyelashes are gone and her one eye doesn't close quite right anymore...

but she and I have been through it all together...

and she has been so loved...

and she will be passed down...

when a new baby girl comes along...

There's a wonderful blog out there...

The Power Of One

 One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream.

 One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring.

 One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul.

 One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal.

 One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room.

 One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom.

 One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer.

 One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom, One heart can know what's true.

 One life can make the difference, You see, IT'S UP TO YOU!

 ~ Author Unknown~

http://virginia-loveisallthereis.blogspot.com/

I found this on her blog...
her name is Virginia...
and it's full of inspiration...
comfort...
God's word...
and LOVE...

if you need lifting up...
a place to find peace...
somewhere that will bring a smile...
go visit her today...

We finally had to turn the air back on...

we had the windows open for awhile...

it heated back up...

not so bad...

but I did get to sit outside a little bit longer today...

of course, I can't just sit there...

so here are some more playtime with camera photos...

I'm also trying to get used to the new photo editor...

it works fine if you copy the photos you want to use into another folder...

then download the whole folder at one time...

make sure you arrange the photos the way you want them in the folder first...

then it's pretty fast and easy...

but I do get tired of blogger changing things up just when I get used to something...

I need a french name for my cricket...

then Craig came back with the mail...

my class reunion photo was in there...

no, I'm not in there...

it's in Ohio and I'm in Illinois...

so...

they had to do it without me...

not very many went this time...

we had a big, big class...

it was our 30 year class reunion...

and everyone is scattered all over the place now...

we do have a place on Facebook...

so that's almost like being there...

there's a new photo editor on here and I'm not sure if I like it or not...

why can't blogger just leave things alone?...

so here is my birthday grasshopper/ cricket man...

I think he is going to steal the show from now on...

this is the kind of day we are having...

it's the last cool day and then it's  going to heat up again...

but not as bad as before...

coleus is doing well...

the maple tree that came up in the flower pot is turning already...

and it's a red one...

we have many yellow...

so this one is getting planted...

the hydrangea are turning...

it's the dry weather....

we put the table on the porch so this was moved down...

Daphne has claimed it...

got the yard mowed late yesterday afternoon...

right after we got the hot water heater fixed...

the lavender is doing much better here...

it was so choked out before...

everybody needs some love and the cats get their share...

walnuts...

cone flowers...

we are getting tomatoes now...

enough for us at the moment...

mum...

the corn is turning fast around here and harvest is only a couple weeks out...

then things will be crazy around here!...

I want to thank everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday yesterday...

Yes- yesterday was the day...

big 48...

now I need to go in and change my profile again...

most of the day was spent with a sinus headache...

but it was OK...

I didn't do much of anything...

blogged...

had the guys re-do the porch area...

napped...

took a really long HOT shower...

dh popped his head in while I had a head full of shampoo and yells happy birthday...

meaning getting the hot water heater fixed was my bd present...

I gave him the thumbs up with only one eye open...

It's the gift that keeps on giving and I'm fine with that...

and then we had ice cream and cupcakes on the porch...

after dark...

I only got part of dh...

but he said if I blinded him one more time...

he was hiding my camera...

we even had two others show up...

this one has to be momma...

'cause this little one is so tiny...

have a great day!...

my white wednesday post is the next one down...