NEW CAMERA

I need a new camera.  I want a new camera.

How about...

 

This one? 

Or

This one?

Or maybe just maybe

This one???

Shoot, I'm getting desperate here!

I'll even take...

This one

or

On second thought

Maybe I won't!

I still need a new camera. ...sigh

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I won't be here tomorrow to wish you a happy St. Patty day, so thought I'd do that today!

I will have to admit I am not Irish. I am not Catholic and to be honest with you, I'm not totally sure what the day is all about. The main thing I can tell you is that when I was a kid; you'd better wear green or you would get pinched! Ouch, I didn't want that so I always tried to remember to wear green to school!!!!

I know that I said I would post on the blog more, and compared to the way I was posting...I am. Actually I've had camera issues so I haven't been able to load my pictures into the computer lately.  I'm still not sure if anyone is reading this blog so I don't know that it really matters anyway...

I just wanted to say in my best Irish brogue,  Top 'o the day to ya,  Mister and Mrs. Shannon and to all yer wee ones too!  Off to  Tara we go, Scarlet!  Don't ask me what that means.  I just felt like saying it.

Maureen O'Hara I'm not. 

While I'm trying to think up something to blog about why don't  y'all just mosey on over and see what's  "In the Kitchen"  The tab is right up there. See it? 

Sunday- a day of rest or work?

Sunday is suppose to be a day of rest, right? Then tell me why it is that I've worked so hard today. 

I don't know why it is but I tend to create more work for myself while I'm working.  I  tend to get side tracked sometimes.  Like I'm working along getting the job done, when suddenly I see something else that needs to be done so, I do it. Then I've got the original job to finish.   Any of y'all like me in that respect?  I hope not!  


So tell me is Sunday a day of rest or work as usual for you?

 

February Birthdays!

We had a birthday party this past weekend. It was for all those in our family that had a birthday in February.  A couple of the birthday boys and girls couldn't make it. For those that did we had a great time. The weather was great so we spent the afternoon outside and had a big fish fry. We had fresh Black Bass and all the trimmings.  Good food, good times.

This is the birthday bunch. My sister, my brother and my little niece. Happy birthday again, y'all!

 My son with his maw maw. No it wasn't her birthday. Somehow she didn't open her gift at the Christmas party and left it at our house. Now we went to her house and spent a week in January, but we forgot the gift! Here it is after Valentines and she is just now opening her Christmas gift from one of her grandsons.  Better late than never right?

This is the birthday cake. Notice there is no inscription on the cake?  There really is a reason for that.  You see my sister is a beautiful cake decorator. As a matter of fact she made this cake. Oh she is a better baker than she is a decorator. This was the most wonderful cake. I mean it was the tops!  Anyway, since she made her own cake she said she was going to put "Happy Birthday to Us" on it...but decided to just leave it blank.   Y'all want to order a cake? This cake was huge. The photo doesn't do it justice.

As a side note, remember I said I was not a professional photographer in my last post? This post of fuzzy pictures ought to prove that point!

Two years and one month later....

I haven't blogged in two years and one month to the day.  I quit because I just didn't think there were people that would read the blog. After some encouragement from friends I decided to take it up again.  This time I added tabs toward the top of the page. I've already added a little bit of explanation about each tab. I promise that I will do my best to make Blessing Hill alive and not be Boot Hill.

Reader beware! I am not a professional writer, I am not a professional photographer nor do I profess to even be good at either one. I do enjoy sharing things I know.  I know the best teacher is a good student, so if I teach you anything at it is because I am probably learning along with you.

I hope you will come back often and if you enjoy reading my blog, please let me know. Drop me an email (blessinghill@gmail.com)  as I need the feedback in order to carry on.

I love my truck...I mean my work

Today my world revolved around my job. Have I ever told you I love my job and that it is the best? Well, I have now. I couldn't ask for a better job than the one I have and an extra plus is that I get to work with my daughter. She is the most positive person I've ever met...she is such a focused person I just can't brag on her enough.

My baby isn't feeling to good. I think he and I have the same ailment...allergies. For those that live in the southwest...y'all all know about cedar fever. The junipers here are thick and I live amongst them and this time of year, well they are bursting with pollen...and you know the rest of the story. I hope I am better by tomorrow...I've got lots of work to do at work.


In the words of (some) young Californian...later dude.
Janeta

Nothing To Talk About

Can you believe it? Me? The person that seems to yap and yap hasn't been able to think of a single thing to blog about? Well, it's true. I haven't been here in a couple of days because I have not had a thing to say! Now then, that is not true. I've said a plenty just not here, to you. I guess one of the reasons I haven't had a lot to talk about is because I've not done anything to talk about! Here are the events of day before yesterday that I just so happen to record in pictures. Fuzzy ones at that.

Here is the out of focus, blurry picture of

Kevin and the snow man he made out of play-doh

Here is the snowman...good job for a 3 year

old. Don't ya think?

Friday afternoon in the yard. After working hard

the men needed a little ice cream break!

Yum, yum...good ole Blue Bell.

Those of you that can't get it (Blue Bell Ice Cream)

You've no idea what you're missing!

Miss Kitty back there is hoping to get some cream.

Winter and Elvis

Today was a fairly busy day for me. I went into town and that always takes up some time. I didn't accomplish anything here at the house though except that I got all the Christmas boxes full of decorations put up. And I did manage to straighten up the back porch some.
The weather man said we had one more day of spring-like weather before old man winter set in. (January is our coldest month) I dread the cold. Late this afternoon Kevin and I played in the yard for a long time and then my husband went out to start up the grill for some porterhouse that I had for our supper. I went out to where my husband was cooking and the following conversation pursued between husband and myself.

Me: Can you believe it? Here it is January 8, Elvis' 74th birthday, and here we are outside; Kevin with no shirt on, me in a pair of shorts and sandals and it is in the 80's.

Husband: So what does Elvis' 74th birthday and being warm have to do with anything?"

Me: I rolled my eyes at him and huffed Men! Don't you know Elvis' birthday and being warm has everything to do with one another." It is an oxymoron don't you see? Elvis' 74th birthday, that means it is January. January means it is winter. We are outside, Kevin is shirtless, I'm in shorts, it is spring weather! Like I said it is an oxymoron, Elvis' birthday and the warm weather.

Husband: All I know is you are talking like a moron. Is the rest of supper ready? Steaks about done.
I went in and thought about what I had just said and decided it was one of two things. Either I was tired or I was a moron.

Happy Birthday Elvis.
Janeta

Vocabulary

At the end I am going to ask for your help. This is very important and I hope everyone that reads this will give me a little help here.

Since it was such a pretty day yesterday after I picked my baby up from preschool we didn't even go in the house. Instead we just spent a couple of hours in the back yard playing. First he drove around in his battery charged blue Ford F-150 pickup, while I sat at the picnic table reading a newsletter.

What is this look all about! I'm not going to steal

that orange you're eating on little boy!

Then my baby climbed on top of his little picnic

and said "I'm king of the mountain!"

While I sat and the picnic table thinking solemn

thoughts and taking pictures.

After all that the little "cowboy" walked right up

to the picnic table, smiled and said

"Let's play pleeeeeeze?"

While I sat there and smiled back and took

pictures and thought about vocabulary.

Yes, you heard me right. I said vocabulary. Now what does that have to do with an afternoon of playing outside after school? Nothing. But that is what I was thinking about. Vocabulary. I was thinking about that grinning little tyke up there and his vocabulary. Let me explain. He is only 3 and I think has a very good vocabulary. While his vocabulary might be quite large, I think it would be aventageous to and for him if he were to enlarge, grow, expand his vocabulary. So, I've thought what every-day, common words can I substitute, exchange or switch with synonyms that would help to make his vocabulary bigger uh, maybe I should say larger? (although he already uses large and small in place of big and little quite often).

Okay, so here is where your help comes in. I need for you to give me suggestions. No, let me rephrase that. I need for you to tell me what kind of words I could use and teach that would broaden an active all-boy three year olds vocabulary?

I have found myself saying things to him like this today: That is fabulous! (where I usually say great) And That was so gracious of you. (Instead of kind) I've sure been getting some wierd looks today too.

So all of you way out there help! Pulllleeeeeeze!

Janeta