K.'s Big 5 0 & Farckle Fun Part 2 - The Fun Continues

Well, I told you I had more pictures to post so I figured I might as well just go ahead and get them on here so you could enjoy and then I can move forward when I make my next post and share some of my treasures with you. Enjoy!

Ruby was out and about on party night; check her out?

This cake was so good but sooooo not on my low carb diabetic diet! I really better start behaving....

The youngsters started running out of juice....and they just THINK that they're cooler than us...LOL!

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Look, of course Dr. Doolittle (a/k/a "C.") has new puppies. Aren't they cute?

K.'s Big 5 0 and a little Farckle Fun!

Happy 50th B.D. to K. and a night full of Farckle fun and frolic! You'll see what I mean; just keep scrolling down and enjoy! Wow, I have really been sick for awhile so I got a little behind when it comes to catching you guys up with all that's gone on. So, I'll try and catch you up now as we've been trying to have a little fun while we were all sucking on cough drops and taking antibiotics! C.'s good friend Kay celebrated her 50th BD with us on the 15th at C's house and as you can see; we had a pretty good time considering we were all on cold medicine and cough drops with a little Margarita chaser on the side! Look at the pictures and they kind of tell the whole story - including the kids who thought we "old" folks were even a little fun, playing Farckle, and eating the delicious dinner that T. and D. cooked for all of us.
D.R., hubby of my dear friend from grade school T.; she's the one with the long brown hair, NOT the one I go on the donkey adventures with...read the 65 mile blog for more on that!
These shish ka bobs were just part of the yummy menu; T. also made an awesome cucumber, onion and tomato salad, fresh green beans and we had ribs as well. It was so awesome that I was too busy eating to get a picture of the rest of it!

It was about this time in the night when we heard about the robber who hid in K.'s closet while she stripped down to her house coat...you should have been here to hear this story as we all about wet our pants!

If things weren't out of hand enough when we were playing Farckle; the girls then decided to do some dancing with Kid Rock; you gotta love that we girls still know how to have fun!

I have a few more pictures to post but I'm out of juice tonight and have to get my recipes together for Thanksgiving and make out my grocery list and it's 11:45 p.m. on Monday night so I'd better get to it; but, don't worry I'll post some more pictures but I may not add any descriptions but the pictures tell the whole story....

And, I still have to tell you about the awesome treasures I got this past Friday at an estate sale and then this week at yard sales so stay tuned!

More Pictures from the High Cotton Yard Sale Trip

As you can see from the colors on this tree along the route, it was a beautiful time of year for this yard sale trip and a gorgeous drive the whole way.
I love the south for this reason alone; old time churches and beautiful steeples. Oh, and nice people who let you use their indoor restrooms too! These ladies were very comforting as I'd almost just caused an accident with a truck hauling peanuts and was shaking all over when I got here and they were very nice. I'm so, so sorry to that man hauling the peanuts - I was pulling out from a sale and there were cars parked along the hwy so I couldn't see him and he didn't see me, hince the "near accident" but he was able to maintain his truck and trailer and I was okay too, just shook up bit. Be careful if you park along the highway as visibility is a little tough at times.

Great stuff for kids to do on the trip as well and there was also a hilarious clown walking around here but I missed getting his picture...

Okay, so here's the Police truck that I was glad to see was merely parked and enjoying the local commerce: NOT trying to hunt down Thelma & Louise and they're trailer with no left blinker...LOL!

This was an awesome vintage truck that was for sale and it's a good thing my hubby didn't go with us or it might be sitting in my driveway now...it was a good buy though and I could haul a lot of yard sale treasures in it....hmmmmmm...

This ceiling is an awesome detail in an old store in downtown Edison, GA that is now an antique store and auction house. They discovered this after there was a leak when one of the storms went through and they pulled out the ugly drop ceiling tiles. It's really beautiful and is from the early 1900's. I love stuff like this and really enjoyed talking with the store owner about the story. I also bought a really cool old basket from him for $3.00 that's kind of like an old locker basket and will be awesome to have in the trunk of my car for more goodies!

I love small old towns in the south as they almost always have a Rexall drug store and a lot of times they still have old soda fountains where you can get a vanilla coke! But, I was too distracted by shopping and didn't go into the drug store as it was only about 9:00 a.m. when I took this picture so I was still enjoying my coffee. Should have went back later for that vanilla coke....

I put this picture on one of the other listings but I promised these ladies I'd post their picture so why not give them 2 shots to fame! And, they were the ones that I made my first purchases from. I should have went back later as they'd unpacked more to see what I missed out on but I had to make more miles!

I'm a new Great Aunt Again!

The proud daddy of our newest family member!
9 lbs. 5 oz and 21 inches long; he's a big boy! Michael Harrison! My niece M. and my great niece K, with baby Michael Harrison. From what I hear, she's an awfully protective big sister...and doesn't really want to share her baby brother with anyone yet! See below, that's her pushing her uncle J. away from her baby brother...LOL!

Well, Tuesday, November 11th, Veterans day was an exciting day for our family as we welcomed my great-nephew into the world. It's a little hard for me to even grasp that I'm old enough to have "great" nieces and nephews but it's a fact and I'm blessed to have them.

My oldest niece, M., gave birth to a 9 lb. 5 oz, 21 inch long baby boy; Michael Harrison and both mom and baby are healthy and are doing well and will probably go home tomorrow. I'm so happy for his mom and dad as they are the proud parents of my adorable great niece K. and unfortunately lost a baby in between these two cuties. So, congrats M. & R. & K.! I'm so happy for all of you!

Ouch! How much does a donkey bite hurt?! High Cotton Trip Part 4

Okay, so, we get "sweet" Maggie into her new temporary pen that T.'s dad built for her and everything seems to be going pretty well. It started to rain a little on us so after everyone got her settled we had all went into the house to eat some home made chili and visit and get the food ready for tomorrow.

(Pay attention - you see C. above showing me Maggie's chops - in a little while you'll see just what those chops can do...especially to human flesh!)

Then, T. went outside (to partake in a little bad habit...LOL) and we hear her calling for us to "help", "help" really loud! We all go running outside and see where poor Maggie had apparently tried to jump the fence in her new pen and she got her leg caught! It was pretty scary and L.. had to run to get the fence cutters while T & C tried to calm Maggie down until they could get her loose!

Then, as I supervise from the porch (yep, I'm lame like that as I know nothing about about tending to injured donkeys...) I hear

"HELP ME, HELP ME" as sweet C. yells for help! No, that's not her stuck in the bale of hay (but I did see this along the route when I was out shopping on Saturday) but it should have been! You see, that "sweet Maggie" had chomped down onto her forearm while they were trying to get her loose from the fence!

The following picture is a shot of what C's arm looked like immediately following the donkey bite: (p.s. Another reason why I told them that I never wanted a donkey or a jackass as a present...LOL)

OUCH! Doctor Doolittle is one tough chick! I couldn't believe that this didn't break the skin as all I could picture was that we were fixing to have to find an emergency room and try and explain how she got bit by a donkey....LOL! Whew, after all this excitement, we've got to go in the house and get ready for our big day tomorrow. Never a dull day with Thelma & Louise....!