Summer time means no blog time!!

As the weather gets warmer and stays warmer, my blogging seems to be pretty far down on my priority's list! So just check in every once in awhile, and I'll probably be posting 2-3 times a month, maybe more, maybe not!

Hasn't this weather been wonderful? I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial weekend, and are still enjoying the sun!

Our gardens are coming along, Ali has planted veggies, and I'm doing lots of flowers. :)

I love seeing the little bright green shoots coming up, and looking forward to the flowers.

Here are some beauteous pics of flowers I got online, to hold us over till ours start blooming!

Enjoy!

The Classics Never Get Old

As long I think as long as I live, one of my favorite movies will always be the Sound of Music.
That's why I have so much of their music on my blog! :)

The classics like this, and some of our other favorites like, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Easter Parade, My Fair Lady, and Oklahoma and Anne of Green Gables, are so fun to watch!!

When I compare the old favorites, to the kinds of movies and TV shows that seem to be so popular now, I can see how far our society is drifting from the sweet and innocent things people have enjoyed for so many years!

I love being able to sit down and watch one of these, and not have to be poised with the remote pointed at the TV, keeping an eye (or ear) out, for swearing, immodesty, romance or crude humor.

Now not all the old movies are completely free from all these things, but for the most part they are movies the we all enjoy. Well.... There are a few of them that Bradley calls "girlie movies!"
If it was up to him, all we'd ever watch would be the Rifle Man movies! :)

And the times dad will sit down and watch a part of the musicals, he usually ends up asleep!
But for me and my family, the classics will never get old.

Hope you like the pictures of my favorite parts in the movies I've mentioned!(Sorry they're a little blurry) :)

Easter and Tootie do the cake walk.

A jolly hour on the trolley!



Have a chocolate Eliza!



A Fair Lady



Their voices were so beautiful together!




"If I were beautiful, and had nut brown hair, would you keep me?"



"Anne! Will you never learn to control your temper!?"


Carrots!

My blog gets a face lift.

I was getting tired of the brown and tan/red theme for my blog, so I decided to go with something more cheerful. What do you think? I love the color green, and green with polkadots was too cute to pass up!

On Sunday Daddy, Ali, Bradley and I, went out to my grandpa's property on the Badger Road to meet with my uncle Jeff, and do some target practice. And guess what?

I shot dad's AR15! (the one he got for his birthday) I wasn't going to, but to be truly honest, I'm afraid my pride got in the way. You see, Ali got up the nerve and shot it first, and my uncle was giving me a bad time about being a chicken, so I finally (hesitantly!) just got up there and shot the silly thing.

And you know what? I actually really liked it! I think I'll be more likely to try shooting more than just the 9mm....(dad's) the 25 cal....(my mom's) and my Henry! Hopefully I won't be so chicken to try new guns anymore!;)

A Birthday Pedicure

I love birthdays, whether it's mine, or a friends or a siblings, or if like the Mad Hatter, you decide to celebrate one of your "un-birthdays" they are always fun to be a part of.

But tomorrow (Saturday) is my 17th birthday, and yesterday I went on my birthday date with grandma.

Ever since the birthday when we turn six, grandma has always taken each of her 17 grandchildren, for a morning of shopping, and then lunch at our restaurant of choice. We always look forward to these dates, and I don't think it would feel quite like a birthday without it.

Yesterday on my birthday date, grandma and I did something I have never done before, we got a pedicure! And my-o-my I have never felt so pampered before! It was so much fun to do, and since it isn't something I would ever spend my own money on, it was a treat! Probably the next time I will ever do it again, is if I have a daughter, and I can take her when she turns 17!

I have always wanted to have a fench manicure done, but since I play violin it wouldn't be practical because it would chip right away! So I had a french pedicure done instead. And the lady that did it even put flowers on each of my big toes!

I was very impressed, because the lady painted the flowers, she hand the tiniest little brush, and a very steady hand!

Things so completely out of the ordinary even if they are very small things, are what add the fun and sparkle to our lives, and give us a fun topic of conversation at the dinner table! ;)

Eloise

I just HAVE to post more pictures of Eloise, She is so much fun, but at the same time, (just like her namesake) she can be a little bit naughty!

A stray napkin is easy prey for puppy with a particularly innocent, yet mischievious personality!

She has so many toys, but she especially loves the blue doggie, that is almost the exact same size as she is!

Bath time!

She looks even smaller when she is wet!

She is such a sweet heart, she loves to give you kisses on the nose!Oh, can you tell that she LOVES the camera? every time I pull it out, she'll sit and pose for me!

Silly Puppy!

Daddy's Birthday

Today is my dad's birthday, and I have to show you some pictures, of a dream come true for my dad. For many months now, he has read about, dreamed about a TALKED about a gun he wanted called an AR-15, and my mom finally bought him one. We had it all set-up so that when he came home from work on his lunch break, the gun (decked out with the most ginormous bow we could find) would be on the table, with his other gifts from all of us, and his favorite German chocolate cake. And then when he walked in the door we all broke out in Happy Birthday, and the look on his face when he saw what was on the table was priceless! Complete surprise! I love surprises, especially when you get such a fun reaction! :)

Doesn't he look so manly?

He can't wait to go out and shoot it, and he keeps talking like he's assuming I'M going to shoot it also! Yikes. Shooting a little .22, or a hand gun is one thing, but this..... it's just so big, and I'm afraid the recoil is going to land me flat on my back in the mud. We'll see. But I'm so happy for daddy that he got it, and I don't think he looks a day older. :)

Love you lots Dad!

Dear me!

I have NOT been very diligent in blogging! But here is an update on what has been happening around here.

Well, first, guess what? I am blogging this on my new LAPTOP! I just got it this after noon, and we've been having lots of fun setting it all up. Dad and I put quite abit of time into researching them to find out which one would be the best for my life style and budget!. So we settled on this Dell laptop. My grandpa who has worked with computers for many, many years, and is one of the knowledgeable people out there, helped us out too.

Usually I'm not a "pink person", but a pink mouse I just couldn't resist! :)

And I have to blog some pics of Eloise, she is so much fun, and she and Elsie are becoming good friends, which is good, because at first, Elsie really seemed to dislike her! But now they play together, and even sleep in the same doggie bed together!

She is such a little snuggler, (something Rosie wasn't!) I just love it when you pick her up, and she nuzzles down into your sweater or jacket, she is very content to stay there for a long nap.

She absolutely melts my daddy's heart, he just loves this little "gremlin" as he calls her!

Eloise has many nicknames, including,

Weezy, Eloweedy, Bugs or Bugsy, Gremlin, Stinker, and mom's nickname for her (a twist on Eloweedy), is Elowee-wee! :)

So enjoy the pictures, and I apologize for being rather incosistent with my blogging lately! I'll try and be better about it!

Love in Christ,

~Emily