A Southern Lady

Saturday, June 23, 2012

The BEACH~~

We took Dora on her first trip to the beach yesterday. She really loved the wind blowing on her face! She smiled, and laughed, and kicked her feet constantly! We know when she is trying to talk, because her legs go round and round, and her arms go flailing around! She is one sweet little girlie! I have two small beach umbrellas that we set up, so that she did not get any sunburns! Rachel laid a towel down in the sand and put Dora on it. She loved the feel of the sand on her back! I have lots of pictures to post, so I will let the pictures tell the story!
Today has been a do-nothing day so far. I have enjoyed just sitting around, messing on the computer, doing nothing, putting up dishes from the kitchen sink that desperately needed to find their home, etc. I made some chicken salad and poured a gingerale. This afternoon, I am going to see the Children's Theatre production of "The Music Man". My friend, Cathy, asked me to go with her. I'm sure it will be fun. I like that musical.
Well, let me get started loading the beach pictures. Have a great Saturday!!

Dora in Grandma's Carseat!

Dora is reading the sunscreen label!

She is such a good baby!

Let's go already!

Squeezing into her bathing suit!

Rachel and Dora ready to go, with the Tybee Lighthouse in the background.

Almost there!

Mamma Rachel fussing with my hat!

Grandma's new wagon! I've been looking for one for a couple of years. I saw this at Sam's, and I just HAD to buy it!

Sunbathing at the beach!

Giggling away!

I'm such a happy baby! I LOVE the beach!

Sweet Girl!

I love to kick my legs up into the air!

Lounging in the chair...

It's been a fun day!!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Summertime

Today is the first Monday of summer vacation. We were out Thursday and Friday, but those two days did not feel like summer. This week will be my first full week of vacation...YEA!!
How did I start out the day? I went to school, of course. HA! We had a walkthrough of our new school building. All of it is not yet ready, but we went through the whole building and saw all of its wonders. Since our other school was way over 50 years old, like me, there were many things that were not up to par. Now, we will have all of the same things as other schools. We are all looking forward to the newness of our site. I have been at this school for 20 years, and for 20 years we have been told that we were getting a new school. Well folks, it is finally HERE! I know that when school starts in August, everything is going to be wonderful, fresh, and new. That thought alone will help us all to be able to go back to work, after a summer break, with a renewed strength and power to begin helping to build little lives into productive and accomplished citizens.
Wish us luck!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Lady

My Lady went to heaven today. Lady was an Old English Sheepdog that I adopted from a rescue center. She had been rescued from a puppy mill. Lady was one of the sweetest dogs that I have ever had. My Golden Retriever is very sweet and good natured, and Lady was very even tempered and sweet. She just wanted love all the time. I will miss her very much, and I know that my Page will miss her buddy, too!

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Goin' to the Movies

I don't usually write a post about a movie, but this one has stayed in my mind all day. My cousin Mina called to ask Rachel and I to go to the movie today. Sally was with us, so she went, too. Susan, Amy, and Kate were with Mina already, and they went, too. We went to see something called "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel". I didn't know what it was going to be about, but I heard it was a comedy, so I went. I only like to watch comedies. I do not like dramas anymore. I like funny, lighthearted stuff. Anyway, Rachel and I went to meet them all at the movie. We got there after it started, but we didn't miss much. I really liked the movie, and I recommend it to anyone out there in blogland who might accidentally be reading this :) The movie is about a group of people who meet when they are on a trip to India. They are all moving to a big fancy hotel to live, instead of living in an old folks home in America. Their adventures are often funny, sometimes dramatic, but altogether interesting to watch and enjoy. There were many funny lines, all delivered with grace, as always done by REAL actors and actresses. I say 'real' actors, because so many times nowadays we see "comedians" attempting to be actors, and they just shout out punchlines and accentuate them when they want to show the audience when it is time to laugh. I enjoy watching real actors, not stand up comedians trying to make a big buck off of a movie. So, there is my rant.Anyway, the movie was good. I don't go to the movie theatre very often, the prices are moving on up there, so this trip was a treat. If you get to see this movie, I hope you enjoy it! This picture is kind of small, but it only gets fuzzy when I try to make it bigger. Dame Judi Dench and Maggie Smith are in the movie. All of the characters are great. The young man who runs the hotel is terrific. I hope you get to see this movie!!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Peanuts

The candied peanuts did not turn out as expected. I have something to show for it, though...A big mess in the oven!! Most of the brown sugar and margerine went down into the bottom of the oven leaving a big, smoky mess in the kitchen! I was in such a hurry that I did not clean it right away. Silly me forgot all about it, and I put a cake in the oven this morning. MORE SMOKE!! I quickly tried to scrape the sugar and stuff off of the bottom and continued to bake. I will have to make sure to clean it really good when the cake is finished. Maybe I should actually LOOK at a recipe next time before I try to make something new! HA!HA!
The Thirty-One party was a success, and all of the other goodies were tremendous. Actually, the peanuts taste great, but they just aren't individually candied! Next time, I will not be in such a hurry and maybe the nuts will be better!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Experimenting

I am trying something today. In Savannah, people make candied pecans. There are so many pecan trees around here that people make candied pecans. So, I got this great idea. If you can make candied pecans, then you can make candied peanuts! My idea came to me, because I bought UNsalted peanuts the other day, quite by accident. Publix grocery store has buy one get one free items all the time. I was rushing through there the other day and saw the dry roasted peanuts in that category. I grabbed up two of them and went about my business. After I got home, I realized the peanuts had no salt. SO, the idea hit me to make candied peanuts. I am hosting a Thirty-One Party today, and one of my treats will be the peanuts! I just put them in the oven, and I hope they turn out okay. I put lots of margerine and brown sugar in them and popped them into the oven. I will let you know how they turned out. I also made a cake, tuna salad, chicken salad, deviled eggs, and veggie dip. I baked a chicken yesterday and pulled it apart for the salad. Since I am the only one in my house, I do not need to eat an entire chicken!!
I hope you all have a great Saturday. I smell the peanuts, so I better go for now!!