Family news ...

I promise other stuff has been going on and not just

wedding stuff and wedding pictures!

stuff like .....

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  A new puppy.....Miss Pippa Lou

A road trip to Eden, NC for my family reunion ...

this is the reunion on my mom's side of the family

she is the youngest of 13

and this one was special ...our 75th reunion!

on our way there, we ran into some smoke around South Boston, VA. this

is from the wild fires in the Great Dismal Swamp which is south of us.

and of course so much fun with my silly nieces

5 of the 13 left .... some good genes there!



early in July I did a photo shoot for Odessa rescue

I have always had a fear of large dogs so this one made me a little nervous

but there was no reason for that....these babies were so sweet and loving!

Johnny is recovering great from his March 17th stroke

as a matter of fact, some people have a hard time believing he even

had a stroke since he looks so great!

Summer is winding down

we are going to do one more trip to the beach and

one more trip to the Chesapeake Bay and then we are

done with traveling this year. We will "hunker" down for winter

cooking, football, crocheting, relaxing......

I have some goals I need to focus on

photography...need to find another class and need to work on building

up my portfolio a little more

I also am in the mode to do some decluttering. I want to simplify...and then simplify even more!

Long time readers know that I have sworn off of yard sales...did one, hated it, vowed to never do another. BUT....since I am decluttering, Johnny said he will have one. Oh goodness...here we go again!

My sweet niece Abbey graduated from high school and is now off to join her sister Mallory at Longwood University.
One more niece to graduate!

 

My sweet Bella Boo is still tearing up everything in sight!

 

 

even though it has been hot as all get out.....my plants and flowers

are thriving!

the squirrels are still driving Chrissy girl crazy!

so yeah, I'm running out of stuff to blog about

maybe I need a break from it

I'll work on trying to come up with some things and be back

at another time

later........