Well I am one happy Momma!!

I finally have all 3 of my kids close to me. Saturday night at abt midnight, my baby girl, Melissa along with her hubby and the 2 kids come pulling in from their long drive from Mississippi.

They left Norfolk back late June and spent time with Jim's family in Mississippi. Jim went back to Norfolk to do Melissa's Pack Out with the Navy. His family didn't think she could make the drive by herself. They really don't know Melissa very well.

I've been busy enjoying havi… Continue

Are the gas prices crazy where you live? Do the prices keep going up from day to day? Here in New Jersey the gas prices are getting to be astronomical. Sometimes it makes you feel like ditching your vehicle and using another type of transportation like bicycle or for that matter even a bus where you don't have to pay that much. Where I live I have access to about nine gas stations within 2 miles from me. Everyday we go by all of these gas stations and the prices are once again changed. I mean co… Continue

This seems like a great site, and several of my friends are already here, BUT...the purple text on a purple background is SO HARD for me to see. Don't know how often I'll be here because of the eye strain for me. Have a great day friends. God bless you all, always. Gentle Hugs, Joanne/mawma7

What would your 4th of July be without the Red, White, & Blue? It would be a dull boring non-patriotic barbecue right? Why not make it the best 4th of July barbecue ever for all to enjoy. Make it fun, creative, and entertaining, your friends and family will love it for sure. Want to make the best patriotic burger you ever tasted? This is very easy, looks great, and the taste is so mouth watering.

Red, White, and Blue patriotic burgers:

This delicious mouth watering burger if cooked right w… Continue

I have been really busy with a lot of crocheting. I am trying to get some stuff ready for the Fair in August. This will be the first time that I will have entered anything in the Fair since I was a small child so it is really exciting.

First of May we were in Norfolk, Virginia visiting the kids for a few days. This was the first vacation we had taken in years other than the traveling we did for JJ's PIR and Melissa's PIR.

It felt good to be back home.

Been now getting ready also for the move… Continue