Happy Birthday Donnie

Friday was Donnie's birthday. We celebrated all weekend. Katie Lee and I had lunch with him on Friday.


Saturday night, we celebrated with dinner for the whole family.

They're Back

Poppie and Grammie got back from their cruise Thursday night. We went over to visit at about 9:00 after the bonfire. This was the longest Katie Lee has ever been without seeing them. She was so excited to see them so she stayed the night. They also came home bearing gifts which Katie Lee loved.

Bonfire

Thursday night, Jane invited us to go to AHS bonfire for homecoming week. This was Katie Lee's first. She absolutely loved it!! She was dancing from the time we stepped out of the car and heard the music until we loaded back up.

My only good picture for the night considering my slow camera and a moving object.

I'm Loving This Week

If you could not tell by the fact that I am up to date on this blog, my house is getting a deep clean and some packing up, and I am pretty stress free at the moment,

I AM ON FALL BREAK!!!

This week could not have come at a better time for me. Katie Lee and I have been loving every minute of it. Messy hair and anything goes clothes. :) Yesterday we spent it doing some major cleaning out. Donnie loved coming home to lots of garbage bags from cleaning. I saved the two messiest room for tomorrow. Today we spent the morning in Rogersville getting new shoes, make-up and checking out the down town. We ate a Cafe Savanna's. Then off to Wal-Mart. I've even got a little fall decorating projects going. Boy, I could really get use to being at home......

Food, Friends, and Fun Finds

Yesterday, Katie Lee and I joined some friends for lunch at Main Street. I love getting together with these ladies. After a delicious lunch, Beverly asked us to come look through a family friend's estate sale. I found several goodies. Katie Lee had a ball playing with old dishes.
Cooler weather calls for some cute new clothes.
Katie Lee was the photographer at lunch. It kept her entertained and the pictures aren't too bad.


Katie Lee was so good at lunch especially since we stayed for a long time visiting.
I got Katie Lee the little red apron. I got a cookie jar, a glass lid, an old glass, and some napkins. My total cost was $5.00. I was excited about it.

All We Lack is Finishing Up

That is Donnie's saying for when people ask how much longer on your house. I had hoped to be moving in this week, but we are not. :( A year ago this week, we moved into this rental house. Our house began about 9 or 10 months ago. Here is a look at a few things. Our hardwood upstairs is in and going in downstairs this week. All of the tile is finished. Most lights are up and the mirrors are hung. All we need now is to finish up. HA Hopefully we will be moving by Thanksgiving. If not I'll not be a happy turkey.

Foyer lights--one of my favorite

Dining room--don't know why it looks like it has spots.
Tile backsplash
field lines--just had to take of picture of several thousand dollars of dirt. Oh the joys of perk test.
outside lights
Katie Lee's room
Master bath--lights and tub are all in.

Katie Lee's Ride

Recently on one of Katie Lee's visits across the yard to Jane and Gary's house for a candy bar and orange juice, she spotted something in their building out back. She asked in her "nice please" way if Gary would get it out of the building for her. Well, it just happens to be the right size for one little three year old.

Mary Kaitlyn's old bike is now just the right size for Katie Lee.
Thanks to Aunt Jane for knocking the spider webs and dust off of it, and Uncle Gary for putting air in the tires and lowering the seat. It is just right!!

Parties, Parties, Parties

Saturday was full of parties for us. Mother, Kathryn and I attended the Jessica Elkins Tea Party. Katie Lee and Donnie attended James' 3rd birthday party. Both were wonderful!
I got to James' party at the end. All of the rain that day did not stop them from having a ton of fun. All the little girls were jumping in mud puddles. Katie Lee told me that they were little pigs. She had a ball. Anything involving getting wet and playing in the rain is right up her alley.




The tea party was very pretty. It just amazes me at all of the different ideas for tablescapes. Kathryn's table was beautiful. I should have let her be a guest blogger and describe her table, or she could just start her blog back up again, (HINT HINT, sissy) Anyway, she set a blue and white table. It was gorgeous as always.







Here are a few of the other tables.

Time for Fall

Historic Grassmere

The land that the zoo in Nashville is located on was once the Grassmere Farm. Two old sisters lived and ran this farm. The home was well over 200 years old. When the ladies died, they left the farm to the city of Nashville to be used to take care of animals. The city turned it into the zoo. The home site and farm are still standing today. It was quite odd seeing this old house along with animals from Africa and other parts of the world.