Favorite Movies

I was looking through trailers of current movies in theaters and I was astounded at the lack of interesting movies (well actually not really). I enjoy watching movies, but so many just do not seem to interest me. I have several movies that I love to watch over and over again. I thought I would list some of my favorites:

Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Persuasion (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (2008)
On The Town (1949)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Love Comes Softly (2003)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Sabrina (1954)
Singing in the Rain (1952)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
Pirates of the Carribean (all three)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Hard Times

When you are in the midst of hard times it is difficult to look at the hard decisions that are necessary and be excited. Looking back on many of the hard times we have had I remember that there were several times I made a decision that was the right choice, but still very difficult and painful to me. I was reminded of these recently when we had some people in our church family facing hard times themselves. A quote from Anne of Green Gables came to mind:

"It's all very well to read about sorrows and imagine yourself living through them heroically, but it's not so nice when you really come to have them, is it?"

Job also went through some of the worst imaginable hard times. He lost his family, his wealth, some of his health, and through all that he was faithful to the Lord. He was probably not all optimistic and happy through those hard times, but he trusted that the Lord was with him and that He loved him. Through all the changes happening around him, Job knew that God was there and that He never changes.

When hard times come our Father wants us to come to Him and to turn these worries over to Him. He wants us to trust that He loves us more than we can comprehend and that He will provide and take care of our needs. He will reward our faithfulness. Job was faithful and praised the Lord's name, even through these hard times, and the Lord poured out His blessing on Job.

Humorous Headstones

I was looking at a website with some information on cemetery surveying and transcribing. There were several funny ones that I just had to share! You can also go and check out the Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions site.

At Potterne, Devizes, Wilts:
Here lies MARY the wife of JOHN FORD,
We hope her soul is gone to the Lord;
But if for Hell she has chang'd this life,
She had better be there than be John Ford's wife.

And a few for fun, origin unknown:
Here lies Ezekiah AIKLE
Age 102
The Good Die Young

In London
Ann MANN
Here lies Ann MANN
Who lived an old maid
But died an old Mann.
Dec 9. 1767

Ribbesford, England
Anna WALLACE
The children of Israel wanted bread
And the Lord sent them Manna
Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife
And the Devil sent him Anna.

My Garden

A couple of weeks ago my Dad, Joe and Dr. Wesley came and prepared my garden for me. They brought my Dad's tiller and tilled the spot we had picked for our garden. We also got some ceder posts that use to be part of the fence line at my parents' house. A few days after that our family went outside to put the posts in the ground. We also bought some garden fencing with 2"x4" openings. Joe and Bubba got the fencing on the posts and last week the boys and I got the seeds and plants planted. Now we have a garden!

A bee pollinating our yellow squash

Last night after we came home from eating with the family we went to look at and water the garden. I was amazed how much it has grown in a week! We saw the watermelon, zucchini, green beans, black beans, and corn had all sprouted. The yellow squash and sweet potatoes were growing well, too. I cannot wait until the plants bear the fruits (and vegetables) of our labor.

My watermelon plants

Green beans

Funny Quote

As we turn into the Krispy Kreme Donuts the other evening:

Bubba: You know the only thing better than Krispy Kreme Doughnuts?

Us: No, what?

Bubba: Hot Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

Otter's 1st Birthday

Today we celebrated Otter's 1st birthday! It is so hard to believe that she is a year old already! She has grown into a beautiful little girl and so funny. She put her hands right in the icing on her cake and started eating (after Grandmomma put her hand to her mouth so she could taste it). It was also funny when I turned around and she had pushed it off her highchair, of course Icing side down. Oh well! She enjoyed it while she had it! We enjoyed spending time with family.

Butch showing her her toy

Eating her cake. Yummy, yummy!

What Have We Here?

Tomatoes! I was checking on our eight, yes, eight tomato plants yesterday and saw not just one tomato growing, but three! You see I had bought two different varieties of tomato plants a couple of months ago. We also purchased one of those upside down Tomato tree planters which holds three plants. The others I planted in pots on our back porch. We were going to see which grew better.

Our plants were blooming really well and I was hoping that they would actually have some fruit. When I was watering our Tomato Tree planter last Saturday I noticed the first actual tomato. I was so excited! Well, last night I was checking on the other plants in planters on the back porch. These are currently unstaked, but are growing well. That is when I saw them! There was not one, but two tomatoes growing on one of those plants. I had to show Joe this evening. He is looking forward to eating these yummy tomatoes!

Clay Deux

This is Larry the Pirate from the Veggie Tales
"Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" song.