We have been attending church lately with my Mother-in-Law.
Today was her church's homecoming,
and after church we had Dinner on the Grounds.
I made chocolate delight.....
....and a blackberry cobbler with fresh blackberries that grow wild
here at our home.
Shelbie, my almost-senior-in-high-school
Our puppy, Bo, has gotten big enough to get into the trash can. So I decided to get one with a lid. I wanted a pretty garbage can, which is harder to find than you may think. I finally found this one on Amazon.
It came in pieces, and my daughters LOVE to assemble things like this.
So, here is my PRETTY trash can, assembled by Elayna!
I feel like I've been run over by a truck. Physically, emotionally, dysfunctionally.
It's been even more chaotic than usual around here.
It feels like being on a ship that keeps filling with water, and as soon as I plug one hole, another one pops up. It's like one step forward and two steps back.
It's like my life is a giant whack-a-mole game.
I need a vacation. One that involves copious amounts of alcoholic beverages.
But, alas, that's not on the horizon, so I guess I'll just frag!
I already decorated my house for fall/Halloween. I figure if the stores can do it, why can't I? This is my favorite time of year and I'm going to enjoy every moment. I have fall tarts burning, too. Mmmm....
It's that "special" time of the month (ugh) so I stocked up on chocolate at the grocery store today. So what do you think I'm craving? Oatmeal raisin cookies.
The number of dogs in my possession has suddenly tripled. My neighbor's dogs got out today, and have been on the lam all day long. They've been in and out of our yard, and at one point they had Meep treed! (they're hunting dogs.) Finally tonight, I heard the distinctive beagle bark out in my yard. Two of the three were hanging around, and came right up to me. Since it was so late, I just put them on the screened porch with my boxer. Thankfully, she's the sweetest dog alive and is just thrilled to have two new friends visiting for the evening!
I made Mexican Lasagna for the first time tonight for dinner. It was so good, I posted the recipe on Southern Loving!
This video absolutely cracks me up, which gives you some insight into my twisted sense of humor. Love it!
It's actually been a relatively uneventful week, so I don't have a whole lot of Fragments floating around. Just a few things to share.....
We met with & hired an attorney this week regarding the situation with Andrew's" egg donor". He is totally confident that this will go in our favor (that is, Andrew's favor). He is the attorney who represented John when they established custody previously, so he knows the history. We are prepared to fight this every step of the way using every legal tactic possible, because we so strongly feel that her presence in Andrew's life would be extremely detrimental to him (as does his psychiatrist). We feel much better now that we have the attorney fighting for us!
I have not been feeling well this week and posted on Facebook last night: "Mama needs chocolate!"
When John came home from work, he handed me two Hershey bars. I heart him.
If you missed yesterday's post, Our Story of Loss (why we walk for March for Babies), please check it out. If you are able to give a little to help the babies, we greatly appreciate it! Every little bit helps. And those of you who already donated - I love you! Thank you so much.
Elayna heard this song on the radio the other night and cracked up! I love Brad Paisley. He has an awesome sense of humor.
Enjoy!
and don't forget to visit Mrs 4444's for more Friday Fragments.
