* Feb. 6, 2008
Emma Mae has 3 teeth!!!

Hello family and friends, hope all is well with you. We spent some time last Sat. with the Grandbabies and I thought I would share a couple pictures with ya. These are of Emma Mae, I couldn't get a good picture of Gabe, because he could not be still long enough.lol... He was so full of energy. He and Paw played with their Hot Wheels, and Emma found one that she liked alot. lol.. A good time was had by all.. Her pearly whites show up best in the picture of her with Paw... Sorry I couldn't make them larger. I'll send out larger ones in e-mails...

Have a blessed day....

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* Jan. 29, 2008
Coffee Soap

Good morning my family and friends..I have been busy making more soap and wanted to share some pictures with ya.. This is Coffee soap. I used double strength coffee instead of the distilled water. Then at trace added some coffee grounds. Smells great, but as it aged the smell is very faint. This well be ready to give at Valentines. I really like the way these Coffee Heart soaps came out. This soap makes great lather. I will use this recipe again.

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* Jan. 3, 2008
Something I got for Christmas!!!

Hello family and friends. Hope everybody had a great Christmas. Here is something I got for Christmas from my son's girlfriend. (  this girl knows me ..lol..)  Hope ya like it and that you can read what it says...I laugh every time I look at it. Should I put it away or keep it out? Hugs, Cathy...

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* Dec. 31, 2007
It looks like soap!

Hope everybody has a great new year!!  After reading quite a bit, I finally got up the nerve to make some soap. It really  wasn't that bad. The lye didn't smoke or anything .  The trick is to have the oils and the lye/water at about the same temp. Then stir and stir and stir, and wa la, I think it looks like we have some soap!!!  We added some oatmeal (blended into tiny bits) to a basic white soap recipe. I like the way it looks, I hope it will lather, I will find out in about 3 weeks. I'll let ya know how it turns out..

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* Nov. 27, 2007
In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory of Van B. Russell...My husbands father was born June 7th 1937 in Alabama. He is the oldest of 7 children, 3 sisters and 3 brothers. He grew up in the south, hunting and fishing to provide for his family. They had a vegetable garden every year, and some farm animals that Grandaddy Russell always got attached to. They gave all the animals (pets) names. And that was hard come slaughter time. But it had to be done. Van loved to tell us stories about his growing years, and we could listen to his stories all day long. Van B. Russell passed away September 19th, 2007. He was 70 years young. We will miss him every day for the rest of our lives. And we know that one day we will be together again because we also know that Van is with Jesus.. Thank you Jesus for taking such good care of him..Here are a few pictures we would like to share of our dear loved one..

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* Aug. 7, 2007
Always take your camera

Always take your camera with you, because you never know what you might see. Like this old truck.  My dream truck. So, I just had to share this with my friends.. Hope you like it. LOL...This is for you Jordan & Sarah !

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* Aug. 3, 2007
My favorite clay pot

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* Jul. 31, 2007
Hello my gardening friends

Hi, my name is Cathy. I love to garden. Flowers, vegetables and shrubs mostly. I was born and raised in northern Alabama and now live in central Indiana. Most of my gardening friends live in Alabama and we share our gardens thru pictures.My best gardening friends live right next door to my Mama. They have a really big veggie garden. They are probably in the garden right now. That's where I should be too, so much to do. So many plants to share with friends. That I haven't dug up yet....ttyl Cathy...

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