January Flowers from My Yard

My Winter Flowers

Pink flowers and yellow butterflies how sweet on a January day.

Together at the New Year 2009

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Driving to Biloxi

We were crossing the I-10 bridge in Mobile Alabama, when Dylan took this picture. It's hard to find the words to describe the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico at twilight with the blue-grey fog rolling in. It was sprinkling rain. The clouds hung so low in the sky that the tops of the tall buildings were shrouded in mist. The water on both sides of the bridge was navy blue and made the fog look blue. It felt like we were wrapped in a big blanket. I told Dylan to roll his window down and get a picture. He said, "But Gram, I'm too scared." I told Cody to and he said the same thing. Savannah didn't want to either. So Dylan took this picture with the window rolled up. All the way across the bridge, the kids didn't say a word. I like to think they were caught up in a rare, ethereal moment, caught in the wonderment of God's creativity.

Memory verses for today

A piture of the Shennedoah Valley. My sister Patty, and I were driving to Mom's house in West Virginia.

Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not; They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him (Lamentations 3:22-24)

A Trip to Barnes and Nobles

On our way to Barnes and Nobles we stopped at the mall to check out the sales. I was going to wait in the car for MB to pick up her perfume, but she called me on my cell phone and told me to come in and check out all the sales at Burlington Coat Factory. Cody refused to go with us but went to Game Attic instead.

Emily found a beautiful black strapless, ruffly dress and begged her mom to buy it for her. We thought it looked fabulous....but her mom said, "Absolutely not!"

Here's my new book bag that I will carry to school. It cost $2.47. I had to buy 2 books to get it at that price, but Cody took care of that problem for me. He chose his two books and I chose two books. Emily brought the little Hanukkah book to me and said I should buy it, so I did. I love it.

I saw a bag there that I want. On the front it says, "When I get money I always buy books and whatever is left I spend on food and clothes.

Annie

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