The Good Stuff

I love weekends, sort of. I never thought about family time, Saturdays off, and Sundays with my family when I was going thru vet school. Why didn't I prepare myself for missing out on "normal" weekends, whatever that might be? I love my profession don't get me wrong, but sometimes it is so frustrating. When you work Saturdays and you feel like everyone else is getting to spend a whole 2 days off with their kids and spouses doing the "good stuff". I KNOW this is not the case with every family. A lot of families don't spend Saturdays together because they are working too. Sometimes it just feels like everyone is off when you hear about others weekend plans. Chris and I are "tired" a lot on the weekend after working a busy day on a Saturday and Chris being called in every so many hours when he is on call for a weekend.

This past Saturday we were outside on the back porch. I was inside getting a drink and I looked on the back patio and there was my weekend, my "good stuff." So I had to take these pictures. I love these 3, they are my world!! Praise the Lord for blessing me with my good stuff.

Claire Bear the comedian

My sweet baby girl. I took this picture at my friend Heather Polk's graduation party. My whole intent was to get a picture of Heather and I but it didn't happen. She was busy that day. Heather went back to college at the age of 37 and she has 3 little children. I am so proud of her!!

These are Claire's favorite glasses that open and close. She thinks she is too cool for school and actually wore them a whole day at Nanny's house.

My little bug!

Addie had dressed Claire in a swimsuit top and coverup that was Addie's. She had a blue blow pop that turned her tongue and lips blue and had Addie's toothbrush in her mouth!! This is what she looked like one day when Chris had to keep them because I was working and he was off. You really couldn't get in the back door for all the toys on the floor. Where was Chris? Watching a western on the couch!!!! I guess I should be thankful they were all in one piece.

Claire makes me laugh on a daily basis! Her little personality is really starting to come thru. She doesn't get much spot light due to her bigger sister Addie getting most of it, but she does rather well.

May Equals Strawberry Freezer Jam!!

I took the girls to the H&S Strawberry Jam festival at the strawberry patch on Seven Mile Ferry Road. Addie and I picked there 2 springs ago when I was pregnant with Claire. I love some strawberries and they remind me of my childhood when we owned a patch up in Nolensville. My dad was tilling up the dirt to plant the plants and I guess Trey and I were throwing out rocks and I was so hot!!!! I told my dad that I was so hot I needed to take off my shirt like my brother. He wouldn't let me because I was a girl you know, so I looked at him and my brother, both with their shirts off of course and I said, "I am so hot I am going to cut my head off with that ax over there if you don't let me take my shirt off!!" Of course my dad and brother got many years of laughter telling this story.

We got to ride a little train and the girls loved it. Addie got to jump on some blow ups and get her face painted, while Claire played in a bucket of corn!

The girls ready to pick!! We didn't get to pick long before another storm started! We are about over storms in middle TN!! The girls and I picked a few and then bought the rest.

We made strawberry freezer jam!! So yummy.