Dixie Doodle and boo time

Well, the turtle we rescued from Gustav is still with us and growing at a slow pace.. I tried to convince Al to let the pet shop have it but he wanted to keep it.. And I thought I was well over the pet stage that my 3 sons had through the years. a big ha, ha:)
We took the baby turtle to the pet store and they told us it was a girl so Mom had to come up with a name and "Dixie Doodle" it was! I have to admit.. she is very cute and no trouble. I'll take a pic and post later.

Happy Halloween to all. Don't let the witches get ya!! I'm posting a recipe that I think you might enjoy and so easy.

Pumpkin Dump Cake

Ingredients:

1-box yellow cake mix

1-large can pumpkin pie mix

1-8 oz can evaporated milk

2-eggs

1-stick butter (melted)

2-small pkg. pecan halves

Mix pumpkin pie mix with eggs and evaporated milk. Pour into large baking dish. Crumble dry cake mix over the top, drizzle with melted butter, garnish with pecan halves.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until brown. Approximately 45 min. Sprinkle small amount of powdered sugar on top if you like or add a dollop of whipped cream and enjoy. Yummy, yummy in my tummy!!

Pretty little faces

Oh those pretty little faces in the pansy flowers! I just love planting the pansies and watching them grow. The colors are so bright and bold and such a strong little flower. And the cold doesn't bother them at all!
I had an enjoyable day with my grandaughter, Taylor Danielle on Mon. since she had a day off from school. She bacame my assistant as I planted flowers and we had some interesting conversations. My goodness, how a 13 yr old can lift your spirits and laughter fills the air. It is so refreshing to talk about everything from politics to where we will live in heaven. And when the wheel came off my little garden cart I sit on to do my weeding and planting... we both laughed at the possibility that I could go rolling down the hill.
Time flies with our own children and before you know it time also fiies with our grandchildren and those pretty little faces become beautiful young people inside and out. And so it goes.. time just keeps on rolling along..
Let's take a breather from politics, the financial woes of the country..whose to blame and who is not.. and plant a flower, dream with your grandchildren, have fun and breath in life's joy in your own little part of the world!

Dewdrops and Thunderbirds

What, you might say does dewdrops and Thunderbirds have in common? Yesterday in the early morning light, dewdrops were hanging there ready to fall from my pretty pot plant. It was so interesting to watch the dewdrops drop away and I just had to touch a few.



Later in the day my son, grandson and myself took a ride out to KAFB to the golf course. I watched as they were hitting golf balls. Father teaching son... a leftie grandson and right handed Father. It was interesting to see how quickly Justin got the swing of it.



On the way back we saw several antique cars coming in for Crusin' the Coast. We stoped and my eyes turned to a Thunderbird and the owner was wiping off the last drops of water. It just had to be a favorite of mine because the 1st auto I owned was a white T-Bird. I must have washed and waxed it every week! ha,ha I wish I had it now. I just love those old cars. And just like the dewdrops on my plant.. I wanted to touch the water drops on that T-bird and go back to a simpler place in time. I was touched by memories of that great time with my 1st auto.



Memories are an important part of our lives and become the history that makes us who we are today. What kind of memories do we continue to create? Let's create good memories because in the end .. that is all we have to take with us.



Enjoy the Fall air, colored leaves and touch some dewdrops! Blessings to all and stay healthy!