April 2008 - Austins Birthday

I arrived in Port Gibson on Friday morning to get ready for Austin's birthday weekend. Mr. May was hanging the chandelier in the front parlor that had been on the bed in the back bedroom for SIX MONTHS. He did not get it working, he was short a part, but at least it's off the bed and hung! YEAH....

For Austin's birthday Ashton and I made banners and put them all over the house, even over the front door outside.

While we were in New Orleans for Spring Break we got several things for the house! Mark bought me the blue bust for Easter...I named her Nola ( for New Orleans, LA) and I bought the hat for her at an estate sale. I LOVE her!

In preparation for everyone's arrival I cleaned house and changed sheets etc....while cleaning the downstairs bedroom and bath I hung cute new curtains in three bathroom windows and took down the yucky filthy blinds. I also spruced up the room with new pillows and lamp.

This picture shows the trophy lamp and pool balls we got in New Orleans for the "man room"...

Austins favorite Birthday present wasn't the wonderful bike that Mark and I got him.....His favorite present was given to him by Ellen and her parents....A blonde lab puppy, named Beau! Aren't they both adorable!

Mimi and Pawpaw arrived in time for lunch at the club and 9 holes of golf. We had a great time even the though it was a bit chilly. They gave Austin a shot gun....he's 21, I could not say No! Nana and Tom arrived Saturday night in time for cake, a round or two of pool and puppy holding before lights out!

The next morning we had an awesome breakfast casserole, fruit and rolls. Mimi had her turn holding Beau. After breakfast we all headed out for a walk...Lulu and Beau included! We walked to the cemetery and up Church Street. It was a beautiful day.

After our walk we headed home to start lunch ( I know, you're thinking will they ever leave?! ha-ha....just kidding) Mark and Austin put hotdogs on the grill while Ashton babysat Beau! We had a wonderful weekend.

March 2008

Susan and I went to Port Gibson the last day of March for the Heritage Festival. We had a great time, but I did not take ANY pictures!!! I know, hard to believe. We scoped it all out on Friday night ( where the booths were and where the food was etc.) On Saturday morning we got our breakfast and headed out on the upstairs porch to watch the "Dilla Dash" ( yes named after an armadilla, we asked!) What Fun! It starts with the really fast runners and then gets to the slower runners and then you see the really fast walkers and so on and so on and at the end it's the kids and disabled or older people! It's lots of fun to say " Good Morning ", and " Good Luck " and " Run Faster " to them! ha-ha. After getting showered and dressed we headed to the festival. We visited with the artists and shopped; I bought two great ferns for the urns at the front of the house. We got catfish from the First Baptist Church for lunch, which about this time Ashton joined us and Susan had to leave. Ashton spent the rest of the day and that night with me! FUN

Since I didn't have any pictures to post I thought I would show you pictures of things that happened in the month of March. My booth looked really good so I took pictures of it. We also went to New Orleans for Spring Break and had a great time!

Easter was also In March so included a picture of Austin and Ashton before we left for Church.

February

After the expensive heating bill of January, I was the only one that made a trip to Port Gibson in February. I purchased an awesome set of wicker for the morning room and I made the trip ALONE to recover it. I arrived in Port Gibson mid morning on a Friday and set to work. I closed all the doors that open to the morning room and plugged in a little heater and my sewing machine and started pulling off the old upholstery. Before too long I realized I was going to have to redo the bottom fabric covering the springs, so I headed to Vicksburg to the Walmart for more supplies. When I got back to the house I picked the flowers that were blooming in the yard and put them in an old Mason jar on one of the new wicker tables. I worked for hours listening to my Ipod and having a great time! When it started to get dark I went into the kitchen and fixed my supper, which was great ( I took a picture of that too! ha-ha)...I also talked on the phone with Sister and while we were talking I heard the strangest noise from outside. It sounded like someone was under the window making a scary noise! I had all the lights on, so I turned them off so I could see outside and went from window to window trying to find out what was making the noise! I didn't see anything, so I thought Mark or the kids had decided to join me and were outside trying to scare me. I called all of them and they were definitely at home or where they should be, not in Port Gibson! I decided to call The Tinsleys, my next door neighbors, and let them know that I was going to be there alone for the night. When Bobbi answered the phone she was laughing, and said, " I was knew you would be calling!"......She had heard the noise also....and informed me that it was the neighborhood OWL!!! Well needless to say that was quite a relief. Soon after that I went to bed, I won't say that I had a great nights sleep but it wasn't too bad. The next day around noon Mark and the kids did show up. Mark and Austin tried out the new pellet gun ( to try and get the squirrels from nesting in the attic)... I know sounds mean, but they are REALLY a problem. Ashton read her book while trying out the wicker, and we had a great lunch at the Depot. I've inclued lots of pictures of the wicker, I'm so proud!

I forgot to mention the awesome farm table I found for the upstairs! This is for Sister and I to scrapbook on when she comes to visit! She's coming the first of April. This will be her first trip to Port Gibson and she says she's not spending the night unless she sleeps in the same bed with me and Lulu! ha-ha....

I apologize for my lack of blog knowledge!!! The pictures are not in the order that I wanted them and I don't know how to change them! sorry........