Jewelry!

Ashton and I had crafts night last night and made lots of great stuff! I made several necklaces and earrings and Ashton made magnets for her magnet board for her dorm next year! I just thought you might enjoy seeing them! haha..

March

April is just a few days away so let me catch you up on what went on in March.

It SNOWED!!! It wasn't much, but it sure was fun to wake up and see everything covered in white!

We did our yearly Spring Break trip with the kids. We are so blessed that they want to spend time with us!! There's no one that we would rather be with. This year we decided to go to Atlanta, GA. We always let everyone pick something they want to do and we all enjoy it together.

This year I chose the Scotts Flea Market. This has been on my to do list for many many years! I can't even begin to describe how fabulous it was...everything just seemed to go on forever!! It was raining and there was lots of just outside, so I've got to go back one day when the sun is shining! I finally got the mounted animal head I've been wanting for Port Gibson...we aren't sure what animal it is, but we named it "Woody" for the sweet man that sold him to me!

Ellen( who ended up not getting to go on the trip this year), chose the Aquarium, so we were still going for her. However when we arrived and saw lines and lines of school buses we decided the Ikea looked like a whole lot more fun. For those of you who have never been to an Ikea it's something to see!! We spent several hours there, we even had lunch, and left with lots of goodies and a pan of cinnamon rolls for later! YUM YUM....

Austin picked several outdoor type stores...REI, Orvis, Trader Joes ( a cool grocery store) etc... When we check out at Trader Joes everybody starting screaming and hollering ( scared me to death) turned out our total was an even number so we got to "putt for groceries". Of course I was very excited about that since we have such talented golfers in our family. Austin was the chosen one.....HE Missed!! Hard to believe!

We ate at some great restaurants; nothing fancy, but nothing we had ever been to before. A Mexican, Italian, and of course the Varsity!

Mark didn't really pick something just for him ( bless his heart), but he has a friend that insisted on getting us passes into the Apparel Mart. WOW!! Three buildings Six floors of the newest merchandise. It was a bit overwhelming, but yes we managed to find several very nice items!

Ashton chose shopping for a white dress for class day and a dress for prom. A Sephora store was also a must! Not only did we do all of that, but we also found a Bare Minerals store and a VENDING MACHINE that sold make-up!! Doesn't get much better than that for Ashton. The guys were off doing guy stuff..

We ran across some other great places and had to stop of course! Antique stores, a brewery etc... We had a wonderful time together....Lots and lots of laughter!

As soon as we got home there was still time for a visit to Port Gibson, Ellen was able to join us. The boys played golf while Ellen and I rode along. When we arrived back at the house we were greeted by Ashton outside on quilts with all three of the dogs! She had made them all flower necklaces, however, Kudzu ATE them ALL! We had a very relaxing weekend watching a lot of movies. Oh and we also hung Woody on the wall!! Yeah...