Beautiful Visitors

I love this time of year  when the birds come fat and happy to eat on my porch - I've seen them all winter - but for some reason with the coming spring they come with ATTITUDE 

 and I love to see it! 

Even the girls look spectacular - their fluffyness giving them a soft beauty that makes the boys squabble in wild red abandon.

Then there's the visitors from out of town - the ones I  haven't seen before - that stop by to catch a bite to eat on their trips from one place to another.  I always feel honored to catch a glimpse of these feathered friends - I had to pull out my husbands bird books to find out what kind of bird this was - we decided it was a bluebird (of some sort) - never would have guessed.... : )

My Man

Looking  through some cell phone pictures I came across this one....

Now - since it was on my husband's phone - I'm not exactly sure how this got taken - probably by my daughter at great risk to life and limb (and phone) But it made me smile - there's not a whole lot of men who would spend a saturday roller skating with his wife and daughter just because..... and I LOVE that about my man!   Not to mention the fact that he ROCKS those skates don't you think?

Eddie's the one who always takes my youngest on fun trips - to the bowling alley......

The pet store

The pet store (I think he bribes her with puppies and bunnies whenever he needs to go to Home Depot)

and our annual trip to the Tennessee Valley Fair

I love that he has such a spirit of fun and takes the time to do the little things with our daughter.... even though his life is full of kitchen remodels and fence repairs. 

Kitchen Renovations VI

At last - the kitchen is finished!  well - all except for two little pieces of trim that will remain  un-mentioned - and painting and replacing the stove hood... and - - the putting back the fridge, stove and dishwasher part.....(and lining the cabinets - and putting a up a curtain...
oh good grief)

But other than THAT -  the Kitchen is finished!

In case you've forgotten what it looked like a few months ago - here's a before picture......

So - one task down - just 10 more to go! (but at least THIS one is finished!!)