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Lauren turns 21!!!

Lauren turned 21 in October. Melanie and Aunt Des took her to Las Vegas to celebrate. She started off the first night with a great dinner at Emeril Lagasse's restaurant in the Venetian, where we stayed that night. Next day, we moved to the Monte Carlo hotel down the strip. We saw all of the sights in between! We went thru the M&M store and museum, rode a great roller coaster at NewYork, NY hotel, and hung out on the upper balcony at sundown at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville!

Here is Lauren having her long-awaited Blue Margarita!!!! She liked it!

There was so much to see and so much to do... we just touched on the high points. There is MUCH for her to see... if she wants to go back! (We're not much on gambling, but there was a lot to see and do!)

So... where were we when...?

1989 Christmas	Ponca City, OK	Harris, Combrink, then with Gloria, Bill at Fayes
1990 Christmas	Maple Valley, WA	Harris, Just us
1991 Christmas	Ponca City, OK	Harris, Combrink, Goods
1998 Christmas	Stillwater, OK	Harris, Wayne
1999 Christmas	Crowley, TX	Just us-(went to Portland Christmas day)
2000 Christmas	Crowley, TX	Harris, Good
2001 Christmas	Ponca City, OK	Harris, Good, Combrink
2002 Christmas Christmas (25th) Christmas (26th)	Crowley, TX Edmond, OK Ponca City, OK	Harris, Gloria Good, Gannon Good, Combrink
2003 Thanksgiving 2003-Christmas Christmas - (25th) Christmas - (26th)	Edmond, OK Stillwater, OK Edmond, OK Ponca City, OK	Harris, Good, Combrink (moving day) Harris, Wayne, Mark Good, Harris, Ron Good, Combrink, Harris
2004 Thanksgiving 2004 Christmas 2004 Christmas	Edmond, OK Crowley, TX Edmond, OK	Harris, Good, Combrink (des said last year didnt count) Harris, Gloria/Bob Good, Gannon (24th)
2005 Thanksgiving 2005 Christmas (24th)	Crowley, TX Edmond, OK	Harris, Good Harris, Good, Gannon Good's to Acuna on mission trip
2006 Thanksgiving 2006 Christmas	Crowley, TX Eufaula, OK	Harris, Combrink-Packing to MOVE! Harris, Good, Combrink
2007 Thanksgiving 2007 Christmas 2007 Christmas	Eufaula, OK Mesa, Fort Worth, TX Edmond, OK	Harris, Goods, Combrink Harris, Just Us Good & Good then to Ruidoso
2008 Thanksgiving 2008 Christmas 2008 Christmas	Edmond, OK Newport, Fort Worth, TX Edmond, OK	Harris, Good, Combrink, Wayne Harris, Just Us Good (then off to Good in Wimberley & Combrink in Eufaula, OK)

25 Years AGO

So I ran across some old pictures this weekend.... scanned some in, and thought I'd share!


Oh my goodness... were we just kids....
and WHERE did that little waist go???

But honestly, it does NOT seem like 25 years... Whatever THAT is supposed to feel like!

Shade Garden by the pool is filling in....

Here's an updated view of the garden space by the pool. I hadn't realized it had filled in so much until I saw the original pics here on the blog.

Just thought you might want to see an update of how the garden is growing!

No cold-blooded visitors allowed.

If I walk out in my garage... I do NOT expect to find visitors. Not 3 foot long Lime Green Visitors in front of my FREEZER!

Well, he didn't want to leave. He thought he'd hide out behind the golf clubs, pick up some cobwebs in the corners, but when he HISSED and struck out at us... that was it. He was NOT going to be visiting again.

He did not want to leave, and tried to come back in too many times...

Now every time I go out in the garage, I look before I step... cause he has to have a daddy somewhere!

My BABY turned 18...!

Brookie turned 18 last week! She didn't want alot of fuss.... just wanted to spend time with her friends, at SWITCH!

We took a big cake up to the church, for all the kids to share in her day!

She ended the night with a late movie with lots of her favorite people!

Cruisin' Carnival Ecstasy 2008

We had an awesome time!!! Food, Sun, Fun, Food, Laughs, Sun, Food, MEXICO, Sun, Food!!!


It was lots of fun, and we cannot wait to take another one!

Brookie Graduated!!!

So... it's official! Brooke has Graduated, and is officially a College Student. UC Oklahoma bound!!! We are so PROUD of you...........!!!

Baptism

So, for the second day in a row... there has been a baptism in our pool. Yesterday was the first. Cute little guy, but he could NOT live in my backyard... He couldn't SWIM either!

So... I "freed him" and sent him home.

Please Lord, don't make it three in a row!

25 Years... and counting!

So.... it's been 25 years, and only seems like half that, unless you sit back and relive all of the memories! With Brooke graduating and Lauren turning 21 this year... it must be true!

We will celebrate on our upcoming Cruise very soon!

Brooke and her friends...

The Shade bed is DONE!

Today I finished planting the new bed by the pool! The shady plants went in on the right side, and I think I will like it.
Now... to enjoy the pool that we've worked on all spring!!! Happy Memorial Holiday!

Garden Update

So now the garden space is half finished. The sunny side has plants! Esparanza, Hibiscus, Speedwell, Salvia Greggii, Jasmine, Aztec Grass, White Lantana, and the Elephant Ears.

The double knockout roses will go by the front door... RAN out of sun space! Now, for some shady plants... looking for Astilbe, fern, hosta, coleus, impatiens, etc!

So, I realized that I don't have updated pics of the inside of the new house yet... Here is the new fireplace... one element that we really love. Mike helped with the fireplace tile, and with the handscraped wood floor install as well. It is coming along!

Unknown Caterpillar

This strange little guy was just hangin out on a tree by the patio. I thought he was rough bark at first, until he moved!!!

MothersDay

Lauren surprised me with a hammock, which I LOVE... and Brookie made me a CAKE... a beautiful cake!!! What an awesome, beautiful, relaxing day! A tour through my favorite Weston Gardens... an annual event for Mothers Day. Gardens, Harpist, Tea and Cookies... Gorgeous weather..... AHHHHhhhhh.

Blank Canvas...

The shrubs and iris are gone, the weeds are out, and the canvas is now bare, and waiting on a new design. We are thinking it over and planning for the next phase... stay tuned for a new look!

CHOCOLATE!

I just LOVE Chocolate.....!!!

More of the Yard!

Back Yard with garden shed, Pool and Bradford Pears... Azaleas out front!

New shade garden...

So, if you know me, you KNEW there would be many, many pics of plants! Here is my favorite bed so far. It only had the dogwood tree and the ferns emerging when we moved in... I've added hosta's, huchera, and some color! LOVE it so far.

What do you think....?

Good for ONE gallon of gas!

.... Funny, but almost true!

Our new Home!

So, to add a little bit of our new home... here is an early picture of our Newport home. We're busy making it our own! I will add pics of some of the progress as it comes! We've made great strides in getting it to where it is now, and can hardly wait to work on the yard! It has great "bones" to work with!

What a Ham!

THIS is my little girl. She is so full of enthusiasm. While trying to take some quick pics recently, this is what I captured. This is typical for Lauren... always joking around, with a smile!

Sushi at Pirahna

Awesome Sushi and Sashimi dinner at Pirahna. Hey, don't knock it unless you've tried it. It is absolutely awesome, and I actually might prefer my fish raw.... well, Sushi grade fish, anyway!

I'll start with today...

So, today being Sunday... it was another AWESOME day at Lifechurch.tv. The final, but GREAT message in the Warrior series. The Passionate Warrior.

After church, lunch and a few household chores... Brooke and I went to Trinity Park to go have her Senior Pictures taken by a Lifechurch friend, Brandon Hayman. http://artbrandphoto.blogspot.com/ What a great day! I have not seen the pics yet, but I took pictures of Brandon taking pictures of Brooke! Just candid working shots. The backdrops were spectacular. A great spring green park, beautiful trees, and some awesome brightly painted old abandoned buildings!!!

Can't wait to see the proofs!

Oh, my... where do I start...!

Let's see... where DO I begin???