~Christmas is just around the corner.~

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Thanksgiving is behind us once again, and now Christmas is just around the corner...So much to do and so little time to get it all done. Well,let the stress Begin..LOL

My week off from work is about to end. I will be returning Monday morning..with a smile on my face, pretending I'm happy as can be..at the same time dreaming of home, of what all I could be doing at that moment..Oh well, life must go on...right.

I would like to share some pictures of my Christmas decorations, I didn't put out a bunch this year. I gave a lot of it away to our Christmas Bazaar, at our church. I'm not into a lot of stuff, The reason being is because I like the simple look... The quote that you all have heard at least once in your life time...Less is more. I like that. Only if I can convince my husband and kids...

The church is a Dept.56...found it at Salvation Army for a great price,still in its box,marked $79.00...I paid $10.00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, We spend it with my brother and his family...Mom and Dad too... Hope you all had a wonderful one too! God Bless...

~I have been tagged~

Hi...There, I'm up late tonight..I should be in bed, I have got to go to to work in the morning. I stoped by long enough to check my blog for any comments. I saw that I have been tagged by my Mother, Shelley. I have to list six crazy things about me, Boring things I guess.. And then I'll need to tag six people.. And Go and tell them they have been tagged...Got the rules...Good, LOL Well here it goes.


#1 I love to read...rather read than being on the computer.
#2 I rather be along my myself than go to a big gathering..
#3 I love animals..I was told I have to many animals..
#4 I was a big tadle teller when I was little girl..
#5 I consider myself old fashion.. I'm plain and simple..
#6 I don't like spending alot of money.. And I don't party..Lol


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~ A trip to the Pumpkin Patch.~

Hello....So glad to actually have the time to drop a line to say,Hello. I have been doing good, and so is everyone else. Been working and trying to keep everything in order at home... Dirty clothes keep piling up as quick as I put a load on to wash. Haven't mop in about two weeks, LOL.... But,to tell you the truth, to me it doesn't really look that dirty, am I in denial or what? LOL It's funny how things don't really worry you as much as they use to. I do keep the house clean, it's just not spotless...And I let things go a lot more than I normally would....I'm through with trying to get everything done at one time...LOL,not gonna happen,never will. Enough about house work...it makes you dull..LOL Here are some picture of our trip to the pumpkin patch it was so much fun.. Enjoy...

Here we are setting up for a nice picnic...














Went on a nice hay ride...My nephew waving at the camera.. Austin on the left turned to look and Aaron down in the corner on the right, with a red shirt on, bearing can see him.


Family Photo, Jon couldn't be here..he had things that needed to be done...
Almost the whole gang...

Kids playing on the hay stack...

~Fall is just around the corner.~

Hello dear friends, Hope all is well? I will be home tomorrow...because the power is out at the Day Care, from the storm we had. So thankful that we have lights. My brother and his family are without lights. They have been staying at my Mothers for now. School is also out tomorrow, So I'll have the boys out in the yard tomorrow cleaning up what the storm left us behind . Here is alittle bit of Fall decorations I fixed today, in my kitchen window. Hopefully the cat will stay out of the window. LOL.

P.S. My sister is without lights too. I hope tomorrow, will be good news for them all. Take care.... I will try to post more often...God Bless,Regina

~Hello~

Hi... I am Here !! I have not fallen off the face of the earth,LOL
I am now working full time.
I don't have a whole lot of time on the computer. So,this morning before I head off to work..I decided to leave a post for you all. Thank the Lord for the extra time to send my love to all my friends. I have been busy busy. I am working at a Day Care,and I love it. I'm tired when the day is over.. and then I come home and cook dinner, do dishes and so forth...spend some time with my two boys. Who are a big help to me! They do a lot of the house work for me, and I am very thankful for that.
They will be starting back to school this coming Monday, and they are ready for the big Junior High. I would like to show you some cute pictures I found on the computer...very cute.


God bless all...Regina

Hello, Everyone..... Just thought I would drop a line or two, to let you all know I am doing just fine. My days are busy. I have been busy everyday and afterwards I am just to tired to blog. I have been reading my book at bedtime.... so the book has taken my extra time. So after that I am off to dream land. I will be working next month, and the kids will be starting back to school on the 25Th of August. And I will be going school shopping soon....there is always something. But that's o.k. Thank you all for your many prayers.. God bless.

~The life road we travel.~

Hello, Everyone... Hope you all had a wonderful 4Th of July. I would like to share with you something I wrote from my heart... I hope you enjoy.




The Road in our life's, Sometimes they get bumpy and we hang on to the steering wheel as tight as we can...and we hang on, and we keep hanging on...the road up ahead looks worst than ever, you grip the steering wheel a little tighter...you are praying a little harder...there's no way you can turn around,the sign says one way street! The clouds are darkening, and moving pretty low, there's lighting and claps of thunder moving closer. But,still you're holding steady to the wheel, that is in your hands, and believing at the same time.

Rain is pouring, hail is falling. The view up ahead is gone. Now, doubt and fear has settled in....You have lost control of the wheel... and you're spinning out of control, you're screaming and you're crying. You tell yourself this is it....I will not see another ray of sun light,for this Storm will take me away. Your hands are still hanging on to the steering wheel, Your head is leaning low, You're hanging on for dear life....and doing so with all your might. When all at once, The spinning begins to slow, and the Storm begins to quieten, and you listen closely as it begins to disappear.

You now hear a new sound. Sounds of birds singing. One by one the dark clouds begin to disappear as rays of sun light, brightens into a new day. The road that was once rocky is now smooth and cleared. For these were just a bunch of clay rocks. It took the Storm, that came your way to wash them all away.For you see, sometimes it takes a storm to wash away things that are hard to remove by hand. Sometimes storms makes our road a lot easier to travel.


When we go though a storm. It's always scary,and we never know what might happen. Storms sometimes make a mess of things, and there is always a lot of work to do...rebuilding and reconstructing everything back together, trying hard to get it back to the way it use to be. Getting it back the way it use to be... Is impossible. Storms sometimes make things better than they use to be. Sometimes you will hear people say.. You know we would not have this, if it wasn't for the flood that came our way, or that fire. It will always be the same surroundings, just a whole new out look.


That is the same with us....Sometimes it takes a storm to tear us down, So God can rebuild us into something new and better for our surroundings.
Our surroundings are our friends and families.

Written By: Regina Barnett
July 3, 2008

~Words that we speak.~

Hi, Everyone..Hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday. I am...I am doing better..I have my moments where I feel sad. And than I start thinking about good things. And things that make me happy. God is with me..I am still trusting in him for his will in this trail I am going though, Don't know which way it's going to turn. What ever road I may take I trust it's The will of God. I will totally trust him. I have been praying God you are in control..it's out of my hands. I will not make a move in any directions on my own..So whatever happens. It was his will. And I pray to him that I will be wise enough to know that it's him not me. I am reading a book called the "THE POWER OF A WOMAN'S WORDS." and there is a quote in the book that I thought was really good. The Author is unknown.. hope you enjoy.



A careless word may kindle strife;
A cruel word may wreak a life.
A bitter word may hate instill;
A brutal word may smite and kill.
A gracious word may smooth the way.
A joyous word may light the day.
A timely word lessen stress;
A loving word may heal and bless.

Our words are so powerful..We always need to choose our words carefully... When we are angering, we sometimes say things that we later regret, but the damage is done. Words of kindness will always make a positive affect on someone.

~God is able.~

Hello everyone.. Hope all are doing well. It has been a while since i made my last post.. Everyday has been a busy one. I am going though a difficult time right now..But it's all in the hands of God. It will work out for his good. I am just taking it one day at a time. I know you are all wondering what the situation is, but I rather not say. It doesn't matter weather we know what our brothers and sisters are carrying. We just need to remember them in our prayers. God knows weather we know or not. We can still pray. I do need your prayers so deeply..and the boys too. I am so bless to know him.. Without him I could not make it. We all need the Lord to run to, when we are hurting. But most importantly we need him all the time, not just when get in a hole that we feel we can't get out of.. He needs us as much as we need him.. Jesus loves to have someone to talk to. Someone that loves to follow him everywhere. It trills his heart. If he didn't desire that from us..he would have not died on that old rugging cross. I am ever so grateful for him. I am his little girl..just like the picture above..when ever I go though a trail..I can always run to him. His arms are out to pick me up to sit me on his knee...and there I can pour my heart out to him, cry endings tears..He'll just tell me everything will be o.k. your Father will take good care of you..Don't you worry..I will not worry. For God is able..

~My Brothers Brithday party~

~ Happy Birthday J.w.~

Hello..Everyone..I am having a slow and tiring Monday..I am just dragging myself today. But I will survive. Sunday was a beautiful day. Went to church, We got there late. My Pastor always saids It's better late than never.. After church me and the boys and the rest of the family members went to what i call a fun park.. where their is go cart rides and water bumper boats for the kids to ride too. and there is all kinds of games inside. We celabrated my brothers Brithday..with pizza sodas and cake..Everything was nice...Here are some pictures for you to see what kind of great time they all had. I enjoyed watching the kids play and have a ball.

~Aaron and Austin on the bumper boats.~

And today is my husband Jons Birthday..Today he is 42 years old... So I would like to say Happy Birthday Jon... and I love You very much...

~School's Out...School's Out!~

Hello..Everyone... School is finally out for the boys..they are so glad.

Here I have two Pictures of Aaron and Austin Graduating from Fifth Grade..

One with all the fifth Grader and the other one with Aaron and Austin holding their diploma...I would've had more pictures but my camera decided to die on me. It

always happens to me.. I had the boys posing for me on one of those concrete benches., with their backs to each other.. a perfect picture..and that's when it happen....the camera died...I was sick. Oh! well at least I got one good one.. Hope you all had a good weekend.. We did..I always try to have a good day. I went and bought the kids a slip and slide. So today they went out and played on it..low and behold.. I forgot to put sun screen on the kids... Austin is bad about getting burned real quick.. my poor baby was red as a lobster..He said he will be staying inside all day tomorrow..I said.. I bet you will...Pray that it doesn't blister up..And Austin will also have to retake the Math tak test on July First..Please pray that he will pass it.. So we will probably be doing some math work tomorrow...Have a wonderful and bless day..

~My flower and veggie garden has blossoms beautifully.~

Hello dear friends...How is everyone doing...I am fighting with allergies tonight.. Oh! how I just hate them. I wish I didn't have them. The kids are off to bed and my husband is at the dinner table doing paper work. I just finished folding clothes. and I cleaned the kitchen after everyone was done eating their dinner. Swept and moped the floor. Everything is clean atill tomorrow. We all know how that goes...right LOL. I Checked my e-mail..So I decided to leave a post while I have some time. Friday is the last day of school. The boys are having their fifth grade Graduation on Friday too. and they will be getting out early at 1:00... I better be getting ready for along summer. My garden is getting so big and it is so beautiful, Next year I plan on growing two more Squash plants. I am very please how everything is turning out..except for one of my cucumbers, the one I planted in the five gallon bucket is not doing to good. It's because I didn't drill any holes in the bottom of it...the water was unable to drain so it got to much water...I will know next time, want I. I went out and this morning and picked two of my squash. They are getting to crowed on the vines. I pulled off two little tiny ones that were rotten, I think it's because there is to many on their at one time. Hopefully The others will get alot bigger since I pulled the little rotten ones off.


~Look! it's a pickle..I love to can some of my cucumbers..If I get enough of them.

We have some baby Gerbils..I know some of you probably don't like anything that looks like a rat or a mice. But I just think theses are the cutest little things..I have Austin showing you how small and cute they are..Some of the pictures are when they were about two weeks old and the other picture shows them when they are about three weeks old. You can see the big differences in just a week apart they grow pretty fast like the rabbits. I lost two of my Rabbit's do to the heat. I was are heart broken... I have two of the Rabbits in the house...One of them seemed to had a heat stroke, but she is doing alot better..I am so thankful to God for that. I love all my animals..They are just like my children. I go out everyday to clean the rabbit cages..they are always so happy to see me. It doesn't take that long to clean out the cages..if you go out there everyday..And they really do appreciate having a clean cage.
~The Mother with the baby's~


See how small it is.


~Looks like their is two of them..reflection off of the glass cage..cool.

Hello, Friends. I am up late... So I decided to leave a post to say hello... I really don't know where to begin...So much to share with you. Well I guess I can start with the weather...we got alot of rain today. So that means my little garden got a good drink... I went out yesterday and took a look at the Squash and tomatoes and cucumbers... I have little squash starting to form and I have blooms on my tomato plant. Can't wait to share with you my first pick out of the Garden. I also discover some beautiful pink roses on my rose vine...They are called Antique Roses. They are beautiful. I did some laundry today and yesterday too.

Sweep and moped.. Yesterday For Dinner I decided to take out some pork chops out of the freezer...some with and without bones, And I took out two bags of Fresh fish that my brother gave me that he caught at a local lake. I decided to grill them for Dinner outside on my Barbee Q grill. The fish was the best...I would say. Grilled Bass is good. And we also had sweet potato patties with Cinnamon and Pumpkin spice on top Halve of them with marshmallow cream and the other halve without it. Salad and Rice with butter..I like Rice with my fish...And since the Grill was still hot I went ahead and took some hot dogs out of the ice box and threw them on the Grill also. So today for dinner we had left over. Hope your day was a bless one. God bless. Mother's day was great.. And since I didn't get around to post on Mother's Day about my Mother....I would like to do so right now. I Love my Mother very much...she raised me right...she is my best friend..She is someone who I can talk to. I can relate to her and she can relate to me. I just want to say once again...I Love You Mother..

~Hello.~

Hello. My dear friends.. Just wanted to leave a short note to let you know I have been really busy and please don't forget me. I have not forgotten you. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I will try to leave a post later on today..if I can find the time. I am running behind this morning..I had to get check my e-mail...it has really piled up on me. Need to hurry and get ready and open the shop up this morning. and I need to make a call to the bank. Lately,all I have been doing is running. Don't forget me,God bless.

Stop and smell the roses.

Hello..So glad you stopped by. My Monday was good. I took it a little easy..Since, last week was a busy one for me. Doing heavy house cleaning and what not. I had a wonderful Saturday.. My brother put on a big fish fry, down at my grandparents place..there was about 29 of us. The fish was good. I love good fried Bass. Bass is my favorite. Yesterday,I decided to take it easy, on Monday. Didn't do a lot of house cleaning..I did do a little laundry,swept,moped,and cooked a wonderful meal and cleaned up the kitchen afterwards. And that was about it! I did do some defleaing on the dogs. We are going to have fleas bad this year again. I will need to go and purchase some flea drops for the dogs and cats. They are so miserable with the flea's biting them. I took a couple of pictures to share with you. I thought you like to see what we had for dinner last night. I thought it was very yummy. Most of the time I cook healthy meals. I use multi-grain pasta instead of regular pasta. Multi-grain it better for you. I try to include dark green veggies with our meals like broccoli, brussels sprouts,and when we have salad I use romain lettuce instead of ice berg lettuce. The dark Green leafy veggies have more vitamins. They do taste a lot better too. I don't fry our food. We eat all our meals baked or broiled on the stove, but we do occasionally have a taste for something really fating, LOL. If We want fried chicken or something in that range..I go buy it. I won't fry it at home it's to messy.
O.K. here is what we had for dinner last night..I'm just talking to much. Sorry.
The topping for the pasta...yum
~Dinner is served...For all our pasta dishes I use ground turkey instead of ground beef,but when I make meat loaf..I use real lean beef. It cost more but you get what you pay for.... right?When you buy lean meat,you get meat not a lot of water and fat.
I better get off here..I have other things to do. Need to figure up all the bills and get really to pay...BILLS! Sound like fun,yea right. I got some Avon orders to put together. I love Avon. Been selling it for a year now. I love it. Better go. TA TA.