MY MONTHLY FRAME CHANGE

I just changed out my frame for the month of July. I really like the patriotic look this time of year. So I added a flag scrap booking sheet of paper cut to size.Then I have magnetic patriotic little charms of hearts stars, and a Little Lady Liberty.. I put one heart on my frame.

And here she sits, on my corner cabinet in our foyer...

FAMILY NASCAR AND A FABULOUS TIME

Let our day begin, My Autumn and niece Sydney at 4 am in the morning all bright and smiley, ready for our 4 hour trip to....

Nascar at the Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan....Ta Da we arrived....it is now 9:30 am

We had Hot Passes to go in the garages and down on pit row...Here is hubby and I in the garage of the Red Bull Car...we learned a lot. This is where they do all the official check and measuring to make sure car is good for race on Sunday. With out any parts that are not aloud..Very tight quarters..

Our rep from Red Bull Racing Team, She was terrific and treated us like royalty...This is Red Bulls Trailer..She flew in from Charlotte to host us for the day. We are with Red Bull because they are Vendors for my husband.

We are now in the pit, with all the cars, the drivers and their team. This pic was of some of our military carrying our flag for the National Anthem.

Mike and I are standing up in the Red Bull Box, This is where the communication goes on with the driver during the race. What a view it is up there.

Her is Jeff Gordan

Kasey Kahne.

This is Jimmy Johnson's spot endorsed by Lowe's. This is his team sitting on the wall before race started.

This picture is priceless. My husband is shaking hands with Mr. Rick Hendrick...Owner of several drivers. Very nice man. Gives to a lot of charity's and he is Very wealthy..and down to earth...Great Guy. My cousin Kelly is just looking at Mike, I love this pick...

Mr. Rick Hendrick signing Mike's Hot Pass...

Our picture with the Red Bull Driver. My cousin Mike and Kelly and us.

another driver in the Pit.

Meet Kevin Havick a driver, one of my brother's favorite.

Kevin Havick again. Then it happened I saw Jimmy Johnson walking my way walked over to get his picture after bumming in to Tony Stewart and got ready to snap the picture Of Jimmy and...The battery died in the camera.....That ended my pictures for the day. Oh and why are my pictures black and white....My sweet Daughter had it on Black and white when she used it last. I never knew the camera did that I thought you ordered them that way....I learned I need to check everything.....

Oh P.S. to those I am driving nuts whith my spelling....I love you..!!!!

A HUGE SUPRISE WITH SPECIAL MEANING

My cousin Mike's wife called me an said I have a surprise for you....I said A SURPRISE I LOVE SURPRISES...!!!



So we had an appointment together and when I got in the car she said here..and handed me a box. In that box she gave me Four plates and this vegetable bowl that was from my Dear Grandma's dishes she used.


Here is one of the plates and the bowl. Look at the beautiful teal colored flowers and the wheat.

I put the four plates on our dining room table, and the vegetable bowl. When I change things in my hutch that was also my Grandma's I will display them in there with another set of Gram's dishes.

I'm so very thankful for Mike and Kelly's generous giving heart to share these with me. They so truly mean the world to me. An they both knew they would.

This is what is on the back of the plates. The bowl has no marking.

TAKING FLOWER PHOTO'S

I'm out in my back yard taking some pictures off my flowers. Here is part of our back yard.

This pic I'm standing in the way back left corner by the lilac tree. It is taken of my parents in-law-suite and part of our patio.

Not sure of this bloom but it was hanging over our fence from our neighbors tree. I liked the pure white pedals.

My Lily's this yellow is so glowing.

A bunch of our ferns.

Daisy's and not sure of what the plant is with yellow flowers.

I love this picture, look at the one daisy..

This is so vibrant and you can see some of the buds that still have not bloomed.

My potted verbenas.

So just out snapping some close ups in the sun and out. I want to get the perfect picture of my orange flowers to copy and frame for the dining room.

The last two days it's only been in the mid to upper 60's and no humidity. I could use some warmth. Tomorrow all day rain and storms..

THE PLANTING HAS BEGUN..

Finally I got some plants planted for my garden. Now we kept saying we need to plant this and that. But where are we going to put a garden where it gets a lot of sun....Hmmm
Lets see now we planted zucchini on the right front side of the garage. 3 plants, see two in front then one in back left.

Here is my Basil and Dill, in pots.

Now look at this part of my garden celery and yellow sweet peppers on right as u look at the picture. On the left in yellow bell peppers...he he..This is back yard around the patio..That is miss Lizzy our Scottie she had to check it all out, and hubby is standing in background.

Have you heard of those tops turvy tomato pots or bags? Well this is a home made tomato holder made by Mr. T...

He cut holes now filling with dirt.

Ta Da lets see how these tomatoes do. He put two plants in there and mulch on top.

Look Susie I found celery...Oh my goodness that reminds me I have to get up there and buy you some..Oh please Lord don't let it be gone..

I have never thought about celery and how it grows, So when my dear friend Susie was talking about her garden and the celery I just thought that it was hilarious, because I couldn't figure how it grew.....The low and behold I saw some at the plant hut...of Course I yelled with happiness...Honey look it's celery come look I my goodness I never saw it before...It doesn't take much to amuse me..

I forgot to show you my seedless cucumbers...oh no I hope I don't forget where all my garden is planted....

Well that is our garden all over anywhere we found a lot of sun...I will let you know how it is doing...I'm so excited to see my celery grow....

Have a blessed week,

Jolyn

THIS REALLY HITS HOME

To me...What is going on with all of a sudden I'm hearing of people having bleeding in the head. Here is Bret Michael he was lead singer for the group Poison. He just had bleeding in his brain, along with other health problems. He is still dealing with headaches and some mobility. My heart is in prayer for him, He said in an interview I'm hear for a reason angels or something out there must be with me...He needs to know that Jesus IS there. Bret needs the Lord.

Then Gary Colemen last week passed away from a bleed....I remember watching the show Different Strokes...he was so darn cute on that...may he RIP.

This all touches me so deep, see if you have read my blog for awhile I went through a brain aneurysm and spent a month in the hospital and had brain surgery. It is only through prayer and the grace of God that I am here today to raise my children. I have no side effects except nerves and anxiety..I can deal with that...

My thing is there are no groups or anything around here for support and awareness for aneurysms...I would love to get something going on that for survivors of this...Or do something to help those that have survived but not fully recovered....I am searching on ways and what to do, if anyone has any info or knows of someone that has survived I would love to know about them and talk with them.

Thanks for reading this, it is not very up lifting , but something very dear to me.

WHATS UP FOR THE WEEK...

Today was really nice, cloudy this morning but nice and sunny high upper 70's and 67% dew point. we had rain yesterday and some through the night, that is wonderful for all the plants and grass.

I have been reading about some of my bloggers gardens, and I'm thinking I better get some plants in. But I also have to remember when some of them are saying they already have vegetables and are eating from their gardens that not everyone lives in the midwest area..

I want to get some zucchini planted and not sure what else.but I will work on it this week.

I'm thankful for a nice school year without any problems, no drinking, no drugs, and no sex...curfews were always met....I am so thankful that we have not had to deal with any of these things with our children..Not saying my children are perfect...I still deal with attitude, them not getting along with each other.....and a soon to be 15 year old that wants it all...shopping and getting things, like jewelry and clothes and make-up and......this leads me into

Things I'm praying for... us as a family to be content with what we have and to be truly thankful for our life, and our health. For my children to have tender hearts and that God will always be #1 in their life.

I'm praying for some of my blogger friends that have health issues and for our country. Along with many many more prayers going up to my Lord.

Things I want to work on this week is our summer schedule, getting everything down and organized now that I have the cheer calender for the summer.

Finishing the last two days of school.

Autumn has ortho appointment and Mike an appointment with the Dr. to discuss some issues he is having.

We will be attending a graduation party.

Around the house inside I will be working on my son's room. I need to get his dresser changed out to his new dresser and then I will be taking down his border and getting his room ready to re-do. I finally decided to do it in Red White and Blue....Real fresh and clean looking.

I pray for a safe, happy, healthy summer...