Hard Rock Job

Busy, busy. That's the word of the day. Hunny Bunny has a job interview tomorrow in Biloxi. We are leaving tonight for Mobile. We'll spend the night there and then in the morning, he'll drive over for the interview. I'm very nervous about this becuase it's not a company I feel very confident about, but the offer is one of those that you just can't refuse. He also had an interview last week with his current company for a promtion job that I am praying about. Don't want to say too much (I'm superstitious :0) But prayers that he goes with the right company would be greatly appreciated.

Hope everyone had a Happy Father's day. We had a few things going on so left the house kinda early. Ended up in Destin and had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe. I started collecting lapel pins a long time ago and haven't added any to my collection latetly. Hard Rock is one of the few places that carries them. I try to pick them up with the name of the city/destination on it. So I got this one.

I know it's from Valentine's Day, but I've always had a thing for hearts and it does have the year and Destin on it.

We also stopped at Bass Pro Shops. Just for the record, we are not into hunting or fishing. Charlie would love to own a boat (sometime in his life) but we were just out enjoying the day. The store was huge and had a ton of stuff to do with the kids.

Dane really enjoyed this. Didn't quite know what to do, but there were employees standing in the water with all the kids the whole time.

I would like to thank everyone who stopped by for the Junk Party last week. Kennesha has mentioned that she had such a good turnout that she might be hosting it monthly. That should be just enough incentive to get a lot of my PUC's (projects under construction) completed. And don't forget about the Mad Tea Party hosted by the ever faboulous Vanessa on Saturday, June 27. I'm planning of have a giveway that day, so be sure to drop by and say "Hi!".

I think we are going to turn the slip n' slide on for a few mintues and play in the water. What else is there to do when it's over 100 degress outside?!?

Armdrop Racing 2009

I was so excited about coming home this past weekend and showing all the pictures from the car racing, on my post I was going to make first thing Monday morning, but now it's already Wednesday!?! What happened? Who stole my Monday and Tuesday? I want to know!! LOL!! Wow, time can really fly sometimes. But I do want to tell you about this past weekend. There aren't too many pictures, the dang cars were so fast, all I kept getting were blurs!!

This is a jet car that made an appearance. It ran about 396 mph!

This is our friend, Wade's, car. He stayed in until the final 30 people. There was almost 220 people entered.

Me, the kids and Rich Christensen! When I heard that he was out taking pictures, I grabbed the kids and ran. I don't think Charlie even knew where I was for a little while! I did realize that he had started a new event called Arm Drop Racing which was what was being held at the drag strip. A little different than Pink's but still fun!

My friend Rachel with Rich.

All in all we had a great time. Dane had a blast but after being there all day, all of us were tired.

And I do have a few other pictures of cars that I haven't put up yet. A few weeks back, Charlie held a Car Show at his work. He is hoping to sponsor this each year.


Charlie, being "The Man" and cooking for all the people.


My contribution: A hand painted sign!!! ( Think I did okay! )


A good shot with the store sign in for good measure.


Now this would be one fun car to drive around in!

Out with the old, in with the new

I have an announcement to make concerning my blog, Bella Grace. Since turning 40, I have been doing some thinking about myself: what have I done with my life so far, where am I headed, am I the person I want to be. And since my blog is a reflection of my life, I have been thinking about deleting it and starting a new. To show a new me, the person I want to be, the person I am working to become. But after many weeks of wrestling with this thought, I realized that all of the things, either good, bad or indifferent, are what has made me into the person that I am today: a loved - wife, mother, daughter & friend. And I wouldn't change any of it. So in honor of all that those things, Bella Grace will go on. But she will be having a "nip/tuck". I have a new image I want to show off, so please bear with me in the weeks ahead, as I work on this. This is something that is an on-going process for me, so you will be seeing some new changes around the blog. Once I get all of the elements together, I will host a "re-dedication" party to celebrate Bella Grace's new image. I have a few goodies I'm hoping to give out to celebrate this event. I also have been working on opening a new shop on Etsy which is also under some construction. And if any of you have any ideas/suggestions/words of wisdom, I would love to hear it.

Black Book

I read one time in a scrapbook magazine that you could take all those weird and otherwise useless pictures and turn them into a "Black Book" album, for purposes of blackmailing!! I would never do that to my mother, but I just have to laugh every time I see this picture! If there is a nose around, Gracyn is intent on grabbing it. This is what she did to her grandmother at Thanksgiving!


This is a another funny picture!! On one of our trips home, we met my MIL & SIL for lunch. My niece was with us that day, the cute blonde with pig-tails. This was the greeting they gave my MIL!!


Can't leave hubby out, but since he always seems to take a good picture, this was about the best I could do. This was Dane's birthday party, earlier this year. I might have already posted this one.



I don't think I ever take a good picture, so a decent picture is a treat for me. And right after I finally got a new pair of glasses. I should have been wearing them for the last 12 years, and that was how old my last pair was. It had gotten to where I didn't like driving at night. When I got the job at the Preschool, they had eye insurance, so Hubby & I both got a new prescription & new glasses!!

All of this is giving me the idea to put a quick book put together for a few family members as a cute little gift. I hope you share your "Black Book" nominations! I'd love to see them!

All Creatures Great & Small

I was so excited yesterday & I really wanted to post, but Dane stayed home from school & we were quite busy. The reason he stayed home was because Charlie had to drive my car to Crestview for a job interview!!!! So I had no way of picking Dane up from school. So he stayed home with me. We had a picnic on the back deck & then spent the day playing with Halloween decorations. We've decided that he will be Frankenstein this year for Halloween. I had a mask from a few years ago that I had picked up of Frank & then a few weeks ago, I went to Target & they have those blasted $1 bins right at the front door. But I found the cutest lap tee for Gracyn with a picture of a cartoonish Frankenstein that says "Little Monster". So Dane will be Big Brother Frankenstein & Gracyn will be little sis' Frank!!

I really don't want to say too much now about the job interview, because I don't want to jink anything. Just that please send prayers our way.

A few weeks back, we had a house showing & I would always pack up the kids & leave the house. Sometimes I really didn't have anywhere in particular to go so I would drive to a nearby neighborhood until the realtor would call to tell me they were done. Well, this day, I drove into a very high-end neighborhood & found a house that I just loved. I think it just recently sold. Very cottage/country looking with wicker furniture on the front porch. And I love the color. A sage green with a creamy white trim. Oh, to have a home to call our own...sigh. Anyway, I took a few pictures & just drove around waiting and then all of the sudden, I see something in the front yard of a house & I just slammed on brakes. I'm telling Dane, "Come look, come look!" Now, remember, we are in the middle of the city, not out in the country.

Yes, wild turkeys!! I couldn't believe it! And then...
They just walked right across the road into a wooded lot.
It was the most amazing thing to see these birds walking around manicured lawns like they were at home. I will say that we have seen a menagerie of animals while living in Tallahassee. We see many hawks, more than I've ever seen living anywhere else. And then there are the foxes that we've seen in our own neighborhood. Again, Dane was with me one night when we came upon a young fox walking down the middle of the road within our subdivision. All of this just brings me back to my old dream of owning a lot of land so that we can enjoy all of God's creatures!! I just love animals! Have you ever seen any animals that were out of their natural habitat but seemed to have adjusted to their new environment? I'd love to hear about it.

Once I find my camera charger (I think I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached- at least that's what my mom always told me!) I'll post some pictures of my Halloween decorations. It's not going to be a lot because we are planning on going home that weekend but I just love it too much not to do anything!!