Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

So how are you???  Did you have

a nice weekend??

I am doing well...........Was happy to see

 my friends above, they dropped by yesterday

morning,  haven't seen them in awhile, but they

remember we have fed them before, and when

the saw me looking out the window here they 

came lickedy split. Unfortunately, for them I

had seen Alfred Hitchcock's "the Birds" when

I was a kid,  and it had a lasting impression on

me, so I wasn't about to go out there with 4

birds as big as I am by myself. 

 Call me Chicken!!

I call it wisdom.............lol

 Just in case you don't know what they are,

they are called "Sand Hill Cranes"  and we have had

 some come by that are taller than us.These are

 probably almost as tall as me, and I am 5'6",  

or at least I was the last time I measured,

  might have lost an inch or 2 by now!!  lol

 I call them lawn aerators!  lol

In this picture and the one before they were right 

outside my window.....snacking away!!

 We had

a good weekend,  the highlight was Friday, cause 

I got to spend the whole day with my girl,  doing

 sort of an early birthday celebration.  We shopped

 all day,  then went out to Carrabbas with our

 hubbies. I think Carrabbas has the best Italian

 food,  if you have ever been there,  have you had

 the "Tagliarini Picchu pacchiu"??  Oh my heavens,

that stuff is so good,  It is pasta with fresh roma

tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil.  Gratefully,

some friends told us about it,  and we have been

getting it every since.  You can get it with chicken

or shrimp or meatballs,  we usually get the meat

balls ourselves, tried the chicken and didn't like

it as well.

Then we went back to their house. Hubbies put

 up a chandelier they got on Craigs list,  she and 

Jerry are so resourceful,  love that!

and she and I did a lil decorating.  We made a 

centerpiece for her dining room table with

large philodendron leaves,  simple, yet

stately and beautiful!  Wish I had taken a

picture...and duh, I had my camera!

Saturday we attended a Memorial Service 

for one of my old students from when I was

a youth leader probably 15 years or so ago.

He was only 31 years old.  Very Sad!

but I have great memories of what a sweet

and respectful young man he was..........

The Memorial Service was about as good as

that type of thing could be..........Simply a

 miracle really......how the Lord holds his

children up during a time like that!

His father spoke at the service, and did

an amazing job..........course, it was clearly

the spirit of God speaking thru him.

They will certainly continue to be in our

prayers for a long time ........................

After the service we ran to Publix to 

pick up a few things,  then mowed the

yard later and watched a fun and silly

movie called "Cinnamon"  about a lil

dog who didn't like her Mommies boy

friend.  Quite cute, and light hearted,

just what I needed after the morning.

Sunday hubby taught Sunday School again

and after church we went to Taco Bell and 

they have a new Rice bowl dish, Called

 "Cantina Bowl",  it was delicious,

and can't wait to have it again,  but you

must like guacamole.  They also have a

Cantina wrap which I can't wait to try

either.  This dish was made up by a

 celebrity chef. and sure tastes like it too!

Just love that they have this new dish,

as we used to love their rice bowls then

they took them off the menu.  So that

made me happy!

Then we went to the yomii frozen yogurt

 place,  and I had cake batter and Taro

 flavor yogurt this time.

Both were scrumptious and it was so

refreshing in the heat!

The rest of the day was our usual.

Yesterday just did some deep cleaning in

the kitchen and started making plans for

Dee's family birthday dinner this coming

Sunday.  Her birthday isn't really till this

Friday the 17th.  Worked on some cards,

and made din din and that was about it.

Was gonna share a parfait with you,  but

this is so long guess I will share it another

day.........................

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie