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Mother's Day 2009

 

Because Sundays are busy in Corbett-land, we decided to celebrate Mother's Day on Saturday this year.  Jon and Mason took me out to Ruby Tuesday's (or Every Tuesday's, as Mason called it) on Saturday evening.  A kind lady took this picture for us.  Is it just me, or does Mason look more grown up each day?

Here are two pieces of artwork that Mason brought home from daycare last week:

 

 

I love that googly eye on the second picture, don't you?

I hope all of you had a happy Mother's Day, too!

You Know Your Husband is a Math Teacher . . .

 

. . . when he writes out the Quadratic Formula on a child's Doodle Pro.

Fireplace Updates

 

You may remember that one of our recent projects was to paint the fireplace.  Well, I thought you'd like an update on our progress.

You'll notice that we're not finished (we still need to paint the inside and we don't have a mantel yet), but things are coming along nicely.  By the way, we plan to replace the flooring, so that's why we weren't careful about keeping paint off the floor.

Just so you can fully appreciate the difference, here are some "before" pictures:

 

Yes, that is a railroad tie as the mantel.  Yikes.

Also, notice the small fire extinguisher next to the fireplace.  That's a pretty handy place to put one, I guess. 
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And now, a couple photos from this weekend:

 

 Mason has begun this ritual of brushing Daisy on the front porch after supper each evening. 

Yes, Daisy loves it.

Pickle Festival 2009 - Part 2

We enjoyed talking briefly with the Miss NC Pickle Festival queen this past weekend.  A few things about this girl really impressed me.

1. She had a willing smile. 
2. She took time out of her busy day to talk with us, and she seemed very comfortable speaking to strangers.
3. She was, well, normal.  Just a sweet girl who left a good impression on me.

Ironically, she doesn't live in Mt. Olive, where the Pickle Festival was held.  She lives in Greensboro, about 20 minutes from our former home.

On to the cars . . .

 

 

And now, a picture that has nothing to do with pickles.  I just thought it was cute.

 

I plan to update you on our house remodeling projects soon.  Stay tuned for that.

Pickle Festival 2009 - Part 1

As I've mentioned here lately, we visited the Mt. Olive Pickle Festival on Saturday morning.  Granddaddy Corbett and Antonio came with us too.

I wanted to try one of these deep fried pickles (they looked really good), but I restrained myself.  I'm sure my arteries are saying "Thank you."

 

I love this shot that Granddaddy captured.  So typical of the "down-home" folks at the festival.

 

The car show was a bit hit with everyone -- especially the menfolk.  I'll share more car pictures in my next post.

Ice cold lemonade sure is a good treat on a hot day. :)

More pictures to come . . .

P.S.  Special thanks to Granddaddy Corbett, who provided all the pictures for this post.

Uh Oh

I have lots of pictures to share with you from this weekend's visit with Granddaddy Corbett and Antonio, but I'll post them early next week.

Instead, I leave you with a funny conversation with Mason today:

I was putting on my makeup before we left for the Pickle Festival this morning, and Mason came into the bathroom.

Mason:  "Mommy, what are all those bottles?"

Me:  "Those are Mommy's creams and make-up that I use to make my face look better."

Mason:  "Oh, to make you beautiful?"

Me:  "Well, I don't know about beautiful, but maybe they'll help a little bit.  Do you think they make Mommy look pretty?"

Mason:  "Yes. (pause)  Mommy, I like the pretty girls when they wear pink dresses."

Hmmm . . .

Birthday Re-Cap

  

Happy birthday to Grandpa Gus!

We had a chance to visit with Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Paul and his crew this past weekend.

Thought you'd enjoy some pictures:

 

 

 

 

And of course, we have the obligatory "family photo" . . .

 

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We're looking forward to a visit from Granddaddy Corbett and cousin Antonio this weekend for the Pickle Festival and Air Show.  Should be fun!