Hip Mountain Mama Giveaway

Published on: September 9, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 3 Comments

Check out what she has offered up at her blog Hip Mountain Mama! These are great art supplies for all those budding artists…:) Be sure to enter her giveaway before October 1st. Good luck! Peace!

The Best Vacation – Lots of Pictures.

Published on: September 8, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 1 Comment

We had the best time this weekend with J’s cousins and aunt and uncle! His cousin Andy rented a lake house on Lake Texoma, and I mean right on the lake. J’s Aunt and Uncle, Andy and his wife Ann Marie, cousin Lindsay, and cousin Erika and her husband Nathan with their kids (Austin and […]

The Weekend

Published on: September 3, 2009 by catballou24 3 Comments

The list of things to do is long, the kids are antsy, many miles to go…but we are getting out of town this weekend for fun on the lake with extended family! We are leaving tomorrow at noon and are not even close to being ready. Hah! I’m working today (have the extra kiddos) so […]

Cobrahead Weeder and Cultivator

Published on: September 1, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 1 Comment

I mentioned in my last post about the great new garden tool we got – the Cobrahead. Thanks to the generous company, everyone who entered Carol’s giveaway at May Dream Gardens, received one. I was so excited when it arrived and had a terrible time waiting to use it. So when Sunday came and we […]

Busy Sunday

Published on: August 31, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 3 Comments

Another busy gardening day yesterday. We spent most of yesterday outside as it was finally “only” in the mid 90’s rather than the over 100 death heat. We got the front fence line cleared of the overgrowth and plants we didn’t want that had sprung up. Got the massive Rose bush pruned way back. Seriously, […]

My Sister…Again!

Published on: August 28, 2009 by catballou24 2 Comments

So today was the big day…she was going to see her baby on the ultrasound for the first time at 6 weeks 3 days pregnant. She called earlier to let me know that she saw the baby growing great! Not only did she see her baby, but also saw as well his/her brother or sister! […]

Randomness

Published on: August 27, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 4 Comments

Is that even a word? Well it is now, randomness! That’s what today’s post is. Just random pictures from our last couple of days. It’s been hot, hot, hot! Did I mention hot? We are now at 66 days of triple digit temps for the summer and just about to break the record. If it […]

Some New Plants and First Day of School

Published on: August 25, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 4 Comments

We discovered my second favorite nursery of all time…Barton Springs Nursery. After reading about it from several of the Austin bloggers, we had to make a trip and we are super glad we did! We found several plants we’d been looking for and even some we didn’t know we wanted. A couple of them are […]

August’s Picture This Photo Contest

Published on: August 23, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

This is my photo entry for Gardening Gone Wild‘s photo contest, August’s Picture This Photo Contest. This bee was oblivious to me being so up close and personal. It was covered in pollen and having a great time on this Black Eyed Susan so didn’t care who was close. I love capturing moments like this. […]

Notice That Little Sign To The Right?

Published on: August 18, 2009 by catballou24 10 Comments

Yep, we are officially certified from the National Wildlife Federation as a Wildlife Habitat! We want to get certified through the state of Texas now, but that’s ALOT more work, so a cataloging I go! Our goals are to encourage wildlife habitats in our neighborhood as it’s better for the environment and for the beauty […]