Dang June came and Went fast

 

So many of the book club members were gonna be gone or had other commitments that we decided to delay our meeting to Thursday June 18th. Our latest read and discussion was Ward D by Frieda McFadden.  It was pretty good but not as good as her others but still worth the read.  It was about a young medical student that had to intern in the psyc ward and she had a major feel of being there. This was not want she wanted to study but it was part of the program.  Amy was afraid they'd find she's crazy and keep her.  LOL Sounds like everyone's fear. Anyway she would be locked in for 12 hours.  There were a couple people about to surprise her and so many twists.  Some of them shouldn't have been.  Her fear drove her instead of thinking rationally.

Jerry is all healed and fiesty as ever. He's missing his cows but I was giving him some much needed attention and carrots. The cows that are on the property aren't sure about Jerry yet.  He's a pretty boy.

Pamela had to work on Father's Day so we asked Kaleb to come up to the farm and hang out with us. He was wanting a Taco Ring for Lupper and David thought that sounded good too. It was a quiet and relaxing day. Well except for Pamela at the hospital.  I saved her a piece of Taco Ring and sent it home with Kaleb.

On Friday (6/26) we met up with The Jackson at the Hula Hut in Austin. It was pretty tasty and the company was great.  I had shrimp tacos, David and Kevin had a huge burrito and Pam had a nice looking taco salad. After lunch we headed to the coffee shop down the walk way and then sat out on the patio looking at the water. Pam bought the coffee in a bag and I got an iced sugar free Mocha special coffee. Yum

The patio started getting warm so we headed to their house to hang out and visit a while longer. We got to meet Coco their sweet puppy. She is so adorable. And before we knew it, it was time for us to head home.

The fun had to end darn it. Until next time.

And now I need to finish packing my car for a summer quilt retreat with 10 of my quilty besties. 

Bruno and Sadie will have to keep David out of trouble.

Until next blog...“Happiness is meeting an old friend after a long time and feeling like nothing has changed.” – Cris Dar

Nature, Celebration, Quilt shops and THE WINNER

So all of David's new plants are growing like crazy.  You can hardly see the old plow. And our lovely barn swallows are back building nest and having babies on our back patio.  While they might be pretty and noisy, they are extremely messy. And if you add 4-6 babies it's worse. They added 3rd nest before we could stop them. Uugggh. And in the front they have one built in the peak of the front porch. Not good.  Now Momma mocking bird made her next out in one of the trees near the fence. I actually got to get a picture before came back to attack me.  And the lark sparrow was just off the front porch and kept her eye on me. 

 

She was hanging out in the Vitex tree. I'm guessing she has a nest in there but I didn't go check it out.

 

On Sunday 5/24, we went to our neighbor's graduation celebration. It was a fun time. They had BBQ and Mudbugs.  Yum.  Thank you Bill and Kerry for inviting us to Samantha's celebration. Congratulations and Best Wishes to Samantha. Here's to a successful future and some fun too at college.  And Linda your house does make a nice party house. You're a great Mimi to have all those kids spend the night at your house.  Brave too. LOL What a great group of kids. Maybe I should say Young Adults.

 This was at the entrance to the party. LOL This pretty girl had quite an eventful High school life. Moot Court, One Act Play, National Honor Society, FFA Vice president , Student council, and belt buckles for barrel racing over the years.  I know she did a mock trial and won.  I think the real lawyers were very impressed and hoped they wouldn't ever have to go up against her in a real trial.  I believe I heard she's going to study law. Image. This young lady was/is very active.

Well this is my last picture I took of Momma #21 and her baby that we named Kelli.

It's a mother daughter talk.  On June 11th we sold our small herd but we do still have Jerry. Right now he's a little lonely even though we have leased our pasture out to a neighbor for his cows. His cows aren't any more impressed by Jerry than ours were for now.

On May 30th David had a race and while he was gone I went and played. I happened to see a new quilt shop was opening up in Jewitt. So I took off on my adventure. First I stopped at Railroad Cotton Exchange. One of my favorite shops.  That's Tina and Christine the owners and a sneak peek in their shop. I'm using pictures they took because I go in and get to looking and forget to snap a picture or two.  They some really really pretty fabric. This time I bought 4 quarter yards of their different Aggie fabrics to take to Pamela's for her to pick the backing for her Aggie T-shirt quilt. There were more to choose from but I picked my favorites.

This is 2 of the 4 I bought. There other 2 are still at Pamela's. She's still trying to decide which she wants. Unfortunately the maroon polka dots are reading black.

I hung around and talked with Christine for a bit before heading to Jewitt.

It was a nice drive down hwy 79.  The new shop is called Tee's Quilting Barn. You'll drive to the east end of town and the shop is on the right. This advertisment popped up on my FB page and I'm a glutton for quilt shops.  

 

I know I'm gonna get this wrong but I want to say this was the owner, Teri's sister. Sorry I don't remember but anyway I made it and checked out the shop. They're still getting product in and setting up the shop. They had a small set back right before they opened. There was a water leak and that needed to get taken care of. Luckily they had moved most of the product off the table and out of the way of the water leak.  I'll give them some time to get more product but I'll go back. Very friendly but then aren't 99% of the quilters out there nice.  You bet they are.

So Here's the big exciting news.... David texts me and tells me he's in the final round. Yahoo!  and then I had to wait for a while before he called to tell me that HE WON!

Yep he Won. He got a plaque and Money.   He was Happy Guy!!  Way to Go!

The twins are going to day camp and it keeps them busy. They roller skate one day, swim another, Movie one day, a park the next and Fridays they stay put at the camp. And two days a week they do Mixed Martial Arts. This should build confidence, discipline, and strength. From the first class to the fifth there's an improvement. Their Mom thinks she might keep them in the activity even after school starts back up. The boys love it.

Click Link to watch Killian spar with a little girl first class:   https://hurricanecarla35.smugmug.com/Sports/2026-06-08-Boys-first-MMA-class/i-drnVPNn/A

Click Link to watch Braxton spar at a little guy named Smiley class:  https://hurricanecarla35.smugmug.com/Sports/2026-06-08-Boys-first-MMA-class/i-dwXnmxx/A

Click this Link to see Brother against Brother:  https://hurricanecarla35.smugmug.com/Sports/2026-06-10-MMA-Boys/i-2RZFT3r/A

Someone got a hair cut and Looking good. Kaleb had made a deal with Pamela and she achieved her goal so he went to get his hair cut.  He was ready too anyway.  He just loves having his picture taken. LOL

Sunday (6/14) was wine pickup day at

the Rising Sun Winery. And of course the other Kennedy's are going with us.  Club Members were served pork butt, beans, potato salad and watermelon. Yum.  All the food is cooked by the owner for all us members plus we each get one free glass of wine or beer.  Kelli and John are getting the hang of the traditional. LOL Pictures must be taken or it didn't happen.  Good Friends, Good food, wine and FUN!

Welp I'm gonna sign off for now. Hopefully I can get one more blog post in before the end of the month but who knows.

Until the next post...Today I will not stress over things I cannot control

May Reading, Quilting, and Family

 Started off May with our book club meeting. We moved it up a week because over half the group was going to be gone  on the actually meeting date but all 11 of us were able to gather on Cinco de Mayo at Bob's Steak House for our discussion on Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Kristin Hannah did her historical research on this one. It's based during the depression and started in the Texas Panhandle and went to California.  It was a really good book but it was a bit brutal/depressing. I mean times were hard for many folks during that period. We suggest you read a happy book prior and have one handy to read afterwards but this one was worth the read.  There was lots of opinions, discussion and always laughs. Along some good food.

That night I passed on the t-shirt quilt that Emily asked me to make for her grandson. He's graduating this year and had a 1000 point career playing basketball. I know she liked it and I hope he likes it. By the time I post this blog he'll have received it. (He liked it! YAY!) Emily had shared some pictures of them during the basketball awards night. I chose the one of her and grandpa with James and made it part of the quilt. And before you ask... yes Ray and Emily are dwarfed by their 6'5" grandson.  If you look closely at the close up of the quilt here you'll see the quilting theme is basketballs.  Thank you Donna @ Donna's Lavender Nest for your awesome quilting. 
I love the saying they asked me to put on the quilt label. 

My honey brought me flowers for Mother's Day. They were beautiful and when the stargazers bloomed I can smell them every time I walked in the house.

So it was time for Mother's Day and Kaleb's birthday celebration. David had the plan all worked out. So Happy Birthday to Kaleb and Happy Mother's Day to Pamela and I. Plus all you that have the job of being a Mom. 

Our adventures started at the Rising Sun vineyards for lunch, wine and/or beer since they have both. They've expanded their food menu. We had pizza, Kaleb had chorizo n egg breakfast taco's and Pamela had the pork sliders but they have hamburgers and more on the menu now.

This boy is a mess but he's my favorite son in law.   He's a keeper.

Next stop is Kooper Family Distrillery. I'm not much of a whiskey drinker but I was willing to give it a try. I got a chai Old Fashioned, David got an old fashion, Kaleb got a flight tasting, and Pamela might have gotten an old fashion too but I forgot. The drinks were really good. Kaleb liked it enough to buy a bottle of the Rye Whiskey.We want to go back again. It's not a big place but it was cozy and tasty.

Our last stop was The Busted Oak Cellars. Only choice here was wine but that's totally okay with me. Just got my hair cut by Frank in Hearne and he always gets it super smooth and straight. I'm not that good. 

Family time is always a fun time. And when you get David and Kaleb together you never know what's going to be said or happen.

 

Of course we had to get a picture in the big Maroon Chair.

Our final stop was for food.. We stopped at Mandito's in Round Top.  The service was good but food was just okay. After eating, it hit poor Kaleb. He wasn't feeling so well. OOps we broke him.

At least we all had a good time. I think. LOL
And I'll end with Bri Bri after her spa day at Top Paw Pet Spa.

She's a pretty girl but she can get noisy with her barking at various sounds. Like a cough or a sneeze for instance.  

Well that's it for now folks.

Until Next Blog...."True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything" ~Paul Pearsall