Kylie's Dawgs

Bart brought Kylie by early this morning. I made her some grits. As she was sitting in the chair, I asked if she had brought her shoes. She held up her bare feet & said, " No, I brought my dawgs." Oh my, what a hoot!!!
Posted by Picasa

Cool mornings, good coffee watching the sun rise!

Posted by Picasa

What a Busy Day!!

Today was another busy day on and off the farm. First...it was payroll day...need I say more! Second---I had a doctors appointment in T'ville! Third----it was another late night of produce.....which means....we need to feed the workers!!!! Appointment was at 2:45...I left there at 4:00, I just headed straight for Sam's, we were going to cook BBQ. On the way, talked to WB & he decided to just get Pizza again, since the time was short. That gave me a little time to breathe. Went to Michaels, then Hobby Lobby. Ordered 13 Pizza's. Got BBQ from Sams...picked up & delivered Pizza's. Oh yes...needed to print route sheets & time sheets for Bart! Bed-11:00!
O:K.....when your 3 year old grand daughter has to tell you how to crank the 4-wheeler maybe you do not need to be driving it....I'm just saying.....you need to turn on the key!!!! I mean.....she is to smart & I am to dumb! Now in my defense, they are not the old type of 4-wheelers, they are a little more complicated.....but the 3 year old knows what to do!!!!

Customers.....Hispanics....our wonderful workers!

Every day while we are packing produce, at break times, WB or whoever is at the barn, sell drinks to the workers. Sometimes if the door is not open to the office, they will knock on the door to pay for their drinks. Kylie has got to where she will say....we got some mo customers. It is so cute....as they were eating tonight, she asked me what the customers were doing!!! I just laughed & explained that they were eating their supper. She wanted to go & talk to them, but is a little scared. Then she said something about talking Spanish!!!! I told her she would have to learn it so she could talk to them, well she began counting in her & Dora's version of Spanish....& she was pretty close!!

Get the barge ready cause the cubanelles are ready!

Yep, as I am typing this....they are still packing! I prepared supper for all 26 of them. Yes, we had a repeat of the wedding menu!!! Thawed out the smoked ham and cooked it, cooked the green beans & potato's in the crock pots, made the potato topping and bought the yeast rolls!!! I feel like I have cooked all day & I guess I have. Winston will not have any buns left...not that he does anyway...cause he has worked them off today! He has done a little of it all today! We knew it was going to be a big one because of the cub.'s coming in, so I told him we could just cook in the crock pots & such. Glad we did. About 2:00 Kylie & I went to the barn to put on the second pot of beans...then I saw that he would not be able to cook the potato's. So...I cooked the beans in the microwave...then moved them to the warmers. Cut those potato's & cooked them in the crock pot.....WB was so glad because he just did not have time.....hope he did not like this to much though!!! I can cook....just not my favorite thing to do! One of the Hispanics (customers)....as Kylie calls them...told me I was a great cook...I said, thank-you & just laughed. He said he did not think he was going to be able to work he was so full!

Ladies Day

Today I was blessed as I attended the Ladies Day at Forrest Park. I was blessed in many ways. It was great to meet Melissa Lester & hear her words of encouragement, what talents she is blessed with. To speak so beautifully in front of so many ladies. Her blog is also inspirational. I just wish I could put words & stories together as she and many others can do!!! I just ain't got it....and I am well aware of it!!! I also got to enjoy a wonderful tea party with my nieces! The food was delicious & the hot tea was not so bad either! Macie is just in to being crafty, Ally and Katie are also, but Macie really gets into it. You can see her wheels turning & she will write down those ideas!!! I also got to be with my Mom & sister which was fun too! Thanks for inviting me!

Happy 25th Cole

Yes, 25 years ago today I was blessed with my first born. A son, weighing 7 lbs 14 & 1/2 oz. and 21 & 1/4 in. long. Winston Cole Bridges. We almost lost him a few times during delivery....we were just to young & dumb to realize what was actually happening. He got in distress and his heart rate went down to a mere 14 beats a minutes, a few times! After this happened the third time, Dr. Smith said--prep for surgery---we are not going to loose this baby. My head was so fuzzy I could not think straight. I said.....I don't care how you get it out, just get it out! We did just that...c-section....oh my, what a shock, I felt like someone had jumped up & down on my stomach....the Dr. did get to my side & tried to push him into the canal.....but he would pop right back out....his head was to big & cocked backwards. We did get him delivered with quite a cone head!! But it rounded out just like the doc said it would!!! He has always loved the outdoors, the farm, hunting and fishing. He is kind & gentle to older folks, he shows lots of patience with them. Hope you had a great day, I love you very much! I think he is quite a handsome young man...but any ole black bird that don't think his feathers are the blackest ain't much of a blackbird!

Empty Nest

Yes, after 27 years our nest is empty. It is bitter-sweet!

My Blog List

Blog Archive