A Busy Weekend Past and Another Ahead...

WOW! What a weekend we had! We decided to enjoy a "3-dayer" and had so much fun doing it!!! I suppose this was a way to DETOX us from our week of 'Depression'... LOL
We began our weekend on Friday evening with a 'Cousin-Pizza-Party' for some of those who were unable to make the trip South... On Saturday, we decided on a City-Wide Road-Trip... We had sunny blue skies for the entire day (all three days, actually!)... we HIT a few Yard Sales along the way... we made our way Downtown and 'walked' the Mall... stopped for supper (the menu even included Southern Fried Okra - YUM!)... and of course, Saturday wouldn't be Saturday without a stop at good ole' faithful Wal-Mart! All in all, we had a great day!!! We spent the day Sunday at Church, of course... had a lovely meal with friends... and found time to relax and enjoy God's Day while we were at it! Monday morning we headed out to pick up our Washer/Dryer... we also helped another family (in our Church) move a few items of furniture in and out of storage... we then grabbed a bite at Mickey-D's for lunch... we found ourselves at the ZOO for the afternoon and had a blast watching Aly try to figure it all out... by the time we made it home, it was time to put supper on the table for our friends - and NEW MEMBER of the "Indy-Mustangs", an Indiana Semi-Pro Football Team - I believe CONGRATS to be in order... we ended the evening with a wonderful Southern Pecan Pie -n- Ice Cream!
Now, that's one very busy 3-days, if you ask me!!! I 'GOOGLED' a few pictures online and created a Photo Album - of sorts - on our Picasa account. (If you care to view it... you can do so very easily! If you go to any of our BLOG Photo Albums *eg:'Daydreaming of Louisiana'* or BLOG Slide-Shows *eg:'Our New Home* below, they will automatically take you to the Picasa site, where you'll see our 'My Public Gallery'... then, just look for the Album titled, "A Busy Weekend in June".)
Well, it appears that our NEXT weekend will be equally as busy, we'll be joining our Community for a Yard Sale! If you think about us - on Saturday the 7th... say a little prayer that we'll have a good turn out.. great weather... make lots of money... tell others about Jesus... etc.!

Just A Portion of Our New Home for "Show"...

Well! Needless to say, we've been MORE than busy over the past several weeks! Moving is such a feat with a baby, but we're thankful to have gotten the perfect home, seemingly made just for our little family! God is better to us than we deserve, that's for sure!!! We've been able to accomplish quite a bit, but there's much left ahead for us to do!

We've had so many requests to post pix, that we've chosen to post a brief slide-show that will have "to do", until we finish the house and can post more. The rooms that are in the slide-show are incomplete but we HOPE to have them complete within a couple of weeks and the rest of the house done by the end of the summer! (The good Lord willing, that is!) HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ALIKE... THAT THESE PHOTOS DO NOT DO THE HOUSE JUSTICE... PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN AND HAVE MUCH MORE TO DO BEFORE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SAY IT'S 'DONE'! (WE'RE STILL IN THE STAGES OF "CHANGING STUFF" EVERY DAY, MOVING THINGS FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT AND GETTING NEWER THINGS TO REPLACE OTHERS...)

The 'show' below is ONLY of our Living Room, Kitchen/Dining Area and Aly's Room. We will post pix of the other rooms (EG: Entry, our Room and Bath, the Family Room, the Guest Bath and Office) ASAP.

We will need to post another regular BLOG next week, being as we haven't done so, since Revival!!! We'd love to hear from some of you - it's been a while - why not leave us a comment or give us a call sometime soon?

Have a great day and enjoy just a peep into our very 'unfinished' new home...

THIS IS IT...

We are in the depths of the "sea" of MOVING this week... boxes, packing, boxes, hauling and MORE boxes!!! We are to get the keys today! Thus, you'll probably not hear from us for another week to 3 weeks!!! Please help us pray that things will continue to go smoothly? After all, this is a very interesting situation and quite different than that of our past moves, this time with an infant in 'tow'!!! LOL
We'll post pix of the house after we get in and settled a bit! We're anxious to have an extra room or two and very happy to have a place to call "our own" (it'll be nice change for us)!

THIS IS IT... ("click" on the car for a few giggles!) and

Moving Week at The Penn Home...

we'll be in touch with ya'll again, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

Country Girl at Heart... You've Come a Long Way, Baby!

2 weeks old ~ November 2007

4 months old ~ March 2008

TODAY (while listening to COUNTRY music!)

We've decided to broaden Alyson's musical interests... we've gone from Lullaby's, Church Music, Toddler/Children's Music and Classical to COUNTRY!!! We were wondering what she would do with it and BOY! SHE LOVES IT!!! lol
What can I say??? I've always been a country southern girl at heart, so it only seems right that my little offspring would feel the same!!! After all, she has my southern blood running through her veins, right? It's what I've always wanted, a TRUE southern girl at heart for my very own! And of course, she'll soon be saying, "yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir and no sir", as well!!!
Oh well... We just thought ya'll might like to hear the latest in musical news as far as our Aly is concerned. We'll be trying 'other wholesome' types of music with her soon, but doubt very seriously that we'll have the same outcome as we have with COUNTRY! She's grinning and 'jigging' with it right now, as if she knows what "getting into it" is all about!!! lol
Obviously, this is our first BLOG of April and we're NOT looking forward to the April showers ahead, but we ARE looking forward to the May flowers that will soon appear!!!
Just a little FYI! We're also looking forward to getting into our house in ONLY about two weeks! We can hardly wait!!! Because of this move, our BLOGS may get off a bit, but we'll try to keep ya'll up-to-par as often as possible! Pray for us that the move will go smoothly - never tried this with an infant before!!! lol

Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail, Hoppin Down the Bunny Trail...

...hippity hoppity, Easter's on it's way!!!


(Alyson Dawn - Early Spring 2008) It doesn't seem possible, Easter is only 2 days away, now!!! We wanted to wish everyone in BLOGGERLAND a very Happy one... filled with God's promises and blessings! Take time to 'breathe in' all the beauty this Season holds!

Don't faint and fall out with this statement, but we plan to take several pictures over the Holiday weekend! Furthermore, we'll post them for you to view ASAP! We realize that we've not done a very good job lately of posting pix - having temporary 'Dial Up' being our excuse! It's amazing how our Alyson is growing, so we feel you've just got to see her! We're not in the least bit proud, either!!!

We also wanted to let you know that God has answered one our many prayers and given us a house!!! We will be eternally grateful!!! God is SO good, isn't He? We will be able to move in by the end of April! With this move, we'll once again have DSL and will in turn be able to update our BLOG and Online Photo Albums much more often! YAY!!!

Due to our 'Template' change for March and April, we have moved all of our 'former blogs' to our "Blog Archive". Please take time to view them if you have not already done so. Lots to see... photos, slide shows, etc.!

Again, we wish you a very Happy Easter and look forward to much more BLOGGING in the near future!!! May the peace of God continue to bless you and your's this Spring!