The Grands

The Grands

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Deep South, United States
First I am a mother of two sons, Chad 35 and Ryan 32. Through these beautiful sons, I have been blessed with two beautiful daughter-in-laws, Kelli and Erin. As a result of these beautiful wives comes three beautiful grands, Connor first and the only one for fives years. Then, Kelli and Chad blessed me with another beautiful grandson, Cooper, who is now three. Ryan and Erin blessed me with my first granddaughter, Presley, and now Presley has brother, Harper, who is 2. My blog is really all about family. The reason I chose Magnolia Memories as my blog title is I am from Mississippi! I love Magnolia's. Memories is something that I make everyday. I still have my mother who will be 89 on her birthday in April. My life is centered around my beautiful family. Life is GOOD!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

A Prayer For Your Young Child

This is a beautiful prayer that I
pray everyday for my two beautiful
Grandson's Connor is the oldest he
started kindergarten this year. I
carry him to school every morning
I pray this prayer every morning when
he gets out of the car. Cooper is fifteen
months and his mother carries him every
morning and I pray this same prayer for
Cooper. They are both what keeps me going.
I love every morning to see what Connors
has to say on the way to school. Oh how I
treasure the ride to school. I hope you
enjoy this poem as well.




Dear God I pray he's treated right
and protected from all that gives him fright.
Protect his heart from kids who make fun
because he's too fat or too dumb.
If he's too skinny or too smart,
please still God protect his heart.
He's so happy and free with joy,
I'd hate to see that be destroyed.
Help him learn from his mistakes,
and never give him more then he can take.
Give him all the love he needs
and bless him with the joy that makes him free.
Save him from the pain life brings,
and make his little heart sing.
Please God don't let the world take it away
It’s to precious to let decay.
So God I beg you please,
Protect him from what he sees
Let him see life in a different light,
Let him see darkness as a starry night.
So God please make his heart very strong,
and spread to the world his happy song.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Study: Blondes Make Men Dumb





For anyone that has looked at my
profile you know thatI have been blonde.
About 2 weeks ago I decided to go dark.
I am orginally dark headed. Last night
I cut and colored my hair. Connor spend
the night with me so he helped me with
the color. This is the before and after
pictures. What do you think??? Today I
found this article about blondes.
Maybe the guy that did this survey is
really on to something.
What's your take on this??

(Paris, France) A group of scientists at Paris Nanterre University conducted research to gather evidence that blonde women make men dumb.

The methodology was to have men view a series of pictures of women with different-colored hair and then make the men take a general knowledge test.

Those who had been shown pictures of blonde women scored lower marks than those who had been shown pictures of brunettes and redheads.


Professor Thierry Meyer, joint author of the study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, said: "It proves that people confronted with stereotypes generally behave in line with them.

"Blondes have the potential to make people act in a dumber way, because they mimic the unconscious stereotype of the dumb blonde."

Notably, there is no scientific evidence that blonde women are less intelligent than brunettes or redheads. Sadly, though, there apparently is scientific evidence regarding the intelligence of the men they are with. Personally, I think the study is flawed.

In fact, according to a study conducted in 2004, blonde women became dumber when subjected to negative prejudices toward blondes.

"But after exposure to negative social-stereotypes about them, the fair-haired participants performed significantly more slowly in the tests," said Jens Foerster, a social psychologist from the International University Bremen in Germany.

When people are told they can't perform a task well, they work more slowly to try to make fewer mistakes, explained Foerster.

Regarding men, I think they may actually become smarter when in the presence of a blonde woman. It's been suggested that a smaller auxiliary brain is triggered to work when men are around blondes and this results in an actual increase in total brain mass.

SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE




MAXINE JUST ADDS A LITTLE LAUGHTER TO
MY LIFE.I HOPE YOU CAN USE A LITTLE
HUMOUR TODAY..HAVE A GREAT DAY

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Upon The Wings of Eagles

"And I shall cause you to mount upon the Wings of Eagles." Isaiah 40:31


I shall be the wind beneath your wings carrying you as you soar,
hear the rushing of the wind as you see the world through my eyes.


"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not upon your own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths."Proverbs 3:5-6"


And you shall soar mightily, beautifully and un-erringly with my gentle guidance!


This is just so beautiful I wanted to share.
I hope everything is your lifes are just
where they need to be. I am working on mine.
I feel like my life is going backwards instead
of forwards. But I know with God's guidance I
will go forward once again. Have a great day!!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Carry your treasured memories everywhere you go

Another Blue Monday Hosted by Sally
from Smiling Sally. Thanks for hosting
this Blue Monday Event.
Have A Great Day.

This the cutest bag. If you are a
grandmother or have small children.
I have ordered one with Connor and
Cooper's little sweet pictures
on mine. That why I can see them
all day. I have pictures all in
my office at work, but it will
be nice to be able to see those
precious little smiles while I am
away from home or out of the
office..
So I am sharing this for Blue Monday..



Proudly sport a favorite photo of your kids, pets, or artwork, or create a custom photo gift for someone you love.

White tote with photo front pocket, and navy bottom and straps
Add one of 500 themed borders, or your own caption or date
Roomy size can hold everything for a day at the beach or afternoon on the town
Fill it with baby accessories for a new-parent gift, or towel and sunscreen as an end-of-year teacher gift

Friday, February 27, 2009

A MUST SEE FOR PINK SATURDAY



A MUST SEE FOR PINK SATURDAY

Welcome to another Pink Saturday hosted
by Beverly over at How Sweet The Sound
Today I am sharing the cutest tool case
for all of our pink lovers. I just fell
in love with this. If anyone is
interested you can order these from
Lillian Vernon. Now I have everything
together for now. When Connor sees it
he will have to fix something for me.


Thank you for stopping by. Have A Great
Pink Saturday. I am spending the rest of
tonight looking at blogs. It's raining
here so this is a great night for visiting
blogs. Have A Great Weekend!!!!


I am so glad to have my computer up and
going. This has been the longest two weeks
without blogging. This is really my past
time. I use my blog page for a journal.
It is so nice to be able to go back to
read old posts and to be able to have the
pictures as well.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

WE HAVE A WINNER ON THE PINK BAG



THE WINNER FOR THE PINK BAG IS
CAMI OVER AT CREATING MYSELF.
THIS WAS THE MOST FUN. CAMIE
JUST E-MAIL ME AT
vikkievans08@comcast.net
WITH YOUR MAILING INSTRUCTIONS.
I AM SORRY THAT I HAVE NOT POSTED
EARLIER BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG
WITH MY COMPUTER..
VIKKI