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!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Scents of Style | Frangrances to Compliment Your Style


Your style mood is reflected in your daily ensembles and the scent you wear should be just as stylish.For those fun and flirty style moods you'll feel pretty irresistable in Elizabeth Arden Pretty, a feminine blend of pink lily, creamy amber and orange blossom. A romantic style mood calls for an escape to island paradise with Island Michael Kors Bermuda, an exotic blend of vibrant hibiscus and tropical passion flower. Giorgio Armani Onde Vertige blends the sunny frangipani flower with the sensual patchouli for a lush oriental fragrance, perfect for a sexy style mood, while a fresh burst of mandarin and rosy peony give Sarah Jessica Parker Twilight the sparkle you need for a natural and refreshing style mood.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS????



This is a very very old chest. My sister's
church had a garage sale about two weeks ago.
One of the members of her church had passed
away and left everything in the house to a
niece.It was full of old furniture.I just
had a fit over this chest.My sister is not
one to visualize anything, she only see's it
as it is.My first thought was to redo it, but
now I think I will leave it as it is. My
neighbor who loves old stuff thinks I should
leave it as is. I only paid $5.00 for it.
It was worth alot more than that. The house
was filled with so many pretty pieces of
furniture. Let me know what you think I
should do with it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!!!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

SHOUT OUT SHOUT OUT SHOUT OUT



Friday night my son and his wife invited
me over to eat with them. Little did I
know it was going to end the way it did.
It was about 9:30,it was lightening and
thundering so I felt like I needed to
head toward home.Then my son said that
Erin was scheduled for an ultra sound
on April 8th.I knew Erin had been sick
several months ago,she had a scope so
not thinking I said well why did it take
them so long to tell her that she needed
a ultra sound, still not thinking Ryan
said mom it has nothing to do with Erin
having her scope.I said then why is she
having a ultra sound. Then it hid me
that I was going to be a grandmother
again.
I am so excited for the both of them.

On Saturday they sold their house after
many months on the market and they will
be moving to Jackson Mississippi about
90 miles from me.Ryan works for the
railroad and Erin is a Pharmaceutical Rep.
based out of Jackson. They have both been
commuting back and forth for sometime now..
Connor and Cooper will now have to share
mamaw.Just had to share my wonderful
news..I know this is going to be a little
GIRL!!!

Please keep Ryan and Erin in your prayers.

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

Good Sunday morning.I thought a little
humour for today may give us a little
something to smile about. We are on to
a new week and a new month. It is really
hard to believe that April is already on
us. One thing for sure we have had plenty
of showers.We are getting more rain next
week.SO if the old saying is correct April
Showers bring May flowers we should all
have beautiful flowers.
Have A Great Day!!
God Loves you..

A middle aged woman has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she has a near-death experience. During that experience she sees God and asks if this is it. God says no and explains that she has another 30-40 years to live.

Upon her recovery she decides to just stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, and a tummy tuck. She even has someone come in and change her hair colour. She figures that since she's got another 30 or 40 years she might as well make the most of it.

She walks out the hospital after the last operation and is killed by an ambulance speeding up to the hospital.

She arrives in front of God again and asks, "I thought you said I had another 30-40 years?"

God replies, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."

THE RETIRED PREACHER

A preacher retired and moved to the country to enjoy life and practice his hobby of yard work. Needing a lawn mower, he headed into town to buy one. On the way he saw a sign advertising a lawn mower for sale. He stopped at the house and a young lad came out to greet him.

The preacher asked about the lawn mower and the kid said it was behind the house. The two went to look at the lawn mower. The engine was sputtering along at idle speed. The preacher increased the speed of the engine and mowed a few strips. Satisfied that the mower would do the job they settled on a price of $25.00.

Later in the day, the young lad was riding his bicycle when he spied the preacher pulling on the engine starter rope. The kid stopped and watched for a couple of minutes. He asked, "What's wrong?"

The reply came, "I can't get this mower started. Do you know how?"

The kid said, "Yep."

"Well, how do you do it? Tell me!", the preacher yelled.

The kid replied, "You have to cuss it."

The preacher rose up indignantly. "Now you listen here. I am a preacher and if I ever did cuss, not saying I have, I've forgotten how to do it after all these years."

With a wise look on his face well beyond his years, the kid said, "Preacher, you keep on pulling that rope and it'll all come back to ya."

Friday, March 27, 2009

THE WORST PINK PRODUCTS EVER

Happy Pink Saturday.Beverly is the host
from over at How Sweet The Sound.Please
stop over at her blog to visit all the
other links to this fun filled Pink Day.
You will meet new friends. This is an
exciting day. Enjoy visiting everything
in Pink.

These items are listed as the worst pink
products ever.

That's absolutely a worthy cause, but we still think it's weird for companies to think that they can get women to buy more just by coming out with pink versions of their products.











Hot Pink Glock A girly Glock, for all your shootin'

Friday, March 20, 2009

Diet Ideas for Spring


Today is the FIRST DAY OF SPRING. I am
going to get ready for the beach. This
is how I would look if I went today. Isn't
this a cute picture. Enjoy your first day
of SPRING...This diet for SPRING SHAPE-UP
has alot of good informtion,hope you enjoy.

I am keeping Connor and Cooper today. We
are waiting for it to warm up so we can go
outside.It is suppose to be close to 80 today.

What's it like at your home today????



Spring is the best time to detox your body. In the winter, your body becomes sluggish because we tend to eat higher fat foods, and exercise less. When spring comes along, our bodies are ready for the change. This will make dieting and losing weight so much easier.

When spring comes, so does the sun. The sun affects us more than we realize, just like the plants renew themselves, our bodies do the same, so let’s help out. Since our organs are renewing themselves, what better time to detox? We are already getting more energy, and our body is ready to quit gaining weight from those fatty foods, and is ready to start slimming down for summer.

The sun also starts our bodies making more hormones and chemicals that help us deal with possible side effects of dieting. We will be better able to deal with cravings, and have fewer withdrawal headaches. We will sleep better, our skin will look better, our digestion will work better, and we will feel better mentally and physically which gives us more energy.

Two cups of dandelion tea every day will help you detoxify your body throughout the year. If you don’t want to take these two weeks, drinking dandelion tea throughout the year will help heal your digestive tract, speeds metabolism, gets rid of toxins, and flushes extra fluid.

If you get spring colds, have high blood pressure, get headaches, have stomach problems, and are slow to heal from injuries, try these tips. Have a fruit & veggie smoothie twice a day instead of your normal meals. Combine half a cup of spinach or parsley, one cup of water, one banana, one stalk of celery, and a little bit of beets or cucumber. Blend. This helps your liver and your immune system.

Sip lemon water all day long. Add one lemon’s juice to six cups water, about 1 teaspoon fresh grated lemon zest, and shake it up. This adds Vitamin C to help heal your body.

If you have skin problems, yeast or urinary tract infections, or have cellulite even in skinny areas, try this. Drink hot lemon water in the morning. One half lemon in one cup water helps eliminate toxins more efficiently.

Mix one cup of unsweetened cranberry juice with seven cups water, and drink it all day. This juice mix will release fat trapped in your body so it can be flushed out. Mix one tablespoon ground flaxseed into one cup of your juice mixture. Drink this when you get out of bed, and when you go to bed. This helps metabolize toxins and body fat.

If you have frequent upper back pains, bloating at the end of the day, gas, indigestions, cramping or diarrhea, these ideas should help. Mix juice from one half lemon into a cup and a half of hot water. This cleans your liver and gallbladder. Combine one cup organic butter and one cup virgin olive oil, cover and refrigerate. During lunch and dinner, have a bowl of steamed mixed vegetables with one tablespoon of your butter/oil mixture. Don’t toss the water!!! Water from steamed vegetables hold vitamins and minerals that help you detox. Add a little vegetable salt or garlic salt, and drink all day long.

Using one of dieting ideas for spring will help you detox your body, and make your skin glow, give you energy, and keep you feeling healthy all year long. Using all of them will do even more wonderful things for your body.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

INCASE YOU HAVE BOAT PROBLEMS LITTLE HUMOUR FOR WEDNESDAY

Boat troubles

During late spring one year, a blonde was trying out her new boat. She was unable to have her boat perform, travel through water, or do any maneuvers whatsoever no matter how hard she tried.

After trying for over three days to make it work properly, she decided to seek help. She putted the boat over to the local marina in hopes that someone there could identify her problem.

Workers determined that everything from the engine to the outdrive was working perfectly on the topside of the boat. So, a puzzled marina employee jumped into the water to check underneath the boat for problems. Because he was laughing so hard, he came up choking on water and gasping for air. Under the boat, still strapped in place securely, was the trailer.