MEANDERINGS of Margie

This "shadow" image is...transmission fluid which ran out of my car!!! Max & I had been to Brass Town Bald...when we hit the main hwy. again...bout 50', all of a sudden blk smoke came thru my right side vent & icy water began drippin on my feet. UGH! It scared the beegeezzers out of me!! So I luckily was only a few more feet from a Citgo station. Pulled into there & quickly exited the car...didn't know if it was gonna blow up, catch fire of WTH! A woman on site got down on the ground & said a hose was totally detached...there was fluid running frm the side, all the way behind the car....:(  :(  So....there we were stranded..called roadside assistance & the pix below is the results.... This happened Sat. afternoon. Tow truck finally picked up my "baby" Sun. afternoon....:(  :( So, Lamar drove to Blairsville, picked us up & brought us home. My poooooor  "baby" got left behind in Blairsville and I had to leave her for rep...

There it is!  My beautiful, ORIGINAL art piece---now framed & matted....I LUV LUV it! This is the art piece Eric brought me from LasVegas. It is signed by the artist. There is also a brief video of the artist actually "doing" this picture. This guy only uses spray can paints & it only takes him a few minutes to complete an art piece.  Eric told the "artist" he wanted something w/Thomas Kinkade colors, water & light. I luv the end result!  It is hangin out on my front porch....anyone who comes onto the porch or into the house will be seein my beautiful art piece!  I am a HAPPY mama and will enjoy this every day.  :)  :)  :)  :) THANK U  soooo much, Eric.

This pic shows our precious Granddaughter in Grandpa's lap! That's where she luvs to be when she is here.....GrandPa "eats up" that sweetness, too! She luvs GrandPa to "read" to her, even tho, most times she winds up "readin" it to him...lol Our Grandson on the other hand....is more interested in playin w/Ariel when he gets here! Ofcourse, he always gives GrandPa attention, too. He & GrandPa got outside so he could shoot his BB gun....GrandPa still supervises on that one. The 2 of them haven't been over to our house this summer, until Thursday. They had been begging me to come see GrandPa. When I am w/them, I go to their house.  It only took about 30min. or less for them to become bored...lol   Grandson said that the reason they wanted to come was: they were bored w/their toys @ home cause they play w/them "all the time"! I replied that there wasn't much here ---he said, oh yes! Ariel, GrandPa and my BB gun.....lol    Wh...

This stainless steel toaster/oven was the object of my travels today! Ours died! This one is Black n Decker, stainless steel...aaahh! (KMart has one that is enamel white for same price.)   My clothes detergent was on sale @ KMart. Arrival found none w/bleach(like I use).Bummer...so, I found an associate,asked, got him looking...there were none! He was very helpful...allowed me to buy 100oz. for "old",non-sale price of 75oz.(my reg. size)....YEAH baby! So, I got +25oz. for $3.00 extra....guess the stars were "aligned" for me today......lol Backstory - List of stops was: Publix for Lamar's med;Target for my Vit.D&Calcium combo; Staples to recycle ink cartridges;bank(need cash!);& WalMart for toaster/oven...WHEW! I'm tired just from writing this...lol   Ofcourse, whenever I'm near a Chic-Fil-A I MUST stop in and eat...YEAH! That was a yummy b'fast. LUV those mini-chick meals... Now when I finally got to WalMart, Lamar called & said his ...

Today is our sweet Pam's birthday...Happy Birthday girl! She probably won't like this pic, she manages to stay out of most because she's always taking pics! However, it is my most recent, taken July 3rd this yr. Ofcourse, as you can see - she's taking pictures....trying to capture the kids' at play. Pam, I just wanted you to know how much our family LOVES you. You are such a sweet addition to this family. Donnie truly is a lucky man to have found you. You have brought much love and joy to Donnie -- we enjoy your sons - - Shannon,Josh,Austin & Avery, too. We LOVE  you and your  family. We also feel blessed to know JD, Annette, Donna and the rest of your family we have met.  THANK YOU  for loving Donnie all these years. Hoping you have a day filled with LOVE, you DESERVE every nice thing that may happen to & for you on this day....and EVERY day. :)         :)         :)      :)    ...

Marc was born:  7/10/73 @ 1:26pm I remember 16hrs. of HARD labor to bring him into this world! Dr. said it was a short labor, but one of the hardest he had seen in while! I believe that even prior to his birth, Marc was destined to be a "rebel"....LOL  Heck, guess he was so satisfied w/peace, quiet and no one grabbing at him to hold his cute self, that he fought against entry into this loud, noisy and "cold" world!!  Marc had no hair until he was approx. a yr. old....funny, since if you know him now, he keeps his head shaved.....lol    Bald but yes, a beautiful baby boy. Marc was a boy we found out when he was born!! I was convinced while pregnant that he was a girl....I'm thankful that he was a boy as things turned out.....a boy can be very INdependent and that's what I needed after beginning to raise him as a single Mom. God knows best. I was teased unmercifully -- Drs. got my due date WRONG and my fellow police officers said I was pregnant for a yea...

Very LARGE raccoon  spotted late Wed. evening in "garden area"... Raccoon is GRANDpa, I think! Foraged around for maybe 15-20 min. then was gone. Had seen this one prior---fought off possum for eatin rights! DEVIL eyes!! Like I told ya, he is HUGE....lol  (bigger than some dogs!)

My new shower curtain....I'm luvin this... Found it @ Anna's Linens. The readings are so sweet & the colors match perfectly... Serenity  - the name given by manufacturer.....and I'm happy w/it!     

 My memories of Donnie's birth: At the time, I was in Atlanta going to business school and near graduation. Mama & Daddy drove up to visit. When they came in, both looked like the "cat who had swallowed the mouse"!! They both seemed very happy. Daddy said that Mama had some news to tell me. Daddy was smiling like a cheshire cat, all pleased and privy to a great secret! Mama then told me she was pregnant...I was blown away! and very surprised. I could see they were very happy and excited. My thoughts - maybe Daddy would finally get the boy he wanted!                                          Everyone in the family was very concerned for Mama's safety and well-being. Mama had been told after my birth Not to have any more kids. A story I seem to remember was that she almost died wh...