Save Wonder Woman!

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Why, why, why are they messin' with my favorite Super Hero's outfit?!

The new WW get up!


Why must everything be so dark and dreary these days?  And WW never carried a sword!! She looks like a gladiator!

THIS is the Wonder Woman I love and admire!  THIS is the one who is "fighting for your rights/and the old Red, White, and Blue"!!



How would they like it if I tore off the "S" on Superman's chest?  Or de-masked Batman?

Now granted, this outfit is a little revealing as well, but hey!  It's the REAL Wonder Woman!!

Happy Birthday Wayne!

I forgot to mention last week that Wayne's birthday was Tuesday!  A friend of mine from church makes the best cheesecakes in the world, so I asked her to make one for Wayne's special day.  I ordered him a strawberry cheesecake and it was delish!  We went out to dinner that night, but we were very disappointed with our meal.  Thank goodness for dessert back home!  We missed celebrating with Alise though!  Happy Birthday, Wayne!

Alise has been in Alabama visiting our cousins for over a week.  I'm beginning to miss her badly!  She is having SO much fun, though!  This past weekend, she got to visit the American Girl Doll store in Atlanta, go to Lego Land, and visit the Coca-Cola Museum.  Mirya is keeping the kids busy with swimming and field trips!  I'm jealous!  I can't wait to see my Baby Girl this weekend!

Hodge Podge Wednesday

You know how it works!  Answer the questions on your blog and link back to From This Side of the Pond.

1. When I look at the sky I feel________________________________________.

I can't get that number 1 to scoot back in line with the rest of the questions and it's driving my OCD self raving mad!  Anyhoo.  When I look at the sky, I feel very small.

2. If you had to run for political office, which one would you run for? Do you have any real desire to actually do this?
Of course, I would never run for political office because I don't like public speaking.  And due to a recent political scandal in our area, I'm just really turned off with politics in general right now.  But hey!  If I HAD to, I'd go big!  The President of the United States!  Why not?
3. What scent makes you think of home?
Gardenias and chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven.
4. How often do you take a step back to think about where you're headed in life? Do you need more or less self-reflection?
I did alot more self-reflection when I was in high school and college.  These days, there simply isn't time.  And if there were, I'm perfectly content and happy with the stage of life that I'm in now.  I feel like I'm exactly where God wants me to be right now and there is a certain peace that comes from knowing that.  

5. July is National Ice Cream Month...besides a cone, what's your favorite food item to top with ice cream?
This question made me laugh.  We have a few ice cream/yogurt places here that have all these different toppings to choose from.  And we Horton's are just creatures of habit, I guess, because we always choose the same ones.  I always get M&Ms.  Always.  And maybe a few sprinkles.  Alise always gets cherries.  She's a cherry hog.  And Wayne always gets the marshmellow cream {Bleh!} and whipped topping out of a can.  I love me some hot fudge and caramel, too!

6. What might your autobiography be called?
Gosh, this is a hard question!  Is an autobiography one you write yourself of one someone else writes about you?  I always got those mixed up in school.  And so did Alise.  I destinctly remember her missing both of them on a test.  I'm a Southern Girl, so maybe that should be a part of the title.

7. Your least favorite mode of transportation? Why?
Car rides.  I hate them.  We drove 7 hours this past weekend (total) to meet our cousins so that Alise could spend the week with them and I actually thought I was going to die!  I actually did look at airline tickets for she and I to just fly to Birmingham or Huntsville, but of course, they were too expensive.  Fly me anywhere, but don't ask me to ride.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
I'm really dreading the month of August.  It's usually our hottest month where we live and school starts back on the 13th.  I'm not quite ready to resume a routine again.

Saying Good-bye

This past Saturday, we drove to Meredian, Mississippi {home of Sela Ward!}, to meet our Alabama cousins and drop off Baby Girl for the week!! To say this was a big deal for me would be an understatement.  The longest I've ever been away from her was five days for my 40th birthday cruise, so while I know she is in prefectly good hands with Doug and Mirya, I'm already missing her.  I started missing her when we crossed the Mississippi River Bridge in Vicksburg later Saturday evening on our way back home.  However, if you had asked me late Friday night as we were packing her up and all the drama and gnashing of teeth that was going on, I would have probably pushed her out the door!!  She was so excited about seeing Katie and Colton that she couldn't fall asleep Friday night!  I know she is going to have a BLAST in Alabama!!

Of course, Doug always chooses the restaurants for us.  He always knows where to eat.  So we met up at Weidmann's in Meredian.  It's the oldest restaurant in the state of Mississippi.  How he finds these places, I will never know but the food and atmosphere were wonderful!!  I loved the history of the building and their Chocolate Bottomless Pie did not disappoint!

We arrived at the restaurant a few minutes before the Mason's did so we went ahead and got a table.  We were just in time for brunch!  When Katie and Colton walked in, Alise's eyes just lit up and she and Katie hugged each other for a while!  I am so thankful and happy that our kids are so close!  Even quiet, little Colton started talking to us by the time our visit was over!

A pic of Me & Mi!  I'm not quite sure this lady knows what she's gotten herself into for the next few weeks, but she is AWESOME!!

After lunch, Alise got her ipad and hopped in the car with Katie and Colton!  We couldn't even get her to get out to give us a kiss and hug good-bye!  Mirya's been great about posting pictures on FB and IG, so we get to see what all they're doing.  They stopped in Tuscaloosa on the way home and went to the Children's Museum and made a quick stop of the UA campus!

Meanwhile, Wayne and I got home late Saturday evening.  We were in the bed before 10 o'clock and we didn't get up until 10 Sunday morning.  Can you say tired?  I can't remember when we've slept so long. We did absolutely nothing that day.  We even ordered a pizza and had it delivered.  The house is quiet.  No Disney channel.  So far, Alise has face timed us every night and she is having so much fun!!  And that makes being away from her a little easier.

Hello Monday!

It's Mondaaaaay!  Wake up, peeps!  Let's get this party started!



Last week, I was reading back over my blog for the month and realized that it's been a looooong time since I've posted pictures.  I guess that's because I've been posting them on IG.  And even though the old saying is, "A picture's worth a thousand words..." I like to use WORDS!  LOTS of WORDS!  I like to describe things and give ya all the details.  So having said that, I plan to do a better job of posting pics here on my blog.

Now.

I've been blogging since 2006 and it's been neat to see how the blogging world has changed.  What started out as girls my age blogging about their family life and what their babies were doing has gone from home furnishing and decorating to cooking and recipes to NOW, fashion!  Of all things!  And I've done a little bit of it all - except the fashion part.  Like I've told you before, this is our family scrapbook first and foremost.  When I'm 80 years old, I sure hope the internet still exists because the only way I'm ever going to be able to show my grandchildren what their mother looked like at age 5 is via computer {I'm bad about taking pictures and not printing them!}. When we bought our house, I had a little decorating theme going for a while and then I got on the menu planning/cooking/recipes wagon - which I fully intend to get back on when school starts next month.  But this fashion thing has really stumped me.  Let me tell ya though, I LOVE the fashion blogs for women over 40!  Love, love, love them and I have my friend, Leigh, to thank for that because I really didn't know they existed until she told me about them.  Last summer - after my six month blogging hiatus - I posted some outfits, but I'm not wild about selfies and for some reason, the lighting in our home and my cellphone both suck when you try to use them at the same time, so my "fashion pics" - if you will - never turned out right {and I really, really hate to use that word and I don't normally say it, but it's the darn truth!!}.  I think what's lacking, though, with the fashion blogs are outfits for working women.  Hey!  We bring home the bacon!  So I guess my point with this really long paragraph is that I think I might start sharing some of my "over 40 working outfits" here on my blog!

What do you think?

Maybe I'll name it Fashion Friday like everybody else and just have one post dedicated to what I wore to work all week?

You have to understand.  I'm not a "look at me" kind of person.  I'm an introvert.  I like to stay behind the scenes, so posting pics of myself, even on my blog, is a beg step for me.  I guess what I'm trying to say is, look at the OUTFIT, not me!

I hope you have a GREAT Monday!