Front porch update....

13 years in a house, some things just get overlooked....like the front porch. We do not use it, excepts when someone wants to sell you something. You know how you really do not have anything planned but then you get lost in doing something that turns into something else and then that turns into something else and over and over and over again. This is how this turned out. We went and got mulch to fix the maple trees, while Rich was doing that I decided that I would paint the posts with a can of paint I found in the closet. Then I decided to paint the rings on the posts, like Rich's grandpa's house, well like it use to be. Then we painted my milk can then the star with spray paint. WOW what a difference! Just a few hours, and little hard work....it looks totally different!

Flowerbed fun!

You know Rich and I love to work at Patch of Heaven. It really is not work for us. He love to piddle and I love to piddle, we are a match made in heaven! The back flower bed is looking fab! I think we have the back yard exactly how we want it......well maybe not. After VBS we already have our next project planned. We are going to do a flowerbed around the pool. Back pain, sun burn, BenGay....BRING IT ON!!! Peaches .... Lord please let them ripen, if not poor Tuck is going to have the runs from eating green peaches!

What a view! It looks great, all the hard work has paid off!

That fern is getting huge. It must have the perfect amount of sun, shade and water!

Guess who took this picture? Rich, this is his baby....but I love it also!

These lillies are gorgeous! And best of all, they were free, we got them from a girl from work....the best kind of plant F R E E!!

We are still here!

Whoa! I have felt like I have been away from the computer for like a month....oh wait I have been! We need a new battery for our computer, so we have to have a dang power cord attached. Oh the horror! Things are good here at the Gharing household. We have not had much going on. We have worked in the yard, finished up a school year, watched the boys get big and just be a family. We have done so much in the yard, more pictures of that to follow. Trenton and Tucker finished up the the 2010 school year....did I just hear the hallelujah chorus? No that was Rich. This has not been that bad of a school year. Trenton had a WONDERFUL teacher and we are sad that he will not have Mrs. Bumphus next year. Tucker had a great first grade, he has learned so much this year, it is scary. We got both of their report cards and they both are moving on up, like the Jefferson's. They both seem to have shot up the last month. Tucker is going to be looking me in the eye soon and Trenton already does. Life is good. Here are a few pictures that shows God is with us every day here at Patch of Heaven. We had a thunderstorm that came up and the rainbow is what followed. The promise is evident even today!

What makes me a mom....

What makes a person a mom? One you have to fall in love with a wonderful man, get married and have babies. This makes you a mother. What makes you a mom is wanting it, and trying your best everyday. To have those babies grow up and know that you will love them forever. No matter what they do, you will always love them. I truly have had a wonderful day. I got french toast casserole for breakfast, 4 car washes and tacos for dinner. Life is good!

My Mothers Day gift...

What did I want for Mother's Day? I wanted 4 loads of mulch. I wanted to be dirty and smelly and have to use Ben-Gay that night! I loved it. I looks great, I have a wonderful husband that will do anything I ask him. He worked right with me on Saturday and Sunday. Trenton and Tucker even helped out on Saturday. It was wonderful!

Rain, Rain go away....

Well, we had a little bit of rain this weekend. Not much, just a few inches. Actually, Nashville was really hit. They got anywhere between 12 and 15 inches. That is a lot of water. Several of the rivers in Nashville have rose so much, that they had to do several rescues with boats. The news said that this was the worst rain they have had since the 1970's. Our yard and garden is totally underwater.The kids out of school tomorrow. They are happy, we are not so happy. I guess April showers bring May flowers....wait a minute it is already May....what the????

Happy Birthday Tucker!

We celebrated Tucker's birthday Saturday. I cannot believe that he will be 8 years old on Monday! I can still see his little face when he was first born. How sweet and small he was.....well maybe sweet not so smaall, 9.12 pounds. He was such a surprise to us. I remember the day we found out I was pregnant. It was the day before 9/11. That day will forever be burned on my memory. How I was worried Rich would be upset we were not going to be the 3 Musketeers anymore. How this baby would change our life. How Trenton and Klondike would react to a newborn. I look back on those questions, and thank God he sent Tuckman to us. He is a true blessing! We love him so much and hope one day he will have a sweet boy of his own, to know the love that his momma and daddy have for him. Happy Birthday Tuckman....We love you!