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and more dog days

Dayton's Mom told him

she had a surprise for him

when he got home today.Oh, yeah, he was surprised!

And now...for the next few weeks,

as they're adjusting to having

Bella

their sweet new puppy

join the family,

~these~

will always be remembered as

the

dog days

of

this

summer!

:)

dog days

"Dog Days"

{From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia}
are the hottest, most sultry, days of summer.

In the northern hemisphere,

they usually fall between early July and early September.

in the southern hemisphere,

they are usually between January and early March.

The actual dates vary greatly from region to region,

depending on latitude and climate.

Dog Days can also define a time period or event

that is very hot or stagnant,

or marked by dull lack of progress.

The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius,

also called the Dog Star,

was somehow responsible for the hot weather.
{dig pics: google images}

Around here during the dog days...

we're big on popsicles...

and watermelon !!!

Hope you're enjoying the dog days of summer!

Special thanks to Koralee of Bluebird Notes for your sweet and thoughtful gift!

The post office closed 10 minutes before I got there today!

{Who knew they closed at 4:30?!}

So...I'll be mailing a little something your way tomorrow!

Blessings!

giveaway winner

Thank you,

so much,

to all of my

friends

and

followers

old and new,

who stop by
to say "Hello"

and to share
thoughts

and

encouragement

with

me.

It means a lot!

~*~

I look forward to

the next hundred posts

and

the joy of sharing and learning

with
you,

my blog friends.

~*~

May many blessings come your way!

~*~

And

now...

{drum roll, please...}

*

...Just a little something from Judy!

(chosen the old fashioned way~

name drawn from a basket!)

Please e~mail your info, Judy, and I'll get that sent out ASAP!

Congratulations !

And thanks to everyone who played along!

Blessings!

wedding in the summertime

The wedding was beautiful!

The flowers were PINK! :) One of the two flower girls

walked down the aisle with the ring bearer

with confidence and a smile.

One needed a little coaxing.

She agreed to walk down with the maid of honor.

:)

The location was lovely...

everything was in bloom at the vineyard.

The groom's pastor Dad married the happy couple.

:) And his Mom, my friend, Susan,

didn't stop smiling all day! :)

~*~

The bride and groom had their engagement photos taken

while bike riding and that became their theme.

Guests signed their framed engagement photo.

The centerpieces continued the bicycle motif.

The cake was simply darling.

...and the happy couple danced the night away!

...a delightful day indeed!

LOVE

God bless America land that I love...

The flags are waving

in the summer breeze...

There's a cake in the oven for my daughter, Jade's cook-out tomorrow, that will look like

this when it's decorated.

But , my husband and I won't be going to the cook-out.

We'll be packing up our bags

and heading north to attend

the wedding

of my very dear friends' son,

{who happens to share my birthday}

It will be held at

Zorvino Vineyards

in Sandown, New Hampshire.

I'm sure I'll have plenty of beautiful pictures to share.

I L.O.V.E weddings!

What are you doing this

July 4th Week-end?

There's still time

to sign up

for my giveaway!

Just leave a sweet comment

HERE.

And whatever you do,

I hope your holiday is FAB!

ENJOY!