Great Nephews:

I need to make a correction to the number of great nephews I have. There are eleven on the Feeler side of the family and two on the Elrod side. Guess I need to learn how to count.
How could I not have counted these two adorable little guys:
Trevor Hayden Elrod:
Xander Jackson Elrod:
Dwayne's nephews and my nieces and nephews all get along and think they're cousins. I think it's great how we are one blended family.

I'm grateful for all of my family.

Newest Addition to the Family:

Kristin and Kaleb:

Kaleb Russell Lollis Feeler:

Proud big brother, Kaden Michael:

I am grateful for the birth of another great nephew today. This makes number 11.
My niece, Kristin Feeler gave birth to Kabel Russell at 11:37 a.m. He weighed 8 lb. and was 20 inches long. My brother, Russell now has four grandsons.
I can't wait to go see the little guy. Great nieces and nephews are indeed GREAT.

Tongue-Tied Thursday:

Since I don't have time to post today, I'll go with the flow of Tongue-Tied Thursday.
That's about the only explanation I have of me in the above picture.

Grateful for life and family.

Wordless Wednesday:

Bentley:

I posted a couple weeks ago about Dwayne buying some cows. I wasn't too happy of a camper over that. Well, the birth of our new baby I named Bentley changed all that!!
I can't believe I'm so excited over a calf's birth.
I rode with Dwayne last night to Vichy to check the cows. Gertrude (the first cow bought) had just had a calf. It's a good thing we went over as the cow had tried crossing the small stream of water that flows into the lake and the calf couldn't get back up. Dwayne found it in the water and it had almost drowned. He got it up and took it to it's Momma. Me and Zach were so excited!! Zach kept saying, awe, awe and I was, too. I told Dwayne I was naming him Bentley after the little boy on Teen Mom. He's like, you don't name all the calves. I'm like, oh, yes I am going to. I kept on and on about how exciting it was to see the calf soon after it was born. He's like, you mean in all these years you've went with your dad to check cows and when we had them before, you've never seen a calf soon after it was born? I'm like, well, I guess I haven't, this is exciting.
Help, please: Momma cow looking at Dwayne as if to say, I can't hide him in the woods and get him to cross the water again......






On the way home, I was planning on names for the future cows and calves. Zach asks me if I'm writing a history or something. I replied, yes, the Elrod Cow Family Tree.
So far, we have Gertrude who begot Bentley.
The other cows names will be revealed as they have their babies.

I am grateful (and believe me so is Dwayne!!) that I have come around and am now happy to have cows again. I asked Dwayne when he was going to buy HIM some as these were mine.

Time:

Where does it go? I had planned on doing a recap of our weekend, but alas, no time.
Hopefully, tomorrow I can post of our day of molasses making on Saturday. It was a beautiful day.

Private Showing of The Help:

Last night April and I went to the movies to see The Help. The movie started at 7 p.m. and we pull in the lot at 6:45. There were only two cars parked in front. I am rarely early for a movie, let alone get front row parking, but this is ridiculous. We felt kind of stupid walking in yet and wondered if the theatre was even open, although the lights were on inside. I decided to take a short drive and we would come back closer to 7. Well, we come back at 6:58 and there is now three vehicles there. (apparently there were watching a different movie in the theatre)
We go in and wow, the service was wonderful!! No lines, got right in!! lol
We're thinking everyone must be late getting to the movies or something tonight. Go sit down and there is NO ONE in The Help, just us. Okay, that's a little odd but other people will be in a little bit. Never did, it was only us for the entire movie. The staff never even came in once for their usual look over to see that everything was okay. I jokingly told her April I wanted to surprise her and I reserved the whole movie just for us. She didn't buy that, don't know why. lol
It was a little eerie, I whispered to April (not like anyone was in there to hear me), "we could get mugged and raped in here and no one would even know it". I wasn't entirely joking with that statement, I watch CSI after all!!
The movie lasted two and a half hours. When we came out to the lobby, the lights were dimmed and there was not a soul in sight. There was a light on in the corner office so at least the manager was there. Go to the parking lot and my truck is the ONLY vehicle. Felt like twilight zone or something, Du Du Du Du.......
I took a picture just to prove it but April thought I was a dork so I didn't zoom in or anything.

I read the book first and the movie version is quite a bit different. I think that is normal as most books I've read that have been made into a movie differ quite a bit. But the movie was very good. (don't think I'll ever look at chocolate pie the same again...Gross!!)
We've come a long way since the 1960's. I don't think people now can relate to the way things were then.

I am grateful for the changes we've made in our country.