Time for Toe Wiggling!!

In my heart I know that spring

has come!

Yesterday, the temperatures reached

all the way up into the sweet warm seventies,

with a promised repeat today ...

I spent the day dressed in a short sleeved tee shirt accompanied

by ten "nekid" toes!

(Yes, I know the difference between naked and "nekid".

Naked being when you don't have any clothes on and "nekid" when you don't have any clothes on and you are up to sumthin'..)*

Well, believe me my toes were up to something...

after spending so much time this past fall and winter in

shoes and boots..

they were plum wiggling with glee!!

The season change is also evident by the fact

that the big "Spring Blow" has begun..

Miss Chloe is shedding that soft undercoat,

that helps insulate them so well in the cold winter..

Thibodeaux being of such a young and tender age,

has not yet donned his full undercoat at this time..

all in all this shedding

brings the little song birds

around our house to

flitter about,

gathering the small white soft tuft's

left across the deck and yard,

carrying off bits in their beaks

causing them to resemble

miniature winged, white bearded Santa Clauses...

Ahh, such a prize

to be able to feather ones nest

with the soft warm down

of a Pyrenees Pup!

*(all southerners know the difference in naked and nekid

due to the clever writings of one of the South's own sons..

Louis Grizzard.

If for some reason your life has gone thus far without

being blessed by the true wit of Louis I whole heartedly

suggest his books to bring not only a smile to your face..

and a glint to your eye

but most likely a giggle or even a belly laugh!)

***

In the past few weeks I have been very busy

working to finish a long promised project..

It should have been done before now.

but, somehow "life" kept getting in my way..

I must confess, that when

I am involved in such a painting or sewing project...

well, as Michael would so delicately put it..

"She won't look up to spit!"

I tend to get a bit involved and lose all track of time..

Gennifer (my third child..almost)

lived across the field

and grew up before our eyes...

from the time she was in diapers

through the days of playing in the yard,

and now with a little one of her own..

so the growth chart and co-ordinating pictures

below were promised for Miss Mavanea Grace's

nursery walls...

MG was born last June...

she started pulling up and standing by herself

this month...

I had to set a fire and get busy!!

Next thing I'll know

is that she has not only started

driving but has graduated from high school!

So, Gen..

I will get these to you as soon as I can

even if I have to ship them..

so sorry it took so long!

hope you like them!

We love you!

MG's parents love to fish...
and are betting she will too.














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Today,

March the ninth is

Miss Belle's Chlothilde Lagniappe's

"Chloe"

seventh birthday...

On March seventeenth

Mr. Thibodeaux Maximus Patou

will turn the ripe old age of one!

What a joy they bring to our lives!

**

On March the tenth

Michael and I will celebrate

our thirty-second anniversary..

Michael, you complete me!

I love you!
***

March is full of birthday celebrations...

We want to wish each and everyone

many, many happy returns!

Charles Ryan

"Pap-paw"

Brandon Mohler

Cathy Pemberton

"Cathy Jean"

Dakota Goodman

Randy Pemberton

Mary Slaten

"sister"

Jeff Ryan

"little brother"

Elizabeth Biddle

"Libbus"

Mary Leeanna Lester

(Mam-maw Robertsons mother)

*****

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Over the next few weeks

our calender is full.

We plan to "start" celebrating

our anniversary tomorrow

with dinner out...

then this week-end

Felice, Bill and Michael W.

are coming to visit

Michael's Papa & Gamma

Saturday night we are all going to see the

"Bull Riding"

(Gosh, darn it I don't have my cowgirl boots with me!)

When Felice and Bill return to Virginia

Michael will grace us with a weeks long visit!!

There is no telling what outings we will come up with!

We plan on continuing the celebration

all the way into the first of April !!

With a Robert Earl Keene concert in Charlottesville

followed by a week end spent in Colonial Williamsburg.

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I am hoping all y'all are getting to enjoy this

wonderful warm, sunny weather

and everyone is getting

to wiggle their toes!