Good day everyone! I realized it's time to post a new blog! (My mom said so!) :) Things have obviously been very busy, but in a good way. First off, I was able to visit my family and celebrate my niece's 1 year birthday party with everyone. It was so much fun and great to be there all together. My sister made an amazing cake and my mom, aunt and another sister helped with cupcakes and things like that! It was so delicious and a great celebration. It's amazing how much changes in one year. I really can't believe it's been that long since I met my little God daughter. She is fantastic, running all over the place and hilarious. She really keeps her parents hopping. (Literally, sometimes!) :) The whole trip was so nice. I can't say that I got much sleep, but that's almost always the case! It's too much fun to stay up and talk. It was just what I needed in the middle of the season to refresh and relax! By the way, that's me taking a picture of my face while I was swimming with my underwater camera! How fun! Doesn't it look like I have bubble glasses? :)
Last May, Tim and I were blessed with not only a niece, but a nephew as well, only 12 days apart. They are so great and bring us a lot of joy. It's so interesting seeing their personalities come out as they get a little older. They are different as night and day and I hope they get to play together sometime! It's difficult because they live so far apart. I'm sure they'll be good friends! :)
I've also been doing some gardening lately. While I was visiting my family, Tim called and asked if I'd like to start a garden again, but with some really good dirt. I thought that would be nice. My mom and I picked out some plants to take back with me and we got some seeds, too. My parents are expert gardeners, so I listen very carefully to their advice on everything. We've always had such nice food from their garden and I'm really hoping mine turns out well this year. For those of you that don't know, I tried a garden some years ago, only to have a dumptruck stuck in my yard and "dirt" that was basically rocks. It was difficult to cultivate anything in there, but some things grew. So, I'm thinking this garden just has to be better than that! :) Thank you to my mom and dad for keeping my little plants so healthy until I took them home! I really appreciate that! It's so relaxing to be out in the garden again. I really like spending time outside, but I like to have something to do and I enjoy taking care of the plants so much. What a great hobby that brings yummy things!
The shows are going great and I can't tell you how thankful I am that we've had good crowds! I look forward to seeing you all! We are at The New Americana Theatre on Hwy 76 in Branson. Aunt Erma is in fine form! :) It really brings me joy to do the show and to get to just sing and do comedy. It's just part of who I am. Right now our shows are Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 pm. I'm always out promoting on Mondays and Tuesdays, sometimes Thursdays, too, plus I play the piano and sing at church on Saturdays, and sometimes sing on Sundays, too. Lots of times my voice students come on Thursdays and Saturdays, and I also sell Mary Kay, so my days are quite full, but it's nice to have good things to work on and do.
Well, that's all for now. Just a quick question. Does anyone know any good and natural things to keep rabbits/deer/other critters away from the garden? Please use the comment section below to tell me what works! Thank you all!
Drive safe out there and watch for the little kids playing. They don't look, so you have to watch so carefully! God bless you all. Thank you for visiting.
Sincerely,
Cassandre'
