The Queen Has Been De-Throned....

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER, 

JAMES!!

The queen of "good deals" has been de-throned.

Yep, it's true......my neighbor Kris has toppled me out of the "Lucky-Liz-Dandy-Shopper" 1st place award by purchasing this fabulous $250.00 pea coat at JC Penney the other day for $4.97.  Did you hear me??

$4.97!!!!

Here's the proof....

Geeeeeeeezzz......

Oh ya.....below are just some of the obstacles one has to encounter in East Texas when you go to Bible Study........

I was held hostage for about 10 minutes.

The Chair

Monday, February 21, 2011

I BOUGHT THE CHAIR!!

I've decided that anytime I want to keep track of Chuck, I'd simply have him sit in this chair.....

There is no way he can get out of it on his own.....

Still have no idea where I'm going to put it.......

but I LOVE it!!

Should I Buy This Chair??

Do you guys think I should buy this chair??  It's a rocker and only $60.........P-L-E-A-S-E?????

BTW, I have no place to put it............

I Am Bewitched by Bald Trees, Bald Charlies & Good Friends.....

February 15, 2011

Is it just me or do the bare winter trees look oddly bewitching this year?  For the past couple months, I've had this strange urge to photograph bald trees....

Speaking of "bald', my bald husband Charlie and I took a trip to Brenham last week to visit our friends Norm and Sue.  

Unfortunately, on the way there, Chuck took a little "spill" at the gas station while walking Murphy, who was now freely chasing a chick dog down the highway.......For those of you in the Chuck-Fan-Club; he is fine.  Between picking Charlie up off the concrete and chasing Murphy down the road,
it all made for quite an entertaining time for the passers-by.

But words can't express how happy I was to see my dear friends Norm and Sue.  I have had the most overwhelming "need" to see them over the past few months and we finally, FINALLY were able to make it down there without a snow storm or 104 fever stopping us.

I just needed to hug Sue......I needed to talk to Sue......I needed to look in her eyes and make sure she was okay.......I needed to sit quietly on the porch with my friend and a cup of coffee.......

A Frozen-Armadillo-Banana Split Kind of Day.....

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Burrrrrrrrrr..............it's freakishly C*O*L*D outside!  

Couldn't get the door to my car open this morning; and when, after bracing one foot on the side of the car and pulling with all my weight on the door handle, the door finally broke loose of the ice, it took the weather stripping with it......

And as soon as the temp's get above freezing again (most likely Friday...), I'm hopeful the armadillo I plowed down last night will simply fall off the underside of my car instead of me having to peel him off....

And please remind me.......the next time Chuck and I decide to sneak banana splits from Brahm's into the movie theatre in my coat, to put them in a spill proof bag.........

UGH........

My Two Main Men.....

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

My Main Man has been particularly HOT lately.......

And this is what my HOT MAN looks like with 103.4 fever...

My other main man, Murphy, made a much-needed trip to the Groomer today......look closely.....you'll see a little white thing-a-majeg stuck in his whiskers.......

It's a marshmellow.........Too far to reach with his tongue........Too gloppy for his mom to successfully evacuate.

And tonight, I have a fever-free husband and a marshmellow-free dog again.

Tears Are God's Gift To Us......

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tears are God’s gift to us.  

Our holy water.  

They heal us as they flow.  

~Rita Schiano

Today is a sad day for someone we love.......

I want them to know I hold them close in every second of my thoughts, 
every whisper of my prayers 
and every tear I shed for them.

But we are promised a new day tomorrow.......

A new beginning.......

Another chance.......

But we will never forget the loss we feel today......

the pain we feel in the deepest part of our soul.......

They will always be with us.....

The angels are always near to those who are grieving, 

to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hand of God.

Togo Came For A Visit Today.........

Monday, January 17, 2010


Today we babysat our neighbor's dog, Togo.  I think I'm just going to let the pictures tell my story today......

And here's where the babysitter was.....

She's A Firefighter; No...A Businesswoman; No...A Friend!!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011


I had lunch with my friend today......we ate tacos (I've been eating a lot of tacos lately...)

First, you need to know my friend Sherrie is the very FIRST woman firefighter in Dallas....EVER!   Some 30+ years ago, she knocked down some pretty thick walls when she worked hard to become Dallas' very first woman firefighter.  She put up with, tolerated and stomached some of the most obnoxious, intolerable and disagreeable men around.  One thing about Sherrie; she can hold her own.  I doubt it took these guys long to learn that although she was a woman, she could do just about anything they could do....and better.

See, Sherrie isn't just a tough Dallas firefighter......she has a fire of motivation inside her.

She and her husband Sam, with their two sons Grant and Jonathan, were our neighbors when we lived in Dallas.  I loved getting to know Sherrie.......we decorated together......we rode in the fire chief's car together.....she was a free-thinker....an entrepreneur....her mind was ALWAYS working overtime on what her next project would be....I could carry on a conversation with Sherrie without ever saying a word.  I love this girl!!

The thing that endeared me the most about Sherrie was not her firefighting skills....or her go-getter attitude.....it was the day she and Sam stopped their lives to help Chuck and I when we needed them most.  See, Chuck and I had sold our home in Dallas, Liz was suffering from a severe migraine from a major sinus infection and had just been released from the hospital and we HAD to move a 3000 square foot house in a day.  She and Sam rallied up a couple other neighbors and packed up our entire house.......yep.......they packed our entire house!!  That's my friend Sherrie.

How very blessed I am to be able to call her my friend.....Be sure and check out her Blog on her Dallas Fire Fighting experiences at http://www.firehousecommunications.com/

(Oh ya, she can do bizarre things with her middle toe, too.........WAY COOL!)

Be Safe, Lance........

Friday, January 7, 2011

Today........the only heir to our "Calloway" name started a new chapter in his life.  At 7:30 am, he boarded a plane to Quantico, VA and joined the Marines.

I am mixed with "enormous pride" and "intense concern" all at the same time.  I look at Lance, now 24, and I see the chubby little, soft hearted 11 year old who was the "bouncer" and "valet" (in name only, of course) at Chuck's and my wedding.....and then my eyes focus on the man standing in front of me and I can't help but ask myself, "When did this happen"??

He has worked hard; very hard, for this day.  He has taught me much about the strength it takes to get something you want; not just physical strength, although it doesn't hurt that he can lift 350+ pounds, but internal strength.  This is where Lance excels.  He has a "drive" and a "determination" that will open many doors and take him anywhere he chooses to go in the future.

I am SO glad I was able to have a last "Aunt-Nephew Lunch" the day before he left.  We met and ate taco's together.....We talked about his past and we talked about his future....

And he reminded me that he was going to "Quantico" in Virginia and not "Quantanomo" in Cuba every time I confused the two.......Quantico.....Quantanomo......easy mistake......

Quantanomo