In Grandma's Attic Book Club Meeting

Laura Beth's book club friends read the first book in the In Grandma's Attic series for

their latest book club book.

The girls were so taken by the stories that came from the true life of this woman's 

grandmother's life.  The book was an easy to read because each chapter was like a story in itself.

The girls found themselves laughing at many of the stories.

The girls brought pictures of their grandmothers to share at the book club meeting as well

as special heirloom treasures from their family. 

The girls loved sharing the special treasures and the stories that went with them.

Our menu consisted of family favorite recipes.

It was such a special night!

The next book takes us to England and China as we follow missionary Gladys Alyward.

Pinterest Party: Be My Valentine - The Activity

After our food, we made care packages to take to different families/people

from our community or church family that needed a little cheering up this time of year.

We each made something to put into the box.

Chelsea made these little decorative blocks - super cute!

Bonnie made bird feeders.

Sherry made extra Rolo on Ritz crackers!!!!

Sandy made chocolate covered pretzels.

I made fortune cookies out of scrapbook paper with scriptures in them.
I put them in a Chinese take out boxes.

Sarah gave apples with the tag "You are the apple of my eye!"

Bridget made embroidered handkerchiefs. 

Ashley crocheted heart coasters.

Leah made "Latte" drink mixes.

Allison made rice bags to be heated for our recipients.

Dana made CUTE Tic Tac containers!

Kristen made votives with tissue paper hearts.

The box ready to go with all of our gifts of love!

Pinterest Party: Be My Valentine - The Food

My Pinterest Pals got together for our Valentine party. 

We had a lot of ideas for this party and enjoyed bringing so many 

different foods to the party.

Pink Heart Cupcakes

Brownie Hearts

Strawberry Oreos

Humus and vegetables

Lovely Tomato Tulips

These were amazing! - Mango Chutney Cheddar Cheese Twists

This punch was great!!! However, I cannot find the link to the recipe!

Your loss . . . sorry!

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Rolos in Ritz Crackers . . . . 'Nuf said!!!

Crockpot Meatballs

Pink Popcorn is a must for ANY Valentines Day Party!

It was all so good!!!!!

Literary Ladies: The First Gardener

Our Literary Ladies book club at church met in January to discuss the book

The First Gardener.

We enjoyed this book for many reasons.  One being that it took place in our home state of

Tennessee at the governor's mansion.

So many topics are covered in this book and there are some surprises along the way.

Lessons on forgiveness, love and family are carried throughout the whole book.

We decorated the tables with different flowers mentioned in the book.

The tables were set with blue plates and a packet of seeds was at each place as a reminder of the book.

I led a devotional about planting your spiritual garden in your life for others to see.

For our food, we each brought our favorite Tennessee food.  We never lack for food at these meetings and that continued tonight.

From fried chicken to fresh vegetables . . . 

to grits . . . to white beans and cornbread . . . 

to Coca Cola Cake to Chess Pies . . . 

We are so excited about our new book 1,000 Gifts that we are reading for next time.  This is a major change for the group, but we are excited about the change!

Happy First Birthday, Lucy!

We loved being able to celebrate Lucy's first birthday with her and the family.

LB enjoyed helping Aunt Amy make the cupcakes for the party.

Amy is always so good to let LB and Carter cook with her!

What a special family!!!!

The best part of a first birthday . . . .

THE CAKE SMASHING!

I will spare you the 20 other pictures I took of this cutie shoving cake into her mouth! It was just precious!!!

Happy Birthday, sweet Lucy!

It's A Shame We Don't Love Each Other

Anytime we are able to get with family, it is a blessing and oh so much fun!!!!!  We enjoyed going to Auburn in January to spend some time with Richard, Amy and, of course, the kiddos!