Discovering Canton

Canton! OH MY!

There is so much to see; it was overwhelming. And, so much creativity and talent.

It's hard to believe that after almost 20 years in North Texas, I have finally discovered Canton. My bible study gals, the Tuesday Sisters, go on an annual outing and this year, we went to Canton. Many of us had never gone, but we had a Canton veteran to show us the ropes. Thank You Bethany!

We LOVED it and had a great girls weekend! Our quest to experience Canton, shop til we dropped, find Christmas gifts, eat funnel cakes, fried pies, blizzards and frozen cappuccinos, was successful!

I do believe we will be going to Canton every year for our girls outing. We had such a great time and came back tired from all the walking and ALL THE LAUGHING. Good times!

Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

We promised to take care of our sister if she got too tired shopping. We sent proof to loved ones. With rolling cart and wagon, we set out.

Funnel Cake -- check Here is part of the gang at the end of Day One. Lots of loot, tired and in need of food. Heading out for Day Two -- it was COLD, but no crowd.

Some of my Sistas!

Made it back with LOTS of presents...some for friends and family, some for us.

MY FAVORITE was the hand stamped pendant that we all got alike with all the sisters' names and scripture reference.

Halloween

Halloween was fun for the kids as always...as it should be. Well, fun for us parents too. Daddy and I think we might need to dress up next year too.
As we've done in the past, our family went to our church's Family Funfest. Lots of friends there and our friends, the Sass girls, went with us. They got LOTS of candy, only to go trick or treating in our neighborhood that evening to get MORE! Daddy and I have helped them reduce the load of candy. It's the least we can do.

JT was Batman this year...of course! 2010 is the year of Batman.

Sissy wanted to be a pirate. No glam'in it up this year, but she makes a really cute pirate.

The kids at funfest with their friends...they are ready for Trunk or Treat.

Adorable Cohen...a friend of JT's at church
Here are some friends from Bible Study Class; they are giving out candy for our class. PandaMom is looking so HIP.

Reckless Housewife is looking tough. Don't mess with this Roller Derby Queen.

Mr. Veazey is looking...um...hip and nerdy.

Most likely, this is the last year for Sissy to have a pony ride. Not far from the weight limit.

Sissy with her BFF, Kendal...funny how they ended up dressing alike.

The whole gang for trick or treating!

Too Fun!

Two-Word Wednesday

TWO WHEELS

Did It!

Proud Parents Not Happy
Don't Smile!

Little Buddy

Feeding Ducks

Matching Girls

Cool Car

Together Forever

The Pumpkin Patch

October was kicked into gear over the past week...decorate pumpkins, buy costumes, and a trip to the pumpkin patch with friends. It's a dusty, dirty time, but worth it for the kids to have some Halloween fun. We had fun, we had lots of dirt, we had allergies, we had showers. Thank you friends; we love you!
Momma Wolg

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Cowboy JT is just hang'in out in the train.

His Dad's truck is bigger, louder, faster,

but "Goliath" seemed to handle this one quite well.

You have to start somewhere.
BOO!

Hay There!

The "big kids" are still cute. Ahhh!

Look Mom I'm orange and jumping in a pumpkin!

Taking a little break.

Hay Ride

For the picture, the girls went for cute, Goliath for smoldering.

Hay now, it's the whole group.

3 Boy Mom smiling as she recalled a previous trip

to the pumpkin patch. Bird!

3 Girl Mommie sport'in a fancy macaroni necklace.

Group Shot!

Fun with Friends!!

Silly Faces...no problem there

The kids all went on the Merry Go Round together.

Goliath ran and ran to push them.

Whoops! Goliath fell down. Doesn't that sound familiar?

Little Boy, Big Slide

JT made it to the top!

He's so far up there I could barely see him. LOL

Live, Laugh, Love

Tuesday Sisters

Recently, a friend, PandaMom, did a blog post about her bible study group of gals, NOGs. It inspired me to do a post about my bible study gals, the Tuesday Sisters.

This is the picture that sits at the top of our private Tuesday Sisters blog. It helps to explain our group..."Tuesday" because we meet every other Tuesday evening. "Sisters" because we are Sisters in Christ. Friends that pray with and for each other. Trust. Warmth. And, it occurred to us that we're kind of like *Steel Magnolias... princess warriors going through the ups and downs of life. (Although I'm still not sure I like that they think I'm Weezer. LOL.)

This bible study group started many years ago, either 2000 or 2001, those were the B.W. days -- Before Wolg. I didn't join until 2007. I'm so grateful that a good friend invited me to join the group and feel INCREDIBLY BLESSED to have this circle of friends in my life. I felt comfortable with this group of gals very quickly and now can't imagine life without them. There has been a few gals that have moved away, but there's still a core group through all these years. That should tell you what a special bond they have.

Here's one of the really awesome things about our group...even though we are all different personalities and have our own daily lives, I know that my sisters are praying with and for me, and if I need them, they will be there. Period. The bond of faith and love.

With our bible studies, we eat, visit, study, share and pray. It is always a special time together, whether we're laughing or crying, a time away from everything else. But, we also walk through the valleys and mountains of life together. Celebrating. Sharing burdens. Loving. Here's some of what this group has gone through, prayed through, together.

Pregnancy

Having babies :)

Infertility Treatments

Miscarriages

Wedding

Divorce

Marriages

Depression

New Jobs

Lay-offs

Parenting

Anxiety

Deaths of Loved Ones

Sickness

Surgeries

Cancer

Difficult Relationships

Birthdays

Friendships

Good Times

Family

Anniversaries

Doubt

Discovery

Praise

To my Tuesday Sisters, I repeat what I've said many times. I love each of you and thank our GOD for you. You are a blessing to me and others who see the light of Christ in you.

To everyone else, I encourage you to surround yourself with a circle of friends like this. If you do, continue to give thanks for them. If you don't, pray about it and seek it. Open your heart.

Tuesday Sisters: Allyson, Amilee, Bethany, Jaimie, Janice, Rachel, Shannon & Me/Momma Wolg