Being promoted to the position of 'Grandparents'!

2011 - will be an AWESOME year for the Nelson/Lynn family. Our beautiful daughter and son-in-law are blessing us with our first grandchild - a boy. Christopher Aiden Lynn is due to arrive June 30 (the same date his Mama was due! How cool is that?)

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

More Christmas Stuff

The Grandkids...Papa likes to torture them with a group picture every year. Here's the 2008 edition!

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As compared to the 2007 edition:

All the Grandkids

Bascially, Will's hair is less volumnous, otherwise, not a lot of significant change. RJ is even wearing the same Snoopy Christmas T-Shirt. My sister is so into Snoopy! LOL!

Here's the obligatory 'Youngest Grandkid's Fantasy' for 2008:

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As you can see, I was not the one with his 'focus'.

As compared with same said pose from 2007:

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My shot from last year was much better...It's always nice when your subject is looking at you! ;-)

Christmas Craziness

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This is my husband - my hero - and my sister...my best friend.


This is my Dad. He is also my hero.

Actually, this was a game we played at a party at church. Each table had to race to blow up balloons, then fill each leg of a pair of panty hose. The end result was crazy looking reindeer antlers that must be place on a team member's head. The first team to accomplish this highly challenging feat, was the winner! We were laughing so hard at everyone, we almost never got calmed back down to move on to the next game!

Monday, December 15, 2008

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

My Cracker Barrel Tree! We found a bunch of cute ornaments at Cracker Barrel...that's mostly what's on here. We will add some of the family favorites, also, but I went the 'Designer Tree' direction this year.

Monday, December 8, 2008

The Christmas Box


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My friend gave me this tonight. She is one of the sweetest, most cretaive people I know. She's been there through thick and thin...She is a very special lady!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

BFFs


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These ladies have been friends for as long as I can remember.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The Moon and...Stars???


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I took these Monday night, thinking it was the moon and just two bright little stars! On the weather last night, John Gaughn talked about them and explained what they were...Planets! The one on the left is Venus and the one on the right is Jupiter. How cool is that! If only my lens was longer! Oh well, it's pretty amazing!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Night Shot


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There ain't nothin' like an "L" lens! So fine!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Skywatch Friday #18


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Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida.


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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Skywatch Friday #15


I lift mine eyes towards Heaven, from whence cometh my help


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Favorite People






Friday, October 17, 2008

Barrack Obama - A Real Patriot?

Remember this picture on election day! Let's all remember this on election day. What a slap in the face to those of you who have family serving in the military! I don't care for Hillary, but at least she shows respect for the country she lives in! I had heard about this but a picture is definitely worth 1000 words! God save us!!!

Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem.Barack Hussein Obama's photo (that's his real name).....the article said he REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON HIS HEART DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE.....how in the world can a man like this expect to be our next Commander-in-Chief? Well, how the in the world can the American people be so blinded by this mans WORDS?

Don't be ignorant people! If this man gets into office, our life as we know it will never be the same. Government should be there to protect its citizens - not control their lives!

If Barrack Obama does not love our country enough to even willingly and publicly show his allegiance and loyalty to the United States of America, he is definitely not fit to run it!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Unity of Faith

I sing with a group of ladies at our church. We have been together for about 4 years now, I think. We have had some changes - people moving away and such - but we are still at it. I put a recording of one of our favorite songs. The link is over to the right. Enjoy!


This is the group that made the recording. From left to right: Jennifer, Deborah, Carla, Emiley, Me, Dee. When the group first formed, it was Carla, Jennifer, Dee and myself. We later added Deborah & Emiley, so that we had 2 on each part.

When Jennifer, Deborah, and Emiley moved away, we were joined by

Elise, Donna & Melissa (back row)

Last year, Carla and Elise moved away, and Erin D. and Erin L. joined us.

So here we are today, from left to right:

Donna, Erin D., Erin L., Melissa, Me, Dee

(The short one is Melissa's daughter, she was helping us warm up!)

I dearly love all these ladies, and deeply miss the ones that moved away.
They are all my best friends

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Did something FUN today!

We went to see our friend's new house, and I was able to do some photo-bugging...it's been a while. It is really beautiful out there, and the neighborhood is so nice and peaceful. There is a model home next door to them I really wish I could buy! I think it just might be worth the extra 20 minutes of a drive for the enjoyment of the peace and really beautiful scenery out there.

This is their house
This is the house next door I wish I could buy! :-)

The neighborhood has tons of these! I just love big oaks!
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My Thanksgiving 'Pretty'


Okay guys, Hobby Lobby totally rocks! They had so many cute Thanksgiving knick knacks, some with inspirational sayings on them (which is pretty much the only craft store you will find stuff like that!). So this is the centerpiece I put together for my diningroom table. I think it turned out really nice!


Friday, September 26, 2008

Skywatch Friday


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Storm clouds in the sunshine. That's Florida for you!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

An amazing experience...

Playing under the direction of Mr. Camp Kirkland...from my vantage point. :-)

This was during the rehearsal for the inaugural concert of the Jacksonville Praise Orchestra. These are musicians from 12 different churches around town whose orchestra directors got together to form the Jacksonville Instrumental Directors Association. There will be 2 or 3 concerts a year. The next one will be held sometime the first quarter of next year.

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Mr. Kirkland (lower right) patiently waiting on me to begin tuning up the orchestra....I think they call that "A Dollar waiting on a Dime"! Ha!

My Kitty

She thinks she's a knick-knack.

My doggie

Ain't he cute?

Friday, August 22, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay

Our home is located on a retention pond. I was amazed at the amount of water this storm has dropped on our area. Here's a little visual comparison for you!

There is another house next to this one that has a bulkhead. Normally you see about 3 to 4 feet of it above the level of the water. Look at it now!

Now you see it....

Now you don't!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

KBBC Resort & Spa

Four reasons to choose the KBBC Resort & Spa for your next get-away:

The finest of linens

Private Rooms

Personal Jacuzzis
Fast and Friendly Room Service
The guest in room 4 has enjoyed his stay, but he's ready to check out.
Thanks for staying with us! Tell your friends and family...well...on second thought...

Bye, now!

Friday, August 1, 2008

Sky Watch - Mall Edition!

This is pretty much the coolest Mall I've ever seen...so far :-) The entire 'mall' part was covered completely by skylights. There is a carousel in the food court area, glass elevators and a giant American flag. It was pretty amazing.