Learning to Adjust....

Living in the country has taught me to adjust regarding some things I took for granted. I am a very forgetful person these last few years. I go to the store and forget half of the stuff I went for OR I forget the list at home or in the car. Anyway living in the country, although we only live 2 miles from town it seems like 20 miles. If I forget sugar, then in the morning I have to use brown sugar (if i have it) or no coffee at all, I cant just run back into town like i did when we lived right in town. I have also learned to eat fresh vegetables. Friends have been giving us lots of vegetables this year and normally i would give them away but being that i usually forget to get vegetables at the store(dont know why???) i have learned to cook what people give me. I have learned to cook cabbage on the grill, cabbage cooked in bacon grease, yes bacon grease, it is the bomb!! I learned to eat and like butternut squash and cauliflower. I was telling Becky (my sis- in law) how i was learning to cook and eat all this new stuff and she said 5 years ago i could not have got you to eat all that stuff. Oh!!! I also learned to cook on the grill, with charcoal, not gas. Ive impressed myself since May.

Just wanted to share my new experiences with ya'll. Oh yeah, we say "ya'll" in the country!!!!!

Landon Baby 6 months

I wanted to share a picture of Landon. He will be 6 months on August 20th. Alesha entered him in the cutest baby contest this week but he didnt win. She was sad. But Grandpa(Paul)said he's the winner in his heart!! AWWWW! Grandpa Loves Landon Baby!!

Additions To Our Family........

Paul, Matt, Jessie and Pat were gone ALL Day yesterday and when they came home they came home with these....... puppies. We already have Snuffy (great pyrense), Quintin, Nadia and Sawyer (chinese cresteds), Eve (chihuahua) and now 2 new mountain feists??? cant tell you their names yet cuz everyone is calling them by a different name. They have very good temperments, so far anyway.

August 1989- August 2009, 20 Years Later

Hey There Friends,

I just realized that this year is 20 years since I have been with Paul. WOW! 20 Years!! In 1989 I was 20 years old, wore a size 2, already had Matt and Christine. Now in 2009 I have 3 more kids, a grandson, wear a size 6 ( but on the verge of being a size 8!). It is amazing how time changes us. There are many versions of "How We Met" , dont ask Paul cuz his version is a lie!!!!!
Here is a picture of me and paul 20 years ago and me and paul now.

Hopley Family Reunion

The HOPLEY Family Reunion was this weekend. It is the first time in a LONG time that we had ALL our kids together. Here is a family Picture of the MR and MRS Paul Hopley and kids.
The Family Reunion was at the Firemans Club at the lake. We had a nice time.