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Hey Friends,

Happy Friday! Welcome to August! 2025 is sailing right by. I find it hard to believe that fall is right around the corner!

I have had an incredible week! It has been wonderful to fellowship with family and friends. We have enjoyed some delicious food along the way! It is a joy to experience laughter and friendship!

My friends Emily and Nathan Roberts came to get me on Wednesday evening. We had wanted to go out for dinner for a long time, and Wednesday was the appointed day. Mexican was on the menu, and I was all for that!

Alcapulco was just as good as ever! Our friends there took great care of us. Pictures do not do the food justice. I apologize that you cannot taste or smell this food! 

I enjoyed the evening with Emily and Nathan! Thank you so much, my dear friends for spending part of your day with me! You will never know how much it meant to me!

On the way home from Acapulco, a sudden heavy rain popped up. We had to wait it out for a few moments in the car. 

Wednesday, my cousin Lauren Osborn sent me this picture of the beach cottage. This was taken from the Dodds church parking lot. 

Thanks, Lauren, for capturing this beautiful picture. I love to see a rainbow! I am reminded of the promises of God every time! 

Also, here is another photo that I captured that evening. it was cool enough for me to enjoy my porch and a beautiful sunset!

Thursday, it was time for more family and fellowship! The rain continued so the party came to me! The beach cottage became the party house.

They brought Raising Cane's with them too! It was scrumptious. my friends spoil me! 😂

I was thrilled to have my cousins Sarah, Bethany, Rebecca, Emerson, Grace Brylee and Clayton visit me! I think we all laughed until we hurt. It was just what the doctor ordered for all of us!

I say it a lot, but I am so thankful for these ladies and their families! They have been my heroes since I was a girl. We have grown up together and experienced a lot of life. I'm so thankful for them! Thank you for taking time for me! I love you all so much!

Yes, we missed you, Rodney, Philip, Brandon and Bryson! I knew I would get that question from them. 🤣

Here is one more visitor to the beach cottage I caught on camera this week. 

I have seen rabbits often. This little bunny stayed in this spot for a long time! I guess he was being my guard rabbit that night. I usually see them down by our barn, not in front of the house.

Thank you for reading. See you all tomorrow!

Odie

Celebrating Multiple Birthdays

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for joining us today! It is a busy birthday season around here! I told you yesterday that it was my Mamaw Martha Boggs' birthday. 

Click here if you missed Mamaw’s 2025 birthday post. We had a birthday breakfast yesterday to celebrate her birthday. Thanks to Uncle Jay and Aunt Theresa Osborn for inviting me to tag along with them.

We visited a new place to me, The Breakfast Club, in downtown Lebanon. It was really good! I highly recommend! I have noticed the restaurant a few times, and wondered about it. The restaurant has been there since 1993, but I had never been there. It is only open for breakfast and lunch.

Are you ready for more celebrating?July 31 is the birthday of two very special ladies!

Our First Lady of DRPC, Sis. Jane Sutherland turns 81 today! she is a saint of a lady! It is a privilege to have had her in my life! Her prayers and love have helped so many people! We are blessed to have her in our lives!

Our church celebrated her with a special service on Sunday morning. Then with a dinner following the service. We all dearly love, Sister Jane!

Here are pictures that I snapped Sunday. 

My Great Aunt Connie Miller is 80 years old today! Happy birthday, Aunt Connie, we love you!

Connie is the mother to my cousins Deb, Lisa, Delmar and Geneva. She is a precious lady!

Saturday afternoon I joined several family members and friends to clebrate this wonderful 80th birthday milestone! We had a great time honoring Aunt Connie! 

Here are the pictures from of the birthday party at Marion's Pizza. I took most of these pictures. My Aunt Patty Boggs took a few!

I hope and pray that all three of these lovely ladies had wonderful birthdays! it was a privilege to be there for their celebrations!

Thank you for reading! I will see you all tomorrow!

Odie

Gran And Papaw Time

Hey Friends,

 

I hope you are having a great Tuesday! We are doing good. 

Today I have an eye doctor appointment. This time I will be seeing a new doctor. Sadly, my long-time favorite eye doctor moved. 

I am not expecting any complications today, but I am a little nervous about seeing a new doctor. I appreciate prayers!

Today I am rewinding to Friday

I spent time with my Gran and Papaw. They had appointments. Then we went to lunch and shopping.  Of course, we found our way to DQ. It was a great day!

Here are pictures from our time together. I love my grandparents! I am so grateful for the memories we made. I cherish days like these!!

Thanks for reading! I will see you all tomorrow!

Odie

Foodie Friday 7/25/25

 Hey Friends,

I need to start today’s post with an apology! I know several of you read the blog early in the morning. Yesterday‘s post did not go up at 2 AM, which is usually my scheduled time for the new post each day.

My cousin Lisa text me yesterday to check on me. She was worried because there was no blog yesterday morning. I am so thankful that she did text me and tell me. I checked the post and accidentally scheduled it to go live this morning. Thankfully, I was able to correct my mistake! 

Yesterday was a very special Throwback Thursday! I shared a YouTube video Dad posted two years ago this summer. Click here if you missed yesterday's post!

Foodie Friday

Now it is time for Friday's post. This is when I like to focus on some good food!

Wednesday morning, Lisa and I made last-minute plans to have lunch together. She had some extra time in her busy day and chose to spend it with me!  

Somehow, her car found its way to a couple of our favorite spots! We ended up in Springboro. First, we visited our favorite Cassanos pizza!

I wish you could taste and smell Cassano's pizza through the pictures! It was amazing and hit the spot!

Before heading back to my house, the car found its way to Dairy Queen Drive thru!

This was the perfect way to conclude a great lunch with a very special person! The ice cream tasted wonderful. The fellowship was even sweeter and we were able to beat the heat on a hot July day!

Lisa, I love you! Thank you for always being there for us! You are amazing! I appreciate you spending some of your downtime with me!

Thank you for reading!  I hope you are able to stay cool on this beautiful Friday! I will see you all tomorrow!

Odie