it's march - - hooray!

this is my month and i so love it! march brings the promise of brighter, longer days . . . 

wrightsville beach, north carolina

christmas day 2012 ~ wrightsville beach, nc

visiting southport, nc via a ferry ride

i love the little things in life

i'm linking up with aisle to aloha's it's the little things link party, make sure you visit and link up and visit all of the other's that linked up.
this week my handsome oldest nephew turned 21, i can't even believe it. he's a junior at UNC.

my niece was in a play at matthews playhouse in matthews, nc. she's only 11 years old!

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i saw butterflies at the nearby arboretum

i enjoyed hanging out with  my canine babies, yes annie needs a haircut for sure.

i went to the monthly pampered chef meeting - it was a very fun time!

living in wilmington, north carolina ~ { Y E S ! }

these are a few houses i found this weekend in a friends neighborhood ~ that i love! aren't they neat! the only thing is, a golf course is their backyard, my preference would be the { A T L A N T I C }!

my favorite of these is the coral one!

iron man 3

iron man 3 is being filmed here beginning next week! so exciting!

imax is coming to town!

i am so excited we are getting an imax theater! just in time for summer too. i've always wanted to see the coral reef movie. i've never been to an imax before!

blue egret

today was my lucky day! i saw a blue egret, and i was so excited. i live on a creek and had only seen a couple of heron's so far. it was an extremely high tide so maybe that made it easy fishing :)

no i wasn't lucky enough to get a photo, this is from google and mine (my blue egret) was flying the other way!

views of the southern garden ~ a creative contest

daniel stowe botanical garden Enter Come Sit A Spell: Views of the Southern Garden and show your creative version of seating that might be found on porches, decks, patios and verandas. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners in each category. The collection entries will be on display at the Garden from March 19 - Aug. 22, 2010.

NASCAR Race Weekend Charlotte, NC

Thank you for attending and your continued support of this great racing empire. Click here for upcoming schedules.

even more hostess specials ~ what a great company!

~ these specials are so exciting ~ and available through april 29th, 2009

Ten & Double!
With 10 or more orders and one booking, the hostess credit (on Star 2) DOUBLES from $20 per order to $40 per order. No limit.
WOW ring
Say “Yes” to a show and hostess may purchase Wow ring for $10.00 plus tax
Showgirl PINK Bracelet –
With a minimum $175 show, a hostess may purchase a Showgirl Bracelet for just $19.00 plus tax. a hostess may also purchase one Pink Showgirl Bracelet for EVERY $200 net show sales.
Pink Showgirl Bracelet for FREE ~ With an $800 show and one dated booking, a hostess will receive Showgirl Pink Bracelet for FREE!
visit jewels by park lane catalog and my personal site katys jewels by park lane

it's a beautiful day today in charlotte, north carolina

today i had the honor of taking my 9 year old nephew to his soccer game and man is he ever good. he's so focused and gives it his all. he scored (hooray!), it ended in a tie, he really enjoyed the game and seeing his friends. parents were coming up to him congratulating him on a great game - it was awesome. when we got back to his house, his older sister was celebrating her 13th birthday, there were about 13 of her friends and a man that makes chocolate candy - would that be a chocolatier? willy wonka? maybe? there was so much more - food, cake, presents, those cool big decorated eggs filled with the freshly made chocolate and even another bag of goodies for her friends to take home with them. their mom is quite the event planner!

charlotte, nc

today it's 77, breezy, sunshining, almost perfect - only lacking the ocean. my little ones and i sure are enjoying it - everything seems to go best for us when the sun shines! this photo wasn't taken today, but it was in the last week or so

another sunless day in charlotte, north carolina

and "they" are predicting snow - eeeeeeeewwwwwwwww
we are in the south and south = no snow, if ya want snow - you know the deal - go back . . . . .
i'm a gotta have it, want it, need it sunshine girl, the lack of which is making me crazier
here's a craft i happened upon this morning that may help those with kids!
this project can be found on the site how stuff works

here's a quote from one of my all time favorite gentleman, superstar, basketball player, charlotte bobcats owner, inspirational north carolinian's ever!
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed." Michael Jordan

who is allowing this kind of spending in Charlotte, NC?

NC DSS spends $20,000 on holiday party, training
12:21 PM EST on Thursday, December 18, 2008
By STUART WATSON / NewsChannel 36
E-mail Stuart: SWatson@WCNC.com

December 18th, 2008 DSS spends $20,000 on holiday party.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lots of workplaces are scaling back their holiday parties this year, cancelling caterers or off-site locations and replacing them with simpler bring-your-own covered dish luncheons at the office.

But not the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services.

DSS combined its holiday party with mandatory training and more than doubled the cost as well -- from $9,600 last year to $20,000 this year, according to Tabitha Carnes, a DSS spokeswoman.

About 1,200 DSS employees were told they were required to attend mandatory workshops along with the agency's holiday party held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

The event was held off-site at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on Beattie's Ford Road in Charlotte.

Last year's holiday party for DSS was held at the Grady Cole Center, a county-owned venue, with voluntary attendance, according to Carnes.

Carnes says the $20,000 paid for heavy hors d'oeuvres, recognition items and training materials.

Friendship Baptist is coincidentally the home church of DSS Director Mary E. Wilson. But the department's spokeswoman says Wilson did not pick the site and an anonymous donor paid for the space.

Last month the NewsChannel 36 I-team reported how Wilson spent another $20,000 in public money decorating her office with all new furniture, drapes, crown molding and a flat screen TV.
When asked if reporters or photographers could attend the DSS holiday party or the workshops, Carnes said, "She (Wilson) does not want the media to be there."

County Commissioner Karen Bentley did attend the DSS function. Bentley said she observed "lots of training and very little socializing."

But when asked about the additional cost, Bentley responded, "Well I think that's a fair question. I think we absolutely need to ask those questions ... I think we need to see that breakout."

Carnes said invoices for party and training costs will be made public after the event.

cool fall day

Aren't these the cutest! PartyLite of course!

It's been a few days -time some how slips by, doesn't it!
Pepper had her teeth cleaned yesterday at Animal Hospital West (here in the lovely city of Winston Salem, NC) and ended up having 3 removed - can you believe? Dr said she had some good drugs, seems OK but a little sluggish. today.
I'm sure the weather isn't helping, it's one of those sleepy, lazy, no sun, cool breeze kinda days. It would sure be nice if I had some home made cookies making the house smell yummy or home made bread, cake or anything for that matter! OK all this talk is making me mighty sleepy. Off to take a nap - until next time -----------zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

entrance to my house