After four years I  have to come to the decision that I will no longer be blogging here at HSB. I find that I no longer want to visit here any longer. The changes that were made make it a different place entirely and has changed the whole atmosphere for me. I’ve  always loved coming here to blog and visiting  other blogs each and every day in the past. At one time I was blogging several times each day,  I couldn’t get enough of it,  I was always wanting to share everything  with everyone here. But these days, nothing.  I no longer have any desire what so ever to visit here. I am saddened about these turn of events. I will miss each of you that became my friend here.

I will not close down my blog completely  just yet. I still have several links to it that I do still enjoy visiting. So until I can put them some place else I will leave it open for now. I’m really sorry that it has come to this, but like I’ve said before, changes are not my friend. Call me simple minded call me whatever, but I just can’t get use to these changes.  It was easy and homey at one time now it’s too busy and no where near homey or comfy or easy. It’s just not for  me anymore.

So good luck to those who have chosen to stay and ride it out  and  to those new folks that are just arriving. May God’s blessings rain down on you all each day. ……….Goodbye

PS I have to say though I do love that they have added spell check. I could have used that  a whole lot in the past four years LOL LOL.

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Lemonade Pie

For Crust:

2 cups crushed graham crackers or nilla waffers

1/4 cup sugar

7 T butter

Mix together ingredients and spread into a pie pan. Bake at 350* for about 8 minutes, or until firm.

Pie:

1 can condensed milk -chilled

1 – 12oz. container of coolwhip -thawed

1- 6oz. container of frozen lemonade concentrate (can also use pineapple or pink lemonade) NOTE: I’ve made all three and they’re all good.

1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest (omit if using pineapple concentrate)

Mix together all ingredients and spread into COOLED pie shell. Let freeze for at least 4 hours before cutting.

ENJOY and keep cool!

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         I’m still trying to learn this new blog layout. It only took me two minutes to find the posting area this time. LOL.

         It’s been raining so much here in south Louisiana , it raing now as a matter of fact, that if you have something to do outside you’d better get it done before 9 am. The garden is loving it though but at the same time so are the ants. They are taking over the yard. I puppy sit for my son’s pit bull each day and poor heart is getting bitten up all over his belly. He didn’t bring him today so I went out a set fire to at least a dozen piles all over the yard. I hope that helps a bit. I can’t put poison for fear that he will get into that and hurt himself.  Next  the ants will be in the house, which happens every rainy season.

   Speaking of the garden,  it’s doing well. We planted cucumbers, green onions, snap beans, okra, tomatoes, yellow squash, green peppers, and one pot of parsley.  I’ve been cutting and freezing the green onions and eating the cherry tomatoes right off the vine. Can’t help it. :O) Our fruit trees are doing well also. We have oranges, figs, peaches,  and plums. The pecan trees look like they might put out too this year. Ever since Katrina we haven’t gotten a pecan one. So I’m  hoping this year will be different.

    My children are doing well, thank you God. My  daughter Kristy, is settling into her new home wonderfully. She is still busy finding things to decorate with. Her two dogs took well to the move and are finding it different living in a neighborhood rather than the country where they were use to running around. Just yesterday Kristy was put in charge of  the annual garage sale that her company has each spring to raise money for a charity. She thought it would be a bust due to the rain but she still raised almost $1,300. Go Kristy!

         My son Eric is still catching up on his bills after being layed off  for two months at the begining of the year.  He is still getting calls from collecters, (that’s one job I couldn’t do) but he’s holing on. And my youngest Zach is now working on his GED. I found and rented a preparation book at the library. I had to pay a $10 deposit for it because so many people are renting it and not bringing it back. OK who does that? Shame Shame!

     My husband has been working overtime at the mill  which is such a blessing, and also fishing in his spare time. We now have one chest freezer full of fish. We usually try to buy a couple of icechest of shrimp each year to stock the freezer with, but with the oil spill in the gulf, that isn’t happening this year. People are really starting to feel that disaster down here already. There are so many families that make a living either in the oil field or the seafood industry here that it is affecting a great deal of  our lives in one way or another.  My son is a welder so if affects his job, as if does and will so many. I pray that problem comes to a close really soon and things get back to normal as fast as possible.

      Well that’s all the updates for now. Thanks for visiting and may God bless each and every one of you.

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This is a test post to see where it goes. I’m so lost with this new stuff. As I said in my last post, “I hate change” and this is why, it leaves me in the dark LOL.

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       Some people don’t take to change very well, and I have to confess that I am one of them. I hate when I drive by an old home or building being torn down or when a business that has been around for so many years that the owner knows your name, closes it’s doors. I even dislike when they move stuff around in the grocery store LOL. I can’t use the word "hate" when it comes to change but I will use a strong "dislike". I guess Im just old fashion and wish things would stay around and as they are. Hey I wish we were still driving a horse and buggy and that my phone still had a large round rotary dial  on the face of it and you had to sit in the chair next to it to talk on it.  So with that said, you can imagine how I feel about my children growing up LOL LOL   I do know that change will always be inevitable and will without my consent or imput happen, always. But I don’t have to like it . 

       OK, now that that’s been said I should also let it be known that the last time Homesteadblogger made changes I lost my blog for two weeks, and those where somewhat small changes. So with this bigger change happening this Sunday I will more than likely be lost in cyber space forever. LOL So I am writing this possible last post to say that it’s been a great four years here on HSB and I’ve loved each minute of it. I’ve made friends that I will have a lifetime, and have learned so much about so many things from so many wonderful ladies, and a few gentlemen. 

        So if this is "IT" then I bid you all a Blessed day, week, month, and year. But if the blogging gods see fit to leave me and my blog at peace, I’ll see you all Monday LOL.

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