Go Rebels!

We are all excited about getting to go to the Ole Miss/La. Game this weekend. Daddy called and offered us 5 tickets that George Collins wasn't using this weekend. This morning I picked up an Ole Miss Cheer Suit for Mary Randal for 15$ at the resale shop and got a really cute bow to go with it and I got me a red , white and blue outfit at Steinmart since all I really bought with my birthday money was a pair of tennis shoes. Now us Henson girls are all set for the game! It should be fun . Daddy and Debbie are meeting us there and we have been invited to visit several tailgates. Afterwards, since it is a night game we will go to the cabin to spend the night. Maybe I'll get to go to the new church I recently visited Sunday ,the Pentecostals of Grenada. It should be a fun weekend and the boys are real excited since they both play football!

It's All About Them! ( kids that is)

The sweet olive bush is blooming now and it is sooo fragrant it just fills up the yard. I cut some and brought it inside for my luncheon with my two good friends Lelaine and Kris. I also made a really good apple pie. I thought the little leaves turned out cute on top.

This was my birthday cake this year. Mama had a 7th grade cheerleader picture of me made into a cake. It was such a surprise - I loved it!! This was the weirdest looking "wooly booger"(caterpillar) I had ever seen. It must be a forest variety because we saw it by our cabin in the woods.

This is the magical rose tree I gave Mama for Mother's Day one year and it just blooms all the time! It has about 4 different color roses on it.

Wow ! This school year is moving so fast! And I thought when the kids went back to school, being a stay at home mom, I could get projects done at home etc... No Such Luck! My days seem to be busier than they were when I taught preschool half a day. My friend Ashli and I did go to the pool one day last week and enjoyed ourselves tremendously while our kids were in school! It was like being at a spa for a week just having a few hours in the sun alone! We've had school pictures, away football games, gymnastics, Labor Day weekend at our cabin in Grenada, football practice every day for both boys, and my Birthday was yesterday. Got lots of cards, emails, texts, calls and Facebook messages for my birthday - it was great! I went and picked up Pasquales pizza and took it to Washington School to have lunch with my babies. Of course Collin is too mature for me to have lunch with him. I just dropped off his hoagie in his locker! Ha! I did see him in the cafeteria with his friends though. My husband brought me home 41 beautiful flowers in a vase for my 41st birthday and we ordered in from Cicero's. I also went to a funeral Monday in Indianola. Our next door neighbor that we grew up beside died and my whole family, parents, brother etc... went to the Catholic Church funeral. His name was Vince Bellipanni. He was a wonderful man- really enjoyed 4H, gardens, animals and his family. He will be missed. Here are some pics of our adventures the last few weeks. One dayI took the kids and friends to the movies and one picture is at the Nelco. This weekend both boys will have spend the night company - Lord Help Me!

Duncan did great in his first tackle football game! He got his name called out twice for making good tackles and he really enjoyed it! We started our 5th grade football season out right by beating IA 22-0. Two sets of grandparents were there to watch him play and that made it really special. Tonight Collin plays Magnolia Heights(where I graduated from) at WS so it should be a really good game. It was great Tues. night against IA(where I cheered in junior high) to see some of my old friends and their kids playing us. It's all about them right now!! ( the kids that is)