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January 2019 – Daily #CHALLENGE

January 12, 2019 By rhapsodyville 10 Comments

January 2019 Daily #CHALLENGE

Day #1 & Day #2 -Combo pack

Setting goals using the S.M.A.R.T. method

Set goals

Day #1 S.M.A.R.T. Goals for January 

 I kinda hijacked this really nice typed version of a good way to set some S.M.A.R.T. Goals for the new year. (Thx Linda Witte – www.wittesworld.com ) I resigned from setting “resolutions” a couple of years ago, because well let’s be honest, we usually just set ourselves up to fail at keeping them. I do much better with monthly goals & a dream board. When I feel something might be resolution worthy, chances are it should really be a life change. Mine are, for the most part, choices that would better my life in many areas. Last year I started the year doing yoga daily and injured my hamstring. It has been angry for 12 months, so I only did light yoga for about 3-4 months, then totally stopped since it wasn’t healing. I am leaving it up to God, a masseuse & maybe the Dr., but I WILL be doing yoga everyday, even if it is a foot or couch potato video(I have a fav YouTube yogi). :

Doing Rooftop Yoga In Israel

Rooftop Yoga



1. 31 Day Challenge – COMPLETE IT
2. Do yoga “every damn day”
3. Increase all social media by 1000 more followers
4. Increase blog subscribers by 150 minimum
5. Eat clean
6. Post at least 2 post per week
7. COMPLETE travel blog class
8. Do homework ahead of time for Bible college.
9. Get monetized……..
10. Get a few of the trips for the year in the calendar.

May everything you work toward in 2019 become closer to being achieved! May blessings, goodness, peace & joy chase you down and run you over!

Day #2  Accomplishment List for 2019 & After

Here are a few already on the calendar:

Disney Cruise on the calendar!
Cruise with all the girls!
Beautiful St. George Monastery in Israel that's actually carved into the side of the cliff.
St. George Monastery Israel
New laptop to begin the new year for building the blog bigger & better!
Time to build a business

#1 Camper 2018 Before Reno
Camper #1 Before Reno
#2 Camper 2018 - Before Reno dinning area
#2 Before Reno
#3 Camper 2018 - Before Reno Kitchen view
#3 Before Reno

Disney Cruise with daughter, grand & aunts
Group trip to Israel (few seats still open)
Florida time: several times
Achieve 10K plus monthly views for blog & income
Screen in back porch (important in AR)
Go to at least 1 or more new states I’ve never visited
Pay off all debt
Post 2-4 times a week EVERY week
Reno the camper
Get a Jeep
Get back to daily yoga!!!!
Hit 117 lbs. for keeps!
Become stronger physically
Mardi Gras with friends

Mardi Gras wreathe that I made from purple, green, and gold mesh. Adorned with mask and beads.
Made Beth a wreath for hosting us!
Parade: Salene Krewe rolling in Slidell 2017
Salene Krewe rolling in Slidell 2017
Wayne decked out in toilet sunglasses & lots of beads from the Tuck's Krewe
Wayne sporting his “Tuck’s Spoils”

Parade: Endymion Krewe rolling 2017 NOLA
Endymion Krewe rolling 2017 NOLA
Our stash of Mardi Gras beads that we brought home after 2017 parades.
So many beads!
Charmin & Trina enjoing the sun and break between parades.
Charmin & Trina between parade break.

Visit more museums
Go to 1+ blog conventions
Go Gold in TN
Retire the hubs
Love/Hate for Poshmark = Sell some crap!!!!

 

Day #3 – What was my biggest…. blogging/writing/personal challenge 2018?

I’m not even sure that I know what ranks as the one thing that could “take the cake” on this deal. SO, I birthed a blog, traveled solo international for the very first time, graduated my son and sent him off to college, buried my mom and those are just the highlights.

Jumping in, to launch a blog was definitely a huge moment. Being disciplined to actually deliver words that aren’t as confused and jumbled in my brain onto the world wide web, IG, FB, Twitter, Pinerest, YouTube, and oh yeah Google +, Linkedin, Snapchat, and Whatsapp (the last four don’t really get much attention – cause I am struggling just to keep up with the first 5). I do believe that one of the biggest issues with each individual post is the picking and editing the right pictures. Does anyone have this issue? Or is it just part of the flaw of being very ADD, that lends to some real issues with OCD in certain areas that make me a control freak perfectionist, but only about a few things. The whole picture deal would be one of them!

Learning how to post faster and better is what I want, but that means I should do more to achieve this. I find myself posting less because of not knowing everything that i should to make it viable, to even put it out there. I need to figure out how to do the SEO thing adequately. All that I have ever posted so far has essentially been seen by a whopping…well, I can count on my fingers & toes how many folks have seen it.

Megaphone 2018 Winter Mix and Mingle

Stephanie Buckley & Trina Welch
Stephanie Buckley & Trina Welch
Rhonda Franz & Trina Welch
Rhonda Franz & Trina Welch
Lyndi Fultz & Trina Welch
Lyndi Fultz & Trina Welch

Preparing a few really great pins is totally necessary – I am getting that one, finally! Building authentic traffic, no matter what or how is a slow go for me. IG stories, haha… Trying to learn subscription / newsletters / opt-ins: fiddle dee, fiddle dumb, mirror, mirror on the wall “what kind a blogger is she gonna be”? A Freakin, Fabulous one – one day. I have learned so much, yet not near enough. I will probably drive you all nuts before “I get this”. But if, if you do decide to thumb a ride, jump aboard and travel this so called “blogging boss babe” life with me you will enjoy the journey!

I will make you laugh, maybe cry, take you places you never even knew you wanted to go, share food you thought you’d hate, and hopefully you’ll understand that even somewhat bad behavior can’t make the Father stop loving and using you for His purpose. I won’t lie, if anything I’m way to… well my friends and family use the term brutally honest.

I am truly my own worse enemy….

I try not to type EVERYTHING that comes to my mind and way to often out of my mouth. Age is refining me a little, nope that’s a lie, my sweet mom’s words and the love of the Savior is what is making me a better me. Let me just tell y’all, I am such a lucky little girl to have Ms. Jettie’s words echoing in my mind and an empty tomb to remind me how much was covered by grace. One of the challenges that I have had to face head on this year was forgiveness. Forgiving was for me not them! There is SO MUCH joy & freedom when you do it for you, or ask for it, even when it wasn’t given.

I’m not sure this covered what I really even wanted to say. Not sure if it’s brave or stupid to publish this total cluster of sentences that barely make sense. I skate on such a thin, fine line of having no “real” English education in proper grammar after 9th grade…but my crazy train brain tells me you will never decipher if I don’t explain why my writing is such a cluster. Yep, that’s kinda how I roll, but it’s my life dammit and I don’t apologize for my “little diva” with a side of country crazy. I am moving, and it is forward…

I truly hope that this helped someone. It took me a while to like me; 2018 drew a line that I decided I would stand with a foot on each side of the line. Just keep on keepin on. I am getting back to yoga this year (working on it every damn day), watch more sunsets, see more sunrises, spend more time with the Lord – reading , studying & praying, breath deeper, exhale more slowly, buy myself flowers when I want them, get my nails done, have a massage when I want it and hit the road! I want 2019 to be filled with lots of trips.

 

Day #4 – Healthy Fav Recipe

My favorite “healthy” recipe right now would be one I’ve been working on and continue to adjust is for hummus. Why hummus – Israel twice within 6 months can truly make lifelong lasting change. Packaged product can’t hold a candle to making it, in my opinion. Yes, I do use canned chick pea or garbanzo beans. I am looking to branch out on flavors and types, but for now it’s pretty basic. I make a pretty good amount, so we have it for several meals. If your fixing for one or just trying I suggest that you cut the amounts in half. You’ll need a food processor, blender or hand blender.

Homemade hummus plate - peppers, carrots, tomatoes & Fritos
Hummus Plate
Digging into hummus with carrot stick
Dig in, yum!
Variety plate with homemade guac, mango salsa, and hummus with carrots, tomatoes, peppers for dipping with chips on the side
Homemade: Guac, Hummus & Mango Salsa


Hummus

2 cans chick peas / garbanzo beans (drain)
2 T EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Lemon (juice it)
2 T Minced garlic
1 t Cumin
1/2 t Ground Red Pepper
1 t Salt
1/4 c (more or less) Water – add a little at a time.


I put oil lemon juice and beans in then add spices and a little water. I pulse to begin and add water as needed to keep it emulsifying. This is where you may have to add water. Just don’t add too much – can’t take it out, then it’s runny & yucky. (Just add more beans and spices to adjust.) You want mixture to get to a creamy, dip consistency. The spices are total call up to your taste buds, or that of your family. Just remember, as in most things in life, less is best. Add a little at a time. This is where you can play, to! Balsamic vinegar, red bell pepper, beets, spices (paprika/turmeric) ect….you get the point. I then put mine in a sauce pan and heat up for 5-10 minutes, low/med heat. This too is up to each his own. Usually people cook the beans then make the hummus. This way just works better for me, since I do it sorta cheating, from cans😉.

Hummus is amazing when served with fresh pitas! I have yet to make this happen in my kitchen, but it will happen in 2019! I currently serve with carrots, tomato wedges, pickled jalapeños, avocado, and Fritos scoops. Well, not always all of those at the same time. Many serve with bell peppers, sweet red, orange or yellow, too. They are NOT a friend to my system, so you may catch a hint of bell to flavor things sometimes, BUT you will NEVER find me adding sweet red peppers to ANYTHING. You can make it look fancy by putting in a serving dish add a little drizzle of EVOO and sprinkle of chili powder or whichever spice you favor. Makes my mouth water just typing about it! Let me know it you try this, how it goes and was it great?

 

Day #5 – Where will I be a year from now….

“Somewhere on a beach, sippin somethin strong…”. I know this I will be further down the road building a blog, watching my family grow, have a better relationship with the Lord ~ it is ever developing, and I will choose to be happy. Details elude me still, but I am piecing items together to ensure that it will be my best year yet! Trips are on the book already and I can’t wait to find my blog groove.

 

Day #6 – 2018 Favorite Film (List)

I’ve made a list of my fav’s to least – but there were some that were too close to count.  If I didn’t like, they didn’t make the list at all. We are a movie family… Just a little background on me, I’m pretty much a Sci-Fi nerd. Those are ALL-ways going to have a place at the top of my list and big spot in my heart. My top 4 are pretty much a tie for 1st place. Top 10 are all rewatch…several times!

Noah in the theater. We even go to the movies when on vacation! NYC, NY 2017
We even go to the movies when on vacation! NYC, NY 2017
Noah & me at the LR screening of GND A Light Into the Darkness
Noah & me at the LR screening of GND A Light Into the Darkness
Noah & me at Antman & the Wasp at Branson, MO
Noah & me at Antman & the Wasp at Branson, MO
Our little Redneck Rhapsody tribe (Cathy, Amber, ChaCha & Trina) @ Aquaman 2018
RR tribe (Cathy, Amber, ChaCha & Trina) @ Aquaman 2018

2018 Films that I watched: Favorite to Least

Aquaman

Black Panther

Avengers: Infinity War

Bumblebee

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Life Of The Party

Ready Player One

Solo: A Star Wars Story

AR Filming

Trina, Summer & Sydney

Crazy Rich Asians

Book Club

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Incredibles 2

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Ocean’s 8

God’s Not Dead: A Light Into the Darkness (I might have been in this one!?!)

Venom (One of Noah’s fav’s, me take it or leave it)

A Star is Born (2018) – Yet to see this one, but hear that it is really good.

 

Day #7 – Biggest Thing Learned 2018: Courses, Book, Social Media, Articles, or Website

Redneck Rhapsody logo with teal background

Thinking about a new logo this year.

OMGoodness – SO MANY. I invested in several courses this year, more than I can probably even recall (I must start looking them up for taxes). I learned a lot from VIP Blogging. I took an IG course that taught me a lot – Insta Success, and watched A LOT on YouTube that were free. I joined several blogging groups that have probably taught me more about specifics of blogging than any other form of education.

 

Day #8 – 5 ways that I take care of myself:

  1. Listen to music
  2. Read the Bible
  3. Get a massage
  4. Yoga
  5. Hot baths w/ a glass of wine

 

Day #9 – A letter to parent, spouse or children: Which will I choose?

Picture of my momma & me
I love this picture of my momma & me
Billie Travis
Daddy
Happy Anniversary #22, Wayne & Trina Welch
22 & counting

Parents are gone, Husband could truly care less…means he’d have to read, one of his least favorite things on earth to do!!! He knows that I’m still his best friend & everything we’ve done and built is amazing, guess we’ll just keep doing it! I’m gonna go with the kids. Doubt anyone wants to read that. To sum it up they are loved; not just by me , but by Jesus. I want them to know that He is the answer to everything in life. I can’t wait to see how well they do “their” future. I’ll jot down a few of my thoughts, proud moments, and best strategies for dealing with this thing called life, and send it to them.

Amber & Noah - Noah's HS Graduation
Amber & Noah – Noah’s HS Graduation
Trina, Amber, Noah & Greer Mother's Day 2017
Noah, Amber, Greer & me
Amber & Noah - Birthday date - Aquaman December 2018
Amber & Noah – Birthday date – Aquaman December 2018

 

Day # 10 – Winter Soup Recipe

Okay, here’s the deal…I’m not a recipe blogger. I may do recipes every now and then, but i’m not sure that I’ll ever get good at it. I am a country cook, by nature. I cook by what feels good & taste good. I came from a LONG line of great cooks. Not, saying that I’m great, but I can just about cook anything. I choose NOT to cook many things, because they are more work than I want to put forth the effort. When I do decide to cook, I usually just start throwing stuff together – NEVER measure ANYTHING – that’s why this is almost impossible to start putting recipes out there. KNOW that most ANY recipe I post you can always adjust the recipe up or down on the spice levels. More or less – salt, pepper, garlic, ect…..

 

Southwest Chicken Soup (Fast)

2 cans of Chicken Breast

1 can Black Beans(drained)

1 can Red Kidney Beans(drained)

1 can or bag(frozen) of corn(drained)

1 can Rotel

½ medium Onion or 2 T of Dehydrated Onions

3 T Flour

2-3 T Chili Powder

1 tsp Garlic Salt

1 tsp Cumin

2 c.(more or less based on how thick of a soup you want) HOT (works best) water / chicken broth

I use a big soup pot, put the chicken with its broth, onion and heat. Medium heat. Bring to a simmer then add flour, spices, and rotel – stir as you add these ingredients, will become rue like. Have water or broth on stand by to add quickly as rue thickens. Add all the veggies, let simmer for approx. 15 minutes. Serve with corn chips or cornbread.

Congratulations! You have just received 10 days of post ALL in 1 mega post!!!

What goals have you set for yourself in 2019? Do you have a favorite new healthy recipe? Where will your travels take you? What is you biggest #challenge this year?

Stay tuned for the next 21 days….

Happy New & Blessed Year,

Trina

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6th Annual Christmas Family Bake Day at the Welch’s

December 8, 2018 By rhapsodyville Leave a Comment

Welch Family Bake Day

#6 is in the books!!!

Well, it’s that time of year, AGAIN!!!

Lot's of ingredients for all the treats we are going to make. Most ALL of them contain SUGAR! But we have cereal, oats, Chocolate - Semi Sweet, Dark, White and Mint, peanut butter, coconut, karo, Nuts - all kinds, noodles and much more!

Just a little sugar!

I seriously cannot figure out how I want to write / lay out this post. Do I want to do it chronologically or just throw all the pictures on it and let you embrace what it feels like trying to find the bottle of vanilla in this avalanche of  ingredient chaos and twister of family whirling around one another.

The sugar troops have assembled and are ready to start spreading & melting lots of cheer!
Beginning – Getting this SugarFest Party started!
After a long day of sifting, stirring and scooping, we are wearing almost as much sugar as we put on the plates. Definitely wine time!
Wrap party – All is Merry & Bright

I’m opting for trying to keep them in order by the years, but if I fail epically, I’m asking for forgiveness in advance.

Batches are going in the oven. the churngering has begun.

Everybody is making their favorite recipes x 2!

We’ve got whole lotta churngering going on!

Working on some Frosted Flake Treats! To churnger is to stir!

Churnger, churnger and churnger some more.

Okay, if you’re gonna hang with the twins you have to learn some twin speak. One of the words that our tribe has absorbed is “churnger.” Churnger – To stir well.

Hello Dollies ready for the oven & macaroons in the making!
Hello Dollies ready for the oven & macaroons in the making!
Cathy making scrumptious homemade turtles on pretzels.
Cathy perfecting her creation.
Candy, cookies, and treats setting up and waiting to be cut and distributed.
What a variety!
The cookies are coming out of the oven and the twins are piling them on the platters.
ChaCha & Cathy are loading the platters.

I have plates and platters of all the goodies divided out to be able to deliver to the schools and people that we will be sharing them with. They are ready for delivery.
All divided and piled up!
No Bake Cookies, Hello Dollies, Pretzel Turtles(in the making), peanut Brittle, Peanut Butter Cookies & Reindeer Poop(Chocolate Nuggets)
No Bake Cookies, Hello Dollies, Pretzel Turtles(in the making), peanut Brittle, Peanut Butter Cookies & Reindeer Poop(Chocolate Nuggets)

It’s our annual Christmas Family baking day! It’s a serious love hate for me…I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my tribe who indulge with us on this yearly mission. I love all the spectacular memories we always make on this day, but I hate the seriously MEGA mess we make.

Ingredients galore! Variety of cereal's, oats, Chocolate - Semi Sweet, Dark, White and Mint, peanut butter, coconut, karo, Nuts - all kinds, butter, cream cheese, noodles and much more!

Look at all those carbs!!! (Top half of picture…)

We have the super twins – ChaCha & Cathy, Amber & Trina, who make up the base tribe. Throughout the years we’ve had add on’s here and there, but this is the consistent crew. My MIL – Carolyn is generally here, too!

Everybody is up to their elbows in ingredients!

Making sweet messes!

Lot’s of SUCCESS but some EPIC fails….

Maybe melted snowmen with nuts, but not divinity.

MIL tried her hand at divinity….NOT

The 2014 Official Group Picture - Cathy, Rosie, ChaCha, Trina, Carolyn & Amber

The 2014 Official Group Picture – Cathy, Rosie, ChaCha, Trina, Carolyn & Amber

Sugar, chocolate, flour, cereal, nuts, spices for days....

2015 – Only a few thousand calories…

Amber and ChaCha scooping up Monster Cookies.

Amber and ChaCha scooping up Monster Cookies.

 

The stove is occupied by Cathy & Wayne / cookies & chili!

Cathy – cookies & Wayne – Chili

We begin the day with lots of coffee, but by the “noonish” hour we’ve cruised right pass go and shifted gears to 🍷 “cheers” y’all!🥂 Thank goodness for crock pots, hubs and ulterior motives for sweet treats; we always have lunch ready for us! I am guessing that Amber must have gotten hot and shed her long sleeves. I must have made a mess, because I ended up in different shirts. We did add at least one new permanent member to the family this year: Greer joined us in November! I gained a new “grand” title when the princess arrived. Now I’m a Mommi! 

Aunt ChaCha getting some of that Greer goodness!
Aunt ChaCha getting some of that Greer goodness!
ChaCha and Autumn baking cookies and being cheesy!
ChaCha and Autumn baking cookies and being cheesy!

Amber and Cathy striking a pose.
Amber and Cathy striking a pose.
ChaCha and Trina churngering something up!
ChaCha and Trina churngering something up!

2015 Bake Day in the Books! ChaCha, Trina, Autumn, Amber, Greer, Cathy, and Jettie

2015 Bake Day in the Books! ChaCha, Trina, Autumn, Amber, Greer, Cathy, and Jettie

Better late than never!

Carolyn is cooking cereal treats in the kitchen with the grands!

Amber, Mamaw, Dustin and Trina – Cereal treats in progress.

Mamaw – aka: MIL,  aka: Carolyn was here one weekend to hang with some of the grands and get her bake on. NO CLUE what year but I’m thinking based on before kitchen remodel(kinda) and cut/color of my hair 2009-2012ish.

Marshmallow's for treat's. Flour, sugar and SO Much More!!! There's cereal, oats, Chocolate - Semi Sweet, Dark, White and Mint, peanut butter, coconut, karo, Nuts - all kinds, noodles and much more!

2016 – Nobody needs this much sugar!

Not sure what happen to 2015/2016, but I am hearing the song “BLURRED Lines” running through my head… Since we just had Greer arrive in 2015, I’m not sure what the crap happened with 2016……We were here. See picture above. I just conflicts from my photos verses some of the fams… so, lucky y’all… I’m sparin ya the repetitive pain.

Good thing we divide all of this stuff up! Lot's of ingredients for all the treats we are going to make. Most ALL of them contain SUGAR! But we have cereal, oats, Chocolate - Semi Sweet, Dark, White and Mint, peanut butter, coconut, karo, Nuts - all kinds, noodles and much more!

2017 – Table full of sin…

BUT 2017 it’s game on!

Pour while whipping takes talent! Trying to make divinity...We nailed all the way to the trash can!!!!

Pour while whipping takes talent!

Trying to make divinity…We nailed all the way to the trash can!!!! No pictures of that hot mess, thank goodness! But I can’t say it wouldn’t have tasted great!!!

I have always loved liking the beaters.

ChaCha & Trina – and Wayne isn’t sure what he walked up on.

A little lick goes a long way! I have always loved licking the beaters. Kinda nice to have beaters big enough to share this sticky, sweetness(don’t be dirty minded, I know y’all, shame on you.😂).

Frosting / Divinity for everyone and the trash.

Amber and Cathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017 it's a wrap! Group picture in front of the Christmas Tree.

2017 it’s a wrap!

Saving the Best or at least the most recent for Last!

Chocolate morsels all varieties. Measuring cups, bowls & spoons. spatulas, scoops and mixers. Ingredients, storage containers and much more!

2018 – This will supply a sugar fix for days!

Dipping out haystacks.
Trina and Amber working on haystacks!
Pretzel , caramel, pecan half and chocolate all over.
Pretzel turtles
ChaCha be like what?
ChaCha suprise!

Tasty treats in the making.
Cathy creating something tasty.
No bake cookies are all dished up.
Cathy dropping it likes it hot, lol
Everybody is working on something
All hands on deck.

Amber is coated in white chocolate, while ChaCha is bagging up Puppy Chow Mix
Amber is coated in white chocolate, while ChaCha is bagging up Puppy Chow Mix
The official taste tester finally graced us with his presence, Noah!
The official taste tester finally graced us with his presence, Noah! He loves his Aunt ChaCha and Cathy.
Greer is not really loving hearing her momma run the mixer
Greer and Amber

Chacha and Amber being hams for the camera.
Cheesy girls!
The whole crew!

Delish desserts for days. Assorted piles to share.

Looks like it’s a win for 2018…We did not “Nail” one thing! Complete SUCCESS!

Drop the SPATULA….DONE!

Love our tribe and the aprons!

Love our tribe and the aprons!

The princess was done, too!!!

Greer getting sleepy. Sharing a yawn.
She’s starting to sink….
Nap time for Greer and Mommi! Greer's down for the count. I think Mommi maybe, too!
Greer’s down for the count. I think Mommi maybe, too.

I love all the goodies & how happy we make those whom we share it with, but I hate that it’s here for me to munch and grow from – calories ugh…. I love that we make time for each other on this one day, once a year, I just HATE that we don’t do it more than once a year!

 

We drop, plop, cut, dip and scoop. Bags, platters, trays, and tins: we divide it all out…..till next year again!

Merry Christmas and may all the calories disappear!

Trina

BTW….sorry for the crummy photos, I didn’t know all those years ago that they would land out here for the world to see. I also had to bum a few from the fam!

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Fearless Friday… Didn’t happen till Saturday!!! SR. Prom

April 23, 2018 By rhapsodyville Leave a Comment

Noah's SR. Prom

Handsome!

SR. PROM

Sr. Prom is finally here. Where has the time went? The reason I picked this to be “fearless” is because not only is my “sonsational” being brave and going without a date, but he is also wearing his own tux, that is not the norm.

Noah's SR Prom

Hottie….Prejudice…

Be Brave – Prom Can Be Scary

Every time I worry about him going off out into this great big world; I have to remember how brave he is to stick to his true self. There are so many things that are not the norm in our culture; we are fast becoming a society that just goes with the flow. I love that he chooses to walk in the opposite direction most of the time. Makes me proud that he wants to stand strong for what he believes.

Prom Prep

Clip & Snip
Press for perfection
Noah's SR. Prom
Prep

There are always those last minute details. Hems to be shortened, shirts to be pressed, shoes to be polished and boutonniere to be made. YES, we are that rock your own way family. Noah picked out and purchased his tux last year. He tried it on earlier this week and we discovered that it had a raw hem and needed about 3″ taken off. I am so lucky that Mrs. Allred and Jettie did a good job putting a little sewing skills in this gray matter of mess that actually stuck. His dad had the tie and cummerbund. We picked him up a new shirt. He likes his shoes that are broke in, so they got a good polish.

The Boutonniere

Noah's SR Prom

Picked out by Noah, Paid by Mamaw and made by Aunt Patsy!

 

All straight.
Noah's SR. Prom
Noah & Aunt Patsy!
Noah's SR Prom
Got be just right!

Noah’s Aunt Patsy (Great Aunt)……..LOVES NOAH!!! He can sweet talk her into just about anything. So, she is our “built in” family florist. He called her and asked for a personally made bout. She came over all the way from Clinton, AR just to take him to the florist let him hand pick what flowers he wanted in it and made him a one of a kind boutonniere. It is gorgeous! We are so blessed to have her for all our special occasions. He’s super spoiled!

 

Noah's SR Prom

Bobby, Noah, Wayne & Noah

Pictures with the Family

He’s not overly thrilled with “lot’s” of pictures. We are hopefully going to have fun and he will decide to be enthused or at least accommodating, to say the least. We are hauling out all the grand’s, siblings and niece. Oh, and the parent’s, at least the crazy momma. I can’t believe he’s almost ready to graduate…. I’m not gonna cry, I’m not gonna cry…..I’m gonna try not to cry……

Noah's SR Prom

Noah's SR Prom

Noah's SR Prom

3 Generations – Trina, Jettie , Noah

After Prom Party

They are doing a nice after prom party in the athletic building at the school. It is great that they are making it available to all the student’s, even if they didn’t attend prom. He isn’t much of a driver, yet. but we are choosing to leave him in town with his car tonight, so he can come home when he is ready.

Noah's SR Prom

My Heartbeat’s

Empty Nest

Please bear with me, this empty nest situation is REAL. So real that I already feel it in my bones. I promise I will be a big little woman and let him become and amazing, independent young man, but I’m going to share with all y’all it’s going to take some serious adjustment and I will MISS him more than words can say.

I am Leaning In….He’ll be gone too soon!

Trina

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Trina Welch

Hey y’all, it’s Trina ~ Redneck Rhapsody – Where living is a state of mind. Thank's for dropping in! I live in small town AR with my 2 men (with skin) & 2  boys (with fur). I LOVE to travel and share about my journeys. When I’m not doing that, I’m doing shab rehab, breaking, baking or candle making. Well, welcome to Redneck Rhapsody, grab a glass of tea or wine. Let’s take a little time to sit a spell & spend some serendipitous moments. Hope hanging out here will give you a break / push / pull or giggle to get you through till the next time.

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