Hello from Alabama!

Here we are in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Yes, the oil is here, so thank goodness for the pool. Now that Hurricane Alex has settled in we are "enjoying" some rain too...ha ha ha. Neither the oil nor the hurricane have stopped us from having fun and eating VERY WELL. But, please pray for the situation down here. It is deserted. We have had NO wait at the restaurants, which for a party of 14, that's crazy!

CANNONBALL!!!!

Everything Rare & Precious

Tonight we had a little family get together. It started with a request by my very good childhood friend, Gini, who grew up here, but now lives in New Jersey. She's here visiting, as she does yearly, and asked me if we could get my family together so she could see them all. So, we did just that. At my house we had 7 adults, 9 kids, lots of food, & LOTS of laughs. I took a few pictures, but this is one that I LOVE. I hardly ever get to be around everyone at once, but more rare than that, is a group photo. On the far left is my baby brother, Nathan. Next is my dad, Roger, then me, & on the far right is my younger brother, Jared...as if you could not tell we are all siblings (& got most of our mother's DNA, on looks anyway). We had a blast talking & remembering & catching up with Gini. But you know, it really made my mind flood with those memories of way back when, when we were all just kids, & didn't know where life would take us, & really weren't concerned about it, because we were kids. Who knew that one day we'd all be busy with our own families & lives, & not really get to spend much time together? We have all taken different roads in life, and there have been twists & turns for all of us, but I would say we are all successful in our own ways. I just wanted to share my rare sighting with you & remind you to hug your family, spend time with 'em, & let 'em know you love 'em...because those moments that are so rare are also so precious, & I thank God above for everything rare & precious.

Vienna Sausages & Sardines on the beach OR Surf & Turf with an Ocean View?

I am reading a book called "The Noticer" by Andy Andrews. It's all about perspective. An old man spends time teaching a young, homeless man about perspective, and, based on hearing Andy Andrews speak at Women of Faith, this new perspective will change the young man's life. So, I've been thinking a little about perspective, & trying to change mine a little bit. We may not always be in charge of what happens to us, but we are in charge of how we respond. If we have the right perspective, eating vienna sausages, sardines, & saltine crackers while sitting on the sand can just as well be enjoying surf & turf with an ocean view.

So, Here I Am Again!

So, here I am again. I've been contemplating deleting this blog. But I just can't. I tried to start one on another blogging provider, but it was more complicated. So, here I am again. You know, I changed my work schedule last September, and I have all this "free" time, so to speak, and I should have NO trouble keeping this blog updated, right? HA! I really want to try to be better with it, I know all you blog-readers out there are dying to know what's up with us Bynum's, right? HA again! I do know of ONE faithful blog-addict who will read it if I post (thanks, Tarrabeth). So, my vow is to get interesting, to post at least weekly, to make it worth your while to come all the way to ekjm.blogspot.com. Who knows, there might be a little nugget of wisdom in a post here someday. Until then, I say this, to blog-finity & beyond! IDK WTHeck I'm talking about, but oh well...TTYL!

O M Gosh!

I cannot believe I have not posted since October of last year! Since my blog is blocked on the internet at work, I can't post on it there, and since I'm almost entirely "mobile" on facebook, I just don't get on here much anyway. Tonight I decided to check on it, post, add some pix, change up the look, etc, & I just can't...I like the tropical theme...it fits...we are about to take another cruise...for spring break...soooooo, I'll leave it for awhile. Hey, don't give up on me, PLEASE!

By the way, isn't my squirrel cute?

Until I post again....hugs!

Long time, no post...

Wow...it's been a while since I've updated here. Since I am almost always on Facebook, I just don't get to this blog much. We are all doing good. Praise the Lord we have our health, and we are keeping busy. I just love the change to Autumn! The cooler weather is perfect for open windows. The State Fair is upon us. I am in patient await of the changing colors! We get these wonderful spider webs all around our house that are spun by these beautiful garden spiders...aka writing spider, banana spider, or orb weaver...see photo. I call them all "Charlotte," because they remind me of "Charlotte's Web."

Well, I apologize for the short post. I just wanted to let you all know that we are doing well and will hopefully soon post a detailed update w/ some new pix! If you are on Facebook, look me up...Kimberly Ort Bynum. I have lots of photos on there, and regular status updates!

Until next time....

Hugs and Happy Autumn!

Happy 11th Birthday Mal! We had her 1st real sleepover...6 girls total...& it was a blast. We went 4-wheeler riding, they jumped on the trampoline, we ate pizza & cake, they played "ding-dong ditch" where they ran away after knocking on doors (all neighbors are family, so we gave a heads-up & the girls got a little scare), they played with makeup & played Disney Scene-It, & wound the evening down w/ some movies. Did I mention eating? Those girls ate a ton of candy & chips. The next morning I made Beignets for breakfast, which the girls said tasted like eating funnel cakes for breakfast! I told them, "don't tell your moms I fed you funnel cakes for breakfast!" It was fun!