Special Moment

I had an e-mail tonight that my coffee grinder tea towel is in Morning has Broken treasury on etsy. I was going to post a picture, but I couldn't find it in my album. Why when you are in a hurry, you can never find what you are looking for. It has been a busy weekend which was just as well because it keeps the mind on other things.
Sunday we went to Ashland, Nebraska to the Strategic Air Command Museum with our son. He did all the driving so I got to set back and look at the scenery. The planes that were used to fight the wars were something to look at. Some of the displays brought back memories of the family that served in the arm forces. I have brothers that do not talk their time in Viet Nam. Even my own son does not talk about the first Desert Storm War. I just know that he has a scar on his leg that he won't tell us how he got it.
You just pray a lot that God will take care of the men and women who are serving today to keep us having our freedom that so many would like to take away from us.
We came through a storm coming home that you could not see where you were really gone. You turned on the flashers and lights so that people could see you because you were afraid to stop for fear someone would hit you because you couldn't really see the edge of the road. I was glad that I wasn't driving, but it did make me very nervous. We had rain and lightening after we got home, but nothing like what we drove through.
I hope every body has a good week.

Memorial Day Weekend

I only need to get through tomorrow and then I have a three day weekend. I will need it to recuperate for this next month which is filled with doctor appointments and test. I can't blame my hubby for these because unfortunately they are mine. I had been having some problems with swallowing my medicine so they want a Swallow test and upper g-i. They think there is a possibility that I have ulcers. Just what I needed.
We will visit the cemeteries and put some flowers out on our parents graves, Both my hubby's and mine are deceased. I always check dates on graves that I know that I don't have all of the information for my family tree.
My daughter-in-law found me someone to come and mow my two acres for a reasonable price so that I won't have to do it like I did this past Sunday. I had a cloudy windy day which I was very thankful for. Sunday was the better of the two days. It has turned off hot and muggy this week. We had storms around us and so far we have been missed for which I am thankful for.
Please forgive me if I don't leave you a message right now. I just have a lot as the saying goes of things on my plate. I am not use to being the one with the problem and have others do for me. I am use to doing for myself. I will have to get use to having a driver when it is necessary this next month. I will furnish the car, gas, and if they need to eat while they are waiting on me. I will just keep saying my prayers for me as well as everyone else. We started some new medicine for the stomach and I tried taking it with applesauce to see if that would help the medicine go down. It is getting really late and I have statements to get out tomorrow so I better hit the sack as the saying goes. You all have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the sunshine, but don't get to hot.

Month Almost Over

The month has quickly flown by and I really don't know where it has gone. I keep thinking if I don't blink it won't go as fast, but that isn't going to happen.

This is a picture of my youngest grandson and his mommy at the their Mother's Day Tea program. Tonight is their last swimming lessons and I don't think either boy wanted them to come to an end. They have learned so very much because they were taught water safety besides swimming.

My daughter taught ice-skating and she said that his swimming lessons were anymore then a half hour private ice skating lesson.

Tea towel is another one that I just finished that I thought you might like to see. It doesn't take to long to do when you don't really care for what is on the television and it is raining outside. I like the ones when you don't have to change colors every other stitch. I have a new project coming that are baby blocks, but it will take a little longer because it will have to be quilted after I get through with the blocks. I am anxious to get them to see if they are as cute as the picture was. I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Saturday changes

Our little graduates. They had a nice little group. I couldn't get back enough to get the whole group so I just got my one of my very special boys in grandma's life.

I thought I would show you a couple of the tea towels that will soon be going into my etsy shop. They were an easy project to do in the motel room while it was raining and I didn't want to drive because it was raining to hard.

The picture of the Branson Belle boat dock was taken while we were riding on the Duck's in the rain. My hubby wanted to do something so this was one thing we could do in the rain giving me a break from driving in the rain. You can see the rain drops on the picture.

Being I can't work in the yard like I planned, I thought I would show you a picture of the swan that was on our bed when we checked on our trip. It is made out of towels and wash clothes. They said that they have a lot of fun making them for their guest.

TGIF AND SUNSHINE

I was so thankful when 4:30 came this afternoon to get out in the warm sunshine. We had 73 degrees and no rain . We have had so much rain this past week while we were gone and after we came home.
Last night was Matt's pre-school graduation. they looked so cute in their little red caps and gowns. I will be posting pictures soon of him. It has been so stressful for his mom because they couldn't tell her until the last moment that they were going to have the summer program where they are going. School gets out the 25Th for my oldest and the two of them will go the 26th to their summer school program. Jacob got to go visit his new middle school this week for a day so they could see where they would be going when school got started back up in the fall. I don't know for sure what my youngest grandson is going to be doing, but then his other grandparents babysit him. If they want to go some place, they just take him with them. His main concern is that he gets to go to the zoo this summer. He is my grandchild who has a play farm with animals such as lions, tigers, giraffe, bears instead of the pigs, cows, chickens.
We are going to have 80 degree weather all this next week and not suppose to have any rain. I just know I need to get my yard mowed or get a couple of goats. I wonder how my neighbors would like that idea. He He. My son says I need a hay baler because it is getting so tall. I asked him if he wanted it to feed to his horses being each boy has a horse now. I am waiting for the youngest to tell his parents he needs a horse too. He might not being he has his battery operated motorcycle. He just thinks it should go to the bike shows with mom and daddy's bikes.
I just wanted you to know I am still here and I will be catching up with you as soon as I can reading blogs and leaving comments. You have a wonderful weekend.

Rainy, Rainy, Vacation

I wanted a few days off from work to take a mini vacation. Basically a change of scenery for a few days. Well we left Thursday Morning in the rain and it rain all day on us, plus Friday, Saturday and it poured on us coming home. I manage to unload the car without getting wet, but that was the first. We did manage to unload the car at the motel without getting that wet.
We went to Branson, Missouri for our mini vacation. We rode the ducts which I enjoyed because someone else did the driving. I tried taking a few pictures, but I don't think they turned out very good. It definitely wasn't picture taking weather. It was pretty with the fog coming up out of the trees when you were in the hills. It made it look like someone had a stove going with smoke coming out.
We went to two really good shows. The first was the Magnificent Variety Show which started with music from the 40's to the current day. The two main stars of that show has a little 5 year old daughter that performed in the show. She was really cute. We have gone to this show starting before she was born because it changes every year. They use to have a dinner show, but the theatre they were in got sold and the new theatre they can't serve dinner in it. The funny thing is the show that was coming into their old theatre has ran into a snag. They were bring a show call Kung Fu from China. They are having problems getting their visa's so they don't know if it is going to open up or not.
The second show we went to was called Shake, Rattle, and Roll. It was all the 50's music which was awesome because it was back when we were in high school. It was really high energy and they had very good vocal singers as well as dancers. I would go sit through them again because we enjoyed them that much. We brought home a video of the Shake, Rattle, and Show.
One thing about this trip, I didn't go shopping in the rain. I was tired of getting wet. Unless you went to a place where you were inside, you just didn't go because it was raining and at times it would absolutely poured. It didn't stop some from going to Silver Dollar City, but they were really soaked when they got back to the motel. They didn't need to worry about getting wet on the water rides.
It will take me a little while, but I will be catching up with you to see what you all have been up to. You all have a wonderful day.

Winning

These were the things that was in my box from Marcia at Vintage French Hen. My pictures don't do it justice. The box came with Vintage music on the outside of the box. The sea shells were really pretty. The big one was pink in color, the bottle had little ones and sand in it. A pair of vintage clip on ear rings. My blue plate has a turtle on it with three more sea shells laying on it.

I love the vintage embroidery which you all know that by looking at the things that I do. There was a vintage pattern it just to name a few. I am just sorry that my pictures don't do it justice, but I love everything that was in the box.

This was my magnolia tree in bloom before all of the crazy weather. Today is was rain all day and in the 40's with a strong wind. There is another round headed our way yet tonight. We had to turn the heat back on at work and the electricity blink just enough for my computer at work to go down twice today. It is a pain when you are in the middle of something to have that to happen.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. We were out to my son's to take the car seat home for a little while. My 5 year old had to tell me about the six fish that he caught. They go fishing at my brother's where they pretty much can drive down to the pond. He will be having graduations ceremonies this next week from preschool. He had to remind me about that and I told him Grandma has it marked on the calendar.

I can't wait for Thursday because we are going to take a much needed time away from everything. I don't think the weather is going to be much better, but it is suppose to warmer. I will tell you about that when we get home.

You all have a wonderful week.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

I wanted to take this time to wish all of you a Happy Mother's Day. I know there may be some of you who have lost their mother or a child and my heart goes out to you at this special time. I lost my mother several years ago .
My babysitting the boys was so much fun. Did you know Ol Mac Donald's Farm has monkeys on it. My youngest grandson has all kinds of animals on the farm and both of the boys was singing for grandma.
I have never had both boys in the car at the same time , they were to busy talking and singing that they didn't have time to give me any back seat directions. Matt was telling Ethan about his new Pony. Of course, when we got to Matt's house we had to go see the pony.
Matt's mommy got home right as the storm started last night. Some areas in town had hail damage, but we were lucky in that respect. One of the guys at work has a new car only about two weeks old with hail damage. I know the lightening was close to the house and I shut the computer down and went to bed. We are suppose to be down in the 30's tonight so I turned on the heat.
You won't be seeing the quilt that I was working on for a while. The little one that I was making it for pass away this week. We were hoping for miracles, but the baby came three months early and weighed less then 2 pounds. I will maybe work on it again in the future, but I just don't feel like it at the present time.
Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Mother's Day.

WONDERFUL WEEKEND

The weekend was beautiful and the rain went around us so that the air show could go on. I still am dealing with some sunburn on my face, but it was well worth it. Saturday was the best day because there was a breeze and it wasn't as hot as Sunday.

One of our friends ended up going both days and had to go to the doctor for a shot because of the sunburn. I just new better then to push my luck.

We were really lucky in parking and the time it took us to get out of there. I heard today that it took 4 hours for some of them to get out.

I just know if they bring the jet truck back they do not want to have him that close to the people because he caused several people to have breathing problems because he smoked the crowd and you couldn't see a foot in front of you. You could spell the jet fuel and I don't know what else he mixed it with.

My son-in-law came out and fixed my rider tonight so now I can get to mowing on my yard because it will take some doing. I am just glad that he could fix it and it didn't cost me a lot of money.

Tomorrow evening I am picking my 5 year old grandson from preschool, then go get my 4 year old grandson from his other grandmother's because we are going to baby sit him. I will come get my hubby before I take the oldest home. Mommy is gone and daddy couldn't get both boys at the same time. The last I talked to my daughter-in-law she was in the Atlanta airport waiting on a flight to Montgomery. That flight was suppose to go at 10:40 PM, but the way flights had been cancelled I wouldn't be sure of it. She was thankful she just had carry on luggage and no bags to check.

I have never had both boys in the car at the same time so I will have two back seat drivers. It should be a lot of fun.

Well it is late so I had better close. Have a wonderful day tomorrow.

Beautiful Weekend

The imagine is compliments of Debbi over at All in My Cottage. I love roses and I thought that this was so pretty. The weather has really been great for the airshow sunny, windy, and not to hot. I came home with a sun and wind burn so my face is a little red and I have a perfect V from my shirt.
The Blue Angels were awesome and if they come to your area take the time to watch. They fly those planes so close together. Handicap parking was on base so it was really nice. The flying that we saw was really neat and how it didn't make them sick after all of the dives, rolls, flying backwards you just name it.
Of course, there was a lot of other planes to see that was used many years ago and still fly today. You could take a ride if you wanted to pay $400.00 . If I wanted to spend that kind of money, I would want to be going someplace on vacation I think.
Friday was a miserable drive to the city for a doctor appointment. I thought I would be on the back side of rush hour traffic, but that was sure wrong. I think everybody had the same idea. Of course, it was raining hard making it hard to see where you were going. It is a state law that you are suppose to use your headlights if you are using your windshield wipers. Wouldn't you know that people don't do that. I was glad to get down and back and the appointment went well with no changes in the insulin dosages. We just keep plugging away and take every day we get. I went to work in the afternoon and got to see some of the planes doing a rehearsal for Saturday and Sunday's show. I saw the Blue Angels in their diamond formation and them getting in line for the last fly over.
Have a wonderful week. The next post will be of a giveaway that I won. I just need to finish my pictures. I hope to do it soon.

Big Weekend

The week and month is almost over and I really don't know where it is gone. We have a lot of activities that you can chose from this weekend. You can attend the airshow with the Blue Angels, go to the Apple Blossom Parade and see the Clydesdale horses, go to the opera at the local college, attend a barbecue cook off, a quilt show, an ice show, a big flea market, that is to just name a few.
I know we want to go to the airshow, but I don't know which day it will be. It depends on whether my son has to work Saturday or not. I know it will be fun and we will see some really neat planes that are going to be on display. We haven't had an air show like this for along time.
Does anybody have any suggestions as what to do for a preschool graduation present? My grandson Matt is having a graduation ceremonies the 20Th of this next month. They have their little caps and gowns to wear. They are going to have a program that if it was anything like their Christmas program it will really be cute. The 5 year old can really be fun to watch.
We only had an eight grade graduation, and high school graduation programs back when I went to school. Now they have more.
I am back working on a baby quilt that I need to finish for a very special little one. He came into this world three months early weighing less then 2 pounds. He is now up to almost three pounds and is really gaining. He is a fighter that is for sure. The latest picture I got to see showed his little arms and legs filling out. I wanted to just get it done and give it to the family, but then if something went wrong would they want that remembering it was for him. Some people are funny that way. I know I have family that had lost a little one at 6 months to crib death and one at birth and they wouldn't for a long time come to the family get together and be around other babies. It has since changed and they have two grandchildren.
Tomorrow is another work day and Friday I have to make a trip to the city for a doctor appointment. It should be more or less routine, but you never know until you get there. Have a wonderful weekend.

WEEKEND RAIN

The rain started Thursday and has continued through the day. I am glad to see it because it has helped my allergies some. I haven't been typing quite as much as usual. Have you ever tried typing when your eyes were watering so much that it gave the appearance of crying when you weren't. It made things a little blurring and hard to read.
It stayed on the cool side, but we managed to escape the hail and severe weather. The lighting made it look like an electrical parade and I shut down several appliances with it sounded so close to the house. We had lighting strike our house several years ago, but it still bothers me to this day at times.
Next weekend is our big Airshow with the Blue Angels, our Apple Blossom Parade with the Clydesdale horses thanks to our Budweiser distributor here in town, they are putting on an Ice Skating show at our ice rink, and I have forgotten what else is going on. It seems like at times they plan everything for the same weekend.
I have several projects that I need to get finished and as quick as I do I will be posting pictures of them. I just need to stay home a little more then I do. My hubby thinks at times we should live in the car. He is home all the time so he wants to go and doesn't seem to understand that there are times that I would just love to stay home.
Have a wonderful weekend. I will try to do a better job about blogging and visiting.

It's Almost Thursday

I don't know where the time has gone this week, but it has really flown by. I guess it is because I haven't had the time to read the blogs and leave as many comments as I normally like to do.
I have had a problem with my allergies the last few days to where I have felt really miserable. They were causing me to have an earache and sore throat from the drainage. The one medication just made me want to sleep and I do mean sleep. I couldn't do that and still be the primary care giver to my hubby that I need to be.
We are trying some new medication, which I don't really know if it will work or not. So far, so good, but I haven't taken enough doses yet. We are monitoring it really close as daily conversations with the doctors office.
Both of my younger two grandson's are taking swimming lessons at the YMCA. It is a heated pool so they can't say the water is to cold and it works better with mommies schedules. They would go every day if you would take them, that is how much they like the water. I just want them to learn to swim because they have friends who have swimming pools that they visit.
I haven't been to see either of the boys because of the allergy problem, but we talked on the phone and that helped. It has really been busy at work and I want to be gone for a long weekend this next month so I really have things I need to get done.
It is way past time that I need to be in bed, but I am not sleepy. That could a side effect of the new medication I hope not. I really don't know why I have such a horrible time of finding medications that I can take at times. My kids tell me I am just weird. Leave it to them to make you feel better.
You all have a wonderful rest of the week and the weekend.

Thankful for the Weekend

I was so thankful to see 4:30 Friday evening arrive. The week was over and I was more then ready. My oldest spent time in the ER being checked out after taking an ambulance ride from the doctor's office. It wasn't his heart for which we are thankful. He was having a problem with his chemical asthma. I am hoping that we can find a good lung doctor, who maybe can shed some light on the conditions of his lungs and more how to handle it. You have to hurry up and wait for doctor appointments, which at times you don't get over night although you wish that you did. The main thing is that he is home and the breathing is improving and he will just have to watch what he does.
Today was a beautiful day. We started off at 40 degrees, but by the afternoon we were up to 63. They are predicting us dropping back down in the 30's. We have been from one extreme to the other that is for sure.
I had a day of running errands. The first thing after breakfast was getting my car serviced. My car has a message system that tells you that you have low tire pressure, change oil soon, door ajar, and things like that. I am glad that it tells me to change oil soon because I don't have to remember what the mileage was when I had it done. I took some embroidery work with me to keep the hands busy while I waited. I have a little bit left and I will be through except for the border. If I am home long enough tomorrow I will get it finished. I won't know until in the morning. I did turn my furnace back on with it going to get in the 30's.
I am hoping to get out to the kids tomorrow so we can see the new pony that they got. Now both boys have ponies. I can see the younger one riding more then the oldest, but maybe it will give the motivation needed we will wait and see.
Our school district is talking about not having the summer school program, which will cause some problems for parents that work. I know that my daughter-in-law checked to see if my oldest could stay with my daughter's mother-in-law as a back up plan. Matt can continue where he is at with the school age children if need to be. They are growing up so very fast and I am not ready to admit that I am getting older.
Everybody enjoy what is left of your weekend. I hope that you have wonderful weather.

My New Look

I am amazed at the new look that Karen has designed for me using the blog banner that I had changing it from two column to three column. She is such an amazing person to work with. I love purple as most of you who read my blog know.
Even in a lot of my embroidery designs, I use different shades of purple. My computer room is also painting in a shade of purple. I didn't change it after my daughter got married. Now you know how much my daughter and I think a like about certain things.
It has been very warm here today in the 80's and suppose to be that way tomorrow with the possibilities of storms in the late afternoon. I will believe that if it really happens because our weather person hasn't done a very good job lately.
Enjoy the rest of the week it is flying.

WEEKEND ALMOST OVER

The weekend is almost gone. The weather was absolutely beautiful for a change. We have been in the 70's all weekend, but they talk about rain coming back to start the week. It is just what we need.
We went to our inside mall today and after spending a lot of money to remodel it. We didn't get the new shops, but did get a food court. We didn't buy anything because you pay an extra cent sales tax. I looked at a blouse, it was pretty, but not $79.00 pretty. I have never spent that kind of money on a blouse for work.
I will go back to the strip mall and go shopping there. It is no where near that expensive. The same dress at Penny's and the Dress Barn were 25.00 difference with the Dress Barn the cheaper of the two. Penny's was 79.00 and the Dress Barn was 54.00. I am looking for a nice pair of black slacks and I don't want the ones that doesn't have a belt. I guess I am just old fashion.
We are going to take a trip this next month if everything goes as planned and I will go to the factory outlet mall while I am gone.
Yesterday was a great day for packages and I will post pictures as soon as I take them. I got the faux cupcakes that I won from LuLu and Franklin from Michelle. I was really so happy that I won.
Well I am headed to read blogs so everybody have a great week.

A Busy Saturday

We spent a lot of time in the car today, with all of the errands I had to run, but the weather was absolutely beautiful. It got up to 78 degrees with a breeze out of the south. The red buds, magnolia's, dogwoods, and all of the early spring flowers are so pretty. I think they are causing me a little problem though because my eyes have been watering today. Maybe because I have allergies and the pollen count is high.

My son bought another pony and this one Matt can ride. He has always wanted to ride the horse now he can. They found one that they were also selling the saddle so mommy and daddy didn't go get that one. We are to go out and they will take us so he can show us the new pony. Matt, my 5 year old is going to be one to try the sports, and it all. He went to a birthday party at the skating rink and he like roller skating. It was fun. They always amaze me.

My youngest didn't want his uncle spending the night because he thought he was going to take his bed. The next morning he got up and checked out the couch for his uncle. He wanted to know where he was at. He didn't think he should go to work. I had got a body perm and I needed a day so it wouldn't set his asthma off.

We are suppose to have wonderful weather this next week and not have any rain, which will really help. We are actually going to get one more worker at work,which will really help. I will get to maybe do my work instead of everything else.

I actually went shopping for mom today, which is a rarity because normally I put me in the background. I had to have a new pair of shoes for work because my others were coming apart. I had only had them for about a couple of years or longer. I will keep them for when I work in the yard. I am debating if I want to try to raise some flowers this year. I think I may pass with all of the irons I have in the fire at the present time.

Well I am off to check and see what my friends are doing. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

STORMY WEATHER

We have really been lucky so far and the storms have gone around us. The hail in the area was so heavy that it made it look like it snowed. I know that we went from 84 degrees when I left work to come home to 57 degrees. It is suppose to be in the 30's in the morning as I get ready to go to work.
Today has really been hective at work with everybody wanting to get material before it started to rain. The wind was so strong, I know I thought I needed some anchors to help hold me down so I wouldn't blow over.
The good news is that I won Franklin, that Michelle at The Raspberry Rabbits was giving away. I had told my daughter and daughter-in-law that I would really like to win him because he was so cute. My daughter had her house all decorated for Easter. She had two big bunnies, Mr and Mrs Bunnie that stood by her fireplace. She has already asked if he would fit in with her decorations. I told her that this one stays at my house. Her mother-in-law really decorates with the Easter Egg tree in the front window, and decorations on the porch.
I am a little late in reading blogs and I will be catching up as soon as I can. I have gone back to working on my baby quilt. The little one came early weighing less then two pounds. He is a fighter. He is already breathing on his own, so the prayers that he and his parents have received really helps. He was a little over three months early, but his mommy had a problem. If she has anymore, she will have to have a procedure, because she was fully dilated without knowing it. They can do so many things now.
Tomorrow is off to get my hair done after work. My hair is really fine and doesn't hold a set very good at all unless you really spray it stiff with hair spray and I can't do that without causing my son to have an asthma attack. I was told with a body perm that the set would stay better without all the spray so I am going to try it and see.
Well tomorrow is another working day so I had better call it a day and head to bed . Enjoy the rest of the week.

Beautiful Easter Weekend

This picture reminded me of my childhood days of growing up on the farm. You had lots of space where you didn't have to worry about your neighbors being really close and maybe didn't like you for some reason.
We always had special holiday family get-togethers, which also included aunts, uncles, and cousins. We would have ball games of one kind or another, which ever we thought would be the most fun. If it was in the winter months, we would go coasting.
My mother would make home made ice cream during the spring, summer, and fall when we had company. Then we would have hot chocolate and cookies when we came in from coasting.
We had all kinds of animals, dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, cows, horses. I can remember my dad farming with a team of horses and going to town in the wagon. We never wanted for anything. you ate what was fixed for whatever meal, and you learned to like a lot of things that was grown in the garden. One of my favorite things is fresh peas and new potatoes in a cream sauce.
The holidays are meant for family to be together, even celebration of birthdays. I want to take this time to wish everybody a HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND . I hope your weekend is fill with sunshine and warm weather. We had such a fast moving storm going through with high winds and heavy rain yesterday, They said that it was just a straight wind, but there were trucks blown off the highway and other storm location.
Enjoy your weekend.

HAPPY EASTER

This is the official last day of March and I really don't know where the month has gone. We have had two beautiful days. We reached 82 degrees today with sunshine, but it was a little windy.
I got my wish tonight, my son shaved his beard off. His beard had a lot of gray in it from what he did in the service, stress at his job, and stress in life. I do believe that things will now begin to turn around it is just going to take time.
We went out to our son's tonight for awhile because I needed my grandma fix. My 5 year old and his dad was playing baseball when we got there. It is the wii games which is something else. Well he beat his dad , so his dad wanted to play something else. It was fun to hear that little voice say I won and see his dad's face. He told me about the Easter Egg hunt that he went to last night. It was on a football field.
I was so glad to see the day come to an end. We operated with three people, but I didn't get any of my work done upstairs because I spent the majority downstairs running it while one made deliveries and the other one got the loads ready to go.
Mark and his partner got voted off Dancing with the Stars which maybe was just as well because he has injure his knee and was going to have to be off for six weeks. His father was going to fill in. They didn't think that it was going to require surgery.
Well I need to do some other things so I must close for now. Have a wonderful Easter.