I am so Proud

I would like you to see my handsome and talented grandson. He is on a You Tube Video taken as his school and other youngsters from Pennsylvania sang in Praise to the LORD in the PA capitol rotunda.

They participated in two performances of an All-state choir. They sang in the capitol rotunda in Harrisburg. This is a video of it that we've found on youtube. Michael is 3rd from the right in the 2nd row from the top. He's the first boy in that row - next to two girls.

I know you can't really see him well, but the music is lovely and the song they chose is a great testimony to our LORD.

Well, it's been a while

Where have I been you might ask, well,,,,,,, I have been sewing and sewing, but not really making anything. I have been playing with my sewing machine and testing the stitches which are built into it. I have had this machine since my eldest daughter was in kindergarten or first grade and there are applications I have never used. I think I will use them now that I am becoming a quilting freak.
I bought a walking foot, also and have been playing with this to see exactly how it works and why everyone in quiltingdom says 'you have to have one'.

I have also been trying to figure out how to organize my scrap booking space to minimize a cluttered and just plain trashy look.
So, no I am not away on a trip, just not doing enough interesting things to blog about.

Kiss a Veteran

And I'm proud to be an American,

where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died,

who gave that right to me.

~Lee Greenwood

When I was 18 years old, and fresh out of Lafayette High School, I joined the US Air Force. It seemed at the time the only course available to get a strong and positive direction for my life. Little did I know what God had planned for me and how dramatically my life was about to change.

As it turns out, I don't seem to be able to put my hands on the pictures that I wanted to post today, so I will continue to search and when I find them, you'll get to see what handsome people these veterans used to be.

Did you kiss a veteran today? I did, thank one, then, if you are grateful for our freedoms.

Me and My Gal

I spent a couple of hours with my darling daughter a few days weeks ago. The whole idea was she was going to run and I was going to attempt to walk the dogs..........they're big and when they get the idea to go after a squirrel or another dog it can be a challenge.
She also had the idea to take a picture of herself with or next to a 40 MPH road sign. This was to be sent to a friend's friend for the friend's 40th birthday, which was on 10/10/10. I wonder if her mom planned that?

We set out to English Landing park in Parkville, MO. and the only signs we saw were these.

 So we took a couple of pictures of some speed limit signs, and then we played with the dogs. Tucker, the tan little toodle doodle tried to drive the car when we got out to take the pictures, but he reluctantly got back in the back seat when we got back in the car.



The boys love playing rope, and this time for a moment they shared.



 Dawn was kind of up a tree, since all the speed limit signs out here were 20, or 35 miles an hour, I think we even saw a 45, but not what we were looking for.

 We saw this sign with a phone number for anyone needing to rent an apartment, just happened to end in 40, so we thought it would work. Now it was getting pretty dark so we headed home.
Wouldn't you know we found this right out on the main road near our homes.

All that running around for nothing, didn't even get a walk or a run in, but we found the sign.

Happy Birthday to you Lonnie.

Election Day

I am so proud to live in a nation where we are privileged to express our views and choose our leaders through free and fair elections. This will only continue as we accept the responsibility of freedom and continue to vote for those who will lead us well.



I hope you did.



Great job today everyone, keep up the good work, pray.  And vote for freedom.