INDEPENDENCE DAY

 

 

Oh Maxine does it every time. I need to heed Maxines warning here on "extra crust". She is hilarious and snarky all rolled up in one.

All my ancestors were immigrants. They came from other parts of the world to have freedom and a better way of life. I will never disrespect their memory and their sacrifices for anyone in this world. I truly believe if it is better elsewhere, why aren't unhappy people  already there?

God Bless Benjamin Franklin. 

Hannah's surprise birthday cake courtesy of her sister Rebekah. More birthday week fun to follow.

Sweet Dreams. Hopeful tomorrow will bring us together again. 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2020

 

Happy Halloween 2020, Nick snapped a quick photo of us.  

Ignore our footwear or lack of it, lol! I wanted to get a good shot of my ombre leggings. They have pumpkins on them. We decided on matching t shirts.

As a child in Catholic school, we wore costumes of saints on November 1st which is deemed All Saints Day. Michael Dovgan always was dressed as Michael the Archangel complete with tights and a sword and shield. But no one could ever top JoDene Chorak., as her mother dressed her as Christ the King. Let me tell you, nobody was going to upstage the "King" Himself! She wore a red velvet cloak and a beautiful crystal crown. Saint Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower) was one of the many costumes my mom's older sister, Auntie Mary made for all of us kids. It was complete with a crucifix adorned with roses. She was a Carmelite nun and passed away at the tender age of 24 from tuberculosis. Trust me, as a Catholic child, you knew all the different religious orders, Carmelite, Benedictine, Dominican are the ones I was most familiar with. You knew them by the color of habit the nuns wore. But all in all I loved dressing up for that special day because our mom let us celebrate Halloween so we were fortunate to have two costumes. Often we found things around the house and went as things like gypsies and clowns. I even had a Raggedy Ann costume once and my friend Becky Bailey was Andy. But we were older and on a bowling league. Many good memories.

Buzz Lightyear and his brother/friend Woody came to visit us today. What sweet boys they are.

This rootin tootin cowboy was having a great day too!

Addy was Alvin and two of her friends are Simon and Theodore.  I would love to see a photo of all three of them. It is fun to celebrate with your best friends.

Rebekah and Zach have some company tonight and Dan is a great guy. He brought his telescope over. After viewing the moon, I feel I have a really personal relationship with the moon. It has always been a favorite of mine. I have always loved viewing the stars and the moon and all the wonderful constellations. 

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND MORE

This quote really speaks volumes about the type of leader General George S. Patton was. We need to remember, we need these kinds of soldiers in our military unless we wish to do ourselves in. Thank you all for your service, those who are still here, those who gone before us and those serving today. You are a special person giving so much for so little in return.

Never forget. Please never forget.

A beautiful flag we should all fly freely. If you go into other countries you will see they fly their own flag. That is how it ought to be.

"A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure. "Abraham Lincoln

My hubby took a few photos for my dress Up Challenge Day 25.

I like the Amelia dress. It is patriotic in red/white/blue for today's photo. It is comfy to dress and easy to toss in the wash and hang to dry. I enjoy the Dress Up Challenge.

I always have to add a little humor. This one, is funny and came by way of Loretta, a New Mexico native who served our country in the Middle East. She has a silly sense of humor except when it comes to her service. She was proud to serve America and loves her country dearly. Thank you for your service, Loretta.

Social media, I Have to chuckle or else I would cry. This humor makes me S M I L E !

The wedding of my mother's baby sister Jo to Uncle Tom. He was in the Army Air Corp. in WWII. He was a remarkable man and they were two kind hearts. always missing them. Thinking of my uncle and his service to our country.

Sisters and the Letter E

Happy Mother's Day to all! Mary, Pat and our Mom. My sister Mary and I miss these two so much. They both passed away in 2001. That was a really difficult year for all of us. I wish my mom and my big sister a beautiful Mother's Day in heaven  today.

Some Scripture to remind me of how my mother and my sister Pat encouraged me. That is my e word today -E N C O U R A G E !

Mother's Day 2013 with my girls.

And....my sons!

I want to encourage each one of you to have a wonderful SONday and everyone who does double duty as a mom, grandma,  dad's who do it all, everyone enjoy a beautiful day. I know there are many who had hoped to be mom's and had that dream shattered. Prayers for you. Many more mom's who took the challenge of special needs children, foster moms, fur baby moms, enjoy a leisure day and take a moment to pray for someone else today too.

Christmas is Coming

I don't like not having a job! Because I just am not a wealthy person! People are always telling me, just retire! Well, it is not that easy! So I am having a hard time handling being out of work! So I indulge myself by rooting through our garage and shed. I found a box of Christmas today! I love s/p shakers! These snowmen are so cute and it made me smile to fill them up for the upcoming Christmas holiday!

I found this lil tree with a burlap base last year for 75 cents! The plaid bows were 44 cents! It looks sweet sitting in the middle of my dining table.

Oh I L O V E anything with tea! This Avon sale music box in a tea cup has a sweet lil phamily on the saucer! I remember buying it last year for a great sale price and this is the first time I am going to display it.

Princess House use to carry a beautiful Christmas line of  wonderful holiday items. This tall angel is magnificent! She is so pretty and I wish I had a better photo to share! The rotund Santa was a birthday gift from Monica who worked with me for a long time. I love all my Christmas treasures.

The design on this hand blown PH angel is a patented design exclusive to the company. She is also very lovely and my photo is not showing her beauty!

This PH Santa holds a holiday plate which looks like a peppermint candy! You can add a few treats for Santa to this plate. See Santa's friend the lil penguin hiding beneath that plate?

Trader Joe's had a great deal on wreaths and this one graces our front door. It is simple but pretty. I have such an allergy to trees so I have to have this one outdoors.

Laughing Out Loud! I sent this to my sis Mary! It's true, I am the good one! Ha Ha Ha~

Our tree is tall, 7.5 feet high. The angel is hard to photograph because she lights up. But we used 100 ornaments and thirty bows.  I am having fun being home but I would like to have an income rolling in. Life is tough and I am trying to make the best of it.

I will share more photos tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Old Age Survival Kit for My Milestone Birthday December 3rd

My middle daughter Rebekah is so creative! She made me this "Old Age Survival Kit". Some people think I should be offended but I think it is hilarious!

The sock tag says "Sit back and kick up your feet. Relax, you deserve it. I will need these tonight. The temps here dropped from 58 degrees to 20! Brrr....

A jar filled with dirt cause you know, I am older than dirt!

Act II Popcorn! Welcome to another stage of life, play your part well!

Anti wrinkle soap! HaHa! Actually it is a bar of good soap for your face!

Age is a question of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.  ~Leroy "Satchel" Paige

A bottle of Tums, Laughter is the best medicine but when it isn't enough, try the medicine cabinet!

Life is a puzzle. Just in case you haven't figured out the "big" picture here is one you can! Love these pink piggies!

A tag for the reading glasses, so I can read all those prescription bottles!

Ok, I have poor eyesight anyway so I can relate to this one for sure!

An instant face lift- duct Tape! LOL!

Some Aspirin and Ibuprofen, for all the new little aches and pains! Believe me, I do relate to this one!

Some "Hot : candy in the form of Hot Tamales to put some fire back in my life! LOL! This girl should know her mama is "This Girl Is On Fire".  Yes I am!
Some "Chill Pills" from Mike and Ike so I can take one immediately after any unfortunate encounter with an angry, annoying, ignorant or otherwise unpleasant individual!

Batteries, "To help  keep me going and going and going!

A bib to catch the drooling when I nap!

Paper Clips to hold it all together!

Clothes pins to help with the snoring!

An elastic hair tie to give me my flexibility back!

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. Jean Paul

I had a wonderful day. I had my mammogram early this morning and took my honey to the urgent care. He has bronchitis so after some anti-biontics and an inhaler  I am hopeful he is on the road to recovering quickly. We had lunch at Fridays and enjoyed some soup and salad before the cold wintry weather started to settle in.

"Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life." Proverbs 16:31

Remember to follow me and leave a comment so you can be entered into my giveaway. It is a great surprise and ends December 14th. If I hit 300 followers I am going to add another surprise to my giveaway. I am not usually interested in numbers, I am not a numbers cruncher by nature but I thought 300 had a nice ring to it!

Does anyone else have problems with blogger?   I can not put my new post up because it will not allow me! Arrrgh.....Plus lots of difficulties everywhere today! Prayer please.