Veteran's Day

Today in the little town of Gadsden,AL was the annual Veteran's Day parade. Everytime I go to this parade it makes me tear up. My grandfather was a Marine and I can almost see him standing amongst the onlookers waving his American flag. It also takes me back to my school days when I marched with the EB Erwin Pride of the Northeast. I always whined when it was time for a parade because they were usually during a time where the weather was either burning up or freezing cold. There never seemed to be that happy medium. Today's parade was no different. November 5th and it was close to 80 degrees. Some things never change. I really did enjoy parades because the attention was momentarily on you, at least thats how it felt back then. Looking back I realize it had nothing to do with me. Everytime we marched it was to entertain or honor someone or something. I told my son on the way home that he had done a wonderful job and had honored many people today. He looked at me with that "sure, whatever you say" look and it struck me that he didn't "get it" yet. I stress yet because I know that someday he will get it and it will be a revelation to him just like it was me and he'll cherish the memories he has of marching band and what he's done. Its funny how when you're a child, the holidays you enjoy the most are Christmas, Easter, and Halloween because they usually mean you'll get something. As we grow older our holiday preferences change. Mine has grown into days like Veteran's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and so on. I still enjoy Christmas and Thanksgiving but for different reasons than I once did. Even with all that is happening around us I realize that its only because of my savior, the Lord Jesus Christ that I'm even worthy of being here. And with all the turmoil in the world, He's still control of ALL things. Thank you Lord for taking care of all things...

Bright and Sunny day

Isn't the weather gorgeous!! I love fall! It seems like overnight the leaves have started changing and with the bright blue sky, they are even more amazing. God is so creative!

I have a project today. I'm going to put away alot of the summer clothing in big Rubber Made tubs and make room for the winter clothing. As you can see by the photo I have a big job ahead of me. For some reason when they added onto this house and made this the master bedroom, they didn't add closet space. All we have is a small pocket closet for the hanging items. The other "draw back" is that my husband won't tell me what to get rid of and what to keep, so we still have clothes from 1980 something hanging in the closet. My son's room on the other hand has a HUGE closet that spans the length of his room. Our is house is 70+ years old so there's no telling the logic behind why they did what they did back then. Soooo, I'm going to clean this bedroom within an inch of its life today. I'd really like to see the top of my dresser sometime before the turn of the year. I didn't photograph the other side of the room because well...I figured you'd get the picture. Trust me, its just as bad as what you see here. My next project is to sand down all the dressers and bedside tables and paint. But as I am prone to do, I think too far into the future and then never accomplish anything. I'm taking this one day at a time and I'm going to be THRILLED with what progress I do make. I'm not going to dwell on what I didn't get done, only what I did. I think that may be my new motto. Be happy with the moment! As I get older, time flies by faster and faster and I realize that I wish my life away. Wow, that could be a whole other blog so I'll save it for another day and not bore you with that today. But don't worry, its not far from my mind so I'm sure it'll come up sooner or later. See what you have to look forward to? hehe Well, I'm off to start my adventure...wish me luck!

Weekend with the family

We're back! A whole 24 hours in GA with my sister. I wish we could have stayed longer but that would have required boarding our 2 dogs. They don't mind it so much but my wallet does. Their house is so cute! I know I have it in me to make my house as cute but I just don't seem to have the motivation. I told her I'd pay her to come spend a weekend with me and let her do what she wanted to to my house. She just laughs because she knows I have it in me too. I just need to get on it and just DO IT!! **sigh** On a different note, we had a great time with their judgement house! They did such a great job and the Lord answered a big prayer. I took a few pictures but of course Brad (the one with the hat and long hair) didn't cooperate and so he looks like he's on some serious drugs. He refuses to smile and I either end up getting the side of his head or a goofy look. My brother-in-law's brother was there and he and Brad are two peas in a pod. I think I'm going to post the pictures anyway just to let the world see what I'm up against. :o) Jen has two cats, Emma and Cole. Two beautiful cats that don't like my kitten. It was comical really. They would sniff, touch noses, and then hissssssss. Didn't seem to bother Smidgen in the least. I think she enjoyed ruffling their feathers. She played and flipped, ate their food, teased and acted like she owned the place. We came home to minimal mess, which was nice. The dogs were good girls so I let them run for a while when we got home. So here I sit typing on this thing...oh guess what, I came home to a ladybug infestation. There were hundreds of ladys bugs on the bedroom window when I walked in. The vaccum cleaner took care of most of them but where in the world did they all come from and why MY bedroom?? Who knows...
If your reading this...be gentle, my spelling is okay but my use of commas leaves little to be desired. lol Just put the commas where you want. It won't offend me in the least.