Well, After several days of not being able to get the computer to cooperate I am online again. I had pictures to email of Precious Daughter and the GrandCat, but now the camara isn't being friendly. They will be posted, just not today.

I am so looking foward to the visit from my parents. I have lots to do before they get here. More to follow later.

Update!! My loving Husband is out of town for school. He pointed out that I had not updated my blog recently and asked for new information. My precious daughter is visiting for a few days. Of course she comes with my GrandCat. Loving Husband's cat Alexandra has finally decided I did not exile her dad. She spent the first two days he was gone hiding and now she is sitting with me. More to follow later (with pictures). I am going to try to help my precious daughter learn how to applique tonight.

I enjoyed so much making this dress for my Darling Daughter. I don't have any new projects like this planned, but the time will come when I will start a new project. Right now I am focusing on much smaller projects and quilting (not small). I am trying to learn to accept what I have now for what it is and not what I what I want it to be. This is a hard lesson for me to learn.

I am not sure what to post here. DH and I attended an Advisory Board Meeting for the youth group we work with Tuesday. He has a Dr. Appt. tonight. I have been working on the project for the Youth Group State Officers. Tonight I will have completed thirteen out of thirty gifts. They are not difficult, it is just hard to push myself to work on them. Most of all, I want this project completed and off my list. I don't resent it, I am just ready to be finished. After I finish these three I plan to work on two more. Then I will be half way through. I will have fifteen of thirty done and can finish the rest. Once that is done what is next??

This was one of the highlights of our weekend. DH and I roasted marshmellows and spent the evening watching the beauty of the flames in the firepit. Of course we could only eat two marshmellows each (funny what getting older does to your tastebuds) but we really enjoyed it. I am so glad he had fun and is willing to try camping again in the spring. What better way to be close to God than to be outside and enjoy the world he created.

You Belong in Spring

Optimistic, lively, and almost always happy with the world... You can truly appreciate the blooming nature of spring. Whether you're planting flowers or dyeing Easter eggs, spring is definitely your season!

What Season Are You?

Hey, I am a Spring too! Just like my Dear Mom. I never would have guessed.

My daughter is the light of my life and I am so pleased when I can find a way to reach her. Of course she is a teenager and sometimes reaching out is difficult. All I can do is keep all he doors open for her.

Until I went back and looked at this picture of my Darling Daughter and me I didn't realize how much she was like me. Of course not just in appearance but in her personality. She is still trying to find out who she is and what she wants right now. As a Mother it is so hard to stand by and wait. I want to give her the right answer now and push her where I think she should be. Of course I understand that may not be the best place for her, it is only where I think she should be. As we all do, she will have to discover who she is and find the best place for herself.

Well this was the Kitchen and Dining Room in our home away from home. My Dear Mom is right, coffee never smells better than on a cool day in the woods. While DH isn't a coffee drinker he even enjoyed a cup. Of course I refuse to totally rough it. I insist on a bathhouse, electricity and running water. I can't express the pleasure of being there with my Loving Husband, listening to the blessings God has given us. The sound of children laughing and the beauty of the stars. What more could anyone ask for?

For the weekend this was our home away from home. I left Friday to set up camp while DH had to go to work. I set up the tent and Kitchen area and cooked our supper. DH was so glad after fighting through the traffic to have a good meal waiting. It was cold the first night but we were prepared with sleepingbags and an electric heater. Of course were careful to place it so fire was not a hazard. When we woke up Saturday Morning we talked while we waited for it to warm up outside before we got up and left our tent.

What a Wonderful and Loving Husband I have that he would go camping with me because I enjoy it so. I have other pictures but I this is enough for tonight.

Weekend Post. Well, I have made my list, packed up my troubles in my old kit bag and the time has come for my great adventure with DH. We are off to camp in the almost wilderness. (I simply refuse to camp without electricity or running water.) I have packed everything I can think of, I set the tent up in advance to make sure I remembered how. I aired the sleeping bags and packed extra blankets. I am sure I forgot something, but they have stores there I am sure. DH thought about checking behind me, but thought better of it. He decided I might have a clue about what we need. I hope I didn't forget too much. Tonight I made a list to pick up from the grocery store on the way out of town. I am so looking foward to this time of prayer and the sharing with DH. I will be sure to post pictures next week.

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

A Snapdragon,?? Well dh won't be suprised. I would have thought something smaller and friendlier. But who am I to so. Oh Well,, This is the answer we have for now. Love to all...

This beautiful young woman is the light of my life. She is seeking direction in her life as are so many us. She has a job and the hours aren't always what she wants them to be. Of course that is nothing new to most who have had to work. I believe she is a blessing. I just wish she would listen more (of course my Mom wishes I listened more). Most of all I love this wonderful young woman and look forward to discovering who she will become.

Not much to report today. It has been a quiet day. I was so happy to see my beautiful daughter. She was at work. Oh, I do miss her, but I know the time must have come for her to grow up and move forward. I'm not sure forward is where I want her to be at the moment but I guess it is where she needs to be. I miss her terribly though. She was my life for so many years, I don't know how to step away now. How do you quit being a mother?? How do you stop loving your child?? I'm not sure how to help her now, but I will keep trying. She is my greatest blessing.

Our Baby Birds

Well, Since I couldn't find the cable to post the new pictures, I am posting an old one. This summer we were blessed with a nest of mockingbirds at eye level. Only three had their mouth open but there were four. We even had the opportunity to watch Mom and Dad coach the last baby out of the nest.

To Make a Long Story Short

DH and I had a wonderful day in Helen, GA. The food was soooo gooood, and we window shopped till we almost dropped. Saturday I had the pleasure of babysitting the Grandaughter of a Dear Friend. What a perfect reminder of how much energy a little girl can have at four! But she is a joy. DH wanted me to do some test sewing on the "Chines" he had been working on. Well, I thought, no way with a four year old in the house! Would you believe she was facinated??!! She sat right beside me and I showed her how the machine was threaded. Of course I carefully showed her where she shouldn't put her fingers. After that I remembered the Button Box. I was repairing a dress for her and gave her my button box so she could find all the pink buttons. Then we picked the one we would use on her dress. I was amazed that I forgot such a basic learning tool. DH and I both remember learning colors and counting with our Mother's Buttons.

I am so thankful for:

A mother with a Button Box
The beauty only seen through the eyes of little children
The prayers of Dear Friends
My Dear Honey/Husband

First I must apologize for my recent whiney behavior. It is amazing the things that can reduce us to tears.

Next I want to thank everyone for their prayers. I know the Lord is always watching us, but knowing someone is asking him to keep a special watch is a real comfort.

Of course not suprising, following last nights experience with that infernal machine, I have a migraine today. What else would you expect. So today I will be working on my resume and if things go well....setting up tents in the front yard. I would hate to get to the camp site and find I had no place to sleep and worse yet, no place to work on my quilt squares.

OH THAT INFERNAL MACHINE!!
Yes it is even in the Dictionary. A machine designed to explode and destroy life or property. Of course the machine I refer to is designed to preserve life but continues to frustrate and aggravate me. I struggle with rebellion against what seems so unfair. It pinches, I feel trapped,it isn't fair and so many other whiny statements. I forget to thank my Heavenly Father for the technology that prolong my life and the means to use it. As a person who had to learn to wear a Chemical Biological Mask while in the Army I know this will take time and patience to learn. OF course patience has never come easy to me. Maybe that is why I have been sent this lesson. I will sit here and pray a little longer for patience and strength and then go try again to wear that mask and sleep. I know given time it is what is best for me.

So far today has been a quiet day. I ran errands and worked on blessing my Home. What a pleasure to be able to care for the home I share with my Darling Honey! When DH comes home we will go to get the items we need to repair Sewing Machine Cases and make my shelves. After that we are going to get supper and come home for a quiet evening. If he isn't careful he will end up in the yard helping me set up a tent. I want to make sure I have all we need before we go on our great adventure. I am really excited about this visit and can't wait to spend a peaceful weekend with my DH and the Lord. What more could anyone ask for??!! This place seems to be a blessing that has been offered to help me find peace.

What a suprise to start my day. I got up and fixed DH's breakfast and packed his lunch. Well while I was in the kitchen our youngest cat Merlin kept trying to get in the foyer closet so I opened the door. Then I went upstairs to get a load of clothes to wash and started back downstairs. Imagine my horrow when I turn on the light and find a dead lizard on the stairs. Now I know why Merlin came in the room and would not be quiet. He was bragging. Of course I was horrified. I swept the deceased out and properly disposed of his remains.

I called Mum and Dad and they offered their sympathy. DH checked again to make sure I was recovered from my shock and horrow.

Well the day can only look up from here. More later.

This is how I spent my day. What a peaceful place. From my research the families have long since moved on. That doesn't mean the remains of these people should be ignored. I cleaned with the weedeater till it quit working. DH said he would get it inworking order tomorrow. I also went to the Library and did some research on the two families. They are connected with a Church close to our home.

It is amazing how the Lord guides us to the places we need to go. I felt such peace there. I will be there again tomorrow with a rake and flowers.

Love Needle Art

Love Needle Art

Well tomorrow should be a busy day. I will get up early and go to walk with DH. After that there is a family cemetary near our home in need of cleaning. Not my family but it seems so sad to just leave it. So my loving Honey collected things for me to start cleaning it. It is small so it shouldn't take long. Then of course the home needs blessing. I am really looking foward to my day tomorrow.