Monday, August 31, 2009

Speaking out on Health Care

I think 98 per cent of the of folks speaking out against health care have it already and it is paid for by someone else. Here is what one guy said about health care in the USA. He was talking about a parent with a child who had cancer in the bone of the leg as his own son had--

"Heartbroken parents pleaded with the doctors: What chance does my child have if I can only afford half of the prescribed treatments? Or two thirds? I've sold everything. I've mortgaged as much as possible," Kennedy wrote. "No parent should suffer that torment. Not in this country.

Bad news--my computer is broke.
Good news--I have a 3 year warranty.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

What kids are for!

Yesterday, Erin came and she clean out all the cabinets in my new kitchen. She is tall and it was not too hard a job for her to reach the top ones.

Today, Laura shampooed all the carpets. We rented a Rug Doctor from Lowes. I watched while she worked. It took her two hours and everything smells better.

Tomorrow, I am going to clean the paneling. My house was built in the 1960s when paneling was in, but I like it because I hate to paint!

Helen, we are taking all your advice.

Friday, August 28, 2009

New Home

This the house from the front. It is not a big house and we will have to work on the eaves of the roof. They are in bad shape. This is the back. We are taking the fence down. The fence came up to the center of the house...it looked goofy. We want it to be open. We will use the chain link on the dog kennels. We can start moving in, but I may clean some first.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Meadow House

I will take pictures of the house in the Meadow soon. They should be out by Sunday and I can take without feeling I am a bother. This was last summer. The house is in the trees it is red brick and has white trim. The house is not what excites us. It is the Meadow. There will be a garden behind those trees. Larry and I planted a lot of those trees. There is usually a cool breeze there.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Moving soon!

I tried to find a picture of the house in the Meadow. Could not find one. We will start moving when they get moved. I have lived here 20 years. Fleta next summer, do you think you could bring Patsy to my house?

Monday, August 17, 2009

Happy 60th Birthday, Helen!


Just teasing! But really Happy Day!

Last Aug.

This was taken a year ago. My sex link chickens lay almost an egg a day. Larry still prefers the little bantie eggs. I guess it is what you are used to.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Time Flies

Happy Anniversery to these two--4 years today!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Shorter Days

I have noticed the days are already shorter and soon it will be fall. The seasons pass quickly when we grow old. I can remember when I was a kid that summer went on forever as I was anxious to get pack to school. Now life just whizzes by.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Ingridism

Ingrid got to go to the rodeo with her sister and the cowgirl neighbor. Before is was over, she called her Pop saying she wanted to come home. He picked her up and she came to our house.

Afterwards sitting on my couch eating ice cream, she told me what they did at that rodeo.

Gigi, they threw a rope around the neck of a little cow...they dragged it in the dirt on the ground...then a big man got off his horse and tied the little cow's feet together. I could not even look. I just shut my eyes.

Ingrid thinks about situations and they often cause her worry.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Style Show for Aunt Helen

Helen, I took the girls to Target shopping and here are some of the clothes modeled for you. Siggie gets some stuff from the Christensen Attic so she did not get as many new things as the older two. I missed a shot of one of hers that is really cute. It had black tights. Ingrid and Astrid have a few more than this but I know this is enough for you to see how much fun they had picking the things out. They only went over 2.00 so they are going to be good shoppers like them Mom. Astrid loves getting to go because I let her get what she wants and it does not have to be on sale. Each girl got a sack when we checked out and Laura said she would stop for ice cream Siggie just set hers down and headed for the rig to get her chocolate fix. I said "are you taking your new clothes?" She is a goob. Notice the pink dorothy shoes she picked...at first she had more red ones, but she has a lot of pink and purple so we did talk her into getting a color that would go with her clothes. She will be going to a Christian Preschool called Noah's Ark. The other two are switching schools and will go to a Russellville Elementary near mine and Eric's school. Can't wait they will be with us each afternoon.








Thursday, August 6, 2009

Picture for Astrid

Winnie sent me some pretty pictures...this was in them. I thought Astrid would like it. The pictures were in Power Point, but Smarty Sister taught me some tricks for getting pictures off the internet when it has blocked the save image button. So here is a photo for my Darling Horse Lover. The neighbors are taking her to a rodeo Friday night. She drew a beautiful picture for the program...wish I had a copy and I would let you see it.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Larry and Bill

It was about 1975 and Larry was working at a feed store in Russellville. The owner was a staunch Republican. Who comes walking down South Knoxville? Bill Clinton! He was walkin', and alone, no car in sight. Up the steps to the old feed mill he came with a bounce in every step. It was hot weather and he was sweatin'. He had a suit on but the coat was slung over his shoulder and his tie was loosed. He was sloppin' wet with sweat. He shook Larry's hand and asked for his vote for Attorney General of Arkansas...then back through the swinging little door to the smoke filled office of the Republican he went and asked for his vote as well. Larry said you could read Jack's mind as he eyed Bill Clinton over his reading glasses. It was a look of--young man you will never go anywhere. Well, Larry decided he had his vote and he watched as Bill left the way he came walking down Knoxville. He went over to an old car wash and asked the old crippled man who was cleaning for his vote and then across the street to a used car lot and then to a box factory. Larry watched as he headed back toward downtown Russellville--where he probably had left his old car parked and made a circle asking for votes. Larry had no idea that he had shook the hand of a President that day!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Long Time Together

Someone has been together a long time--Aug. 4, 1972-2009--37 years!!

Saturday, August 1, 2009