New Ceiling Fans

We gave Laura birthday money and she put up 3 new ceiling fans.  They are working pretty good.

So thankful for Laura and Erin, my two girls.  They are the best children I could have ever dreamed of having.

Winnie, please let us know how the knee is doing.  I am worried about you.  I think of you and pray for you!

Larry and I cleaned a little brush yesterday.   When it cools off, I hope I can do more.

I walked 3 and a half miles this morning.

We are watching the Cardinals.  They play at noon today.

I got a new laptop computer and I am trying to learn what to do with it.  Sometimes when I have to learn new stuff, I want to throw the computer in the trash.  But....Fleta, I am getting there.

Also, I am thankful for my Sister Fleta.  She is a rock.

Jonell is improving.  She is sore and will be glad when the tube comes out!

Greta The Gecko

I guess it is cooler today, but Larry and I worked outside for a while and I am sweating.  Sure will be glad when it gets a little cooler.

Happy Birthday--Robert!  It is number 11.

New Pest

Helen made it home and is glad to be in her own domain.  Wasps were virtually gone.  I guess the bombs in the attic did the trick.  Mice were not living in the bathroom.  All was pretty good until she started to clean the cushions on the porch swing.  Well, when Helen lifted the cushion, there was two baby snakes.  She said "light colored with black diamonds on them.  I think it is what we call "ground rattlesnakes".  Real name is Pigmy Rattlesnake.  I know the Lord is watching over Helen as she picked them up and tied them in a small grocery sack!  She said she was gearing up to make Robert a special cake for his birthday tomorrow!

Sigrid being Mannerly

 Sigrid is getting a lesson in manners.  Above she is with some friends.  The girl in gold is a favorite of mine.  I think Sigrid found her dress on the half of half at target.

 Here is Astrid--same age same class.

 And Ingrid

Jonell is home and recuperating.  She has a mesh drain tube for 2 weeks I  think.  She walked today and made broccoli soup.  She had stones blocking her bile duct so she was pretty sick.  At least an infection did not set up there.

Also, Helen is back on the farm.  So glad she is home and hope she will take it easy for a while.

Poor Cuz Winnie had partial knee replacement and then an infection in a tooth.  Tooth had to be pulled.  Now she must worry about if this infection might go to her "new" knee.  Hope our dear Lord will bless and keep our sweet cousin under his caring hands.

Now, that Helen is back on Douglas Road...Fleta is not boss anymore.    Helen is really good.   Fleta will think she is boss as she does what Helen says....just so Helen will hush!

I walked 3 and a half miles today.  Love my family so much.  Erin is burning brush on the new lot.  I wish I could be there to help.  My pioneer spirit loves clearing land!

Hilltop Armory Appreciates Their Customers!!

If only Helen had made it back to town.  Greg and Erin's Armory gave away bullets to the first 100 customers today.  She could have also signed up to win a free gun.  And as Helen is a lucky girl, I am sure her name would have been drawn for the gun.

Hope Greg got lots of new customers for the store!

 Lots of ammo to lots of customers--free!  And the three guns the winner gets to choose from below.  Helen, which one would you have picked??

Ingrid is playing in a volleyball tournament today.  I went and watched the "pool play".  She played at 10 and 12.  Astrid ran in a cross country meet today and was RSVL's first girl.  She was disappointed in how the team performed.    Whole season ahead to improve.  First girl on her team is sounds good to me.

Happy Birthday to Greg Aday.  I think he is 43 today!

September Humming By

 Greta is playing soccer again.  Below she is all dressed up in black before church.  Greta looks like her other Grandmother!

 Here Ingrid is posing with her Dance group.  She is sitting in the middle!

 Two more modeling shots that Astrid did for the dress shop.

Jonell is in the hospital in Springfield.  I hope she is doing okay and will be home soon!

Woo Pig Sooie!

Astrid's lastest shot for the dress shop.  Really neat!  She is still working when she can, but with all the sports and school activities she has trouble squeezing in work!  She takes after her Gigi and loves earning her own money!

And modeling this simple olive dress.  She makes it look so expensive.

What Day Is This

 It is hard to think of this as Tuesday--I keep thinking Monday.  Greg and Erin are really working taking a lot of the shrubs and just brush out of their yard.  I think it really looks better.  This is the back of the house.

Ingrid's volleyball team beat Cabot today.  I did not go to the game.  I did not recall there was one and decided I would wait until the next one.

 This is Astrid with two of her friends at the first football game.   I think that is a cyclone on Astrid's face.  The two girls with her both play basketball.

Rogers Avenue

So excited for the Jones family

 Clayton and Greta are moving to this house.  It is behind the one they live in now.  It is a lot bigger house and the lawn is flat.

 Today Greg starting working to take out a lot of the over growth.  he is getting rid of a lot of the bushes next to the house and shrubs out in the yard.  The house is not perfect Erin said but she is so excited to be able to live in a larger home.

 You can see how it is grown up around the house.

 Magnolia tree!

 They plan on renting the house they live in now.  They have not tried to sell it.

Happy Birthday, Laura

 We had a little party for Laura today.  Sigrid designed the cake.  She made white cake from scratch.  It was very delicious.   Laura loves the beach so she picked a beach scene.  Great job, Sigrid.  Eric cooked hamburgers and we had chips.  All was good and Laura did not have to work and fix or even clean up at home.  Eric and the girls carried it all over to our house.

Always Look At the Back of Pictures

 I wanted to scan this picture of Helen and her felller.  I do not know him.  The picture was taken in June 1971.  Helen was 16 years old.  She turned 17 that August.  I told Helen about it and she wanted me to post it so she could see.

 I can recall this outfit and was wondering if it belonged to me and I gave it to her.  By the summer of 1971, I had been married 6 months and it would have been sort of short on me...but maybe I just remember it and it was hers.  I think that may be the year that I bought her the gold ring for her birthday with an H on it.  Or maybe I did that the year before because it seems like I bought it the year she turned 16.  Now, I wonder, how in the world I paid for it, but I did.

Laura's Gift

Lord sent a cool day for Laura's birthday gift.  I enjoyed it by walking the entire course at the trail. 3 and a half miles.

Grandpa Gaddy sitting in the rumble seat admiring Grandma on the day his brother Ben married her sister, Leona, March 24th, 1918

Grandpa Gaddy was born on this day as was Amy~Patsy.  Grandpa would be 121.  Not sure about Amy.  Happy Birthday, Amy.

 Above is Amy's hand with clover and below beloved Patsy's with the tick weed.

 I went with Eric to Pottsville High School yesterday.  Astrid had a practice run.  She was first girl.  They ran in this field.   When we walked out to it, I knew it would be a hard place to run.  It has been a plowed field at one time.  That makes little ridges all over.  Astrid said she rolled her ankle twice.  Running in races takes "guts".  It is really hard.  You feel good afterward, but during the race one thinks they might die.  Runners need big hearts.  Astrid has one.