Another Arkansas Waterfall

59 and Feeling Not so Fine!

Happy Birthday, Sister Fleta.
This is your last year before....
you have to get in the old folks line!

Tradition lives on!

Momma made pot holders out of old wash clothes.

She liked to use really worn out ones. She

covered it with left over cloth and sort of quilted

it on both sides. She always put a little loop so you

could hang it on a hook. The two old pot holders

Momma made for me probably over 20 years ago.

Erin remembered how good Momma's pot holders

worked and wanted some. Laura made four for her.

Some might think it silly to want a homemade pot

holder but they work so much better than those from

the store. Some of the store ones are so thin you

burn yourself picking up a skillet. Others are so

thick that they are clumsy to use. I have stopped

using the two old ones Momma made me because I

want to have them forever. Maybe Laura will make

me some new ones like she made Erin!

Woods Call Me!

Sisters, I did not clean the house today

The Galla woods were calling me

To come and tromp down an old path

And dream about the stuff I see.

Who wore this shoe, then tossed it here

For Galla moss to cover

Did they know I would trod this way

And awe at my discover!

The housecleaning will have to wait

Unimportant things just can't compare

To the many voices calling me

Away from toils--always there.

Staying all night!

Astrid and Ingrid each stayed all night

this week. Sigrid could stay the third

night her Dad said, but Pop and I were

so tired that we only visited the afternoon.

I wake up many, many times to check on the

girls when they spend the night.

I guess if I had Hannah I would just

watch her sleep all night.

This new year I will spend similar to my

last one--doing the things I enjoy with

those I love.

Morning after a steady drizzle!

If we did not have all the rains,
the moss would not grow on
my Galla Rocks. The Lord helps
us be thankful for sunshine by
sending long rainy days.

In turn, those rainy days

are treasured after a dry spell.
He sends sickness so we can be happy
with good health. Sadness so we can
celebrate the good times. We have to
go deep into the dark valley to understand
what it feels like in his "light".

If we had everything, we would not be thankful for anything.

Today, I lift up my Lord and give him Praise!

"Peace, be still".

Another "water fall"!

Yesterday it rained nearly all day. Part
of the time the sun was out brightly in
the drizzle. Mom always said if it rained
and the sun was shinning it was the
Devil's birthday so I guess he was born
Dec. 30.

Another AR Waterfall

Garland County, AR

I took these at a rest area in Garland County, AR

AR is the center of the United States.

There can't be a state with any more beauty than ours!

New Truck

We have been shopping for a new truck. We
sold the one we bought in 1992, December
15. Yesterday, we bought this one at Allen
Tillery Chevrolet in Hot Springs, AR. It is
a simple, regular cab V 8 engine truck.

Fancy Feet

Christmas Eve 2006