Abigail finished 8th grade!

Congratulations on a job well done Abigail! So hard to believe that you will be in 9th grade when school starts up again! Where has the time gone?

Tea Party

A couple of weeks ago Daniel asked me if I wanted to go to a Tea Party and I had sort of forgotten about the protests type of things so I was thinking that as a bull in a China shop I certainly didn't want to go to a Tea Party but he said he really wanted to go and wanted me to go too. So I asked where it was going to be and wanted him to explain. AHA! Then the light came on and I decided that I would go because he wanted me to but I sure didn't want to. It turned out to be alright. There wasn't any yelling and stuff. There were some talks and that sort of thing. All in all it was fun. I saw some interesting signs and the older man in the picture was a veteran and he cried during the National Anthem so of course I did too!

not nice!

I had a strange dream last night Yes, Sheila, I ate chili! Anyway, in this dream alot of people that I have known that have passed away in the last few years were standing in the vestibule in Columbus and another lady that has not passed away kept trying to kiss one of the women on the lips because she knew the lady hated it and even though this lady kept asking her to stop she just kept it up. Everyone was just standing there and kind of smiling like they were embarrassed. I got fed up and said, "listen here ya old bag, she told you to stop it and she meant it and if you don't I am going to bust your mouth." Well, some of the people gasped and others laughed. The dear lady said, "oh, you don't want to do that." I said, "yes, I do and actually I always have." I then proceeded to try to get her to kiss her again because I really wanted to bust her mouth! The really bad part???? When I was a teenager I always hoped someone would bust her mouth!

Humpty Dumpty????

Ever have one of those days where you think you will be glad it is over? Monday was one of those for me. First thing in the morning I was doing some dishes and turned to do something and the dog was there. Me, being the nice person I am didn't want to step on his tail so I tried to step over him and somehow ended up sliding across the floor. Instantly a hard knot came up right below my knee! All day I was in pain. When Daniel got home he asked me what hurt. I told him that on my left side it was my, palm, my ankle, shin, knee and on my right it was my palm and in the middle it was my back. The crazy thing is that the knot on my knee went down real quick and even though I could barely get in bed without bumping one of the "owies" that night when I got up on Tuesday my back felt better than it had in I can't remember how long! I wonder now if I had something out a little and my dance put it back together!
Also on Monday I was following the leader and nearly turned in front of a vehicle. That will teach me not to do that. My mom tried to teach me better but apparently I still haven't learned anything! I had to laugh on Monday night(in spite of my aches and pains)because it reminded me of Parker W's prayer for all of his aches and pains awhile back! By the way, my back is still great! I only have a bruise on my knee and my shin is kind of an ugly green. I think that is old age because sometimes things in my frig turn green!

Heaven's gain!

I was so sad when my mom called and told me that Sis. Thompson had passed away but then I got to thinking that she is more alive now than she has ever been. I called Abigail over to me on Saturday to tell her about this and she just slumped her shoulders and walked away. For some reason she has always loved the Thompson's and Best's. It might of had something to do with always being able to count on them for fundraisers or to be a booster. On the other hand it might just be that they are loveable people. No matter what the reason Sis. Thompson will be loved and remembered in our family! As a pastor and pastor's wife we could always count on them.

not all bad

As I read over some of my posts it seems like I have made Jonathon out to be an idiot. I haven't tried to do that. He certainly isn't an idiot! He is quiet most of the time but when he does say something it is usually profound or very funny! He was not always this way. He carried on conversations before he was 1 and our Michigan preachers wife had a great time getting him to say big words like, "ibuprophen" and other monster words. When he was 10 I asked him why he didn't talk much and he said, "mom, there are so many people that just sit around talking all the time and it ends up being stupid and I just don't want to add to it." I nearly croaked! He also doesn't hate babies, they are just not on his list of favorite things in the world. I think that comes from, " I have no idea what to do to take care of a baby."
Anyway, there you have it....a look at my quiet one! By the way, both of my far away boys called me on Mother's day. Jacob said, "I have been waiting for you to get home so I can call you." Jonathon called while I was napping. Seth came in and said, "mom, don't have a heart attack but the phone is for you." I asked who and he said, "it's Jonathon!" Just because he is quiet doesn't mean he doesn't love his mother!

it's a baby

I was talking to Jonathon earlier and asked if he had seen Heather's baby. He said that he had, so I asked if she was cute. The conversation proceeded to go like this:
JG: I guess
Me: you guess? Is she or isn't she?
JG: I guess so, she's a baby and all that.
Me: Okaaaay!

As you can see he is not all that into babies. If it had been one of the others there would of been a definite opinion! Sometimes when Jonathon hears a baby squalling alot he will ask me to please tell me he never did that. Thankfully, I can tell him that he didn't.

slithery things!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! I was standing at my kitchen window yesterday and noticed a bird flying to the ground and back up again. I thought, "someone is trying to get a lizard lunch and is a lousy hunter." Upon closer inspection I thought it was the biggest lizard I had seen (in the wild) and it was not a lizard at all. It was a ssssnnnnnake! A long, ugly, white snake! EEEWWW!!! I thought birds were the prey of snakes but perhaps it had gotten a baby bird or something. I know I would of taken on an enemy that tried to get one of my babies! I am not really afraid of snakes I just think they are ugly. I decided to let my curiosity get the best of me so I wandered out to the wooded area to have a looksee and thought that maybe it had gone up a tree so I was looking up and decided that if that thing or any of its relatives crossed my feet someone would definitely be pulling a white sheet up over this old gal but I didn't see anything so I came back to the house. I had just been telling Daniel last week that I wanted to clear that area and put a table or something in there but .....NAH!