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Early Happy Birthday to Jonathon!

I hope you have a wonderful 19th birthday Jonathon! Somehow it is hard to believe that my little boy is now a man! I am so proud of you and the things that you have accomplished. If you were going to be here tomorrow I know what you would want for supper...Grandma's BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls and freezer brownies! No restaurant food for my 1st born! Have a great day and please forgive me if I have to cry a little!
Love,
Mom

Tears for a stranger...

I was never a fan of Michael Jackson and to be honest I don't think I have heard any of his songs all the way through. I supppose that is why noone was more surprized than me when my eyes filled with tears when Daniel told me that he was gone. Perhaps it was because a person has to wonder if the man had any real friends at all. My first thought was, "the ground is level at the foot of the cross and no man stands higher than I." That is an excerpt from a song that the Dunn's sang when I was a teenager. Like I told Daniel, when Michael Jackson crossed the line of worlds he was no better known than any of the rest of us. Whether you loved or hated him or perhaps you never gave him any thought one way or another he was judged justly by his creator and for him that is good. I think at times that having more money for our needs would be nice and having money for some extras would be super nice but at what price? I would never trade the love of family and friends for a few trinkets. As I went about my evening (yesterday) I was so sad for the waste of his life. I walked around my yard and enjoyed a breathtaking sunset and I realized that Michael Jackson had seen his last sunset and had begun his eternity. Someday we will all see our last sunset and will also begin our eternity. That is a sobering thought.

being slow is good....

Yesterday I got up and was in the mood to cook so I made 2 loaves of banana bread and a Granny cake. For supper I made: homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans and deviled eggs. We would of had homemade bread but when I thought of the mess I decided that we didn't need it. :) We did have sweet tea! I was quite worn out after that and decided to sit and rest while Daniel burned some brush. There was a little pile that Seth had pulled out that day and I kept thinking I would go get it in a few minutes. Well, the minutes kept ticking by and Daniel went and picked the stuff up with a pitchfork. I saw him and Seth looking at the ground and talking. Since I was hearing words like; "how long" and "what kind" I meandered on over and... it was a snake. It was only a Racer but I think I would of fainted if it had gotten on me! For once I am glad I decided to just relax for a few more minutes!

YUCK!

Last week we went to a restaurant to sort of celebrate Abigail's accomplishment and there was a lady there that could only be described as BRASSY! She was with a group of people and was ruining every picture they tried to take. It almost seemed like she was half drunk at least. Anyway, as she was leaving she took her ice cream cone and gave it to a little girl that was not in their group. I would of never believed this if someone had only told me but that kids mom let her take it after asking the lady if she had licked and she told her, "no." Anyone could tell that it had been licked----is was almost gone and smooth across the top. Then she proceeded to tell the kid to give the lady a kiss and she did....right on the mouth! Now, I was not one of those mothers that followed the kids around with lysol and all that but I didn't let my kids kiss people on the mouth. I think mouth kissing should be for consenting adults! Daniel said that maybe the mom was trying to be nice and took the cone from the kid later. Ok, maybe, but what would be the point after she had already licked it? I try to be nice but I draw the line. My kids kissed people we knew (like Sara and her family) but strangers????? No way! EEEWWWW!!!!

We did it!

I had not actually decorated a cake since 1989 but I thought hey....I might still be able to and homemade cakes are much better than store bought so I borrowed some tips and Abigail made the frosting and I decorated that cake! She is a patriotic gal so she wanted a patriotic cake. By the way, it was for her completion of 8th grade! So hard to believe...........sigh!