Thursday, December 4, 2008

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS...

Just look at my brothers
house!!! He lives in
California and sent me
these pictures. He starts
putting up his lights just
after Thanksgiving and is
ready to turn them on by
December 1. He has all
the lights set to music and
you can tune into the radio
station and listen. The lights
will keep time to the music.
What a setup!!!!!
It's so Beautiful!!!!
He said he is in a few of
these pictures in a red
shirt. I coulnd't find him,
can you????


































































































































































Did you find him?
He said he was
Santa Claus...







Monday, December 1, 2008

FIRST SNOW...


We got up this morning to our first snow . Not a heavy snow, which I am thankful for and I am on vacation today so I don't have to get out in it. It was beautiful standing there watching it come down. It should be all gone by this afternoon. Tomorrow it is suppose to be high 50's almost to 60 which is fine by me since I have to go back to work...


























Saturday, November 29, 2008

THANKSGIVING DINNER...

I hope your Thanksgiving was as
nice as ours was. For the second
year in a row we went to Fred's
Hickory Inn for our dinner. It
was just as great this year as it
was last year. We even got to
sit in the same place so it made
it feel a little more like home.
After dinner we went to my daughter's in-laws so the kids could play with the horse and feed it apples. Josh also got to play around with the ducks.
After that we went into the house, crashed and told good old
"Remember that and Remember when" stories.














































Thursday, November 27, 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

LITTLE PENNY IN THE PARKING LOT...


That Little Penny In The Parking Lot

Remember this every time you pass that little penny in the parking lot.

I always thought that it was for good luck,

but I love this version better.


I found a penny today

Laying on the ground.

But it's not just a penny,

This little coin I've found.

Found pennies come from heaven,

That's what my Grandpa told me.

He said Angels toss them down.

Oh, how I loved that story.

He said when an Angel misses you,

They toss a penny down;

Sometimes just to cheer you up,

To make a smile out of your frown.

So, don't pass by that penny

When you're feeling blue.

It may be a penny from heaven

That an Angel's tossed to you.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Saturday, November 22, 2008

SURPRISED WHAT YOU CAN FIND...

The other day while searching for information on my Family Tree I came across the Death Certificate for my GG Grandmother and another one for the brother of my GG Grandfather. This is a picture of them, Jack and Rebecca Goodwill Walters, and two of their children in 1923. The other picture is of Jack and his children with his brother Homer on the end. Sometimes I am really surprised with what you can find on the internet. I know I was on this day!









Saturday, November 15, 2008

FUN WITH LORI...

Having breakfast at McD's with Dad's Coffee Club. Lori, Woody and Dad




Dad and Lori




Having a
"Girls Night In"...

Suzy called her son, Justin
to come over
to say Hi
to Aunt Lori...

Poor guy didn't know
what he was getting into.

















NO WAY
are you getting
the story
behind this
picture
;-O




Wednesday, November 12, 2008

LORI'S COMING FOR A VISIT ;)


Ron's daughter, Lori,
is coming for a visit
tomorrow. She will
kill me for putting
her pictures up but
I couldn't help it.
We think she is beautiful
and we love her and
looking forward to
seeing her tomorrow!!!!









Sunday, November 9, 2008

ADORABLE, JUST ADORABLE!


If she is not adorable I don't know what is!

Friday, November 7, 2008

SURPRISE PARTY!!!

Happy Birthday to you...










Linda and the Palm Tree






Too much party for me!


Thursday, November 6, 2008

HAPPY TIME WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER...





Just got home from a
visit with my brother,
Jim, and his family.
WOW! did we have
a great time!!!!





Gloria, Jim, Mom, Linda




Jim, Mom, Linda and Me!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

USEFUL FACTS...

1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair

2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish

3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes

4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair

5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any

6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea

7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water

8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste

9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!

10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too

11. Bee stings - meat tenderizer

12. Chigger bite - Preparation H

13. Puffy eyes - Preparation H

14. Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)

15. Stinky feet - Jello !

16. Athletes feet - cornstarch

17. Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub

18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)

19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!

20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper

21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray

22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby

23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls

24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on

25. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar !

26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!

27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak

28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia , soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!

29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!

30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste

31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.

32. To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.

33. Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter!

34. Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets , soak overnight!

35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!

36. Dirty grout - Listerine

37. Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste

38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup

39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola , it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!

40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.

41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer add a little Clorox , or 2 Bayer aspirin , or just use 7-up instead of water.

42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie They are:
Monday = Blue, Tuesday = Green, Thursday = Red ,Friday = White, Saturday = Yellow. So if today is Thursday, you would want red twist tie; not white which is last Friday's (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. The bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors.

43. Don't forget Gatorade for Migraine Headaches. PowerAde won't work.