pray for these

My thumb towards me reminds me to pray for those nearest to me. Then, there is my pointing finger, so I pray for those who point the way to others - teachers, leaders, parents. The next finger is the biggest so I pray for those in high places. After that comes the weakest finger - look it won't stand up by itself - so I pray for the sick & the lonely & the afraid. And this little one - well, last of all I pray for myself..

Your "P" towel

I had the grand kids over last night, bath time. E & B in first when they got done I gave them their towels, now A your turn into the tub/shower. When she got done she grabbed the towel off the rack, the one with the "P" on it, fine so long as she puts it up when she is done. Oh boy here comes E running down the hall "mema A has your towel", I tell her that is fine, she said "no she has your P towel"

When I got this towel form a 2nd-hand store it still had the new-price tag on it. It has this very pretty P with flowers around on it.

when E 1st seen it she said "meme doest start with a P", I told her "no, your are right it doesn't but the name meme goes by at work does", she ask "whats that's name?" ... Penny. It is? we all had a good laugh over that.

So now the big sister is using the "P" towel, oh no.

WHY I AM DIVORCED‏

Last week was my birthday and I didn't
feel very well waking up on that morning.

I went downstairs for breakfast
hoping my husband would be pleasant and say,
'Happy Birthday!',
and possibly have a small present for me.

As it turned out,
he barely said good morning,
let alone
' Happy Birthday.'

I thought....

Well, that's marriage for you,
but the kids....
They will remember.

My kids came bounding down stairs to breakfast
and didn't say a word..
So when I left for the office,
I felt pretty low
and somewhat despondent.

As I walked into my office,
my handsome Boss Rick, said,
'Good Morning, lady,
and by the way
Happy Birthday ! '
It felt a little better
that at least someone had remembered.

I worked until one o'clock ,
when Rick knocked on my door
and said, 'You know,
It's such a beautiful day outside,
and it is your Birthday,
what do you say we go out to lunch,
just you and me..'
I said, 'Thanks, Rick,
that's the greatest thing
I've heard all day.
Let's go!'

We went to lunch.
But we didn't go
where we normally would go.
He chose instead a quiet bistro
with a private table.
We had two martinis each
and I enjoyed the meal tremendously.

On the way back to the office,
Rick said, 'You know,
It's such a beautiful day...
We don't need to go straight back to the office,
Do We?'

I responded,
'I guess not.
What do you have in mind?'
He said,
'Let's drop by my place,
it's just around the corner.'

After arriving at his house,
Rick turned to me and said,
If you don't mind,
I'm going to step into the bedroom
for just a moment.
I'll be right back.'
'Ok.' I nervously replied.

He went into the bedroom and,
after a couple of minutes,
he came out
carrying a huge birthday cake ...
Followed
by my husband
my kids,
and dozens of my friends
and co-workers,
all singing 'Happy Birthday'.

And I just sat there....

on the couch.....

NAKED!!!

an open window

She came in and sat down with her back to an open window. A soft breeze swept across her neck as if caressing it, she turned and head to one side and smiled.

flowers in a frame

had the kids over the other night and happened on to the Katti Brown work shop show, EI loved it, glued to the TV show all the way to the end, so we had to try our hand at it, Here it is tada. EI had fun using the sizers too, and she took the photo.

FLY Question of the Day: What is the scariest thing you have ever done?

FLY Question of the Day: What is the scariest thing you have ever done?

‎1st airplane ride in 11th grade high school,telling my mom that I was pregnant, having a baby, living by myself with a baby, burying my child's father when he was only 21, going to PA to meet a guy-pen pal, moving "in" together, watching my man die before my eyes and trying to do what the 911 operator said, living alone for the 1st time ever!, having a full hysterectomy at 45, trying to keep depression in control, buying my 1st home at 47years.

I don't know what God has for me, but I hope the past 50 years of life will help me be able to do whatever that is.

1st day of summer school

OK, 1st day of summer school. No milk for breakfast, cereal and toast, NOT good.I have a breakfast cook about to have a melt-down and I am in the dining room letting all the teachers and students know that they will be having their breakfast with out milk. milkman gets to the cafeteria by 8:30, just in time to clean up AFTER breakfast. He only brings milk for today? he said that he will be here Tuesday with milk for the rest of the wk? I hope he gets here by 7:30. OK so that should be it? -

Monday and the 1st day, you'd think the rest of the day should go fine right? not. Lunch we ran out of food! We planed for 508 chicken patties, the last few kids and staff had to have a cheese sandwich on a bun! Now I am thinking this has to be it right? NOT! oh no it get better!!

I get a call around 2:20 from the ELM school, they are 40 SHORT of snacks, What!? and did I say it had been raining off and on all afternoon? oh ya, not just a spring shower, a Down Pour! So now I am out side putting more snacks on the bus and getting over to the school. I get to the school to find out that they want the snacks served in the classrooms, not in the hall- like we have done at the after school program. OK we can change, but not today.

OK, that should be it? enough for any one day. The bread man come around wanting the order for next week already,really! we changed bread companys so now they want the order filled out for Tuesday to the following Monday, and pick up the order on each Monday. One more change. I know change is good, but can this Monday ever end?

I am thinking Tuesday should be a LOT better, right, it can can only get better. And Only 18 more days to go.































Ok, 1st day of summer school. No milk for breakfast, cereal and toast, NOT good. I am in the dining room letting all the teachers and students know that they will be having their breakfast with out milk. milkman gets to the cafeteria by 8:30, just in time to clean up AFTER breakfast...
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I like your hair

Meme I like your hair, thank you honey as I walked away. I go into the kitchen to check on lunch. Some thing made me walk back to the TV room, not seeing em there, I walk to the bathroom to see em turn and look at me with the look of fear, and oh what have I done, and am I going to get in trouble? I asked her what are you doing? she just looked at me to afraid to say anything, then I hear in my head, "meme I like your hair" I asked again she said I don't know. Do you want your hair to be like memes? "yes" she said. So I got out a ponytail holder and put her hair up in a "bun" ponytail. Now what is mom going to say?

home is where your heart is

I was talking to my mom about a bus driver at my work that has moved here from Georgia with this wife to help their son. His wife said that the would give it two years. I asked him how long they have been here? his reply was June this year would be 1 year. He is so ready to go "home". He also said that if he dies here that he wants his children to send him back to Georgia to be barred.

This brought something up about moms, dad and mom that I had not heard before...
Grandpa Ben came to Montana from Missouri to work in mines around the Billings area. He meet grandma Hope in the area. They got married.

After Grandpa Ben and Grandma Hope Thatcher got married they had Esther right away. Grandpa wanted to move back to Missouri so they did. They were there long enough to have Hazel. One day grandma come out on the porch and found grandpa crying. She asked him what was wrong he said" i want to go back to Montana. Grandma packed up everything they had and She told him to pack his things and the next day they where on there way back to Montana.

Best Son-in-law ever

I have the best son-in-law ever! David & Chrisy and the kids came over, with pizza. David mowed the yard, dug up rose plants- 9. Cut down the dead tree in the yard by the street. Dug up strawberry plants and raspberry plants. And made Ice-cream with strawberries for everyone. What a great day this has been. I replanted the rose plants and Chrisy helped replant the strawberries. David took strawberry and raspberry plants home and has them replanted. Chrisy said the 2 little ones fell asleep on the way home, my dog is on the sofa sleeping.



truck pulling tree, broken weak link, need water, dead tree out, dead tree out, rose plants, kids helping

They are alive

Yes they are alive, my worms! they lived through the winter OUTSIDE. I just knew that they would not make it, but they did !!!
The other day it was just the right temperature to be outside in the spring weather. So... over to the "box of worms" I walked slowly, I reach out, grab the "turning fork" and lifted a little bit of the compost, no nothing, OK go deeper into the compost, OK holding my breath, here goes,....lifting up a Big fork of compost, turning it back and THERE THEY were! Six to eight of them just lying there being worms then they started to move around, I let out my breath that I had been holding, with a sigh of relief and did a little HaPpY DaNcE.

Oh yea, its my birthday, oh yea, hand pump in the air, little side step, back to the other side, and around, oh yea, shoulder up ,shoulder down, oh yea.

Satisfied with my ability to "grow worms" I put the fork down and back to the house with a bit of a swagger in my step.

2-too

My funny dog. I just love to watch her after I give her a chew bone. 2-too takes her chewy from room to room looking for a place to "hide" her chewy. Sometimes she puts it right in the middle of the room. She turns and looks at the chewy laying there on the floor and walks away as if no one can see it. Other good "hiding" places are under the child rocking chair, in the corner of the sofa, under the pillow in my bed, that's always good, ha a no. I start to fluff up the pillow and she jumps in and grabs the chewy and looks at me as if I was trying to take it!

I love my dog, she makes it nice to come home. 2-too is always happy when I come home, no matter what time that may be. It can be hours to just a few minuets she is always happy and wagging her tail, when she always gets kissed on and then runs to the back door because when she comes in she get dinner, after that a chewy bone or other treat. Thank God for dogs.