I hope 2010 brings Happier moments and challenges. Below is a New Year's Card for you.
Have a Happy New Year 2010!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Farewell 2009.......Welcome 2010
This has been a busy year; feeling like a roller-coaster of Happiness and Sadness. At the beginning of the year, we celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary with Family and Friends. Throughout the year we accomplished quite a bit on our home and have enjoyed the results. The end of this year was a time of sadness. My mother-in-law and friend of 26 years passed away. Even though we are happy that she has gone on to a better place, a place without pain and suffering, we are saddened at the loss of someone very special to us. To which this past year I feel the words Auld Lang Syne are very appropriate.
I hope 2010 brings Happier moments and challenges. Below is a New Year's Card for you.
Have a Happy New Year 2010!
I hope 2010 brings Happier moments and challenges. Below is a New Year's Card for you.
Have a Happy New Year 2010!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Remember those Who Fight and Have Fought for OUR Freedom
I received the following in an email today. I don't know where it originated but it struck a chord with me. Too many people know all the cast members of different TV shows, or the winners/losers of the different Reality Shows around.....They know Paris Hilton, Tiger Woods, and whomever else is in the 'spotlight'.....But did you know that there are 92 living 'Medal of Honor' Holders? How many of you know what the 'Medal of Honor' represents? Bet you know what an 'Oscar' looks like and represents...........
As the Holidays draw close and you spend time with your families and friends, I hope you will take a minute to think of and say a prayer for our Armed Forces overseas.....
Also, take a minute read the following email I received.....Also, I have added a link to the Washington Post which ran the story on 30 November 2009.....
In the timeless words of Charles Dickens through 'Tiny Tim'; God Bless Us Everyone........
Sgt. Leonard B. Keller
Many Americans woke up this morning and turned on the television or searched the internet to find out the latest on Tiger Woods and his wrecked black Cadillac Escalade. However, on this rainy morning in Northern Virginia, another black Cadillac meandered through rolling hills on hallowed ground.
This vehicle carried Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant Leonard B. Keller, to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
While a high profile athlete remained ensconced in his luxury mansion behind the walls of his gated community, a caisson with six black horses slowly walked along the rain soaked asphalt. Family members followed, huddled close to each other beneath umbrellas trying to shield themselves from the rainy and dreary cold morning. They came to pay tribute to a father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
As the cars drove past on State Road 110 and planes flew overhead leaving Reagan National Airport, I am sure no one knew who was being buried, their name, age, or hometown. On this day it was a man who showed uncommon valor in the jungles of Vietnam.
On May 2, 1967, Sergeant Leonard B. Keller and his unit were sweeping through an area in Vietnam where an enemy ambush had occurred earlier. The unit suddenly came under intense automatic weapons and small-arms fire from a number of enemy bunkers and numerous snipers in nearby trees. Sgt. Keller quickly moved to a position where he could fire at a bunker from which automatic fire was received, killing one Viet Cong who attempted to escape.Leaping to the top of a dike, he and a comrade charged the enemy bunkers, dangerously exposing themselves to the enemy fire. Armed with a light machine gun, Sgt. Keller and his comrade began a systematic assault on the enemy bunkers. While Sgt. Keller neutralized the fire from the first bunker with his machine gun, the other soldier threw in a hand grenade, killing it occupant. Then he and the other soldier charged a second bunker, killing its occupant. A third bunker contained an automatic rifleman who had pinned down much of the friendly platoon. Again, with utter disregard for the fire directed to them, the two men charged, killing the enemy within.
Continuing their attack, Sgt. Keller and his comrade assaulted four more bunkers and eliminated the enemy threat. During their furious assault, Sgt.Keller and his comrade had been almost continuously exposed to intense sniper fire as the enemy desperately sought to stop their attack. The ferocity of their assault had carried the soldiers beyond the line of bunkers into the tree line, forcing snipers to flee. The two men gave immediate chase, driving the enemy away from the friendly unit. When his ammunition was exhausted, Sgt. Keller returned to the platoon to assist in the evacuation of the wounded. The two-man assault had driven an enemy platoon from a well prepared position, accounted for numerous enemy dead, and prevented further friendly casualties. Sgt. Keller's selfless heroism and indomitable fighting spirit saved the lives of many of his comrades and inflicted serious damage on the enemy.
People fall from grace from time to time -- politicians, athletes, pastors, and others. We are human and far from perfect. Why is it that so many are more interested in the tabloid news of today than the true life stories ofreal Americans, real heroes? Those who always give more than they take.Those who are determined to leave this world a better place than they found it.
This morning a man was buried in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. A man of simple means. Not a billionaire or a star athlete. Too often we put more attention on worth or the material things a person has rather than the things a person does.
As I stood at the gravesite this morning and watched the four other Medal of Honor recipients in attendance salute as soldiers slowly folded the American flag that draped Sgt. Keller's casket, I was reminded of the thousands of men and women who make tremendous sacrifices defending this great nation. Sgt. Keller and the 92 living Medal of Honor recipients are heroes in every sense of the word. They have all answered the call of duty, but more than that, they have placed the lives of others and the liberty of an entire nation above their own lives. They were all willing to make the ultimate sacrifice so that we may all enjoy the fruits of freedom.
On this week after Thanksgiving, I am thankful for heroes like Sgt. Leonard B. Keller. May God Bless Sgt. Keller and his family.
Here's the link to the Washington Post Article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113003263.html
As the Holidays draw close and you spend time with your families and friends, I hope you will take a minute to think of and say a prayer for our Armed Forces overseas.....
Also, take a minute read the following email I received.....Also, I have added a link to the Washington Post which ran the story on 30 November 2009.....
In the timeless words of Charles Dickens through 'Tiny Tim'; God Bless Us Everyone........
Sgt. Leonard B. Keller
Many Americans woke up this morning and turned on the television or searched the internet to find out the latest on Tiger Woods and his wrecked black Cadillac Escalade. However, on this rainy morning in Northern Virginia, another black Cadillac meandered through rolling hills on hallowed ground.
This vehicle carried Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant Leonard B. Keller, to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
While a high profile athlete remained ensconced in his luxury mansion behind the walls of his gated community, a caisson with six black horses slowly walked along the rain soaked asphalt. Family members followed, huddled close to each other beneath umbrellas trying to shield themselves from the rainy and dreary cold morning. They came to pay tribute to a father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
As the cars drove past on State Road 110 and planes flew overhead leaving Reagan National Airport, I am sure no one knew who was being buried, their name, age, or hometown. On this day it was a man who showed uncommon valor in the jungles of Vietnam.
On May 2, 1967, Sergeant Leonard B. Keller and his unit were sweeping through an area in Vietnam where an enemy ambush had occurred earlier. The unit suddenly came under intense automatic weapons and small-arms fire from a number of enemy bunkers and numerous snipers in nearby trees. Sgt. Keller quickly moved to a position where he could fire at a bunker from which automatic fire was received, killing one Viet Cong who attempted to escape.Leaping to the top of a dike, he and a comrade charged the enemy bunkers, dangerously exposing themselves to the enemy fire. Armed with a light machine gun, Sgt. Keller and his comrade began a systematic assault on the enemy bunkers. While Sgt. Keller neutralized the fire from the first bunker with his machine gun, the other soldier threw in a hand grenade, killing it occupant. Then he and the other soldier charged a second bunker, killing its occupant. A third bunker contained an automatic rifleman who had pinned down much of the friendly platoon. Again, with utter disregard for the fire directed to them, the two men charged, killing the enemy within.
Continuing their attack, Sgt. Keller and his comrade assaulted four more bunkers and eliminated the enemy threat. During their furious assault, Sgt.Keller and his comrade had been almost continuously exposed to intense sniper fire as the enemy desperately sought to stop their attack. The ferocity of their assault had carried the soldiers beyond the line of bunkers into the tree line, forcing snipers to flee. The two men gave immediate chase, driving the enemy away from the friendly unit. When his ammunition was exhausted, Sgt. Keller returned to the platoon to assist in the evacuation of the wounded. The two-man assault had driven an enemy platoon from a well prepared position, accounted for numerous enemy dead, and prevented further friendly casualties. Sgt. Keller's selfless heroism and indomitable fighting spirit saved the lives of many of his comrades and inflicted serious damage on the enemy.
People fall from grace from time to time -- politicians, athletes, pastors, and others. We are human and far from perfect. Why is it that so many are more interested in the tabloid news of today than the true life stories ofreal Americans, real heroes? Those who always give more than they take.Those who are determined to leave this world a better place than they found it.
This morning a man was buried in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. A man of simple means. Not a billionaire or a star athlete. Too often we put more attention on worth or the material things a person has rather than the things a person does.
As I stood at the gravesite this morning and watched the four other Medal of Honor recipients in attendance salute as soldiers slowly folded the American flag that draped Sgt. Keller's casket, I was reminded of the thousands of men and women who make tremendous sacrifices defending this great nation. Sgt. Keller and the 92 living Medal of Honor recipients are heroes in every sense of the word. They have all answered the call of duty, but more than that, they have placed the lives of others and the liberty of an entire nation above their own lives. They were all willing to make the ultimate sacrifice so that we may all enjoy the fruits of freedom.
On this week after Thanksgiving, I am thankful for heroes like Sgt. Leonard B. Keller. May God Bless Sgt. Keller and his family.
Here's the link to the Washington Post Article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113003263.html
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
Time....What is that saying? 'Time and Tide wait for no man'...... How true this is; already it is November and I am behind on my blogging. I have several updates to make, and will try to get them done in the next couple of weeks (before Christmas!)..... Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so I just wanted to send out special wishes to Family and Friends....I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving....Below is my card to you! (Remember you can click on the pic to get a larger image)...Chat soon with lots of pictures.....
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Family/TV room remodel
Well, it is almost done; we have to do the electrical and move the TV and get Dave a Recliner, but the room is pretty well there!
Here are the pictures in order; from what it was, during and the Almost done! What do you think?
Here are the pictures in order; from what it was, during and the Almost done! What do you think?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
When You Least Expect It....
As you know we live in a very (wonderful) old house, and it came with some 'old' appliances. I knew the stove was old, could tell from looking at it...Well about 6 months ago one of the burners went...Monday, the oven went....Of course, it would be monday, a holiday, a day when all the major stores in our valley are closed! I had hoped the stove would last one more year...We are going to try to get the kitchen renovated next year and put in a gas stove and new refrigerator. Of course we aren't set up for the gas stove yet, so have to get another electric.
I started browsing to see who had the best deals. Sears had some okay deals, but we don't have a 'real' Sears store in the valley, just a Sears 'sort of store', and even if I ordered it online, it would take 6 to 8 days to get it (NOT). Home Depot and Lowe's also had some good deals, but they are 2 to 3 hours away, and 'don't currently deliver' in our area (There's a shock)....So Tuesday afternoon we went down to the Best Brands Plus store in Alamosa. Found a sort of inexpensive electric stove (has a glass top) and they delivered it at 7pm that evening....Service in Rural America! We did pay a delivery fee and a disposal fee (to have them haul off the old stove, worth every penny!). So now we have a new stove....
What about the gas stove you ask? Well, I thought about that...I love to cook on gas stoves...So here's the 'plan' I came up with! We will still get the gas stove when we renovate the kitchen. At that time the Electric will be sent to the garage to wait a bit. We do plan on adding onto the house at some point in the near future (we need a larger back porch, so we can get the washer and dryer out of the bathroom)...So when we build the extension for the porch, the electric can sit out there! That way I will have 2 stoves for cooking and baking! Voila! That works!
Continuing this saga to its conclusion....When Dave pulled the old stove away from the wall, I found the model number on the back....Out of curiosity, I looked it up on the web....It just so happens that this Frigidaire Range came out in the year 1962....So I guess it dying in 2009 is pretty phenomenal......It sold for $249.00, (I found an old advert for it), I don't know what the warranty was like, but I bet it was longer than the 1 year I got on this new one!
So now I have a new stove to play with.....This weekend I will blog with pictures as I am just about done with the new family room. Came out great I think....I'll let you judge though....
Till this weekend.........
Cheers.
I started browsing to see who had the best deals. Sears had some okay deals, but we don't have a 'real' Sears store in the valley, just a Sears 'sort of store', and even if I ordered it online, it would take 6 to 8 days to get it (NOT). Home Depot and Lowe's also had some good deals, but they are 2 to 3 hours away, and 'don't currently deliver' in our area (There's a shock)....So Tuesday afternoon we went down to the Best Brands Plus store in Alamosa. Found a sort of inexpensive electric stove (has a glass top) and they delivered it at 7pm that evening....Service in Rural America! We did pay a delivery fee and a disposal fee (to have them haul off the old stove, worth every penny!). So now we have a new stove....
What about the gas stove you ask? Well, I thought about that...I love to cook on gas stoves...So here's the 'plan' I came up with! We will still get the gas stove when we renovate the kitchen. At that time the Electric will be sent to the garage to wait a bit. We do plan on adding onto the house at some point in the near future (we need a larger back porch, so we can get the washer and dryer out of the bathroom)...So when we build the extension for the porch, the electric can sit out there! That way I will have 2 stoves for cooking and baking! Voila! That works!
Continuing this saga to its conclusion....When Dave pulled the old stove away from the wall, I found the model number on the back....Out of curiosity, I looked it up on the web....It just so happens that this Frigidaire Range came out in the year 1962....So I guess it dying in 2009 is pretty phenomenal......It sold for $249.00, (I found an old advert for it), I don't know what the warranty was like, but I bet it was longer than the 1 year I got on this new one!
So now I have a new stove to play with.....This weekend I will blog with pictures as I am just about done with the new family room. Came out great I think....I'll let you judge though....
Till this weekend.........
Cheers.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Weekend
Time is flying by; where did July go?! Now it's August and I finally had my yard sale yesterday. I guess I was one of a dozen or more in town from what visitor's said. I didn't sell as much as I would have liked, but I would say it was successful.
Now today is 'cleaning' and baking day. I have a loaf of bread, dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls trying to rise...Will be interesting to see how long this takes. Fall is starting to creep into the valley. It was 33 degrees this morning and not quite 60 degrees in the kitchen. So I have the oven on a bit to help get those dough's rising!
Still have plaster holes to patch from removing the paneling and furring strips from the wall in the tv/family/craft room. There were so many holes I decided to wallpaper the wall up to the picture rail. I found this great product called the 'wall doctor' at the Home depot site. The wallpaper is real thick and comes in different textures that is paintable. It is designed to cover problem walls like mine, but also will stick to paneling and ceilings! I got the one that looks like beadboard, but it comes in about 11 different textures. I put it up over some ugly paneling that is going to have to stay in place for another year and now it looks great! I will take some before and after pics and put them up soon.
Well, I need to get started on cleaning and stuff....I did want to share a picture with you though. Remember back in late May, I put a picture of my new hanging flower pots (on my porch)? Well, here is a pic of what they looked like back in May and what they look like today! People are always stopping and commenting on them.....
Have a great weekend....
Now today is 'cleaning' and baking day. I have a loaf of bread, dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls trying to rise...Will be interesting to see how long this takes. Fall is starting to creep into the valley. It was 33 degrees this morning and not quite 60 degrees in the kitchen. So I have the oven on a bit to help get those dough's rising!
Still have plaster holes to patch from removing the paneling and furring strips from the wall in the tv/family/craft room. There were so many holes I decided to wallpaper the wall up to the picture rail. I found this great product called the 'wall doctor' at the Home depot site. The wallpaper is real thick and comes in different textures that is paintable. It is designed to cover problem walls like mine, but also will stick to paneling and ceilings! I got the one that looks like beadboard, but it comes in about 11 different textures. I put it up over some ugly paneling that is going to have to stay in place for another year and now it looks great! I will take some before and after pics and put them up soon.
Well, I need to get started on cleaning and stuff....I did want to share a picture with you though. Remember back in late May, I put a picture of my new hanging flower pots (on my porch)? Well, here is a pic of what they looked like back in May and what they look like today! People are always stopping and commenting on them.....
Have a great weekend....
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