A BIG DAY WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER !!!!!!!

WHAT A WONDERFUL VETERANS DAY !!!!!! FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE BRAVE & COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PRESERVING OUR FREEDOMS !!!! TODAY IS A CELEBRATION OF THEM, AS IT SHOULD BE EVERY DAY ....... ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU !!!! FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT KNOW, I HAVE A LOVELY GRANDDAUGHTER ,THAT I ENJOY BEING WITH AND DOING THINGS WITH EVERY CHANCE I GET .TODAY WE WENT TO MAKE CHICKEN DELIVERIES FOR THE FARM .(LOCAL RESIDENTS LOVE TO EAT THE ORGANIC POULTRY) ........WE STOPPED AT MY FRIENDS , AND SHE PLAYED WITH THE KIDS FOR A LITTLE WHILE .......WE ALSO VISITED ANOTHER FRIENDS FARM AND I INTRODUCED HER TO BUELA AND BETSY THE DAIRY COWS ...... WE THEN MADE OUR ROUNDS TO A THIRD FRIENDS HOME TO DELIVER A MEAL ........ AND FINALLY OUR LAST STOP AT THE LOCAL DAIRY BAR FOR A FREE ICECREAM CONE .....A FULL DAY OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN WITH MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER .... OH HOW BLESSED I AM !!!!!! ......... SUMMER

I NEED NEW BOOTS

NOW I AM NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN , AS I REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME , HOWEVER I NEED NEW BOOTS !!!!!!! FORGET PERFUMES , FINE LINENS , LUXARY SOAPS , LINGERIE , OR EVEN A CARRIBEAN VACATION WITH MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND ............ ALL I NEED AND WANT IS NEW BOOTS !!!!! THESE BOOTS WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT ALL ...... A WIDE FRONT , A LOW HEEL , LEATHER OR SUEDE OUTER , AND THE BEST WILL BE THE LINING ......FUR LINED TO KEEP MY LIL TOOTSIES WARM WHILE I GO TO MARKET !! YES I NEED NEW BOOTS !!!!!!!! ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM ANYONE OUT THERE WHO RECENTLY PURCHASED NEW BOOTS ????? .................. SUMMER

JUST MOVIN' ALONG

WELL IT HAS BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE MY LAST POSTING ...... SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HOW BUSY I'VE BEEN OVER THE LAST MONTH ....... THAT IS A VERY GOOD THING, AS BEFORE SEPTEMBER CAME ALONG ,I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WOULD DOING THE FARM MARKET DOWN AT THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY HERE IN TOWN ..... THINGS HAVE BEEN "MOVIN' ALONG " WITH THE MARKET SALES OF THE FRESH FARM VEGGIES AND EGGS ,AS WELL AS THE OTHER PRODUCTS OF JAMS ,JELLIES, TEAS AND SOAPS ...... THE STUDENTS REALLY APPRECIATE THE FRESH VEGGIES AND OTHER INSPIRATIONS OF WISDOM ( one of the young freshman students wanted me to help her with planting a few herbs for the up coming winter season so she could keep them in her dorm room and use them ) ..... I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW THE LORD USES ME AS A TEACHER WHEN I AM NOT ACTUALLY IN A CLASSROOM ANYMORE...... THIS WAS A VERY GOOD DAY EVEN IF ITS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE !!! WELL I AM SIGNING OFF AS IT IS LATE AND I NEED MY REST ..............................SUMMER

WHAT A GREAT DAY !!!!!!!

It isn't all too often that the entire day goes well however today was one of those exceptions.......the first great thing was that i slept really well last night !!!!!! Now usually i do get my 7 hours of sleep but when i go to bed later than 11pm i wake up groggy ..... but not today . The second great thing was that i felt really healthy this a.m.!!!!!!!!! Now i am a very healthy woman and i am ever soooooooooo grateful but today i really felt healthy as well. The third great thing was seeing the sun shining !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now i really have to say that summer time is the best time around here (the winters are really cold and long ) but i also must say that this summer was the most rainy i have seen in a very very very long time .The fourth great thing was seeing my husband enjoying his coffee and also the marvelous breakfast i had made !!!!!!!! Now my hubby is very appreciative of all the breakfasts i have ever made him but today he was very appreciative . The fifth great thing was getting out of the house on time to run all my errands!!!!!!!!!!! now i am usually on the go all week but today i was out the door exactly when i was supposed to be and the day went so well. The sixth great thing today was earning some extra money that i wasn't expecting !!!!!!!! Now its one thing to earn a dollar but when when you earn two ,well thats exciting . The seventh great thing was being able to come home relax and have a good dinner with my husband !!!!!!! Now i enjoy cooking very much but when i go out to eat its even more enjoyable . The eighth great thing was knowing that i couldn't have done this entire day this great all by myself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now i do know that getting it all done was great but it was even greater doing it with the LORD JESUS leading my way . Thanks FATHER ! see you all tommorrow.....................summer

AN OL' MAN AND A DOG

SHOULD I DARE SAY THAT I LONG FOR ANOTHER DOG BECAUSE OF THE LOVELY MEMORIES WE HAVE OF OUR SINCE BELOVED GOLDEN RETRIEVER (SIR HAPPY JACK ) & OUR MIXED BREED LAB/SHEPARD (MISS DAISY ) . IT ALL BEGAN YESTERDAY WHEN OUR 88 YEAR OLD, RECENTLY WIDOWED NEIGHBOR FRANK CAME OVER TO OUR HOUSE WITH A REALLY PRETTY DOG NAMED HENNA ....... YOU SAY HOW DID AN 88 YEAR OLD MAN COME UPON A BEAUTY LIKE THAT ......WELL, HE INFORMED ME THAT A FRIEND ASKED HIM TO DOG SIT FOR THE WEEK. AT FIRST WHILE WE SPOKE, FRANK WAS A BIT PERTURBED BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE THIS DOG FOR A WHOLE 7 DAYS (AS YOU WOULD EXPECT ) ...... AND IT WOULD BE KIND TO SAY THIS DOG HAD THE STENCH OF AN OL' FISH TOWEL !!!!! AS WE CHATTED AND PLAYED WITH THE DOG RESENTMENTS FADED ...... FRANK WENT HOME AND I WENT TO BED ....... ONLY TO AWAKEN THIS MORNING THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS DOG TRULY WOULDN'T BE A BEAUTY 'TIL SHE HAD A BATH . WEATHER FORECAST : RAIN !! LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW I SEE THIS OL' WIDOWED MAN WALKING THIS BEAUTY , THUNDER & ALL !! SEEING THIS TOOK MY THOUGHTS TO THE BOOK OF GENESIS 2:18-24 ,WHERE THE LORD GOD PLACED ADAM IN THE GARDEN WITH THE EXISTING ANIMALS , TO BE OVER THEM AND NAME THEM ,YET ADAM HAD NO SUITABLE HELPMATE ...... ADAM ENJOYED THE ANIMALS BUT BECAUSE HE WAS MADE IN GODS IMAGE (GENESIS 1 :27) HE LONGED FOR A SUITABLE HELPMATE ....... SO YOU SEE , THE ANIMALS CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE OF COMFORT FOR US ,HOWEVER BECAUSE WE ARE MADE IN GODS IMAGE , HE LONGS FOR US TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM .HE ALSO WANTS US TO RECIPROCATE THAT & CULTIVATE LOVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. AS WE DO THAT WE BEGIN TO LEARN THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT ........ WOULDN'T TODAY BE A GOOD DAY TO REACH OUT AND FORM A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY LIKE FRANK ......OR MAYBE REKINDLE A RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO OTHER OBSESSIONS IN OUR LIVES...... TRUST THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE .MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS, SUMMER

TO MARKET I GO .........

WELL AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION TRYING TO LOGIN TO THIS SITE I FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT ...... THANKS SHEILA!SO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS A GO AHEAD FOR THE LOCAL FARMERS MARKET AT OUR UNIVERSITY HERE IN TOWN !! IT WAS TO MY SURPRISE ,BUT THE WOMAN WHO RUNS THE MARKET CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT I MAY SELL MY PRODUCTS AT THE MARKET EVERY THURSDAY !! THIS REALLY EXCITES ME BECAUSE I REALLY AM PASSIONATE ABOUT GETTING BACK TO SIMPLE LIVING AND ALSO ABOUT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS' GETTING THEIR PRODUCTS OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE....... WHETHER THE PRODUCTS ARE FOOD, CRAFTS ,HANDMADE,GREEN, VINTAGE OR RECYCLED WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF SMALL COMMUNITY LIVING .I'LL START TO GET ALL MY TEAS ,FRESH HERBS, SOAPS AND DRY GOODS, ALONG WITH THE EGGS READY FOR THE START DATE IN 2 WEEKS ....... THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY ......... I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW ADVENTURE AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IT IS UP AND RUNNING UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING!! CATCH YOU LATER ..................................SUMMER

The Summer's Day..

.. that isn't! Hopefully we will see the sunshine sooner than later. This whole summer has been about rain. Oh poo. Well at least the lettuce is large (because usually lettuce is 100% water).

:D