Idol Blues

I love you poster...... prepared.
Abby REALLY loves David A.


Hearing Ryan say "David".

Realizing that he just said "Cook"

Giving a typical Simon gesture.

Thinking this is a rip off.

Still thinking.

Had Enough.

American Idol will be coming to Oklahoma City in late August. The cheap tickets are $40.00.

She wants her dad to take her. Abby takes checks, cold hard cash, and Paypal.

American Idol Prayers

Ok.....Miss Abby is taken with young David Archuleta, in fact she wants to go to Utah to visit him and marry him. Last night after watching American Idol, she was on a roll and it took a while for her to calm and get ready for bed. At prayer time she asks me, "Can I pray for David Archuleta to win?" My answer: "If we pray for somebody to win, then somebody has to lose, Wouldn't David Cook be sad if he lost." After thinking about it for a while here was her solution:

Dear Heavenly Father, help David Cook have a safe trip HOME!

I had to leave the room for fear of exploding with laughter. Gotta love quick thinking kids.

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush!

Our side yard is full of fresh yummy mulberries. The kids have been picking them and staining their fingers purple. We're going to try to pick enough this week to make a couple of jars of jam, for a picnic on Saturday. Yummy.

Are You My Mother? or Father?

When Sam came home, look who was waiting on the front patio!He had came down out of the tree is and is living in the bushes by the house. He still can't fly but doesn't seem to have a broken wing.
Mama is still keeping an eye on him and feeding him mulberries from the side yard. She squawks up a storm when we walk out the door.

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When Jacob was little his favorite story was "Are you my Mother?" We would read it over and over. Only Daddy didn't know that Mommy had a special voice for the baby bird. So one night Daddy read the story to Jacob and Jacob with a big frown upon his face said "What happened to the baby bird?......because he doesn't usually talk like that."

The Bird

Look who came to Visit! A few days ago he fell out of his nest. Unfortunately his nest was all the way at the tip top of the tree. Sam scooped him up in a storage box and duct taped it around some branches. So tonight Sam looked up and this little guy was on the branches near his make shift nest/house....how did he know he was there?????

His momma was hollering at him, either that or warning Sam to STAY AWAY.

Armed Forces Day Concert

Kristen Johnson, escape artist. (You can see her straight jacket falling) She and her husband Kevin Ridgeway put on an illusion show later in the evening. Kristen also escaped from a water torture chamber. The kids loved being able to go up near the stage and watch. Jacob got a little excited when he thought she wasn't going to be able to get out of the tank.

The Volunteer Army band put on a concert. There was music for every music lover, a little bit of old time rock and roll, country and of course patriotic as no military concert would ever be complete without Lee Greenwood's I'm Proud to be an American!

After the Army band and illusion act, Michael Peterson took the stage in a community building tour. I must say I was disappointed. Since the Army was a sponsor, and we're promoting Army Strong and Army Family Covenants, I would have thought his concert would have been more family friendly. Of course he is a country music singer, and while I personally like country music, it's not all about bars, drinking and divorce. While he does have great songs, like From Here to Eternity, he decided to sing Alison Krauss's You Say it Best. He said he would like to add a part to the verse that you would never hear on radio..............you say it best when you wear nothing at all............and while he got giggles, he also got a lot of questioning looks.

Really disappointing.

The Grand Finale of the night was Fireworks over Lake Helen.

How To Save a Life

Did you know that one pint of blood can save 3 lives? Or that only 5 % of eligible Americans donate blood?

Thank you to those who donated blood March 20, 1971- March 22, 1971, after a call went out that an emergency donation was needed for a newborn. That donation saved MY life.

Sheldon Tennant you are MY HERO.

To find our more about donating blood and those it saves click here.

~ In memory of Zachary and Sam Juhlmann~

She Thinks My Tractors Sexy

I prefer this one, umm......the tractor that is :) The red/rust one.

The only thing missing was an International Harvester!

Armed Forces Day Parade

If you haven't had the chance to see the new Army Strong video then take a few minutes and watch it here.

Michael Peterson will be performing a concert tonight for Armed Forces Day.

I wonder how many calls he gets just by the name alone?

Our Friend, Drifter

A Tribute to Combat Arms Soldiers

A Tribute to Combat Arms Soldiers

Over the ocean and far, far away,
lies a place filled with sorrow and murderous craze
Encircled by evil in mayhem’s dark night,
are a group of young men filled with courage and might
They seek not for power or fortune or fame,
but honor and hope and freedom from chains
With courage of lions they ride out in the storm,
to bring justice to madmen who’s souls have been torn
In battle heroes fall and a lone bugle sounds,
the places they gave all are now hallowed grounds
While some men pity them and say ‘what a shame’
the warriors will know their brothers died not in vain
Where ‘ere they are needed to quash evil’s foul blight,
these young men of valor will rise up and fight!

~ Shan Grimmius 2008~

Made Where?

Current Project

I love, love, love this apron. You can get the pattern here. I also love the Gnome bag pattern on the same site. Alas,I will have to make a trip to Goodwill to find some wool to felt.

And here and here you can see two of the aprons that my friend Marisa made.

Her Rose Colored Glasses

She's actually watching "American Idol" as she is David Archuleta's biggest fan.....

The Object of My Affections

Why can't I buy this at Walmart or the Commissary? I love going to the Carmike Theatre just so I can indulge in my Mr. Pibb adoration. I found this bottle at the Dollar Tree where I promptly bought all that was in the refrigerator case, but alas they are now all gone.......
This has always been one of my favorite childhood memories along with Clark's Teaberry gum which you can get in Lawton! (at Atwoods Feed Store). Teaberry is a mild wintergreen flavor.

According to Wikipedia, Pibb Xtra is widely available in Texas and the southern United States, depending on the local Coca-Cola bottler. It is rare to nonexistent in other parts of the US. But it is available in some parts of the North such as Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and Upstate Pennsylvania.

So there you have it Mr. Pibb and I were meant to be together. Sorry Sam.

It's Finished.

Finally. I did have a small problem about half way through. I kept my yarn and hooks in a basket and somewhere along the line the size G hook fell into the basket. I picked up the H hook and finished a few rows only to discover that the blanket was starting to get longer! Why are the G and H hooks both GOLD? (They were different shades of gold, but gold nonetheless). That's what I want to know! AS for the yarn choice you can read all about it here.

MOTHER by Jacob (Age 9)

Mom is nice to
Others
The nicest to us
Her kindness helps us
Everyday
Rare treasure