Wall Talk

I decided to do some wall talk on my dining room wall. Annie my K-State Art major genius with her hands came and did it for me. I love it...it turned out so neat..
Everett and I both sing so we had her paint "Sing as if no one is listening"
Thank you Annie....

Memories

Memories, that is what we are doing today, making tomorrow memories. What kind of memories are we making for those we love or those that come in contact with us. Are they pleasant, or are they hurtful...

My kiddos always talk about the past..the past Thanksgivings, Christmas's birthday's vacations etc. I think as the years go by we all want to hang on to something of the past and the one and only thing we really can keep are our memories. Well maybe not some of us forget. Yesterday we went to help serve Thanksgiving dinner at Newton for the community. Our church is involved in that...I made a new memory. There were a lot of people, hundreds that were served. It felt good to dish out food for those that came...to serve instead of being served. Tal our son and family helped, in the morning we talked about Thanksgiving of last year...last night my Annie and Steph and I walked we talked about Thanksgivings of the years before, about going to Grandma Ada's on Saturday after..on and on some things I have forgotten but someone will remember. We break some traditions and can start new ones just makes for different memories.
I pray that your memories of the past are pleasant to reflect upon..the little ones are watching and will remember...I love this season..it seems to be the season of love...care and concern...more hands reach out to help others in need I believe more at this time of year than others...We need to make Christmas last again all year long...

It's about Time

The days are passing quickly, time is going by in a flash..soon it will all be over. The turkey put away and on to the next. Things happen, people come and people go, on and on nothing at all stops..I want to say whoa...whoa...wait a minute I want to catch up...I want to catch on..things change and by the time I get use to them they have changed again..just like the back ground of my blog, I am thankful that my dear daughter does that for me!! When I check in here to write I never know what kinda background I am going to have...Thank you Steph...I love it...

Thanksgiving is later than usual this year so that means Christmas is sooner...right?
They have been playing Christmas music for a couple of weeks already on the radio and in the stores...is that so we buy earlier and longer??? I think so...but before you know it, it will be New Years..Are we ready...I believe ready or not here it comes...

My babies are growing so fast..Chad how old will you be next year?? Tal, Steph, where has the time gone???? No really I meant the twins and the rest of the grand kiddos...I love babies...but they just don't stay that way, in size anyway...maybe babies, but they are bigger and not as cute then...

Well I pray all of you have a great Thanksgiving and to remember we need to be thankful everyday...and lets have Christmas all year long...remembering Christ's birth (by the way Abby loved your blog on the real birth and how it must have taken place) His death and most important His Resurrection!!!

My prayer

Lord, today I wish that I could take back some things that I've said...
I wish that I could take away the trials and struggles of those that I love..
I wish that I could carry their burden like you promise to carry mine...

I just wish that I could really show those I love how much I really love them like you have shown me...

Full House and Two full tables

We had our thanksgiving dinner today...we are a growing family..just our immediate family we now have 2 tables full, one of adults and one of children and lots and lots of food..10 lbs potatoes, 1 ham,
1 turkey..more sweet potatoes more then I can count..2 lbs mac and cheese..2 apple pies, 1 pumpkin and brownies..I can go on and on...

It was the twins first Thanksgiving, they really didn't take up to much room. Jack slept most of the day Sophie wanted to be held mostly by her Papaw..why do they love him so...Grandma's tired tonight, cooking a big dinner is fun, but a lot and lots of work..it kinda reminds me of a wedding you work so hard and plan and in minutes it's over..wish it would leave my waist that quick...:)

Now on Thursday we will go and help with our church to feed the ones that don't have a place to go or food to eat..I am looking forward to that.

Today I give thanks for God's provision, His love and His promise of NEVER will He ever leave us or forsake us. As our sermon went the morning he does have expectations of us...as His children though..I want to be a faithful servant.
I have so much to be Thankful for....

Thank you God for the Joy today!

I thank you God for the beautiful day you have given Everett and I. We started off today by having breakfast in one of our favorite little cafes in Galva. Then we headed to Mac to take care of our new little twins (which by the way are 5 mo. already) and Henry. What a joy, then I headed to preschool to watch our other 5 yr. old grandson's play and ate lunch with him and mommy and daddy, it was a joy to be with them...then my granddaughter Annie came home from college and I got to see her, and what a joy that was...then Everett and I headed to Wichita, did a little Christmas shopping, ( I do mean a little) one gift bought..and what I wanted to get Everett for Christmas I got him today (because he asked) then we headed to his Uncle's that is soon to be 94 had a wonderful visit with him...it too, was such a joy to sit in his living room of the house he built in 1949..so warm and cozy..hearing stories of the past..love it...

My Day

Today I was short 2 girls at work..we are not in our busy time and I was a little ahead of schedule which I like to be so when I am short of help it doesn't hurt to bad.Today was one of those days when I was a bit ahead this morning when I came in.
Well about 12:15 the phone rang...it was a supervisor out at the main plant wanting to know where Monday's the 24Th wire harnesses were. They were needing them and didn't have them. Now I run one week ahead of them always so I knew that I sent them out at the beginning of the week...so we check my calender and I started telling him the models I had sent out, he preceded to tell me those were not on the schedule for the 24Th and told me what was...WHOOPS..didn't have them..what I had done was instead of hitting the 2 on the # key I had hit the 0 so when I entered them on my calendar it read 11/04/08 instead of 11/24/08 so I had just copied down the 4Th production instead of the 24Th. So I went and told my girls, guess what I have a problem and I am counting on all of you to help me fix it. And fix they did. The wires had to be cut, ends put on, soldered into circuit boards and harnessed..Shipping came to pick them up at 2:30. I was so proud of them, not a one of them complained all just started pitching in. Yes I thanked them several times and told them how much I appreciated it.

Today I am thankful for each one of these girls.....they went the extra mile...

Thank you God for providing for me....