Trace Pictures

More Pictures to come but for now.....Take a look~ here

Cat Man

Some days it is all about Ed. Today it has been all about me. Dan The Cat Man has been right up my hiney all day. Wanting to be next to me or at least in the same room. Today he was even in the bathroom the entire time I was in the shower. He sang out his crazy meow and I had to assure him I was in there (twice) and had not left him. I get home tonight from the fiber get together, and he is in my chair. I of course have to encourage him to get out of my chair and he starts his hollering. Then comes back and settles next to me on a pillow next to my chair. His left eye is a bit goopy, but he seems ok. Maybe today is just my day for him to be wanting Mom. To be nearly 22 years old, he is looking pretty good!

Today's meet up was a lot of fun. I worked on my hat pattern and Heidi fixed my mistake in my secret project. Thanks Heidi!! Lots of laughs, and always good times. I hate to leave. We need a weekend day when we can all just get together and laugh longer!

Trace Adkins Concert!!!

If I start out by saying WOW, I hope you won't be too thrilled right away. Combine the experience of Military men (and women), Trace Adkins, Emily West and an awesome crowd, and you have the makings of a fabulous concert. I have seen Trace in concert before in the confines of Billy Bob's Texas and the only advantage there was air conditioning. However as night fell on May 15th, 2009, it no longer mattered that we started out in the blazing sun (for 2 hours!). Who cared? The show opened with a new artist to me named Emily West. My gosh that girl can sing! I was very impressed. She was a bit shocked to receive a standing ovation, but it was well deserved. She won't be singing to crowds of 8 or 9 on music row for long!
Then there was Trace. My goodness what a nice tall drink of water that man is. I have loved his voice since before he was shot by one of his wives. She did not slow him down at all. He gives everything he has to each song and in no way is boring. If it is a love song, you feel love. If it is a tribute to the military as in "Arlington", you know he is saluting the depth the military gives fighting for our freedom. He performed rock, country, soul, gospel, and all was the best he had to give. Thank you Trace for singing "Chrome". *WHEW* This was a Mother's Day gift from my daughter and she was there with me on row 4 stage left almost center. I am blessed with an angel of a daughter. It was the best night ever.
Now let me brag on the Military. Orchestrating the arrival, parking, congregation and exit of all of those hundreds of people was flawless. I doubt I have ever made it out of a concert, professional sports game, high school football game, or even a funeral as quickly and flawlessly as we did last night. I cannot say how impressed I was and how safe it made me feel to know our military is so damn good! & I am a military widow!!! Hubby was all about military standards and ethics. Now I know why!
This one Hot Mama will never forget a moment in time when a tall guy from Louisiana stepped on stage and took my breath away not just because he is a cutie patootie, but because he is frooking talented!!!
My deepest thanks to Fort Worth NAS JRB for sharing their house with us civilians and making us feel so special. My even deeper thanks go to my daughter Brandy who made my night so special. There are no more words to express my heart. Thank you to the MP who gave me a lift to the car when my feeble legs could not make it back. I was wiped out. I will post pictures soon to my Picasa Web Album so you can see how much fun I had....be on the look out!!!
A truely special thanks also goes to the best manfriend a girl could ever have. Ed, thank you for letting this silly female go and fan crush on a celebrity when you know I only come home to you. You are a prince among theives my love!!!!
Be blessed and be well friends!

Girls loved their gifts

The girls loved their birthday & half birthday gifts this past weekend! They were born on the same number day 6 months (plus a lot of years) so they share birthday numbers. My daughter started the whole half birthday celebrating.
(Oxymoron?) I don't know! The pictures are of the girls posing with their treasures. I was surprised that Kendall loved the doll as much as she did. Now she has ordered one for her whole birthday. I have another order for one that I need to start soon. I will maybe make some for quinceaneras too. So many people love her. The sequins did not hold up well on Kendall's bag but they looked cute for a while. I taught her to crochet while she was here. In just 2 days of working with her, she left knowing how to chain and single crochet. WOW!!! Isn't that awesome??? I do so enjoy teaching someone a craft. It gives them something to believe in and know they have it anytime they want solace.
Be blessed and be well!!!

Kendall Purse

Kendall's purse is finished and not a moment too soon. She just left Waco a bit ago and will be here any minute. I hope she likes it because the glue is not dry and I want her to play with it while here. This is a children's version of the fat bottom bag but from Japan. It was not easy to read the instructions but the chart was awesome.I hope you like it. Let me know in a comment if you wish I always enjoy those!

Wrapping up Earth Week

I just walked in from seeing Disney's movie "Earth". I enjoyed my time seeing it in the theater, but was bummed at the content. It's stories about migrating families was almost exactly like "Planet Earth". Basically it was those same stories retold. I was also amazed at how many small children were there and I suppose were never warned about the reality of nature and how hungry will eat the weak. I heard several kids gasp and several parents tell them lies about how the baby antelope type animal got away and survived.
I was also very annoyed that a man and his child were behind us and talked constantly through the movie. Teaching your children to watch, listen and learn with no talking is a huge responsibility parents seem to neglect. Heck even a lot of them are talking and making noise. Don't take babies, young kids to this movie. Take an older child and prep them for reality. Then use it to discuss nature, our planet and the horrors at how we are failing it.
I know now why I rely so much on my delivered to my house movies. So much more joy. New Goal: Get my entertainment center set up and get it working to play surround sound and dvds. Man I wish I knew how!!!
All in all, this movie is as good as "Planet Earth" was, but I wanted to see new footage and new stories.
I give it *** of *****. Like anyone will care! Ha!
Be well and be Blessed!!!

Celebrate Earth Day Every Day!!!

John Denver has an album about Earth Day, our planet, and how we are killing not only it but each other. In his Earth Day Song he says:

Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate land and sea
Celebrate you and me
Celebrate earth Day,
every day

Although I try to be more conscious of the world around me, I am as wasteful as a human can get. My city does not recycle and so I don't either. Shame. One thing I do try to do is plant things. I am not as good as I once was, but I try. These pictures are the pictures of Hope. Hope is my tree from the Arbor Day Foundation in 2007. Here is the story of Hope:
I planted this tree as a twig. Because it was so small, I tied a red ribbon around it so it could been seen. My neighbor mowed it down 3 times, my daughter stepped on it several times breaking it off, and it refused to die. I saw strength in this tree that was the basic story of my life. "Keep getting back up, Grow and refuse to give up" In February of 2008, I transplanted it to my new home across town from where it started out. Last spring, it came back established and the pictures today show how well it is doing. I would say it is about 4 ft tall and is beautiful. It is strong enough to bend in the wind and rise up from nothing to be this beautiful. This tree is my contribution to cleaner air. Next to it is one that we planted last year also from TADF. It is supposed to be a dogwood too, but I don't really know what they are. I will take pictures of the other one soon. Maybe every year I can add a dogwood to the yard and get a nice "crop" of trees going.
I hope you did something good for the earth today and every day ahead. When your day is harsh, think of Hope. I do.
Be blessed.