This is really what the fourth of July is all about!

IT’S ALMOST FOURTH OF JULY, AND WE SHOULD

                                                   HAVE OUR MINDS ON THANKING OUR BOYS FOR

                                                   KEEPING IT OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY.

                                                    THANKS GUYS

Today is the count-down day. Only 16 more days…..how did it come so quickly? I’ve know all year that July was count-down month, but other things always slip in ahead and I am left looking at the calendar and wondering……AM I READY?! 

The Delaware State Fair begins on July 17 and I better get kicking! I have been working on my entries like mad!; getting them made and then deciding on which one gets the privilege of showing at the fair. It’s a madding decision trying to see my entries through the judges eyes. Will they think it looks good, and then the most nerve wracking thing, the tasting!  Last year one of the judges decided that my strawberry JAM was really strawberry PRESERVES! I beg your pardon, I don’t think so. Had she been handy when I reviewed the judge’s decisions, she and I would have had a long discussion on the difference of JAM OR PRESERVES!!!  You gotta laugh it off, because really it is in the eye of the beholder or the taste of the beholder.

So I am off to compete with hubby in tow. He is my taste tester, my critic, my loader, my handler (making sure the cargo is safely stowed for transportation-heavens no breaking allowed!), my driver, and best of all my cheering squad!!   Wish me luck

A beautiful weekend, just what I needed. Cleared my head, did some thinking and just enjoyed the beauty of nature.  I really like this picture, it shows that God is indeed in the minds and hearts of people. Even campers!

 A reminder that he is ever near. Our campsite this weekend was on the water. It was glorious, watching the sun go down in the evening and waking up early enough to take a cup of coffee, and sit and watch the sun come up over the water. What a better way to start the day than talking to the Lord here. I sure did that~!

We took our youngest “Lucy” with us to get her used to people, noises, boogie men and the like. She was so funny; but also the best minded dog there. She never barked or made a fool of herself like some of the spoiled ones there. We did a lot of walking around on the leash learning to follow, heel, etc. She did very good until she saw the beach and the water. Now beagles aren’t water dogs per-say, but this one was sooo hot that she just had to do what a girl has to do!

Ploop down goes the behind, I am so hot mama! Ok lets try the beach. Well I just about died, she waded in and started swimming around me, I just couldn’t stop laughing at her. What a smart dog!

HUBBY GOT AN AMISH SUMMER HAT OFF OF AN AMISH HOME STORE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. HE HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE EVERYWHERE. WHEN WE GO TO THE AMISH AUCTIONS ALL THE MEN HAVE ONE, THEY ARE COOL WHEN WORKING IN THE FIELDS AND JUST A GREAT SUMMER HAT. AN MENNONITE FRIEND TOLD US OF A STORE THAT WASN’T ADVERTISED AND WAS BASICALLY JUST FOR THE AMISH FAMILIES. SHE SAID THAT THE STORE WAS PLAIN AND YOU COULD MISS IT BY DRIVING BY. THAT’S WHAT THE AMISH WANT. THEY REALLY DON’T WANT TOURIST COMING INTO THE SHOP. SHE ASSURED HUBBY THAT HE COULD GET A HAT THERE. SO OFF WE WENT. THE YOUNG LADY RUNNING THE STORE WAS VERY VERY NICE;AND SOLD HUBBY A HAT.  HE LOVES IT!  MY DAD SAW IT AND WE COULD TELL HE REALLY LIKED IT TOO.  SO FOR FATHER’S DAY HUBBY WENT BACK TO THE STORE, (I STAYED IN THE CAR BECAUSE I REALLY FELT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH MY SHORTS AND TOP ON TO GO IN THE STORE!) AND BOUGHT ONE FOR DAD.

IT WAS JUST WHAT HE WANTED

LOOKS GOOD ON HIM DOESN’T IT? I ALSO GAVE HIM ANOTHER BAND FOR HIS HAT, THAT’S WHEN IT GOT FUNNY!

 YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS MAN! :)  

 

As I ponder the love that I saw in his eyes,
A Godly love, given without compromise….
I recall many times that he stood by my side,
And prodded me on with great vigor and pride.
His voice ever confident, firm and yet fair,
Always speaking with patience, tenderness and care.
The power and might of his hands was so sure,
I knew there was nothing we couldn’t endure.
It’s true, a few others provided insight,
Yet, he laid the foundation that kept me upright.
He’s the grandest of men to have lived on this earth,
Although he’s not royal by stature or birth.
He’s a man of great dignity, honor and strength.
His merits are noble, and of admirable length.
He’s far greater than all other men that I know,
He’s my Dad, he’s my mentor, my friend and hero.

 

 

 

My Dad W.W.ll 1942

 

 

 

 

time marches on, but my love stays the same for the man that I wish would forever live

 

 

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

THIS HAS BEEN A FULL WEEK AND WEEK-END. WE LEFT SAT. MORN. FOR VIRGINA. A FRIEND OF OURS TOLD US ABOUT A CAMPGROUND THAT THEY LOVE, SO WE DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT. ON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE CHECK-IN OFFICE ; THE GIRL IN THERE HAD OUR RESERVATIONS WAITING. BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL REVIVAL MEETING THAT WAS BEING HELD OVER THE WEEKEND, THE PEOPLE IN OUR ORIGINAL SITE WANTED TO EXTEND THEIR STAY, SO THAT MEANT THAT WE HAD TO BE MOVED TO ANOTHER SITE. IT WAS A GOOD MOVE, IT WAS MORE SHADY AND CLOSER TO THE POOL. WHAT MAKES THIS CAMPGROUND WONDERFUL IS THE PERSONAL ATTENTION THAT YOU GET AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE. WE WERE LITERALLY ESCORTED TO OUR SITE, AND 2 MEN GUIDED US INTO THE BACK IN SITE. BOY WHAT A SERVICE, IT MADE IT SOOO EASY! WE WERE MAJORLY IMPRESSED!                                 

THE CAMPGROUND IS PERFECT. THERE IS ALOT OF EXTRA THINGS GOING ON ALL THROUGH THE WEEKENDS. AND IF THAT ISN’T ENOUGH THERE IS THIS:

 

OR MAYBE THIS WOULD BE YOUR THING:

THE ONLY DOWNFALL WAS THE BITING BUGS THAT DROVE US HOME THIS MORNING. SPRAYING WASN’T DONE THIS MORNING, AND AFTER ALL IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVERYBODY HAS GONE HOME ANYWAY, SO SHOULD WE. BUT WE WILL BE BACK IN 2 WEEKS FOR THE CAMPER RALLY, IN A DIFFERENT SITE.

Boy did I speak toooo soon! I thought I was getting over this “BUG”  but apparently it wants to hang around some more. Reminds me of the Musinex commercial about the bugs trying to stay in your body! I have been on Musinex for about 2-1/2 weeks now and it has helped some to the point I was better. I don’t know if it is because we were outside all weekend and the pollen took over or what, I just know that it’s back. So I put in a call to my doc and sure enough she wasn’t in. ( I’m not surprised, she is hard to get to see) She is at a medical convention, but she will call the office at noon and maybe? she will call in a prescription for me. Well I have a back up plan, if she doesn’t call in something I’m gonna take my little body to the Urgent care office where my insurance will cover it. We leave tomorrow and I will not go without some HELP!  Pathetic isn’t it? We don’t plan on being sick when we go away, but sure as we go back to work, I’ll be all well! I just bet on that one!!

Oh well we will see! :) 

Happy Memorial Day. This is gonna be a busy week, because I have taken a few days off work to recoup, regroup, and just plain do what I wanna do. We went camping for a long weekend to Shad Landing. I haven’t been there since I was a kid. Back then you had to pay to get into the park, but now you can just go in to the river and register. Because we had reservation that were made online it was a quick process. The campsite was great, big, wide and quiet. The ranger told us that all 191 sites were ocupied for the weekend. Oh boy was there some people there. We sat at the dock and just people watched, It was so much fun. We watched a 2year old boy and his father have a battle of wills over him wearing a hat in the sun. Eventually the little boy figured out that in order to fish with the rest of the kids, he’d better just put the hat on (with a shrug of shoulders and allot of muttering!) and join them. He was so funny to watch.

On Thursday we are leaving for Lancaster Pa. Hubby wanted to go to the Green Dragon on Friday. That is a treat since I rarely get off work on Fridays. Thursday I am taking Hubby to Hershey, to the chocolate factory. He has never been there, near there with his field trials but never there. I remember taking my kids there for Hershey Park and the chocolate factory, it was fun. I have several birthdays this month, so somebody is gonna get something from the factory! We love to travel on the back roads around New Holland, Ephrata, etc. and see the farm fields and the Amish working in them. Hubby will never get the farm out of his blood! HA! HA!

I AM CONSTANTLY AMAZED AT THE THINGS YOU CAN DO ON THIS COMPUTER. PLAYING AROUND WITH THE DIFFERENT HEADERS AND PICTURES ON MY BLOG JUST FASCINATES ME!  I JUST CHANGED THE WHOLE BLOG AND PUT OUR PICTURE ON THE HEADER, I THINK I LIKE IT:)  

WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO WANT A COMPUTER I BUGGED MY DAUGHTER ALL ABOUT IT AND SHE PATIENTLY SHOWED ME SOME THINGS AND TOLD ME THAT I COULD DO IT; I KINDA DOUBTED THAT! ONE CHRISTMAS HUBBY SURPRISED ME WITH ONE AND I HAVE FALLEN HEAD OVER HEELS IN “FUN” WITH IT. GRANTED THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY MISTAKES, FUSSING, YELLING”WHERE DID IT GO, I JUST HAD IT HERE!” BUT I HAVE GRADUALLY LEARNED, MOST OF IT BY TRIAL AND ERROR. I ENJOY IT IMMENSELY. I USE IT TO FIND OUT INFORMATION FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, MAKE CAMPING RESERVATIONS, EMAIL AND ENDLESS OTHER THINGS. SOME I’M JUST FINDING OUT HOW!!! 

NOW THERE IS A NEW BLOG DESIGN IN TOWN, AND WHO KNOWS THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW! HA! HA!