Been so long since I posted anything, seems I get so busy doing nothing I forget to post anything. Some might say well this blog is nothing but it is something to me. It is a way to remember certain things in life, and to just have fun writing down things I like.
We had a very good Christmas. All the family members were here except for David, Amy, and Gideon. Wish they could have been here too, we all miss them so much.
But, we are going there to visit them in a few more weeks. Gonna spend around 10 days loving on that sweet baby and his mommy and daddy and seeing the sights of Maui. I can't hardly wait!
Back to our Christmas...
We did get to love on Eli Jared, brand new baby boy of Danielle and Jared. He is such a sweet baby, he is already smiling. I got to hold him quite a bit and he snuggled right up with me. Love love love him. He is such a handsome little feller and he looks so exactly like Jared! I see Danielle in there too, but just to look at him he is Jared Jr. for sure! So awesome how God can make a baby look just like one parent but also just like the other parent.
I think everyone had a pretty good time, of course the kids were excited for presents and that is always fun! The little kids got presents and the older kids and adults got gift cards from Bob and me. I hate to do that, I love to find something I think they like, I love to give presents and love to watch them unwrap them. Like to see their faces when it really is something they like. But, as I am older and don't pay attention through the year as to what each one likes, it is so much easier to do it that way. They all say they like the gift cards so I will take their word for it. I still like to get "some little something" so they can unwrap it, but didn't even get that done this year.
They got Bob and me presents and gift cards and I wish they wouldn't and told them not to, but of course they did anyway. Bob and I loved everything they all got us!
We didn't have a big meal this year. Well, we didn't have turkey or ham and all the sides we usually have. We had appetizers but we had a table full of them! I don't know why but I couldn't hardly stand the thought of the same ol' same ol' meal this year. I wanted something different. I felt bad like I forced my wishes on everyone else but I think they all liked it okay. Maybe we will go back to the traditional meal next year, or maybe we have started a new tradition. Either way I am fine with it.
Babies Babies Everywhere!
Well, we have a new grandson, Gideon David, born on November 28, 2016, and a new great grandson, Eli Jared, born on November 29, 2016! WOW! Unbelievable! We are so blessed!
Gideon was originally due on or about December 5, and Eli was due on or about December 13. I kept saying "wouldn't it be funny if they were born on the same day!" They ALMOST were!
We didn't know what Gideon's name would be until he was born. I LOVE his name. Gideon, the story of Gideon in the Bible has always been one of my favorite Bible stories, if not the favorite. And of course, David after his father. He looks so much like David when he was a baby, but I can see his mommy, Amy in his face too, especially when he grins. So proud of all my grandbabies. Wish Gideon lived closer to us so we could cuddle and love on him more, but understand in this day and age that doesn't happen as often as grandparents would like.
We have been very blessed that the girls live very close to us and we have always seen our other grandbabies a lot. It sounds selfish to want Gideon too, or does it? I think it is just normal to want all my babies around close!
I know his parents are some of the best parents a baby could have, even if they are mine, so I have no worries on that part.
We knew that Danielle and Jared were going to have the name Eli, and I love love love that name also, and it fit him so well when we saw him. He also has the middle name Jared after his father. And he looks exactly like his father, Jared. Wow! So much like him. I see Danielle once in a while when I look at him, but he is Jared all over!
We have no worries about this baby and his parents either, they love God and their family so much and are such wonderful young people.
Turkey Track Bluegrass and Mount Magazine
Bob and I took another trip to Arkansas last weekend. Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival in Waldron, Arkansas. It is south of Fort Smith, around a 4 hour trip from here.
We didn't think we were going to go, Garrett had his last "Hoopin' it up" ballgame that day at 11:00 and the festival actually went from Wednesday through Saturday. We wanted to go but didn't want to miss Garrett's ballgame. He only had 4 or 5 and we really enjoyed them, and of course he thought Grandma and Grandpa HAD to come see him play, and we felt the same way. Grandbaby....bluegrass festival....we love bluegrass but grandbaby will always outweigh bluegrass, or just about anything else.
So, we just kinda forgot about it...kinda.
Garrett's ballgame started at 11:00 and ended around 12:00 noon. We were driving out of the school's driveway and Bob said, "Wanna go to Arkansas and listen to bluegrass?" Well....I said "SURE", so we hurried home, threw a few clothes in a duffel bag and away we went! HAHAHA That is one of the things I love about Bob and me, we have always just up and done anything we wanted on the spur of the moment.
So off we went to Waldron, Arkansas. We went down some of the most mountainous, narrow, curvy roads. I figured we would never make it there in time to hear anything, but we actually got there around 4:30.
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage were playing at 6 and she is the one we really wanted to see although we liked all the groups, hers is one of our favorites.
Lots and lots of good music, good food, good people.
It was over around 10:30 and we went back to the small town of Waldron and found a motel room. It wasn't 5 star, but it was clean, cool and adequate. Bob and I have never been very picky.
The next day, on the way home I wanted to go home a different way and go up Mount Magazine, the tallest hill/mountain in Arkansas. This is the Ouachita Mountain Range.
We stopped at a scenic area on the way up and got this selfie of ourselves. The sun was behind us but I kinda like the effect...
We drove to the top of Mount Magazine and went in the visitor's center. We went up the opposite way most people drive up (of course...hahaha) but it was very enjoyable and scenic. We drove a ways down the other side and got a few pictures at another scenic stop area.
We drove on home, coming up through Ponca (where I had absolutely NO phone service for miles) hoping to see an elk or two. We saw nothing but scenery.
We thought about going to Hawksbill Crag and hiking out to the point but I am a little nervous anymore about high places. We used to climb the Hercules Tower all the time but the last time we climbed it I kinda had vertigo and felt like I was going to just fall off the stairway. We will try another day.
On we came through Harrison and up 65 highway to Branson and then home. It was a very nice and very much needed trip. I love our little day or weekend trips and can't wait for another one!
We didn't think we were going to go, Garrett had his last "Hoopin' it up" ballgame that day at 11:00 and the festival actually went from Wednesday through Saturday. We wanted to go but didn't want to miss Garrett's ballgame. He only had 4 or 5 and we really enjoyed them, and of course he thought Grandma and Grandpa HAD to come see him play, and we felt the same way. Grandbaby....bluegrass festival....we love bluegrass but grandbaby will always outweigh bluegrass, or just about anything else.
So, we just kinda forgot about it...kinda.
Garrett's ballgame started at 11:00 and ended around 12:00 noon. We were driving out of the school's driveway and Bob said, "Wanna go to Arkansas and listen to bluegrass?" Well....I said "SURE", so we hurried home, threw a few clothes in a duffel bag and away we went! HAHAHA That is one of the things I love about Bob and me, we have always just up and done anything we wanted on the spur of the moment.
So off we went to Waldron, Arkansas. We went down some of the most mountainous, narrow, curvy roads. I figured we would never make it there in time to hear anything, but we actually got there around 4:30.
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage were playing at 6 and she is the one we really wanted to see although we liked all the groups, hers is one of our favorites.
Lots and lots of good music, good food, good people.
It was over around 10:30 and we went back to the small town of Waldron and found a motel room. It wasn't 5 star, but it was clean, cool and adequate. Bob and I have never been very picky.
The next day, on the way home I wanted to go home a different way and go up Mount Magazine, the tallest hill/mountain in Arkansas. This is the Ouachita Mountain Range.
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| our selfie |
We stopped at a scenic area on the way up and got this selfie of ourselves. The sun was behind us but I kinda like the effect...
We drove to the top of Mount Magazine and went in the visitor's center. We went up the opposite way most people drive up (of course...hahaha) but it was very enjoyable and scenic. We drove a ways down the other side and got a few pictures at another scenic stop area.
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| overlooking the Ouachita River basin |
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| picture a nice man took of us |
We thought about going to Hawksbill Crag and hiking out to the point but I am a little nervous anymore about high places. We used to climb the Hercules Tower all the time but the last time we climbed it I kinda had vertigo and felt like I was going to just fall off the stairway. We will try another day.
On we came through Harrison and up 65 highway to Branson and then home. It was a very nice and very much needed trip. I love our little day or weekend trips and can't wait for another one!
Hoopin" It UP!!!
We got to watch our 5 year old grandson, Garrett, play basketball Saturday. It's a program called "Hooping it Up" and it is a program to help the kids from Kindergarten through the 6th grade learn the basics of playing basketball.
The "coaches" are high school kids and they help the kids get organized into teams, and the coach for the high school girls and a parent or two helps run the floor with the kids and instruct them where to run, what to do with the ball and such. It's very informal and very very entertaining to watch...oh my.
Our little grandson has never played ball before, as most of the others have not either.
The little fellers would just stand there until told to jump for the ball, just stand there until told to run down the floor. Boy, when they understood a little about what they were supposed to do the contest was ON!
Of course we had our eyes on our little feller, and he was very energized. He did jumping jacks, ran with the ball, shot the ball, did a few push-ups....shot the ball some more, it was hilarious.
There is a fine line to walk while watching these little guys and gals. You don't want to laugh so much it is insulting to them but it is so dang cute you can't do much else. There were many many hands over mouths all morning, trying to cover the laughter.
Those that didn't laugh or seem to enjoy it, I don't know, are you dead or what?
The "coaches" are high school kids and they help the kids get organized into teams, and the coach for the high school girls and a parent or two helps run the floor with the kids and instruct them where to run, what to do with the ball and such. It's very informal and very very entertaining to watch...oh my.
Our little grandson has never played ball before, as most of the others have not either.
The little fellers would just stand there until told to jump for the ball, just stand there until told to run down the floor. Boy, when they understood a little about what they were supposed to do the contest was ON!
Of course we had our eyes on our little feller, and he was very energized. He did jumping jacks, ran with the ball, shot the ball, did a few push-ups....shot the ball some more, it was hilarious.
There is a fine line to walk while watching these little guys and gals. You don't want to laugh so much it is insulting to them but it is so dang cute you can't do much else. There were many many hands over mouths all morning, trying to cover the laughter.
Those that didn't laugh or seem to enjoy it, I don't know, are you dead or what?
Football and Bluegrass
Bob and I went to Bolivar Saturday to watch Gavin play football. He is Corey's youngest son and we just love him! I think he loves us too, especially Bob! He is a hoot to be around!
Gavin is quite the ballplayer, we really enjoyed watching him. Although it was the end of September it really got hot sitting there on the bleachers and the little boys really got hot playing football too! I wish I had took a picture of him in his uniform, he sure was cute!
We sat by Lynn and Corey and Corey's dad, Kevin and his wife, Marcy. Very nice people.
After the game we headed back towards Springfield, and on the way, we decided to go to West Plains to the HOBA bluegrass festival. We had talked about going but decided we wanted to see Gavin playing football and probably couldn't do both since he played in Bolivar and the festival was in West Plains....wrong! Of course we could do both! The game was over by noon, so we decided to go ahead and go to West Plains.
Of course, we had to make a quick detour into Springfield and eat at the Golden Corral that was out on N. Kansas. It was okay but we decided it wasn't as good as the one on S. Glenstone or the one in Branson. Bob loves to eat at Golden Corral. I always overeat because I think I need to get my money's worth! HA that is my excuse anyway.
So, we took off to West Plains, got there just in time for the dinner break, so we just sat in our car and dozed for a few minutes.
There weren't any big name groups at this festival, it is just a tiny little festival but the music and singing was good anyway. We enjoyed it a lot.
Here is the only picture I took. I didn't have my camera, only my phone. The back of my ankle was getting a blister on it from my new sneaker....haha
We didn't stay overnight, we figured we were close enough to home to sleep in our own bed so home we came. It was around 1:00am when we got home.
Good times!
Gavin is quite the ballplayer, we really enjoyed watching him. Although it was the end of September it really got hot sitting there on the bleachers and the little boys really got hot playing football too! I wish I had took a picture of him in his uniform, he sure was cute!
We sat by Lynn and Corey and Corey's dad, Kevin and his wife, Marcy. Very nice people.
After the game we headed back towards Springfield, and on the way, we decided to go to West Plains to the HOBA bluegrass festival. We had talked about going but decided we wanted to see Gavin playing football and probably couldn't do both since he played in Bolivar and the festival was in West Plains....wrong! Of course we could do both! The game was over by noon, so we decided to go ahead and go to West Plains.
Of course, we had to make a quick detour into Springfield and eat at the Golden Corral that was out on N. Kansas. It was okay but we decided it wasn't as good as the one on S. Glenstone or the one in Branson. Bob loves to eat at Golden Corral. I always overeat because I think I need to get my money's worth! HA that is my excuse anyway.
So, we took off to West Plains, got there just in time for the dinner break, so we just sat in our car and dozed for a few minutes.
There weren't any big name groups at this festival, it is just a tiny little festival but the music and singing was good anyway. We enjoyed it a lot.
Here is the only picture I took. I didn't have my camera, only my phone. The back of my ankle was getting a blister on it from my new sneaker....haha
We didn't stay overnight, we figured we were close enough to home to sleep in our own bed so home we came. It was around 1:00am when we got home.
Good times!
On the Banks of the Promised Land
Oh my goodness, I love this gospel song sung by Karen Peck and New River. Love Love Love it!
What a thought! Thinking about the morning when I stand in front of my LORD and SAVIOR, and reach for
his NAIL SCARRED HANDS.....
I wanted to sing this song so badly, but Karen Peck is a high soprano, and what I sing could be described as a squeaky wannabe soprano. No, if I had to say what my voice is it is a gravely alto...and not pretty in any way.
But I digress. Great song. Sung great. "Nuff said.
CITY OF GOLD
(Sung in this video by Yvonne St. Germaine)
CITY OF GOLD
VERSE: 1
THERE'S A CITY THAT LOOKS-- OVER THE VALLEY OF DEATH
AND IT'S GLORY HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD,
WHERE THE LAMB IS THE LIGHT--IN THE MIDST OF THE NIGHT
IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOLD
CHORUS:
WHERE THE SUN NEVER SETS
WHERE THE LEAVES, THEY NEVER FADE
AND THE RIGHTEOUS FOREVER WILL SHINE LIKE THE STARS
IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOLD
VERSE: 2
THERE WILL BE NO SORROW, PAIN, NOR SICKNESS OR DEATH,
AND THE SAINTS, THEY WILL NEVER GROW OLD
HOW I LONG FOR THAT CITY,
WHERE THERE NEVER COMES A NIGHT
IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOLD...
REPEAT CHORUS:
TAG:
IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOLD!!
Dailey & Vincent - By the Mark (Live]
By the Mark
Love this song so much. Probably my favorite song right now. I will know my Savior, by the mark of the nails in His hands...
Dailey and Vincent are such amazing singers.
I guess some would consider them very progressive bluegrass, I know when we saw them at Starvy Creek last July they had a drummer and the owners of the festival would not let the drums be played.
The reason was it was not "traditional" bluegrass...okay, I do understand that and I am not a big fan of drums in bluegrass or gospel songs in general, but they have a drummer so I think if that is what they want in their band, they should be allowed to have that. They are as good and better than most of the other bands.
I also wanted to point out to the owners that they had several groups that sang traditional COUNTRY songs that they tried to sing in a bluegrass fashion, sometimes. Most of the time the group just did it as a country song. And one group even sang "SPLISH SPLASH, I WAS TAKING A BATH, LONG ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT....(whole song)" which is in fact an old pop rock, bubble gum rock song from the 50s.
Now how in the world is that traditional bluegrass if you want to split some hairs??? Let 'em sing and get out of the way.
Quilting...Again...ummmm???
The first thing I ever did was hand piece a little pillow cover. I just pieced together some pretty little scraps I had. In little squares. I just wanted to see if I could. I thought it was really cute.
I even sewed a cute little ruffle around the edges of it. It looks a little more uneven now than when I first made it, probably because it's been wallered around for years.
Then I decided to make a quilt out of old leftover jeans. I had a lot of jeans and I thought it would be a good thing to take to the lake to sit on, to lay our air mattress on, and the like. So I sewed it, on the machine. It was quite an undertaking for my old Singer, but I got it done. I tacked it here and there, pretty haphazardly all over the quilt on the sewing machine. We have used that quilt a lot.
I like the way it turned out, and I use it for my bedspread in my room now. Makenna even added some nail polish to it, and it blends it pretty well. I am not even going to try to get it out, it is just a memory of when she was little.
Next I made Danielle and Jared a quilt when they got married. I finally got it ready two or three months after they said "I do". I did not hand piece it, did it on the machine. I did not hand quilt it, I had Bob's Aunt June quilt it on her quilting machine and she did a fabulous job. I did hand stitch the hem, so there is that.
I LOVE the way it turned out. I have always loved blue and white and used to want our bedroom in these colors. Just decided maybe the green/browns/and flowers would fit our room more. I even tried my hand at applique and I think it worked out pretty good!
Now I want to start a quilt for Courtney. She says her favorite color is a coral color, and she still likes it but she also likes aqua, turquoise, teal and those colors. She says any kind and any color of quilt is wonderful because she just wants a quilt! I have a pattern found that Courtney saw and really liked. Its just a simple nine patch pattern and I really like that because I said I would only piece squares and rectangles....no triangles! So I need to get busy and piece that baby, take it and get it quilted!
Sooooo.....I need to get busy and start finding fabric to make another quilt. I need to make one for Jessi, Hayden and Kyle too...I would like to make each grandkid I have a quilt, just something they can have that Grandma made for them. And of course, all my kids too. I got to get to sewing!
Sooooo.....I need to get busy and start finding fabric to make another quilt. I need to make one for Jessi, Hayden and Kyle too...I would like to make each grandkid I have a quilt, just something they can have that Grandma made for them. And of course, all my kids too. I got to get to sewing!
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