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Our Daily Thread 9-6-14

Good Morning!

Welcome to the weekend. 🙂

On this day in 1620 the Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World. 

In 1876 the Southern Pacific rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco was completed. 

In 1901 President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by Leon Czolgosz. He died 8 days later. Czolgosz, an American anarchist, was executed the following October. 

In 1941 Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word “Jew” inscribed. 

And in 1975 Martina Navratilova requested political asylum while in New York for the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. 

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Quote of the Day

“I don’t know why my brain has kept all the words to the Gilligan’s Island theme song and has deleted everything about triangles.”

Jeff Foxworthy

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 Today is Dolores O’Riordan’s birthday.

And since it’s his birthday too, a short educational piece from Mr. Foxworthy and his redneck dictionary. 🙂

From Jeff Foxworthy

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Anyone have a QoD?

105 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 9-6-14”

  3. Saturday is almost over here. A quiet day, but sunny and breezy enough to wash my bed linens. You have to plan ahead and wait for a sunny day. Can’t take the little things for granted. Had a fun time at a birthday party this evening, but the best part was walking to and from with some couples – to be out at night and to feel safe in the lovely darkness.

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  4. Jo, I know. I have seen your pictures, but when I think of PNG, I still think of the description the marines gave; of the jungles, insects, snakes and critters during WW II.

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  5. I’m a Highlands girl, the coast is like that and I don’t visit there often. I will be flying to a dedication on an island for the day on September 27th. It will probably be like that, but I am only going for the day. I will wear and bring lots of bug spray.

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  6. Just me and Jo today. And Jo is sacked out by now. That leaves just me. It’s so lonesome here. I think I’ll study my SS lesson. I’m not teaching tomorrow. Another guy is teaching Hebrews this quarter.

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  7. Good morning Wanderers. It’s a lovely Saturday in the Middle Mississippi River Valley. Quite a change ion the weather. Yesterday’s low of 73 is the predicted high today. This I can handle. Yesterday was (hopefully) the last scorcher of the year. It was so hot and humid in my classroom that I was wet all over from perspiration. I took my last two classes to the sir conditioned library. When my carpool left the school, it was sunny, humid and 90°. We could see black clouds off to the West and I commented that we were probably going to get into a storm before reaching the place where we meet. When we got to the meeting place a half hour later, it was pouring rain and 70°. I got drenched in the 30 seconds it took to get from the car we were in to my car, and I was still damp from the heat earlier. Needless to say, when I got home a half hour later I was still wet from both the rain and sweat. And at my house it was sunny, mild and hadn’t rained at all.

    Welcome to life in the Midwest.

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  9. Can’t sleep and I can hear someone across the valley playing the drums. Perhaps getting ready for a performance. Not helpful at midnight.
    Our weather can vary like that too. The morning never tells you what the rest of the day will be like. If it gets to 90, it will rain soon.

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  10. Good morning! The air was so clear yesterday in Atlanta. Blue skies with bright white clouds automatically drew eyes upward and brought thoughts of God. Kinda like that gravatar of Peter and his wife looking up to the clouds on the blue sky.

    I am at the office today hoping to have some good thoughts in prep for Sunday school class about the evil kings. Sort of hard to do a lesson on evil kings. Sometimes we make cards for the homebound, ill, and jobless. It may be a card making day. But since we only had one student last week, we may use the dough I made up to make and paint maps of the Divided Kingdom, Israel and Judea.I hate to waste the dough I made, but will have to see if it is still good in the ziplock bag.

    Seems I have too many commitments lately. I need to sort, reevaluate, delete, and get moving. I am really enjoying the article writing course I am taking.

    Have you ever had a job where you had to account for all your minutes? When I worked as a co-op tax auditor while a senior in college, all the auditors had to track their time like that, to assign it to the files. I think an analysis was taking place to determine the files that were taking the most time and how much revenue they were generating. It was just for a season we had to do that. I got to thinking lately regarding how Jesus spent his time. He spent a lot of time in prayer. Then I thought I don’t believe I ever read that He sang or played an instrument. So If people are disciples of Christ doesn’t that mean they would spend a good bit of time in prayer? I had to choose between choir and prayer meeting. I chose prayer meeting. Choir is definitely important and worthy of time. I just don’t think there should be the conflict in scheduling. Some who were in our prayer meeting last year are not able to be with us this year.

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  13. Good Morning Everyone. I woke up with a cramp in my right leg. I got up and went to the sofa and read a while. I slept until almost 9am after that. I am turning into a lazy bum on the weekends. More packing today. The appraiser looked at the house yesterday and should turn in his report on Monday. I finally found the 2012 W-2’s and 1099’s and got those submitted to the underwriter. The insurance came in at $1,443. They really stick it to us on the coast because of the hurricanes.
    Mr. P met several of the neighbors yesterday when he let the appraiser in. Since I bought a FSBO I am having to handle both sides of the deal…at no cost.
    My Baby Girl turns 17 on Tuesday…wow. She wanted Birkenstocks for her birthday present. They came in yesterday so she opened them this morning. She is happy. Because I sold shoes through college I showed her how to fit them. Her feet fit them properly. My feed never did. Plus back then I couldn’t afford them!

    RE: Jeff Foxworthy. Did you know he used to work for IBM? He is far from stupid. On the other hand I have heard people talk like that clip which prompted an investor from California to compliment me for being bi-lingual.

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  15. Kim- Re: Jeff Foxworthy not being stupid: I find the most intelligent entertainers are comedians, especially those that do character acting. It is not very easy to stay in character and not laugh at your own jokes while performing. I think of ones like Dick Van Dyke, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, or Carol Burnett. Of course, one of the funniest people I remember is Red Skelton, though he would occasionally laugh at his own humor.

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  16. Janice, if you will reread the passage about the Last Supper, you will see that one of the very last things Jesus did with His disciples was sing. Singing some of the Psalms was part of the Passover meal, and it is recorded that they sang a hymn (a psalm) and went out.

    Singing praises to God is also an important part of corporate worship.

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  17. And Bob Newhart (Peter). Johnny Carson also.

    I was reading a bit about Joan Rivers this week and it seems she was quite a fan of (and knew) the Reagans.

    For those with cats, my vet posted this on fb today: Dry foods are often associated with obesity in cats. Treat dry food like potato chips. Only use a small amount. To lose weight cut it out completely.

    You can find Birkenstocks at DSW for much more reasonable prices — and they do last forever and ever.

    And this is how my mind is working this morning, flitting from one thing to the next. I’ve only had 2 sips of coffee after sleeping late today. I wrote 4 stories yesterday, which is a lot.

    My friend wants me to drive up to visit her again at the rehab she’s in, apparently the doctors are keeping her there for her wound to heal (following emergency intestinal surgery this summer). So I’m trying to get some energy going for that, along with some other chores & a trip to the pet store for dog & cat food which is all running low.

    And tomorrow there’s a brunch after church for just a few of us women pals at someone’s home.

    We’re getting the effects of Hurricane Norbert from Mexico this weekend with more high surf & probably more humidity. 😦 😦

    I guess michelle is roughing it in Cancun right about now? … 🙂

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  19. Uh oh, I have never fed a cat anything but dry cat food. And self serve all you can eat mice and birds and snakes. Hmmmm, I don’t believe I have ever had an obese cat either. But dry cat and dog foods are a recent invention anyway. I am so modern.

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  21. Husband’s sister is over there in Canada. They were going for a drive today. She wanted to go far north so I thought they might stop by Kare’s place. She wanted to go so far north they would get to Michigan. Kind of strange to be in Canada and drive north to get to the US. Guess they won’t make it to Kare’s place after all.

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  22. Thank you, thank you, Cheryl. I am glad you know the scriptures and can keep me grounded. I don’t mean to put down any singing of psalms or hymns by my comment. I was just trying to gauge how much time Jesus spent doing various activities that were faith related while He was on earth based on what scripture says. I am not as grounded in scripture as I would like to be. I have not been to a Bible college. Maybe some day…

    I saw that the state of Georgia offers college tuition for free for those 62 and older. If you had the opportunity would you go back and take courses (audited) at a state college? What would you take?

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  23. Mumsee- Since your cats are outdoors all the time, they probably get more exercise. They also probably get a lot of fresh meat by catching their own food.

    Janice- I would most likely take another foreign language, or else something creative like writing or art.

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  24. I tried taking Nimipuu, the traditional Nez Perce language, but I had too many small foster children so that came to an end. But that is what I would like to learn. And some of the traditions. I was hoping to have a teacher sent here so we could all learn. We are on the reservation so it should be doable.

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  26. If I had free college classes, the possibilities are endless. I would love to take some more computer courses, maybe a little marketing, some more history, English and Literature. I would not take any math classes. I would probably take some biology or zoology classes. I really liked those the first time around. I am not a musician but I would love to take some appreciation classes.
    Oh. I probably should take some management and real estate courses shouldn’t I?

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  27. One of the best courses I ever took was The Bible as Literature. As Christians we naturally focus on the Bible being the Word of God and forget sometimes that it is also a beautiful collection of writings.

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  28. Peter, I agree, cats that go outdoors are busy-busy wearing off their food. Annie stays pretty svelte, she’s climbing over the back fence all the time to get from the back to the front of the house — and then back again. Sometimes I spot her on the patio roof.

    But when she kills stuff (like rats and, sadly, an occasional bird) she just leaves it, she doesn’t eat it — which is probably best. Yuk. She only hunts for sport.

    JaniceG, I’m still trying to use up the stamps I bought last Christmas. Typically I only mail one thing a month, my gardener’s check. All my other bills are paid online now.

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  30. Two of our former reporters are now working for USC (in part researching the school’s collection of holocaust survivor memoirs, which I’d think would be fascinating). But part of the benefits they receive for working there are free classes.

    Another former editor went to another university — he’s got young kids so his position also will provide for their tuition someday should he stay there that long.

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  31. I will say, though, that I took a couple classes at my alma mater university some years ago and found myself rather annoyed by the professors who insisted on pontificating about their various (liberal, of course) political and social views — that had nothing to do with the course topic. 😦

    There were a number of young students in the class who appeared to be hanging on every word, though.

    Our public (only affordable) universities also have had to cut back on course offerings so there is little offered during hours when working people can take them.

    I took a guitar class one summer, though, which met on Saturdays at the local community college. That was kind of fun.

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  33. Sitting in the Dallas airport, so far a smooth trip.

    I talked the whole way here to the young teacher sitting next to me about her 4 years teaching kindergarten in Seoul and Tokyo. She’s headed home for awhile but would love to teach overseas again.

    I asked her if she was interested in a six month long job in PNG and she got very excited.

    But, she had a 99 year old grandmother who doesn’t Skype, so she feels she needs to stay home awhile. Sorry, Jo; I tried! 🙂

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  37. Why are we talking about lightning?

    The other good thing about surge protectors is they give you more outlets. I use one in my kitchen (that is always turned off unless I’m making coffee or having to plug in the microwave or another appliance I don’t use much).

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  39. Birkenstocks…I wore my trusty sandals today…with socks! gasp! Our high today…54 🙂
    I do believe I would take classes Janice….English literature, History, art class. Hannah is taking French and I am enjoying “practicing” with her….so perhaps I would take French!
    I purchased two books of the songbird stamps when they came out…they are so pretty.

    I have an acquaintance who has told me she is very stressed. She is behind on her mortgage, stressed financially, her youngest daughter, 22, is pregnant and has a torn placenta. Her daughter has a 4 year old already and has never been married. Acquaintance is a Morman…she is angry her “ward” will not help with meals and finances for daughter. I’m thinking she is testing me to see if I will help…asking the Lord for guidance.

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  40. Citizens of MN have to go through Canada to get home from the United States and vice versa. The Northwest Angle is an area that a lot of people do not know about. A friend and neighbor, who is younger than me, grew up there. She attended a one room school house with a wood stove and outhouse. Most my age have not had that experience.

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  41. NancyJill, If her YOUNGEST daughter is 22 and is expecting her second child…Well in my book anyone can make a mistake and become pregnant once . After the first child everyone knows you have had sex so there is no shame in obtaining birth control and not letting it happen a second time. After childbirth you pretty much know where babies come from.
    It also means that she has older children who are choosing not to help their mother and younger sister. Wonder why that is?
    If you feel compelled to do something, then I would encourage you to do for the innocent children who are in and being brought in to this situation. The havoc adults cause in their own lives is no one else’s responsibility but their own. Although I could be a cold hearted and intolerant woman, I am also a woman who made a wreck of her life and dug her own way out of it. While some very loving and compassionate people gave me priceless advice no one paid my way out of it. I inherited a sum total of $6,000 in insurance from my father, a paid for F150 pickup and $1,500 in a joint checking account.
    Perhaps this person should consider selling her home, downsizing.
    But then that is just me and I have confessed many times to being judgmental. I have paid the price for that too.
    Oh, and given a choice? I would take my father back cancer free.

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  43. Finally getting back to those who commented about Heidi several days ago…

    Mumsee – Until recently, we didn’t bathe Heidi a lot. But now the vet says she should have a weekly bath to wash off the allergens that collect in her fur. We use dog shampoos, like those with oatmeal, that are supposed to soothe the skin.

    Janice & Donna – We haven’t had her tested to find out the exact allergies (too expensive at this time), but we doubt they are food-related, as she does get some relief in the winter months. We know she is allergic to flea bites, & also some other air-borne allergies.

    Kim – Benedryl was the first med we tried. Didn’t help, except in that it made her sleep more, which I guess was kind of a help after all.

    So, garlic worked to stop Lulabelle’s itching, huh? Never heard of that one.

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  47. Karen, the vet’s advice doesn’t sound right. If brushing doesn’t remove the allergens, then I would think a rub down with a damp towel would do so as effectively as a bath, but without drying out the skin. Most experts do advise seldom bathing a dog, though a few breeds do need more frequent baths. (Misten has had a grand total of one bath in the nearly three years we have been married, and she stays clean; but not all breeds repel dirt like the collie.)

    A few years ago, my sister had taught her children that dogs were dirty animals and they belonged outside. One day one of my nephews pushed a little too hard on the “Dogs are dirty and have to stay outside” theme. We were visiting them, and Misten was standing outside the window. So I said, “Look at Misten. She hasn’t had a bath in six months” (or however many months it had been). “See how white her legs are and how white her ruff is? Would you be that clean if you hadn’t had a bath in six months?” Keep your dog outside if you want to . . . but don’t use the “dogs are dirty” argument around me, because I have a dog that doesn’t smell doggy (unless she gets wet) and who avoids puddles. If she somehow gets mud on her, it dries and then falls off, and you don’t even see where it was. Yes, she has bad breath, and I wouldn’t eat after her or let her lick my face. But she’s clean, and other than her puppy year, she has had about one bath a year (on average).

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  48. Yeah, they do say not to give dogs garlic, as it can cause anemia, and I guess that’s pretty serious in a dog. I wonder if swallowing a clove might somehow do something very different than having it sprinkled on their food, though? I don’t know.

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  49. Garlic and onions are not for cats. Lots of good tasting foods are not good for cats, even chocolate. Oh, well, more for me. Sorry Miss Bosley. I know ladies love their chocolate, but garbanzo bonbons will have to satisfy.

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  50. Thanks for sharing your insights Kim…her two daughters live with their boyfriends and her son lives in another state with his girlfriend….M is a single grandmother…she has custody of her oldest grandson..child of her older daughter. M does have her parents and siblings living near her (she lives in my old neighborhood and I have given her enough things to set up household in her home…everything from complete bed sets to dishes, lamps and kitchenware etc…). She rejected the Christian church saying the Mormons actually embraced her when she needed someone. Now that they aren’t meeting her needs, she says she needs to find a “new church”. How I would love for her to find faith in our Saviour….tragically I believe she judges whether or not one is a true Christian by how much that person takes care of her needs…as in “true Christian charity”….

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  51. Nancy Jill, I’d be inclined to help out with food in the case of a medical crisis (which it sounds like this is), but with that further history, it really sounds like she is taking advantage of others’ generosity. She has chosen not to have a husband to support her, and if that results in some level of hardship for her, that is her own choice. There are plenty of people needing help whose hardships aren’t from their own choices (innocent victims of divorce, widows, etc.).

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  52. Give garlic to a dog? Isn’t normal dog breath bad enough?

    I know you aren’t supposed to give chocolate to a dog. I think it’s supposed to be bad for them in some way. Besides, why waste chocolate on a dog?

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  53. My dogs get 2-3 baths a year, but they also have that collie coat that sheds dirt well.

    Nancyjill, sounds very complicated. 😦 We’re a fallen people in a fallen world. And that sure can result in all kinds of messiness, self-imposed and otherwise.

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  62. MY!
    that Kim is full of good advice today.
    Yesterday?
    Especially good for NancyJill. I was just going to say, “Don’t reward irresponsible behavior”, for my two cents.

    🙂 I’m not teaching today.
    The Gamecocks had a tough time, but came through. 🙂

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  63. Kim – Sadly, garlic is one of those things dogs are not supposed to have. I’ve heard some people say they’ve let their dogs have chocolate & onions & all sorts of things, & never had a problem. But there must be enough dogs that do suffer serious consequences to make it worth avoiding them.

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  64. NancyJill – That is a sticky situation. I understand why some Christians would advise letting her suffer the consequences of her actions, but then there is the matter of showing grace, And even there, we need to be careful that we are showing grace but not being taken advantage of.

    But then after writing that, I wonder: Isn’t part of the point of turning the other cheek & going the extra mile, etc. to allow ourselves be taken advantage of, at least a bit? But then there’s the verse about not throwing our pearls before swine, which I guess could apply to actions as well as words.

    Well, this is all as clear as mud! 😉

    So, I guess that’s where relying on the counsel & leading of the Holy Spirit comes in. 🙂 Praying He will give you clear direction in what to do or not do. What does your husband think?

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  65. Karen,
    To me the difference is that you and Lee work hard to support your family. You ask us for prayers and emotional support but you don’t whine. Yes, your daughter got into a bad relationship, rebelled, and had a child BUT she got herself out. She hasn’t gone back to an abusive boyfriend and become pregnant again. She is working, going to school and with your and Lee’s support is raising her son and making a better life.
    I don’t get the feeling any of you are depending on anyone else to “take care” of you. Because of that, if I had an extra thousand dollars gathering dust in a forgotten bank account I would gladly send it to you to help with any number of things you might not have the “extra” money to do.
    With this other situation, if I were a millionaire I wouldn’t be inclined to help.

    Luckily for all of you I am not a millionaire so tit really isn’t a problem. 😉

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  68. Many years ago, at the beginning of our sojourn on World, we had this discussion regarding whether or not Christians are called to be door mats. Of course we are. We are to be used up by the world in an effort to show Christ, the ultimate in used up for the world. However, we are also called to be wise and good stewards and not throwing pearls before swine, etc. It takes discernment to know how we are best able to help somebody and relying on worldly wisdom will not do it. There are many broken and hurting people out there. How best to help them is in God’s Hands, but we do know we are to help. Sometimes it is handing over money or a job or a listening ear or even saying, “No, I am not going to listen to your complaining but I will listen to your plan of getting out.” Those people are all around. We are here to serve them and in so doing, serve Him.

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  69. Kim, helping is what you did last summer. It was not financial though that did come into it. Remember, God met that need. But you did a huge thing for me and for my family. In so doing, you were serving Him.

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  70. After reading the comments for the day. I repeat my original suggestion.
    Don’t reward irresponsible behavior.
    If someone is in a hole, it’s helpful to give them a ladder, but not a shovel.
    It takes a lot of wisdom, sometimes, to tell the difference.

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  71. So today’s sermon was on the attributes of a Christian from Romans. He also talked about going to a brother or sister if something is wrong between you rather than going and telling your side of the story to the other person to get them on your side. Ultimately he said he suspected that none of us loved our neighbor the way we should because we don’t love ourselves as we should because we are sinful and rebellious. If we really loved ourselves we wouldn’t be sinful and rebellious.

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  72. Tomorrow night my weekly Bible study resumes. We will be having a salad supper to get to know the new members who are joining us. Next week we will begin Surprised by Hope.
    I found this review on line. I hope it is as good as it seems it will be. Our Associate Priest who led us through Genesis is looking forward to this. He is wanting someone different to lead each week. I don’t want to do it. I am intimidated. When I was younger and knew more I would have wandered off into this with confidence that I could do some research and teach others. Now I am older and dumber and not confident.

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  73. Kim, wouldn’t you be relating the information another person has gathered and organized? If so, you are not going out on a limb with your own Bible study. You would do great! Don’t be intimidated. You have experience that puts skin and expression on words. You will help others know the truth of the gospel. You can do it!

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  75. Oh, I almost forgot to fill you all in on the latest news.

    E & R had another court date last week. R “forgot” to bring his latest financial statements, & claimed he doesn’t know how much he is making since he’s only been working at this new job for three weeks, so the mediator low-balled the amount of child support he should pay to $50 a week. Considering she hasn’t been getting anything from him for the three years she’s been here, that will help a lot.

    He tried to argue that he shouldn’t have to pay, with a series of “what ifs” (such as, what if he can’t afford his rent & is evicted?), but the mediator didn’t buy into his arguments.

    Now we wait & see if he’s actually going to pay. (Did I mention his new job is selling vacuum cleaners? We’re wondering how long he’ll stay at this.)

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  76. This next part would be funny if it weren’t kind of sad…

    As long as she’s known him, R has been a bit of a hypochondriac. He often claims to be very sick to try to get her sympathy, or to get her to go over to his place to help him. Then a day or two later we’d see him, & he’d be perfectly fine.

    So when E noticed on Friday morning that R had texted her several times the night before, saying he was very sick, & needed her to take him to the hospital, she pretty much rolled her eyes & ignored the texts. (He lives with his parents, so he wouldn’t be dependent on her to drive him to the hospital if he had to go.)

    Then yesterday, R called, saying he is in the hospital, & they are doing tests on him. He also said he might need his gallbladder removed. So it’s very possible he really is sick (the part about the gallbladder could be true, but maybe not), but he’d cried wolf too many times to be taken seriously.

    Of course, this may also be the end of that new job. 😦

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  78. I recommend applying to receive her support through the DA’s office, if that is an option. They keep track, instead of you and they impose penalties if he doesn’t pay. It also makes it impersonal and businesslike. Best thing I ever did, at my attorney’s recommendation.

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  79. I suspect we love ourselves quite a bit. 🙂 That’s why when Jesus said we should love our neighbors as ourselves we realize immediately that it’s a very high standard indeed.

    Our sermon was from one of our deacons (our pastor returns to the pulpit in 2 weeks after a 2-month-long sabbatical and study break) on 2 Peter 3:8-9. While we may want Christ to return soon, already, we are reminded that God tarries because of the mercy he shows to His people called through all ages, not wanting any of them to perish.

    A few of us had brunch after church at a member’s house, good food, good fellowship — a very nice afternoon.

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  81. Today, ,after we read Genesis 42, our pastor walked onto the platform and told us the story again in the first person (as if he was Joseph) He did a great job, really brought things to life. Then he concluded with these examples of forgiveness, and the difference between remorse and repentance. The worship music time was also very nice, with a good mix of hymns and newer praise/worship songs. And we celebrated communion again today.

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  82. Donna – I don’t want to open up the atonement debates again, but I do have a question about something I’ve wondered about.

    You wrote, “…the mercy he shows to His people called through all ages, not wanting any of them to perish.”

    My question: How can God’s people, those He has chosen, perish? (Again, I’m not asking this in an argumentative way.)

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  83. Only in the sense that they are yet to come to full faith or even to be born (in future generations) — maybe your children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren who have yet to be born.

    So it speaks to the fact that only God knows the end of history, when that will be — and Scripture says he won’t return until all whom he wills are saved. He wishes that none of them shall perish and so history proceeds, allowing those people to come into the fullness of conversion and faith. Does that make sense?

    The sermon had more to do really with whom was being addressed in this letter/book (believers, not unbelievers) and what is meant by the term “all” and “none” (of those who are chosen/called) — which opens up a whole different debate, of course. 🙂

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  85. This explains it better and differently (a note from the Reformation Study Bible): “Peter’s Christian readers must realize that the apparent delay of divine judgment is a sign of God’s forbearance and mercy toward them, particularly toward the believers in their midst who have been confused and misled by the false teachers (mentioned earlier in this book). The repentance in view, for the sake of which God delays judgment, is that of God’s people rather than the world at large. God is not writing that any of His elect should perish (John 6:39).”

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  92. It’s rainy here, again. Husband already left for work. He said he could have spent the next few hours playing “bops and bites with Bosley,” or he could go get some work done at the office. 🙂

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  94. As they use to say on the Wendy’s ad, ” I don’t think there’s anyone back there.” Is anyone out there? I hoped Jo would be getting into her jogging shoes for a race to 100.

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  100. Is this really 100? Why thank you!

    I’m up early because Emily leaves early. I didn’t get much sleep last night. At least Forrest managed to stay asleep this morning when his mommy got up.

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  104. Good morning! Hubby was on a dove hunting trip all weekend. He came home with the legal limit of doves. Both my girls love to eat them, so we’ll have a feast soon!

    I took L. shopping for her Homecoming dress yesterday. We found one at Dillard’s that looks beautiful on her and was marked down to $65.00! They wear cocktail dresses, so it really was a very good price. We were shopping in the junior’s section and I was appalled at how revealing many of the dresses were. Many had cutouts, or plunging necklines, or were so short you’d need to wear bloomers under them. Fortunately, L. fell in love with a long, strapless, coral gown that looks sort of Grecian. Even though it’s not well-made, it looks classy, and since she’ll probably only wear it once, it doesn’t matter. We have to get it hemmed, but otherwise it fit perfectly. She turns fifteen this Friday. Their Homecoming is September 27 and a boy asked her a week ago or so, but she turned him down as he has a reputation of being a “player”. She said she’d rather go with her girlfriends than a boy like that, which made me so happy.

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