Fire Protection and PRAYERS

My brother has been a volunteer Fireman in Eastern Washington for a very long time and this past week he got a call to come to the station NOW. He has been up on Badger Mountain with a large crew fighting a raging fire now for a week. On Wednesday last week he called me from top of the mountain and said, " I need you to call anyone you can that will pray for us up here. The winds are 50 - 78 mph and blowing walls of fire from ridge to ridge and exploding all over the place. They were in big danger and he needed people to pray for their protection. Later that night a wall of fire came right in front of them so close that they could feel the blast of heat on them and was covering them with an oily black soot. All of a sudden the fire abruptly stopped and split to the right and the left and then a wall of fire behind them. It didn't jump into the inner circle AT ALL. I know that God had HIS mighty hand of protection on them. There is POWER in prayer and he saw it first hand. The next day the winds died down a lot to give them a chance to work the fire. It is still burning out of control, so we are still praying for them and all the other fires burning all over. It is such a dangerous job and I am so thankful for all of those risking their lives for the safety of people in those areas.

Antique Shopping Finds!

I found two very cool antique shops last Friday. One of them I got 3 of the Ball canning jars with the lid clamps in the aqua color, 2 quart and one pint. It would have been $26 for all three, but my friend running the shop, gave all three to me for $10! Cool!

Their shop opened up a sister shop that day so I scooted over to that one and I scored! I have been looking for an antique aqua radio for the trailer! It is a tube radio, which is hard to find these days, AND it works. At first I didn't think it did, but with the tube radios you have to let them warm up. It only has AM.... The first station I tuned into was KIXI that plays 50's style music! How perfect.

But.... check out the suitcase! It is a teal color with white trim. The inside is a dark rose color silky fabric that pulls over the clothes on one side. Beautiful shape!!! The white trim was all black. I couldn't believe how beautiful it cleaned up. There was no splits or scratches and all the hinges work. I got it for $7.00 That was a steal!!! I was pretty excited!

We are getting ready to go to a vintage trailer rally in August so these items will display nicely for my trailer. More pictures as I get my curtains made and get things done.

Just when I had lost all hope...

Well, just when I thought that LarBear is never going to like camping.... he is the one that suggested that we go camping Saturday night! My eyes lite up like a Christmas tree! I wasn't sure if we would end up going because he will suggest this and then.... blah blah blah I have so much to do.... and we would end up staying home and doing nothing. Get my hopes up and then DASH THEM TO THE GROUND! He was so proud that he was the one that thought of it and the weather was going to be beautiful! I have been working on my newest project, a vintage trailer ('63 Shasta) and was not even close to being ready to go. This was on Friday afternoon that this come up. I spent hours cleaning it up and getting in stocked with stuff and painting a few places that needed painting.

Angela and the grandson's joined us and we had a great time together. They loved the pool.

I would have enjoyed the weekend much more if my knee hadn't

been hurting so bad... oh well, it was so nice to get out of the House and get out in the sun.

Larry read a lot and relaxed! He deserved it for getting us out of the house!!! Yeah..... there is hope!

I love my new washer!!!!

It finally got here! It is a Whirlpool Duet. I had a truck load of washing to catch up on since my other washer died!

It is so easy to operate. I think even LarBear will be able to figure it out. It sets all the settings for you!!! We didn't get the dryer since our old one is still working fine. Life is good, the laundry is all caught up. I am sure that during the night a big pile of dirty clothes will show up. It happens that way you know because laundry is malignant!!! It continually grows. All you women with children say a big amen!!!!

If only the fish could talk.....

This is my son Jason (Jayar) and granddaughter Kansas in Florida. Kansas caught this Snapper and the video of this event you could see the fish opening it's mouth like it was talking. My daughter and I had all kinds of things that we were thinking we would post, not everyone would think they were funny, but we were getting crazy with our ideas.
"And I was having such a good day"
"Momma told me not to follow those shinny things on a string"
" Who's the big guy?"
"Take me to your leader" "Save me, my momma's gonna kill me"
"I want to give you a big slimy kiss cute little girl"
"Throw me back in, this heat is killing me" "Be a man, loose the glove"
"Great, now I'm going to have a scar on my lips. Do you know what that is going to do for my image?" "That's gonna leave a mark" "Down there I am a King, up here I'm just something to give you a thrill and then you will toss me like a banana peel"
"Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah....would you just throw me back, I'M DYING HERE....Toss me.."
"I'm looking for Elmo, can you help me?" "Oh for the love of blue cheese dressing, would you just let the little one hold me?" (That one was for you Sam!)
Feel free to add your own ideas of what this fish might have been saying.....

Random Thoughts on Bathroom Etiquette

At work sometimes we have what we call "Random Thoughts" .....

Here is my random thought of the day!

Why is it that the bathroom hand towel is always dirty,

if people are washing their hands?

There are only two of us living here, so I know that it's not kids.........

I know that I wash my hands all the time, so that leaves only one guilty party! I really don't think just running the water over the tips of your fingers is what I would call "washing" your hands.....

I think that two things really bother me about bathrooms, no three........... drips in front of the toilet (gross), toothpaste on the faucett and dirty hand towels.

This sign is not meant to be crude, but it cracked me up! Growing up with 5 men in the house and then having 2 sons and a husband, this sign just related to my life and my growing up!!!!

Where can I get this sign, that's what I want to know!!! LOL

Today it was good to get out of the house. I have been shut in since surgery, so it was nice to get out for a while. I took a drive up to Seabeck and sat by the water and watched the Eagles and cranes! It was so beautiful out and it felt good just relaxing in the sun.

I am so excited as tomorrow we get our new front loader washer! I have a lot of laundry to catch up on, so I will get plenty of practice on the new settings! It's a Whirlpool Duet with all the bells and whistles! We didn't get the dryer yet, but will add that later. The one thing that I am really excited for is that it has a setting that you can preset all your favorite settings. That will be LarBear's setting so that I don't have to keep telling him how to use it.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

One of my favorite patriotic songs is

God Bless America

God bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her, And guide her, Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, To the prairies, To the oceans white with foam. God bless America, My home, sweet, home, God bless america, My home, sweet, home.

God Bless the USA, by Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were goneI'd worked for all my life,And I had to start againwith just my children and my wife,I'd thank my lucky starsto be living here today,'Cause the flag still stands for freedomand they can't take that away. I'm proud to be an Americanwhere at least I know I'm free,And I won't forget the men who diedwho gave that right to me,And I gladly stand up next to youand defend her still today,'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this landGod Bless the U.S.A.From the lakes of Minnesotato the hills of Tennessee,Across the plains of Texasfrom sea to shining sea.From Detroit down to Houstonand New York to L.A.,There's pride in every American heartand it's time we stand and say:I'm proud to be an Americanwhere at least I know I'm free,And I won't forget the men who diedwho gave that right to me,And I gladly stand up next to youand defend her still today,'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this landGod Bless the U.S.A.

America the Beautiful Words by Katharine Lee Bates
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self the country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

Did you know: there are 8 verses to this song?

This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie

This land is your land, This land is my land, From California To the New York island, From the Redwood Forest, To the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me. .

We went to Port Orchard to watch the fireworks. They are not the best show around but we had to keep it simple this year. We found a spot that we were able to park and put our chairs out and didn't have to walk.

Fireworks can be so dangerous on the bay as everyone is shooting off their own fireworks until the show starts. We didn't have anyone around us at all shooting off anything, so it was nice and quiet. It was good to be able to get out of the house for a bit.

I am so thankful for FREEDOM, sometimes I think we have too much freedom, but all the same we are very blessed. God HAS blessed America. It is because we were founded by Godly principles and we have the freedom to worship God without the fear of someone cutting our head off for speaking God's name. We don't have to worry about the government storming our churches and shooting everyone or setting our church on fire.

America isn't perfect, but we are still FREE. When America gets back to putting God back in it's rightful place, things will be better. we still live in a peaceful country.

We have so much to be thankful for.

(This is rather lengthy, but AWESOME)

"AMERICA AGAIN" by Carman R.I.O.T album

Verse 1: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, First Chief Justice John Jay. Names synonomous with the spirit of our country, founding fathers of the U.S.A. Over 200 years ago they shook off the chains of tyrany from Great Britain, by divine call. Citing 27 biblical violations, they wrote the Declaration of Independence, with liberty, and justice, for all. But something happened since Jefferson called the Bible the cornerstone for American liberty, then put it in our schools as a light. Or since 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Patrick Henry said, our country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We eleminated God from the equation of American life, thus eleminating the reason this Nation first began. From beyond the grave I hear the voices of our founding fathers plead, you need God in America, again. Of the 55 men who formed the Constitution, 52 were active members of their church. Founding fathers like Noah Webster, who wrote the first dictionary, could literally quote the Bible, chapter and verse. James Madison said, 'We've staked our future on our ability to follow the 10 Commandments, with all our heart.' These men believed you couldn't even call yourself an American, if you subvert the Word of God. In his farewell address, Washington said, 'You can't have national morality apart from Religious principal,' and it's true. Cause right now we have nearly a hundred and fifty thousand kids carrying guns to these warzones we call public schools. In the 40s and 50s student problems were chewing gum and talking, in the 90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade, is put God in America, again!Chorus: The only hope, for America, is Jesus. The only hope, for our country, is Him. If we repent, of our ways, stand firm and say, 'We need God in America, again.'Verse 2: Abe Lincoln said, 'The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation, will be the philosophy of government in the next.' So when you eleminate the Word of God from the classroom and politics, you eleminate the nation that Word protects. America is now number one in teen pregnancy and violent crime, number one in illiteracy, drug use, and divorce. Everyday a new holocaust of 5,000 unborn die, while pornography floods our streets like open sewers. America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the Church, while the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah vex us all. When it gets to teh point when peoplle would rather come out of the closet than clean it, it's the sign the Judgement of God is gonna fall. If there's ever been a time to rise up Church it's now, and as the blood-bought saints of the living God proclaim. That it's time to sound the alarm from the Church House, to the White House and say, 'We want God, in America, again!' (We need God in America, God in America again). I believe it's time America to stand up and proclaim, that 'One Nation Under God' is our demand! And send this evil lifestyle back to Satan where it came from, and let the Word of God revive our dying land! For Jesus Christ is coming back again in all His glory, and every eye shall see Him on that day. That's why a new annointing of God's power's comin on us, to boldly tell the World 'You must be saved!' Because astrology won't save you, your horoscope won't save you, the Bible says these things are all a farce. If you're born again you don't need to look to the stars for your answers, cause you can look to the very One who made those stars. History tells us time and time again, to live like there's no God makes you a fool. If you wanna see kids live right, stop handing out condoms, and start handing out the Word of God in schools!(Chorus 2X)We need God, in America(We need) God in AmericaWe need God, in America againAmerica again

GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN!

Operation Success

I had my knee operation yesterday and it went very well. They found a loose chip floating around in there. Now how did that "chip" get in there? I thought I hid my chips pretty well in my stomach! I guess I will have to be more careful when eating chips from now on! Those sneaky chips!

Well, the Dr fixed it all up and now I just have to recover for a week and I should be all better. Three Cheers to great Doctor's!!!!!!

Bike Accident Memory

This picture made me laugh..........
Today is 2 years since my terrible bicycle accident. I am thankful today for life and being able to walk even though still having some problems with my knee, but I am thankful for helmets that kept my head from a major injury. It has taken a long time to heal, but it could have been VERY serious.

These crash dummies should have done the test ride on my new bike.

When the handlebars came off at least they would have had the sense to let the bike slow down and THEN fall off!!! Because you see dummies are really very smart they don't think about it and panic! They just let it happen!!!