Veteran's Day

It is the Soldier
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien
It is the Soldier,
not the reporter, who has given us freedom of press.

It is the Soldier,
not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier,
not the campus organizer, who gives us freedom to demonstrate.

It is the Soldier
who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Be sure to thank a veteran for everything they have done, so you may enjoy the freedoms you have today. Thank You DAD (Viet Nam), DH's Grandpa (Korean War) and my Great Uncle (WWII Pacific Theatre and POW). Thank you for your service to our country.

Hard to Believe...

that September is here. And with it not even reaching 70 today it had a taste of Fall in the air today. It's been busy around here and with the kiddos in school, the "To Do" list is pretty long. Last month I made some tops for the girls and a dress for DH's cousin's DD. They turned out pretty cute and we took pics of them dressed up for DH's Grandpa. Below is the fabric I used. I bought it at Jo-Ann's and it is so darn cute...

The picture below is the end result...

And we are now in our 3rd week of school. Here is what the kiddos looked like the first day of school...

And Now It is August...

Summer has really flown by and in a little over 3 weeks, school begins, YAY!!!!! We've done some landscaping around here this Spring. I was surprised how well the Petunia's did, considering how much rain we had in May and June. They didn't grow for a while then in July they really blossomed. Had I known how big they were going to get, I would have planted them between the Boxwood's. I think I may plant some Mum's inbetween the Boxwoods for this Fall.



This is a rainbow I caught after some of the many rains we had this Summer.