Looking To The Sun and Stars

Larry The Cable Guy Comes To Colorado Springs

2012-01-24T11:45:00.001-07:00

Larry the Cable Guy came to Colorado Springs for his series on the History Channel called "Only In America With Larry the Cable Guy"

The show will be airing tomorrow at 7pm MST. Larry went to 2 places. The first one is "Dragon's Man Museum". This museum is a military museum, the owner is a 'Nam Vet and he has some interesting pieces from World War 2.

The second place they went to was the "Serenity Springs Wildlife Center". This is a refugee for leopards, tigers,lions,cougars and other large cat breeds. Here is a link if you want to know more about them
www.serenityspringswildlife.org

take care everyone and just a reminder, I still cannot go to other blog sites. Am hoping that it will clear up and I can visit all of you :)

Movie "Red Tails"

2012-01-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

picture courtesy of Jerilee Bennet/The Gazette/Colorado Springs Colorado

The new movie "Red Tails" made its debut last night. The movie is about the Tuskegee Airmen and we are looking forward to seeing and owning it.

Colorado Springs is proud that six Tuskegee Airmen make this city their home. They were at the movie debut here in the Springs to sign autographs and talk with people.

Snowy Day In Colorado Springs

2012-01-17T10:43:00.005-07:00

Its a snowy day today, we haven't gotten that much on the east side but I bet on the west they did. Its just a light feather dusting but very cold.

Its a nice day to be in, all cozy and warm. The boys aren't happy but as soon as the sun comes out, they will be outside running and playing.

My blog seems to be working except I cannot get to some of the other blogs. So, if you haven't seen a comment from me thats why. But, I will keep trying :)

Today Is Martin Luther King Jr Day

2012-01-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Martin Luther King Jr., was a great man. Today is his day, for us to remember him.

"I have a Dream", those words still choke me up. Mr. King had a dream and we are seeing it and living it today. It wasn't that way when he was alive, he strove to give his people what they are enjoying today. And he did it thru peaceful actions.

There is a play on Broadway about his life. It shows him as a regular person. He chained smoked, he had a drink once in awhile and he cussed once in awhile. He was a person with a dream, with a vision for his race.

It is a shame that he did not live to see what was accomplished by his dream. Do we, as human beings, still have a long way to go? Yes, but we are closer because of one man's dream.

Having Problems with Blogspot

2012-01-15T10:48:00.000-07:00

I have not been able to comment on my own posts or go to anyone elses blogs.

I have NO idea why but that is why you haven't seen me on your blogs.

I am hoping that this will post and hoping I can find out why I'm having trouble.

take care everyone.

Humor

2012-01-11T15:26:00.000-07:00

Quotes from my all time fav, Will Rogers:

Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, its what we know that ain't so.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

What I like about Will Roger's quotes is that it shows me that politics hasn't changed all that much. He died in 1935, so these quotes were said before then.

New Mailman

2012-01-09T16:26:00.001-07:00

Ah, life just loves to throw things at you. Everybody on our street was out this afternoon. We were exchanging mail.

For some reason, when we get a new mailman, they just can't seem to put it in the right mailbox. We were the first ones out to pick up our mail.

My hubby looked at the mail (99% of it was the neighbors) so he walked next door, the neighbor was at the window so he opened the door right away. As soon as the words "new mailman" came out of my husbands mouth, the man's eyes got wide and in bare feet, ran out in 32 degree weather to check his mailbox.

The rest of the block had discovered this and mail was exchanged. It is against the law to put anything in a person's mailbox, so you have to hand it to them or wait till the next day, attach a note saying 'delivered to wrong address' and put it in your mailbox.

I have no idea why the postal service has a hard time here. We use to have a really good mailman but he has back problems and we see him about once month. Sure wish I could heal his back and then the mail would go to all the right places.

But, such is life

Life At The Bug Hut

2012-01-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

Well, our year started out with a bang. The company we work for announced that we had to update autocad to 2012.

What this means is that we have to buy a new computer, buy the 2012 autocad, hubby has to take classes to learn how to draw all over again (after 15 years of drawing from the older autocads this is huge). And its a HUGE amount of money that we will have to put out, around $5,000 to $8,000.

When this bomb was dropped on us, we had a serious discussion. Should we continue in this line of work, should we work for someone else, etc.

We decided to continue in this line of work and continue with the company we work for. It is going to be really hard on my hubby. He is going to have to work and take classes.

This kind of work is very hard mentally, you think in 3d and draw what the millwork companies need to make the product.

The next time you are in a hotel, courthouse or a hospital, take a look at counters, baseboard, railings,walls, judges/jurors box/nurses station. All of these things started with an architect then comes to us to draw so a millwork company can produce the product.

It is not an easy job and now my hubby has to learn how to re-draw because the industry has changed. The next 6 months are going to be really hard but as we said to each other 'we have a job and for that we are thankful'.

Take care everyone

Much Ado About Nothing

2012-01-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

On the movie channels, they have been showing a lot of the end of the world movies (2012, Day After Tomorrow, etc). Sorry, I don't believe that the world is ending in 2012.

Just because the Mayan calender ends in 2012 doesn't mean jack. We will still be here in 2013 and beyond.

So, hold onto your hats, the roller coaster of life will continue on and on and on :)

Just make your life an enjoyable one, that's all we can do.

Month of January

2012-01-02T01:00:00.000-07:00

Well, its 2012 and the first month of the year. I don't believe in resoultions but for those who do, I hope you acheive your goals :)

So, for January here's what is going on:

1st - New Years Day

9th - Full Moon

16th - Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Here's wishing you a wonderful year and month :)

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T00:30:00.000-07:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Happy New Year Everyone :)

Cheetah

2011-12-28T11:57:00.001-07:00

picture courtesy of dailymail/uk

Cheetah, the famous chimp from the Tarzan movies has died at the age of 80.

He outlived his co-stars, Johnny Weismuller who died in 1984, age 79 and Maureen O'Sullivan who passed away in 1998 at the age of 87.

Cheetah died at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Florida. He came to the sanctuary from the Weissmuller estate around 1960.

His keepers from Suncoast said he was a compassionate animal in tune with human feelings, tho if he didn't like something or someone he would throw his poop. He could throw 30 ft. He also finger painted and the sanctuary would sell his paintings.

The Tarzan books did not have a chimp in them but the movies did, which is totally hollywood :)

Cheetah died of kidney failure on christmas eve. What a great chimp he was, I always loved those movies because of him. Thanks for the entertainment, Cheetah.

Hi. Ho, Hi, Ho

2011-12-26T10:46:00.001-07:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Hi, ho,hi ho. its back to work we go :)

We took yesterday off and it was wonderful. Today we are back at it. One more week left in this year, hard to believe that 2012 is that close.

Have a good week everyone :)

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays

2011-12-23T01:00:00.000-07:00

Warm Wishes for everyone, have a Merry Christmas :)

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

2011-12-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Here in Colorado Springs Colorado, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has the Electric Safari during this time of year. It is a light event and very beautiful.

This year, they set aside one evening for The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind and their families. The zoo had volunteers from the Access 2 Sign Language and a zookeeper who signs. Santa was there signing also :)

It was a beautiful and touching nite that the zoo did for these children. I am so thankful to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo for giving such a wonderful gift to these children during the holiday season.

It gives me hope that there are still people here with loving and giving hearts. People who still care about children that cannot hear or see because children, no matter what, love Christmas. This made Christmas special for them this year!

Thank You, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!

Royal Ballet

2011-12-14T10:27:00.000-07:00

We've been fighting off the flu but it finally got us. It is on the run and after dinner last night we settled in and watched 'Kung Fu Panda 2' and finished off the night with The Royal Ballet doing 'The Nutcracker'.

The movie was fantastic and spoke more to me then it would to others because of life experiences but if you liked the first one you will enjoy the second.

And of course, The Royal Ballet always does a beautiful job. There is nothing better for the soul then The Royal Ballet performing. The sets are awesome and the performers are astounding.

Have a good week end everyone :)

This and That

2011-12-12T10:13:00.001-07:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Watched 'Cowboys vs Aliens' last night. We like all the actors that were in it & the director so we gave it a try. It was enjoyable but not one we will be putting into our movie library.

My hands have been swelling so we had to take my wedding band to the jeweler to have it expanded. They did an excellent job :)

Work has been slow but we get a big job wed., we are thankful :)

The weather has been cold but here on the east side it hasn't produced any real snow.

Got all the christmas cards and the business calenders out :)

We are just humming along here in the bug hut enjoying each day. Have a good week everyone :)

Uncommon Knowledge

2011-12-08T01:00:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I did a post on Judy Lewis, daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young.

She wrote a book called "Uncommon Knowledge", so I thought I would go to Amazon.com and see if it was available for Kindle. Its not, but what I found shocked me. The book is a collector's item which means it is expensive. The cheapest one is $202.00, the highest is $999.00. That's to rich for my blood,lol.

Thankfully, people wrote reviews on it (and I'm thinking they got the book when it first came out). Anyway, I got the jest of the book from the reviews. Maybe, the price will come down and maybe I'll get one.

There was one review that shared how Mr. Lewis, the man Loretta Young married, would tell his sons that Judy was 'not one of them'

That opened up an old wound for me because my foster mother Louise, was always saying that about me. I remember when they got a movie camera, whenever it was brought out Louise would tell me to go to my room because 'I was not one of them'.

Old wounds die hard and some never heal. Reading this book would problay open more old wounds and its a good thing I won't be reading it. But, for others who are collectors, it would be a good book for their collection.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

2011-12-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, let us remember those who served :)

The Puchbowl, National Cemetery of the Pacific:

Jan 4, 1949 the remains of soldiers from around the Pacific Theater-including Wake Island and Japanese POW camps were transported to Hawaii for final interment.

The cemetery opened to the public on July 19, 1949 with services for 5 war dead-an unkown serviceman, 2 Marines, an Army Lieutenant and one civilian-noted war correspondent Ernie Pyle.

Eventually, over 13,000 soldiers and sailors who died in WWII would be laid to rest in The Punchbowl.

Have A Great Week

2011-12-05T11:05:00.001-07:00

picture courtesy of disney

Have a great week :)

Funeral Today For Judy Lewis Daughter of Loretta Young

2011-12-03T10:39:00.001-07:00

pictures courtesy of dailymail/uk

The daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable passed away on Nov. 24, 2011 of cancer but her funeral is today.

Born Judith Young in Los Angeles, Calif on Nov 6, 1935, Judy found out who her father was the night before she got married. She wrote her life story, the book is called "Uncommon Knowledge".

Judy was an actress, producer,author and psychotherapist. She appeared on General Hospital, Secert Storm, Brighter Day and The Doctors. She wrote for Search For Tomorrow and produced Another World. She was a licensed family and child counselor.

She was divorced and had one daughter, Maria and two grandchildren.

Month of December

2011-12-01T01:00:00.000-07:00

Month of December:

7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

10th - Full Moon

21st - First day of Winter

24th - New Moon

25th - Christmas Day & my father in laws Birthday

31st - New Years Eve

Have a great month, everyone :)

End of the Month

2011-11-28T09:37:00.001-07:00

Thanksgiving is over and I hope all of you had a great one :)

We did :)

We finally got to see 'Captain America'. What a great movie! We loved it. We also watched 'Conan'. It also, is a great flick.

Sitting on the shelf is the last Harry Potter movie and Cars2. How I wish Harry Potter could've gone on and on. I love J.K.'s writing and the movies of her books.

I'll just have to wait to see who the next cool author will be. Sorry, but I am not into vampires and werewolfs so 'Twilight' is out :)

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone :)

Thanksgiving Week

2011-11-21T11:56:00.001-07:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Its Thanksgiving week and I know all of you are busy with your plans. Don't eat to much :)

Veterans Day

2011-11-11T01:00:00.000-07:00

Today is Veteran's Day. War never changes just the era. Give your/a Veteran a hug today :)

New Picture

2011-11-08T13:05:00.000-07:00

We went to Olin Mills and had our pictures done. So, here we are :)

My hair has turned grey and this is the first pro photo done. Tho, the years are slipping by I still feel like a 2 year old in my heart :)

Month of November

2011-11-01T01:00:00.000-06:00

Here we are in the month of November:

6th - Daylight Savings ends (can I get 3 cheers), its time to turn those clocks back an hour.

10th - Full Moon (get out there and howl)

11th - Veterans Day

24th - Thanksgiving Day

25th - New Moon

I hope its a good month for everyone :)

From My House To Yours

2011-10-31T01:00:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Have a good one, everybody :)

Humor

2011-10-28T09:56:00.001-06:00

Farmer's Almanac is predicting a very cold winter.

It must be true because the squirrels are gathering nuts.

Three of my friends have already disappeared.

ARE YOU OK?

(my inlaws sent this to us and I thought it was so cute, I had to share)

Have a geat week end :)

Watched Two New Movies

2011-10-27T01:00:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Can you tell I'm using all my Disney Halloween pictures, lol :)

We watched 2 movies:

"The Green Lantern" and "Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides".

We really enjoyed The Green Lantern and give that a thumbs up.

Pirates however, we did not enjoy as much. Johnny Depp is one of our favorite actors and we love him as Jack Sparrow but the writing was really lame on this one. If they do another one, the writers better get it together and give us a great pirate movie like the first.

So, there you have it: my view on movies, for whatever that's worth,lol

Surprise!

2011-10-25T16:08:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of Disney

We got another small job, so we are in the office for a day till a bigger one comes :)

We are thankful for the small and large jobs :)

We spent our off time cleaning up the leaves from the front yard, six bags worth. Our ash tree has a lot of leaves, its beautiful but cleaning up the leaves makes a busy day for us :)

I've been reading Bambi Venatucci's book "Take my Hand". It transported me back to the time I spent at The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. Good and bad things, as always with memories.

I leave you with a magical picture of Snow White and we can say together "don't eat the apple" :)

take care

No Workee

2011-10-24T10:34:00.001-06:00

picture courtesy of Disney

Well guys, we got finished with the job we were doing. Sooo, we are waiting on another one, which means I won't be on my computer till work arrives.

So, here's a scary Halloween picture :)

Things about Colorado

2011-10-19T11:27:00.000-06:00

We get a magazine from the Colorado Sheriffs every month. It is fascinating.

This month they did a 2 page article on Colorado's symbols and emblems. I will be sharing each day on a different one.

You would think that I would know all this stuff, a few things I did but not all of it.

Today is about the state flag:

The flag was designed by Andrew Carlisle Johnson. By an act of the General Assembly, it was adopted on June 5, 1911. The act was amended in 1929 & 1964.

The flag is to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented.

All citizens have the privilege to use the flag on occasions as they deem fit and appropriate. Laws pertaining to the use of our national flag are also applicable to our state flag.

1929 the General Assembly stipulated the precise colors of red and blue as the same as the national flag.

Neat, so that's it for our flag. Of course, you know me, my brain starts turning and I wonder, 'why does each state have their own flag' :)

Bambi Venetucci

2011-10-18T01:00:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of Fountain Valley News

Yesterday, I re-posted the story of Nick Venetucci, the Pumpkin Man. Today, I thought I would share about Bambi, his wife.

Since birth Bambi has been blind. She attended the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind as a student, then became a teacher for the school as an adult and before marrying Nick.

She still lives in Fountain, Colorado. She was the guest speaker at the senior fellowship group of Faith Lutheran Church in Feb 2011. She had her audience rolling with laughter as she shared the funny parts of her life story.

Bambi wrote her life story and it was published in 1996. It's called "Dammi La Mano - Give Me Your Hand" by Bambina Marcantino Venetucci. And yes, it is in English.

Her life was not an easy one but she faced it with courage. Her book is a good read :)

Bambi and Nick were famous here in Colorado Springs and beyond because of their pumpkin give away each year in October. Bambi's beautiful and giving heart matched her husbands. And just as Nick is remembered in October, so is she.

The Pumpkin Man

2011-10-17T11:30:00.000-06:00

This is a re post from 2009, a tribute to Nick Venetucci

Fred Darpino did the sculptures of Nick Venetucci and these are his pictures. The sculpture stands in front of the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum.

Nick Venetucci was a hero to hundreds of kids in Colorado Springs. It was a sad day on September 7, 2004 when Nick passed away at the age of 93. To all of us, he was known as The Pumpkin Man and goodness lived in his heart and soul.

As a boy Nick dreamed of becoming a pro baseball player, he even made it to the New York Yankee's farm system as a catcher. But, in the 1930's he came home to Fountain, Colorado to tend the family farm. (Fountain is on the outskirts of Colorado Springs and you have to know when one ends and one begins because it all blends together).

Nick became a farmer of corn, alfalfa, asparagus and pumpkins. He married a wonderful woman and teacher from the Colorado Springs Deaf and Blind school by the name of Bambi, who was blind. In 1951, Nick was driving down the road with a truck full of pumpkins, he noticed that kids would watch with eyes glued to the truck. So, he stopped and gave every kid a pumpkin that walked down that road.

The next year, a teacher asked if she could bring her kids to his farm to see a pumpkin patch. He said yes and gave each child a pumpkin. And thus a tradition was born, every year school buses loaded with children would come and pick out and a pumpkin. Parents would bring their kids and they could pick out a pumpkin. Nick was crowned the Pumpkin Man from that day on and every child in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas loved him.

Lisa Gazarek was 4 years old and attended the Deaf and Blind School when she went to the Venetucci farm. Bambi was her teacher, Nick lifted Lisa up over the fence so she could see what a pig looked like. In her tribute to Nick, she recalled that time and said Nick had "gentle larger then life hands".

Nick and Bambi had no kids of their own but they had a town of children and their children and their children and their children that loved them. Nick was their hero and the goodness of his heart made Halloween a special time.

When Nick died he left his farm to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation. They still have and grow pumpkins. And children still come to pick a pumpkin.

Elementary children started a fund to have a statue done of Nick, the pictures are of the statue that was done.

And every year we think of Nick and the goodness of his heart. We miss you Pumpkin Man but you are in our hearts forever and every time we see a pumpkin.

The Grand Dame

2011-10-15T11:49:00.000-06:00

I have waited awhile to comment on this but you knew that I would at some time.

The Grand Dame has a new owner and I know that he will be good to her. She will retain her president, who is a good man and she has flourished under his care. Tho, I can say that I have not enjoyed the changes to her during the Gaylord ownership but we all, as we get older, have to do things to keep up our appearances. The Grand Dame is no different.

She has sat overlooking her domain with quiet dignity. She has welcomed all who have taken shelter under her wings. She has given nourishment to the body and souls of all that have sought her out. Her calmness and beauty added to their stay.

And under her new owner she will continue to do so. I love The Grand Dame and will always love her. She is a part of my soul, I feel her heartbeat everytime I visit her. And I will continue to do so.

I know Mr. Anschutz will take good care of this jewel and I wish The Grand Dame the very best under his ownership.

Exploring The Past

2011-10-13T01:00:00.000-06:00

I was reading the newspaper the other day and saw an older house for sale. The paper had done an article about it and said that one of the owners of the house had been friends of my dad. Soooo, I had to research it.

The house is at 1830 Wood Ave (it is beautiful and selling for 1.1 million) The article said Berne & Portia Hopkins were friends of my dad, they might have been but Portia never lived in that house. This is what I found out:

Berne Hopkins was married to Isabel in 1908, they had one son by the name of Winchester. Berne made his millions in oil but started out in the railroad. They bought the house on Wood Ave in 1915.

By 1923 Isabel has filed for a separation, which she got $600,000. That was a LOT of money back then. The gazette paper printed that Berne married Portia in 1924, there are even pictures. Butttt, Berne & Portia's marriage certificate says they were married April 16, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri.

See, that's what I like about our newspaper, they can predict the future and even include pictures, lol.

The house on Wood Ave was sold in 1923 to William Ehlers. Isabel disappers from the pages of history. Berne, in 1923, has bought a farm in Iowa, the name of it is Ben Marks Farm. He has announced that he will be living there.

By 1925, Berne and Portia are living in St. Louis. Berne owns, what is called, Family Hotels on Armour Blvd., its what we call an apartment complex now. It has become part of the historic district in St. Louis but is not called Family Hotels, its called Pre World War ll apartments.

The last I find of Berne is from the gazette paper in 1956, saying he has passed away. I do not know what became of Portia.

The house by the way, was sold to Don Alexander in 1938. He is another colorful person in Colorado Springs history but that is another story.

Hi Ya

2011-10-12T11:40:00.000-06:00

We have a small job so we are back in the office today :)

It was nice getting some more honey do's done and relaxing the last few days but I missed visiting all of you!

Take care and have a great rest of the week :)

Al Davis Owner of the Oakland Raiders

2011-10-10T09:45:00.000-06:00

Picture courtesy of Raider.com

The Autumn Wind is a Raider and on Saturday it whisked the owner of our team to the heavens.

Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, died at his home Saturday, Oct. 8th. He was 82.

Mr. Davis was a great man who had a great love for football and its players. He was the first NFL owner who hired a black quarterback, a black coach, a latino coach and a woman as CEO.

He had vision for the game and as he told Coach Jackson "believe in the players not in the play" sums up how he looked at football.

Al Davis had a big heart and he will be missed. My husband (who has been a Raider fan since his teens)
and I send out our condolences to Al's wife, Carol and her son, Mark.

A Light has gone out in Oakland but the Flame lives on. Rest in Peace Al and thank you for giving us the greatest football memories of all time.

Doll Store

2011-10-08T12:01:00.000-06:00

As most of you know, I have an on line doll store called 'The Little Dame'
(http://thelittledame.ecrater.com)

Unknown to me, till now, you have to have a UPC code to sell things on line now. Everything made now already has the code except the older items like my Chatty Cathy dolls :)

I have Chatty Cathys that are repros, they have the code but the dolls made in 1959 don't. I found the mpn numbers for my 1959 dolls which works for the upc code. I pulled everything out that I don't have a code for.

So, that's what I've been doing all week. Hope everyone had a good week and will have a great week end :)

Hello, Hello

2011-10-05T11:50:00.001-06:00

Hi everybody!

Well, the TV shows have been sooo bad that we started watching the game show network, lol. Never thought there would be a channel just for game shows.

The shows are reruns but still enjoyable. I fell in love with the show 'Lingo'. So, of course I had to find out if I could get it for my computer.

Now, I don't care to much for downloads. I like having a disk in my hand. But, there is only downloads for 'Lingo'. I may give in or I may not. Its still up in the air,lol.

So, here's to wishing you all a great day & week! Take care :)

Month of October

2011-10-01T01:00:00.000-06:00

Well, here we are in October. Boy, time is flying :)

8th - Yom Kipper (this is the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish)

10th - Columbus Day

13th - 1st Day of Sukkot (this is a Jewish holiday also known as the Feast of Tabernacles)

19th - Last day of Sukkot

31st - Halloween

Have a good weekend and month :)

Anniversary

2011-09-28T10:29:00.001-06:00

We had our 18th wedding anniversary last Sunday. It was a great day. Our NFL team won and we had a wonderful steak dinner.

Here's to many more :)

What A Morning

2011-09-26T10:04:00.001-06:00

Our morning started out like normal but today I caught Archimedes digging under the fence.

It was a pretty big hole and I caught him just in time. My hubby looked over the fence and he discovered that the next door neighbor had thrown up on our side of the house.

So, we spent the morning rinsing the rocks on our side of the house and filling in the hole. I was not then or am now very happy with our neighbors.

We have had a hard time getting good neighbors, the neighbors before this had some friends who drove up into our driveway almost smashing our garage door, then hopping out of the car & pissing our our lawn. I ran out (this happened on a Christmas eve) yelling that if they didn't get off our property I would call the police. They left after the girl pulled up her top showing her boobs to my hubby & me. We were glad when they moved away.

Now, we have a married couple in their 20's with a 2 yr old and another on the way, they throw parties a lot. They are disrespectful and now we have them throwing up on our side of the property. Great! I can only hope they will move also!!!

So, I hope your day is better then ours :)

Movie Nite

2011-09-23T09:39:00.000-06:00

We did 2 movies, Thor & X-Men 1st class.

We liked "Thor" a lot. Of course, we are into that sort of movie and we can't wait for "Captain America" :)

X-Men 1st Class we enjoyed but we think they should have started the X-Men movies with this one. They seem to do that a lot. Remember Star Wars did it that way also.

But, both movies we enjoyed. The actors did great jobs as did the directors.

Hope you all are having a great day on the 1st day of Autumn. Have a fantastic week end and take care.

Bought A New Book

2011-09-14T10:05:00.000-06:00

I bought this book from AAAbookstand on ebay, the picture is from his ebay site also.

The book is by my cousin Boies, who was an ahole but I wanted to see what his writing style was like and frankly, what the book is about.

My cousin died in the 1970's, so finding this book is rare. I should get the book in about a week. Will let you know what I think about it after I read it :)

What A Week

2011-09-12T09:49:00.000-06:00

Well, we got done with the fall clean up. The garage looks great as does the front & back yard.

We decided that we need to do this once year, of course this all depends on having time off :)

Yesterday, the nation remembered 9/11.

Saw today that Kenju had someone attack her blog. I do not understand why people have to do this to other people. These stupid cookies that attached themselves to your computer are masterminded by stupid & cruel people. Yes, I use the word stupid because when you are smart, then you do not cause damage or hurt to others. I am glad Kenju (Judy) got it cleared up!

Take care everyone :)

Month of September

2011-09-01T00:00:00.000-06:00

The month of September :

4th - Father's Day in New Zealand & Australia

5th - Labour Day

11th - National Grandparents Day & 9/11 attacks

17th - Playing For Change Day

21st - U.N. International Day Of Peace

23rd - 1st day of Autumn

25th - Hubby's & mine 18th wedding anniversary

Feel free to add any holidays :)

Movie Nite

2011-08-23T10:26:00.000-06:00

We watched "The Conspirator" & it is wonderful!!!

A piece of our history that laid untold. On the cover of the dvd it says, "The President was killed...and the truth was buried."

Our government has a habit of hiding the truth. If you like history, you will enjoy finding out the truth of what happened AFTER President Lincoln was shot.

Once again, I am ashamed of the government and what they did to an innocent woman.

The movie is well done, Robert Redford is the director (of which he did a wonderful job) and every actor did a splendid job. This is a must see!

And of course, this is one we added to our collection

Helloooo, Blogland

2011-08-17T09:25:00.000-06:00

Well, I've been MIB (missing in blogland) because we had a deadline for work. I helped hubby and he was able to get it out 5 days ahead of schedule :)

Then I got sicker then a dog and today is the 1st day I feel somewhat normal (normal for me,lol)

So, I will be visiting all of you :)

And I want to say a big thanks to Mary from MaryContrary and Darlene from Darlene's Hodgepodge for all the great emails they sent me during this time. You guys are great!

Month Of August

2011-08-01T12:01:00.000-06:00

Here it is the month of August and I could only find one thing. So, if you want to add any please feel free :)

Aug 1st - First day of Ramadan (I need to look this one up, if anyone knows what kind of holiday this is, please share)

take care

Cell Phones

2011-07-29T14:25:00.000-06:00

Now, this is what a cell phone should be :)

Only thing, I don't think my fingers are small enough,lol

Movies Review

2011-07-27T14:35:00.000-06:00

I've saved up quite a few movies for review because they are not that good :)

We saw : Unknown, The Adjustment Bureau, Season of the Witch, Battle:Los Angeles, The Eagle & Source Code. All had really good ideas but they fell flat.

Now, Ironclad was really good but I love historical stories. This is about what King John did after he signed the Magna Carta. And I love anything about King John, not because he was an idiot or that maybe he wakes up and gets it all together. Nooo, on my grandmother's side he is an ancestor. Yes, our gene pool has some real loo-loos in it.

So, thats it for movie review. Maybe, soon, there will be a really off the top flick that will leave me stunned and amazed. Till then, everyone take care :)

Been Busy

2011-07-20T14:18:00.000-06:00

Been busy here, we have a deadline and hubby has been working hard. The stress is really hard on him because his diverticulitis rears its ugly head during high stress times.

My blog is acting up again, so if I haven't left a comment on your blog that means it won't let me. But, I will keep trying till it does.

take care everyone :)

Pics From Denver Post

2011-07-16T22:04:00.000-06:00

I bought these photos of my dad from the Denver Post. The first one was taken in 1956 or 1957. Herschel Schooley, my dad and the little girl is Diana Sandefer. The Sandefer family knew my mother. Diana passed away about 5 years ago.

The second picture is my dad, unkown girl and Mayor George Birdsall. It was taken in 1943, the last year George was mayor of our city. I thought maybe the little girl was my sister Jinx but she looks a little to young. Jinx was 12 in 1943, I don't think this little girl looks like a 12 year old. I could be wrong. I don't know what my sister looked like when she was younger and no one is left alive who could tell me if this is her or not. And of course, I have no pictures of my sister when she was younger. I did an update on this post in Feb. The girl that I thought might be Jinx is none other then Shirley Temple at around the age of 12 or older, Shirley was born in 1932 so that makes this picture around 1944. My dad looks real good for being dead since 1939, lol. Another piece of proof that Spencer Penrose did not die in 1939!

Both of these pictures were taken at the rodeo here in Colorado Springs.

It is wonderful to have a picture of my dad in 1956. I look at it and its like he's here with me now. Its a nice feeling :)

45 Years Ago

2011-07-16T11:08:00.000-06:00

Air Force pilot, Col. Leo "Sid" Boston came home yesterday. Its been 45 years.

Born in Canon City, Colo., Sid joined the Air Force right after college. He married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy. They had 3 children.

Sid was assigned to Air Defense Command. For the 'Nam war he was a A-1 pilot. His mission was to locate downed Air Force comrades, use bombs, rockets and gunfire to keep them safe till help arrived.

In 1966, this was the mission he was on when he went down in the dense jungle near Black River in Son La Province. He joined the MIA's.

By 1978, the gov't told his family he was presumed dead. They wept.

Dorothy spent years calling politicians and generals to bring her husband home. She fought till the day she died in 1988.

In the 1990s American military teams were allowed to return to North Vietnam to hunt for our MIA's. Villagers in Son La told them of a 1966 crash, remains were recovered but we did not have the technology to assess tiny amounts of DNA present in the remains.

This spring, new scientific methods were used and the Pentagon announced that Col. Leo "Sid" Boston had been found.

On Friday, a hearse carrying his remains drove past lines of saluting basic cadets before he was laid to rest, next to Dorothy, in the Air Force Academy cemetery that hold so many of our Air Force legends.

Sid's mother, granddaughter and great granddaughter were there. Sid's mother received the flag honoring her son.

Welcome home, Sid.

Did Something Neat

2011-07-15T19:46:00.000-06:00

I did something really neat. I had another blog called 'A Heart Without A Home'. I turned it into a book :)

Already published and everything, so I deleted the blog since it is now a book.

Maybe hollywood will turn it into a movie :)

It could happen,lol :)

Week End

2011-07-15T12:17:00.002-06:00

Have a nice week end, everybody :)

Full Moon Tonite

2011-07-15T10:05:00.002-06:00

Tonite there will be a full moon. Most people think of werewolves with the full moon or the Twilight sagas or Lon Chaney Jr who played Wolf Man.

I think of Lon Chaney Sr, the man of a 1,000 faces who never played a werewolf but he did play a hunchback.

Lon Chaney Sr was born in good ole Colorado Springs in 1883. His grandfather started the Colo. School for the Education of Mutes, now known as The Colo School for the Deaf & Blind. And as you all know, I have a deep love for the Colo. School for the Deaf & Blind :)

Lon's parents met at this school, they were deaf. He would pantomime for his parents, this was the ground work for his acting. He became a great actor.

Keep Moving Forward

2011-07-12T09:46:00.000-06:00

I have a favorite movie that I watch, Walt Disney's "Meet The Robinsons". The phrase "keep moving forward" is thru out the movie.

And so true of life, no matter what we encounter we just need to keep moving forward. That's how the battles of life are won.

take care everyone :)

Month of July

2011-07-01T00:22:00.002-06:00

July 1st - New Moon

July 4th - Independence Day

July 15th - Full Moon

This and That

2011-06-29T11:21:00.000-06:00

We have a new mayor and he is doing a great job. Being a mayor of a town is very important, this is the heartbeat of your life. The decisions made in your town affect your everyday living and what is around you.

My uncle, who was a senator, knew this. He wanted to be a mayor not a senator but the powers behind the throne wouldn't allow that. In fact, they had photos of him coming out of his mistress's house and told him if he ran for mayor they would print them. Now, my uncle was not married so that was not the scandal. The scandal was, his mistress was black and in that day and age, you did not mix. So, he became a senator and gave up his mistress. But, he did not give up quietly. He got another mistress, white, and moved her into a house next door to a politician that was keeping the photos :)

I learned something new, our farmers here grow potatoes. I buy local potatoes from my health food store. What I didn't know is that our farmers sell to Mexico. What a concept, Mexico eats Colorado potatoes. What an interesting world we live in.

The fires in New Mexico rage on, getting closer to the nuke plant. They say, they have unsafe chemicals far away from the fire. I don't believe them. Anyone know a good place to get a gasmask,lol.

It has been very hot here and we are thankful that we have ac.

4th of July is coming but here in our neighborhood they are already setting things off. Now, its illegal to have fireworks in our city but no one seems to want to obey. This morning we found a bottle rocket that had landed by our shed from last nites antics. I will be glad when the 4th is long gone and the neighbors have ran out of fireworks :)

Take care everyone, remember every day is precious, so enjoy it :)

Playing For Change New CD

2011-06-17T10:18:00.000-06:00

Playing For Change has a new CD/DVD out and of course, it is very good. They have my favorite song by John Lennon on it "Imagine" & a wonderful song called "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley & "Music Is My Ammunition" by Mermans Kenkosenki-Greg Johnson.

Great music!!!!

True Grit

2011-06-13T14:36:00.000-06:00

We watched the new remake movie 'True Grit'.

It was really good and I think, better then the John Wayne version. All of the actors did a super job and of course, this is one that is going into the dvd collection :)

Pikes Peak Highlanders

2011-06-11T13:20:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of Pikes Peak Highlanders

We met a wonderful person today, Bonifacio Duran. He's the shortest person in the picture above. Boni is a member of the Pikes Peak Highlanders and a delightful person.

The Highlanders were founded here in Colorado Springs in 1985 by Royal Canadian Air Force (RACF) Major Bob Tracy. We have always been proud and honored that the Royal Canadian Air Force is a part of Norad here in the Springs.

What I didn't know was that we have the pipes, drums and color guard of the Highlanders.

The pipers wear the Prince Charles Edward Stewart tartan and the drummers wear the legendary tartan of the 1st BN Black Watch.

They have recorded a cd which will be available July 1st. If you want to know more about the Pikes Peak Highlanders here is a link to their website www.pikespeakhighlanders.org

It made our day meeting Boni :)

Back To Blogging

2011-06-09T15:04:00.000-06:00

Looks like I can post again :)

First National Forest Campground

2011-06-09T15:02:00.000-06:00

picture courtesy of R. Scott Rappold

The first national forest campground is Squirrel Creek Canyon in the Wet Mountains here in good ole Colorado. It was done in 1919 by the U.S. Forest Service but alas, it no longer exists due to a flood in 1947. But, you can camp at the Davenport Campground which is on higher ground and was remodeled to resemble a 1920's camping experience.

America got into the great outdoors due to 'The Progressive Movement' and Theodore Roosevelt.

We have a lot of places here in Colorado for people to camp and enjoy our forests. I found it fascinating that it all started back in 1919.

When you look at America, each state has a wonderful history to explore. Here in Colorado part of ours is the forest, to walk among nature and bask in her beauty is a thrill.

Birthday Boys

2011-06-09T15:01:00.000-06:00

Our little boys turn 3 today :)

Month of June

2011-06-01T00:35:00.000-06:00

Here we are in the wonderful month of June:

6th - Our little boys turn 3 :)

14th - Flag day

19th - Father's Day

21st - First day of summer

Blogger still has not fixed the problem where I can comment on my own blog. So, all answers to comments will be listed on the post that has a comment on it. Such is life.

Lord of the Ring Fans, Rejoice

2011-05-31T12:57:00.002-06:00

'The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey' will be out December 2011.

Sir Ian McKellen (Gandolf) and Elijah Wood (Frodo) will be in it. Martin Freeman will be Bilbo and Andy Serkis (Gollum) and of course we cannot forget Sir Christopher Lee.

There is also a 2nd movie coming out in 2013 called 'The Hobbit, There and Back Again'

A lot of the same actors will be in these movies but I don't know if they are in both or the last one. And they are:
Orlando Bloom (Legolas)
Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)
Hugo Weaving (Elrond)

'The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey' is based on the book 'The Hobbit'
'The Hobbit, There and Back Again' is based on appendices of The Lord of the Ring and some of JRRT's other writing.

Its been a long wait and the only one who can do it right is Peter Jackson, I know we will not be disappointed.

Memorial Day Week End & Comments

2011-05-27T09:47:00.001-06:00

Everybody have a good week end :)

Comments:

Kay, have a great time not doing anything :) We are working in the office today & Monday. Work is always feast or famine, we are thankful for the work :)

Huguette Clark Gower

2011-05-26T11:09:00.002-06:00

picture courtesy of msnbc

Huguette Clark Gower passed away at the age of 104. She was the daughter of Senator William A. Clark of Montana (the quote he is most famous for is : "I never met a man I couldn't buy")

Huguette was born June 9, 1906 in Paris, France. Her mother, Anna Eugenia La Chapelle was the senators second wife. She was his ward and he married her after his 1st wife passed away. She was 26 and he was in his 60's. Huguette was their second daughter, her sister passed away at the age of 17 from a sickness. Huguette's half brothers and sisters passed away by 1939. Her father had passed away in 1925.

Huguette was married once, briefly. The above picture is the last known picture taken of her. It was taken in Reno, Nev after her divorce.

She lived in New York with her mother, her mother passed away in 1963 living her the sole heir to her father's vast estate. She was said to be very shy and this is why she was seldom seen. By the 1980's she checked into a New York Hospital, even though she was not sick. It is said she refused to see anyone but her sect. (who passed away a few years ago). She talked to her lawyer by phone only and it is said that he has never met her face to face.

A few years ago, the caretakers of her properties got concerned because they had not seen her. Her great,great,great nieces and nephews were concerned because they were told she did not want to see them. Now, she has passed away. I wonder if they will be able to see her now?

She was a doll collector, like I am. My question is, how did she add to her collection? The internet or did she go to auctions and no one knew who she was? Her life seems to be a mystery and may stay that way.

The lawyers are under investigation into her affairs. Heaven knows what they will find.

take care everyone and a reminder, blogger still has not fixed the problem of me being able to answer any comments. So all answered comments will be posted here.

Update: 12/26/2011

I always wait awhile to do updates, so I waited after I read about Huguette's funeral. No one got to see her body except the funeral home. She was cremated and put in the family crypt asap, which makes me think that maybe she had died long before this.

I also wanted to wait to share that I met Huguette when I was a small girl. She came to my foster home (the Baber's) in Denver. Bill Tutt was with her. I do not know if my family (the Penrose's) were related to her but I do know she knew my dad. All I know is she wanted to help me and Tutt let her know if she did there would be bad repurcussions. And if you have read any of my posts about my life then you know that no one helped me.

Blogger Strangeness

2011-05-24T10:19:00.004-06:00

For some wierd reason, I cannot make comments on my own blog. So, I will reply this way till I can figure out what is wrong.

Kay, I can't wait for The Pirates of the Caribbean movie either. Its going to be a good one and of course it will go into the dvd collection.

Beth, your very welcome :)
AHH, drama season - Have fun!

Kay, the only other blogger I know that had this problem was Darlene from Darlene's Hodgpodge and that was about 6 months ago. I haven't been able to find out what the problem is. I can make comments on other blogs no problem but when it comes to my own it won't work (sigh)

Take care all

We Are Video Gamers

2011-05-23T11:35:00.004-06:00

My husband and I are huge video gamers. Our latest one is Lego's Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp as a lego character is just plain funny. We love it, of course Johnny Depp is one of our fav actors. We don't like everything he does but we do enjoy most of what he does. As an actor, he is very talented.

take care everyone

The Next President?

2011-05-22T10:14:00.004-06:00

My husband was reading an article the other day, the writer shared about the recipe that the 'partys' look for in a candidate.

I'm only going to share one, which is they have to be married to one woman and there must be no gossip,rumor or known fact that you have had an affair.

As I thought about it, and remembered past presidents that's pretty much the case. The only one who squeaked in under the wire was Ronnie (Ronald Ragen, and I think I mis-spelled the name wrong cause its been so long) any who, no one remembered Ronnie had been married before cause it had been so long ago and far away.

So, if this is the case to be a candidate, well good luck. Of course, the captain of our waters now, falls into that niche. And I have to say, I do love Obama. I may not agree with everything but I do like him as our President :)

take care

Thought For The Day - Mary Engelbreit

2011-05-18T10:52:00.002-06:00

Plant seeds of kindness

And Harvest Happy Hearts :)

Don't Have Much To Say

2011-05-13T11:47:00.004-06:00

Don't have much to say, so will leave you with the thought for the day:

Hold fast to dreams,

For if dreams die,

Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly

Langston Hughes

Thought For The Day by Ralph Waldo Emerson

2011-05-09T12:03:00.001-06:00

Nothing external to you

has any power over you

DVD Sales Are Down

2011-05-06T09:50:00.003-06:00

DVD sells are down, duh. Who in their right mind is going to buy any of the stupid movies they are making now.

We have a huge DVD collection, the new ones we bought: 'The King's Speech' (most excellent), 'Harry Potter' (the latest one), 'Chronicles of Narnia' (the latest one), 'Toy Story' (the latest one), 'Fair Game' (excellent).

What we didn't buy but saw: "Gulliver's Travels' (boo), 'The Green Hornet' (don't even bother seeing this one especially if you were a green hornet fan), Megamind (phooey), 'How Do You Know' (this was so bad I can't remember what its about), 'Little Fockers' (loved the first 2 but not this one).

If they want dvd sales to go up then they need to make good movies. I am sick of seeing people throw up in movies! That is not funny and guess what movie makers the 13 year olds that you are targeting are now older and they don't like. The new 13 year olds don't want it either so get a clue and stop putting in the throw up scenes. Its stupid!

To make a good movie you have to have a good story. Not a bad remake of a good story. Hollywood is going down faster then the Titanic, who would have thought this would happen.

Take care and have a nice week end

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

2011-05-04T14:10:00.003-06:00

We are in the process of getting the backyard fence replaced. I called 4 places to get estimates and only 1 person called back. He came the same day I called and gave us a estimate. He also called back 3 times to see if we had made a decision. He got the job!

So, now we are in the midst of getting that done. The lumber is suppose to come today and the guys start on the fence tomorrow.

The fence we are replacing connects us to 2 neighbors instead of 1. The young couple next door to us has a boxer dog and he is a sweetie. They have a fenced in run area for him and he will be inside of that for the fencing. Our other neighbor, we didn't know much about them. We have lived here 12 years and never met them. We thought that the house was a foster children house becuase we saw a lot of kids and never the same ones. But, that is not the case, we discovered she is a tutor. They have 2 grown kids in college and the small fries we kept seeing are her pupils. Which explains a lot. Some of the kids, have in the past, thrown things at our dogs which did not make us happy. i started keeping the dogs inside the house when the kids were out on the trampoline.

With our new knowledge we have a better understanding which has made our stress level go way down. Who would've known putting in a new fence would help us so much.

take care everyone

Month of May

2011-05-01T01:24:00.000-06:00

Month of May:

May 8th - Mother's Day

May 12th - my daddys birthday

May 21st - Armed Forces Day

May 30th - Memorial Day

Thought For The Day by Will Rogers

2011-04-26T01:20:00.002-06:00

"If dogs don't go to heaven, I want to go where they go"

I think this applies to kitty's also :)

Happy Birthday MaryContrary!

2011-04-25T01:52:00.001-06:00

MaryContrary is 'That Girl' with a birthday today! Happy Birthday, Mary!!!!!!

Stop by her blog and wish her the best today :)

Easter Week End

2011-04-22T03:20:00.001-06:00

Have a good week end everyone :)

Colorado Springs Mayor Election

2011-04-21T12:10:00.002-06:00

We are the in the process of voting for a new mayor. I was planning on voting for the other guy till I read Steve Bach's website. I liked what he said there but what clinched it for me was 2 of his supporters.

One is the president of my dad's hotel, the other the president of my dad's foundation. I regard these men and their opinions very highly. I would trust them with my life and one of them I did trust him with my life and he saved me. I would not be here today if he hadn't taken a wound to the lung for me.

These two men are like Merril Lynch, you stop to hear what they say and they say Steve Bach is the best choice for our city. So, all of you here in the Springs, vote strong and vote loud for Steve Bach. Our city will be better for it.

Another Sucky Movie

2011-04-20T11:02:00.005-06:00

We watched 'Gulliver's Travels' last nite. Jack Black is an actor we like but this movie is a bad modern version. To bad they didn't do the book.

In this version Gulliver lies and lies, confesses, then gets rewarded with the girl. Phooey, we have to much lying and being rewarded for it going on in the world, we don't need it in the movies.

So, this movie gets a thumbs down from us. Its a shame, Jack Black can do sooooo much better.

Can Anyone Tell Me

2011-04-19T10:45:00.004-06:00

I always triple space when I'm writing on my blog, sometimes it takes and sometimes it doesn't.

Is there something that I have missed, I can't seem to get it to triple space or double space anymore.

Does anyone know what I can do to make it space the way I want all the time. It feels like russian roulette and I'm losing :)

Looking For A New Eye Doc

2011-04-18T11:35:00.004-06:00

I have been going to the same eye office for the past 11 years. I used to have a wonderful eye doctor but he moved on to better things but I stayed with the same office even tho I didn't really like the other doctors. But the last time I went, the doctor insulted me. I won't go into exact words but he said he would need a new chair after I sat down in his. There was more said then this but to let you know I am not overweight, I have put on a few pounds but not enough to be subjected to his rudeness. Then when his nurse had my glasses ready, she made a rude remark about not having a chair big enough for me to sit down in. That was it, my hubby made a rude remark back which made her turn red and shut up. We are never going back. Things like this is not new to me, here in Colorado Springs where the Tutts, my and my father's arch enemies, run things I have been subjected to this all of my life. Most of the time, I let it roll off my back knowing these people are in the Tutts pocket. In fact, I heard the Tutts pay these people to harass me. Gee, wonder what the Tutts are afraid of, maybe the TRUTH, lol. Anyway, I will find a new doc. I'm always on the road to better things :) Take care :)

Fair Game

2011-04-15T10:49:00.004-06:00

We watched the movie 'Fair Game' last night. This is a must see, people!!!! You will see the inner workings of the CIA and why this organization should be shut down. You will also see why ALL Republicans should not be voted into ANY positions. You will see how Bush & Cheney abused the power given to them, dancing to the tune of their puppet masters. The only thing we do not see is Bush & Cheney's masters. These are the people we need to find and take away their power. And I don't mean the corp.'s , I mean real names, real people. And if you don't think that this kind of thing can't touch you, YOU ARE WRONG. IT CAN AND IT WILL. They haven't touched your S.S. yet but the next thing they will come up with is eliminating anyone over 62. Logans Run maybe in our future, think about it! When you watch this movie pay attention to the tactics they use against Valerie & her husband. The first one is to make everyone believe they are liars. This is always the first step, the rest of the steps depend on the person. Disinformation is always there and basically that is just lying about the other person. It comes in ALL forms from being gay, pedophile,mentally retarded, a loner to name just a few. Heck, they may even use all of them and its to get YOU to disbelieve every word that comes out of that person's mouth. Because if you disbelieve then the puppet masters don't have anything to fear. They have used fear against us all of our lives, its time to turn the tables and put fear into their hearts. Be smart, use that God given brain of yours and send the disinformation highway back where it belongs! And now, I will step down from my soap box and bid you all a wonderful week end!

After The Civil War

2011-04-13T10:22:00.004-06:00

My hometown, Colorado Springs, was not founded till after the Civil War. General Palmer and his wife Queenie founded it and the General was a Union General. But, a man here in our city has documents that talk about Rebel soldiers coming into this town and they had to be dealt with. He only gave a sneak preview of what he has written, so I will be looking forward to it when he shares all. There was also something about Texans coming in to steal gold from our fair city. So, this is going to be a great read. I'll keep you posted.

Effanbee's Katie

2011-04-12T05:14:00.000-06:00

This is one of my favorite dolls, this is 'Winter Wishes Katie' and I sold my last one. Last week I was thinking of putting her into my own collection. She was in my store (http://thelittledame.ecrater.com) for a year and a half, so I thought after that long I would give it another week and if she didn't sell I would add her to my collection of dolls. But, someone bought her today and now she is off to her new home.

Beautiful doll isn't she, Effanbee no longer makes her, she was archived in 2007 and sculpted by reowned artist Ann Timmerman. I do not have the gift of making a beautiful doll but I'm glad there are people out there that do, so the rest of us can enjoy their beauty.

Have a good day :)

Aunt Margery

2011-04-11T09:26:00.005-06:00

Have you ever seen such beauty and grace? This is my Aunt Margery. She was once engaged to a Lord, he broke off the engagement after my mother tried to steal him away from Margery. He would have nothing to do with either one of them. My aunt was heartbroken but was soothed by her father's doctor, who she married a year later.

The Lord married someone else and went to war, where he was killed in action. My aunt lived happily with her doctor, assisting him. They were married 17 years, then death claimed her.

My mother had a very small regret for interfering in her sister's life. My mother was a selfish, lover of herself person till the day she died. Now you know why I don't talk about her much.

But, despite her sister, my aunt had a good life.

The Week End

2011-04-09T09:50:00.002-06:00

We are working today, hubby has a deadline and is working fast & furious. I noticed one of the neighbors in back have moved out soooo I got on the phone to get estimates for the fence where it backs into their yard. Would like to get it done before new people come in. So, everyone have a nice week-end :)

All The Talk About Social Security

2011-04-08T14:07:00.002-06:00

With all the talk about Social Security, I had to look up what the age was for it. It's 62-70 years old and that's a ways off for me and my husband. So, it looks like if they axe it, hubby and I will be working till death. Such is life, but if given a chance we will fight the Republicans and their greediness to take it away from us. Like I said, I want a refund from all the money I've put into it or a credit on taxes till that amount is gone :)

Thought For The Day

2011-04-07T01:40:00.001-06:00

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity Joseph Addison and my personal thought for the day is: if the Republicans want to axe S.S., then I want ALL the money back that I put into it!

Casa Encantada

2011-04-06T01:49:00.000-06:00

I would like to introduce Marilee, my father in law, my mother in law and Charles. My hubby was suppose to be in this but all I got was his pants. My camera sucks, I have to guess when I take a picture because you can't see the screen in the sunlight. Who says technology is great, sometimes it sucks,lol.

Anywho, Charles and Marilee run a bed and breakfast in Hotchkiss, Colorado. It's a great place and here is the link to it www.casaencantrada@bb.com

The website tells it all and has great pictures. Charles also takes people flyfishing, click on that link in their website because he goes all over the world and he is great as a guide. He has taken President Jimmy Carter and Joe Cochran to name a few people, flyfishing.

Charles and Marilee are warm wonderful people with great sense of humors. It was the first time I had met them but my husband has known them since he was 11. We had a great time :)

Celebrating Hubby's 50th Birthday

2011-04-05T01:08:00.001-06:00

This is Grand Mesa, every morning when my hubby woke up, this is what he saw from Redlands Mesa where he lived

My hubby would wait for the school bus here at the end of the driveway

My husband and his mother

My father in law, my husband and family friend Marilee

My husband standing in front of the Welcome sign at Charles' and Marilee's Bed and Breakfast. I will be sharing more on Charles & Marilee's Bed and Breakfast. They are wonderful people and my husband has known them since he was 11.

Fulfilling My Promise

2011-04-04T10:22:00.004-06:00

I promised that I would share a pic of me with my grey hair. So, here it is - me totally grey. Its a lot differant then the raven hair I used to have. I no longer have a sparkle in my eye, the pain of life shows now. But, I still have the heart of a 3 year old :)

I will be sharing this week about our fantastic week end which was celebrating my hubby's 50th birthday. Till then, take care

Month of April

2011-04-01T01:40:00.002-06:00

For the month of April, we have: April 1st - April Fool's Day (I'm going to look this up and find out who started this,lol) 18th- Passover begins 22nd- Earth Day 24th - Easter 26th- my hubby's b-day :) 29th - Arbor Day If I've forgotten anything, please let me know :)