I found this photo at Wikipedia and loved it! It reminds me of summer (note the corn in the background) and I surely would like to see some warmer weather here in Galesburg. This weekend they are predicting lows of -5. Brrrrrr
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Campaign 2008? Already?
Hello everyone! As you can see, Mom and I are already on the Presidential campaign trail for 2008. We went to Davenport, Iowa, Sunday morning and met Senator Hillary Clinton. What an experience! We left Galesburg about 6:00 a.m and arrived at the Hickory Garden Family Restaurant around 7:30. There was press and secret service guys all over the place. Hillary arrived about 8:30 in a black Chevy Blazer. She toured the restaurant, stopped at each table and shook hands, visited and pictures were taken. Lots of pictures! Mom and Hillary really hit off - she's Mom's new best friend. We then went to the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds for a press conference. What a crowd! I barely got in the building, but it was worth the stop. I got the new campaign buttons, bumper stickers, posters and stickers. Yep, as her campaign motto states: I'm in it to Win!
Thursday, January 04, 2007
2peas Challenge - Pet Names
If you have/had any pets in your life. How did you decide on their names?
I've had the joy of having three extraordinary felines in my life. The first was our Sassy Cat. And yes, she was sassy, stubborn, opinionated, definately her own cat. She would be held when she wanted to be held. She wanted to eat when she wanted to eat and it better be now! She was quite a talker too. Meowed and sometimes yowled for whatever suited her at the time. We lost our Sassy after a long illness in February 1995. It broke my heart when we had to put her down. She's buried in a flower garden under a cement cat sculpture of her likeness.
My dear Jessi Anne was named after one of my favorite Carly Simon songs titled Jesse. Remember that one? Her middle name is after my friend Jerri Anne. Jessi was a beautiful shelter cat we adopted in 1995. She was a short-haired gray tabby with big tufts of white fur coming out her ears. Instead of a meow, she had this crazy little trill when she talked. She was the love of our lives; a family member. My niece and nephews treated her as if she was their cousin. Jessi died unexpectedly in 2005 of a massive heart attack. My nephew Patrick buried her under the burning bush in the south yard. My Aunt Madge bought her a custom-made tombstone with her name on it and a image of a cat. I still miss her. She was the best cat ever. Everyone loved Jessi Anne...
My new kitty in Charly Anne. She's a little orange tiger and yep, she's named after my friend Jerri Anne again. Her first name comes from my deceased husband, George Charles Andrews' middle name. He would of been crazy about this cat too. Charly is a shelter cat too. Like my Jessi, she appears to be forever grateful that I picked her to adopt. She has a wonderful personality, rarely meows and gives kitty hugs generously. She's my baby girl!
I've had the joy of having three extraordinary felines in my life. The first was our Sassy Cat. And yes, she was sassy, stubborn, opinionated, definately her own cat. She would be held when she wanted to be held. She wanted to eat when she wanted to eat and it better be now! She was quite a talker too. Meowed and sometimes yowled for whatever suited her at the time. We lost our Sassy after a long illness in February 1995. It broke my heart when we had to put her down. She's buried in a flower garden under a cement cat sculpture of her likeness.
My dear Jessi Anne was named after one of my favorite Carly Simon songs titled Jesse. Remember that one? Her middle name is after my friend Jerri Anne. Jessi was a beautiful shelter cat we adopted in 1995. She was a short-haired gray tabby with big tufts of white fur coming out her ears. Instead of a meow, she had this crazy little trill when she talked. She was the love of our lives; a family member. My niece and nephews treated her as if she was their cousin. Jessi died unexpectedly in 2005 of a massive heart attack. My nephew Patrick buried her under the burning bush in the south yard. My Aunt Madge bought her a custom-made tombstone with her name on it and a image of a cat. I still miss her. She was the best cat ever. Everyone loved Jessi Anne...
My new kitty in Charly Anne. She's a little orange tiger and yep, she's named after my friend Jerri Anne again. Her first name comes from my deceased husband, George Charles Andrews' middle name. He would of been crazy about this cat too. Charly is a shelter cat too. Like my Jessi, she appears to be forever grateful that I picked her to adopt. She has a wonderful personality, rarely meows and gives kitty hugs generously. She's my baby girl!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Happy New Year 2007
Again, welcome to my blog and happy new year. It's 2007! Unbelievable. When I was a child, I couldn't imagine living to see the year 2000. It seemed so far away. I would be really, really old if I lived long enough to see it.
Anyway, like everyone else, I've been doing an inventory of my life. What do I want to improve, what do I want to eliminate, what do I want to achieve this year? I'm a big believer in making affirmations instead of resolutions. I like the idea of making a positive change to my behavior. I want to improve my health. I want to improve on my scrapbooking and stamping. I want to improve in my job performance. I want to eliminate time-wasting. (This is going to be really hard for me. I watch a lot of television.) I want to eliminate my debt. I want to eliminate my lousy attitude toward myself. (Again, this is going to be really hard for me. I know my attitude is related to me being overweight or vice versa.) I want to achieve a new scrapbooking class based on faith journeys at my church. I want to achieve a healthy weight and increase my energy. I want to achieve reading at least one book per month. Some of these goals seem pretty easy, but I know they aren't. It's going to take effort. And prayer. Here's to wishing everyone a happy new year and good luck with your goals!
Anyway, like everyone else, I've been doing an inventory of my life. What do I want to improve, what do I want to eliminate, what do I want to achieve this year? I'm a big believer in making affirmations instead of resolutions. I like the idea of making a positive change to my behavior. I want to improve my health. I want to improve on my scrapbooking and stamping. I want to improve in my job performance. I want to eliminate time-wasting. (This is going to be really hard for me. I watch a lot of television.) I want to eliminate my debt. I want to eliminate my lousy attitude toward myself. (Again, this is going to be really hard for me. I know my attitude is related to me being overweight or vice versa.) I want to achieve a new scrapbooking class based on faith journeys at my church. I want to achieve a healthy weight and increase my energy. I want to achieve reading at least one book per month. Some of these goals seem pretty easy, but I know they aren't. It's going to take effort. And prayer. Here's to wishing everyone a happy new year and good luck with your goals!
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