The car wash just down the road from us...

We had 80+ mph wind come through our town yesterday.

David said this car wash had just been purchased after being vacant all summer. Wouldn't that be a bummer?

I wasn't able to get a pic of the church yard across the street before they cleaned it up today but it was a mess from the insulation on this roof.

I could not see the wind yesterday, but I could sure feel it. This reminds me of my relationship with God. I cannot see Him yet I can feel and see the evidence of Him working in my life.

Riley Festival parade

Our family rode in the Riley parade to show support for Mike Shephard.

It was a beautiful day to be out and about.

That is Mike Shephard in the polo shirt

Cameron actually walked the 1 1/2 miles but this was him on the trailer before things got started.

The sea of Shephard for Sherrif shirts. David and Cameron are in there somewhere. Can you spot anybody else you know?

I've been married half my life today

Today is my 19th wedding anniversary. David and I went to the Indiana State museum to view the Titanic exhibit. When we arrived we were photographed in front of a green screen which allowed them to place us on the main staircase of the Titanic. We were given a boarding pass with a passenegers name on it, which class they were traveling and where they were headed.  I traveled with my husband and son and 2 servants. David's boarding pass had him traveling alone. It was alot of reading, several glass showcases with salvaged artifacts but a little hard to get the real oppulance of the ship. They had a "glacier" that you could touch. Near the end of the tour was a memorial wall where you found out if you were a survivor or not. I found out that "I" survived along with my servant but my husband, son and his servant perished. David figured he probably wouldn't have survived being a single traveler but we found his name on the survivor list.

We ventured into the Odd Indiana exhibit area and found some intersting things. This canoe is supposed to be tricky to get into but David had no problem

I decided to try on a bustle. What were the ladies thinking---adding girth to their backsides. Supposedly the bustle allowed the fabric to drape nicely. Whatever! They also had hair art. People saved their hair for making things and to add height to their hairdo. They had an original perm machine. Scary looking.

I love this time of year. It was a beautiful day to be out and about with my husband, my best friend.

19 yrs. and counting :-)

I love being surprised...

This beautiful tea pot came in the mail today. It was a special order and a surprise package from my Mother (and probably Daddy too, ha)

It is hand painted by a friend from when we lived out in Kansas. Colleen Taylor did such a beautiful job.

I have a collection of tea pots. I think this will go down as one of my favorites

Colleen even included this card.

Thank you for making my day, Mother and Daddy. Thank you, Colleen, for sharing your talents with me :-)

I don't know where the rule came from..

Who came up with the idea that it is just wrong to wear white shoes after Labor Day? Labor Day was last weekend so this weekend the girls and I headed out  in search of black pat ton leather church shoes. We found out that black pat ton is not readily available this time of year. WHY?!!!! When I told Ashley what we were looking for (not the pretty white sandals she found) and why (refer to original question) she promptly said "well that's dumb". I think I agree. The effort of this shopping trip led me to wonder why we can purchase Christmas trees in July but the fashion industry doesn't put out black pat ton shoes until after I have purchased the girls Fall/Winter footwear. We came home with black satin. Pretty but from the slash on the toe of Ashley's after one Sunday makes me think they aren't going to last long.

The girls closets have been switched from Summer to Fall/Winter. My least favorite project. The sorting, the storing, the washing, the ironing. The days have been getting cooler and we even had the air turned off for a few of them until today. It got plum hot in here. What is up with that? Doesn't the sun know that I have switched the closets!!!!!

Nap time

I usually come home from work and need a little rest before I can handle the duties of the evening. I was just waking up(don't think I had opened my eyes yet) when Ashley crawled on top of me. She squeezed me as tight as she could and kissed my face. Then settled in for her nap. I wasn't expecting this. Naps together are the best I guess :-)

It was a memorable time...

Church picnic and water gun fight 2010

Ashley Alexander, our church's activity director, planned a delightful evening. We brought our picnic food and water guns. The sky was a little gray at the beginning but that didn't stop the water fight. The kids had so much fun. You won't find me in the volleyball pics because I don't play volleyball :-) It hurts my arms too bad. I did get involved in the water fight a little. It was more temptation than I could bare to not squirt the kids with the water hose after helping them fill their super soakers. That gave them "permission" to soak me. Good times!