I have one of these market totes, and I love it! It was given to me by a friend for my birthday, and I use it everyday. I take it back and forth to work with me. The neat thing is it folds completely flat for storage. It is made of aluminum, so it is very lightweight. Also the sides are reinforced and the handles are padded. I know someone on your list would find this useful…I sure have. Thanks Bill and Pat!
Happy Birthday, to the sweetest, bravest young man I know. God blessed me with goodness when He placed you in my life. You show me every day what courage and strength look like. I am awed at your wisdom and gentleness. I pray that God will open His heart and pour out healing and strength on you. We will wait together, my son. I love you with all my heart, Mom.
He said, “It’s time to go.” I told him, “NO! NO! NO!
That’s not the thing to do For folks as nice as you.”
But, he did not agree And, now he’s up a tree.
“Please, Bambi, run and hide Stay close to Mama’s side.
It’s never safe to run When Will gets out his gun!” _________________________________________
Can you guess how I feel about deer hunting? Just to think of it, makes me shiver. Any kind of hunting, really. I just don’t get it. But, in this part of the country, it is just the natural thing to do. Boys get started early and get initiated into the whole deer hunting gang by getting covered with the blood of the deer they killed. UGH! Now, I have a nephew-in-law, who married my sweet niece, Tara. She was a sweet girl…totally uncorrupted until she met up with Will. Now, she goes on these expeditions with him. I can not believe she turned like that!:) But, she enjoys it.
Sad as it is that they have chosen this gruesome hobby, I love them both dearly. Will and Tara are both such good, kind young people. They work hard, and I think hunting is their only vice. Will is a big outdoorsman and fishes as well. Tara has become his companion on these outings, and she loves it, too. I am the Director of the Preschool in our church, and Will and Tara are the Assistant Directors. I am training them to take over completely, and they are very capable. There are times, like today, when I am not able to be there because of Alex and I feel so blessed knowing that everything will continue running smoothly and they will take care of everything. They are praying for a special blessing in their lives right now and my prayer is that God will give them the desires of their hearts. I am blessed having them in my life and being able to work along side of them. But, they can ask all they want…I’m NEVER going hunting with them!
Are these beautiful, or what? If you have a chef or just a mom who likes to be fancy on your gift list, this could be the perfect surprise. This picture is only a sample of what is available…there is a cupcake wrapper for every occasion. Who knew? Even if you are not interested in ordering these for a gift….or for yourself, you must go to their website at www.paperorchidstationery.com….and see the slide show featuring these wrappers. It is beautiful!
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Well, friends, I am a little less pooped now, and I wanted to report to you that Suzanne, Mary and I had a delightful time. Of course, Suze did all the driving, much to our delight. We had beautiful weather…just COLD! Wow! Tuesday, we almost froze! We made it to Atlanta Monday evening, and had time to shop at about 5 stores, before they closed. Tacky of them, wasn’t it? Had a nice dinner at Cheesecake Factory, and took our desert to go. We checked into our motel…big disappointment. But we knew it probably would be. Since we were going to be shopping at the Mart on Tuesday, we wanted to be downtown, so we could be right there when they opened, and leave our car parked close. I won’t say the name of the place, but it is right across the street from the Mart, and it is not a Weeks Inn. However, good company rules the day, and we made the best of the situation, and managed to keep smiling. Got our stuff in, and settled down to our lovely dessert. Yum! Yum! Such a nice way to go to sleep! We got up early and had breakfast at the hotel restaurant. I’ll just say that it was right in keeping with the rest of our experience there. We were so not impressed. But, it was better than having nothing…and since our trip was about shopping, not eating…we managed to forget the unhappy start to the day and carry on with our plans. There are 3 days of shopping at the Mart that are called cash-and-carry days. And many of the vendors housed there, drop their prices and attempt to sell some of the things they need to get rid of before the next season’s items start arriving. WOO HOO! Lots of stuff! Good Stuff! At good prices! But, waaaaay too many people! Wow, it was crowded. Luckily, they had a place for you to check your packages during the day, and then pick them all up when you left. So, we got all our things together…and may I say, there was much to gather…verily 3 ginormous bags full…and LO! it was sorely heavy…heavy as to cause a person to stumble mightily, and fall to the ground in pain and agony and with much gnashing of teeth! So, it was decided that Mary and Suze would go get the car and I…YES I…should stand outside beside the road in the freezing, windy cold weather of (NOT)Hotlanta. And I stood in my appointed place, thusly guarding all said loot, with my broken and bruised and tired body! But, being of unsound mind, by this time, I did it all with an uncomplaining spirit, because that is just the kind of girl I am. Willing to suffer mightily, so my family and friends could get their presents come Christmas time. I think that puts me up their with Santa’s Elves or maybe even with the jolly ‘ole soul himself! We shoved the goodies into the back of the car, and proceeded with haste out of Atlanta. There was still one more stop to make…before closing time. And being the kind of women who like to meet a challenge and WIN…we made it…To Columbus, Ga. and the Hobby Lobby. There we managed to spend the few remaining $$$$$ we had left, and we drove on home…with visions of fun, family, and frivolity in our heads!
I am a Christian woman who has survived many years on the planet. God has blessed me with a wonderful family: husband, 3 sons, a dear DIL, and a precious grandson. I also have dear friends to keep me inspired. I am an artist of sorts and am finding my way through the great blessing of retirement. I recently retired after 20 years as a music teacher. Life is good!
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