A Christian Woman Thinks (And It's Dangerous)

Happy 4th of July

I do hope everyone is having a happy and safe 4th of July.  Thank God for all you have today, including your freedom. I am full from bar b que and am about to go for a swim in the neighbor's pool. Have fun ......Blessings.........Kitty

Happy Independance Day...We must remember

  Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

 --Ronald Reagan

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law
under God is acknowledged.

      -- Ronald Reagan

But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. - I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.

You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. - I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. - Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.

Abigail Adams

Happy 4th of July

Busy Life

Hello everyone!!!! Again, I have not fallen off the face of the earth, life has just been busy, and I have not made it to the library to post. Right Now I am using my DD's Laptop

Well DS is doing well at boot camp, He will complete week 8 today. Next week he gets a 36 hour pass, DGS and I are going down to see him, from North Ohio, to Ga. I am really excited, DGS just knows  he is going on his first vacation with Nana. We will be gone for a week, on the way there, we are going to my friends in Kentucky for a few days.

I just got back from a two week one day trip to see my friend in Western Ohio, I so miss her already and I havent been gone for a week. I had a wonderful time there just relaxing, though we did participate in the  "relay for life" in Sandusky county, we had a nice time there, and our team raised $1,300 for cancer research.

I have been doing alot of odds and ends and spending time outdoors, and watching DGS while DD is at work.

I saw at a craft fair a glass bottle covered with tissue paper and a strand of twinkle lights put in it, it was sharp, I have been trying a few ideas, and working on it, not sure if it is something I will work with and try to sell or what.

I am doing more traveling this summer than I have in a long time, and it feels good to get away, but then it feels good to come home again too.

Well the battery just blinked up as low cell so before I lose this I am Going to say Bye for Now

July 4th

HAPPY     4th    OF

        JULY

5 Days Off Work - In A Row!! :o)

I am taking a long weekend...will be off work until Wednesday!  Yeah!!  So, what am I going to do with all this time?  I started tonight by picking up another order of sockeye salmon from a local fisherman - got 8 this week.  Brought them home and filleted them...1.5 hours...not too bad.  The fish were bigger this week - averaged 5.5 pounds of fillets per fish.  So they are all in the fridge cuz I'm tired!  Tomorrow I will can 4 fish - or however many fill up 14 jars.  The rest will be vacuum packed and frozen.  These will be smoked later in the summer and canned - when Rod gets back from Skagway.

I will be working on the chicken fence...so many holes to dig, so little time  :o)   Home Depot is open tomorrow, so I think I will buy the rest of the materials I need. 

I need to move the chicks out to the coop - they will be living in the storage area, separate from the adults.  I will put a light out there for them and they should be just fine.  I'm sure they will appreciate the extra space!  They are getting so big now!  I had switched them from newspaper to pine shavings last weekend and they are doing well with that - scratching it everywhere, but not eating it like I thought they would.  It does get in the waterer though, so I have to keep cleaning that out.  I'll have to make them a play area outside so they can be out while I'm working on the fence!

I also hope to work in the garden a bit - always things to do there.  The chickens do like slugs - I have picked some out of the garden and thrown them in the pen and they get gobbled up - cool!  Need to get more dirt and mound up the potatoes more.  I need to thin the rest of the onions.  The beet greens are ready to eat too!!

I'd like to work on my recipe binder - need to add recipes that have been judged as "keepers".

Most importantly, I will be getting enough sleep!  I have been having troubled getting to bed at a decent time - mostly because it stays light so late - the chickens don't even want to go to bed before 10pm!  So I will try to get myself on a better schedule.  Home Depot opens in the morning at 7am - I figure there won't be too many people there at that time!

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July!!

The History of Aprons

 Aprons

          I don't think our kids know what an apron is.
          The principal use of Grandma's apron was
          to protect the dress underneath, but along with that,
          it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

          It was wonderful for drying children's tears,
          and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

          From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs,
          fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs
          to be finished in the warming oven.

          When company came, those aprons were
          ideal hiding places for shy kids.

          And when the weather was cold, grandma
          wrapped it around her arms.

          Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow,
          bent over the hot wood stove.

          Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen
          in that apron.
          From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.
          After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

          In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples
          that had fallen from the trees.

          When unexpected company drove up the road,
          it was surprising how much furniture that old apron
          could dust in a matter of seconds.

          When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch,  waved
          her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in  from the
         fields to dinner

          It will be a long time before someone invents something  that
         will replace that 'old-time apron' that served
          so many purposes.

          Send this to those who would know,
          and love the story about Grandma's aprons.

          REMEMBER:

          Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies
          on the window sill to cool.
          Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

        
THANKS NANCY, THIS IS TOO CUTE.

A Treat for Star-Gazers

Here's a real treat for all of us amateur star-gazers!  Homeschool blogger, "Jay from Cleveland", has a neat presentation up on his OTHER blog, http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/classicalastronomy/555979, of the July sky in animation.  Be sure to click on the link above, watch the presentation and THEN go out tonight and see how many you can find!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

My Other Blog Sites

Ladies, please be sure to check out my other blog sites.  This is not the only one I have. Here is a lost of all of them.  Please comment and let me know what you think.  I do value your opinions very much.

Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ Tuesdays Tea Time Ladies

Well Ladies, it is that time again and I am glad to say that we are back on track.

 I am sorry it has taken me a few days to post.  I have been very busy with curriculum reviews for this year.

Many you knew that we post poned due to the delivery of one of our ladies having a baby. I am happy to say both are doing very well. At the time that we post poned we were only through the first week.

So, with knowing this we have decided to start at week 1, I know some of you were waiting on your book to come in and this will give each of us time to really get back on tract and in tune with the message of this book.  So if you are still interested you can still join us.

We will be starting fresh at Week 1.

I will meet back here every Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss the study with you. You will then have a chance to comment on the study and what the Lord is doing in your life. Please comment, I will print them out and share them with the Ladies here. We will also put you on our prayer list.  I look forward to FINALLY getting this started.

Please be sure to scroll through all my post and read all the ones that have to do with Tina's Priceless Treasures ~ that would be the Tuesday Tea time Ladies  and under the Tuesday Tea time Gatherings.

That way you are caught up and in full swing by this time next week.

I hope all is well and that this study becomes a true blessing to you all. I look forward to my next teatime post on July 8th or the 9th.