SALUTE TO THE FLAG!!!!!

Yesterday was a special day for the third grade class at Protsman school in Dyer, IN. They had the honor and privilege to tell us about our flag. 60 or 70 children got to tell a packed gym about how this country was formed and how the flag was decided upon and made, they name all of the states and told us parents and grandparents what each state was known for. We all said the pledge to the flag and nobody said boo when the words "UNDER GOD' were spoken and yes, everyone DID cover their heart while saying the pledge. The children did a wonderful job singing the Star Spangled Banner and everyone stood for the singing. You could say there was a tear in every eye listening to these young children sing OUR COUNTRY'S song. Other patriotic songs were sung with much enthusiasm and spirit. The music accompanying the singing was from a CD and this added to the wonderfulness of the entire presentation.

I have to ask one thing. Would Mr. Obama have stood with us, covered his heart, looked at the flag and said the pledge?

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WHY ISN'T IT GROWING

With the warm weather here I have noticed that all the new homes built over the last few months are now getting their landscaping done. When I see a new sod being put down to make that instant lawn, I can't help but laugh when I recall a thought of when I owned a house and there was a new house built on the lot next to mine. It was built a year after mine so my lawn was in and thriving. When spring came around my neighbors put in the landscaping and of course the instant lawn. A few days went by and the lawn was turning brown and he would come out and sprinkle the lawn for a few minutes and go back in the house. This particular summer was very, very hot and his lawn got browner and browner. One day I was standing outside admiring his lawn and he came over to me and asked if I knew why it died. I asked him why he didn't water it more than he does, especially in this hot weather. I told him he should be watering it almost constantly and he said the guy who put the lawn down never told him he had to water it, that it would just grow. DA. He said he would have the guy put down another lawn for free or he would sue him for putting down bad sod. I don't know what transpired but he did get a new lawn. Free or not I don't know, but this time he did water it and then I had to listen to him complain about the water bill. Live and learn huh.

COLD RAINY DAY

I said a prayer this morning that this day would turn into the perfect day. A day with warmth, sunshine, fun and good memories. It's Mothers Day and it should be like I described. This is a day to get the family together and honor mom, BBQ and have fun. It's not the gifts that count it is the remembering her on this day. Do that and see how good she will feel and how good you will feel for doing this for her. Happy Mothers Day ladies!!!!!

THE PASSING OF GIZMO

Gizmo was a little Mexican dog who looked like Gizmo in the movie Gremlins. The kids loved him and loved to play with him. It all started when my daughter Lorri went camping with her in-laws in Texas. They left Saturday morning, drove the 20 miles or so to get there and set up camp. Hiked, played ate and had a good time. The only problem was there were fire ants at the site so you had to be careful not to setp, lay or sit on them unless you enjoyed the pain from being bitten. Mom-in-law deceided to put out ant poison to keep the ants at their distance. Yep you guessed it (they think) Gizmo ate some. No one knew and he started to cry as if in pain. My daughter picked him up a cuddled him, tried to put him down but he couldn't walk. In the area where they live there are no emergency vets, so the play was to bring home and take him to the vet on Monday. Well the poor little guy didn't even make it home. He passed on the way. The kids of course were very upset and mom-in-law kept saying "and we paid $400.00 for him". Yeah this is a women who doesn't believe dogs belong in the house. She had it for one week and couldn't stand it so she sold it to her son and my daughter for $100.00. I see it as she is only out $300.00 since her son paid her the $100.00 for it. My daughter knows that it will all be put on her because she wasn't watching the dog. Well anyway Lorri and the kids had a funeral for Gizmo and he is buried under the apple tree in their huge back yard the overlooks a pasture with cows and a view of the brewery where they make Shiner beer. At this point all they can do is go on with their lives. Rest In Peace Gizmo. You were a good dog!
P.S. Mom in law wants to buy another dog and maybe litter box train it.

NICE DAY WITH THE IN-LAWS.

It was a nice day yesterday. Temp was around 64 degrees. Very nice. Also my brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law came from the northern suburbs of Illinois to spend the day with me and to go out to dinner. It was good to see them since I haven't seen them since January. We sat and talked and caught up on the latest family news and then it was time to go out to dinner. The big debate was where to go for dinner. We finally settled on the Red Lobster. Good choice. I settled on the Grilled Jumbo Shrimp on a bed of rice with baked potato and veggies. I must say those dinner rolls are enough to kill for. After this delicious meal we went back to my house for desert. Since we are all watching our weight I bought sugar free blueberry pie and sugar free ice cream. It really hit the spot. About 8 we had to call it a night because they had a good ride home in front of them. It was really a nice day.