Happy Anniversary To Us!

It’s been 46 years today since Dennis and I were married. He is the best man in the world and I have been blessed.

After a lovely morning at Sunday school and at church, we went to lunch at La Mesa, a delicious Mexican restaurant just a few blocks from home. Then we went to Walmart and picked up a little mini cake to share later today.

Although life has been busy around here as always, I did manage to complete a couple of baby blankets as I carried  them along with me. This first one is done with Lion Brand Ice Cream Big Scoop yarn in the mint color-way.

This one was done using Caron Jumbo Ombré in the Carrera Marble color-way. Both still need to be washed and blocked, so they’re a bit wonky looking.

I just began this one today. It’s about nine inches square right now and is the Beautiful Shells pattern. I’m using Bernat Softee Baby in the Baby Denim Marl color-way.

I finally found a place that will take my baby blankets. They will go to the Open Door Mission where Dennis volunteers two days a week. The blankets will be used at the young mom‘s house. They were beyond excited when Dennis took them five blankets. They said they can use as many as I can make! This makes my heart happy.

The girls played together a couple of times this week. This is a typical picture of them. They’re constantly snuggling heads and kissing each other’s faces. Here they were taking turns passing a bone back-and-forth between them.

This is the reality of preparing for a camping trip. We got our tubs and totes out when we got home from lunch today. We’re going out to the State Park tomorrow when everybody else leaves after the Labor Day weekend. We will stay until Thursday. We can be back to Mom within 20 minutes if we need to, as this park is very close to home. It still gives us a bit of a getaway, and you know how we love to be in our camper. 😍 It has turned a bit cooler today and I hope it stays that way all week. Only in the low 80s instead of 90s and 100!

Piper won several grand prize’s in the county fair last month. They were automatically sent on to the State Fair through her 4-H group. The state fair was in Grand Island so the three of them flew over there yesterday. Mandy took these two pictures as they were flying. As you can see Piper is in the copilot seat next to her Daddy where she’s learning how to fly, a little bit at a time. Brad is a certified flight instructor and has been for quite some time. She has had her own headphones and logbook since her first birthday! The two of them absolutely love flying. Mandy not so much! She was sitting in the backseat and said it was a pretty bumpy ride on the way home. However, it cut travel time a lot! It was just a 35 minute flight from airport to airport instead of over an hour and a half of drive time. To top it off, she won first place ribbons on everything that was sent to the state fair!



I hope you’re all having a wonderful time this weekend. The world has some terrible things happening, but with faith in the Lord, there is hope. 

I’m going to try to catch up on blogs again. I was doing pretty well until two days ago then life caught up with me again.


This Is My Father’s World

This is my father’s world,

and to my listening ears 

all nature sings, and round me rings 

the music of the spheres. 

This is my father’s world: 

I rest me in the thought 

of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; 

his hand, the wonders wrought.

This is my father’s world, 

the birds their carols raise, 

the morning light, the lily white, 

declare their Maker’s praise. 

This is my father’s world: 

He shines in all that’s fair;

in the rustling grass I hear Him pass; 

He speaks to me everywhere. 

Psalm 24:1, Psalm 50:12.

Blessings and love, 

Betsy