11-11-11

First Snow!

Looking a bit bleak wouldn't you say?

 I don't know about you, but my mind is already

on Thanksgiving Day and I can smell

the turkey and pumpkin pie!!

 Have you ever read  

(click on this link below)

When the frost is on the Punkin, James Whitcomb Riley

It wasn't a lot but enough to stick to 

surfaces!  It will be melted by early

afternoon!  Thank goodness!  

I'm way behind on my outside duties. 

I lost two weeks with

family matters and moving my 

daughter to her new apartment 

about 200 miles away. 

This weekend is supposed to be dryer

so I will be outside finishing up my 

tasks.  I haven't even emptied my 

pottery yet!  

Time to put away the lawn furniture and 

all my pottery before the big snow comes! 

Today is also Veterans Day

In honor of my Father and

all Veterans

Thank-you for your

service and commitment for

all of us.

My father served in the Air Force during 

World War II. 

He was part of the 

China-Burma-India Theater

also know as "the Hump"

He was stationed in India

You can read about 

"the Hump"

Here

Veterans Day 11-11-11

In honor of my father who served in 

World War II 

and all Veterans 

Thank-you 

for your service and commitment 

for all of us.

1942

 This is not a picture of him, but it is from

the archives of the China-Burma-India

Theater also known as the "The Hump"

 He was stationed in India when the

war ended.

We also received our first official snow 

overnight.  It will be melted by this

afternoon (thank goodness!)

Hope you have a great weekend!  

I will be spending part of mine 

putting away my garden pottery

and removing this display 

before it turns into mush!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my son who 
turned 28 today!

We talked on the phone and both 
agreed that this was making both 
of us feel old!

30 is creeping up and that means 
I will have just passed 55! Yikes!!

Where did the time go?? 

This was him as a toddler 
pulling his uncle   
(Or thinking he was) 
on the little 

John Deere tractor!

All growed up!

Day before his wedding this past summer!

Happy Birthday Ryan, 

you've always brought great joy to us and we love you!

Gone...for a few days

   Gone for a few days...

                   High speed weekend ahead...

Thursday evening 

we head down to see the family

 Friday

Attending a memorial service for my 

brother-in-law Bob

which would have been his 

70th birthday

This is Bob with my nephew Ken who is currently 

serving in the Navy.  I sent Bob this sweatshirt

for his birthday a couple of years ago. 

The name and number of the ship he served on 

is embroidered on it.

(I found an on line company that does

this special order. Militarygifts.com)

The USS John R Pierce, DD753 

a destroyer, in the 1960's...

and was there during the
(Bahía de Cochinos) Bay of Pigs Invasion
which led up to the

Cuban Missile Crisis.  

SATURDAY

On Saturday we finish packing up our 

daughters things

 and on Sunday we head 

to Grand Rapids to move her into 

her new apartment

 It's a duplex home

built in 1915

and has some great old

original cabinetry and

woodwork

Somewhere in the middle of this fast weekend 

I'll see my Mom and sisters.  

As usual I am in and out rather quickly...

I've been married for 33 years and lived

away from my family for all of them.  

I  also plan to spend

Thanksgiving and Christmas with them

this year...

250 miles each way!  

Back on Monday!

Hugs to all!

Liz