All school reunion

To my loyal followers, I have been absent but hoping to get back in some regular fashion. Because of family sickness it's been a very busy couple of months.

I want to post about a really fun event my sister Deb and I went to in September. Rosedale High School hosted an all class school reunion. Every graduate was invited, my class of 1965 had about 10 show up. Debs class about 20-her class of 1970. There were a couple from 1948 come. All together probably around 200. Our school was for students 7-12 grades.

We had a tour of the high school with current cheer leaders as it is now, WOW after all these years the memories came flooding back in!!!

This picture of me was taken by the nurse's door where I went to after falling off the bucking horse in gym class when I was in 7th grade. Had a compound fracture of the left arm.

It was the exact same tile and door!!!!

My chair in orchestra in the violin section.

Four of us good friends in our class.

Our school sits on a hill called Mt. Marty and this is a World War I Memorial adjacent to the school.

My sis and I posing with our mascot. Now he's been updated for sure.

I caught a few pictures of the all school picture, afraid some people left before it was taken.

The next day we had a big get together at Tanner's Bar and Grill for dinner and drinks.

Me in green. Our school colors were green and white--many of us dressed in the colors.

What an awesome event to see friends from 52 years ago--- when did I get old, I THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE LONGER.

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Ann

Been absent

I've been absent for a few weeks now. My Mom fell and broke her hip, surgery on 7-15-18 and then rehab.  She is now staying with us for a few weeks before heading back to her home.

She worked really hard in extensive rehab before she came to our home.

She has been out a couple of times--here's at McDonald's, she loves the cinnamon treat.

She's doing very well for 91 years old.

Ann

Bound

Bound for her second trip of missionary work. Sophie is headed for Guatemala, we have a large team going,  ministering, providing health care needs and building.

Here we are seeing her off at 4:00 a.m.

My daughter and her.

I am so excited to hear about all of the outreach to the people there. The trip is just one week but that can make a great impact to the lives of so many.

Ann

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Lilac trees

While out geocaching with my sister Deb last week we spotted these beautiful Lilac trees. We followed the coordinates to locate the geocache but it had been removed. In the downtown area of West Plains. Mo there were several of these bright pink lilac trees.

We had to have a selfie along with one of them.

   I love their splendid color!! Even with all the midwest heat they are thriving.

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Ann

Age

Kicking off the new round with A is for Age.  You know it's just a number and we can really do what ever our bodies will allow us.

I'm thinking of my Mom who is a nonagenarian (90 and above). She is 91 and still gets up everyday and applies all her makeup, gets dressed as sharp as can be and goes as much as she possibly can.

Here she is last week at our annual family reunion telling her nephew just how it is. She was the oldest person there!

Here's all of her girls and her. I'm the one fully standing.

Us girls are all Baby Boomers!

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Ann

Marvel Cave

Having a wonderful summer and this photo was from an all girls trip last month. We spent a few days in Branson, Missouri and toured Marvel Cave.


We did see a few bats in there but the one simulated on my shoulder is not one of them.

My daughter, granddaughters and I  had a wonderful trip.

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Ann

Greatest Show

Our church just put on a fabulous VBS and the choir had a major role.

We all dressed in fabulous circus characters!!

Our full group of characters!

Children ages 4-10 attended worship sessions alongside their choice of woodworking, art, karate, cheerleading, dance, softball, soccer or archery.

Here I am with my grand-niece and grand nephews after the last nights performance.

All wearing their VBS shirts.

Our Ringmaster and his wife (choir minister and director)

One of the BEST we have ever presented.

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Ann

Seeing Y's

Traveling across the Kansas plains you see plenty Y's in the form of Wind turbines.  There are more than 52,000 of them across 41 states.

Kansas ranks 5th in wind production alongside also being  known as the Wheat State and Sunflower State.

I caught these from our car, Ynot take some shots!!!

The biggest wind project was completed in 2017 outside Dodge City Kansas. It has 122 turbines. To give you an idea if you haven't seen them in person, the blades are 173 feet long and the towers are 262 feet high.

I really enjoy seeing the size difference up against the farm machinery.

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Ann

Color

Enjoying my Lillum varieties of color opening up this week.

These beautiful perennials come back in vivid color every spring, think I need to purchase more.


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Ann

Utilize

In this day of shopping on the net and just buying everything new that you think you need, take a step back.

Utilize what you have and find a practical use for it--definition of utilize.

I'm an old soul and I keep history alive in everything I can.

I took an old side leg to a vintage sewing machine and made a side border for one of my gardens.

Need a light for the deck table at night. Take a 1.00 clay pot, turn upside down and put a 1.00 garden light in the hole. Works fantastic.

Want a new lamp to match the new chair, use the old lamp-buy and new shade and glue on a pretty trim that matches your new fabric.

Keeping up with everyone is a big task and and as soon  as you buy what they have, they have taken out a new credit card and are buying more.

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Ann

Showing honor

Yesterday our church honored all the current and past Military in the service.

My Air Force veteran in the check shirt.

They all came down front and received a loud round of applause.  This was only one of three services so I'm sure we have many Military in our church.

Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day celebration.

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Ann

Glorious sunset

A few nights ago my husband noticed a glorious sunset though the front room windows. I grabbed my cell phone and went out to the front porch to get a picture.

It had been raining so the street is glistening!! The reflection of the trees shows on the street.  The colors are glorious don't you think?

I see plenty of pink in here plus all shades of red. So happy we noticed this event!!

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Ann 

Teddy Bear

Funny how things get switched around as we get older, we took care of our children so much and now they are beginning to do the same for us.

Our grands like to give stuffed animals to Papaw nowadays.  When our oldest grand was in San Francisco a few weeks ago she bought this bear for Papaw. Usually its the parents bringing them back to little ones.

Isn't that a good message.

This little duo from our grandchildren sits on the monitor reminding us everyday.

I don't think you get too old to enjoy little softies!!

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Ann