A TRIBUTE TO ALL OF OUR SERVICE PEOPLE

I wrote this for Memorial Day

a few years ago but I think it is

relevant every day.

This means even more to me now that I am

volunteering at the VA Center here. 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is here once more,

We fly the flags above our door,

We plant our flowers that mark the grave,

Of every soldier that was so brave,

They fought for freedom for everyone,

Many lives snuffed out by a sniper's gun.

We proudly march in our little bands,

As daybreak filters across our lands,

But I wonder if we can truly see,

What cost it was to make us free.

Confederate soldiers fought the Yanks,

Some brothers fought brothers in those ranks,

To free the downtrodden that were lost,

To free all men at any cost.

My father was a medic in World War One,

A war not talked about by anyone,

Some men lost limbs and some were gassed,

Some were picked up by comrades, others 

bypassed.

World War II! How tragic indeed,

People standing by watching others bleed.

Souls thrown to the winds with no remorse,

Foreign government standing on their own 

course.

Vietnam was not a war they said,

Then how come so many soldiers ended up 

dead?

No heroes welcome for them in sight,

They slunk home in the dead of night.

Should I go on-with Korea & Desert Storm?

Iran? Afghanistan? Are you getting warm?

Do you feel the pain you see in their face?

Does it make you squirm in your warm, safe 

place?

I've just one more thing I'd like to say,

It's about celebrating Memorial Day,

Look around and everything you see,

Was paid out in blood so that we are free.

Put your hand on your heart,

For the blue, white and red,

Raise your eyes to the flag,

Say a prayer for the dead.

Because of a soldier I can have my say,

So ~God Bless you this Memorial Day~

And To All Our Soldiers-

BRING HIM HOME-A Memorial Day Tribute -

This is one of the most beautiful tributes

I have ever heard

for our servicemen/women

that so valiantly guard our safety.

~A parent's prayer for a son

that is away serving his country~

If you have a moment to listen to this

you will not be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnRf3TQcpk

God bless all those men and women

that protect my family, friends and loved ones.

Blessings- I hope you have a wonderful

MEMORIAL DAY~

WHAT'S THAT SMELL? AdNonsense/Funny on Friday

Ma! Ma!

Come quick~

You know those three big

boxes of those

little

foil wrapped

chocolate bottles

full of rum?

Yes! Those! The ones you had

hidden on the shelf in

your closet!

Anyways...

BillyBob found them

and ate them all in

one sitting..

and now I can't wake him up..

and besides that..

What's that sour smell in here?

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Have a wonderful Friday,
my friends.
I am still packing my life up in boxes!
See you on Memorial Day!

THE TIP -AdNonsense/Funny On Friday

Another one of my 
'weird takes'
on a perfectly normal ad-

I dunno, Elizabeth,

I was just reaching for the

rest of my change

and BANG!

That gal put that cleaver down

so fast I was lucky not

to lose my whole hand!

Well, at least it seems to

have quit bleeding now~

Country Living Ad-Oscar Meyer

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Have a wonderful Friday and 

Blessed Weekend!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY (For Most)

I wrote this a few years ago

and after I published it,

 I got several emails

from women that 

find some sadness in

Mother's Day.

We must remember that not everyone

had a wonderful mother and that 

there are those of us that desperately

wanted a child and that has not happened-

and there are those that have lost

children to Heaven--

a loss beyond understanding......

Please think kindly about others that 

do not find much happiness in this day.

Mother's Day

(written as if our mother is still with us)

Some of us have been blessed 

with wonderful Mothers.

Some of us have Mothers 

that are not quite so admirable.

Some of us have Mothers 

that praise us and adore us,

Some of us have Mothers 

that never say a kind word.

Some of us have Mothers

 that love us unconditionally.

Some of us have Mothers

 that love us only

if we meet all her expectations.

Some of us have Mothers

 that smile readily.

Some of us have Mothers 

that never find much to smile about.

Some of us have Mothers that~

whatever we do~ 

it is more than they hoped for.

Some of us have Mothers 

that

no matter WHAT we do-

it is never enough.

Some of us have Mothers 

that had a charmed childhood.

Some of us have Mothers 

that were raised in pain & shame.

Some of us have Mothers 

that need us & 

want us in their lives.

Some of us have Mothers 

that are needy

 and we seldom see them.

Some of us have Mothers 

that complete our lives.

Some of us have Mothers that

leave us aching, wanting and empty.

Some of us have Mothers 

that stand

on this side of the Great Beyond.

Some of us have Mothers 

that have passed

 over this earthly barrier.

Some of us will emulate our Mother.

Some of us will vow to never be

anything like our Mother.

Some of us are happy and fulfilled,

no matter what kind of Mother we had.

Some of us will never be happy

even if we were nurtured 

by an amazing Mother.

Today I am blessed to be a Mother.

My daughters are blessed 

to be Mothers, too.

Today I vow that I will be

the best mother (and grandmother) 

I can be.

Today I vow that I will love

as deeply as I can 

those that share my life.

Today I know that I am blessed indeed~

Today I hope that you find blessings

in your own life-

and love your Mother-

even if it is just because she gave you life.

~Happy Mother's Day from Me to You~

I just spent the weekend with my sweet

Mindy and her family and will be driving

home today.  

I will catch up with all of you tonight.

FUNNY ON FRIDAY-AdNonsense-- NO! PLEASE DON'T SHOOT!!!!

You've heard of

Laser Tag?

That is much too

tame for

this family~

Okay-It's your turn,

GRAMMAW..

Now..

On Your Mark..

Get Set..

GO!

RUN-GRAMMAW-RUN

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Thanks to all of you that read
these silly things and comment-
a special thanks to you that
tell me I am warped!

This WARPED WOMAN
is now visiting her daughter
so I will be scarce here for
a day or two.

PICK YOUR FAVORITE BRIDAL TABLE-WHO WILL YOU BE SITTING NEXT TO?

First of all,

thank you all so much for 

humoring me and playing along

with this little

PICK YOUR FAVORITE GAME!

So--

The results are in and tallied.

I will show each table and list the people

below that chose that table.

I was asked to remove

one of the tables 

(weirdly enough-even though it was sourced out)

I moved anyone that had picked that 

table to another table...

LOL- sorry 'bout that -

hope you like your tablemates!

Here we go:

Table #1

Flower Boxes On A Plank Table

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This turned out to be a large wedding:

Here are the guests:

Tina, Cheryl, Cindy, Patty, Nancy, Kim,

LV, Patti, Ellen, Lisa, Connie, Fran, Julie,

Richella, Amy, Sugar, Nonnie, Cecilia,

Bonnie, Ellen, Mary, Debbie Ray, Billie Jo,

Lorrie, Kris, Karen, Katie M,
 ADAM (yeah- a guy),

and two surprise guests with the same name-

Anonymous & Anonymous
and LIZ-(I forgot to add her name--duh)!

Table#2

SUNSHINE & SQUARES

image

This was a smaller, more intimate wedding.

Your table mates are:

Jettie, Karen, Sandy, Patty, Diane, 

Table #3

Ashes Of Roses 

image

This was also a small, intimate wedding

and attending are:

Linda, Denise, Ann,Renee & Donna W.

Table #4

Flowers With Floral Cloth

image
This is a table of sweet ladies I know and love:
Neadeen, Marydon, Rose, Nancy & Cathy
and KAY G (some idiot I forgot her)

Next up:#5
Hydrangea-A Wedding At Home

image

You will be seated with one of the only other men

that played along:

imageRon Carrier is sitting with Jenn, Susie, Arlene, Karen, Celeste, Beemie, & Krishna

Poor Ron!  I know a couple of those gals

and I KNOW that at least one of them 

Susie will act up.

Ron won't mind because he loves

A GOOD COCKTAIL

and after a few drinks he will put

spike someone's Susie's ginger ale.

Oh! The ROSE LANTERNS

caused a big stir!

Y'all love those lanterns and a lot of

you crashed this wedding whether you were

invited or not.

#6

Rose Lanterns

image

Well, shove over and make room for:

Debbie H, Donna, Sheri, Vee, 

Mildred, Sandie, Linda,

Nancy, Judy,  Kathy, Katie, 

Robbin, Louise, Josephine,

Martha Ellen, Karen Ann, 

Debra, Debbie, Sissie & AnnMarie.

And last, but not least-

White On White Intent

image

I will say this is the one that was the 

MOST SURPRISING TO ME!

With all the interest in 

White and Cream 

I thought this grand reception would be

flooded with guests.

I guess I was wrong--

but a few of you 

picked this very beautiful venue:

Kathy S, Diane & Susan

You all can have two entrees!!!

Thanks again for playing along-

It is so much fun to see 

who thinks along the same lines

and loves the same things.

I love, too, that there are a couple of guys 

that weigh in-

that adds to the fun.

IF I missed anyone's name that voted

for a table please forgive me and

you can leave me a nasty note

in the comments.

I will be driving to my daughter's house

to stay for a few days---and---

I will try to check in from there.

If I don't get a chance to do that,

 I will be home

late Sunday/Mother's Day.

Have a wonderful rest of the week.

TICK TOCK-WATCH THE CLOCK! Funny on Friday- AdNonsense

(My own take on old ads)

Marsha Muscella

was

SO MAD

at

Clark Clockson.

They had been together

for almost 2 years

and he still found

it important

to spend Friday

nights downtown

with his

"friends"

sipping

Pink Squirrels

at

Bubba Dollar's Bar & Grille.

Marsha had warned him

that the next time

he stayed out past

midnight she was

going to clean

his clock for him.

Finally, somewhere

just before 4AM,

she heard his key in

the lock..and heard

him shssshing and

giggling with whomever

he had brought home

She thought it fitting

to greet him at the door

with a sweet

little game of

Tick-Tock!

WATCH OUT, CLARK!!

You are going to have

a face that would

stop a clock when

Marsha is through

with you.
.

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YES- I AM WARPED-
Thanks to all of you 
that have pointed that out to me!!!

Happy Friday!
Hope you got your smile on here!

THE ETSY SHOP THAT NEVER WAS-ANNA IRELAND BOUTIQUE

First of all,

I want to thank ALL of you

that left me comments and opinions

on opening my

Etsy Shop.

I had it all planned out-

header made, items listed, etc. 

Isn't this a cute banner?

I have had it on hold for over a year

as MyHero's health wavered.

Every time I would get ready to 

OPEN SHOP

something would happen;

there would be a setback.

So, I thought that might be God's way

of saying,

"Don't do it!"

However, being the stubborn person

I am-and the eternal optimist-

I thought maybe I 

MISREAD the MESSAGE!

So, I turned to my good friends,

and blogging buddies, to get 

YOUR FEEDBACK (here)

Many of you left comments on my blog

and I so appreciate that you did that.

Several of you emailed me directly

to tell me your stories and experiences.

After reading all the comments,

and taking everything to heart,

I came to the decision that this is 

NOT THE RIGHT TIME

for me.

I had over 100 listings and have been 

paying the fees for over a year,

but yesterday,

I pulled the plug and closed the shop

before it ever opened.  

I have decided to donate all the 

'household goods' 

to a charitable organization here

that does not sell anything.

They use it to help young and/or single mothers

get on their feet and 

furnish an apartment to help them

 succeed in life.

Some things I will take to an antique dealer

and some of the things--

that don't fall into either category above--

maybe-just maybe-

I will offer on my blog

So- there you have it-

Thank you all for your opinions and input.

Thanks especially to 

Celestina Marie (Southern Daydreams)

and to my friend, Donna, that no longer blogs.

They were both so helpful in the past 

as I was struggling with setup and help with 

learning the Etsy ropes.

I really appreciate the help they gave me.

Good luck to all of you that have

Etsy shops.

Maybe this will help someone else 

make the decision

that Etsy isn't for them after they read

all the comments I got on my blog (here)

or give them the courage to close a 

shop that is causing them stress.

On the other hand,

it may encourage someone to move forward

and open a shop of their own.

At least now I can start packing things up

knowing I don't have to 

MAIL THINGS OUT.

I can clean out the bins and boxes of STUFF

and maybe I will find some 

FREEDOM in LETTING GO

of the things I do not need.

Maybe I will get my butt out in the

YARD and do a little SPRUCE UP.

Or maybe I can encourage 

MyHero to get off his butt

and do a little clean up.

Remember this?

Yeah--he's skinnier now so it

should be even easier for him...

Right?  Right!

Heck, I might even deep clean the house...

or...

maybe not........