BUCKET LIST FOR RETIREMENT!

BUCKET LIST WHEN YOU RETIRE!

As of Monday I am no longer a working girl. I worked for 23 years at a Juvenal Facility and  6 years at the local museum and another 17  months as a administrative assistant at a Real Estate office. When I retired the first time my hubby and I decided that I would find a part time job, but that turned into a 40 hr plus a week position. 

My retirement day was suppose to be May 24, but got an unexpected call Sunday and was told that I didn't need to come in on Monday. 

Surprise Surprise!>>>>>>>>>>

 Anyway since Monday I have just kind of been in a fog.............I have to get with it and get things going around here. I guess it will take time for me to really realize that I do not have to go to work. I have been thinking about my bucket list of things they wanted to get done when I retired......

The list never ending is so long that I do not know where to start; 

Any and all suggestions as to where I should  start would be helpful:

1. Clean out the garage

2. Packet up my daughters room  

 (since she got married over a year ago)

3. Blog more

4. Table scape more

5. Play with my dishes

6. Repaint all the bedrooms

7. Improve the look of the deck

8. Reorganize my kitchen cabinets

9. Just a over all purge of my house

10. Go thrifting when I want to 

11. Dust off the golf clubs

12. I could go on and on and on......................

OK I have bored you enough with my dilemma I thought I would  post one of my Patriotic table scape from the Past. Maybe I can get get a new one together before the weekend !

Our prayers and thoughts are with all the families that have been affected by all the tornadoes here in Texas and Oklahoma. Also the families of West still dealing with the devastating explosion. God grant them peace and faith in the coming days. 

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#4 RED, WHIITE & BLUE SERIES

#4 RED, WHITE & BLUE SERIES

The families in Colorado need our prayers,

please pause a moment and remember them.

Hello to everyone and I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Here in TEXAS it is already 99 with

it getting to 104 yesterday.

 I think I will stay IN, stay cool  and

enjoy viewing all the great blogs

or maybe a new table scape, a big decision.

If you have been a follower you know that my home is still decorated with RED, WHITE & BLUE for July.

This is at the top of my list for decorating themes.

As I was involved every night last week with

 Bible School I feel I have gotten behind.

 (We averaged 115 kids each night,  GOD is awesome). 

 So gang grab a COOL drink

as I may be going to overload  YOU with photos.

Dining Room

                                                                                                            

Hutch

Area in front of Sofa

Gang I showed a few of the photos, yes there are a feeeeew more.

I am sure they will pop up in the future.

When I began this post the temperature was 99 now 104 can you say HOT!

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Red, White & Blue Breakfast Room

In my earlier blog today I said I was going to have a series of blog as I pulled out all my patriotic decorations this year. I really had planned to post later in the week but I did not want to miss 200th week at Between Naps on the Porch! So this is going to be my second post for today.

If you have visited before you know that I have a seasonal tree in my breakfast room. At this time it is all decked out in Red, White & Blue. A closer look in another blog.

The sun was really bright. (my my windows sure look dirty cloudy) it's the sun right!

The table is set for breakfast for four.

Over all table

White lantern were used in my daughters wedding, it sets a top  a clear cake stand. My Mom picked up at a garage sale for $2.00 .  The hats, star salt shakers

(matching blue one is on the other side of the lantern),

small pitcher and small  star dish where shop at home fines.

The small strip bowls are from Targets $1.00 bin.

The plates are from Cracker Barrel, which were a Birthday gift from my Mom and Dad. There are two different patterns. They sit upon Oneida Wicker, this was a find at Goodwill a while back ,$10.00 for a place setting for 4 with serving bowls.  I danced all the way to the car.

You may remember them.

Place mates are Dollar tree.

I must not forget the flatware I used these in last year 4th blog. I think they came from Marshall's or Ross can't remember. The butter dish is Fiesta.

Now you can see the other shaker. The red glasses again from my Mom she was going to sell them in garage sale and  grabbed rescued them. The cups are from Old Navy for several years they had different patterns for 3 or 4 years in a row. Wish they would bring them back.

 The place card holder with the flags, I really don't know they were in my container when I unloaded this year.

Wish someone would straighten that desk!

The bakers rack holds serving items. The straw holder is really ice cream bowl for Collection Etc., last year sale item. Don't love to find things you forgot you had the blue drink dispenser was at the back of a cabinet.

In the middle are a vintage picnic salt and pepper shaker.

More of the Old Navy cups.

The second shelf holds more birthday gifts but from my daughter, the star dispenser was also a gift form her. 

 This is a birdhouse that I saw at Dollar General and didn't buy. Big Jim happen to be with me when Isaw it.

Of course  I went the next day to a differnet DG they didn't have. So as we all know I should have

 bought it when I saw it.

Well last week I was back in the first DG to pick up other items and what was on the top shelf behind a flower pot.  It was really almost hidden from my eye site, (I am only 4'11 and yes I stretched out and brought it down in one piece. Happy Dance !!!!!!

I love to decorate with red, white & blue and yes I have a lot more to show you.

Please watch for part 3 OF A  RED, WHITE & BLUE JULY

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A MONTH OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE

A MONTH OF RED WHITE & BLUE

Decorating  Patriotic (red, white & blue) besides Christmas
it is one of my favorites.

If you have read my previous post you know that I celebrate my birthday on FLAG DAY. My mom makes sure that I have something new related to the flag or red, white and blue every year. So I guess really I start in June with red white and blue decoration. I pulled out everything this year and went all out in decorating my home for
June and the 4th.

Of course my son says's that holiday decorations usually throw up all over inside and out at my house.
Don't you just love your children <;).

 My plan was to have everything done my the end of May........I think I missed that deadline. Any way I did have it done by the 4th. We usually have a house full on the 4th but this year it was just Big Jim and myself.

But of course that did not stop me from decorating, and they will all stay up till August.

I am afraid you would go blind if I tried to post all
in one blog so decided to do a series of
red, white blue decorations  for the rest of July.

Part #1, of I think maybe 4-5-6 oh well I will let you know when I am done.........

I will try to keep it short and sweet (?????)

 

LET US BEGIN

Front Porch

Foyer Area

 Buffet Area

 Piano Area 

Coming Attraction

Mantel

I hope you have enjoyed part #1 of my

RED, WHITE AND BLUE MONTH.

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Small Town Patriotism

Small Town Patriotism

I live in a small town in northern TEXAS, this week we have been host to a committee from the USA Today, Rand McNally. Gainesville is in the running for

the   Most Patriotic Small Town in the USA.

One of the things that makes Gainesville the Most Patriotic Small Town in the USA is that we are the only Medal of Honor Host city in the USA. This began about 10 years ago and has grown to great magnitude. It's a great weekend where Medal of Honor recipients are honored. There are parades, banquets and a time the recipients to share there stories with elementary school  students.
Mark your calendar and come visit our town to honor these great men on the second weekend of April. Check out the Medal of Honor web site.

We pull out all the stops  to show our small town hospitality.........merchants decorated there store fronts.......everyone wore red white blue and
special  designed T -shirts..............

flags were flying  all around.

Citizen quote: Helen McHorse.

What an honor to be part of this great community and to share with others. As usual, we worked together, played together, laughed together, and took care of one another just as usual. What was portrayed this is week was not a staged event, rather it is simply "what we do!" Thanks to everyone for making this a great week! I am proud of us!

Sorry for overload of photos just wanted you to see how special our Patriotic Town is and even more special as we celebrate our Great Nation.

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They were greeted on Sunday afternoon, by a very excited group !

Monday Night was the Pedal The Medal Parade

  



 Tuesday morning over 100 of us gave the committee a Texas flash mob good morning welcome with the singing of the EYE'S OF TEXAS. Everyone was decked out in red white and blue, and of course there were hats and boots.

Citizen comment:

Gainesville has been proving it's the Most Patriotic Small Town in America for many years. All you need to do is visit us once, and you see what we take our being Americana's seriously.   

 Check out the Randal McNally site for other cities that are in the running. Keep your fingers crossed we want this BAD. We have to wait till July 25 to hear the results.

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I am proud to have been born and raised in

GAINESVILLE TEXAS!!!!

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Celebrating Flag Day

A repost from the past:

As I celebrate my Birthday Tomorrow. I am proud to say I share this day with a grand old lady!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

OUR GRAND FLAG.

SHE FLIES PROUDLY AND IS HONORED BY ALL!!

On June 14, 1777,

in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen.

Your flag and my flag,
And how it flies today
In your land and my land
And half a world away!
Rose-red and blood-red
The stripes forever gleam;
Snow-white and soul-white -
The good forefathers' dream;
Sky-blue and true-blue, with stars to gleam aright -
The gloried guidon of the day, a shelter through the night.

~Wilbur D. Nesbit, Your Flag and My Flag

I can’t wait to be able to serve my guest with some wonderful sweet tea or lemonade.

Tonight I will celebrate with parents and my Big Jim as the daughter is a sponsor at church camp and the son can’t make it home tonight.

But I have decorated holiday tree, breakfast room, dining room and deck are all decked out with Old Glory.

(OK every area I possibly can).

I am going to show you a few photos today and in a later post I will give more details.

Holiday Tree--Breakfast Room

Breakfast Room Table

Deck

Dining Room Table

Entryway Table

Hope everyone is flying those flags today.

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