O Christmas Tree

Hope everyone is on schedule getting 

your home all decorated. 

I have one tree up and 

front porch almost completed. 

The reason I am behind is that  another

 friend  and I have been helping

 another one of friends 

decorate her home for a Home Tour in 

the committee were we live. 

Hope to post photo's soon.

This is going to be just a quick post of our 

living room tree, better pictures to come.

Thanks for stopping by

Hope to be posting soon!

Tablescape Challenge

Goodbye--Farewell--See Ya!!

Thought I would join all of you  Gals in the challenge from Cuisine Kathleen for her Farewell to Summer 

My post is a little different as I wanted to show  you our

Going away  CELEBRATION for a good friend at our church.

This sweet lady is moving to be close to her family due 

to the sudden death of her husband. This is one strong and faithful lady.

Her family has been members of our congregation for over 27 years.

Faithful choir member, VBS Worker, Sunday School officer, 

Praise Team Member, right hand to choir director and 

was always available to provide us with her 

WORLD FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

She will be missed by all.

The church hosted a going away celebration for her

 before she moved. 

I was honored when asked to 

decorate for the occasion.

One of her greatest loves is music.......so that was the theme we used.

Table Centerpeices

                                 

 My talented daughter came to my rescue and cut out music notes 

hurray for cricut

and I had two ladies 

who helped put everything together.

We placed sheet music under each centerpiece and 

 also had a runner of sheet music on the cake table.

You can also see shredded sheet music 

around the cake table

thank goodness for old choir music

      As she is moving from the great state of Texas to a state up north of here

  OKLAHOMA, you know that is hard to type for  a Texan

We set up a gift and card table representing were she had been

and were she was going. 

    

     

 

Guest were treated to cake and punch 

Has she and two other ladies in the photo sang together 

for many years 

they sang together one last time.

We had a time of remembrance by many folks with laughs and tears.

During our time of celebrations we also had a time

 surrounding her with our prayers and love!

As I say farewell to summer 

I say see you later to a dear and gracious lady.

Thanks for stopping by

Hope you have a wonderful

Labor Day!

I will be joining

Cuisine Kathleen

Tablescape Challenge

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

 Christine for "Table It!" at Rustic & Refined this Monday: 

http://www.rustic-refined.com/ 

INSPIRE ME TUESDAY

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2014/09/232nd-inspire-me-tuesday.html

Summer Means !!!!!

Summer means 

Vacation Bible School

My week has been kind of busy!

We are holding VBS at our church this week.

We began last Wednesday with a pool pre-registration with over 60 kids. 

Preparing hot dogs and the fixing--drinks.

You know when your daughter is the Director you are 

assigned ask with a SMILE to help.

I received the assignment of cooking 
for all VBS workers and families. 

The church provides a meal every night of VBS so

 the families do not have to worry about meals that week.

Of course that means menu for 5 nights 

plus refreshments for Parent's night 

Our Theme for the week is Agent D3

So keeping with the Spy theme

My menu:

Safe House Burgers

Pocket Litter Pasta

Undercover Taco Salad

Double Agent Ham

Cover Up Sandwiches

Spy Hopping  Refreshments

I have 3 wonderful ladies that have been a great help.

 Could not have done it with out them

I keep forgetting to take picture but here is couple I did take.

More later as you have to see the room decorations.

Director (In Red) receiving words of wisdom! 

This group provides the snacks for the kids ever night.

Mr. Spy entertaining kids during snacks.

Borrowed my decorations for his time to shine.

Director--Registration Director--Snack Director

adding up attendance.

 In the back ground you can see my daily food supply.

Our church members are very generous they provide many 

of the items for the meals and 
snacks for our hard working staff. 

This is what it looked like when

!!!!140 kids !!!!

invaded the Sanctuary on the 2nd night

We are just a small town church in Texas!!!!

Saw a saying that said,  I  am tired but it is 
VBS tired but what

 a blessing that comes out of this tired. 

Say a prayer for kids and all the workers.

Hope to post more later in the week.

Thanks for stopping by Y'all!

Love to hear and see about your VBS experience's.

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. 

Thanks for dropping by

Hope you can give me help with my bucket

so please leave me comment.