Hi  From Me.

If your a regular viewer of my Blogg you were wondering what happened to me!! weren't you or maby you weren't LOL. Any Way, I have been on a crazy trip and I didnt even leave the house. I am so far behind on my computer assignments making the Vegas Calif Web Page that it really set me back, so hopefully this weekend I can catch up. I had so much trouble today and also yesterday making this Quilt, Its called a quilt. I dont know what the heck was going on with my brain I think I just had so much happening this past week I kept goofing up on the computer trying to rush and get done it just caused me to make mistakes.. so now  the week is over Tomorrow is my last day for Alter Guild for a year I had the whole month of Feb, the soup suppers that we prepaired two soups and 18 sandwiches and I was the chairman of this past week is over,  it was a lot of extra work, thank God for the help I got although it wasent the one's who were suppost to help me who helped me. five of them just dropped off their food and ran or had a really stupid excuse for not being their.

 My Sister's wake and funeral was not the problem at all I look at the picture and it chockes me up so so sad the poor sweet dear I wish I was their when she was so sick I feel so bad about that.  I wasent so I will move on,  it still makes me sad to think about it. I dont know why this one effected me more than any other except Virg that effected me the most. OH K enough. I spent 10 hours on the computer finishing my quilt I lost it in outer space 4 times and had to re do the page 3 times not a good day but finally its completed and sent in. This week coming up I will make communion bread for the month of March every weekend YUCK than I should be free for the next year. TG.. OK thats it for today I wont bore you any more with my crazy complaining.

That's all until tomorrow.

Almost forgot how do you like my new pictures of Vegas pretty cool isnt it.

Sorry about the music I just love that song so when you click me on it will be playing.

Hugs From Me

Diane Louise

  

Our Oldest Sisters Funeral!

Today is the day of the Funeral for Dorothy my oldest Sister and it is snowing.  It sort of reminds me of when our Dad died; he died Feb 25th now if that isn't odd.  His oldest Daughter also died on February 20th, almost to the day he did. Another odd thing about the two of them  when Dad was dying and being taken to the hospital in the ambulance his Dorothy was in the hospital with a major heart attack neither one knew of the others situation, actually we didn't tell Dorothy about Dad until six months after he was dead.  She was really upset that she didn't know about it because she would call and Ma had to make up excuses why he couldn't come to the phone and why she couldn't come over and visit. Dad.  We told her not to be mad everyone was just concerned for her health.
  Dad married  very young, Dad was only 19 just a baby LOL when he married Minnie.  I dont know how old Minnie was at the time. I should ask my Sister SaraJean she would know.  Minnie was her Mother.  Dad and Minnie divorced after a few years of marriage they had two daughter's together Dorothy and SaraJean. Minnie remarried Harold and they had three children Shirley, MaryAnn and Butch we call him, his real name is Harold after his father and their baby who was adopted out because Minnie died at child birth with her fourth baby to Harold. 
  After the divorce Dad, Dorothy and SaraJean moved in with  Dad's family on Mayfield, there was plenty of people living there or close by to help him take care of his two daughter's. There was Grand Pa, GrandMa, Dorothy and Sara always had fond memories of GrandPa that they would tell me over the years. Leonard, Dad's cousin he was one of the drivers  and Patsy his wife, Patsy was the house keeper for GrandMa, she and Leonard lived in the house with them. Befor they moved down and rented the up stairs apartnment in Dad's house. Dad's brothers Bill and Reese were always their along with their wives,The wives were like the secetaries they did their part as well, it was a family affair, Bill and Reese drove truck's and so did Uncle Bud he was one of our Aunt's  brother's. Uncle Bill was the main mechanic along with Scotty who also served as gardener, mechainc, truck driver. along with the other  family members.  Because of GrandPa owning a trucking business  there was always plenty  of people around to spoil them,  and they did. 
The Truck  Garage was on the same property with the House  where they kept some of the trucks that they were working on, if they needed repairs. Some of  the trucks were parked out side along side of the big garage. Back then you could do that, now that would never go over because of the zoning laws.
Dad who didnt get along with his father didnt have anything to do with the business and got a job at the Glass factory becoming a glass blower, he worked their 43 years befor he went to work one day and they had shut down went out of business. Dad had to start all over with his life he was not old enough to collect social security and their was no pension plan, a long  sad story another page down the line on that one.
  Over the years Dorothy got in contact with her baby sisters parent's the couple who adopted her, dont ask me how she did that because I dont remember what she told me about it, but I do remember she did tell me how she went about it. And that the parents didnt want their daughter to know anything about her having other sisters and brothers. How Sad that was.  A few years  being divorced I think it was seven.  Dad had a house built down the block from GrandPa's house he then  married my Mom and together they had three children,  Tom, Aletha and I. Dorothy and SaraJean came to live with us. We all lived in the house together even after Dorothy married Vince and Sara married John her first husband! long story, All of us lived and grew up in the same neighborhood, just blocks from the other sisters,half sisters and brothers half brothers to some, Aunt, Uncles we were all one big happy crazy group.growing up it was fun we even had a couple sets of cousins living in the neighborhood as well that we all connected with. We all would visit each other

hang out at each others house's it didnt matter who your Mother or Father was or wasen't.Or divorced to or wasen't divorced from.
So funny when I think back all the different connections we all had.

Thank You Boys Nice Arrangnments.

 She would have been proud.

That's her Boys on the left Tim, Mike and Jim.

Grandson Nate and Two  Nephew's Mike and Ralph on the right.

Oh and I forgot to mention. It would have been Dorothy and Vinces wedding Anniversary today another special occasion never to be forgotten.

There is a lot more to the story maby some day I will finish.

It was an Irish, Italian Send Off.

We All Loved it.

Go, Silent Friend

(tune,Danny Boy)

Go, silent friend, your life has found its ending;

To dust returns your weary mortal frame,

God, who before your birth called you into being,

Now calls you hence, his accent still the same.

Go, silent friend, you life in Christ is buried;

For you he lived and died and rose again.

Close by his side your promised place is waiting

Where, fully known, you shall with God remain.

Go, silent friend, forgive us if we grieved you;

Safe now in heaven, kindly say our name.

Your life touched us, that is why we mourn you;

Our lives without you cannot be the same

Go, silent friend, we do not grudge your glory;

Sing, sing with joy deep praises to your Lord.

You, who believed that Christ

Would come back for you,

Now celebrate that Jesus keeps his word.

Sorry for any mistakes I was in a hurry to get this out.

What is happening in my day today!

 Wednesday is my turn to be the Charman of the soup, sandwich, dessert suppers at Church. I called all my people and just pray they stick around to help. Wednesday is also the Funeral for Dorothy Iam sure that will be over befor evening at least for us it will be. Its kind of nice that they are having everything here in our town that supprised me but Iam not complaining. Yesterday we started our soups we always bring two, Bill made his ever famous vegetable beef soup and it turned out fantastic. so that one is in the fridge.

Today we made our  Hamburger Soup a real long time favorite in our house, we made a double batch of that so we have our soup's linded up and ready to go we dont have to worry about them. Are we going to have time and so on and so forth LOL.  I will make tuna crousant sandwiches  I'll make up the tuna salad tomorrow Cog Hill Golf Course has the  best I have ever had and I always try to copy their recipe at least I try. I'll  put the sandwiches together right befor we take them over to the Church, we also have the two cakes in the freezer. I was going to make something home made for deserts but I thought No not at this time. so we are settling for the two cakes in the freezer. I will slice them while they are still frozen they are much easier to handel that way.

Just in case you wondered with all the snow we had this winter we are now having more it always looks wonderful coming down this time big wet flakes and the ground was almost clear of snow we are expecting about an inch hopefully no more. Time to close I have a lot of other projects to do computer type of course.

Hugs From Me

Diane Louise

Good Morning Some Sad News This Morning!

Me , Detty, Kenny, Dorothy, Tom , Aletha, Ma

Dorothy, Me, SaraJean, Tom, Aletha

Family Picnic

Granda Ma, Ma, Dad, Dorothy, Sarajean, Aunt Millie, Me as a baby

Ralph neighbor,  Me, Uncle Ed, Dorothy, Our GrandMa

My nephew called me this morning to let us know our Oldest Sister Dorothy passed.

This is so wierd

 I have been making a web page of my Vegas and California Vacations. I started yesterday and Bill brought me 4 cds with pictures and the first one I put into the tower had all these photos of Dorothy and Me when we were very young.

I just cant get over it its amazing.

 Dorothy has had a long journey with Illness and she is with her beloved maker. Dorothy was a very religious Lady she loved her God, she is in God's arms now, I know it. Dorothy was my oldest Sister and we were very close and really became closer the last  30 or more years  we talked all the time.   After her Vince her beloved husband passed, she would make trips over to visit and her visits would be weeks and days and Ma and I really enjoyed them. We would go to lunches together walking the neighbor hood and malls together. for exercise. We would also make trips out to her house where we would chit chat and make giardiniera together and can peaches and tomatoes  together we had a special connection she always thought of me as her little darling girl as she would tell me, although I wasent the youngest of the family it always made me feel special. After we moved out to our present address she was thrilled it was close to where she lived with her Son and his family. And I felt good about it because she was out here as well. She would come over a couple of times a week and we would go to Church together every Sunday un til she had her major stroke three years ago Christmas Eve. We waited for her to come over Christmas Day we waited and couldent understand what happened finally we got the call that she had a stroke and was in the hospital. That was over three years ago and we made the many trips to visit her in the hospital then the nursing home and then to her last address a nursing home near my house. I would go visit as often as I could and decorate her room clean out her drawers and closet, organize them LOL that was me.

Her one drawer would be full of twinkies I would say OMG look at all those twinkies and she would laugh wanting me to have one, I just left them they were for her to share with her visitors. When I was doing all that she would sit their and laugh she knew how I was. Everytime I went to visit I would always ask are you ok and are the people being good to you and she would say yes and I felt good about that. Dorothy was the one who would always take care of people it was hard to see her being taken care of it would make me so sad.

 Iam happy for her now she has suffered long enough.

We had that special connection Sisters have, at one time we even had the very same curtains in our kitchens not knowing the other had them.

Green Check

Rest In Peace my beloved Sister Dorothy I love you and will miss you.

SaraJean, Dorothy and I

A little bird came and sat on the banaster out side my window looking in this morning right around the time I got the call from Tim. How ironic she was looking in and by the time I hunted down my camera she had turned around, she waited for me so I could take her final picture befor she took off.

Thats Dorothy and her Vince on the left.
Rest In Peace Vince, Dorothy and Ma
We all Miss and Love You.

I cant write about something I baked because I didn't!

Tonight we are going to Church for our Lenten service to day being ash wedensday the start of the 40 days of the  Holy Season! the custom at our church is to have a soup supper it is really nice. If its not your week to serve. LOL They have a committee of people every week making soups, sandwiches and desserts befor church everyone on the chosen committee will be assigned what to bring for their week during Lent Season. they start serving about 6 and you better have it all together by 7 because that's when Church starts.  Next week is my turn I actually hate it LOL its a lot of work Bill and I will make Soup, Sandwiches and Dessert this year like the previous years we have a plan. We will probably bring two soups just to be safe. I had a list of Ladies to call and made a plan with them on what to bring for next week. I hope everything turns out I cant wait until its over. What I did do today was dust all the rooms and Bill vacumed so that's over for a few days OH and got the garbage ready for the pick up tomorrow morning I wont be home in the morning so I got it all together today because we wont be eating at home tonight. Another thing I did was make a pixel doll for St Pattys Day I named her Kelly. She turned out adorable that actually will be used when my turn comes around March 1st.

Thats all from me for today!

Hugs

Morning Coffee

Good Morning

Its Morning as I share this and warmer here this morning its actually 25

 WOO HOO!!

We did have a dusting of snow again last night, but just a dusting

 TG thats for Thank God

I have a lot of computer catching up to do assignments in my different groups.

 Art of course. 

 Have a great day Enjoy it to the Fullest I know I try to.

 Here is a poem I found and had to share hope you like it.

TO: God.Com < http://god.com/ >

Dear Lord,

Every single evening

As I'm lying here in bed,

This tiny little Prayer

Keeps running through my head:

God bless all my family

and friends!

Wherever they may be,

Keep them warm

And safe from harm

For they're so close to me.

And God, there is one more thing

I wish that you could do;

Hope you don't mind me asking,

Please bless my computer too.

Now I know that it's unusual

To Bless a motherboard,

But listen just a second

While I explain it to you, Lord .

You see, that little metal box

Holds more than odds and ends;

Inside those small compartments

Rest so many of my friends.

I know so much about them

By the kindness that they give,

And this little scrap of metal

Takes me in to where they live.

By faith is how I know them

Much the same as you.

We share in what life brings us

And from that our friendships grew.

Please take an extra minute

From your duties up above,

To bless those in my address book

That's filled with so much love.

Wherever else this prayer may reach

To each and every friend,

Bless each e-mail inbox

And each person who hits 'send'.

When you update your Heavenly list

On your own Great CD-ROM,

Bless everyone who says this prayer

Sent up to GOD.. Com

Amen

I thought this was so cute I hope you do to.

Another cold morning 7, thats cold!

I just wanted to send out this special greeting!

I made cookies yesterday they turned out wonderful here is a picture of them.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies

1 Package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix

1 Egg

! Stick softened butter

1/4 Cup Sour Cream

1/2 Cup Sweetened Coconut

1/2 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Combine all ingredients well

Drop by spoons full, I use a mellon ball scoop on to greased cookie sheet

 sprinkle red sugar's on top

Bake 375 10 to 12 minutes

I used a toaster bake oven on fan bake for mine. 

let set before removing to wire rack

 enjoy their

YUMMY

Special Thanks to my Grand Daughter Megan!

 For making the adorable little heart tags.

Good Morning:

 A day early!

Its been a couple of days since I posted, I have been busy doing other things and just didn't get around to it. So here I am this morning trying to add something so you wont think what's up with Diane! LOL Just kidding, I know you could care less.

 Let me see yesterday I went to Church to do my altar guild duties its my month to do it. I enjoy it its only once a year it dosen't take long about an hour at the most I have it down to a science.  I have a partner Mary we share the duties when our month comes around  she works so basically its my month. Mary is such a sweetheart and I dont mind because I worked for many many years and I understand its not easy trying to fit it all in. Iam sure if it wasen't for her family all being so involved in the church she woulden't even do it at all. They are a great family and I really like them, I was a little intimidated by them all at first but they really turned out to be a nice group of people. As a matter of fact everyone we have come in contact with since we moved out here are just so nice. Its a different world  living 50 miles from the Big City.  although I never had a problem with anyone at the old place all the years we live there eigther.

Today I have to Bake Cookies again! twice in one week and its not even Christmas. I'll take pictures of course.

 I will use Betty Crockers Help her sugar cookie mix is the best, I cheat! I never used to but I discovered Betty Crocker. LOL I think I'll add coconut and dryed cranberries that always makes a great cookie, they are for the Lutheran Nursing Home some of the members of our church are taking them to. for Valentines Day. Yes I am Lutheran and its so amazing after we moved out here  

they built a Lutheran Church right   behind our house here is a photo of it! well maby not quite  a city block away  now how cool is that. It's a beautiful Church. Bill even goes he never went to church but I got him involved we go to breakfast with a group of friends every Sunday some Sundays their are 10 to 12 of us its fun.  We all even belong to a book club together. And of course there are a friends from Barns and Noble great buddies as well can't for get them.

Yesterday Bill and I went to TGI  Fridays for late lunch for Valentines day two days befor the actual day we seen the add on tv and we haven't been their for a while so we decided to go, it was nice. When we got home Steve was there doing something with his bike he leaves it at our house,  than Liz his girl came over they were both going to be going to work that evening, while they were still over Cindy, Meg and Julie came we had a great visit. Bill and I are so lucky they all come over all the time that would have never of happened if we didn't move out here.

 I  down loaded psp 13 I am still trying to get the feel of it and haven't really checked it totally out. Its like riding a bike again you have to break it in it's a little different so far but not completely different then 11 and 12. PSP is Paint Shop Pro something I use daily because that's what I do create.  I better close for now I have a few assignment to do on the computer that's probably why I got up so early I had 25 thing on my mind that I have to get done.
 Happy Valentines Day.
 Here is a little something I made to celebrate the special day tomorrow.

 We had a busy day today!

  We had a snow storm yesterday actually for two days. So Liz stayed over night after she got off  work and spent the whole day here. Her day off. Cindy came over about noon and then Megan and Julie came over about 3:30. Everyone stayed! we all had dinner, I made Beef Stew it wasent my favorite but it passed they took it home so someone liked it. LOL they also packed up the left over Chicken Soup Bill made the day befor so thats a good sign the food is good and I loved the Chicken Soup YUMMM! Oh and Liz made sure she put some in containers for Steve her man LOL. We visited until about 7 so it was a busy one.  Even Julie stayed in the  Sun room, My Computer room, Family room, what ever you want to call it, we were happy she stayed with all of us something she rarely did until the last couple of times. were so glad about that because we like having her spend time with us and not in the living room watching TV by her self. So of course as soon as she comes over we put what ever she wants on just to encourage her to be with us, lately its been working it never used to but she is improving. Although no one watches it and Bill sits their with his music videos on, its like all these noises coming out of every where . We also solved all the world problem looked at more old photos and had a great visit.  I have to go to the Dentist early in the morning 8:30 I don't know what I was thinking when I made such an early appointment 6 months ago. Obviously I wasent thinking LOL Thats all for today. Have a great night.

Here is something I have been working on for a few days.

 I think I did a great job on it.

Just In Case You Wondered._ Sugar cookie recipe

I changed my Header again!
 I like this one of course I like them all at first but thats me what can I say..

 Silly Me.

That's Joe and his partner who shoveled our snow what a great treat to have him. I was so happy when I looked out and their they were almost done.

I love it..

Yep it snowed last night and all day very lightly about 3 to 4 inches so far. I was to be the server tomorrow with a group I belong to but I canceled it because we are expecting up to 12 inches so they say of snow. And most of them are coming from out in  the Country. Now the weather people have been known to be off track every once in a while so we shall see.

 Bill got home this morning around 5:30 another trip to the hospital for an over nighter to check his breathing with all kinds of wires attached to his face, head, legs sounds scarry but from what we have been hearing almost everyone we talk to had it done or knows of some one. the new money maker thing going around. LOL. Sleep Apthenia. I dont know if thats the correct spelling but you can guess..

Bill went grocery shopping and came home and made Chicken Soup its that kind of a day so what does that tell you he is doing well. Me I made Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies so easy!!

and GOOD!!

 I pkg of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix

1 egg

1 stick of softened butter

1 /2 to 1 cup chunky peanut butter  (I dont measure)

1/2 cup of semi choc chips

Mix   ingredents until well incorporated. stir in Choc chips

place  1 mickey mouse mellon ball scoop full on cookie sheet LOL Flatten with fork.

Bake 375 about 8 to 10 minutes yield 23 cookies

This was taken this morning befor the Lamp Post was off.

Thats why its kind of dark I didnt want to use the flash.

Thats all for today!

Hugs From Me

Hi From Me

What did I do today! let me begin with washing all the floors that aren't carpeted on my hands and knees.  I just can not get into a mop I even bought an electric 100 dollar plus machine and I still cant get used to that. Its great don't get me wrong BUT I am old fashioned and don't think their clean un less I crawl on the floor. Crazy aren't I LOL. Ok then I did the usual laundry making the bed, Letting the dogs out letting the dogs in giving them their 25 treats a day, Abby demands it she growls and hits me until I get up and give her one if I happen to sit at the computer after I let her in. she is a little monster dog so spoiled. This is a cute picture Bill took of her today. Bill Vacumed he felt sorry for me and wanted to help. So I let him besides I don't want him to not do anything thats not good. Right!

The I did my usual computer things answering e mail we get a lot because we own a group and we are in other groups so we do a lot on the computer. I guess you would say Iam a computer guru of sorts, I sure have learned a lot they are just so amazing what a magnificent invention. We had a fantastic time at Megan's watching foot ball LOL thats funny I watched the comercials their dog Bella love her she is a beautiful dog and Juliet she is our beautiful great grand daughter and so much fun to watch she is a real carature she puts on a great show much more fun than foot ball. the whold time we were their. 

Thats Julie eating a chicken wing she loved them.

What a smile soon she will be loosing her teeth she is getting to that age.

The wings were so good I would recomend the recipe I'll get it from Meg and post it.

Bill Just left for the hospital he has to spend the night he has to be their by 8pm and gets out by 6am in the morning, he is going in for the Breathing test that it seems everyone we talk to about it has it or knows some one that has done that. So Bill can be added to the list. I am waiting for him to call he will once he gets settled their. Cindy came over she spent a few hours here and about 20 minutes after she left  Liz came over and visited and had dinner with us. Sorry about the dinner not being gourmet but it passed.  So we had a full day and I love it never a dull moment around here.

Oh were expecting a big snow storm to night into tomorrow cant wait for the next one we have had our share of them this year.

Thats all from me have to finish my art on the computer.

What a waisted day today,

Did I mention we had snow again today 2 inches this time and expecting more Monday evening just what we need more!! I cant believe this winter whats up with all this snow any way. LOL

Getting back to the Brownies.

I left them in the pan not taking any chances and try to take them out I learned !!!

Today!

I made brownies  and this time I doubled the recipe but not the frosting or chocolate  glaze on top.  I know you want to know all that dont you LOL.

 I think they turned out fantastic.

 I tried a piece and yep their good they are for the super bowl party tomorrow. I dont even care about foot ball and eigther does Bill but we are not turning down a chance to go out and have a little fun with the family. Julie is looking forward to us coming to her house, she is so cute and fun. Today I made a background for my blog but cant figure out how to add it so I will keep trying different ways until it works. Iam the worse when it comes to reading instructions I have to be shown.  I have been taking a lot of pictures trying to get used to looking thru the view and taking a picture the old one you didnt have to do that and I always forget to take the lens cap off my what a dip it makes me so mad not used to a lens cover its like learning to ride a bike all over again but i'll get it. OK making this short.

It looks burnt but its not trust me..

 I made Chili Mac to day using Bill's famous Chili he won a prize for it and angel hair pasta, combine place in dish and top with cheedar cheese and bake until bubbly pretty good yumm yumm OK gotta go nothing more boring than a long blog.

This is an ausome picture at least to me it is all kinds of birds flew in to the tree it was amazing and I have a great one of the Hawk again today he comes back regularly.

 I think I spelled that right. LOL

Thats me a crafty person.

Hugs From Me