Wednesday, February 18, 2009

And More Flowers - Wow!



Yesterday I was surprised with another bouquet of flowers, this time from my other step-son (son) Terry and his wife Teresa. Thanks so much you two, they are beautiful! Love to you both!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

My Valentine Flowers

These beautiful flowers where sent to me from my son (step-son) and his wonderful wife. Thanks Tim & Cheryl! I love you both very much.

Over The Hill - Well Almost!


His daughter and friends made his hat!

Yesterday was my son's birthday. Thirty-nine years ago on Friday the 13th at 11:45 he made his appearance at 7 lb. 11 oz, into this world and into our family. I marveled last night, as I looked at him, that so much time has gone by and yet it seems like just last week I was bringing him home from the hospital! Where does the time go?

Suze and I planned a small surprise party for him. His "gal pal" Shannon, also helped us. We just knew that somehow one of us had let something slip that gave him a clue, but when he walked through the door he was totally surprised. We had pulled it off.

It was such a pleasure to have done this for him. I have missed, over the past many years, being with Suze or David for their birthday so it was a treat for me. I promise you Suze, I'll surprise you one year!!!

We did a Mexican theme with fixin's for taco's and burritos, along with Mexican rice and beans. There were margarita's (virgin) to add to the theme and of course the infamous Birthday Cake!

I've posted pictures at Picasa for your perusal.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID and many, many more!

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Quilts, Quilts and More Quilts

Today we drove back to Robertsdale, AL from Montgomery to go to the quilt show at Robertsdale UMC. They have this show every other year on the odd year. It is held at the church we used to attend when we had our stick and brick house in Robertsdale.

The main purpose for going down was to see a dear friend, Peggy Wilcox. Dean & I went with Peggy and her husband Jerry to several blue grass festivals in Mississippi and really enjoyed them. Jerry played the banjo and Peggy picked on the bass. The most fun was when they would have the "pickers" gather at some ones RV for a evening of just good ole down home pickin. Sadly, Jerry when to his heavenly home several months ago and Peggy is moving to just outside Houston, TX.

Now to tie the two together - Peggy is the chief organizer of the quilt show at the church. I have to add that she does a wonderful job! Because she is moving, I figured this would be a great time to see her and also be able to see some of our church friends, along with viewing beautiful quilts. I was right!

Peggy looked wonderful - she always has a glow about her and has a beautiful smile for everyone. She certainly shows the love of God everywhere she goes. I wish I could be more like her. I was glad to see that the church honored her and all the hard work she has put into years of quilt shows by giving her a room for just her quilts. They were displayed on all the walls and each and every one showed her talent.




Peggy, my friend, we will certainly be seeing you anytime we are near Houston.

A little about the quilt show. As I mentioned, this is held at the church and they use the Sunday School rooms, hallways, fellowship hall, the chapel and the sanctuary to display the quilts. This years show was the largest I remember. Almost all the quilts are made by church members or someone in their family. There are some quilts that are brought in by visiting snowbirds, which just adds to the diversity of the show. None of these quilts are for sale, they are display only. The quilts are a mix of newly made, a couple of years old and antique. This year they had three quilt shops bring in supplies for sale to those who are into quilting. The church charges an admission fee and also has a soup, salad and dessert lunch for sale. Of course, everything is homemade. What makes this quilt show unique from others that I've seen is the way they are displayed. Members of the church bring in antiques and they are used in the setting up of the displays. Certainly makes it more interesting than just looking at hanging quilts, at least to me, since I'm not a quilter. I still enjoy looking at the handwork though.

I took quite a few pictures of just a sampling of the quilts on display. To really appreciate them, they have to be viewed in person, but even the pictures show the beauty, the thought and the hard work that is behind each one. There is one picture that I took of just one of the squares of the quilt to try to show how each piece in the square is attached. I didn't get a picture of the whole quilt, I'm sorry. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures and if you are a quilter, maybe you'll get some new ideas for your next one. You can see the pictures at - www.picasaweb.google.com/SchultzTravelPhotos2009

Dean's mother and grandmother where quilters and when we had our stick and brick house we had quite a few quilts that were made by them. Several years ago they were part of the display at the quilt show. His Mom would have been embarrassed at all the attention that was given to them but we were proud to have their hard work on display. I have one that I kept, in storage, and the others where given to our children. Unfortunately, I don't think David ever got his back from his ex after the divorce. My hope is that she will return it to David or that she will give it to Morgan so it stays in our family. There is sentimental value attached to the quilt!

After our visit at the show, we headed on to Foley and our favorite Chinese restaurant. We haven't been able to find one in Montgomery and have had a big craving for Chinese food. It was as good as always. While there we saw our neighbor from the old neighborhood. That was a nice surprise. Of course we took time to catch up on what was going on with her, the neighborhood and our lives.

We then went shopping and early evening retired to the motel. Tomorrow morning we are going to Marlow UMC, which is where we started going when we were parked at Rainbow Plantation last winter. Then it's back to Montgomery for a busy week.

Till next time.....

Sunday, February 01, 2009

A Fun Saturday Evening

Brook & Morgan relaxing at Suze's.....

Yesterday, we met David at Suze's house to make a list of old coins that I had given them from my Dad's estate. Suze typed the list, I took the photos, David checked them out using a magnifying glass and Dean set them up for the pictures - a real family affair. While we were doing this, Morgan was playing on Suze's new Wii. I have gotten in touch with a coin collector in Birmingham, AL. to determine the value of these coins and he needed a list and some photos to check. I don't know if we have anything of great value, but for insurance purposes, it would be good to know. If you are into old coins, I've posted the pictures at Picasa. Some are interesting, like a old civil war token.

Suze and I invited Shannon and her daughter, Brooke to Suze's for dinner. Shannon is a friend of David's. Very nice lady!!! She called about the time we were ready to eat and said she would be delayed, that her laundry room was flooded - her washer water connection sprung a leak! Yuck, she had a mess to clean up. Anyway, they did show up about a hour later and had their dinner.

Afterward, we gathered around the Wii - there is something about that thing (the Wii) that is like a magnet - LOL. Most of us had at least one turn playing but there was one who didn't want to give up their remote, but I'll not mention his name : ). We then moved to the dining room for a rousing game of Polish Poker. Brooke decided that she didn't want to play, but watched while the rest of us played. This was Shannon's first time at this card game. Tonight wasn't Morgan's lucky night, she was out of pennies after two rounds - we tried to loan her some more but she declined and retreated to the Wii - it's that magnet thing again! After three rounds around the table we decided to call it quits since it was 10 pm and the winner was - ta-da - SHANNON! Skill or beginners luck, we'll find out the next time! David came in second and the rest of us were basically broke! I need to tell you, we don't play for keeps. We have a bag of pennies that we use and everyone gets 50 cents to start. With so many playing we really needed to start with 100 pennies each - they went fast, at least from a few of us. The winner is the person who has the most pennies at the end.

We had a great day, enjoying our family and David's friend Shannon. She and her daughter blend in very well.

We finally get started with the dentist round on Tuesday - hooray!!! As I've mentioned, I'm putting them on a time table - mine! If they can't adhere to it, well, we'll see.

Until next time, enjoy yourselves where ever you are.