We just got back from our first Southern wedding. It was held this evening in the First Methodist Church here in Gallatin. Beautiful old church. Candles were every where. After the service the streets in town square were lined with candles that led us all to the reception on the other side of the square. Very cool! The evening was pretty casual, no speeches, no head table, etc. The buffet tables were scattered throughout the hall: one pasta; one fish; one pork(?). The bridesmaids were dressed in dark brown taffeta with huge pink sashes that fell just below their waists. It was great to be included in such a special evening!
Yesterday The Bison won their 6th straight game 38 to 6! Wow what a team, hard to believe. Today Ya-Ya is at another band competition and we are waiting for her to call to hear how they did. In the preliminaires this afternoon one of our clarinets screeched and one of the clarinetists (?) fell during the routine. I thought, this is it, but they have made it into the finals! They have to place in this competition to have any chance of moving into the State finals in November.
Have a wonderful day of worship tomorrow.
Grandma
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Only in Tennessee
The GM strike was settled over night and on Tennessee Morning news show they compared the NFL strike of a few years ago to the GM strike!!
Oh yeah a line worker at GM to a multi millionaire! Help I don't get it.
grandma
Oh yeah a line worker at GM to a multi millionaire! Help I don't get it.
grandma
Monday, September 24, 2007
Time on My Hands
Today Tawny and his brother are here painting our Great Room and Kitchen. The colour is from Valspar from Lowes. We have always since forever been Benjamin Moore paint people but I am very pleased with this paint plus it was only $19.95 US a gallon compared to BM's $45!! We will need numerous gallons to complete this job.
So Mercy and I are stuck up in the Bonus room to stay out of their way. She would prefer to be down there helping out!
I went out this morning for a while and bought a place setting of dishes for the wedding we are going to this Saturday night here in Gallatin. Mercy slept in her kennel in our walk in closet while I was away.
Ya-Ya recovered from her busy weekend and picked up a 'special friend' in the process. The band did not arrive back at the high school until 2:15 Sunday morning. We let her sleep in on Sunday even though she did want to get up for church. We felt it best to let her rest.
It has been neat to see each of the boys new homes recently and to hear how well they are settling in. They are both very handy with electrical and carpenter jobs - something they have learned, been forced to learn on their own since becoming home owners.
It was always good to be around them before when they moved and grandpa especially, would help them, mainly hanging up all those pictures and shelves, etc. But they are doing excellent work now on their own. As we are here, on our own.
Make each day count with your loved ones. We never knew that we'd be here this time in our lives but as we say "If we HAD to move, Tennessee is a great place to live".
Your comments here are always welcomed and cherished!!
grandma
So Mercy and I are stuck up in the Bonus room to stay out of their way. She would prefer to be down there helping out!
I went out this morning for a while and bought a place setting of dishes for the wedding we are going to this Saturday night here in Gallatin. Mercy slept in her kennel in our walk in closet while I was away.
Ya-Ya recovered from her busy weekend and picked up a 'special friend' in the process. The band did not arrive back at the high school until 2:15 Sunday morning. We let her sleep in on Sunday even though she did want to get up for church. We felt it best to let her rest.
It has been neat to see each of the boys new homes recently and to hear how well they are settling in. They are both very handy with electrical and carpenter jobs - something they have learned, been forced to learn on their own since becoming home owners.
It was always good to be around them before when they moved and grandpa especially, would help them, mainly hanging up all those pictures and shelves, etc. But they are doing excellent work now on their own. As we are here, on our own.
Make each day count with your loved ones. We never knew that we'd be here this time in our lives but as we say "If we HAD to move, Tennessee is a great place to live".
Your comments here are always welcomed and cherished!!
grandma
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Five and Zero
The Bison won their 5th straight football game against the Dekalb Tigers 38 - 9. It should have been even wider margin but the refs called back 3 of the Bison touchdowns (what was that all about?!).
Ya-Ya could hardly sleep afterwards as she has a big day today. The Thundering Herd are going to two band competitions today. She has to be at the school by 8 AM and will be back at the school around 1 AM on Sunday! That's right morning!
Grandpa and I will go to the evening competition as we have to pack the Great Room up for the painters are coming on Monday to paint the Great Room, the Kitchen and the hallway!! Why you may be asking are Grandpa and Grandma having someone paint for them. We have these high ceilings in the Great Room and it is just too scary for us to paint.
Have a wonderful weekend. Happy Birthday Ricky!
Grandma
Ya-Ya could hardly sleep afterwards as she has a big day today. The Thundering Herd are going to two band competitions today. She has to be at the school by 8 AM and will be back at the school around 1 AM on Sunday! That's right morning!
Grandpa and I will go to the evening competition as we have to pack the Great Room up for the painters are coming on Monday to paint the Great Room, the Kitchen and the hallway!! Why you may be asking are Grandpa and Grandma having someone paint for them. We have these high ceilings in the Great Room and it is just too scary for us to paint.
Have a wonderful weekend. Happy Birthday Ricky!
Grandma
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Home
I arrived back home last evening and went directly to the football game at Hendersonville's Beech High School who were playing our Station Camp Bison. The Bison won in another close match 17 to 10. The Bison have to tighten up their game as they progress through the season; they made some missteps and fumbles that teams may capitalize on in the future.
(Look at me giving football advice)
I have had a busy but good 10 days first with my friend Carol from BC travelling all the way here to go to Deeper Still with me in Nashville. Just excellent. Amazing two days with Beth Moore and Kay Arthur!
Then on Monday I flew to Buffalo and Jake picked me up and took me to their new home in Niagara Falls ON, for dinner. Great to see the grandkids. (get those directions out that dad sent you Jake). On Monday night Heather drove me to Hamilton where I was with Christine and kids until they moved out on Tuesday. I took H and H to African Lion Safari. It was the best visit to the Safari ever. There were very few people there. We did not have to fight the crowds nor the heat. Wednesday I travelled with them to Orillia as they moved into their new home there.
Rich drove me to the airport on Friday morning on his way to Pittsburg to visit a new church there that will be following the same format as the church in Orillia. I flew home through Air Canada (Air United Nations I now call it) out of Terminal 1. A huge and magnificent building!
Today I am tired but happy to be back with Larry (who picked me up in Nashville where he gave me a dozen roses) and Cecelia and our little Mercy.
Praise God for all of our family. May they be richly blessed as they begin their new lives and ministry in Niagara and Orillia.
Love
Grandma
(Look at me giving football advice)
I have had a busy but good 10 days first with my friend Carol from BC travelling all the way here to go to Deeper Still with me in Nashville. Just excellent. Amazing two days with Beth Moore and Kay Arthur!
Then on Monday I flew to Buffalo and Jake picked me up and took me to their new home in Niagara Falls ON, for dinner. Great to see the grandkids. (get those directions out that dad sent you Jake). On Monday night Heather drove me to Hamilton where I was with Christine and kids until they moved out on Tuesday. I took H and H to African Lion Safari. It was the best visit to the Safari ever. There were very few people there. We did not have to fight the crowds nor the heat. Wednesday I travelled with them to Orillia as they moved into their new home there.
Rich drove me to the airport on Friday morning on his way to Pittsburg to visit a new church there that will be following the same format as the church in Orillia. I flew home through Air Canada (Air United Nations I now call it) out of Terminal 1. A huge and magnificent building!
Today I am tired but happy to be back with Larry (who picked me up in Nashville where he gave me a dozen roses) and Cecelia and our little Mercy.
Praise God for all of our family. May they be richly blessed as they begin their new lives and ministry in Niagara and Orillia.
Love
Grandma
Monday, September 3, 2007
Fall Creek Falls Labour Day Weekend
We have arrived home from an overnight at Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park north of Chattanooga.
We discovered some very breathtaking scenery and had a quiet retreat-like time. Double click on the photos especially this first one to get more detail!
This first photo shows an unknown couple sitting out on a ledge high above the canyon of Fall Creek Falls. We walked out to see the Falls and there to our left we saw this couple having a picnic out on this ledge. They must have climbed up the gorge rock face and walked out onto this romantic getaway spot.
At one point they kissed for all of us, as we all cheered approval across the valley!
We hiked down some pretty rocky hill sides and came out upon this swing bridge that Cecelia felt compelled to venture out onto.
One stop along the scenic highway we stopped at shows the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in the distance. As we were taking this picture 3 young people finished their climb up the rock face infront of us.
We visited the camp grounds here thinking about returning sometime for a family reunion. One spot we stopped to visit was an old fashioned swimming hole with kids jumping off the rocky cliffs into the crystal clear water.
All this is a two hour drive from our home here. I know we will return often for our getaway close to home.
We think tonight of our dear grandkids starting back to school in their new cities. We pray for each one that God will bless them with many wonderful friends as they will be wonderful friends to the children there. We pray that each ones new journey will be soft and sweet and yet challenging, may they continue to be a blessing to all who know them.
Love
Grandma
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Second Week, Second Win
The Bison and The Thundering Herd climbed the ridge to Springfield last evening for their second game of the 2007 Friday Night Lights Football season.
With me in tow as a Bus chaperone on the silver bus. The band is very well disciplined and very well chaperoned. The band is not allowed to shout out the windows, they have "All hands" checks (everyone puts their hands high in the air, this is mainly to check on the couples who sit together), upon entering the driveway of any school every one goes silent, they let the chaperones disembark first, they sweep out the bus on returning to their high school, there is no swearing or rough housing anywhere and they are taught to respect all adults. They very much discipline each other, speak to anyone who is out of line or mouthy! So my time as a bus chaperone was uneventful, almost peaceful!
The Bison beat Springfield Yellow Jackets 22 to 0. The game was well attended, with more people from Gallatin in the stands than on the Springfield side of the field.
I was very interested in seeing the town of Springfield. This is the town where Grandpa works. The district where the High School is, has lovely old Victorian and Arts and Craft style houses. A lot seem run down, but in their prime would have been a lovely neighbourhood.
The school's facilities are pretty basic. The Thundering Herd's tractor trailer got stuck in the driveway and needed some assistance to get pulled out. The tractor trailer with all the instruments, etc., would have arrived home much later than the band buses.
The band continues to improve. It is such a joy seeing Cecelia having fun and participating in such a positive environment.
Love to all
Grandma
With me in tow as a Bus chaperone on the silver bus. The band is very well disciplined and very well chaperoned. The band is not allowed to shout out the windows, they have "All hands" checks (everyone puts their hands high in the air, this is mainly to check on the couples who sit together), upon entering the driveway of any school every one goes silent, they let the chaperones disembark first, they sweep out the bus on returning to their high school, there is no swearing or rough housing anywhere and they are taught to respect all adults. They very much discipline each other, speak to anyone who is out of line or mouthy! So my time as a bus chaperone was uneventful, almost peaceful!
The Bison beat Springfield Yellow Jackets 22 to 0. The game was well attended, with more people from Gallatin in the stands than on the Springfield side of the field.
I was very interested in seeing the town of Springfield. This is the town where Grandpa works. The district where the High School is, has lovely old Victorian and Arts and Craft style houses. A lot seem run down, but in their prime would have been a lovely neighbourhood.
The school's facilities are pretty basic. The Thundering Herd's tractor trailer got stuck in the driveway and needed some assistance to get pulled out. The tractor trailer with all the instruments, etc., would have arrived home much later than the band buses.
The band continues to improve. It is such a joy seeing Cecelia having fun and participating in such a positive environment.
Love to all
Grandma
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