A New Year!

 

Happy New Year to and you and yours. 

~Keep on Dreaming~

I Am Working Hard.

I had a Stroke, while at school. And now...

I am working on rehab.  That's life right now.

I like good wishes coming my direction please 

keep them coming.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Just a Thought

 

Hello!

As I was going through files and pics, my 

eyes landed on this. Add your own if you 

like.

*Open a door for someone.

*Give a compliment.

*Surprise your co-workers with treats.

*Leave some flowers on your neighbor's

porch.

Can't believe August is almost finished!

Hope everyone is well.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Project Time!

Hello everyone!

Yes, I am still kickn'. School

has been is session for two weeks

and the kids have been back 6 1/2 

days.

So before school stared I tried to finish 

up some projects. This little table was 

one of  them.

It went from a CUTIE at the top. It was 

green with a  generic knob for the drawer.

 

To a BEAUTY. I painted it black and gave 

it a knob with a bit of sparkle.

I really love the change. This table sits in

our hall between the guest room and my

sewing room.

Hope all of you are doing well. Please stay 

safe!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Pop Up

 Hello All!

I am still here, though not sure about 

anyone else. ; )

Here we are in the middle of the month 

ALREADY! My oh my.

School is back in session, started Monday

with a training day same for Tuesday and

part of Wednesday. Thursday was a 1/2 

day, get their feet wet and then send 

them home, then try to finalize every-

thing for today. A full day for K-6 . 

Kinders come on Monday.

I have LOGGED OVER 40,000 STEPS

in the last three days! Whew!!

Now it is time for bed!

Hope everyone is well and safe.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Well...hello August!

Image: Facebook

Hello!

I hope everyone is doing well!

Can you believe it is AUGUST??

Today, I have a recipe that you 

can use all your fresh from the 

garden veggies.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Olympics

 image: Google

Good Morning:

Popping in real quick.

The Olympics: Are you watching?

What sports do you try to catch?

Me:

Gymnastics

Women's Softball

Equestrian

Some swimming

Have a great day.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Fun with Family--Part 2

Hello!

Today we return to our trip to Oklahoma 

back in May. If you remember, we went 

to downtown Oklahoma to a garden fest 

then on our way home, we stopped at one 

of their large lakes and watched wild and 

crazy people skimming across the water.

This one left the water! No thanks!

Later in the day we went to downtown Edmond,

our goal for the stop here was PIE! It is called 

the Railyard and boy oh boy do they have PIE!

Cute little area to fix your tea, get water etc.

Ta-Da! 

Apple Crumble. YUM!

Then we went wandering around. This 

sculpture holds locks. Visitors can 

"lock their love" for each other here.

 

Awesome mural. Sister-in-law in the 

foreground.

On the street corners were these wonderful 

sculptures. Sorry for the double pic.

As you can see below, this one is called  

"Storytime."

So fun to see what would be on the next corner.

Sunday was Mother's Day, so before we left 

town, we picked up a hanging plant for my 

Sister-in-law.  We kept it hid in the car but 

with the help of my nephew and brother-

in-law I got it in the house and hid it in 

our bathroom. Before we left, we gave 

it to her. She was pretty surprised!

On the road home.

Then for Father's Day weekend the crew came 

up here. Lunch at Dad's favorite BBQ restaurant.

Left to right: Dad, Dorothy (Dad's lady friend) 

Cindy (sister-in-law) and Mr. Ken. Backrow:  

Bradley (our nephew) and Gregg (brother-in

-law) I took the pic.

So good to see family!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Thursday Thought

Do you find time to unplug?

Usually I read but that bug has 

not bitten me this Summer for 

some reason. I have a ton of

books on "my list" to read but 

nope, hasn't happened. Plus I 

have books on my shelf

but no interest. Weird???  

What do you do to "unplug?"

Have a great evening!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Fun Times!

Last weekend the air show was in a 

neighboring city.

The headline for the show was The 

US Navy Blue Angels and The Air 

Force Thunderbirds. We didn't really 

want to be in the middle of everything 

on the airport grounds so we decided 

to find road near the airport to see if 

we would get to see any of the planes.

After what seem like a loooong wait 

in the heat finally we saw some trick 

planes. Then we got to see the birds 

and the angels! What a sight!! They 

go sooo fast that you can't get pictures. 

When they go above your head the 

sound is LOUD!! Gave up trying to get 

pics, happy I got what I have. A lot of 

the time I was pointing and hoping I 

was aiming at a plane.  :)

For just parking and hoping to see 

something, we did pretty well.

Have a great weekend!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Holiday Weekend

 

Popping in to say:

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

Mr. K and I hope that 

you have a fun weekend!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Old Glory

 

Good afternoon and Happy July!

Today let's chat about our flag. 

Some call it "Old Glory."

The information below is from the 

National Flag Foundation:

The current flag is the only one to 

have lasted for more than 50 years

There have been 27 versions of the 

American flag each with a different 

amount of stars.

As we know there are:

50 stars representing each state

13 stripes representing the original

13 colonies that became the first 

states in the Union.

History states that the colors of the 

flag represent:

RED--hardiness and valor

WHITE--purity and innocence

BLUE--vigilance, perseverance and 

justice

The flag always flies at the top of a 

staff above any other staff.

After a tragedy the flag is flown at 

"half staff" on land and "half mast" 

on a ship. This occurs for 30 days of 

mourning.

We have all been to a funeral at one 

time in our lives and I am sure you 

have noticed that if there is a flag, 

it is folded a specific way.

Correct? 

Military.com gives a great explanation 

of  the Meaning Behind the 13 Folds of 

the Flag. Most of this I did not know.

There is so much more that can be 

posted on Old Glory, so if you are 

interested ask your friend GOOGLE 

for assistance.

One way or the other my flags WILL 

get outside-hopefully the rain is 

FINISHED!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Something Yummy

 Hello!

Hope everyone is well.

Today I have an oldie but yummy recipe 

for you.

This is a good one for a small or large 

crowd.  Adjust ingredients as needed

for your group.

Veggie Salsa

2 15 oz cans diced tomatoes, drain well and 

reserve the liquid

1 med green pepper

1 clove garlic

1/2 C red onion

5 green onions

1/2 C cilantro

1 can shoe peg white corn

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can black eyed peas, rinsed and drained

3/4 C zesty Italian dressing

Finely chop all veggies. Combine all 

ingredients, adding enough reserved

liquid from tomatoes to desired 

consistency. 

Serve with tortilla chips.

Enjoy!!

This is a fave of Mr. Ken's!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Holiday Week

 

Well friends, here we are, the week before 

4th of July.

Time is flying, who is ready? Um...not me!

But beginning tomorrow things will start

happening. I am hoping to do several posts 

this week too.

Do you decorate for the 4th?

I do though not sure how much will get done

this year. Have tried to get flags outside but

that is usually when it decides to rain.

Hopefully we get a break from that.

I have several inside decorations that I would 

like to get out so we'll see.

Hope everyone has a great week!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Summer! WHAT?!

Happy Summer!

Popping in with a quick post.

A Summer bucket list. 

You will probably need to click 

on it to enlarge. Hopefully you 

will find something fun to 

celebrate Summer.

Here are some of the things I 

hope to do:

Go for a walk at night

Ride bikes

Go to the Lake (for the day)

Go to the movies

Swing at the Park  ; )

Have a picnic

Play games

Build a bonfire (in the firepit)

Roast Marshmallows (and  make

Smore's) 

We have planted veggies +flowers

We visit with our neighbors ALL

the time.

I will see my Cousins on Saturday

meeting them for dinner after a 

year of not being able to gather 

together!

What will you do this summer?

Most of this is geared for kids so 

have fun with the Grands or nieces

and nephews too. BUT don't let that

stop you, let us know what you may

do!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

 

Monday...

 

Good Morning, I hope your day

has started off well.

We had a great weekend ! 

Our neighborhood had it's annual 

Garage Sales, we did not participate

this year. I did go to some of the sales

though. One of my favorite sales was 

the . 25 sale my neighbor was having.

Everything except the large furniture 

was a whopping quarter.! Forgot to 

take a pic but I picked up a nice size 

universal calendar that you use a dry 

erase marker on, two very nice vintage 

tablecloths--yep vintage, some baking 

pans and a white porcelain like Holy 

Family.

BUT the BIG score for the day was that 

cutie in the picture above! Wanna guess

how much...I'll wait. FREE!! Yes, indeed

friends. I said FREE. It was on her curb

with a bunch of other stuff. I cannot tell

you how excited I am ! Looking forward 

to putting this on my porch this winter.

I did tease Mr. Ken that we might have 

"Christmas in July" just so I can put it 

out. He looked at me as though I was 

kidding. HA! HA!

This week will be busy around here. I am 

working at Bible School three days plus

getting ready for family to arrive on 

Friday. We are all going to the Royals 

game that night. On Thursday and Friday 

I will finish prep for them. Saturday we 

will do fun stuff and on Sunday we will 

all go down to my brother in laws to 

celebrate Father's Day.

Whew I'll need a rest on Monday.

Mr. Ken took some vacay time next 

week so who knows what will take 

place!

I hope to be back again but not sure

with this crazy schedule.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Random Thoughts

Happy Wednesday!

It is HOT here! I am not a fan.

Spring left very fast.   :(

We need some rain, getting a bit dry.

Ice Cream is becoming a daily thing.

Who gets a sore throat in June? I am

blaming the air conditioner and the 

heat.

I love 70's music.

Do not miss the early alarm to get 

up.

Salads are my fave in the Summer.

Told you it was random. :)

I'll be back soon with Part 2 of our 

Oklahoma trip.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Good Morning...

I have a little "life hack" for you today.

Keep one of these in your car and use 

it to carry multiple items. I use mine 

for groceries. Trips to Target, Wal-

Mart and I have even used it at the 

Garden center.

Saves on multiple trips back and 

forth and it helps my back too.

As long as I don't load it down. :)

There you have it, my nugget for 

the day.

Enjoy!

~Keep on Dreaming~

One of Those Fun Days

 Hello and Happy Friday!

Today is a big day! 

It is National Doughnut Day!!

Apparently the day was established in 

1938 to honor The Salvation Army 

Donut Lassies. These were ladies that 

served treats to soldiers during World 

War I. Traditionally celebrated on the 

first Friday of June.

Who knew??

I'll be honest here and say I LOVE 

DOUGHNUTS!!!

Chocolate covered ones

Long Johns

Crullers

Twists

Cream filled

Glazed

Cinnamon Rolls too

One of our fave places to get these 

yummies is at our local Quick Trip gas 

station. Oh MY! Love them from small 

Mom and Pop shops too.

How about you? What's your take on 

doughnuts?

Happy Weekend!

~Keep on Dreaming~