sigma rush night

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!! TONIGHT AFTER THE PM SERVICE IS THE ANNUAL SIGMA RUSH NIGHT. I AM READY FOR IT TO BE OVER!! IT IS A LOT OF PREP FOR 1 NIGHT AND WE HAVE WORKED SO MUCH TO GET EVERYTHING FINISHED AND STILL WERE NOT COMPLETLEY FINISHED WHEN I LEFT YESTERDAY AT AROUND SIX PM. I LEFT TO GO WITH THE GUYS AND CHRIS FOR SUPPER, THEY WERE WAITING ON ME. WE HAD A FABULOUSO MEAL. WE ALL HAD A HALF RACK OF BABY BACK RIBS WITH TONS OF MEAT ON THEM, WITH HUSHPUPPIES, RIBBON FRIES, POTATO SALAD, BAKED BEANS, THE WORKS!! VERY, VERY, GOOD!! THANKS LISA AND HER STAFF FOR A GREAT MEAL!! I WILL TRY TO POST TONIGHT AFTER THE RUSH NIGHT. HAVE A GREAT DAY IN THE LORD!!

A SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL DAY

HELLO , I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY!! HAVE YA'LL? WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT WEATHER YESTERDAY AND TODAY. CHRIS AND I WERE BOTH OFF FROM WORK YESTERDAY.WE DID SOME STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE AND TRYING TO PREPARE FOR OUR TRIP NEXT WEEK. WE GOT A HUGE SURPRISE YESTERDAY.OUR DOG, RASCAL, A GOLDEN RETRIEVER, PASSED ON TO DOG HEAVEN TODAY. IT HURTS SO BAD, JUST LIKE A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY. MY AUNT, GAVE HIM TO US ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO TO TAKE CARE OF HIM , BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO. HE HAS BEEN SUCH A SWEET DOG AND VERY SMART AND PLAYFUL. HE IS WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD. WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW HE DIED, HE HAS NOT BEEN SICK. I GUESS IT WAS JUST HIS TIME. WE SURE WILL MISS HIM. I HOPE YA'LL HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THE FAIR IF YOU GO. I THINK WE MIGHT BE GOING TONIGHT. I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH A SWEET PICTURE OF RASCAL.

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER

I HAVE HAD A BUSY DAY AT WORK TODAY. IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE TODAY. AT LUNCH TODAY, THE TEMPERATURE ON THE BANK SIGN SAID 83 DEGREES. IT WAS VERY WARM. I AM VERY SLEEPY, SO I WILL SIGN OFF FOR NOW, AND GET THOSE SWEET DREAMS!!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
EVERYTHING THAT BOTHERS US ABOUT OTHERS CAN LEAD US TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES.

SUNDAY GREETINGS

HI, EVERYONE IN BLOGGERLAND TODAY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A GREAT DAY IN THE LORD. WE DID AT MY CHURCH TODAY, ALL DAY. ONE OF OUR SPECIAL BLESSINGS WAS TO GET TO SEE BROTHER LARRY BIRT, RETURN TO CHURCH ALL DAY TODAY. HE HAS BEEN REALLY SICK, AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,BUT HAS GOTTEN BETTER. HE FELT SO GOOD TO GET TO RETURN TO CHURCH TODAY. TODAY IS ALSO ANOTHER SPECIAL DAY, IT IS MY SISTER'S 39TH BIRTHDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORIEANN!!! LOVE YA GIRL, BUT YOU REALLY ARE GETTING OLD!! LOLLOL!! WE CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY TODAY AT LUNCH, IT WAS A GOOD TIME WITH THE FAMILY. HOPE YALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!!!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
SEEK HAPPINESS BY LIMITING YOUR DESIRES,RATHER THAN IN ATTEMPTING TO SATISFY THEM. VERY, VERY, TRUE!!

good time singing

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!! THE AIR IS GETTING A LITTLE COOLER AND IT'S GETTING TO BE THAT SPOOKY TIME OF THE YEAR. AND, NEXT WEEK IS THE FAIR!!! IT HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY. WE HAVE HAD ANOTHER HOT DAY!! IT HAS BEEN REAL WARM. WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN ELIZABETHTON,TN. WE SANG FOR THE EASTSIDE FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH. IT TOOK ABOUT 3 HRS. ON THE BUS. WE WERE SO TIRED WHEN WE GOT HOME AT 1 AM . WE HAD A WORK DAY TODAY TO WORK ON RUSH NIGHT. IT IS NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE HAD A REAL BUSY WEEKEND AND IT IS NOT EVEN OVER YET. I HOPE YA HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.WE DECORATED FOR FALL THIS AFTERNOON. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR DECORATIONS.

FINALLY A BREAK

HEY GUYS, SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED BUT I SIMPLY HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO. I HAVE HAD A WEEK AND A HALF!! WORK HAS BEEN CRAZY, EVERYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CRAZY, EVEN I HAVE BEEN CRAZY!!! NO, REALLY ,I HAVE BEEN BATTLING A DOUBLE EAR INFECTION AND CHEST CONGESTION. I WENT TO THE DR. YESTERDAY. I HAVE TO PUT THESE EAR ANTIBIOTICS IN MY EARS AND TAKE THIS NASTY MEDICENE BEFORE BED, IT IS AWFUL, BUT IT SURE IS MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. WELL, I FINALLY HAVE A BREAK BUT IT REALLY IS STILL GOING TO BE BUSY BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHOIR SINGING TRIP TO TN. THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WELL, GOT TO GO FOR NOW, I HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED NIGHT WITH YOUR FAMILY.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE,THOSE WHO DO NOT WORK,AND THOSE WHO TAKE THE CREDIT. TRY TO BE IN THE FIRST GROUP;THERE IS LESS COMPETITION THERE.

BACK IN THE DAY

HELLO EVERYONE, WELCOME TO THE OLD DAYS. TODAY WE WENT TO THE CHAPS FALL CLASSIC CAR SHOW HELD ANNUALLY. THE FIRE DEPT.,WHICH IS MY HUSBAND'S WORK, DECIDED TO ENTER THE OLD 1928 MAXIM FIRE ENGINE INTO THE SHOW. MY HUSBAND ALONG WITH 3 OF HIS GOOD FRIENDS AND MYSELF WERE ALONG FOR THE RIDE. IT WAS A FUN DAY. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE OLD ENGINE.













THIS IS A 1957 CHEVROLET BEL-AIR, MAROON IN COLOR. THIS WAS CHRIS'S FAVORITE OUT OF ALL THE 65 ENTRIES.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF US JUST AFTER THE AWARD'S PRESENTATION. WE RECIEVED TWO TROPHIES. IT WAS A FUN DAY AND INTERESTING TO SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE COME OUT AND THE NICE VEHICLES WERE GREAT TO LOOK AT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME ,BUT WAS TIRED WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER. WE HAD DINNER AT WILD WINGS AND WE CAME HOME AND CRASHED.

HOPE YA'LL HAD A GREAT SATURDAY,AND ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY IN CHURCH!!

GLAD TO BE HOME

HEY TO EVERYONE, I AM SO GLAD TO BE HOME. IT HAS BEEN A BUSY DAY AT WORK. SEEMED LIKE EVERYONE DECIDED TO HAVE SURGERY TODAY!! I AM GLAD IT IS OVER. I CAME HOME TONIGHT TO A LOVELY DINNER PREPARED BY MY SWEETIE.WE HAD HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI AND FRESH GARLIC BREAD. IT WAS WONDERFUL AND IT WAS SO GREAT THAT CHRIS COOKED TONIGHT. I AM VERY TIRED AND SLEEPY. TO MY FRIEND, APRIL, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME IN VEGAS, AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO HEAR HOW YOUR TRIP WENT. LOVE YA GIRL! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GRATE EVENING AND REST WELL. LOVE YALL!!

A COOLER DAY

TODAY WAS A COOLER DAY AND I WAS SO THANKFUL. CHRIS AND I TOOK THE BOAT OUT TODAY AND WE FISHED FOR A WHILE. WE CAUGHT 8 ALL TOGETHER. I CAUGHT 6, HE CAUGHT 2. I AM THE CHAMPION TODAY,LOL,.. WE STAYED OUT FOR A FEW HOURS AND CAME HOME TO ENJOY THE REST OF OUR DAY OFF TOGETHER. WE WENT TO MOTHER AND DADDY'S FOR SUPPER. IT WAS DELICIOUS, AS ALWAYS. THANKS MOTHER, YOU ARE THE BOMBDIGITY!!! WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT AT SIGMA, WE HAD A GOOD CROWD. WE MISSED YOU BRUCE AND KRISTI!! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND. SWEET DREAMS!
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
IT IS AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IF YOU DO NOT CARE WHO GETS THE CREDIT.

NEVER FORGET 9-11

HELLO EVERYONE,IT IS A DAY OF REMEMBERANCE TODAY. AS YOU KNOW, 6 YEARS AGO TODAY , AMERICA WAS CHANGED FOREVER. DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE WHEN YOU HEARD THE NEWS? FOR ME, I WAS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN MAKING BREAKFAST. FOR SOME REASON, I HAD GOTTEN UP EARLY THAT DAY, WHICH MOST OF YOU KNOW, IS VERY RARE FOR ME. MY MOTHER AND I WATCHED IN HORROR AS THE PLANES SLAMMED INTO THOSE BUILDINGS, THE SAME BUILDINGS I HAD BEEN IN JUST A FEW YEARS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS SO HORRIFYING TO WATCH THOSE BUILDINGS COLLASPE AND WE COULD NOT DO A THING BUT JUST WATCH. AFTER IT ALL HAPPENED, I BECAME MORE AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND THANKFUL FOR SO MUCH THAT THE LORD HAS BLESSED ME WITH. ONE IS MY HERO, LIEUTINANT CHRIS WEAVER, OF GAFFNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, MY HUSBAND. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AWARE OF WHAT HE DID FOR A LIVING, AND I KNEW OF THE MANY CALLS THAT HE HAD BEEN ON IN THE PAST, BUT I GUESS I BECAME MORE AWARE OF THE JOB HE HAD AND HIS LIFE THAT HE RISKS EVERYDAY TO HELP OTHERS.SO, TODAY I WANT TO REMEMBER ALL THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST ON THAT DAY, AND ALL THE INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT WAS COMING THAT MORNING AT 8:46 AM.MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO SEND A SALUTE AND SHOUT OUT TO CHRIS AND EVERYONE AT THE SURROUNDING FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR RISKING THEIR LIVES EVERYDAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE ELSES LIVES. I LOVE THAT SONG, WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING? BY ALAN JACKSON. IT IS AWESOME. I HOPE YA HAVE A BLESSED EVENING WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. I LOVE YOU MY HERO!!!

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU WERE ON THAT DAY AND COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS FOR ALL THE LORD HAS DONE FOR YOU THIS WEEK!!

JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY

DO YALL REMEMBER THAT SONG? THAT WAS VERY POPULAR BACK IN THE DAY! IT SEEMED LIKE A MANIC MONDAY AT MY WORK TODAY. JUST A REALLY CRAZY DAY. IT WAS SO BUSY. WE WERE A LITTLE SHORT STAFFED BUT WE MADE IT. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT SUNDAY. WE DID. WE HAD A GREAT SERVICE @ CHURCH, AND THEN DADDY AND MOTHER TOOK US ALL OUT FOR LUNCH. WE ENJOYED THE TIME TOGETHER. WE HAD A GREAT SERVICE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND THEN AFTER CHURCH, WE HAD AN AFTERGLOW. IT WAS GREAT. I HOPE YALL HAD A GREAT WEEKEND. TIME TO GO TO HAVE THOSE SWEET,SWEET,DREAMS!

IT'S A GOOD THING

HI EVERYONE, I TRUST EVERYONE I S HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND. I DID SOME STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE TODAY. I ALSO GOT TO TAKE A NAP,YES,I LOVE TO SLEEP! I THINK I MAY BE TRYING TO BATTLE A LITTLE SINUS TROUBLE AGAIN. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YA'LL A RECIPE I LIKE VERY MUCH. DO YOU LIKE RAISINS? THIS IS FROM MY RECIPE COLLECTION OF STUFF I WILL SERVE IN MY TEA ROOM ONE DAY.TRY THIS, YOU WILL LIKE IT.

RAISIN AND CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES

1 8OZ. PACKAGE CREAM CHEESE

1/4 CUP SOUR CREAM

1/2 CUP CHOPPED PECANS

1/2 CUP RAISINS

8 SLICES RAISIN BREAD



BEAT CREAM CHEESE UNTIL SMOOTH, ADD SOUR CREAM AND STIR WELL. FOLD IN PECANS AND RAISINS.SPREAD BETWEEN TWO SLICES OF RAISIN BREAD, TRIM CRUST AND CUT DIAGONALLY TO CREATE FOUR TRIANGLES.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD DURING THE FALL.



THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

IT IS BETTER TO DESERVE HONORS AND NOT HAVE THEM THAN TO HAVE THEM AND NOT DESERVE THEM.



GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YA!

HAPPY FRIDAY

HELLO AND HAPPY FRIDAY, I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN REAL BUSY. I AM REALLY GLAD IT IS FRIDAY. CHRIS AND I TRIED A NEW FISH RESTAURANT TONIGHT. IT WAS GOOD. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND ENJOY YOUR DAY AT CHURCH ON SUNDAY.LOVE YALL!
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET,WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE.

START OUT RIGHT

HELLO,I HAVE HAD A GREAT DAY TO DO SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR A WHILE,NOTHING!! I WAS ABLE TO JUST BE LAZY TODAY. I WENT TO THE POOL FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN MY BEST BUD, LEAH,CALLED. WE SPENT THE AFTERNOON TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. I LOVE HER SO MUCH, AND SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL "GIFTS" THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME FOR ABOUT 22 YEARS OF MY LIFE. SHE KNOWS ME LIKE THE BACK OF HER HAND AND I LOVE HER DEARLY.TONIGHT WAS THE START OF A NEW SIGMA YEAR. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS IN STORE FOR US. BRO.RJ STATED THAT WE WERE STARTING A NEW YEAR AND WE WERE STARTING OUT RIGHT BY DOING SOME THINGS DIFFERENT. I THINK IT IS ALL GOOD. I LOVE ALL THE MEMBERS ON OUR TEAM. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT NIGHT AND IS REMINDED OF HOW GREAT GOD IS.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
A PESSIMIST SEES THE DIFFICULTY IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY;AN OPTIMIST SEES THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY DIFFICULTY.

HAPPY LABOR DAY

HELLO AND HAPPY LABOR DAY, I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR DAY OFF. WE TRAVELED TO CAROWINDS FOR THE DAY. OUR DAY STARTED THIS MORNING AROUND 10 AM AND WE ATE BREAKFAST WHILE ON THE WAY TO CAROWINDS. MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY CAME, AND WE MET THE EMORY FAMILY THERE. WE ALL HADA GREAT TIME. ASK MICHELLE ABOUT HER RIDE ON THE BORG. SHE ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT. I THOUGHT I WAS COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SEAT. IT WAS ALL FUN. AFTER CAROWINDS, WE MET THE REST OF MY FAMILY FOR SUPPER AT LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!! I HOPE EVERYONE IN BLOGGERLAND HAS A GREAT NIGHT. ONE MONTH FROM TODAY, WE WILL BE IN MEXICO. I AM READY FOR A VACATION.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
COURAGE IS THE PRICE THAT LIFE EXACTS FOR GRANTING PEACE.

BUSY,BUSY,BUSY

HEY PEOPLE,
I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GREAT. SORRY I HAVE NOT POSTED IN A FEW DAYS, I HAVE BEEN REAL BUSY. CHRIS AND I HAVE HAD A FEW DAYS OFF TOGETHER,AND WE HAVE ENJOYED THEM VERY MUCH. WE TRAVELED TO ANDERSON ON SATURDAY TO THE FLEA MARKET. IT WAS GREAT. I JUST WANT TO STOP HERE AND PRAISE THE LORD FOR OUR SAFETY. WE CAME UP ON A WRECK JUST A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT HAPPENED. HAD WE HAD BEEN A FEW SECONDS EARLIER, WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED ,PRAISE GOD. THE LORD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT SERVICES WE HAD TODAY. THE LORD WORKED IN A MIGHTY WAY. TONIGHT, THE TEENAGERS WERE SUCH A BLESSING TO ME. CHRIS AND I ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR WORKING WITH THEM. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW. WE ARE BOTH OFF OF WORK. WE ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING CORRIE'S B-DAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY BIG PLANS ON LABOR DAY? I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY AND STAY SAFE.