"Armour Hot Dogs...

...the dogs kids love to eat!"-and adults do too. Not sure if it was an Armour hot dog or not that I had at lunch today but it was good none-the-less. I drove up to Frankfort IN for there Hot Dog Festival. Been to better festivals but it was fun and a nice drive. Everywhere I go I seem to find a different kind of "man" to have my picture taken with.

After I did the few booths they had and a couple of antique stores I headed for home. I probably was only there about an hour. Oh, for those keeping up with my diet-I ate my foot long hot dog with out the bun! THEN I had some ice cream! I did not take a very direct route home. I had always heard how nice Zionsville is as a quaint little town and decided to check it out. It is all I have been told. Plan to go back there. From there I went around Indy, got on 465 and over to Hwy 135. I have heard there is some good shopping over there (like Steine Mart) and some other places. Another place to go back too. Ate supper at Jonathon Byrds cafeteria and then headed to see Daddy. He has had another good day-meaning he has been awake, cheerful, eating, singing, talking, etc.

It has been a great day for me. I thoroughly enjoying going by myself at times. It is nice to do what ever I want to do and when I want to do it. Of course I love going with friends too! But this was a day I needed just for me. Watch for another posting with pictures I took at the Cincinnati Museum Center last week.

Trying out our camaras

I had the best time Saturday with friends from school-LaVeena, Karen and Wayne. We took a couple of wonderful hikes and had a great time enjoying nature and taking pictures. Here is my first attempt at posting a slide show-thanks Karen W for the help. We went to Shades State Park first (I will post these pictures later) and then had lunch at the Turkey Run Inn in Turkey Run State Park. Boy was that food good-including that turtle sundae I had after our hike at Turkey Run. I certainly needed this time out in nature. Enjoy! Hold your mouse over the picture to see the caption.

40 years ago...

Once upon a time some 40 years ago there was a boy and girl at God's Bible School who were attracted to each other. Oh, not at first on her part but when he walked onto campus as a high school sophomore and saw her for the first time he told his brother-in-law "That's the girl I'm going to marry". Well, Uncle Edgar gave one of his belly laughs right then and there but to Carson it was any thing but funny. He has found his soul mate. Now Linda, in the meantime, had a habit of where she would start dating a guy in the spring, all through the summer and then it all seemed to end in the fall. One spring Carson said, "It's my turn this year!" Determined as he was it wasn't to be because he came down with appendicitis and while he was in the hospital someone else asked her out! So went another summer. That next spring Carson and Linda were the new couple on campus! 3 months later they were secretly engaged but Carson didn't ask Dad for her "hand in marriage" till a few months later. That fall, instead of breaking up with her fella Linda took off to PA to teach in a brand new school called Penns Creek. On July 12, 1968 they joined together for good and 40 years later are happily married! It was good to have them here this weekend to celebrate-nothing special, just being together and reminiscing about 40 years. I won't go into all that but here are some "then and now" pictures.

Carson has always been my favorite brother-in-law, basically because he is the only one I have! We have enjoyed good times together over the years. From the very first he was the only on my sister's suitors who acted like he knew I was part of the family. What a tease he was!-and still is! I appreciate that they have both been a consistent example of holiness in my life. I love them both very much!

Happy Anniversary Linda and Carson!

I did it! I did it! I DID IT!!!!!!!

Yip 50 pounds are finally gone! Actually it is 53.5 pounds gone! I can't believe I finally reached this goal. Here are the before and after pictures I promised a long time ago. I will let you decide which is the before and which is the after!!! LOL!!!

Shirley

For those that know Shirley just a quick update as of this morning about 6:30AM. I went to see her before clinical and she looked great! All she was worried about was getting her hair combed and out of her face! I was told she would be getting rid of a lot of tubes and paraphanelia today and move out later today to the step down unit. The staff was pleased with her progress. God is good.