V. Gill and Dinner with Family

On Friday My husband and I went to a Vince Gill Concert in a beautiful
small town community theater. we go to a few concerts a year. we enjoy all influences of music. we have had these tickets since August
it was a sold out concert.( we were such in a hurry to make sure we got there in time we forgot to take a camera and my cell phone just took blurriness,) while there got a call from my son who is away at college, concert had started so I text really fast sorry" dad and mom are unavailable for a while! "( that was the most strange yet in a weird way fun feeling I have ever felt and of course a bit of guilt along with it!) . the concert was to be only an hour and half long it ended up being two and half hours long it was
just Vince Gill and 3 other musicians. he played his stuff that he is famous for along with some new stuff and it was so intimate because the audience would belt out a title of a song and he would sing it. he shared the inspirations that helped him write some of his songs it was very interesting to learn how some of the songs had come to be and now when I hear a particular song I will listen to it with a different sense of view. what was also so great was his wife Amy Grant was playing the same night at a town about 15 minutes away so he joked about that as well saying" my wife is great but I am so glad you came to see me instead!!) it was really great and if you ever get the chance to see him do it. Amy Grant is also great. yes, after concert I immediately called son and he was fine he was getting ready to go out to a Halloween
costume dance thing in his dorm.

On Saturday(yes, I forgot camera again!) we had the pleasure of going to my eldest nieces house for a wonderful dinner and visit with her and her husband and later her daughter. we don't get to see them much so for me it was a very dear treat that I will hold in my heart forever and I hope that when things are not so busy with everyone we can do more together.

today is Sunday and well I am still on a high from Friday and Saturday. I am just hanging out at home and catching up on laundry etc.
just to start the week all over , this week is going to be exciting as well, son coming home for the weekend, and some of my sisters coming on Sat so we begin our family holiday traditions a bit earlier this year!

I hope all my blogger pals have a great week.

make a living

" we make a living by what we get
we make a life by what we give"

Winston Churchill

Thoughts to live by

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are! HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times! 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;) 3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's! 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER. 6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves and God. LIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. 11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time. Lost time can never be found!

Today's thought # 1

"Living is easy with eyes closed
misunderstanding all you see"

john Lennon

Apple Hill & Then Some

In early September my husband and I took a day trip in the convertible up to a little town called Apple hill it is about 10 miles from Placerville, Ca

we try to go every year in the fall
not just to get apples but also because there are many crafters selling their goods it's just a lot of fun.

this year though they had a bad frost in the spring so the apples did not produce as much as the year before
never the less we had a good time

we ate at one of the local farms outside and I took a photo of the scenery the old water wheel and
arch makes for a pretty photo reminded me of a scene from little house television show!

yes, that is a whole pig on the roaster
this little farm eatery is well known here for their pulled pork bbq sandwiches!



on to the next apple farm and well there was a little old machinery and vehicle museum ( we just took photo of the outside!
there is my fun little VW I love it!

it was kind of hardening to see all the
ranches for sale if I could I sure would like to have bought one and live up here! it is so quite and peaceful.

I came home with some wonderful apples and have them all ready to make some pies for the upcoming holidays.

all in all it was a fun little day trip!

Before I was a Mom

One of my cousins sent me this today and I thought I would share

for all us Mom's out there!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.Chewed on.Peed on..
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him/her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.I had never known the warmth,the joy,the love,the heartache,the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

FUN LITTLE BLURBS

ALWAYS TRY TO HELP A FRIEND IN NEED

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

BE BRAVE...BUT IT'S OK
TO BE AFRAID SOMETIMES

STUDY HARD

GIVE LOT'S OF KISSES

LAUGH OFTEN

DON'T BE OVERLY CONCERNED WITH
YOUR WEIGHT IT'S JUST A NUMBER

ALWAYS TRY TO SEE THE GLASS HALF FULL

MEET NEW PEOPLE EVEN IF THEY LOOK
DIFFERENT TO YOU

REMAIN CALM EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS
HOPELESS

TAKE LOT'S OF NAPS

BE WEIRD WHENEVER YOU GET THE CHANCE

LOVE YOUR FRIENDS NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE

DON'T WASTE FOOD

RELAX

TAKE AN OCCASIONAL RISK

TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN EACH DAY
IT'S IMPORTANT

WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM

SHARE A JOKE WITH FRIENDS

FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE

AND SAY " I LOVE YOU" OFTEN

EXPRESS YOURSELF CREATIVELY

BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR APPEARANCE

ALWAYS BE UP FOR SURPRISES

LOVE SOMEONE WITH ALL YOUR HEART

SHARE WITH FRIENDS

WATCH YOUR STEP

IT WILL GET BETTER

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO LOVES
YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW

EXERCISE TO KEEP FIT

LIVE UP TO YOUR NAME

SEIZE THE MOMENT

HOLD ON TO GOOD FRIENDS
THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

INDULGE IN THE THINGS YOU TRULY LOVE

CHERISH EVERY SUNDAY

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY PRAY

AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SMILE AT LEAST
ONCE A DAY!