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In Memory of my brother Gary June 10, 1973 -February 8, 2001 If You Could See Me Now (Kim Noblitt) Our prayers have all been answered. I finally arrived. The healing that had been delayed has now been realized. No one's in a hurry. There's no schedule to keep. We're all enjoying Jesus, just sitting at His feet. Cho: If you could see me now, I'm walking streets of gold. If you could see me now, I'm standing strong and whole. If you could see me now, you'd know I've seen His face. If you could see me now, you'd know the pain is erased. You wouldn't want me to ever leave this place, If you could only see me now. My light and temporary trials have worked out for my good, To know it brought Him glory when I misunderstood. Though we've had our sorrows, they can never compare. What Jesus has in store for us, no language can share. (Chorus twice) You wouldn't want me to ever leave this perfect place If you could only see me now If you could see me now If you could only see me now Kim Noblitt, © 1992 Integrity's Praise/BMI and Dad and Dann Music Sung by Truth (Russ Lee, soloist) on "Something to Hold On To," 1992.

They took a blood test to test for thyroid problems. Could also be stress or heredity.

Today was one of those days when best laid plans are blown away. Every effort I make to plan a sewing day is an exersize in futility. When I called back the hall this morning to wake the boys for school, I was unprepared for what happened next. They came out and began to tell me how awful they felt. DFS1, age 14, fell last evening and ran a splinter into his knee. He didn't get all of it out, and it had festered a bit and kept him awake all night. DFS2 was a bit warm and complaining of a tummy ache and sore throat. He ate breakfast, and I never did hear anything more about the tummy, but a quick look down his throat affirmed that he did indeed have a sore throat. I decided to take both boys to the clinic. DFS1 has a bald spot on the back of his head that began before he came here, and I've been thinking we should have it checked out. His hair covers it, but he needs a haircut, and with the bald spot, I don't trust myself to give the haircut. So the morning was spent in the clinic, NOT my favorite place to hang. I mean everyone there is sick, and who WANTS to be exposed to all those extra germs.... DFS2 needed his shots updated, and he was not happy about that, but now it's done, no more until he is 11 in 4 years. Dr said, (tongue-in cheek) he'd give DFS1 a perscription for stress. I said, "Oh give me one also" He laughed and said,"Crystal, you INVITE stress into your life" . He knows me too well

The first day on the new board. This is so exciting. My day has been busy, so I've not had the time to figure this all out like I want too. I've messed around enough to come to the conclusion that this is like walking into a new house and discovering a floor plan that is full of surprises. Hidden passageways, secret rooms waiting to be discovered. This should turn out to be a delightful adventure.

C4C, did you ever read the sequel to Turkey Red? It is called Harvest Gold. Your list brought back some memories for me.

Originally Posted By: Staceyy The Betsy and Tacy series I loved these! By; Maud Hart Lovelace turn-of-the century Minnesota. for jogging my memory.

This is tickling my memory, what fun! I faintly remember Mandie books, so I went to Amazon to look at titles and I believe I have read a couple. I had no idea there were so many. And yes, Grace Livingston Hill. I even have a bunch of those in paperback now. My mom would get the old hard cover ones from our public library. I still like to read those when I want to read something with a good ending. We laugh about them, mom and I, cause every story began with someone dying, but everything ends up marvelous. Johnny Tremaine, I have it. A teacher read it out loud to us. She loved to read out loud and would often forget the time. Of course we didn't bother to remind her either Anne of Green Gables I enjoyed more as an adult. Never could really get into it as a kid. I also discovered the Emily books by LM Montgomery as an adult and laughed till I cried. There is also a book by her called My Blue Castle or something like that, which is quite humorous too. Jeanette Oke- check Bobbsey Twins, I had forgot those. They were in my grandparents library. Most movies made from books can't hold a candle to the book. They ALWAYS mess it up. I saw the movie "The Firm" before I read the book. When I read the book, the phone beside me rang, and I jumped 12 inches off my chair. And I KNEW what was gonna happen, but I was still startled by the phone ringing

Arby, It has been years since I made this, but I think it would tend to be sweet with all that sugar in it. The Herman cake is so good and moist. In fact I could eat a piece right now. Guess I'd better get started on Herman if I want a piece any time soon

All this sour dough talk reminds me of this favorite- Basic Starter for Herman 2. unsifted-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 3 Tbls sugar 1 envelope dry active yeast 2 C. very warm water Combine flour, salt, sugarand yeast in a large bowl, use stoneware, glass or plastic (not metal). Gradually stir in warm water until mixture resembles a smooth paste. Cover with a clean towel and let stand in a warm place (85F) to sour and bubble for 2-3 days, stirring several times a day. At the end of the souring period, feed it 1/2 cup sugar, 1 C. flour and 1 C. milk. Pour into a large container, partially covered to let gases escape and store in the refridgerator. Stir each day. On the 5th day, feed Herman again 1/2 cup sugar, 1 C. flour and 1 C. milk. On the 10th day, use 1 cup Herman to bake, 1 cup to start another Herman, and give 1 cup Herman to a friend. Herman Cake 2 C. Herman 2 C. Flour 3/4 C. Milk 1 C. Sugar 2/3 C. Oil 2 Eggs 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 2 tsp.Baking Powder 1&1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1 C. Nuts 1C. Raisins Mix all ingredients together except Nuts and Raisins at medium speed. Blend in Nuts and Raisins last. Topping 1 T. Flour 1C. Brown Sugar 1 T Cinnamon 1/4 C Soft Butter Mix together and sprinkle on batter before baking 350F for 30-40 minutes

With the time change over this past weekend, the long evenings are great for reading out loud to the kids. Some of my most pleasant memories as a child revolve around books. Books that made us laugh, made us cry, books that built character. Here are some that I remember fondly and hope to read to other children. ( no particular order ) The Large and Growly Bear-Gertrude Crampton Horton Hatches the Egg- Dr Suess The Babar books-Jean de Brunhoff can't remember this title, but it was about 3 chimney sweeps, Snip, Snap and Snurr All 20 volumns of Uncle Auther's Bedtime Stories Chapter Books The Little House on the Prarie books (of course) Where the Red Fern Grows-Wilson Rawls Watch for a Tall White Sail-Margaret E. Bell They Loved to Laugh-Kathryn Worth Banner in the Sky-James Ramsey Ullman Thrilling Escapes by Night-Albert Lee The Mad Scientist Club-Bertrand R. Brinley Homer Price-Robert McCloskey The Sugar Creek Gang Books- Paul Hutchens Danny Orlis Series-Bernard Palmer This is just a start for me. I would love to hear about your favorites

We lived without electric for the first 20 months of our marriage. We'd rent a generator to vaccuum every 2 or 3 months. In between I used duct tape to pick up dirt from the carpet.

DH can fix/rig just about anything with duct tape, baling wire or JBWeld. (or any combination of these 3) .....and why is it that about every 3rd time I empty my dryer, a piece of duct tape is tumbling around in there??? I'm positive I toss it in the trash and it just keeps returning....

Originally Posted By: arby Originally Posted By: arby ok, how long does a piece of duct tape have to be on a wart to kill it off? I have the good stuff. hehehe Ok, again, who knows the answer to how long the duct tape has to stay on a wart to kill it and remove it? I've done this before. Place the tape on the wart at night. ( mine was on a thumb, so if your wart is not on your hands where the tape would get washed off, perhaps you could keep tape on it all the time) I'm thinking 2 or 3 months until it was gone.