Hi There Folks!

It has been so cold here, in the Deep South we are not used to temps below 20 degrees F. My chihuahua definitely is not liking it. I cannot stand my sewing room because it is unheated. Normally a plug-in heater heats it up just fine, but in this cold you can't even tell it is there. I am getting ready for my daughter to be in the junior school pageant next Friday. We had to buy a new pageant dress. Sigh.... Every time I turn around, more money. But it is worth it, she will be so pretty. She won 6th grade beauty last year, which totally shocked the tomboy that I have always been. Pageants were not in my realm at all. Although, I did get Prom Queen in 1983!! LOL. But I did not run for it and was quite embarrassed when it was announced. Well, those were the good old days, and these are the good new days.
I don't know if I told you about all the plumbing problems I have had for the past 6 months or so. It seems that they got progressively worse over time after my husband and I split up. Well, a great plumber came and spent 4 whole days working here. He had a "Ditch Witch" tractor over here one day, a hired hand helping him, and fixed so many problems. He even fixed some things that I didn't know about. I was so scared to receive my bill. Well, guess what? The bill was $140!! Now I think this man is an angel sent from heaven. He knew what all I had been going through with my ex, and financially, and he decided to do me a good deed. I have to tell you, when I worked up the courage to open that bill (expecting something around $1,000) and saw only $140 I started crying. I went into my bedroom and boo hoo-ed for quite some time. It was an amazing experience. God Bless that man! I think I may need to make him a quilt, what do you think?
Julie

John Owen's Trip and Good Plumbing News!

Here is a photo of John Owen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He really had a great time and took so many pictures! He stayed with his Aunt Carol in Naples and she really kept him entertained. They went to Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Islands of Adventure, a water park, and the beach. He was so excited and had so much fun that he never became homesick and, in fact, was not quite ready to come home at the end of the week! Thanks, Carol, for giving John Owen a week to remember.

And great plumbing news! My plumbing was fixed on July 4th!! It is amazing how wonderful it is to have free flowing water. That nasty smell coming up through the pipes is now gone! And, like Angela pointed out, I had a chance to organize that under the sink area in the kitchen. It is so much nicer now. The laundry room is also more organized. And, in more good news, my daughter is coming home from her two week trip to Hawaii tomorrow night. I can't wait to see that girl!

Julie