I made cookies this week.  Stacy wants to send Matthew a care package with snickerdoodles in it.  So, that's what I made.  The problem is, I love these cookies.  I did manage to save enough to send,but, the other kids are disappointed because they only got a few.  I guess I ate more than I realized.  Maybe I will have to make more.  

 I know that there are nice sunsets anywhere you go, but I think some of the  most beautiful are right here in the Texas Panhandle.  The sunrises can be pretty spectacular, too.  There are few big buildings to block the view so the sky is wide open.  I like that.  I especially like being able to watch lightning as storms move off to the east behind our house.   Today I drove right up to one of these wind chargers.  They are so huge.  Man has accomplished so much.  But, they still can't make a sunset.


Day 36.  This is my main mode of transportation.  What great times I have had in this little jeep.  Originally it belonged to Stacy's granddad.  The first year he had it he let us take it on vacation.  That was in 1996.  We took it to Colorado and up Pikes Peak, and stayed in Colorado Springs.  That vacation we saw dinosaur foot prints, walked down into a volcano crater, and hunted for fossils.  Of course that many years ago we only had Matthew.  He and a cousin, Jonathan, were great campers.  I could go on and on with all the things I remember about that trip, but the best thing was, driving up pikes peak.  We were halfway up the mountain when Jonathan says, looking out his window,  "has anybody ever fallen off this road?"  He was getting a little nervous that we might be the first.  It is a long way down the side of that mountain.  Anyway, the little jeep has been in the family all this time.  A few years ago it became my turn, and I love it.  It's not fancy, and it needs tires, but it never lets me down. 

Had some fun tonight messing with the pic.  I tried a green background and a pink one, but decided on the blue.  No magic really, I just tweaked the tint and saturation.  I think it makes the flower stand out more.  It makes me think of the movie  "Aladdin" when Jafar says "things aren't always as they seem".  Seems like everything these days is enhanced some how.  More vibrant colors, added vitamins, cosmetic surgery, so much tweaking.  I wish I could tweak my bank account.  About all I do is get a haircut once in a while.  

Day 34.   I heard one time that you are never more than three feet away from a spider.  Indoors or out, there is a spider watching you.  That really creeps me out.  I know that spiders are necessary and they have a job to do.  I would rather live with a few spiders than any mosquitoes or flies.  However, I still don't like them.  Every little brown spider looks like a brown recluse to me.  But that doesn't stop me from getting a close look.  They creep me out and fascinate me at the same time.  So I will leave them alone as long as they leave me alone, but if one gets too close I have no problem squishing it.  One less spider will not upset the balance of the universe.

The picture does not do justice to this quilt.  It is really much more beautiful in real life.  And, yes, it is all flannel.  It is my quilt.  Made specifically for me.  No, you can not borrow it.  :-)  Just think of all the pieces it took to make this, or any, quilt whole.  Take one piece out and the pattern is off and the quilt isn't finished.  Here is where you make your own comparison to how God is putting all the pieces of your life together.  Happy quilting. 

Praise the Lord for rain.  The official report was less than an inch, but my rain gauge had 1 & 4/10 inch.  It was wonderful.  When the rain was over the sun began to shine again.  I knew there had to be a rainbow, so I ran to the back yard and there it was.  It was so cool.  I couldn't get the whole thing in a picture, so I got in the van to go get a better perspective.  By the time I had driven to the end of the street it was gone.  I could remark here about how fast beauty fades, but that wasn't what I was thinking.  I was thinking more about how fast opportunity disappears.  My intentions were to wait for the storm to go past and then take pictures of the lightning.  I wanted to try to capture that.  So, when the sun came out one opportunity was gone, but, another presented itself.  At least I caught a little piece of it and didn't waste the chance.