Well, I got through it all. We first had Nelson ♥ Angela's wedding. That turned out really kewl to say the least. It was a blustery day. It was held outdoors and the wind didn't want to let up. We rented a canopy but the wind didn't want us to have it up. The poles broke and down came the whole thing. And I tried to put table cloths on the tables and I had to wrap packaging tape around the whole table to keep from coming off. What a time I had. I was getting so angry. I had a lot of plans with decorations but those plans went down the drain. I wanted to decorate the gazebo where they got married but I couldn't :( I don't ever remember fighting with things as bad as that day. At times I felt like we were the flying nuns. (Gee, that's telling my age. The flying nun was on TV back in the "olden days" when I was a teen). Being non traditional, Angela asked me to give her away rather than her dad. Her dad did come to the wedding of course. Her maid of honor was her daughter, Kimbi. For those of you that don't know, this is not Angela's first marriage but it is Nelson's. Angela said this time it's for life. She's finally happy. Yeah!! ☺ (They say third time's a charm) Heheee. These pictures will show you how windy that day was. SEE HERE
In June we had our Relay for Life Event here in my town. This year our theme was to celebrate more birthdays so everyone decorated their own site for a birthday party. (SEE HERE) I think the best part of the Relay was the Luminary ceremony. For those who don't know what this is, we line the track with candles in little white bags with the names of our loved ones on them. We choose whether they are in honor of those who are survivors or in memory of those who have lost their lives to cancer. This year we wanted a few extra candles. I wanted to include a candle in honor of my niece, Michelle, who I found out is a survivor. Wow! I was so heart broken when I found out about Michelle as I did when I found out about my honey's sister, Ellen. (Ya know, Cancer don't give a damn who it takes. It can hit anyone at any age at any time it darn well feels like striking.) We also had a candle in memory of my niece Marleen's grandmother; my sister, Jeannie; my honey's sister, Ellen; n his mom ♥ dad. Within 2 years my honey lost his dad, his mom and then his sister. We had a few rough, heart wrenching years then. I guess we all have to go sometime, and it don't matter how we do, it's part of our life cycle. God will take us when He wants us and when our work is done here on earth. This is my 3rd year having a team. It's a lot of work but rewarding. I have decided from now on though, I will only be in charge of the games we play. That alone involves a lot of prep work. I'm in my element with games n fun. This year Lynn n I organized the games. We got ideas from that TV show "Minute to Win It". Everyone had a great time and we had a lot of fun. I met people in our grocery store and said they loved the games and are already looking forward to next year! It gives me a good feeling knowing I am making a difference and making people happy.
I was also involved in our church's Vacation Bible School. It's always a week long. It was awesome!! I am the craft teacher and I get to teach each class how to make a different craft for each day of the week. We also had a covered dish picnic with games, and a turtle race. I think the first n second graders turtle won. Check these pics of our VBS here (SEE HERE)
