WENT TO AN AUCTION TODAY.

Rag Rug Purses

Blue Angel- Fat Albert

Pictures from some one's past

Coo-Coo clock

1954-1955 Union Pacific calendars

WWI leggings

John and I went up to Loretto Tn. where they were having an auction at an old church building. It was great being inside sense it was raining pretty hard when we first got out this morning. We were really happy to get some rain because it was starting to look like a dust bowl around here.

There were a lot of interesting items up for auction. A lot of them we didn't even try to bid on because things were selling rather high. There were a lot of WWI items and John bid and won a pair of leather leggings. We have a picture of his grand father wearing a pair just like them when he was in the army. That was kind of a sentimental purchase.

We bought a stack of old pictures of some one's family that we didn't know, but it is fun to see all those faces from the past and try to imagine how life was back in the days of black and white and tin type. A couple of Union Pacific calendars from 1954 and 1955. Man I was just 9 years old then. It is kind of weird to think we are separated from those times by just one year, one day, one hour, one minute, and one second at a time. It's not like time stopped somewhere between now and then. It just keeps going on. I think that is why we like old stuff. It keeps us in touch with the past.

We found four old year books, the Diorama from Florence State Teachers College, which is now the University of North Alabama. They are the years 52, 53, 54 and 1958. The 1952 copy has pictures of Harlon Hill who went on to play professional football, Yolande Bethbeze from Mobile who was crowned Miss America in 1951 and George (Goober) Lindsey from the Andy Griffith Mayberry RFD show, in his football playing days.

I purchased a Coo Coo clock. It seems to be working and keeping perfect time. The kids hate it when they come home and our other clock starts Coo-Cooing. Can you imagine how they will like having two going off at the same time. Actually we will probably sell most of the things we bought today, but we can enjoy them for a while.

There were a few other pictures, one was for John Pearson if he wants it. It is a picture of the Blue Angel Airline- Fat Albert plane. It is signed by the Blue Angel pilots in 1999. He likes military things so if he has a place left on his wall, I guess that will be his.

My rag rug weaving has been moving right along. I have woven five for purses and just have to make a lining for each of them. The black and orange one is for Emily. Those are Brook's school colors. I guess I need to figure out what I'm going to do with them or else take the purses apart and make rug for the living room. Seems like the older I get the more things I want to try to do. Hopefully this will be the year that I sign up for the pottery making class at UNA. Any one need a cup, bowl, jug.....??

KILLEN ELEMENTERY 9TH GRADE FIFTY YEAR REUNION

Judy McMurtry, Johnny Mcgee and Pat Oldham

Judy McMurtrey, Patricia LeMay, and Pat Oldham

We had our annual gathering of our ninth grade class at the Killen founders day celebration. There was a grand total of three there this time. Not that we are the only three left, but we were the only three that showed up this year. We did manage to get a picture of Johnny McGee before we left. He wasn't there for the planning of the 50Th year reunion of our ninth grade class but I'm sure we will put him to work doing something.

Judy is going to be in charge of contacting our classmates. She must have the phone number and the address of every person she has ever met in her entire life. When we had our 30Th reunion she ran up an enormous phone bill. She doesn't just call and give you the details, she calls and catches up on everything that has happened in the last 50 years. That is why we love her so much, she keeps up with people and things that has happened over the years that everyone else has forgotten years ago.

Patricia is taking care of finding a place to meet. As of right now she is looking at the community room at the Center Star bank. We had a reunion there once before and had lots of space and the plenty of kitchen room. Patricia has the business sense to pull all that together.

I will be in charge of the food. I guess because I work in food service they thought I knew what I was doing in this department. If anyone has any suggestions please contact me.

I am hoping classmates will find this by googling other classmates so I'm listing a few names. Linda Garrett, Meryle Fulks, Gaylord Ashby, Ted Wiley, Linda Miller, Clora Gautney, Beverly Hice, Mary Ann Crow, Sondra Littrell, Jerry Tank.

The date we are shooting for is November the 6Th. This will be on a Saturday. We are hoping for a nice turn out. We are planning on lots of 50's-60's music, good food and catching up with old friends. I'm sure it will be interesting to see how much everyone has changed over the last 50 years. If anyone has stayed the same you will have made medical history and the rest of us will be looking for an explanation. Hope to see you in November

GOD BLESS AMERICIA

I think these words say it all. May we always remember the lives lost on 9/1/1.

America the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates,Melody by Samuel Ward

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress. A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife. Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till souls wax fair as earth and air And music-hearted sea! O beautiful for pilgrims feet, Whose stem impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought By pilgrim foot and knee! O beautiful for glory-tale Of liberating strife When once and twice, for man's avail Men lavished precious life! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till selfish gain no longer stain The banner of the free! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till nobler men keep once again Thy whiter jubilee!

BACK TO WORK

It is starting to feel a little like fall here in Alabama. The days are still extremely warm, but the morning and evenings are starting to get that crisp feeling that makes you know that pretty soon you will be missing the warm days of summer.

We are two weeks into the first semester and this looks like it is shaping up to be a real busy year. All the changes we thought we would have ready by the time school started have not taken place yet. So it was back to the same old same old. The Rice Box should be coming in by October and the Sub connection by January and a lot of other changes will be fazed in over the next few years. In the meantime we just keep trying to keep enough coming in to feed all these starving college students. I can see why the kids gain the freshmen 15.

This has been a rough two weeks for me. When we left Niceville after spending the last week of my summer break there. I developed a summer cold. I am still trying to completely kick it, but it is hanging on just enough to make me feel crappy. You would think a shot and a round of antibiotics would work faster than this. I shouldn't complain though, it has been years since I had a bug of any kind.

There is lots of things going on right now. JP and Andrew are playing football. JP on the junior varsity and Andrew on St Francis Pee Wee team. We have not made to to Memphis to see Andrew's game yet but will make it in the next few weeks. Emily is cheer leading and we have not made it to either of her games, but the season is young.

Mother just celebrated her 90Th birthday and we will be having a get together for her tomorrow. I think it is a surprise. At least I have not mentioned it to her. It seems strange to think of a parent being 90 years old. Other than the fact that she has a harder time getting around and moves a little slower, she still acts the same. It seems that age just comes out of nowhere and kind of surrounds you. At this point in my life it is easy to see what is in store for me in the next 20-25 years. I guess age is something that can only be disguised for so long and then boom it gets you. In the mean time I just keep trying to stay one step ahead but I can feel age breathing down my neck.

We hopefully will be taking a trip to Colorado with friends in October. When we were a lot younger we would talk about when the kids grew up and got out of the house, that we would travel and take really neat vacations just the four of us. That has not happened. Seems you have as much responsibility as a grand parent as a parent. Between working and watching grand kids, we have as of yet not been anywhere together. So October will be the first trip the four of us have taken since John, Charles and Sandra have retired. Who knows traveling together could be the end of a very long friendship:)

Oh well I know I am boring you. Nothing much has happend to blog about. Maybe the next time will be a little more entertaining.