WOMEN IN CRISIS

April 9,2012

It makes me so mad than men think they can do anything and get by with it. I am ashamed of some of the choices my kids have made in their lives but my boys has never laid a hand on their wives, they are gentle and loving. So proud of them for that..

Our little town here is getting so bad, killing, violence,drugs, you name it we have had it lately. The law is no good here anymore, one policeman can be trusted the rest is no good. I started when I got a call about 2:26 in the early morning. Pam was in trouble with her husband and the neighbors. He was in bed with another woman.  He ended up moving all his stuff out of the house over to their neighbors. They yelled and hollared the rest of the night. Next day was Easter sunday

We took her to Missouri under protective custody Home. It is hard to get use to a new place like that.  Maybe he will not find them.  But you are always on edge and scared to get out and go anywhere.,or make new friends. The very first thing her bilfold got stolen with what little money she had in it.  Never found it.  They ended up renting a duplex up there. That was better than living in the shelter.

Policeman came by yesterday and we talked, at my roads in, with the situation Pam has put us all in. He don't think they will do anything to us but he really don't know. Talked with Pam and Briauna last night , so sad for Briauna she just wants to come home, missing all her friends and school work, doing so good this year. So sorry this has happen to her, will she be scared for life, praying not. I wish I could keep her but we may not even be safe here, But God is so good, Praying he will watch over us.

TRIP TO BRANSON FOR SPRING BREAK 2012

It was an enjoyable week ever though it rained some every day some days all day but we still got our and done things.Nancy and I took the kids and went to Branson. We stayed in The Windham Condominum, it was a fun time.  
We took them to the Titanic, Ripley''s  Believe It or Not, Fish hattchery.  We bought food so we eat in the condo most of the time.  A lot of pizzas.  Had a washer and dryer, that was nice since it rained the whole time we was there.
There was Gabby, Cember, Kiefer, Maranda, Briauna, Kelsey, Nancy and Myself.

GRAND DAUGHTER TIME

March 3,2012
Maranda came on tuesday night as usual, we had a really good visit, usually I have things to do, got them done before she came.
Went to WM and got her a sandwich, she likes those best, chiips and no drink. I had bought a whole case at Sams last week.
It was a very good evening. We also watched a movie about the slaves, I was surprised she wanted to watch that kind of movie, but there was lots of funny parts in it that made us laugh. This one maid made a pie for one of the well to do ladies they worked for, it was made out of crap and seasoned with chocolate. she ate half of it before she was told what it was made with. She said this is the best chocolate pie I ever ate.

March 5-2012

She sent me a text and ask if she could come back Thursday, of course it was OK. We had another wonderful evening, she is really growing up. We heard of a new recipe for dying eggs for easter with silk ties. We went to SOS and bought some old ties, It was really neat the way they turned out, but we found out it had to be silk ties not just any kind. We then went ourside and walked in the garden dirt bearfotted, she said this feels fo good between my toes. She had a ball just walking in the dirt over and over. She walked down in the middles of some of Coyl's rows. We then played bounce the ball back and forth like we use to do every evening when the lived with us. We set and had some long talks.
This has been a very enjoyable week.

Baking Day

Today is a day of business, Baked cupcakes to take some to my friends at prattsville, Baked a pound cake for us here and have got to bake amish cookies to take to all my friends at the ASH meeting for Saturday morning. Have not been to a state Histo meeting in several years. It will be fun and a day out for me. A lot of retired Histotechs will be there. Also we are going to gather with them a Cozymel's in LR for dinner tomorrow night. Tha is always fun. Coy will probably just sit , what he usually does , He never talks to anyone or says anything. He misses out on so much these times in his life. Have done everything I can to help him hear but it never works, he tears things up and they don't work anymore.

I am so tired and hurt today, I fell this morning when I was coming in at the back door, after taking Kiefer to school, I think it is just now catching up with me. The back of my head hit the concrete and so did my rear end, it has so much padding I dont think it will give me much problem, but I always worry about my back. The longer the day goes the more I hurt, my ribs, my shoulders, and my all overs. Have had a headache also. So clumsy of me.
I stay so tired because I just can't breath very good.. Have got to go lay down.
I am so clumsy and off balance.lately.

ANOTHER HEARTACHE

January 18,2012
Was awakened at about 1:30 in the morning by a phone call, you always wonder and just know something is wrong somewhere.
It was Rosie telling me Kevin had received a call that JR had just passed. He will be his caretaker, hope he is mine when I go, I lknow I will be handled with care. Not pulled and throwed around, I have worked with bodies before and all bodies is not treated with care.
I called Roy and Faye after I talked with Rosie and Nancy called me, Kevin had called her also. I am so glad the cousins are getting to know each other.
My brother Roy has had to endure so much heartache with the passing of his two sons. He is pretty broke up, It told him we would be leaving as soon as we got Maranda to school. She had spent the night. Tuesday night is her night, she had quit for a long time and not is back, I just let them make their decision as to when they come. Do not ask any more if they can come over.

We left and went by and picked up Rosie my sister, she was riding up there with us. We gathered up a few clothes, even though I needed to come back home, but I knew they needed me up there. was very glad we stayed. I am not well and just wanted to be home. My brother is more important to be with right now. He held me so tight and we boo hooed together for a long time. I just cant imagine loosing 2 of my kids. Life isn't fair and it has dealt him a bad deal. He is very strong, has had 15 stents, open heart surgery and endured a lot and still standing. He said it should have been me with all the health problems and broken down body.
Her and I had a great visit and crying spells all the way up there. Coy was with us but he never talks any where we go. I talk to myself, he never has no comments or anything. Living with a different person than I spent 50 years with. It is really quite lonesome sometimes, that is why I talk on the phone a lot. Don't even like too but I am always thinking of someone with whom I can talk with. If it is just to say hello to someone.

When we got there Roy had his little girl Lucy and that is his sanity, loves that girl, She was a God sent to him to give him a little joy in life.
It was terribly sad day and several days and still is. I know they miss him terribly bad they was there every day, close by and his sister Alesha took care of him every morning. My heart goes out to her, his wife and kids. His step kids was just like his own. Even his first wife and mother of his two kids took it really hard, you could tell she still loved him very much. We will miss him when we go up, but we was not there every day like they was. Losing love ones is so hard but when you see some one suffer like him and no relief in site, you have to let them go. It was so hard for Roy to say I will be OK here and give him permission to go be with Jesus. I pray every day God wraps his arms around him and embrases him with Love and comfort.

Had a chat with Pat one of my nieces, will not go into details, but she knows she has really messed up in lots of ways, she cried but there is no restitution that she can make for what she has done, just live with it. She told me that. Suffers every day.
that is the way it is when we make wrong decisions in life. I have made a few as I know everyone has. God help us to love everyday and always no matter what is done to us. God will take care of things if we just let him. I am really trying to do that.
Have come a long ways since my grand daughter said something to me. I have thought a lot about it and it is ever before me.
She don't talk about anybody and always sees the good in every body and everything. I would like to think I have a little part in that. Had her for 6 years. Love her like my own child. Been put through a lot becausse of her but I am a stronger person because of it. Cannot dwell on it, leave it in God's hands.

God Bless

Dr. CALL

This has been a terrible bout of sickness, Cough, Cough my ribs hurt my back hurts and my chest hurts, it has been terrible.

It will get better in Jesus Name, Amen!!!! So ready for it. Can't stand to be hot so everyone else freezes, had to go outside on pation the other day to breath. I think I have Pneumonia this time. Poor Coy he sits on the chair and covers up I tell him to go put on more clothes, I feel sorry for him but I can't sit out side in 40 mph wind gust. Today is so windy I probably couldn't stand up. The temp is supose to be 22 tonight and wind chill factor probably be 000.

When we went to bed I told Coy I use to hate to crawl in a cold bed now I like it, don't like electric blanket. We have dual controls thank goodness.

Coy and I heard someone knock on the door at about 12:30 got up no one anywhere, we have lights all around out house

and we looked real good no one in sight. Maybe we needed to wake up for some reason, don't know what, For one thing I

was dreaming about Pat sitting on the front porch, LOL Why her I don't know. Love her but just can't deal with her, one day she

is your best friend, next day she is your worst enemy. I pray for her, she has to be misserable.

Have got to go back to bed and try to get some rest.

Went back to be got a little rest, really restless . Need to get to feeling better soon. So much to do and don't feel like doing it.

I will get better just don't know when.

MY PLANS FOR 2012

This is the beginning of a brand new year what will I accomplish, who knows, hope it is better than 2011. I will definitely put God first and the reading of his word, failed in 2011. Jesus is coming very soon and I want to be ready. Maybe this will be my year to meet him. We no not the hour when he will call us home.

Quilting is my goal, I have several tops to finish, goal is to finish them in January and then I will have to peace some more . Plan on making two little girls a quilt, Love those two girls, a dear friend of ours. Rough times in their lives.

Getting rid of lots of things in my house, if the kids gave me things, I am asking them if they want it back.. If not it is sold.

Going through old papers and throwing away, I am the world's worst for saving things I might read some day. I think I have magazines saved in the shed, I said I might not can afford to buy them when I am old,old old, but maybe I want get old, so I saved them. Need to get rid of them. I never read, don't like to read much, rather work with my hands.

Have got lots of trips planned for this year and have lost interest in traveling, rather stay home. So we will see how that goes.

Want to spend more time with my sister, wish my other one would decide to get out here so we could have some time to be together again before one of us goes. Time is short we better make what little time we have count. It is amazing how when you are young you dont think about tomorrow and how short time is. Where did my 70 years go.

I am rambling today, like my sister Sue does sometimes.

Planning a trip for Februart with my sister Rosie, it will be a Retreat for christian ladies, looking forward to that.

Quartet convention also in Feb. That is always good, will be staying with my brother Roy that is always a treat. Wake up in the morning to roosters crowing, chickens pecking around out in the yard, Just the great out doors. Smell the fresh air unles it humid and then all you can smell is barn yards and chicken houses.

Love to look over and around their big pond for deer. Miss going to the woods and being in a deer stand just to watch the animals. Why did we move to town, need to be out and find me a place to just sit. Had a favorite place at out place in the country, spent a lot of time out there at an old crooked tree by the stream. Could not even see the house from there. Miss it so much. But at that time it was best to be close in town.

I don't know why I am so lonely today but I am. Sometimes life isn't fair and sometimes it is our own falt.

Bye for now And God Bless

CHRISTMAS EVE

Our day with the kids, grand and great grands. Love those children.

It was a great day for surprises, excitement, and laughter.

I just wish all could have been here at the same time. James and Amie was late but the boys was here. We had so much food of all kinds.It was so much fun the kids could not wait until time to open gifts. They kept asking when it would be time to open gifts. I did not put names on my gifts under the tree, I knew who they belong to they did not. They hate it when I do that. Sometimes I wrap in different paper that I can hide a name in. It is so much fun when kids are excited with anticipation.

We ate first and then had gifts and games. Plenty to eat, everyone fixed plates. Had a wonderful time.

Hard to get organized, My gifts was opened first, by each child. I got the girls robes, pj, socks,and booties, Kelsey I got footie PJ.

Kiefer got arrows and a small flash light I bought in Canada. The rest money. Did not have much money to spend so I used, you guessed it, plastic money, pay in January.

Fell in Do-nut hold and medicine so high in Dec, but Coy had to have his. Thank goodness for samples for me. Drug companies dont give many samples anymore, Going to order from Canada.

Next we had our game, get in circle as best you can, with 20 people that was hard, we did it. Everyone selected a gift out of pile and we begin story. Right and Left game. I had electric knife's, money seperators, towl, dish towels, wraps, package of colored pens, car vac , insulated cups, throws of different kinds, and many more items. It was so much fun.

It was a wonderful day at our house and I enjoyed it very much.

We had so much food all took plates home with them, don't want it left here for us to clean up.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

A DAY OF PREPARING.

Up at 5:17 drinking my coffee.I just know it is going to be a good day.

I usually do not feel like this on holidays but I purposed that this year was going to be different.

I was going to make it as good as I could, who knows there might not be another one where I can do for my family.

The day before Christmas and since we was eating at noon instead of in the evening, I have lots to do today. I got my pecan pie made, fruit salad, made some more oyster crackers, almond Roca, "Vi recipe" that is so good. Cooked my corn bread for dressing, got my chicken on to cook in my favorite cookware "Miracle Maid" cookware you put on at night and turn on Low and cook all night, It is wonderful for that. I have to make me a list of all the things I am going to fix or I might forget something.

I already had a turtle pie in freezer. My family seem to eat more food than sweets. Pecan Pie always eat.

I also candied some sweet potatoes they will be so good, have not done that in a long time.

Got my rolls done and put in refrigerator to rise a little will take out in the morning and let them finish rising. Love that "Secret " recipe I found. Just cant wait until tomorrow, excited as a kid I think, I have really enjoyed cooking, planning this year.

I have also got presents to wrap for our game I know that will be fun.

God Bless

BEAUTIFUL DAY

There has been something special about today, I got a lot done and felt so good about it. I haven't felt about a holiday in a long time like I have about today.

Got up early , baked a breakfast casserole, drank my coffee and enjoyed every cup. Baked orange brownies for a special friend, fixed a bag of cookies for another friend. Nothing like a feeling like you are doing something special for some one.

Today has been such a good day. Fixed lunch called Chris and told him to come eat with us, although he did not like the meat loaf.

He took a shower, I helped him wash his clothes, he just stuck around up here today .We talked about his hygiene, told him he needed to fold his clother neatly and why. He has just been throwing them in a basket , not good.

Deanna called and I kept kelsey for a while, she is such a joy. That is Rocky little girl.

Got all my gifts wrapped for our Christmas game. That went very well. I want this to be the best Christmas ever.

Coy has not acted very well the last few days. He was confused all day yesterday, everywhere we went he thought we should go the other way. He did not realize we spent the whold day at LR. He told me he made 3 trips to town.

Today he wrote a note to put in his truck that says, " Passengers Creed" GISDHOSU, G I S D H O S U

Tried to write Get in sit down hold on and shut up and line it up like he did on a peice of paper, actually a paper plate.

He said he was going to hang it up in the truck.

I ask him why he made it he said he didn't know.

I have talked to him several times today and he has been far away . Strange.

Watched a movie The Road To Christmas, it was so good. Coy went to bed, he never wants to watch a movie with me, all he likes is westerns. He want even watch the news. Have a weird feeling about the things he says and the things he don't say.

The Dr. said his heart is great, he didn't find any problems yesterday.

Oh I forgot to tell you we got a knock at the door and One of the Lady's from Heritage Manor came and brought us a fruit basket, told up how much they looked forward to our home baked goodies every year and they loved us.

I did not expect anything just love doing it. One of them has saved me some flower seed to plant this spring.

That is a ways off who knows what this winter will bring. So far good.

God Bless

CHRISTMAS FOR THE ELDERLY

Have been baking all day and fixing their baskets, I think I am happier when I am doing for someone else than any other time.

Home made Granola mix, Pear Butter, Amish cookies, Almond Rocha, Almond bark cookies, Oyster snack crackers and orange brownies. Will try to post a picture of my baskets.

It is a warm and glorious feeling to know you have done something to bring a little joy to someone. I do not know if Coy will be Santa or not, maybe. Love doing this. Maranda and Briauna will be helping us out. We will all have on Santa hats.

Dress up day for us. Won't that be good.

It was a wonderful day

We all dressed up, Maranda was santa claus, she made a wonderful Santa, walked right up to the door and said Merry Christmas and handed them their goodies. Briauna would not she said she could not stand to look at the old people. I thought she was going to cry when whe saw one who could barely walk to the door, she stepped back and Maranda went in side and heanded it to her. It was so good and a good feeling. I told Briauna an old person was the best friend she could ever have. The love little children and will cherish anything she can do for them.

There was two that was not home. We will deliver later.

God Bless all

SISTER VISIT

It seems like a long time since we done this but it really hasn't. Have been trying to get up there for a week and things keep coming up.

We really enjoyed the day, nasty weather but it didn't dampen out spirits. Shopping, mostly looking. Had some things to take back. Went to kirkland's and looked, Rosie said she had never been in that store. It is always so nice the things they have. They would not fit in my house but I love to look especially at Christmas time.

We both was getting hungry so we went to target and really found some buys of baking good we needed so we got that first. I found the perfect little baskets for my goodies. They was sorta christmas but could be used after maybe for a letter holder or just set on a table for odd and end stuff. I always have odd and end stuff on my tables. everyone leaves something even if is nothing but a nail or screw. I have to clean my nick nack things out often.

Then we went to eat at McAlisters, it is a sandwich shop in the shopping center. Coy and I have talked about eating there before but never did. Rosie said her and Rodney had ate there several times. While we was there our other sister, Sue called so she had lunch with us too. It was so nice. Hoping we all three can do that sometimes. Need to carry something of Jeanette with us when we go also.

Every thing we talked about she would say she needed to do this or that for Rodney and then reality would set in. After 42 years she will always remember the things she made for him or that he liked. Lots of memories.

We got to talking about food and making things for people and I said us southern girls always thinks of what we need to cook or make.

That is just the south in us. Don't you just love the south in us.

We went home to her house and the delivery truck was there to deliver her TV table. Hit it just right.

God Bless All

SERINATED ON 53 ANNIVERSARY

I'm sure it does not happen very ofter that anyone gets to be serinated by 3 bands and 2 choirs. It was amazing. One great grand daughter in choir and a grand daughter in band playing the flute. The auditorium was full and people stand ing all around. More people there than I expected. Parking lot was full , streets full also all around the ball field also. We had a wonderful time. Got home about 9:30 . Weather was nice and all the bands and choirs done so good.

They do not dress like they did when we was in school. Band uniforms consist of tan shorts and white shirt, in summer and black pants white shirt for winter. They also have a cumber bun and scarf which makes it look a little better. No color to them.

But they looked so good and did a great job. Love Christmas music.

Cember has a beautiful voice. Briauna is doing great on the flute also, better than I thought, didn' think she would stick with it.

Love my Grands and Great Grands.

God Bless All

NO TIME TO LOOSE A CROWN

About 5 pm on friday afternoon I was eating a tomato when my front tooth crown fell off in my mouth. Oh and I didn't know what to do. so I got on the phone and tried to call my dentist, no answer so I called his secretary, left message, called his son, no answer. I was so upset I forgot to leave my name and ph. number. I just found out that. I was so upset, Sat we was leaving for our cruise . No front tooth, my spitit was really dampened. It was also the night before gun deer season started, so everyone was in the woods. Oh well life goes on.

I talked to pharmasist at wall mart he called his dad and uncle that builds false teeth , they was at deer camp, they suggested fix-a-dent and carry ambesol just in case you had lot of pain. I carried a bottle of pain medicine I had here. I talked with every hospital to see if they had a dentist on call and no they didnt. LR, Hot Springs, Malvern, PB and no one could help. Icalled dental Hot line, finally one nurse called from Hot line in HS she told me to use super glue, I thought of that but I knew it was so toxic, so that is what I did. Dried tooth and area real well and guess what it worked and I am OK, don't bite down on that side but I think I could. Don't want to take chance.

Dentist said wait until it came back out and would fix it. Just don't want to loose it, it cost about a 1,000 dollars.

All is well and God is Good

HOW LIFE CHANGES

Life is an everyday change, some days from the time you get up until you go to bed.

I get too many projects going and can't seem to finish them. Too tired and wore out, Coy don't feel like all these projects we need to get done while we are able to move at all. LOL I don't want to leave all this junk for the kids to take care of. So much.

Coy has always like to argue, even when he ask a question and you answer, he wants to argue about your answer.

Since his stroke , he is worse. He was picking up leaves and I ask him to put the back down and he could pick up more. He raised it up about a foot off the ground. We have this thing you pull with a brush on it and it sweeps up the leaves in a carrier on the back. It is really neat. He always does things backward.

At least he will do things when I ask him too or at least try too.

I am a perfectionist, any job worth doing is worth doing right, His is get it done any way you can and the fastest. LOL

We have really cleaned out our shed and spring a lot of other things are going a way somewhere else.

We load things up and set them down on the road, put price on them and they sell, most of them the same day we set it out there.

Good living on a busy road sometimes.

God Bless

ANOTHER STUMBLING BLOCK

It is the devil's business to keep putting stumbling blocks in our path, God's willing this is not going to work. Life is hard lately, don't know what to do , what is going to happen. God is love not wrath, GO AWAY devil in your own little den.

Rosie got sick, don't know what is going on, does not know anyone and is very depressed. She was going to keep Damon's kids that afternoon so she had gone to Family Dollar just a few blocks from her house to get some cokes and other items for the children. She drove to the store, did not even get out, passed out and was not noticed for 3 hours. Finally a lady noticed her and got her to come too long enough for her to call Kevin, the lady had already called 911. They all got there about the same time. Took her to the Heart Hospital. She definitely did not want to even know she was there, that is where Rodney was in the hospital a few weeks before. She does not even remember Rodney died at times. She told Nancy to go check on mother which has been gone for 12 years. She told her she was in the nursing home and needed to be checked up on while she was in the hospital. It was so sad to see her in that shape. I was fixing to leave on our trip and did not want to leave. She had a beautiful trip with the boys and now she was so depressed. She told the boys Rodney should be there any minute now, she knew when she was in the hosptial he would always be there for her. He was not coming this time. The Boys was so disturbed about this all of there was there nearly around the clock, could not go to work because they did not know what was going on. They run every test on her brain and heart, nothing showed up except what was already there from her lupus. One of her best friends came in her room and she ask her "who are you" . One time she was talking to one of the boys and she mumbled something, Damon I think and he ask her what she said, she said "I was talking to your dad ". Of course he was not there.

She will get better, God is Love and I am counting on Him to see her thru.

God Bless all.

WHAT A BLESSED WEEKEND

God is so good to give us so many blessings.

Went by Baptist Imaging to get another check up, No more spots there. God is so good

From there we went to Greers Ferry to attend a singing convention at Quitman First Baptist Church, It was wonderful.

My sister Rosette called and wanted to ride with us, I was so excited about that, it was such a good trip. We talked all the way up there, it was so good for her to get away and attend it with her boys and Me of course LOL. It was a glorious weekend. When we got there we went and got a HB, like to have never found a good place to eat. That was the biggest, best HB I have eaten in a while. Not a fast food, made their own patties from real meat. Fries was so good and home made.

We went to the Church and dropped her off with the boys and went on to The cabin where Roy and Faye was, that is where we was staying. It was along the Little Red River, very rustic and really nice, to be so old. They was fishing, not biteing. caught only one weighed about a LB so Roy turned back to grow a little.

Went to singing that night, It was glorious and power filled. Sat night was the same. Sunday we got up went to Church there, the boys was singing there that morning. They served a wonderful lunch, we headed home. Rosie stayed to ride home with the boys. Missed visiting with her. Had a good trip.

Dr. appts next day before we left for our cruise the end of the week. We would have stayed longer if it had not been for that.

God Bless all

ONE YEAR AGO

One year ago today, Oct. 6th, I lost a dear friend and sister. She was so sweet, had a lot of health problems and just could not make it until I returned home. I was totally devistated when I got the news.

We was visiting in California at my other sisters house, got the call about 6:30 their time. Getting ready to head to Sacramento to hop on the plane and return to Arkansas. Talked with her the day before, we laughed and talked, told her I was headed home the next morning, could not wait to see her. Tried to get a flight out the week before could not. "Why could you not wait one more day to leave us." My sister in Bryant had called and wanted to know if I could leave and go to Pine Bluff Hospital, they had Jeanette there and had revived her once. Sad to say I was still in California and could not get there real soon. Shortly we received another call and she was gone. What a sad day to be on a plane traveling many miles so broken hearted. Could not move around, walk , just sit, could not call anyone. It was so hard, just wanted to scream and I certainly could not do that. Had a high fever when I left was very sick, thought it was the stress, it was a bladder infection, went to Dr. the next day. My other sister and Husband left and headed for Arkansas that day which was the Oct. 7th. It was such a sad time, I didn't have half sens, so sick and SAD.

Returning was not exciring anymore.

Just the day before we had talked with her and I told her I would be home tomorrow and her place was the first place I would be coming, did not know she would not live that long.

I don't understand why God could not have waited one more day, but His time is not ours. Time is so short when you really sit down and think about it.

Live your life to the fullest, help everyone you can and Love everyone reguardless.

God Bless all

A TRIBUTE TO MY BABY SISTER

Miss her so much each day I miss her more.. She was so sweet, she loved kids especially homeless kids or kids that was less fortunate . They would feed kids in their neighborhood, if they started grilling anything here they come they knew there would be food for them. They was not even called. If my sister was not well she would hand them a box of ceral or pop tarts out the door and tell them. She is reaping her reward today with her Jesus.

Sisters are so special. Love my brothers also but you can't talk to them with secret things like a sister. I have two left and will love them more now than ever before. Family is so important, I wish everyone felt like that there would not be so many split families.

My sister seen I was struggling with a quilt top with stars, she said I can do that and she did. Jeanette told Sue I did not like to work with points, in which I really don't,she did a beautiful job. She loved quilting after she got started. I had a small fire at my house and my sewing machine was damaged, the door of my sewing cabinet got some damage and insurance bought me a new one so I gave her mine, not knowing at the time she had no where to leave her machine up all time. She was so proud of it, she cried and called everyone and told them I gave it to her. So glad I did. I think it was the best thing I ever did for her.

God Bless all