Busy busy

I'd like to say I've been busy crafting but all I've worked on were my secret sister swap lately. It's been pretty hot here in KC. Over 100 for too many days and than it cooled off to a nice 90 degrees the other day. Kaitlyn's car was in the shop for almost two weeks and one of those weeks was the last week of summer college at the community college. So we had to leave the house at 7:30am and
and than back to pick up Melissa and get her to weights at 8:45 than back home for a hour, than back to get Melissa and than out to get Kaitlyn, back home for 45 minutes than take Kaitlyn to work. Four days of that made me crazy. Today we drove to Manhattan for parent's work day at the Kappa Delta house 2 hours to get there, 2 hours of work, 2 hours drive back and than we headed to the back to school bash.







I received this beautiful penny rug mat form my secret sister. I love it, thanks secret sister. I'm not sure why the picture looks like water is on it but it's not.

It's been hot here in KC this month, last week and this week are suppose to be scorchers. We've been trying to stay cool, two days a week we go to programs at our local library. Jim and I have also been working at Sandstone and Livestrong stadium working towards the marching band trip to DC next year. We also had a fun time touring the Shawnee Indian Mission again.

Secret Sister Swap

I received this wonderful patriotic basket from my secret sister this month.Thanks secret sister!! It's exciting to know that a swap package is arriving in the mail each month.

4th of July pics at the lake

We had a wonderful weekend at the lake, swimming and went for a boat ride. The boat made a noise and threw something in the engine so our boat ride back was at 4 mph. A new used tractor so everybody can get the boat in the water without a trailer hitch! Yay!

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
~Samuel F. Smith, "America"

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

Freedom's natal day is here.
Fire the guns and shout for freedom,
See the flag above unfurled!
Hail the stars and stripes forever,
Dearest flag in all the world.
~Florence A. Jones

Where liberty dwells, there is my country. ~Benjamin Franklin

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck

And the winner is.....

...... BronxPrimLady if you could email me your address, I'll get your package out! Thanks everybody for all the kind comments.

Patriotic Giveaway

One rag flag prim table runner, a couple Americana pinwheels and rag balls (not pictured).

Only one rule:

If not a follower please follow my blog, leave a comment to enter on this post only. This will be a short giveaway since I want the winner to get it before the 4th of July. I will draw a name at 6:00 pm on June 29th.