The Sewing Mom

Here we are, the week of Thanksgiving. At this time of year I find myself spending a lot of my time thinking about family. We are spread out all over the country, and I miss them, particularly at the holidays. For some reason, today I found myself thinking about a time several years ago when my mom, sisters & I went back up to Washington state where my mom was born and raised. It was very interesting and one thing that still stands out in my memory is the day we drove to downtown Lynden, Washington and there, right on the main street of town was a building previously owned by my great grandfather.

I wish I could find my photo of the building to share with you, but unfortunately, I’m not that organized! I can tell you that the building was so easy to identify because of their bronze letters on the upper exterior of the building. After all these years, it still clearly reads Dyke Building, my great-grandfather’s last name. There is so much history in this town that if you just walk along Main Street, there are commemorative plaques on almost every building, including the Dyke Building, showing when each building was originally constructed and by who.

Lynden is really much like any other small town in our country with the brick buildings along main street. What I enjoyed was seeing how the downtown in Lynden was still thriving and that’s what set it apart. In fact, it made such an impression on me that I would be surprised if Lynden wasn’t mentioned in a Wikipedia architecture article!

Anyway, I think it’s a wonderful feeling to know our family history and to see such a solid structure representing our family.

Some may think that fastpitch softball is not a contact sport, but my daughter would most certainly disagree.

One thing that drives my daughter crazy when she’s batting is if the pitcher tries to back her off the plate by pitching to her inside. My daughter will respond by moving closer to the plate. This can throw a pitcher off know that a batter is not being intimidated. Well, that’s what happened in this at bat. 1st pitch was inside, daughter inches closer to the plate. Next pitch, even farther inside and the following is the result.

If you look closely, you can even see the imprint from the seam of the ball!

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It’s the middle of November. Last week it was so cold we were all wearing sweats and I was thinking I was going to have to turn on the heater in the house. I even thew an extra quilt on the bed.

Today it is 84 degrees! The air conditioner kicked on again during the night and the extra quilt? It’s back on the quilt rack!

There is absolutely no planning for the Texas weather!

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Oh my gosh!  It’s Veteran’s Day all ready!  This year is almost gone with Thanksgiving only 2 weeks away!

Veteran’s Day means so much to me because my Dad was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  He served 20 years before retiring and I have always been very proud of his service to our country.

Dollar General is sharing its pride in our Veteran’s by offering a 10% discount to all veterans, active military personnel and their families.  The 10% Dollar General’s Veteran’s Day discount will be available in stores on November 11, Veteran’s Day, and it’s also available online 11/11-11/13/11.  This is such a great way that Dollar General can honor all those who serve.  In addition, if you’re shopping online, there are care packages that can be sent to the troops with free shipping to any valid address in the United States, including APO and FPO addresses.

There is no coupon needed and online, simply use code VETERANSDAY when you checkout.  I hope you will also take some time to view the videos of support and thank yous to all of our veterans on the Dollar General Facebook page.

Thank you to all of our veteran’s and to those currently serving, I appreciate all you do.