The history of APRON
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Posted:Jan 26, 2009 11:01 am
Last Updated:Jan 26, 2009 11:12 pm 6019 Views
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I don't think our know what an apron is.
The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying 's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy .
And when the weather was cold,
Grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.
In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.
This is the story about Grandma's aprons. Or it can be a good history lesson for those that have no idea how the apron played a part in our lives.
REMEMBER:
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.......
I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron........but love!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUNDEAL
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Posted:Jan 25, 2009 6:30 pm
Last Updated:Mar 19, 2009 12:08 pm 10199 Views
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Bill's Birthday is tomorrow and we already celebrate it today. We went to the Bowling alley in Venice but only Bill, Shane, Skye and Katy play. (I'm not good at it!)It's fun he is together with all his . I took video mostly of Billy because he is walking now and learning how to run. Skye won over Shane and Katy but she don't care she was just having fun throwing the bowling ball at 1 mile per hour (she's only 33 lbs) hahahahaha!!! Skye was lucky to have strike and spare. Bill's had the highest score (of course!) He played with them even his body is sore. Billy is cheering for everybody he keeps on clapping, raising his hand, and shouting yay DADA!!! ( it is not fair he is talking for 3 months now and keeps on saying DADA and he only called me MOM MOM 3 times!)
We had FUN! We are all together and that is the most important to be with the ones we love!
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2008's First Christmas Joke
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Posted:Nov 18, 2008 7:01 am
Last Updated:Nov 20, 2008 2:38 am 6086 Views
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Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
'In honor of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.'
The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. 'It represents a candle', he said.
'You may pass through the pearly gates' Saint Peter said.
The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, 'They're bells.'
Saint Peter said 'You may pass through the pearly gates'.
The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women's panties.
St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, 'And just what do those symbolize?'
The man replied, 'These are Carols.'
And So The Christmas Season
Begins......
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PRAYERS FOR LITTLE BILLY
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Posted:Oct 7, 2008 4:57 pm
Last Updated:Oct 9, 2008 3:24 am 6292 Views
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Little Billy got sick when we got home sunday night from Orlando. He is still too small for the long ride. He is coughing and had runny nose. I felt bad because it was my idea for us to go to Disney. Little Billy never been sick like this so please pray for him.
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HILARIOUS
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Posted:Jul 19, 2008 9:21 pm
Last Updated:Jul 24, 2008 6:40 am 3920 Views
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Why, Why, Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?
Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough m oney?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?
Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'Lisp'?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That hurt, you stupid idiot?'
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
And my FAVORITE......
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness.
Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
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DUNDEAL IS A PLAYER ALSO
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Posted:Mar 14, 2008 8:00 am
Last Updated:Mar 17, 2008 11:42 pm 4596 Views
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I hate to have to tell you this but dundeal is a player also. I know that this is a shock to all of you but it is true.
Dundeal plays with me, the and little Billy as well, can you believe this.
In light of everything that is going on now in the blogs I thought it was very important to confess this before you all. I hope you will go easy on him as he has confessed to me that this is true, but he is not sorry for his actions and refuses to repent of being a player.
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CAN MUSLIMS BE GOOD AMERICANS?
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Posted:Mar 5, 2008 2:52 am
Last Updated:Jul 20, 2008 9:55 am 4101 Views
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This is very interesting! We all need to read it from start to finish.........
Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities.
Can a good Muslim be a good American?
This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.
The following is his reply:
Theologically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia.
Religiously - no . . . Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran).
Scripturally - no. . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially - no. . . . Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically - no. . . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.
Domestically - no. . . . Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran
4:34).
Intellectually - no. . . . Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles, and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically - no. . . . Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam
cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually - no. . . . Because when we declare 'one nation under God, the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER
referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.
Therefore after much study and deliberation, perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country.
They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and good Americans.
* * * Call it what you wish; it's still the truth.
* * * You had better believe it.
* * * The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.
And Barack Hussein Obama, a Muslim, wants to be our President?
You HAVE to be kidding?! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Obama even says if he wins the election, he will
be sworn in on the Quran (Koran)---not the Bible!
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"Hot Chocolate"
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Posted:Mar 5, 2008 2:41 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2008 1:32 pm 3770 Views
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A group of graduates, well established in their
careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired.
During their visit, the conversation turned to
complaints about stress in their work and lives.
Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor
went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and assortment of cups - porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive and some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.
When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand the professor said: "Notice that all the nice looking,expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... and then you began eyeing each other's cups."
Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided us. God makes the hot chocolate, we choose the cups. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak
kindly.
...and enjoy your hot chocolate.
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Refresh your memory and have some laugh whether you are a husband or a wife or whatever.
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Posted:Feb 11, 2008 4:09 am
Last Updated:Feb 18, 2008 4:51 pm 4108 Views
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WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
W O R D S
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, " What?"
CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!"
WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says........ .."HEBREWS"
(she must've been a BLONDE!) LOL
The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.
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God Has Amazing Things in Store for You
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Posted:Jan 31, 2008 5:54 am
Last Updated:Feb 4, 2008 4:41 pm 4718 Views
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Stars do not struggle to shine; rivers do not struggle to flow, and you will never struggle to excel in life, because you deserve the best. Hold on to your dream and it shall be well with you... Amen.
Say a big Amen and if you believe it.
None goes to the river early in the morning and brings dirty water. As you are up this morning, may your life be clean, calm and clear like the early morning water. May the grace of the Almighty support, sustain and supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. Amen.
Love the Lord.
Have a wonderful day in Jesus name.
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