FLAGS ACROSS AMERICA

LET'S SHOW OUR PRIDE :FLY YOUR FLAGS JULY 4TH AND EVERYDAY.
LET'S SHOW THE WORLD WE'RE PROUD OF THE RED, WHITE & BLUE IN OUR FLAG. PROUD OF OUR SERVICE MEN-PROUD OF OUR COUNTRY-
PROUD TO BE AMERICANS!!!!!!! DON'T EVER FORGET THE FEELING
OF 09/11/01!!

More Good Friends

GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE QUILTS
THEY SEEM TOO AGE WITH YOU,
BUT NEVER LOOSE THEIR WARMTH!!

GOOD FRIENDS

GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND
HARDER TO LEAVE
IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET!!!!!!!!

BEAR BRYANT'S FAVORITE POEM

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY
GOD HAS GIVEN ME THIS DAY TO USE AS I WILL.
I CAN WASTE IT OR USE IT FOR GOOD.
WHAT I DO TODAY IS IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE I AM EXCHANGING A DAY OF MY LIFE FOR IT.
WHEN TOMORROW COMES,
THIS DAY WILL BE GONE FOREVER,
LEAVING SOMETHING I HAVE TRADED FOR IT.
I WANT IT TO BE GAIN,NOT LOSS; GOOD, NOT EVIL;
SUCCESS, NOT FAILURE; IN ORDER THAT
I SHALL NOT REGRET THE PRICE I PAID FOR IT.


AUTHOR UNKNOWN TO ME

GRANDCHILDREN

1. OUR REWARD FOR NOT STRANGLING OUR CHILDREN.
2. THE COMPLETION OF THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
3. THE REASON GOD CREATED GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS.
4. A "WORK IN PROGRESS" (SPOILING THEM MORE EACH DAY)
5. WHY GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS LEARN TO SMILE AGAIN.
6. ONE OF THE DEFINTIONS OF LOVE.

MAMAS WEATHER FORECAST

IF IT RAINS THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH; IT WILL RAIN FIFTEEN DAYS DURING THE MONTH!!

RULES FROM MAMA

STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL YOU LEARN TO SWIM!!

ALMANAC FIND

A PREACHER WENT OUT VISITING.WHEN LADY CAME TO DOOR;HE ASKS HER "IF SHE IS CONCERNED WITH THE HEREAFTER ?" THE LADY QUICKLY REPLIED;"YES SIR; WHEN I GO INTO THE KITCHEN , I AM USUALLY WONDERING WHAT I AM HERE AFTER !!

MAMA'S TONGUE TWISTER

IF YOU AND YOUR FOLKS LOVE ME AND MY FOLKS LIKE ME AND MY FOLKS LOVE YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, NEVER SEEN FOLKS LOVE FOLKS SO SINCE FOLKS BEEN FOLKS!

WORDS OF MAMA

THE LORD TAKES CARE OF FOOLS AND LITTLE CHILDREN!

TODAY IN HISTORY

IN 1943 MY MOTHER-IN-LAW GAVE BIRTH TO MY SECOND HUSBAND. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE SPENT IT WITHOUT HIM. ON SEPT.5,2006 HE LEFT THIS WORLD FOR A BETTER ONE.WE CELEBRATE HIS LIFE TODAY AND ARE THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE AND SMILES HE GAVE US. ALSO FOR THE SON HE GAVE ME,WHO CONTINUES THE LOVE AND SMILES EVERYDAY.ANY ONE CAN BE A FATHER BUT IT TAKES SOMEONE SPECIAL TO BE A DADDY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN DADDY!!!!!! WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU TODAY AND EVERY DAY.

NEW WEEK

SUNDAY IS OVER AFRAID MONDAY ALWAYS FOLLOWS I WOULD LIKE TO OUTLAW MONDAY . BUT UNFORTUNITLY I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER SUCH THINGS. BACK TO BUSINESS , MY MAIN BUSINESS IS SILK FLOWERS . I ALSO DO CRAFT ITEMS ,BALLOONS,GIFTS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS OWNED BY LANDLORD. I ONLY SELL RETAIL ;SHE SELLS RETAIL AND WHOLESALE. WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF ITEMS BETWEEN US; ALL IN ONE LOCATION.A SHORT LIST :CANDY,CAPS, T-SHIRTS,BELT BUCKLES,CIGARETTE LIGHTERS,TOUCH LAMPS,FIGURINES,SUN GLASSES,FLAGS, BUMPER STICKERS,INK PENS,CAR TAGS,METAL VINTAGE SIGNS,GAG GIFTS, NASCAR COLLECTIBLES, PRE-PAID CELL PHONES & CARDS,JEWELRY, BEEF JERKY,KEY CHAINS,SHOT GLASSES, WELL YOU GET THE IDEA.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MERCHANDISE ALL IN ONE SMALL LOCATION. SOMETHING NEW ALWAYS ON THE WAY.RIGHT NOW WE GOT A DEAL ON SOME COTTON SHEETS. WE HAVE 600-800-1000 COUNT SHEETS AT BARGAIN PRICES. ALSO A WIDE VARIETY OF TOUCH LAMPS IN TWO SIZES. ONE OF THOSE PLACES YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE.

WELL IT'S LATE OR EARLY I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO CALL IT OTHER THAN TIME FOR ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE AND OFF TO BED. UNTIL NEXT TIME YA'LL COME BACK.

THE SECOND ATTEMPT ABOUT BUSINESS

WELL HERE WE GO AGAIN ,WHAT SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT ? MY BUSNESS IS MOSTLY SILK FLOWERS. I ARRANGE THEM WITH MY IDEAS OR YOURS. I ALSO SELL PRODUCTS FOR YOU TO DO YOUR OWN.I CAN TIE BOWS WHILE YOU WAIT,IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES AFTER 37 YEARS I COULD PROBABLY DO IT IN MY SLEEP. WHOA! LOOKS LIKE A LONG TIME WHEN YOU SEE IT IN PRINT! I STARTED OUT OF NECESSITY (WANTED TO KEEP FLOWERS ON MY HUSBAND'S GRAVE) .I'M STILL TAKING CARE OF THAT AND WILL AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. STRANGE THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE GAVE ME A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING (AS I ALWAYS SAY THE LORD TAKES CARE OF FOOLS AND LITTLE CHILDREN THANK YOU JESUS!!!!) BUT IF THERE WAS SOME WAY TO BE GRANTED ONE WISH I WOULD NOT ASK FOR WEALTH OR FAME,NOTHING COULD TOP MY LIST BESIDES CHANGING THAT ONE DAY (IF ONLY) . NEED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT,OK I ALSO MAKE SOUVENIRS OF ALABAMA AND OUR SURROUNDING AREA.I MAKE SMALL WOODEN SIGNS WITH FUNNY SAYINGS OR SOMETHING FOR ALABAMA AND AUBURN FANS (NOTICE ALABAMA CAME FIRST I'M A LITTLE PREJUDICE ROLL TIDE ROLL).ALSO THINGS FOR MAMA AND DADDY,SISTERS ,BROTHERS AND FRIENDS.SPEAKING OF DADS WE HAVE A SIGN THAT KIND OF SAYS IT ALL "ANY ONE CAN BE A FATHER BUT IT TAKES SOMEONE SPECIAL TO BE A DADDY!" BOY IS THAT RIGHT,DON'T KNOW WHO CAME UP WITH IT BUT THEY HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! ANYWAY I WAS TELLING ABOUT MY CRAFTS I ALSO HAVE SOME JUMBO CLOTHES PINS (WOODEN) WITH SAYINGS THAT CAN BE USE FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS. I USE SOME FOR BAG CLIPS ,SOME FOR LETTER OR PAPER CLIPS AND THEY ARE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SERVE AS A PAPER WEIGHT. THEN THERE SOME WOOD RULERS AND BACK SCRATCHERS(WONDERFUL INVENTION!) ALSO SOME CORN COB PIPES(NO YOU CAN'T SMOKE THEM BUT THEY LOOK LIKE IT) .THERE ARE TRAIN WHISTLES MADE OF WOOD AND SOME MINATURE TUBS AND BUCKETS (PAILS TO SOME OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT BUCKETS HEY I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON A FARM IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE YOU KNOW WHAT A BUCKET IS!) ANY WAY I MAKE SMALL INEXPENSIVE ITEMS SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A MEMORY OF A TRIP OR MORE IMPORTANT A SMILE. WE FORGET SOMETIMES ACCORDING TO AN AD I SAW " SENIOR MOMENTS" .HEY IT HAPPENS THERE'S A SAYING SOME WHERE ABOUT LOOSING THINGS (HAIR ,TEETH, EYE SIGHT) AS WE AGE BUT I MOST LIKE THE LAST LINE ."OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE LOST I MISS MY MIND THE MOST!!" I READ IN AN ALMANAC SOMEWHERE OVER THE YEARS "A PREACHER WENT VISITING --HE ASK THE LADY WHO CAME TO THE DOOR IF SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE HERE AFTER--- SHE REPLIED --YES SIR WHEN IGO TO THE KITCHEN I WANDER WHAT I'M HERE AFTER!!! HEY I UNDERSTAND THAT STATEMENT MORE EVERY DAY,JUST WAIT IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL SOME DAY.WELL MY COFFEE CUP SEEMS TO BE EMPTY SO I MUST CORRECT THIS TRAGEDY (COULD'T LIVE WITHOUT MY FOLGERS) . I WILL END MY RAMBLINGS FOR NOW AND HAVE ANOTHER CUP AND LIGHT ONE UP (CIGARETTE THAT IS) YEA I'VE HEARD ALL THE WARNINGS, I HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO I WORK I DRINK COFFEE I SMOKE AND TRY NOT TO BOTHER ANY ONE WHO DOESN'T.

THE BEGINNING ATTEMPT

WELL HERE GOES NOTHING -- EVERYBODY HAS TO START SOMEWHERE SO HERE I AM. WISH I HAD A CHOCOLATE SHAKE BUT I GUESS A CUP OF COFFEE WILL ALWAYS DO! IT WAS HOT HOT HOT HERE TODAY. BUSINESS KIND OF SLOW TODAY MAYBE IT WAS THE HEAT MAYBE EVERYBODY SHORT ON MONEY WITH GAS PRICES AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER. I DESIGN SILK FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS MOSTLY FOR CEMETARY.ALWAYS BUSY BUSY IN MAY .SPRING EVERYONE WANTS TO REMEMBER SOMEONE SPECIAL WITH A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT TO BRIGHTEN THEIR GRAVE SITE. MOTHERS DAY IS MY BUSIEST DAY . YEA THERE IS FATHERS DAY BUT YOU KNOW MAMAS ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE ALWAYS AND DADS JUST DON'T GET THE ATTENTION THAT MAMA DOES . NOT WITH FLOWERS ANY WAY YEA WE REMEMBER DADS BUT MAMA WAS ALWAYS RIGHT ALWAYS HAS A SHOULDER TO CRY ON AND A HEART AS BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS!!! YEA I LOVE MY MAMA ,SHE LEFT US IN 1973 AND I MISS HER EVERY DAY. SHE WAS A SMART LADY WE DIDN'T REALIZE JUST HOW SMART UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. SHE HAD A TONGUE TWISTER SHE LOVED TO SAY ------"IF YOU AND YOUR FOLKS LOVE ME AND MY FOLKS LIKE ME AND MY FOLKS LOVE YOU AND YOUR FOLKS NEVER SEEN FOLKS LOVE FOLKS SO SINCE FOLKS BEEN FOLKS!" NOW TRY TO SAY THAT FAST !!! THANKS MAMA!!!!!!!!BUT ANY WAY I DO HAVE PLENTY OF SILK ARRANGEMENTS FOR DAD.DID HE LIKE RED ,BLUE ,YELLOW ,GREEN,PURPLE,PEACH? OR DID HE LIKE TO FISH ,HUNT,FOOTBALL,BASEBALL,NASCAR,MUSIC,TRACTORS ,MILITARY I LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO MAKE EACH ONE DIFFERENT AND TRY TO KEEP MY PRICES IN REACH . I STARTED MAKING FLOWERS BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD PRICES OTHERS WANTED ME TO PAY AND I TRY TO REMEMBER THIS EACH TIME I MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT.I TRY TO FIND THE BEST PRICES I CAN AND PASS THIS ON TO MY CUSTOMERS . MY CUSTOMERS ARE MY BEST ADVERTISEMENT. TREAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED IS THE WAY I TRY TO BE. WELL I GUESS I AM RAMBLING ESPECIALLY FOR MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT THIS . SO UNTIL NEXT TIME YA'LL COME BACK TO SEE IF I CAN TRY THIS ANOTHER DAY MAY THE GOOD LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOURS.