Happy 239th Birthday America!

"GOD BLESS AMERICA,

LAND THAT I LOVE,

STAND BESIDE HER

AND GUIDE HER

THRU THE NIGHT

WITH A LIGHT 

FROM ABOVE"

~ Irving Berlin, 1918

Have a safe and blessed 4th of July

Memorial Day 2015

We remember all those who have sacrificed for our freedom...

Thank you and we keep you close in prayer.

Greater love has no one than this, 

that someone lay down his life for his friends.

~ John 15:13

~ Around the Home ~

I love to decorate for the Fourth of July.

We are a very patriotic family and celebrating the Fourth is always time spent with family and friends, usually with the same enthusiasm.

I fell very ill last week and have been slowly recovering.  My children, especially my Butterfly, have been nursing me back to health and taking very good care of me.  I am one, very blessed lady.

My husband gets good points, too.  He came home in the middle of the day/week to brighten up the "convalescent" room with a lovely bouquet of flowers. 

My decorating began, before I fell ill...and I am glad that I was able to get the Easter decorations down and the Fourth of July decor up before I became too sick to do anything.  

Some things old, some things new, some old things in new places.

Besides, I wanted to get things in place before the World Cup USA vs Portugal game.  We should have won that one.  Oh well.  I had both patroness set out, no surprise it ended in a tie.

Patroness of the Americas: Our Lady of Guadalupe
&
Patroness of Portugal:  Our Lady of Fatima
(Although I believe that both countries invoke The Blessed Virgin Mary - Immaculate Conception as their principle patroness).

Everyone brought lots of great dishes and we supplied some All American Hot Dogs and Portuguese Sausages...American...Portuguese...that was my husband's idea.  It was his and the teens party; I was just asked not to bring out the 'fancy' dishes and to use paper plates.  No dishes?  Why, sure.  You cook?  Oh-K.  No problema.  
We had some trimmings for the dogs & sausages and a few appetizers and snacks...and chili.  I love chili.  And I love it, even better, when someone else makes it.

Our friends baked and brought some fabulous homemade desserts...as well as a delicious store bought for two birthdays that we celebrated.  Happy 9th & 14th dear friends!

We can't forget the Red Velvet cake...

Just some things that have been happening around the home...

HAVE A BLESSED FOURTH OF JULY FOR THOSE THAT CELEBRATE 

&

A BLESSED SUMMER TO ALL!!!

Linking up to Catholic Bloggers Network:  Family Journal Edition

~ Let's Play... ~

BALL!!!
Daddy scored and is at World Series - GAME ONE...
And back home there is plenty of
*High Energy*

Re-creating AT&T Park...Home of our San Francisco Giants!

Tonights fare:
Nachos & Chili Cheese Casper Dogs (mama's has saurkraut + cold one)

BASEBALL ~ AMERICA'S PASTIME 

God Bless America! & protect those that protect us!

 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, ...Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there...

 Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave.  O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave...

Giants 8

Tigers 3

 

 

 

GO GIANTS!!! 

Memorial Day 2011

~ Remembering those who gave their All! ~

Arlington National Cemetery

Eternal Rest, Catholic Prayer:
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

"Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
                                                          ~ John 15:13