Thanks to all for the support and prayers!

I added this as a comment to Jim's prior post, but thought I'd post it out for everyone (even the non-comment readers) to see!

That is is a great post! To quote Theone as she listened to the song "I can just see him walking around". And at the end she says "And then jump in the fire".

Rick, thank you for adding Theone to the Refuah prayer list! And thank you for sharing the prayer and what it means. We really appreciate that and the prayers of the Beth David community!

Bill, so far...no gum in the toilet...but I'll watch her closely.

She is quite the patient let me tell you.

Again, thanks to everyone.

Get Well Theone

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. We are all thinking about you.

Love

Jim

Here's a little gift for you.



Theone'll get it!

Thought for the Day

"Americans always do the right thing, after trying everything else."

Winston Churchill

Hillary Home Run!

Wow, who watched Hillary's speech at the DNC? She was amazing – start to finish! What did you think?

Thought for the Day

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official... ~Theodore Roosevelt

Canton Granny Responds to Crappy Colbert!

Granny is getting in on the action - LOVE it!

West Meets South!

Well, Jim and I are going to see Loretta Lynn tonight at the Cobb Energy Center! It should be interesting. She is an institution, so we thought we should see her before it's too late. She's 73 and may have to do some of the songs sitting down because of her back surgery and severe pain. She lives a country song I guess! I will let Jim report back. First Dolly Parton, now Loretta. Jim is going country!

NO CANTON WEST!!!

Well, I'll be damned. It's a new day in Canton, Georgia. Tonight, the city council voted 4 to 3, with the Mayor casting the deciding vote, to deny annexation of 901 acres into the city. Once they denied the annexation, there was no need to vote on the rezoning and master plan. And, apparently there is no legal action that can be taken when a city decides not to annex land into the city. Everyone is in shock that the tide has turned. I don't think anyone thought we could beat the money men/women. Surprise. Surprise. People power works!

Here are a couple photos from the meeting. There were probably 250 people there, if not more.

Favorite Olympic Moment

What's your favorite Olympic moment too date?

Mine is Phelps final win.

Sharon

Sharon's birthday is tomorrow, August 19th.

Happy Birthday, Sharon.

Olympics, Fay and Zoning

I'm totally distracted by the Olympics, Fay and zoning.

Thought for the Day

They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken authority as the truth,
Rather than the truth as the authority

G. Massey

Canton Annexation

Taken down by request. Email me and I will send the link to you.

Happy Birthday, Lara

I need to post the birthday calendar again. I almost missed your birthday. Thank goodness for facebook.

New Mexican Restaurant - for us

We were very sad when our favorite Mexican restaurant, El Caporal, closed in July. Many of you have joined us there. We had dinner at a new, for us, Mexican Taqueria tonight. It seems very authentic and the food was great. They only serve beer and wine so no margaritas which might make scratch it for Friday nights. Anyway, here are some pics.

Sunday Smooth

Lizz Wright - very nice

ok, one more

Backyard Nature

Here's some backyard nature stuff.



This spider's web is in the Atlantic Blue Cedar in the back yard. The white zig-zag is part of the web. Bizarre.



To the right of my cheap outdoor lounge chair there were several ants trying to move what looked like a grub worm. It was fascinating watching them.



In front of my cheap outdoor lounge chair was this small iridescent creature. A skink.

There you go.

Sorry, It's too good to pass up

Paris for President is hilarious. A must see if you haven't already.

Obama's camp says, "whatever"

Back in touch

Mel and I took a few trips last month. Mel wanted to get away before he was laid up after his knee surgery. Our first trip was on the motorcycle to the Oregon coast. Yes, on the motorcycle. I enjoyed the trip more than I thought I would. The weather was perfect and the coast is beautiful. We drove through the Redwoods and came back and spent the night at Grants Pass. Mel grew up there so there was a little bit of nostalgia for him. Next, we drove up to Whistler, via Seattle, for a week. Boy, has Whistler ever changed since I was up there skiing many years ago. It is huge! We walked around a lot every day and still didn't cover all of it. Landscaping and hanging flowers baskets everywhere. Lots of people! We took the half hour gondola ride up the mountain and had dinner. It was awesome! Spent a couple of nights visiting in Seattle on our way back to Bend. We took another trip over to Grants Pass and down the Oregon coast to Brookings. This time we drove the car. No more travels for awhile. Mel had surgery on July 30th. He didn't complain much in the hospital. I think the cute, young nurses that took such good care of him had a lot to do with it. Most people are in the hospital for 4 - 5 days, but Mel did so well that they released him in 3. He had a walker at first, but isn't even using it anymore. He is a tough old bird. He has talked to the doctor about doing the other knee next year.

All for now. 'Hi' to all the bloggers.

Joyce

Mountain Garden

We went up to Blue Ridge, GA last night to see our friends Steve and Amado. Amado's a great gardener. Here is a picture of his garden. The vines are gourds and giant pumpkins. He always grows huge pumpkins. It's an organic garden.

Hockey Skates

Kathleen Edwards - A great singer songwriter from Canada

From Lucinda to George

Last Friday we saw Lucinda Williams. Last night we took Bill's niece, Lori, to see George Michael. She's a huge fan. I have always liked him. It was a great show. Better than I expected. Everyone was on their feet most of the time. That boy can entertain!