2007 Christmas Display with 45,000 lights and 176 channels of computer control

Carol of the Bells - Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Don't know who this is but it gave me a good laugh!!!!!

Very proud of my granddaughter

Her soccer team, with her help of course, has been doing very well lately. They were late bloomers, having the win in the end-of-season tournaments to have a break-even season. There are some newspaper articles from the local paper listed in my links. The first game was played against the real hometown team of the newspaper and the second team was my alma mater!!!! She's the one in yellow, the goalie, Elizabeth Floyd. 

Make your own newspaper clippings

Friend had this on her blog. What realistic clippings!!!!!

http://getclippings.com/

My Week-end

Well, I had an interesting week-end. It was my high school class reunion. Friday the "girls" got together for lunch. That was a lot of fun and lasted until almost mid-afternoon. Then Saturday night we invited the guys and there were a lot more girls too. We all had lots of fun! At least I think they all did! We met at a state park near where my sister lives so I also got to visit with her and her husband too - fabulous people!!!! 

Today I went back to my home church and got to sing 2 solos and play the piano for hymns. It was good to see old friends and share with them. Then it was on to my sister's church for lunch. Sure did eat well!!!!!

Tonight we had choir practice for our Christmas cantata and I get to do a solo in it!

It's been a good week-end!!!!!!!! What did you do?

My Favorite People!!!!! My children!

My Mind

A negative thought came to my mind. He wore a charming smile

And I was sorely tempted to invite him in awhile.

And as I hesitated, he tapped softly on the door

And whispered through the keyhole as he'd often done before.

He said, "I'll help you hold your grudge, I'll help you sing the blues,

It seems like all your folks and friends have turned their backs on you."

He said, "You've been misunderstood, Mistreated and maligned.

I'll help you cry your heart out if you'll let me come inside"

But, I kept my windows fastened and my doors securely closed,

For I knew I'd be the loser if I let him take control

For negative thoughts can multiply and crowd the positives out

And make the mind a cesspool of anxiety and doubt.

And so I told the negative thought I could not let him in.

He went his way, but I am sure that he'll return again.
But no more will I greet him with a welcome or a smile

And never will I entertain him even for awhile.

I'll fill my mind with positive thoughts and on the door install

A sign which reads, "DO NOT DISTURB" when negative comes to call.

For 'though he knocks a thousand times and yet, a thousand more,

He cannot dominate my mind if I don't open the door.

-Author Unknown