The day has come and gone with the treasured visit from our son. It was so good to have him here, even just for a few hours. And, he brought the nicest man with him....also a pilot. This man's father is a good friend of my husbands and he, too was a pilot....a well known pilot in the US Border Patrol during "our good old days." (Being married to an agent was not only exciting, but you felt such pride in they work the do in keeping our country safe.)

The day started with sheets of heavy rain in the wee hours of the morning. No lightening, just rain that was heavy and loud and almost violent. A friend and I were talking about what a downpour it was and how it lasted off and on for many hours. I believe this is some of the storm that has devastated many parts of the SE.

The day was not good for pictures, but Clay is coming back on Wednesday, before he heads back to Texas on Thursday, and weather and light permitting, I will get some good pictures for my albums.
Here is a picture that is much better taken last summer when he was up for more special meetings.

What a blissful day and we even had lunch at the Olive Garden, too! Now I am happily looking forward to Wednesday!

If you scroll down a bit to an earlier posting you will see a pretty young woman in a bright pink top....that Jacque, is his oldest daughter

Jil

Tomorrow Will Be Special.......

Tomorrow is going to be a very special day.....Our Texas son is in Detroit on a detail for the government. He is a pilot and now flies helicopters for what was the US Border Patrol and he is in charge of an air ops station. He has some time tomorrow during the day and is coming up to Port Huron bringing, with him, the son of a famous BP pilot that was friends with my husband in our "good old days." I can tell my dear hubby is excited to see them both and me? well I am over the moon to be with my precious son and I will be taking pictures and will post them tomorrow.

Like all Mom's my mind has turned to food....what should I fix that I won't be in the kitchen while he is here....or, maybe we will all go out .....I will just take it minute by minute.....I want to soak up every minute with him I can...I have not seen him for a year and that was just for an evening when he was here for a meeting.

Clay's dream for a long time was to be a pilot and he has worked so hard juggling his job in the Border Patrol and family to become one. My husband used to fly and so on more than one ocassion, if Clay came off a midnight shift, but had to get in some hours, Tom would go with him to make sure he stayed awake. This of course, was many years ago and now he flies not only the small but the big helicopters. I am not too crazy about flying, but I would fly anywhere with him....

When he was small and we lived in Yuma, Arizona, we would watch the jets at the base there. They also tested DC 10's there and many a time on our way home, out of town we would see the lights in the far distance of one coming in and I would turn the car around and race back up the mesa to our vantage point by the fence, to watch that giant come in for a landing......we also watched fighter jets in trouble come in on foamed runways with a band across the runway to catch on their hook. We never missed an air show. Oh my, those were exciting times and I loved the romance of the planes as much as the children....it is little wonder that one became a pilot and a good one, if I may say so.....he saved the government much money as well as his life and that of his passenger when the helicopter he was flying lost it's tail rotor.
He gave us a picture of the skid marks as he landed it. He brought it in safely after miles in the air going in circles.....that takes an amazingly cool fantastic pilot!

A few years ago, he was named Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year....what an honor. He rescued a rancher that had been thrown by a horse and was badly hurt out in the middle of now where, in Texas. He was able to get him into the helicopter and fly him to a hospital and saved his life.
And....he has been our National Pistol Champ more than once......
So, until tomorrow.......

~A "TWEET" PIN CUSHION~

Here is what I made to day and listed on EBAY

It can be purchased here as well for 35.00 + $5.00 shipping
These so sweet collectible pin cushions look adorable on a dresser, end table, a shelf and any place you want a different and unique little accent. Three of my Keepsake Pretty Pins are included.....
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WRITING WITH ONE HAND......

Welcome to PINK SATURDAY! This is the day that is so much fun for me, sitting in my "jammies" with a Dr. Pepper at hand cruising thru all the pink splendor! You will have fun too if you will just go to Beverly of How Sweet The Sound... and you will see the list for today....Thank You, Beverly for hosting this event for us!

Well, I did not get much made this week or anything else, for that matter! As I had just stepped away from my glue gun with a big hot glob of glue on what I was gluing, the breeze from the ceiling fan whipped it out of my hand smack down on my left index finger. All I can tell you is that it is not a pretty sight! I have never been burned like this and I have had so many glue gun burns on my fingers I have lost count. I have even spent a couple of nights in the guest room with two bowls of ice water on the floor and me on the bed on my stomach with a hand in each bowl for some relief!!! Sound familiar???

This burn is pretty good size and d-e-e-p!! There is even a small hole close to my nail! What did I do? My hubby heard my little groans and came running...got a small bowl and put Willards Water in it with water and in went my finger. Never heard of Willards Water? It is too complex for me to explain, but I hope you will Google it and you will be amazed at it's curative powers besides making everything grow lusher and bigger and vitamins more potent. I would not take it with medicine, tho. They use this amazing water in some burn units and once I learned about it I purchased some and found to my delight and relief that my glue gun burns were healed by the next day! Our home is never without it!!!!
This burn, however, is different and I imagine in a few days from now it will be better and the pain and swelling easing....thank heavens for Advil! And, for a dear and patient husband who has helped me around the house so much this week, even in MY kitchen!
So, with one hand I am doing this posting and I have to say I am getting faster and faster!

Here is a bit of pink from me for today.....some more of my pink roses that I have in pretty little vases all over the house. I think this will be the last blooming, altho I do see more buds......How I will miss them when their blooming is over!

And the two stockings I managed to make:

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These can be found at my EBAY

And Todays:



Have a safe and happy week and if you are creating....be careful with the glue gun!!!!
xo Jil