Friday, December 31, 2004
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.. MY ANN........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHRENE ANN SHAKLEE MOFFAT.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONE MORE TIME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL AROUND, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONE AND ALL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, MY LOVE, MY ANN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MANY MANY MORE!! stan
Just wondering.....
How Uncle Ivan and Aunt Freda are doing? How their health is, how they are getting along?
How Uncle Calvin and Aunt Agnes are doing in California.. how the treatments are coming?
How my cousin in law Clinton Wilson is doing?
How my niece Cortney is doing and is she moved in with Jeff yet??? hummmm... just wondering....
Wondering how Ward and Melanie are doing? What they been up to???
How Uncle John and Aunt Timer are doing?
Just wondering... if you see any of these nice folks, have them drop us a line with update, please???
How Uncle Calvin and Aunt Agnes are doing in California.. how the treatments are coming?
How my cousin in law Clinton Wilson is doing?
How my niece Cortney is doing and is she moved in with Jeff yet??? hummmm... just wondering....
Wondering how Ward and Melanie are doing? What they been up to???
How Uncle John and Aunt Timer are doing?
Just wondering... if you see any of these nice folks, have them drop us a line with update, please???
Andrew came by yesterday...
Ann and Jake were on their way to the store yesterday morning, when they looked out the front window, and being blown around was Heather and Andrew. They came by to visit and Heather was going to help Paul put tin on their goat barn, so Andrew stayed with us and played with Jake a lot. He ate a lot of chicken "legs" for lunch and crawled up on the sofa and took a big long nap. His mom brought by his "train tapes" that we got him for Christmas so we could watch them... 100 years of Lionel Trains... what a deal, the only toy company in America that survived for 100 years!! Sure brought back lots of memories!! My cousin Larry Moffat had one and I always thought how cool he was, cuz he had one!! It was really neat. I can still hear the whistle and smell the smoke pellets that one put in the stack of the engine to make smoke and I can remember just laying on the floor and watching it go round and round. That was really neat to this ole farm boy who had few toys at home!! It really was neat then to go with Dad and Mom to the Train station in El Reno and put the cream cans on the train to go to Enid, and pick up the empty cans and take home. I can still remember how big the trains were, how they smelled, the engineers out on the walk by the trains with their huge oil cans with long spouts, the conductor's cry when it was time for the passengers to board, the big tall wagon we put the cans on so the guys could pull them along side the train cars and roll them onto the train. And I can still see the Santa Fe slick diesel passenger trains too... Goodness what a deal!!
Anyway, Andrew brought along his two new trains, and he played and played. He also brought his new video game, and Jake played and played it!! haha.. my boys.. got to love them!!!
All for now. Gonna have a Bday party for Ann this evening and expecting our home to start filling after lunch with company... how cool... I have the best family in the world!!!
Anyway, Andrew brought along his two new trains, and he played and played. He also brought his new video game, and Jake played and played it!! haha.. my boys.. got to love them!!!
All for now. Gonna have a Bday party for Ann this evening and expecting our home to start filling after lunch with company... how cool... I have the best family in the world!!!
Here she is, our new Ms. America!!! Madison Ann Blankinship!!!
Here she is... Ms. Madison Ann Blankinship, daughter of Paul and Heather Blankinship,and sister to Andrew Paul! She is on her way... we are so excited!!!!
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A quote on success that I love.....
"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic."
amen!
amen!
Uncle Ivan sent this note along... A Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
12 Days of Christmas
From: Robert J. Skinner (Story Research Expert for Inspirationlist.com)
The 12 Days of Christmas
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
Today I found out, thanks to the Internet.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church.
Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self
Control.
The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol.
From: Robert J. Skinner (Story Research Expert for Inspirationlist.com)
The 12 Days of Christmas
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
Today I found out, thanks to the Internet.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church.
Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self
Control.
The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol.
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