Lots of rain!

Thank you, Lord!  We needed the

rain.  It came out of no where.  All

of a sudden it was just pouring.  I didn't

even notice the sky getting dark, just the

satellite going bonkers which it does when

there's interference such as rain.  Then it

came down in sheets!  I was going to mow

yesterday.  I'm thinking perhaps I should

have because now I really  have to mow.  It

was pretty humid yesterday, so maybe it

won't be quite so humid today.  It's way too

wet to be mowed this morning so will

have to wait until evening.  Tomorrow

is the first of September and I have

been asking God to please not take away

my warm weather.  I asked Him for warm

weather for the rest of the year.  I doubt He's

going to listen though and is probably 

getting a good laugh on me, but it's 

worth a try!

I got my cc issue sorted out.  They put

a block on it because the company I 

ordering from was in the UK.  Starbucks

is OK as long as it's in the US with this card.

I can't complain.  The interest is 7.5%, so if

I have to call occasionally and see what

is up I can deal with that.  But, hey, two days

before that they OK'd the transaction.

Go figure.  So I have lots of stitching 

patterns.  Guess what you're going to

be seeing for a while?  I love paper stitching!

I got several different styles of pattern, 5 or 6 

(can't remember) are geometric shapes and 

I think they make the best stitching patterns!

They are so elegant looking.  I have some

Christmas projects in mind so maybe I'll

be making some of them in red, green and

white.  Blue is a Christmas colour, too, 

right?  I'm not a huge Christmas fan.  It's

way too commercialized and has been for

many, many years.  I think it's important

to remember what we are celebrating.

The birth of Jesus Christ.  My oldest son,

Nathan, was 8 months old on his first
Christmas.  I took him in my lap and

read him the Christmas story from Luke.

From that Christmas forward, the kids

knew they could check out their stockings

but the presents would wait until after

we read the Christmas story.  I wanted

them to know that Christmas was more than

just opening presents and playing with

toys.  So while Christmas isn't all that

big with me, the "reason for the season"

is. I do love to give gifts, but that's for

any time of year.  We don't have to

have a special day to think about others

and give them gifts that will make them

happy.  The Christmas spirit should

last all year long.