Thank You ... Memorial Day

Thank You Heroes

Please let me hear the quiet

I hope you understand
Silence is truly golden
Like the touch of a lovers hand
So many days and nights I cried
"Will I ever again,

share the silent moonlight?"
"Am I still her man?"

Please let me finish my dream
I had many sleepless nights
The bombs were falling way too near
Yes, some dreams are filled with fright

But if I awaken way too soon
Perhaps I never will know
If I am meant to have wonderful dreams
Or only the ones war has sown

You see at 7 I dreamed

I would grow into a soldier
Tall and strong
With a rifle on my shoulder

At 17 I dreamed I would be a hero
Fight for country and honor
For you to all be free

18 brought another dream
To come home alive and well
And relay the stories to families
Their children can now never tell

Now I pray for the chance to dream
Not lay awake with sweat and fear
Just take me away to a blissful place
Where the only noise maybe a cheer

For those of us who made it
And those that lost their life
You can help make a dream come true
Keep our memory alive.

*Author Unknown*

My Father, My Husband, and both of my Grandfathers
all went to war because they believed that what
they were doing was important to both
their Country and their families...
All went into war, with their hearts fighting for freedom,
and fighting to protect the rights of those left at home.
I understand that these soldiers, these four men
who are so important in my life,
and so many others fought for many
freedoms that I and my family enjoy now.
I applaud them for what they gave of themselves to do that...
Although my Father, Grandfathers and Husband
all returned home safely ... many of their friends did not.
It is in their memory and for all those
men and women who have served in ALL
the wars that I say THANK YOU
for keeping our country free ...
My appreciation and heartfelt gratitude
goes out to Them an all Veterans of this Country
and to those who dare to stand up
and be proud of their beliefs and their dreams,
and those brave enough to fight for others.
My Father and both of my Grandfathers
have all passed away in recent years.
My Family will honor each of them
all on Memorial Day an each day after.
As always I will cherish all of their tales
and stories and hold dear each memory they left behind ...
Daddy, Granddaddy and PawPa ...
I miss you all the time and love you all immensely.

"Sweat Pea" Debbie

Have A Blessed Memorial Day,

©

Goodie Basket Winner...

We Have A Winner !!

First I want to

Thank each and everyone

that participated in my big giveaway.

This was so much fun for me!

I wish I had a gift for everyone..

but since that isn't possible

I hope you'll all join me

in excitement for this

giveaway's lucky winner...

Fruitcake Sandy

@

It's Never Too Late For A Happy Childhood

Congratulations Sandy!

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©

My First Tablescape .. Honor of Memorial Day

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday

Hosted by Susan at

Between Naps on the Porch

This is my very first time participating

in Tablescape Thursday..

After viewing everyone else's

beautiful work week

after week over the past months

I have to admit I've always

been hesitant.

Have you ever heard the expression

"If you can't run with the

big dogs.. Stay on the Porch"

Well that's me lol .. because

YOU LADIES ROCK!

In Honor of the upcoming

Memorial Holiday

I wanted to share with you

a lil something I put together

to Honor the

past and present

Military Men in my life.

I used the colors

Red, White, Blue, Yellow, Camo & Black & White

all colors connected to our military.

Red, White & Blue .. Our Flag & Country

Yellow.. Rememberance of those

gone out from amongst us to places far away.

Camo.. Military Uniforms

Black & White.. MIA/POW

One of Jeff's old Boonie Hats..

used to display a few medallions.

I wish I could show you

some of his Honor Medals..

but those are locked away

in our safe deposit box,

and I had permission

from him to only show these.

Since I didn't like the look

of the bare wood of the tabletop

I tried to incorporate

some of his old uniforms

on the table but..

no matter what I tried

it just didn't look right..

So , I went out

and found a piece of

camo material to use as

my table covering.

The camo set it off..

I added old military pictures of

my loved ones as

place cards.

This is my handsome Father In-Laws.

My precious Daddy's




Added a lil touch of my
Daddy's favorite thing..
Fresh picked Blackberries.






A special cross to honor
those no longer with us.







My Daddy
&
Granddad in the background




These are M-16 magazines..
used underneath my centerpiece.





I think it looks so beautiful set up..
Everytime I look at it
I see my Daddy.

Jeff has complimented
many times over the last
few days...
and that makes me
so proud.

I'm VERY PROUD

of the Military Men in my life..

And VERY PROUD

to HONOR those who fight

and who have fought

for the very freedom

I enjoy each and every day.

Thank you for sharing in my first

tablescape .. I do hope you

enjoyed your visit.

Have A Blessed Day,

©

Outdoor Wednesday .. Indian Springs Park

It's Outdoor Wednesday

over at

A Southern Daydreamer

Hosted by the wonderful Susan.

This week I'm sharing a few photos from a

lil get together we had a few weeks ago

at Indian Springs Park

located here in Georgia.

It was a beautiful day..
all the trees were towering
above sporting their new green color.



I didn't get the name of this lil Inn..
but it's located just across the river
at the entrance to the park.



This is a picture taken when we first arrived..
only a few people out on the rocks.
When we left the park.. it
was filled with folks on tubes
and sunbathing on the rocks.



Originally we were suppose to go to
a huge family reunion at Dosset Trails
just a few miles from Indian Springs..
but my In-laws who had driven
5 hours from Alabama
weren't allowed in the park at Dosset Trails
because they had their dog.
They had changed the rules from years past
about bringing animals .. and we didn't
know.
Long story short.. we just hauled all
of the things that we had made for
the big family reunion and headed
over to Indian Springs and had
our own lil mini family reunion.

Ashley and Nanny..
She really loves her grandparents
and misses them so badly.




When they retired .. they hit the open roads
traveling and camping.
They came upon a lil spot
at Lake Eufala in Alabama
and fell in love .. so they
put down anchor and they
fish day and night.



Jeff & Ashley



Ashley saying goodbye to her
favorite Uncle.. Rocky.
This is Jeff's little four legged brother..
"My In-laws actually call him that"
I tend to enjoy ragging Jeff with it too..





Thanks for taking the time to share in
my Outdoor Wednesday .. Make sure you
head back over to Susan's and see what
everyone else has in store too.

I hope you'll check out my
Big Giveaway that I'm
doing before you leave..

Here's a lil glimpse..
A basket full of goodies.




Just click the button below
and it'll take you to the post
where you can enter and
you'll find the all
the rules and details there also.

Big Giveaway

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©

Not Me Monday .. Shameless Promotion

It's Not Me Monday

at

MckMama's

This being the week of our

18th wedding anniversary

and my birthday..

My Husband will be covering for

a few of his guys on vacation this week..

working 12 to 14 hours ea day..

I wouldn't dare think of feeling blue

about all that.. No Not Me.

My Teenage Daughter who

seems to have just suddenly

graduated from pull-ups

to push-ups

turns Sweet Sixteen this week..

I couldn't possibly

feel like father time is

kicking me in the rear.

No.. Not Me!

And Lastly..

Would I use this opportunity

to shamelessly promote my

Big Giveaway..

No Not Me!!

Click the button below to view

Rules & Details..

Good Luck!

Visit more

Not Me Monday

Fun @

My Charming Kids

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©

Debbie's Big Giveaway

I'm so excited!

I hope you all are too..

This Is HUGE!!

Time to announce what

My Big Giveaway is..

You see this big basket of goodies..

Well this is it!

It is packed full of wonderful items.

Retail Value: Over $120.00

First ... is a Brand New MP3 Player.

This is a

Sylvania Compact MP3 Player:

Same size as the Apple ipod Shuffle

Teal in color

Has a
Built in Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Earbuds

&
1GB Memory

We also have:

Fireproof DVD

SolarButter: 3.5 oz

Notecards

Red Ceramic Bead Plaque:

That reads,

Never Forget to kiss each other goodnight

A Zebra Cosmetics Case

and lastly it all comes packed in
A Beautiful Black Wicker Basket

Here are the RULES:

This Giveaway is open to

U.S. Addresses only.

You must be a follower to win.

*So if you aren't already a follower

head on over to that follow button

and get to following me*

You must leave a comment on this post.

Being a Follower and Leaving

a comment gives you 1 entry.

HOW TO EARN EXTRA CHANCES TO WIN..

If you blog about my Big Giveaway

and post a link back to my blog

come back and leave a comment

saying so and I'll give you

2 more entries ...

for a total of 3 chances to win.

The Big Giveaway ends at 12:01am

eastern time on May 22, 2009.

A winner will be chosen

Friday morning May 22nd

and I will announce that winner

on Friday mornings post.


Good Luck Everyone!

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©

Metamorphosis Monday.. Bird Feeder

Welcome to Metamorphosis Monday

Hosted By: Susan

at

Between Naps on the Porch

Red Barn Bird Feeder

We've had this lil bird feeder for quite a

few years now..

It stays out year round feeding

all of lil visitors and has seen

better looking days.

Since I love being around my Husband..

when he's outside working I try to

find a lil something to do also.

Since this piece of plexiglass

in the front isn't removable I

had to tape off the windows and door

and the tin roof.

This feeder stays pretty busy with birds..

it is one of those squirrel proof ones.

We have some crafty

squirrels.. so there's really no

such thing as squirrel proof

to them.

Looks brand new again!





We moved it to a new location
and all the lil birdies found
it with no problem...

As you can see this picture below is
from about 2 months ago
when we first started clearing
the back property for the
new fence we put up.
Next week I hope to have pictures
of what it currently looks like.



Many Thanks to Susan for
always graciously hosting
this fun and informative event...
and
Thank You for taking the time to visit my
addition to Met Monday.


Make you sure check out
my big giveaway that
I'll be drawing for on
May 22nd.



Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©

It's my birthday.. But I'm doing the Giving

That's right..

May 21st is my Birthday

but I'm the one doing

the giving this year.

Yep

One Lucky Person Will Get

The Gift..

Stay Tuned..

Because next week kicks off

alotta big events in my life.

My Birthday

My Wedding Anniversary

Ashley's 16th Birthday

So on Monday May 18th I'll be

posting details about my

Big Giveaway

and all the rules.

Here's a lil hint:

It will be music to your ears.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

©