Thursdays in Taneytown

Almost every Thursday I go into Taneytown, MD to visit with my friend Judy. We meet at the Catholic Church where every Thursday morning they sell used clothes. Judy and I look for bargains while our two year old sons Jacob and Kaden play together. Judy almost always gets there before me and will pick out clothes she thinks I'd like for either myself or a member of my family. By the time I get there she has a pile for me to look at!
The boys play by the fire place and under the tables. I always bring a snack for them to share. Today it was Teddy Grahams.
There is a bin of free toys the boys usually get into. If Kaden finds a stuffed kitten in the bin he'll ask "Ms. Joy" if he can bring it home. Ms. Joy often has candy for the children. (She's the lady in charge.) Today it was marshmallow bunnies leftover from Easter. (I thought of you Cathy! LOL!) Most weeks it's Tootsie rolls.

The boys' favorite thing to do while Judy and I shop is push the empty clothes baskets around the room.

Today I was looking for clothes for my mother-in-law. She has lost so much weight that her clothes hang on her. Last week I found three blouses and one pair of jeans for her. Everything fit perfectly and we were both tickled! This week, however, I found nothing. Kaden and I still had a nice visit with Nan Nan after we left the church. I was able to take some homemade goodies to her. No matter how bad my baking may taste, Nan always tells me they're the best she's ever had!

Tomorrow Dale and I are off to the Opera! Can't wait! I'm sure I'll be blogging about that next!

A trip down memory lane

After blogging last night about being Becky's nail model, I remembered it wasn't my first time being a beauty school student's guinea pig. The woman who currently does my hair, "Ms. Debbie", gave me a practice perm while she was attending beauty school more than 35 years ago! During the perm...
and after, although you can't see much! I can still vaguely remember this day!

Snip, snip, snip!

Kaden's first hair cut was long overdue. How could I cut those adorable soft curls? Like it or not, it had to be done. My son had been called a girl too many times to count. These two pictures were taken just before his first hair cut.



Ms. Debbie has been doing my hair since I was five years old! She has now given all seven of my children their first hair cuts!
Oh yes, I also got my hair cut today. It's a little shorter than I expected, but it will grow, right?

What time is it?

Time for a new screen door!Our new view of the deck from the kitchen door.

How many times do you have to tell your children to stop throwing rocks before they listen? How many times do you have to yell, "No bouncing balls in the house" before they stop?
I don't have the answers, just broken glass, busted lampshades and a shattered coal stove door. I know, I know... one day they'll all be grown and moved out of the house, then I'll miss these days! I keep telling myself that!