Tolentreasures

  This happened on Saturday Night.   A modern ballet performed in Armstrong County featuring eleven artists from the county.  I am in the red in the middle.  I seriously dislike being in front of crowds and public speaking.   It was a challenge, but I was honored to be chosen and to sit alongside such amazing talent.  I have been singing, in my head, the song from A Chorus Line,  At the Ballet,  for days.          Back to reality, I am nursing a sore throat and spent much of yesterday resting in my chair and working  on catching up my temperature blanket.   My new years resolution already is to not take on any year long projects next year.  The year before I did a Block of the Month quilt and a sampler afghan.  Too much pressure and seriously over estimating how much time retirement would give me.             Sunday morning was spent decorating...

  As I look over the past year, and it has been that long since I posted,  I am amazed at the changes in our lives that have happened.    Service to our church and community have always been a priority for both John and I, however I feel in the rush of working and family life,  they were not as high on the priority l they probably could  have been for both of us.      A little over a year ago, John was approached by several individuals to run for  County Commissioner.  Let me tell you this, public office was never on our radar.  we talked, we prayed and we decided to take the leap.    Were we aware of what a public campaign would involve? Absolutely not!    I pictured fun outings together, shaking hands and meeting people.  Eating food at local festivals, throwing candy at parades, all of which have happened  and more.  We have attended banquets and breakfasts and fundrais...

    http://www.daytonfair.com/   A week long event that takes a lot of the summer to prepare for, a week of the fair which equals little sleep and a lot of work and another week to recuperate. I am on the recuperation end of it.  And the cleaning up, putting away, trying to salvage my yard and plants, working through the mountain of laundry and bills and mail and messages. But most of all... trying to catch up on SLEEP!