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I went four wheeling with my son yesterday. He rode me around the farm and I took my camera with me. There was a field full of yellow wildflowers that was so beautiful I had to make a picture of it.

 On the way back I made him stop again so I could take a picture of the view.

Thank you Lord for blessings great and small. For fields of yellow flowers and beautiful scenery.

Anyway, mom and dad both seemed to enjoy my wedding. They loved Bill and were really happy to have him as a son-in-law. My brother was thrilled I’d found someone he actually liked and my friends all liked him too. Bill was a Michigan boy, a Yankee through and through, but he adapted so well to the south that he fit right in. He learned to love Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. He gave up hockey for UK Basketball (well he still watches hockey but not as much as basketball) and he quickly caught on to the difference in corn and squash.

Twenty nine years, five children and one grandchild later, we’re still in love and plan to stay that way for at least twenty nine more years.

I love you honey. Happy Anniversary.

It’s the end of summer and I think my dogs know it. They search out the shade, pant, drink water, pee on a tree and go back to the shade. I’m not sure how I ended up with so many dogs but I can testify that they are all equally loved. My twin boys will walk right past my out stretched arms to love on one of the dogs. And they talk to them like they are people.

“Roxy, did you have a good day? What’d you do today girl? I missed you!”

“Sam, you been chasing any rabbits today?”

And so on and so forth.

So far the dogs haven’t talked back, but hey, it could happen……

Today we went to the Bluegrass Festival at Summer Shade and listened to some very talented musicians. To be August 22nd the weather was totally weird. Cool, drizzly rain and a gentle wind blowing. It felt like fall. The bands were playing in a covered building and the benches we sat on were actually old church pews (and not very comfortable). I can’t imagine sitting on them for very long.

If you’ve never heard bluegrass it’s an unusual sound and takes a little getting used to. It’s country music but with a lot of harmony. Most of the bands sang some religious songs as well as some of their own.

As you can tell by the picture, my granddaughter and I had a great time.On the way back to the car we picked up hickory nuts and you would have thought she’d found buried treasure. “My da-da will be so proud of me!” she said. I’m not sure why picking up the nuts would make him proud, but it really doesn’t matter. It made her happy.

The best thing about the festival was it was free. Most of the best things in life usually are.

Even though that’s aggravating I can top that story. My son went in a store the other day and the person waiting on him was texting someone on his cell phone while talking to my son! Can you believe it? And they wonder why they are losing customers.

A few months ago if you walked into a car dealership sales people would trip over themselves getting to you. This past weekend my husband and I walked into one and couldn’t find anyone to talk to us. It seems the “Cash for Clunkers” program is working so well they were all worn out! When we finally found them they were all in one office talking, laughing and generally goofing off. In fairness to them when we failed to get their attention and walked back to our car someone did follow us with a brochure and hand it to us in case we wanted to come back when they got some new models in. They were completely cleaned out of the model we inquired about.

I realize that sometimes we have to wait for things and sometimes things happen that keep us from giving good customer service but it seems to me that a business that really cares about its customers will let you know they care.

This morning I got a phone call from someone who worked for a corporation up north. I am a grant writer (one of my many hats) and I couldn’t get the link to work on their web site. She impressed me for several reasons. First of all, when I emailed her about the link I must have typed in my email address incorrectly, it kept bouncing back. She was determined to find me so she decided to call. Low and behold I had left the area code off my number. She figured out that it was Kentucky and then tried different area codes until she got me. Now that’s what I call good customer service! Not only did she get me the information I needed, she proved to me that it mattered to her what I thought about her company. You can bet that the next time I buy paint (paint supplier) it will be her brand.

Thank you Lord for people who care about people and about doing a good job!

Today we celebrated my birthday and my son-in-laws birthday by dining together at a restaurant in Bowling Green. First, let me say that I think it’s really neat to share a birthday with Gabe. How many women can say they have the same birthday as their son-in-law? I’m not sure Gabe feels the same way, but hopefully he doesn’t mind it.

It’s rare for all my children to be at one place at one time so eating a meal with them at a restaurant is a real treat.

I’m not very savy at posting pictures on my blog and can’t seem to make them appear where I want them to, but I wanted to share them with you so you can see pictures of my family. I’ll share the pictures, but it’s too late to share the delicious chocolate brownie and ice cream they gave me as a birthday treat. It was awesome, not as awesome as my sister-in-laws brownies!

Forgive my poor photography skills and the fact that I didn’t get everyone there in the pictures. Still, you get the general idea. Lots of love and lots of good food. I am so blessed!

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