http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZ2vcoMbIs

 

 

 

Always remember

We bow our heads in silent grace;
Proud to stand upon this place.
To honor those who we love and lost;
Whose lives were taken at such a cost.
Through the pain and sorrow, for all the brave and true;
To always be remembered by me and by you.
To heal the minds and hearts, of those who still live;
Always remembering what they had to give.
Live your lives with pride in hearing what I say;
May God bless and keep you on this and every day.

 

As we stand here

As we stand here looking
At the flags upon these graves
Know these flags represent
A few of the true American brave

They fought for their Country
As man has through all of time
Except that these soldiers lying here
Fought for your country and mine

As we all are gathered here
To pay them our respect
Let's pass this word to others
It's what they would expect

I'm sure that they would do it
If it were me or you
To show we did not die in vein
But for the red, white and blue.

Let's pass on to our children
And to those who never knew
What these soldiers died for
It's the least we can do

Let's not forget their families
Great pain they had to bear
Losing a son, father or husband
They need to know we still care

No matter which war was fought
On the day that they died
I stand here looking at these flags
Filled with American pride.

So as the bugler plays out Taps
With its sweet and eerie sound
Pray for these soldiers lying here
In this sacred, hallowed ground.

Take home with you a sense of pride
You were here Memorial Day.
Celebrating the way Americans should
On this solemnest of days.

Michelle R. Christman

 

I hope everyone had a great day!

I know I am late getting this blog out but it has been a long day for me and I have not been able to be on line.

 

I have a couple links I would love for you to check out, one which is a little bit about my day. I have pictures of our Memorial Day parade in my home town, and the other link explains about our parade, and how long it has been in existence. Our town, along with me have been very blessed and look forward to this special day each and every year.

my pictures of the parade

http://public.fotki.com/faith42/ironton-memorial-da/

 

About the parade
http://www.ironton-ohio.com/memorial-day-parade.htm

 

Thank you and God Bless

Hugs

Colleen

If the links don't work please let me know. I left the link to the video also, just in case :)

 

 

 

 

 

Words by John Mitchum

It was July in Virginia.
The scent of the dogwood
and the laurel lay heavy on the land,
While the burgeoning fruit
of the peach and the apple
Marked the full sway of summer.

For seven fateful days,
the trees, the flowers...
Yes, the very ground itself...
Had shuddered under the roar of cannon...
The bark of howitzers...
and the crackling of a legion of rifles.

Now, all was silent.
The sledgehammer blows of Robert E. Lee
and 'Stonewall' Jackson
Had mauled the Army of the Potomac...
And yet that army was not destroyed.
Seven thousand men had fallen
in that dreadful week...

And the savagery of the conflict
Was grimly evident in the river of wounded...
that wound through the green hills.

Now, a new sound drifted
in the soft evening sky.
For Colonel Dan Butterfield,
a courageous and able soldier,
Was also a man of music.
To honor his fallen comrades,
he had composed a simple
and heartrending melody.
On July second, in the year 1862,
Its strains floated over the graves
that scarred the dark Virginia earth.

It has been more than a hundred years
since that sound was born...
but these notes have never died away.
Every night of the year, throughout the world,
fighting men of America,
From the North and the south,
the East and the West,
Close their eyes in sleep to its call.
And in each of their hearts...
there glows a fierce surge of pride.

'Fading light...falling night...
Trumpet calls as the sun sinks in flight.
Sleep in peace, comrades dear...
God is near.'

 

 

 

 

Memorial Day Prayer

We walked among the crosses
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As taps began to play.

The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.

They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here 'neath the sand.

I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.

Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,

Thanks for what you've given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.

 

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know that the blogs are not working right at the moment, and we cannot post a comment, but I wanted to give Karen her tags this week for the hot seat, so hope you enjoy and like them Karen.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Its hard to believe its Friday.

I hope everyone has enjoyed themselves this week. You should be proud of yourselves, for all the wonderful tags you have made, and the happiness you have brought to such a sweet lady. Lets give all we have today and give Debbie a day she will not forget!!

If we have had any new people tagging this week that did not leave their prefrences on my first blog this past saturday, please send Debbie a list of what you would like if should win, or if you would like to change anything on the one you filled out for me. Thank you

I feel the hot seat is really going to heat up today

Can't you feel the heat?

 

Kick back and relax Debbie

Enjoy your day!!

Debbie likes......

Debbz40, debbz or Debbie

colors:

combo of purple, red and yellow

 

flowers, fairies, butterflies, penguins or anything pretty

 

 

First the game is for fun! Rules: there are NO RULES!, anything goes!! M-F we share things with the winner, via this blog comment section. On Sunday the person in the Hot Seat chooses the favorite share of the week & that person will be in the hot seat the following week. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE is invited to play. You do not need to make the pictures yourself. You may snag them from the web, you may ask someone else to make/tag them for you. And you can also make them yourself.

And now for the Ugly Stuff that some insist upon. If you don't like what you see, Please don't look! If you think the game is UNFAIR, DON'T PLAY! If you disagree with the game in anyway, Please feel free not to participate You come here of your own FREE WILL, so go where you will enjoy yourself, life is too short to be wasting your time sweating the small stuff!

EVERYONE is eligible to win. NON Winners as well as PREVIOUS Winners. There are NO RULES! It's a fun games so please join in and enjoy yourselve's

LET'S GET THIS HOT SEAT OFF AND RUNNING

And

Big Hugs

Colleen

 

 

Hello Everyone!

Its Day 4 of

This is my 2nd attept to post. I was at the end of the other one and ready to post and my computer started going crazy and shut down eveything, so I am giving it another try. I have not been to bed yet, so please look over any miss spelling etc.

Everyone did a wonderful Job yesterday and Debbie recieved lots of beautiful and wonderful tags so lets see what we can put out  for her today. I know she is excited to see what you have in store for her today!

Debbie get ready and sit back and relax while we shower you today with lots of beautiful tags.

 

I believe Debbie chair is warmed up and ready to recieve her tags!

So ladies warm up your tagging fingers and lets treat Debbie to another wonderful day!

"Debbie likes"

Debbz40, debbz or Debbie

 

combo of purple, red and yellow

flowers, fairies, butterflies, penguins or anything pretty

 

First the game is for fun! Rules: there are NO RULES!, anything goes!! M-F we share things with the winner, via this blog comment section. On Sunday the person in the Hot Seat chooses the favorite share of the week & that person will be in the hot seat the following week. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE is invited to play. You do not need to make the pictures yourself. You may snag them from the web, you may ask someone else to make/tag them for you. And you can also make them yourself.

And now for the Ugly Stuff that some insist upon. If you don't like what you see, Please don't look! If you think the game is UNFAIR, DON'T PLAY! If you disagree with the game in anyway, Please feel free not to participate You come here of your own FREE WILL, so go where you will enjoy yourself, life is too short to be wasting your time sweating the small stuff!

EVERYONE is eligible to win. NON Winners as well as PREVIOUS Winners. There are NO RULES! It's a fun games so please join in and enjoy yourself's

LET'S GET THIS HOT SEAT OFF AND RUNNING

Hugs Colleen

 

I have more for you Debbie, but I lost the codes as well that I had already made to post, so when I get back up I will make new ones to post !

 

 

Hello everyone! Are you ready for another day of tagging?

I am sure Debbie is looking forward to seeing what we can make her today.

Its hard to believe we are half way though the week.  Its going so fast.

Its time to get started and pamper our Hot seat queen all day today!

Debbie Site back and relax in your

Hot seat throne

 

I think she is ready Ladies.. her seat is all warmed up!

 

"Oh" Don't forget your

"crown"

 

What

Debbie would like

On her tags

Debbz40, debbz or Debbie

Colors:

Combo of

Purple

Red

and

Yellow

 

She likes

flowers, fairies, butterflies, penguins or anything pretty.

Lets get started and shower our Queen with beautiful tags!

 

First the game is for fun! Rules: there are NO RULES!, anything goes!! M-F we share things with the winner, via this blog comment section. On Sunday the person in the Hot Seat chooses the favorite share of the week & that person will be in the hot seat the following week. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE is invited to play. You do not need to make the pictures yourself. You may snag them from the web, you may ask someone else to make/tag them for you. And you can also make them yourself.

And now for the Ugly Stuff that some insist upon. If you don't like what you see, Please don't look! If you think the game is UNFAIR, DON'T PLAY! If you disagree with the game in anyway, Please feel free not to participate You come here of your own FREE WILL, so go where you will enjoy yourself, life is too short to be wasting your time sweating the small stuff!

EVERYONE is eligible to win. NON Winners as well as PREVIOUS Winners. There are NO RULES! It's a fun games so please join in and enjoy yourselves

 

 

 

Hello everyone!

Welcome back to day two of the

You all have did such a wonderful job yesterday making tags for Debbie. I am sure she feels very much like a Queen. She certainly has gotten the Royal tag treatment so far, So lets make Debbie feel more like a Queen today and shower her with more beautiful tags and pictures. I looked though all the tags yesterday and I caught myself smiling from ear to ear

 It makes me happy when someone else is happy, so lets get our tagging fingers warmed up and shower Debbie with a lot more tags!

Here is you crown and throne Debbie..Kick back and relax and enjoy your day.

 

 

 

Debbie would like

Debbz40, debbz or Debbie

on her tags she likes

flowers, fairies, butterflies, penguins and anything pretty
colors: a combo of purple, red and yellow

First the game is for fun! Rules: there are NO RULES!, anything goes!! M-F we share things with the winner, via this blog comment section. On Sunday the person in the Hot Seat chooses the favorite share of the week & that person will be in the hot seat the following week. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE is invited to play. You do not need to make the pictures yourself. You may snag them from the web, you may ask someone else to make/tag them for you. And you can also make them yourself.

 

And now for the Ugly Stuff that some insist upon. If you don't like what you see, Please don't look! If you think the game is UNFAIR, DON'T PLAY! If you disagree with the game in anyway, Please feel free not to participate You come here of your own FREE WILL, so go where you will enjoy yourself, life is too short to be wasting your time sweating the small stuff! EVERYONE is eligible to win. NON Winners as well as PREVIOUS Winners. There are NO RULES! It's a fun games so please join in and enjoy yourselves

Lets get started!!

We have a winner!!

for

 

Lets roll out the red carpet

And the winner is......

Debbz40

Congratulations Debbie

I would like to wish you a fun relaxing week in the Hot Seat, so sit back relax and enjoy all the wonderful tags.

Lets show Debbie how it feels to be in the hot seat and be treated like a Queen for a week!

I would like to present you with your crown

And your throne to sit in while collecting all the wonderful tags you are going to recieve.

So lets get tagging ladies and gentlemen if we have have any and make Debbie feel like a Queen this week!!

This is the winning tag that Debbie made for me. Thank you Debbie and thanks to all of you. It was a very hard decision, and you all are winners in my heart.

 

Debbie would like

Or

 

On her tags

She likes

 

 

 

And anything Pretty!

Her colors are a combo of

Purple, Red and Yellow

 

First the game is for fun! Rules: there are NO RULES!, anything goes!! M-F we share things with the winner, via this blog comment section. On Sunday the person in the Hot Seat chooses the favorite share of the week & that person will be in the hot seat the following week. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE is invited to play. You do not need to make the pictures yourself. You may snag them from the web, you may ask someone else to make/tag them for you. And you can also make them yourself.

And now for the Ugly Stuff that some insist upon. If you don't like what you see, Please don't look! If you think the game is UNFAIR, DON'T PLAY! If you disagree with the game in anyway, Please feel free not to participate You come here of your own FREE WILL, so go where you will enjoy yourself, life is too short to be wasting your time sweating the small stuff!

EVERYONE is eligible to win. NON Winners as well as PREVIOUS Winners. There are NO RULES! It's a fun games so please join in and enjoy yourself's

LET'S GET THIS HOT SEAT OFF AND RUNNING

 

 

 

Hugs

&

God Bless

Colleen

I have been having problems with my blog for months now, and no one has been able to post a comment, but I do believe I have this problem solved!

I am doing this blog also to get the information that I need when I pick the winner this weekend.

I would first like to thank each and everyone of you that has gave me tags this week. I was able to kick back and enjoy, but now my work has begun to pick a winner, which has not been easy, and still undecided as of this moment. I have narrowed it down to 83..lol, so I still have a lot of work ahead of me, but I will have a winner picked by tomorrow sometimes.

Here is a list of everyone who participated, and if I left anyone out please let me know.

Thank you, for your beautiful tags and Pictures I love them all!

beanielover

bjsbjs

boozy

Suny

cryingAngel1959

debbz40

devinsgramma

grabgamer

Ineedcoffee

Jolane1

chattykathy

ladybugged

ChynaCat

Lucky7sis57

mommyof4

Renee

sschupbach

starsnwishes

Sunnidaze

Evelyn

harleylady22

You all are wonderful friends to have and I have enjoyed this week like you would no believe!

This is the info I need, so that when I pick the winner I will be able to post it for the Hot Seat this coming week. So please leave your info in a comment for me...Thank you!

For those who is not familiar with the hot seat I will leave our rules here also for you. All is welcome to join us in our weekly tagging fun!

I would also like to thank Suny

for all the hard work she put into hosting the Hot Seat this week.

You did a wonderful Job..Thank you so very much!!!

Thank you all once again!!

Big Hugs and Love

Colleen

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday My Daughter, My Friend

You came to me with naught save love
You came, uniquely you
What a perfect gift God gave away
On this very special day

I've watched and prayed as you have grown
In beauty and in grace
You bring me joy and pure delight
Just to gaze upon your lovely face

My heart is with you every moment
Wherever you may go
You'll always be my precious girl
And I'll always love you so

Have a wonderful birthday sweetheart
You are so nice to know

~*~
A daughter is a gift of love; given from God above.
A daughter is a joy forever.
A daughter may outgrow your lap,
but she will never outgrow your heart.
All the dreams I prayed you'd be,
are all the things you are.
You are loved for the little girl you were;
and the precious Daughter you will always be.
It's truly a gift to have a daughter like you, who grows more precious with the years!
A daughter is: the happy memories of the past,
the joyful moments of the present,
the hope and promise of the future.
A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer!
Daughter, you're the kind of person I would choose to be my friend.

Whoever stops by may not be able to leave a comment, but if you would like to wish Kayla a Happy Birthday , here is her profile link on grab.

http://www.grab.com/profiles/p/I_LUV_GREENDAY

Thank you all for stopping by!!

Hugs

Colleen

                                                                      

Arthur where's that turkey
The one you promised me
Been waiting for a fortnight
Not a feather do I see

I knew you'd get distracted
Now this is such a mess
No time to talk it over
Truly I am stressed

 

 

 

Beans are all a cookin
Taters have been mashed
Stuffin all prepared now
Better get my cash

 

 

Go and buy a turkey
Put that gun up dear
It's just for decoration
No turkey shooter here

 

 

There you are a smilin
Happy as can be
This is it now Arthur
Go buy that darn Turkey

 

 

Oops I didn't see you
Wishing you our best
Hope your day is Happy
With Turkey and the rest

 

 

 Me I'm still a waitin
For turkey to arrive
Better see where Arthur is
He surely is a prize!

~ Francine Pucillo ~
©Copyright November 3, 2002

 

Hi

My blog finally started working again so I am posting the rest of the fall tags. Sorry I have not been to your blogs, but I have been really busy the past few days and hopefully I will be by to read some blogs tomorrow.

  Have a nice day! 

Hugs, Colleen

 

 

Hello, here is some tags I snagged for you, and  I am not sure if there will be room on this blog and if not I will do a second one to finish them. If your name is not here, please let me know so I can double check, because I could not find everyones names in this particular tag or because of the spelling of their name, but I could of looked over your name as there was a lot to go through. I also have new friends that I am not sure of their names. One more thing, if you have a special friend you would like one for let me know their name and if its avalible I will snag it for you, or if see it on here feel free to snag as many as you like.

Thanks everyone enjoy!

Have a Morning and Day!!

Hugs Colleen