Back Home Again in Indiana

For the non-Hoosiers, Jim Nabors has sung Back Home Again in Indiana for years during the opening ceremonies at the Indianapolis 500 Race. So Hoosiers that have moved away think of that song when coming back to Indiana. And that's where I am right now. I drove here on Thursday. I knew I was back in Colts Country when I started to see drivers wearing Colts jerseys!

Yesterday I had errands to run for today. I had my meeting/get together/training time for the Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in my downline - or those selling under me that I also make commission on their sales. It was a nice morning with them! I showed them many of our new catalog products, demonstrated some things that they can show their customers, we all looked at the many stamped samples we all brought to share and they made a couple of projects that I had prepared for them. We as demonstrators, love to go to events where SOMEBODY ELSE has prepared fun things for US to make!

This afternoon I stamped color charts to give my customers tomorrow, Mom worked on making files and labels and filing away her new colors of card stock that she recently purchased, and we made Peanut Butter Bars and a cheesecake for my stamp class tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a busy day going to church, setup for stamp class, class at 2:00 and then out to eat tomorrow night. Can you believe Mom & I will have to watch the Colts game later tomorrow evening??? I can't believe I scheduled a stamp class the day of the first Colts game!

I took pictures on the trip here - I saw many stages of Fall! I've taken some pictures around Carmel already - it is always changing. I took many pictures at the meeting this morning. So lots of blog material for future days!

In the meantime, it has rained a couple of days in Iowa this week so Bill & Tim are having to wait until it dries to get started with our combining. Bill has been doing some other things in the meantime like we needed a supply of water softener salt and our garbage disposal replaced to name two.

These 2 pictures were taken at my traditional stop on the way here, The Beef House, for salad bar and their homemade yeast rolls with apple butter. Yum. It's on 74 at about the Illinois/Indiana line.

Baby Day

I got to babysit just Camry last Thurs. She's a really good baby so it was easy and fun. The daycare lady had to be gone for the day. Lacey is now in kindergarten full day.

Bill has gone to an equipment auction in Pocahontas today. I was hoping to leave for Indiana this morning but still have more to do for the meeting on Saturday and stamp class on Sun. Didn't want to stay up half the night finishing up with a 10 hour drive ahead of me so will now get done today and leave at a good time tomorrow morning. Bill won't be home for lunch so I won't have to stop to cook even.

Our small cafe here in town recently closed so now the only option for getting food out is Pronto, our gas station! They make subs and other sandwiches, fries, etc. plus there is a bar that has food but it's only open at night.

Huge Full Rainbow

On Aug. 10th, we had this low, full rainbow behind our house. You can faintly see that it was almost a double.
Last Thursday we had another full rainbow! I needed a camera that can take panorama shots it was so big - both wide and tall! As you can see, some of it was double.

In the last picture, the end that looks like it ends at our neighbors house was really bright! I called them to make sure they saw it, and Amy said that her daughter kinda wanted to "go out back" to see if there maybe was a pot of gold!

Yard is Done - Let it Rain!

Bill is sitting in his chair relieved tonight. The yard is finally done!! He's been working hard again this weekend with various borrowed pieces of equipment.

In the first picture, he's using Farmer Mike's little blue tractor and tiller to break up the clumps some more.





Here he's using a seeder of Mike's. Mike usually uses it for planting alfalfa. It's made for planting larger seed so wasn't working too well so Bill went and borrowed a different one from Mike! (no picture) The 2nd one required also dragging after seeding. As we started to hear thunder and Bill was still planting, he had me go get the lawn mower (at Peggy's) and he hooked the chain link drag up behind the mower and I did that (no picture). It sprinkled and there was lightning to the East, but we got done - just as it got dark. Now the rain has missed us and no chance again until Fri.!













I'm still getting everything ready to go for my Indiana stamp class and downline meeting. I did get this rag quilt purse finished so that I can show a finished fabric project using the Big Shot.

Be sure to check out the Holiday Mini catalog - just out Sept. 1! (right column - click on the picture to see all of the new products in it).

A Little Company

We have company this weekend! Karen, Ryanne, Matthew & Taylor came down yesterday, and Ryanne and Matthew are staying with Memaw until tomorrow. This is Taylor getting a ride in the tractor.




























Matthew LOVES doing everything with Uncle Bill so he's been with us today. He and Uncle Bill are getting our yard ready for grass seed. (no, this isn't our Gator! - Uncle Tim's) Matthew went to the grocery with me and had seen the new shelter with picnic tables down at the end of our road at the trailhead and said that Uncle Bill and I should have a picnic. Almost took our lunch there, but did the next best thing and ate out on the porch since it's a beautiful day! He said he LOVES baked beans, corn, jello and "don't forget chocolate and vanilla pudding"! We had some of that. :)

Stamp Class

The start of a BIG rainbow yesterday. It's been so bright, sunny, and hot most days that it seemed funny to actually be getting some rain. We got .8". Whenever I see it raining in the front yard but the sun's out, I look East to see if there is a rainbow. We do seem to have lots of them or the thing is, we just can see them more with being able to see for miles.

Notice how the beans are getting yellower? I like watching the colors change all year. When Bill and I were dating, we drove or flew to see each other almost once a month. The time I flew here in Sept. was the prettiest with seeing all the shades of green and yellow from the air.

I had a stamp class here tonight. I think everyone enjoyed it. I love my basement stamping areas - makes everything so handy and comfortable. Sure wish I had it the first 13 years of my business!









This is my sample board and other stamped items on display to give my customers ideas. Some of them bring cameras to take pictures so they'll have the ideas to copy.

Tomorrow I get to keep Camry at our house! Bill is going to the Farm Progress Show near Des Moines. He'll be looking at lots and lots of farm equipment.

My next thing I'm getting things ready for is a trip to Indiana to do a meeting for the Stampin' Up! demonstrators in my group (like training) and a stamp class for customers there.