HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to me............

Sorry!

Sorry to be MIA for awhile now. We've had much sicknesses of all sorts in our house lately, and I am off to the doctor myself, today. Hopefully we will all be better soon & I can get back to blogging!!

Valentine's Day

It seems like there is an [unspoken] contest at my toddlers' preschool for Valentine's day. 'Let's see who can attach the most candy - or biggest bag - to their litty, itty, bitty valentine that they're handing out.' My daughter came home with 37 pieces of candy!!

That's not counting what was in little bags attached, nor the package of bear shaped graham crackers she ate......and there are only 12 kids in her class! Unbelievable.

THEN.....dear hubby and I decided to "go out" for Valentine's, after the toddlers were in bed. (shopping to pick up milk, VERY romantic). When we got back home, Rooney (who was watching his younger siblings for us) met us at the door, and said that Bubba had thrown up EVERYWHERE in his bed, about 5 minutes after we left. I felt so bad for Rooney having to deal with cleaning up that mess. He was such a great help!! He got everything stripped and bagged (so he wouldn't have to touch it while carrying it down stairs); got Bubba bathed, changed and set up on his little fold out couch with his "spitting bowl". We came home to this:

Poor thing.

Next year I hope I get chocolates instead.

Saturday Spectacular

This picture is just truly amazing.

I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa . EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!! What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!

It says on the bottom left of the picture: Mole & Thomas, 915 Medinah Bldg., Chicago, IL.

On the bottom right it says: Human Statue of Liberty, 18,000 Officers and Men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. Col. Wm. Newman, Commanding, Col. Rush S. Wells, Directing

Right underneath the picture it says: Standing Tall, titled "Human Statue of Liberty," this image was taken at Camp Dodge in Iowa and used 18,000 men.

FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet

Right Arm: 340 feet

Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet

Right thumb: 35 feet

Thickest part of body: 29 feet

Left hand length: 30 feet

Face: 60 feet

Nose: 21 feet

Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet

Torch and flame combined: 980 feet

Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000

Number of men in torch: 2,800

Number of men in right arm: 1,200

Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total Men: 18,000

Wordless Wednesday