Sunday, August 28, 2005

Great Uncle Jim Betts

Last night my mom called to tell me that my Great Uncle had passed away on Friday. I was sad for the Family. I know I had met my G. U. but that has been many years. The last time I can think of ever having seen him, was when Great Grandad Betts had passed, and Momma and I went to Salina for the funeral. But then I was a young teen, and other than my Grandma, and some cousins my age; little held my attention. No, not to say I didn't know; I cried my eyes out for the man who would give me all his one dollar bills when ever I visited him ( he just lived across the field from my Grandparents). I loved him dearly.
Any how, back to the subject at hand, I would like to post about his passing, and hope that others out there do not forget about your Great Uncles and Aunts, as they are your loved ones too.
James Gene “Jim” Betts
James Gene “Jim” Betts, 76, Salina, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2005.
Mr. Betts was born April 13, 1929, in Salina, the son of the late Philip Frank Betts and Mabel Zada (Laferre) Green. He attended Washington High School in Salina. He served in the U.S. Navy as a seaman second class in World War II and served in the U.S. Army as a corporal in the Korean War. He retired as owner/operator of ACE Sanitary Service in Salina and had been working as a rural postal carrier. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1432 and attended the Emmanuel Christian Center in Salina. He was an avid stamp collector.
He married the former Shirley Ann Copeland on Aug. 2, 1957, in Ellsworth.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley; three daughters, Shayla Gibbs and husband Curtis, Geneann Gordon and husband Greg T. and Dawn Carlson and husband Frank, all of Salina; two sons, Monty and wife Linda of Salina and Kevin of Wichita; a sister, Phyllis Austin and husband Ralph of Mauston, Wis.; a brother, Donald Philip and wife Etta of Salina; two half brothers, Michael Betts of Salina and Terence “Terry” Betts and wife Josephine of Tracy, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel Christian Center, Salina, Pastor Loren Houltberg officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, New Cambria.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Christian Center Food Fund, 1325 Cloud, Salina.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday at Carlson-Ford-Geisendorf Funeral Home, 500 S. Ohio, Salina 67401.
Condolences may be sent to www.carlsonford.com.

Monday, August 22, 2005

EEEEwwww!!! Blog SPAM !!!

YUCK!! I touched one.. Bleah .. *washed hands*... You would think that people would know better than to spam blogs, I mean don't we get enough of that crap from our emails and snail mail boxes ? lara873lisa sent me my first one.. and after the second, Sis (Kari) told me how to get rid of them..
I never thought about that #^#&^ %$*^@(_ #@ showing up on blogs, let alone MINE !!
Well, I've fixed you lara873lisa and others of your ilke, you can't get to me anymore. Hopefully you can't get to many more. If you read this make sure your blog is Spam Free, go to settings.. then to the comment section, and you'll see where to turn it "on".
It is a shame that we have to do crap like that, anoying others, to make a living.... but have some pride Do Something Useful.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

"Frankenstien Doily"

Posting Sis's newest FO for her since her ISP is being a POS hehe
You can edit and remove this or add the link to the pattern or whatever Sis. Love ya!






Pic is clickable


Thanks Kari.. you're the Greatest. I just wanted to say that I was following the pattern for the Vintage Spider Web Doily : http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa103099.htm and after row 10 this is what I read to do... lol. In the end I created my Frankenstien Doily.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Back to School...Monday..Again..


So tell me, what happened to waiting till after Labor Day Weekend to start school... not that I am complaining.. just curious. Is is because the children are no longer needed in the fields that we just don't wait any longer? Who Knows
As another school season begins so do the preditors ... so if by chance you stop by and have not looked.. here is a web site you as concerned parents / adults / teachers should look over. Don't leave it up to others to do for you what you should do yourself. http://www.stopsexoffenders.com/statelistings.shtml Have a look.. even small towns are susseptible. You might learn something that will save yours or another's child grief and pain.
Hell of a subject, but I love my child enought to do the research. I have even go so far as to go through the site w/ K (she is 12 now) and she understands that these people are NOT to be trusted.
As you can see she has a very ecclectic sense of color, taste, and clothing. I Love that she is secure in enough in her own skin that other people's harshness cannot touch her. Just as I have done my best to teach her that she has to respect other people's opinions... as they maynot be her's but to the others' it is just as important.
Hope the site catches your eye and you take a look at your school, hometown as see what dangers may lurk there for you and yours.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

OR ELSE !!!

Like many I have recieved emails saying that " If you ..... Then you'll do this or if you don't then you do that... and this is the results" So if I don't pass it one I don't believe in such and such and will soon go to HELL .
Well, like so many other, I am tired of it and of signing my name to some list that is who knows how old, and so on.
This is for those of us who need to let the others ( be they loved ones or not ) know we are FED UP with it : http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~sivann/pub/swf/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf
http://www.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~sivann/put/swf/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf

Thursday, August 04, 2005

OOOPS here it is !!


Sry bout that... this picture seems to have disappeared from the original posting. I have it now. lol

HATS GALORE !!


This one to the left is my first attempt using a single strand.. needless to say it looks like it belong on a 16 Centry maid in England or such. The next one is my second attempt using two strands of yarn (green and mauve) together as per the instructions. That one turned out much much better. Thanks Faith PA for letting me use your pattern to get me started on hat brims.
http://crochetingcookspatterns.blog...fishin-hat.html And also every one at Crochetville http://www.crochetville.com/forum for listening and helping me along on my Crocheting journey. WEll next I think I'll try Dot's Pony Tail Hat found at her web site at http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com . My daughter would like one of those for herself.