welcome to the island of martinique
me in the stocks
chuvani bellydancers
a girder from the world trade center from the attack on 9/11/01 at the memorial at O'fallon city hall. O'fallon has 2 memorials to the lives lost on 9-11. The plaque has the names of everyone killed that day. The other also centers around a girder of of one of the towers. We will never forget those lost this day
grandson's first soccer game of the year. His team lost 4-0
my granddaughter cheering at her first official high school football game. Her school won 21 to 0.
I spent the last week with the kids while their parents were celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary and sil's 40th birthday. i forgot how busy teenagers are. i had brought a new car the day before i stayed with them and put at least 300 miles on my car driving to and from events. They are both really good kids, excellent students and very very active! i have been catching up on all my computer stuff all weekend, but it was worth it
one of the best things about the fair
the winner of the Missouri State Fair "idol" contest
close up of turret
this is the lobby of the hotel we stayed in during our visit to the Missouri state fair in sedalia. this is also where i had my celebrity sighting. I had gone down to the lobby to buy some postcards for my Postcrossing.com web site. As i was talking to the hotel clerk, noticed a guy waiting to get on the elevator. I thought he looked familiar, so i smiled and nodded. After he got on the elevator i asked the clerk if that was who i thought it was, the clerk responded that she was unable to say anything. Well it turned out that it was Ronnie Dunn of the group Brooks and Dunn, he was staying at the same hotel! and this was the only time all weekend i didn't have my camera darn it! That sighting made my weekend.The concert was great, we had good seats and when we returned after the concert, Brooks and Dunn's driver was in the lobby and we chatted a few minutes.
i love to watch the 4-H kids with their livestock
part of the gardens at the conservatory
inside the conservatory,(taken thru window) looks much prettier when decorated with candles, plants etc. i'll dig into my achieves to find pictures of my son's wedding to show it decorated
the western house next to the conservatory built in the 1820's now an art gallery
the conservatory, on main street, used for weddings. my son and daughter in law were married here a few years ago
butterfly on flower its the same color as the stamen
my favorite store, the clover and thistle. everything irish and scottish. a little piece of heaven in st charles
