Blessings and more Confirmation pictures

What a blessing to feel the nice cool breeze coming through our open windows!! Fall is so wonderful!!

Last Saturday night Jess and Nick made DELICIOUS chili!! It was such a blessing to be able to have supper fixed for us, and to be able to enjoy that special chili in the fall. And to top it off, they had the most delish cinnamon rolls for dessert!! YUM YUM!!

I got to do more canning this week! Daddy had spaghetti sauce and chili sauce mixes that he didn't use. Jean Ann was so kind to give them to me. I used them this week with some fresh tomatoes, (we are so blest that summer lives on still, in our garden!!) and peppers that we are still harvesting. Also some canned tomatoes and tomato paste. It was fun to make!!

Well, I would like to share some more pictures of Bethie's Confirmation night. Also a picture of Bethie and Scottie. He is so sweet!! So is his Grandma who I met today!!

I hope fall is a special time this year for all of you!
Blessings,

Kim

Elizabeth's Confirmation!

It was a beautiful night indeed!! Holy Mass was beautiful and I am so thankful that Beth received the Sacrament of Confirmation!! Thank you dear Holy Spirit for coming to Elizabeth in a special way that night. She is now Elizabeth Joan Alexandra Schoettmer!! How blest I am to have been able to go to the Cathedral two times recently.

Praise be to Jesus!!

The only bad thing that happened was we left our lights on in the blazer and had to have a jump start when we got ready to leave. Thanks to the kind lady who gave us a jump!! Thanks to you dear Colleen for coming up to see Elizabeth be confirmed and for giving her the special gift. We love you Colleen!! Thanks to Julie Haney and all of you wonderful people who helped with Confirmation this year!! Thanks to Bishop Higi, all of the priests who were there and Deacon Steve for the beautiful Mass!! Special thanks to Bishop Higi for confirming the dear teens!! Thanks to the choir from Holy Angels Church for providing beautiful music that night!! I am sorry if I have left anyone out.

Thank you Jacob for being such a good sponsor for Bethie!!

Praise Be To Jesus Now And Forever!!!!!!!!!!

Strand Theatre, Confirmation and odds and ends!

Last Saturday, the same day as the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome, Mark, Bethie and I were blest to be able to go to an old neat theatre in Shelbyville, IN to watch Jessica in a poetry play. The name of the theatre is Strand Theatre. I love old theatres like this!! The actors and actresses read parts from poetry written about 1915. It was really neat and I enjoyed it thoroughly!! By the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jessica today!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lilly too!!

Last Wed. we got to go to the beautiful Cathedral in INDY, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral for Bethie's confirmation practice. She will be confirmed there tomorrow night and I cannot wait!! I love the Cathedral!! Above is a picture although I don't think you can see it too well here. But we shall be taking more pics tomorrow night.

I got more walnuts today at beautiful Donner Park. I am enjoying the walnuts, with the exception of missing a nut tonight and hammering my thumb. Ouch! Yes, the nut shells are so hard, that it requires breaking them with a hammer. At least that is the only way I know to break them.

I shared some walnuts with Rose. She loves to get them too! She gave me some tomato plants that I am going to try to keep alive this winter in the house. I put Miracle Gro on them today. We shall see. They are looking droopy after transplanting them from her garden into a clay pot.

I am loving my big shelf with all of my canned goods on it as well as other things too! Daddy I know you are responsible for my terrific canning season this year as well as my "new" shelf to put it all on! You have quite the sense of humor Daddy! You always did love for me to can! So you are making sure I have lots to can this year as well as freeze. The freezing is going well too. Been freezing pumpkin bread lately!! THANK YOU JESUS for so many blessings!!!

Gotta run for now as my neck and head are bothering me. Too much computer this evening. Rita I love and miss you!! I am wondering if you have been making your carrot bread lately??

Sissy Linny, I hope you are doing well. I love you too!!
Goodnight Moon!

The Buddy Walk!

Today I had the pleasure of walking in my first Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome! Thank you so much dear Brenda for inviting me to be in the walk. It was a beautiful Oct. day for the walk. It was just a mile walk, just perfect for my old bones! LOL! How awesome it was to see so many pulling together for this most dear and important cause!! People seemed so excited to be there and doing what they can to help these precious souls with Downs. I saw so many of the precious Downs souls there. I so much enjoyed seeing Nick Feldman and meeting his sweet Mamma. Nick's hair is just beautiful!! How innocent and precious he is. And so is little Brittany!! She looked so sweet and precious holding the sign with a couple of others. What an awesome event!! What a nice time I had as I was walking chatting with dear Camilla, Brenda's mom. I was truly blest!!
Brenda you have a lovely family!! So glad your parents could make it to Columbus this weekend!! A true blessing indeed. Praise Be To God!!!
I hope to raise even more next year and be in the walk again!!
May God bestow many special blessings and graces to all those with Downs. Bless each and every one of their dear little hearts!!!