Our Trip to Kentucky

On Tuesday we drove up to Kentucky, to see the Creation Mueseum. It was really fun, and we had some fun on the way there too.

Sander's Cafe

As you can see on the way there, we went to the Original Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corbin, Kentucky. When Colonel Harland Sanders started it, it was a motel. The Restraunt was right next to it, where he opened the Sanders Cafe. He also named the motel Sanders Court.
This is a picture of John Thomas in front of an old highway sign,with Colonel Sanders that advertised his own Sanders Cafe.

This is a picture of me and my Brothers, John Thomas (JT), and James Martin (JM). Plus, we all wore red for the occasion.

This is a picture of what was his office.

Turtles at the Creation Museum

My favorite part of the Museum was the Turtles, they had real live turtles. I was so lucky to get this picture, because he looked right at me.

This is another picture of some of the turtles, taking a sun bath.
I know they are hard to see, but I got 3 turtles in this picture!

At the Creation Museum

The Creation Museum was about 6 day creation. They proved that there were real dinosaurs.The Bible's best description of a dinosaur-like animal is recorded in Job chapter 40. “Look at the behometh, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. He ranks first among the works of God…” Job 40:15-19.






Noah's Ark
There was this Gigantic Room, that looked like all these people building the ark! It was really neat!
This is like a built graph, of what the ark looks like. It's like two sides of it taken off.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

(This picture is drawn by Dick Van Dyke)

448 Bonnie Meadow Road, New Rochelle, New York, the residense of the Petrie family; Rob, the head writer of "The Alan BradyShow"; his wife, Laura; and their son Ritchie. Working with Rob were two other co-writers, the husband-hunting Sally Rogers and, the perpetual wisecracker ,Buddy Sorrell. Their nemesis at the office, and much humor, was balding Mel Cooley, the pompous producer of "The Alan Brady Show" andthe brother-in-law of its star. Frequently seen were their next-door neighbors, Dentist Jerry Helper, his wife Millie,and their young son Freddie.


The show won four straight outstanding comedy Emmys. (And frankly, I'm not surprised!)

Below I'll show some pictures I found.


Laura Petrie : Mary Tyler Moore
From Left to Right Dick Van Dyke (Rob Petrie), Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore), Buddy Sorrell (Morey Amsterdam), Sally Rodgers (Rose Marie), Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon).

Millie Helper (Ann Morgan Guilbert) &, Jerry Helper (Jerry Paris).

Information also from Tim's Tv showcase.

Beautiful Memories

With this tea set, Mama & I would sometimes have real tea parties! We had real tea, and Mama would let me pick the dishes, and I usually picked these. We always used Lady Grey tea.By this kind of tea, I mean hot tea.
We would have pecan sandies cookies, and my favorite, Danish Wedding cookies.
pictures taken by: Janis A. Justus 7/22/09

Clara

Clara is another one of our cats. She really sleeps all day! She slept on this rug almost all day today!

(These were both taken today)

Lottie

In case you didn't know, Lottie is our miniature Daschund. I posted a picture a long time ago on "Our Cross Stitching Home"of her. She sleeps all day too. Last year when I went to camp, while Daddy was on his way back home from dropping me off, she got stung on the nose by a bee, on the back porch. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it. My brothers said it was really cute.

The Walton's

On Decmeber 20, 1971 CBS aired a holiday movie entitled The Homecoming: A Christmas Story. It turned into a series the following year called The Waltons. It depicted the life of a large, poor family living through the Depression and World War II. It was narrated from the point of view of the older son, John Boy Walton, who was remembering the joyous and challenging events of his early life on Walton Mountain in rural Virginia. The family all worked at the saw mill of their father and grandfather.
The show’s story lines featured life lessons recognized by every viewer, even as the setting was demonstrably distinct for their own. John and Olivia Walton are kind and loving parents to their seven children. And in turn they live in respectful deference of John’s own father and mother living under the same roof.
Episodes often included visiting strangers traveling through the area who needed help and shelter. And of course the Walton family was renown for its open hospitality and inviting warmth. The most memorable part of the show was its unique ending. As each episode closed we see the Walton House at night, with only one room’s light still on, and we hear the family say goodnight to each other.

Information from Dr. Will Miller drwill.com/2007/12/20/why-we-watch-the-waltons/

When you walk, Down the road....

Touched by an angel is another one of my favorite shows. It ran from 1994 to 2003, 9 seasons.

The story line of the show is, Monica, an angel, as been promoted from "Search and Rescue" to "Case Worker" and Tess, is her superviser. And Andrew, is the Angel of death, who takes every one up to heaven.

Martha Williams is the Executive Producer, and later, Head writer, later in the Series. She has a website all about it, at www.touched.com

Happy Birthday, Aunt Sherry!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Sherry! I hope you have a great one!
Ima Virginia

My Country 'Tis of Thee...

Today, we celebrate the day of Independance, the day we became free!

Free in the USA

On the Fourth of July,

I raised the flag,

As I spoke with love and pride:

"I’m blessed to be an American,

" I said,To two friends who stood by my side.

One was my neighbor, who lives next door,

He's a citizen, like me.

The other, a visitor from a hard, oppressed land,
Far across the sea.

"My flag stays in its box this year,

"Said my neighbor, boiling mad.

"The terrible shape this country’s in,

The future looks nothing but bad.

"Taxes, scandal, indifference and crime,

On our land like a giant stain."My visitor said,

"We have all that, and worse,

But it’s against the law to complain."

My neighbor looked startled, but not subdued;

Then he started in on the Press:

"There’s nothing but bad news;

the headlines are bleak."(It gets me down, too, I confess.)

"Our news is all good," said my visitor.

"It’s just how you’d like to be.

We know what our government wants us to know;

Our press is controlled, you see."

My neighbor spun ‘round and marched toward his house,

And here is the end to my story:

The next time we saw him, he was out in his yard,

Proudly raising Old Glory

By Joanna Fuchs

Fred's Peanut Gallery

Today we went to a place down the road from Unicoi State Park, called Fred's Peanut Gallery.

They have Boiled Peanuts, Fried Peanuts, and tons of other kinds.

And they even had Peanut Brittle!

Do you see the Dummies? Right under the Open sign. there is a string that goes all the way across the roof, and behind the counter so that the person behind the counter can move the Dummies! This is an old picture, but today, to the right on the "Ready Ice" freezer, on the barrel there is another dummie. Here is a picture of him!

The Three Hour Tour

Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful ship, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The Mate, was a mighty, sailin' man, the Skipper brave, and sure, 5 passengers, set sail that day, for a three hour, a three hour tour, the weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was lost, if not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost, the ship took ground on the shore of this uncharted dessert Isle, with Gilligan, the Skipper too; the Millionare, and his Wife, the Movie Star, the Proffesor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan's Isle!

Gilligan's Island is one of my favorite television shows. On our DVD's there is a documentation, on how Gilligan's Island was really supposed to be like.
Gilligan's first name is Willy Gilligan, and he was a ship's cook, but the skipper never knew. He was a last miniute replacement. The skippers real name is Jonas Grumby. And the Proffesor's real name is Proffesor Roy Hinkly. then there's Mr. Thurston Howel the III and Lovey, his wife. And then there is Ginger Grant,who, in the show, was a famous movie star, but was originaly planned to be a Secretary, as well as Ms. Mary Ann Summers.