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Milinda J. McGraw

This Month has been filled with lots of family LOVE!  We have had a new baby added to the family on the 20th, another one has turned 3 on the 10th, my Dad’s birthday was the 15th, and my handsome Fiancé had his birthday on the 22nd!  His son has started Football .  My son Jeff’s (his birthday was July 7th) his girlfriend  had a birthday on the 3rd, my niece’s birthday was the 8th,  and the BEST neighbor ever has his birthday coming up on the 31st! I hope I didn’t forget anything or anyone???  What a very busy August we have had!

XOXO

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My Dad… he is 73 today!
He’s always been very handsome and charming….  and he is the hardest working man I know.  We  might not have always seen eye to eye, but as the years have gone by, I think we have found our place with each other!  He has definitely mellowed since I was a kid!  I am happy he found Mary and has been married to her for so many years!   So today I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD
and I Love You!

It’s been a busy summer here so far.  Between designing a few websites to watching twin 8 year olds! 

We have gone to lunch, shopped a few times at Sally’s, and a few other 2nd hand stores as well as the girl’s trying their hand at having a yard sale!

We had fun at the beach…. There is nothing like the feel of your toes in the sand!

Rides in the back of the lawn mower cart are fun too…

The playground is always a YAY!!!!  Loads of fun with friends!

Summer concerts  on the green is fun…dance, dance, dance…..

Chillin with the pooches is always relaxin…. Having breakfast is really yummy!

And a summers night fire is the best! 

There’s still a lot left to 2010 Summer, so we will share some more later…….

Well, I should have blogged this a few weeks ago, but better late than never!  Anyway we got tickets to Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum, from a very special friend.  We had a blast!  I love both of them.

My daughter and her friend came with us also!
It was lots of fun and I wish we did these things more often!

XOXO

1930’s, 40’s and 50’s flour sacks

THE FLOUR SACK

IN THAT LONG AGO TIME

WHEN THINGS WERE SAVED,
WHEN ROADS WERE GRAVELED

AND BARRELS WERE STAVED, 
WHEN WORN-OUT CLOTHING

WAS USED AS RAGS,
AND THERE WERE NO PLASTIC WRAP

OR BAGS, 
AND THE WELL AND THE PUMP

WERE WAY OUT BACK, 
A VERSITILE ITEM,

WAS THE FLOUR SACK. 
PILLSBURY’S BEST, MOTHER’S

AND GOLD MEDAL, TOO,
STAMPED THEIR NAMES

PROUDLY IN PURPLE AND BLUE.

THE STRING SEWN ON TOP

WAS PULLED AND KEPT; 
THE FLOUR EMPTIED

AND SPILLS WERE SWEPT.
THE BAG WAS FOLDED

AND STORED IN A SACK 
THAT DURABLE,

PRACTICAL FLOUR SACK. 
THE SACK COULD BE FILLED

WITH FEATHERS AND DOWN,
FOR A PILLOW, OR T’WOULD

MAKE A NICE SLEEPING GOWN. 
IT COULD CARRY A BOOK

AND BE A SCHOOL BAG,
OR BECOME A MAIL SACK

SLUNG OVER A NAG.
IT MADE A VERY

CONVENIENT PACK,
THAT ADAPTABLE,

COTTON FLOUR SACK. 
BLEACHED AND SEWN,

IT WAS DUTIFULLY WORN
AS BIBS, DIAPERS,

OR KERCHIEF ADORNED. 
IT WAS MADE INTO SKIRTS,

BLOUSES AND SLIPS.
AND MOM BRAIDED RUGS

FROM ONE HUNDRED STRIPS
SHE MADE RUFFLED CURTAINS

FOR THE HOUSE OR SHACK,
FROM THAT HUMBLE

BUT TREASURED FLOUR SACK ! 
AS A STRAINER FOR MILK

OR APPLE JUICE, 
TO WAVE MEN IN,

IT WAS A VERY GOOD USE, 
AS A SLING FOR A SPRAINED WRIST

OR A BREAK, 
TO HELP MOTHER ROLL UP

A JELLY CAKE, 
AS A WINDOW SHADE

OR TO STUFF A CRACK,
WE USED A STURDY,

COMMON FLOUR SACK ! 
AS DISH TOWELS,

EMBROIDERED OR NOT, 
THEY COVERED UP DOUGH,

HELPED PASS PANS SO HOT, 
TIED UP DISHES FOR

NEIGHBORS IN NEED, 
AND FOR MEN OUT IN THE FIELD

TO SEED. 
THEY DRIED DISHES FROM PAN,

NOT RACK
THAT ABSORBENT,

HANDY FLOUR SACK ! 
WE POLISHED AND CLEANED

STOVE AND TABLE, 
SCOURED AND SCRUBBED

FROM CELLAR TO GABLE, 
WE DUSTED THE BUREAU

AND OAK BED POST, 
MADE COSTUMES FOR OCTOBER

(A SCARY GHOST) 
AND A PARACHUTE FOR A CAT

NAMED JACK. 
FROM THAT LOWLY,

USEFUL OLD FLOUR SACK ! 
SO NOW MY FRIENDS,

WHEN THEY ASK YOU
AS CURIOUS YOUNGSTERS

OFTEN DO, 
"BEFORE PLASTIC WRAP,

ELMERS GLUE AND PAPER TOWELS,

WHAT DID YOU DO ?" 
TELL THEM LOUDLY

AND WITH PRIDE DON’T LACK, 
"GRANDMOTHER HAD

THAT WONDERFUL FLOUR SACK !"

All these girls’ dresses

were made from flour sacks…

Panties (Bloomers) were made

from them also.

xoxo