Fun on the Battleship

Well my two girls and I survived sleeping on the Battleship Friday night. It wasn't nearly as cold as I was expecting it to be. They actually have heaters on the ship. The bunks are three high and my girls didn't roll out of them. Phew! Aparently I talk in my sleep though. Those ear plugs I brought really worked good. LOL. 

Here's my troop standing in front of the Battleship waiting to get on.


The girls were so excited! So was mama! LOL.  Here's a picture of Amanda and Jessica:



The troops participated in necklace making, tatoos, eating pizza and making cards for the Veterans.  Here's what my two girls did:



I have to say they are pretty talented! LOL.  Look how Jessica made the shape of America with the flag in it. AWESOME!

I did a little something for the troops this weekend. I normally just have my Christmas Card Stamp a Stack but Jeannette and Flora are really into sending cards to the troops and they said the next cards they need are Valentine's Day. So I added those to the class. Everyone made 10 Valentine's Cards and donated 5 to the troops. Here's what we made:



I used the Seasonal Sentiments Stamp set and the other one from the Mini Catalog. Can't think of the name. Oh wait! I think it's Paisley something. LOL. I'll look it up and let you know when I'm not so tired. I had a busy weekend.  Sleepover on the Battleship with a ton of little girls, walked in the Veteran's Parade, had two birthdays to go to and then the card class. I missed church and really hated that I did but I needed to sleep in a little and prepare for my ladies to come over. I swear next time I'll be in church. Promise!

Well that's it for now. I will post more in a few days.

Comments

Mrs. Jones from the Circus said…
Oh my gosh! Is that the U.S.S. Alabama in Mobile? I love that ship; I have visited it twice. How much fun you must have had sleeping on that massive, massive piece of Americana! Thanks for sharing!
November 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Jackie Barfield said…
Yep! It's the USS Alabama. It was really fun. We had only been on the ship once before. I hear it's haunted and at one point I was alone in a corridor and felt a very strange feeling. I got outta there and back to the group quick. LOL.
November 9, 2010 at 10:56 PM
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