8 lift at state and two get medals

It was a good day for Ethel Powerlifting. John Housmann took first in the 114 pound class and Christian Sanders took 3rd in the 308 pound class. The rest lifted their personal best or the most weight ever!

Deep Delta Festival a success!

 Annabelle @ her puppy, Percy. Her pup is a female.

This is Cherish's four-year-old daughter.

Part of the both. I mainly sold my Bears of Rolling Fork Poster & Note cards.

It's safe to say my posters and note cards featuring my hometown's bear statues was a hit!  I sold a few other things. I can't wait until the Great Delta Bear Affair to have different note cards and posters.

I also got a  new hand blown glass pendant from Cherish. It's so pretty! Check her stuff out on Facebook at Wild Magnolia's Glass. She made me a pendant that says "EHS" on it.

Kids these days worry me...

I get a little frustrated at "the way things are," especially after talking with Paul last night.

I sometimes feel like I was raised in a "bubble." I had probably the most stable home environment that I could have -- Two married parents who worked hard, made me know right from wrong, taught me about God, and made me appreciate the things that I had even though I didn't always have what I wanted.

They stressed to me getting good grades and I did. I wanted to go to college and it was expect. I completed it and there you have it.

Most of my high school friends in Sharkey and Issaquena Counties were much the same way.

Today's kids don't have it so lucky. Most have at least one parent and some have none at all. They go to school not to learn but because they have to. They don't try to make the best grades they can. They merely show up.

Student is failing tech. discovery with a 40 and his teacher says he won't do his work.

Do you know what would have happened to me if I can home with a failing grade on progress report? My butt would have gotten beat, I would have been grounded for a long time and I better pray I could get my grades up before report cards.

The student, unfortunately, is part of a cycle. I like to call it -- "School's not important." Parents didn't finish high school so he's probably not being taught at home that education is key to a successful life.

Sometimes, we get so caught up it numbers and state test scores that we, as a community, forget that school is for educating children to become successful adults.

Last year, I was talking to a high school junior and he told me that he doesn't know if college is for him. He's grades are okay.

I told him that's OK. What I want for you is to become a successful, responsible person. If that means you work construction or weld so be it but don't be a dead beat. Make something of your life.

The Blues & The Bears

Rolling Fork, my hometown, is known as the birthplace of bluesman Muddy Waters and home of 7 chainsaw carved 10 feet tall bears in honor of Teddy Roosevelt's bear hunt in nearby Onward, MS.

With all that being said I created a Blues and Bears themed  notecard set. I've also done a poster of black and white images of all but one of the Bears.

And I'm going to Rolling Fork for the Deep Delta Festival  on Saturday to sell my stuff! Wish me luck!

My handbag and jewelry blog

I have a booth in Dees Antique Mall with Jewelry and Handbags and such. My sister, Lisa, who lives in Madison, kept on getting compliments on the handbags she got from me so I started another BLOG! It will feature all my stock and it's a work in progress.

Check it out! http://everythingsrosie1.blogspot.com/