Theodore Roosevelt said this a long, long time ago. Why are we still having to explain this to immigrants?"

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

I do not have anything against immigration but I do have a problem with some who come here expecting us to assimilate instead of themselves.

2 New Cloths I 've knitted for my swaps

This one is another Star Fish Cloth in Sugar and Cream Stripes. Pattern is at http://sew-funky.blogspot.com
This one is Rhonda White's Lady Slipper Cloth done in Peaches and Cream TEA ROSE

I KNIT A SEA CREATURE!

This is the Starfish dishcloth I knit for one of my swaps. It was created by sew-funky.blogspot.com. She has generously posted her Free patterns there.

Swapmeister, Swapmeister (to the tune of MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER)

Swapmeister, Swapmeister
Say your name now.
Why don't you stand up and take a bow?

Swapmeister, Swapmeister
You just send gifts,
while I'm here having fits.

Swapmeister, Swapmeister
I need your name right now!

Info for the Swapmeister

1.I am a nurse, I work fulltime at a large hospital, 3 12 hour shifts in a row, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights.
2. I am Catholic.
3. I have two dogs and 4 cats and a great # of Barn cats that I feed and care for.
4. I have 4 grandchildren.
5. I have been married 36 years to the same guyand I still think he is one of the smartest people I've ever met, although he still hasn't figured me out.
6.Things I love:Music: I love The Beatles, Nickel Creek, Five For Fighting.
Drinks: Diet Coke, Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper,Folger's
Classic Roast Black.
Sweets: Tiramisu. Cheesecake, Dark Chocolate.
Activities: I love committing RANDOM ACTS OF
KINDNESS.Camping,Fishing.Reading, Knitting.
7. I love flowers and rain and the beach.Although I've only been to the beach twice in my life.
8. I read alot. I would like to start reading Daniel Silva’s books but I would like to start with his first one. I also like Nora Roberts and anything about King Arthur. I love anything by or about Jane Austen. I have read The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy over and over since the sixties.I read spy novels in secret because I've always thought it would be neat to be a spy but my family wouldn't understand.
9. I like anything made from recycled items.
10.I can always use Peaches N. Cream or Sugar n Cream cotton yarn because I knit alot of Dishcloths for swaps.
11. I have tried and tried to learn to knit two socks at a time but I always end up dropping the wrong needle.
12. I have secret fear of being poor when I am old and I won't have money for books or yarn and since I live so far from town would have to depend on others for transportation so I am hoarding yarn and needles now. I know it is weird.
13.I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I take a shot every week for it. I have had Cancer in the past but have been clean for 3 years
Hugs, Knitting on 1156 AKA Debbie in Wizard Wells

This is what I got from Summer Of Yarn Love Secret Pal AKA The Swapmeister

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you truly see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships as long as they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

The Scary Months of May and June

First you hear your most beloved son has Cancer and your heart stops, then it starts to pound very hard as if it is trying to leave your body as you search for a plan, a course of action, a weapon of mass destruction to kill the cancer so it will never touch your family again. He goes in for surgery and you say your Rosary over and over again as if you say it enough or with enough faith you can surely save him. You wait 5 days, 10 days then you get the call. The node was definitely Cancer and we think we got it all, but we did find another spot but this type of Cancer has a high rate of cure and with some chemotherapy we are feeling very positive. So we start Chemo, the third day after chemo is the worst, he is tired and sick but insists on going to work. He is strong, he is a man but he is still my baby boy.

Package from Bianca in The Netherlands

Questionnaire for my new swap "SUMMER OF YARN LOVE"

1. I knit

2. I do not spin.

3. I love to knit with cottons and blends. I absolutely cannot stand Lion Brand Homespun

4. My favorite colors are reds, deep blues and jewel-like colors. I do not like orange or black

5. I am dying to try Rowan Denim but that is not practical. I really like and will use washable yarns Like superwashes and stuff. I don't especially like Red Heart acrylic, but Caron supersoft and Reynolds both have very soft Acrylics that I use for Afghans. I love any type of sock yarn and I can handwash socks so it doesn't have to be a superwash.

6. I knit Socks, Afghans and dishcloths.

7. I am knitting a "CABLES and CROWNS" Afghan for my oldest daughter, I have a pair of socks on the needles and one or two dishcloths for my swaps.

8. Favorite thing that I have knitted is the blanket for my Grandson.

9. A pair of socks in "The Red Hat" colorway, purples and reds. Unfortunately I did not realize how much I hate purple and red together until I got halfway through the first sock.

10. I would like to learn to crochet

11.My Ravelry ID is Knitting on 1156

12. Yes I knit socks and I have big feet, I wear a size ten shoe.

13. I collect, birdfeeders, santas, crucifixes, knitting notions and Heartwood Creek Figurines.

14. I do not have a winder or a swift but I really need them. They were on my Xmas list but Santa didn't bring them. I must've have been a bad girl.

15.I love Dove milk chocolate with caramel

16.I love clean, crisp scents. No fruity odors please.

17.I keep my needles in a dresser drawer.

18. I do have a wish list on Amazon under Deborah Wilson.

19.My Birthday is in November

20.I have no allergies.

Package from Doris

Package from Kenyetta

Exchange from Dawn in Washington

Exchange from Marnie in British Columbia, Canada

Gypsy, our dog. She is the reason we ended our vacation early.

Gypsy got away from the kennel help and they couldn't find her. She was missing from Saturday night to Wednesday morning. We got the message Tuesday morning and immediately loaded up and drove back. I found her in an empty lot on 3rd street in Jacksboro on Wednesday morning. It was a very happy reunion!

Vacation Pictures at Bastrop State Park in The Lost Pines Area

Our youngest Grandchild, Ronin Nimitz Wilson

Our Grandchildren

More Dishcloths I've Knitted

Zelma Beth is "Going To The Chapel"

Zelma Beth, my neice is getting married to Omar on October 18th, 2008.