~Mt. Rushmore~

I mentioned a summer vacation my parents and I went on to Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota. The Presidents heads are carved into the top of a mountain. I can still remember getting closer and closer and seeing those massive faces carved in the rock was just amazing. I was about 14 or so I think. The mountains were just great and you could see for miles, mom took this photo of dad and I by the state line sign.. I really look frumpy in that one.. so just look at the sign..lol...the next is better.. lol.. you see? I DID have legs!!! ;-) Before I had to surrender the photo albums to Gayle I did confiscate some of them and I took 5 that were my grandfathers of the carving of the heads into the mountain. The pictures are wonderful. Such detail- one even has the dimensions as to how big it measures.. it says : 6000 feet above sea level, the expanse from the top of the head to the chin is 60 feet, the length of the nose is 21 feet, the mouth is 18 feet wide. On the side it reads: Showing gigantic porportions of figures on Mount Rushmore Memorial, Blackills, S.Dak. Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor, photo by Lincoln Borglum. The men that worked on this had to be truly amazing people to hang over the sides by ropes..or in those boxes and swing type chairs..the vibration of those jack hammers and all the dust..that had to be a hard job..plus being out there in the hot sun. And the weather out there in the mountains is always so unpredictable. Truly dedicated men had to do this kind of work.. Me? no I just could NOT do it.. I got dizzy just standing on a chair. I am NOT good with heights..thats one reason I have trouble with flying.. the heights, not counting the claustrophobia . The men that build the skyscrapers or huge bridges and walk those beams? NO, I couldnt..But those that can do those kind of jobs..well I am very proud of them...but MY talents lie elsewhere. There's a website for Mount Rushmore just put that into your browser, and they even have some old film footage there to see. Its very interesting. I know one thing I remember-sadly its lost over the years, that I got while we were in the gift shop..They have what is called Blackhills gold, it is lovely jewelery.. I got a ring.. was brown kinda stone with gold flecks sparkling in it..was just gorgeous.. I wore that ring for years. I dont know what happened to it, probly when my things were stolen a long time ago.. I lost most of my high school things and memories of my first marriage, photos etc. I kind of think thats where that ring went as well, to whomever took my belongings.. Leave it to me to remember jewelry.. But I LOVE it.. thats why I wear 13 rings now.. I do.. 7 on my right hand, 6 on my left, I had to take 4 off..sadly, one the band broke and 3 got just too small. so now I only wear 13.. My sister does too..Im not sure how many but at least 1 on each finger ..not the thumbs.. I wear more than one on a finger.. I have 2 or 3 on one some times.. what?? I CANT help it.. I LOVE jewelery ..:-D... I do have a stupid to report ... I did it to myself again.. I was in a hurry to get the photos scanned and Dutch and LB were being real pains in the patootie cuz I hadnt fed them yet.. Well I needed more coffee so I decided to feed them too, just to shut them up..well I took a spoon and dug the cat food out, I put the dish on the floor, then proceeded to fix my cup of coffee.. I poured it into the cup, reached for the spoon, got 2 spoons of sugar,, ok ok 3 , small ones, and stirred, brought it back in here, without spilling too!!! I sat here at my computer..and took a nice sip of my coffee.. You KNOW what I did dont you? lol..ya.. I used the WRONG bloomin SPOON !!! I had catfood coffee.. what a YUK!~ I spit it back into the cup..and well I didnt need a 3rd cup anyway ... I do some of the most looney things all because I have my mind going on a dozen different things.. *SIGH* Needless to say, that is another lesson learned by Lois.. After you use a spoon for the catfood PUT in IN the sink. :-D...learning is such fun.... Well I already know my way into the kitchen.. I do have a path.. Raelynn asked about that..why is there a path cut to the kitchen.. lol I did not tell my involvement with THAT one.. I do think this chair knows the way all by itself out to there too... :-D should by now hey? lol... I know the cats do. Now all I got to do is find the publish spot on this and say "nitey nite" :-D Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? love ya..and thanks!! Always, Lois**** May God Bless you today, I'm so honored to call you friend, I pray the Lord will keep you safe, Until I write again...