Forts and lighthouses

So, this actually happen before my last blog but I was just now getting around to putting pictures on the computer to blog about it.
So last weekend for the weekend we decided to spend some time together and do something things right here around Savannah that we have not been able to do. So our plans were to hit Fort Pulaski, Tybee Island Lighthouse, Old Fort Jackson and Fort McCallister. But the rain kept us from the last fort.

Fort Pulaski
So Friday we got up and went to breakfast at Denny's and then went straight to Fort Pulaski. This was a fort that was used during the civil war. It also has a lot of neat history also about being used as an underground railroad. Also in the parade field was one of the first organize baseball being played in the America. If you want more information you can google it...sorry I don't want to sit and typed it all out...sorry! But the moral of the story is they lost the battle to the union (the north) because they surrender because the Union had cannons that was destroying their walls and if one cannon hit one wall just right it would have hit the magazine room (where they would stored the black powder and stuff) and if that would had happen it would had kills lots of people so they surrender. So the battle only lasted 30 hours.
So here are some pictures ...

The outside of it

Walking to the entrance

Jeremy and a Cannon

This is the battery

Also they had a trail that took you to look at a very old lighthouse Cockspur Lighthouse

Tybee Island Lighthouse

So the next thing on the list was the Tybee Island Lighthouse. I have seen it from the outside but have aways wanted to go up in it. That was a very long climb! It was 178 steps up it.That might not sound like that much but in this little tower with no AC so it was very stuffy cause the couple of windows there was was only cracked a little bit. But, once you get to the top it was very well worth the trip to the top. This is Georgia's tallest lighthouse. So here are some pictures!

Here is a view of the lighthouse from the bottom.

This is us at the top with the AtlanticOcean behind us.

A view of the ocean from up there.

(the water does not look that blue when you there on the beach)

This is the view looking back toward the island... you can see the marsh in the back.

Me in front of the lighthouse and on the right you can see the innkeepers house.
I am standing on the battery across the street.

Old Fort Jackson

Okay our next place of interested was Old Fort Jackson in Savannah right on the Savannah River. We did not know any history about this place but thought we might have well checked it out. There is not much history because it was built when Robert E. Lee declared to build lots of forts to help fight the union and this one was built to keep the union from being able to get into Savannah, which was a strong city at the time. But, after the union got property of Fort Pulaski, they decide to run and abandon the fort. So they dumped the amino and everything into the river and march to South Carolina. The fort was not really every completely finished. but it was still cool to go there. So here are some pictures from there.

A view from a far of the entrance.

The main entrance and the draw bridge

Looking from the top down onto the parade field.

Guards Room.

Magazine Room. (Storage Room)

Well there is an little update. I only showed a couple of pictures, but the places were so beautiful you should see the whole album. Check it out here it is http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=2&aid=112676&l=5958f143c2&id=762033116

Check it out.

See you later!

Well I told Jeremy goodbye tonight, or better yet I just said "see you later". Yeah it is just give or take 30 days but still it is time away. But this is also a training period for what is to come. Lets not talk about that...lol... Anyways, yes I support my husband and what he is willing to do for our country. I will stand by his side at all time and will handle time away from one another the best I can. So, I told him over and over, I am fine and will be fine, and he must keep his mind on the mission, but still being a guy I know he will still worry some. So, anyways, while he is gone what should I do with my self. I know, how about if i keep my self from staring at the clock and calendar and counting the days down. So, I made a list of my goals (or missions) that I want to do by the time he comes home around November 1st.
So, I thought I would share on here, so that way they are in writing cause they say if you write them down you have a better chance of accomplishing them. So here I go....in 30 days can I do the following??!!

1. Clean my house - Not just clean it....I mean really clean it, behind the ice box, oven, and even the extra bedroom
2. Attending the AFAP conference here at Fort Stewart for 3 days. We will see how that goes....LOL!
3. Start going walking everyday, or maybe swimming at the gym....I don't know I like walking better...lol.... may water aerobic??!!??! I got till tomorrow to decide...
4. Along with number 3 but to lose 20 lbs. Can I do it??? Lets hope so!!
5. Clean out the car...really clean it out...I mean do my own detail job...LOL!
6. Oh, yesterday I got a picture frame from Micheal's to paint and decorate for a picture of us.
7. Going to attempt to make a candy corn cake. I want to carve it and decorate it to look like a candy corn. The only problem is I can't do it till he is coming home cause I don't like cake so I don't every eat the cake so he better get home....LOL!
8. Get back into scrapbooking! I still love it just have not had the room or the time to do it... Now I do and am excited to start it.
9. Last but not least, I have plans to start school on October 26. So hopefully everything will work out. I got 2 classes paid for but still trying to figure out how to get the money for the books. I thought I would get approved for financial aide but I guess the government says a private in the army and don't have kids make too much money. Sorry for going off there for a minute. I will figure it out!

So, there you have it! Is it too much for me to do in 30 some odd days?! I hope not and have faith I will get it all done. I will keep you posted on my updates. Okay so more later!

Babysitting

Sorry I just want to vent for a minute. I love children and will babysit for anyone any time. Espically when I have know your child for almost 2 years. But when you come to my house and ask me to baby sit in an hour for just a hour or 2 keep to your plan. Yes you said you were leaving at 730 but did not leave till 8:15 so I thinking 10:30 at the latest. Then you text me to tell me you got another plan and will be home at 11:00pm. And it is not like this is emergancy, you just turn 21 and want to drink in public whenever possiable. Now, I am sittin ghere with your child still awake (cause you said she can stay up till she falls asleep) at 12:17 am and you have not answer any of my texts. UGH!
Sorry, I love children but just because you had a child at 19 and now want to enjoy drinking crap don't mean you leave your child at home always with the babysitter. This stuff drives me crazy cause I have tried for a child for 7 years and i sit here and watch how a mother and father find other things to fouce on other then there child. It hurts me and makes me realized how unfair life is. Don't go jumping anyone to call CPS, cause they do nothing to harm the girl, they do love her but the mother is 21 now so every weekend it is party time. yes, it is good that the mother finds a good babysitter or the dad stays home to watch her but still wrong in my eyes.
Okay sorry for going on and on I am just sitting here at 12:20 am and wondering if this mother is eVery coming back. I had things to do tonight.
Just for everyone else: If I every babysit for you try to stick to the time you tell me, yes I understand things happen but 2 hours of babysitting turning into 5 hours is taking it too far. I just fell I am being used.
Okay I will shut up!

Got Crabs?

Okay we are back home in Georgia now. The trip back home was a lot better. Taking 2 days to make it made it alot more enjoyable.
Well, our last day before we left Texas, we went crabbing with my Dad and Marie. I was not sure at all about this crabbing thing. Crabs have pinchers and that will hurt if they get me. So I agree to go but just thought I would watch and take pictures. Well after a while I decide that hey it don't look to bad just pull the rope up slowly and then while the crab is on the chicken tied to the rope just take you net and get it...lol. So, I did eventually get into it. And I have to say it was Fun!
Well, we caught about 18 big ones that we kept. Marie clean and cooked them. I did try a piece of the crab and just did not like it. It was just to much fishy taste for me. Anyways, Jeremy enjoyed it though. That is just up his alley, werid foods.

Well, here are some pictures!
Here is the view of the marsh that we went to.

Jeremy crabbing

Me and My Dad Crabbing (Jeremy took this one when I did not see)

One of our BIG crabs...The thing looks mean huh?!

THis is the finished product. A bunch of crabs and legs. Yummy!

Had a great time in Texas and Can't wait to head back. I love Texas! Glad to see all the family and friends that I was able to see in a short time. Hopefully next time I will be able to see everyone else. I also hopes that it won't be another year and half until I head back to Texas!

Ghost and Genealogy

Yes I said that this post is title Ghost and Genealogy because on the same night both things happen. While in Texas we made a night trip to Roganville, TX. Now, don't try to google it because it is not even a town anymore. It is nothing but a bunch of dirt roads and the main road has a black top but the bridges are still wooden, one lane. This is where my dad grew up and my family history is all connected to this area.
So, this night started with Marie's Brother, sister-in-law, newphew and his finance wanted to go see something haunting. If you know my Dad, he is a pro at making you so scared. He has spend years scaring the youth of Buna, TX with his spooky stories at camping trips or just around the house.
Okay the house that my dad lived in, in Roganville, is haunted. Everyone in his family agrees and they even had a name for the ghost. I forgot what he told me that they called it. But, that is beside the point. Anyways, well this house is now empty and just sitting out in the woods and 2 years ago he took my sister and some of her friends out there to try to scared them so he thought sure while not let go. In 2005 when Rita hit the area he did know that the carport had fallen but that was the last time he saw it. The house was destored big time. Teenagers has written all over the walls and trashed it big time. But the carport is still down. Also, we had trouble finding it because after we got out of the truck... the weeds were taller then us and the house. So we wonder around until someone's flashlight finally hit a window.
So here is a picture from outside that house.

Okay, so after that: we went to the Witch's Grave. There is a 2 graves in a old little fence way out in the middle of the woods. It is called the witch's grave because everyone believed that she was a witch. She was a widow and was know not to come out of the house during the day just at night and wore nothing but black. So her and her daughter are bury here in the middle of the woods which use to be here land. There is also a house near by that is aboned. We did not go to it cause everyone was tried and it was late. So anyways, here are some pictures from it.
This is the sign that is there:

Here is a view of the 2 plots.

This is the daughter:

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This is the Mother (AKA: the witch, Roxie)

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Genealogy

Now you must be wondering how that plays into this.
Okay our second stop was at Friendship Church and Cementary. Yes, cemetary at night can be scary but for me it was education. There is alot of family history here. Here is the sign if you want to read the history. Joseph Andrew Jackson and Rebecca Sheffield are my great-great-great or something like that grandparents. They are the ones that donated this land to be used for a church and cementary in 1899. Read if you want.

Here is a picture of the church on the outside. What is different about this church is that it is open 24 hours a day. When Joseph gave the community the land one of the causes was that the church had to be open for people to go to at all times. So i was able to go in.
Here is the outside of it.

Now, here is a view of the inside. Notice the beautiful old wood pews and floor. Remember the time 1899. I don't know if that is when this church was actually built.

Okay, so here is the picture of Joseph Andrew Jackson Sheffield and Rebecca Sheffield that was hanging in the church. Very old picture!

Now, this is the piano that my Great Grandma Lena played for years. My dad even has a video that was taken with the very old 8mm film that shows her playing the piano probably in the 60s or some time around then. Sad that there is no sound but that is how it was back then. It is just amazing that her piano is somewhere safe. They had pictures of her hanging in the church too.

Now, just for kicks, here is pictures of the old school that is from when Roganville used to be a town. There is also a picture of an old bus stop.