Jul
28
Evelyn Ann Pittman, my first grandbaby has arrived! On July 13th she popped out just in time for dinner, around 6:00 pm. Weighing in 8lbs 1 oz. and 21 in long. Being a grandmother is everything that everybody ever told me it would be. And then some!
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Jul
6
Family Time
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Am I responsible for all this over population? I believe I am. Meghan is due this Saturday, July 8th. With her mother being in the flag business she wanted to have it on July 4th but her baby had other plans. Mother and daughter are already bumping heads.
My middle son Matt was born on July 3, 1990 and he made the paper. “Flag lady has a little firecracker”, they said. And boy were they right. He even has red hair.
It is odd to me that the only other person in the picture with dark hair is of no blood relation to me, my son-n-law. I thought dark hair was suppose to be dominate.
And no my husband is not related to Bill Clinton, they just favor. Just last month a radio station asked Grady to pose and wave as President Clinton for one of their promos. And one Halloween we dressed as Clinton and a girlfriend (his mother, that worked for the Governor and later President, didn’t like that very much).
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Jul
5
Today I had an epiphany. Well not really today, I have been thinking about this ever since I heard Star Jones was leaving “The View” (The View is a woman’s talk show that comes on in the mornings on ABC). My epiphany is…I should replace Star Jones. Why not? That show is missing a real person and on the minority barometer a southern woman ranks almost as high as a black woman. I could be the Real McCoy (sorry I couldn’t resist).
My qualifications? Well, I do have the gift of gab; ask anyone that knows me. And even though I am not a professional anchor woman or movie star I do have a lot of experience with TV. Check out my Press Center. In the last three weeks I have been on TV five times and radio three. So I’m not just dreaming (well maybe a little) but I do know I am comfortable in front of a camera.
Anyway, when I heard of Star’s departure, I mildly thought to myself all the reasons I would be good at that job. I don’t know anybody that has done and seen as much as I have in my 51 years of life. And because of that I have an opinion on just about everything. For instance, this 24 year-old man works for me who raises pit bull dogs. He also has three young children. For a year I have been expounding my opinion of his poor judgment: pit bulls and children don’t mix. Sure enough, last week the pit bull took a hunk of flesh out of the back of his leg. Thank God it was not one of his children’s faces! We’ve all heard our bad decisions will come back to bite us in the ass later. Not his, this one bites him in the leg. Ouch!
Anyone out there know how to get me on The View?
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Jul
3
“American Pride” patriotic art
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The original painting of “American Pride” was inspired by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Nationally recognized artist Pat Matthews painted this impressionistic image of the American flag on the same day as the attacks in memory of those who suffered and died that day.
This original oil painting as well as 1000 limited edition, lithograph prints of “American Pride” were signed and numbered by the artist and designated to help those directly affected by the events.
Proceeds from the sale of these prints were placed in a special fund for the New York City fire fighters. In April of 2002, Patrick flew to New York City and presented an original oil painting with a check from the special fund along with three hundred and forty-three signed original lithograph prints to Engine 4, Ladder Company 54, Battalion 9 at 782 Eighth Avenue in New York City.
This station lost fifteen men on the morning of September 11. Additionally, there were a total of three hundred and forty-three fire fighters that died as a result of that tragic day.
FlagandBanner.com is proud to offer both the original paintings and lithographs for sale in our gift store, with proceeds benefiting the New York City fire fighters fund.
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Jul
2
Where have I been?
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It has been a long time since I wrote in my blog. I know where I’ve been, traveling. This year I have been to Park City, Utah twice, Indiana twice, Dallas twice, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Hong Kong just to name a few. Mostly on business but also looking at colleges for my newly graduated and oldest son, Grady McCoy IV. We chose Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He wants to be an opera singer. I told him anybody that wants to be an opera singer at 17 years old has had way to much education.
The other part of the time went to working. Patriotism may be down but sales aren’t. We had an excellent flag season this year. It may be due to our great advertising and promotion team.
And lastly, I feel I am getting closer and closer to realizing my newest project, the reopening of the Dreamland Ballroom. This is the coolest project that a team of us have been working on for about a year. I will do a segment on it later.
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