Updating an update & A Frenchy Find

Here it is - another double post - Met Monday, hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I know you will enjoy her post filled with ideas, as well as lots of other participants.

and....Today's Thrifty Treasures, hosted by Rhoda at Southern Hospitality. Her post will have some wonderful thrifty finds.

First I am updating last week's update....but before I do that, in honor of our past and present soldiers, I thought I'd show you this lovely display of some insignia and the Purple Heart that belonged to my father-in-law. We all have lots of stuff that is enjoyable, and then we have treasures like this, or your grandmother's treadle sewing machine, or your aunt's china, or your father's watch, etc. These are the things that are really valuable because they evoke family and those precious memories that we all have.

Last week I updated a bookcase in our bedroom....including some plates and a few favorite pics.

However, I had 2 stacks of books and numerous pics left sitting on the floor for the week.I told my daughter that I had received a few comments from people, saying that I could put in more books, and so she just redid the whole thing! I like the way she kept my 2 favorite Childcraft books with nursery rhymes and fairy tales that my mother read to me so many, many times. Also, my favorite Nancy Drews books are there, along with a couple of series of Oke books and the wonderful Thoene series "Zion Covenant". I re-read the Zion series periodically!

I like the way she included my mother's high school class, father-in-law's medals, my favorite family pic, clusters of old family pics, wedding albums, baby books.....my treasures.

I think bookcases can be daunting, but love the way daughter re-did mine.

I was out of town this past week, and when I came back I had a graduation to attend and an overnight with the grandies (yeah!) so I didn't get to any garage sales. I am showing a thrifty find from last week. I am still in shock over this country French chair I found at GW....why would anyone get rid of it? I talked myself out of it, and then went back and got it the next day....you can ALWAYS use an extra chair!

Now I have 2 questions that maybe you can help me with:

1. How do you type a line through a word in a blog and yet keep the word?

2. What in the world does the word "meme" mean? (I'm showing my ignorance, but I keep seeing it.)

Be sure and stop by Susan's at Between Naps on the Porch, and also go visit Rhoda at Southern Hospitality. Have a Happy Monday Memorial Day. So thankful for our troops, Linda