Tomorrow's her birthday so I've been remembering...
A cold, January day in Little Rock, a new baby with siblings not yet 2 and 3 years old!
A pretty little girl who turned out to be "the middle child", but would hold her own with the best of them....
A teenager experiencing the early 70's in California....
The "flower-child"...with fishnet on the ceiling, wine bottles filled with candles, paper flowers, and the "Love Story" poster...
Falling in love with David and breaking away to be on her own ...leaving family behind and moving across the country at the age of 18.
The young wife...getting her GED and Beauty School diplomas...
The hard-working mother...starting her own business while raising two children...
A faithful wife...encouraging and supportive...
A beautiful young woman who knows when to be serious and when to have a good time.
The smart, successful business woman who is honest, fair and helpful to her emloyees.
The devoted Christian woman....living out the "fruit of the spirit"....
The proud grandmother of three little boys...
A daughter who is devoted to her family, friends and parents.
God is so good!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Siblings are coming...........
My crazy brother, Nick, and sister, JoAnn, will be here from Houston the weekend of the 23rd.!!! Can't wait to see them. It's been seven months since I was down there.
I say "crazy" brother 'cause that's what he is :) He's so much fun...always makes me laugh. (I love him dearly) And when he gets together with my two sons it can be hilarious...they pick on each other and see who can be the silliest. It's nice to see that from a 48, 54 and 63 year old!
To pause the slideshow below,and see the captions, drag the mouse over the pictures.
I say "crazy" brother 'cause that's what he is :) He's so much fun...always makes me laugh. (I love him dearly) And when he gets together with my two sons it can be hilarious...they pick on each other and see who can be the silliest. It's nice to see that from a 48, 54 and 63 year old!
To pause the slideshow below,and see the captions, drag the mouse over the pictures.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Day One of my 75th. year....
What a wonderful day it was yesterday!!! I spent the afternoon with 16 of my closest friends :)...Eddie, Herk, Karen, Kristi, Rusty, Kellin, Joey, Jacob, "Moose", Laura, Heather, Summer, Benjamin, Kiley, Gabriel and my Bob. We met at the Olive Garden and then most of us went to our apartment (wow)...I needed someone tall (Heather) to put up some "wall words" for me...She did a fine job....the little kids didn't seem to mind being in such a confined place for about an hour....and the guys were entertained (as always) with football...altho they did have to peek around Heather as she was streatched out, leaning against the wall in front of the TV.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Rest In Peace...
"We are such spendthrifts with our lives. The trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I'm not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer, who puts back into the soil what he takes out."
Paul Newman
Jan. 26, 1925 - Sept. 26, 2008
Thursday - Day 6 in Alabama...and the first day of 2009
Our last day here :(
David's sister, Sandy spent the night with us... we enjoyed a visit with her while sharing a nice breakfast and enjoying a leisurely morning .. . Laura Leigh and Barb were both "off" today.... While Barb and her dad took a walk...I removed all the ornaments from the Christmas tree...
We then went to the Veterans Home to visit David's dad, Mr. Gentle.
What can I say about this????? Three years ago he had a stroke that has slowly taken away his ability to stand or walk... caused his memory to fade...and now, due to diabetes and bed sores that won't heal, he has lost both his legs.
I can say "Thank you God for people who administer care to someone who is suffering..thank you God for drugs that ward off pain...thank you God that he has a place like this where he can be watched over, cared for, and not alone. Thank you God that he has a family who show him love. spend time with him and bring their little ones for visits...some of whom he has no memory of but is always happy to see. Thank you God that he knows you and will spend eternity in heaven reunited with his wife."
I can also regret that he has to go through this and wonder why? Tennyson reminds us that "ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die" ...and Solomon tells us that "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
Time and chance has come to PawPaw.
God bless you, Mr. Gentle
March 2005
Tonight our company consisted of two of the girls who work for Barbara...Judy and Maggie, her husband and little boy...along with the Watson's (LL, Jason and the boys)and the younger Gentle family (Ben, Mamas and little David). I napped while LL and Barb prepared supper which included blackeyed peas for the New Year.
David's sister, Sandy spent the night with us... we enjoyed a visit with her while sharing a nice breakfast and enjoying a leisurely morning .. . Laura Leigh and Barb were both "off" today.... While Barb and her dad took a walk...I removed all the ornaments from the Christmas tree...
We then went to the Veterans Home to visit David's dad, Mr. Gentle.
What can I say about this????? Three years ago he had a stroke that has slowly taken away his ability to stand or walk... caused his memory to fade...and now, due to diabetes and bed sores that won't heal, he has lost both his legs.
I can say "Thank you God for people who administer care to someone who is suffering..thank you God for drugs that ward off pain...thank you God that he has a place like this where he can be watched over, cared for, and not alone. Thank you God that he has a family who show him love. spend time with him and bring their little ones for visits...some of whom he has no memory of but is always happy to see. Thank you God that he knows you and will spend eternity in heaven reunited with his wife."
I can also regret that he has to go through this and wonder why? Tennyson reminds us that "ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die" ...and Solomon tells us that "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
Time and chance has come to PawPaw.
God bless you, Mr. Gentle
March 2005
Tonight our company consisted of two of the girls who work for Barbara...Judy and Maggie, her husband and little boy...along with the Watson's (LL, Jason and the boys)and the younger Gentle family (Ben, Mamas and little David). I napped while LL and Barb prepared supper which included blackeyed peas for the New Year.
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