Happy Father's Day Arthur

Happy Fathers Day to my Father-in-Law, these are some words that I think describes that man that he is. He has always treated me well , love you Dad.









This is a picture of Dennis being held by his Father getting his first hair by Dennis's grandfather Clifford. As you can see by below the tradition carried on with my sons JD and Jared. Check out the wall paper in the background!























Dennis holding JD





















Me entertaining Jared with JD and Dennis in background .

Father's Day

I am the wind
I am the rain
I am the sunlight
through your window pane

I am the leaf
turning brown in the fall
I am the faintest whisper
on the breeze when you call
I am the snowflake
that kisses your cheek

I am the child in the park
playing hide 'n' go seek
I'm the scent of the flowers
that fills the spring air

I'm all around you
I'm every where
I'll always be with you
from this moment on
In your every dance
your every song

You see when we move on
we never truly die
We become one with nature
we unify

Take care my precious one
on my passing don't dwell
Remember the love
we shared together
See you again someday,
All is well

www.messagesofsympathy.com

Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.
Ruth E. Renkel

Kyle & Kari

Happy Anniversary to this *Dynamic Duo*! And many more happy trails for you both.

NINETY YEARS!

Can you guess which one of these lovely ladies is celebrating her 90th birthday?? Probably not for they all have inherited the *forever young gene*. This is my Aunt Elma and her lovely daughters, love this picture of them (I think I stole the picure from somone else so I hope you don't mind me using it) Happy Birthday Aunt Elma!

A Change Of Address

A Change of Address

(Joye)

Just in case

you've wondered

why my emails

have been few.

I've been busy

packing

for the big move.

Not taking a lot

with me

wont need much

you'll see.

Packing

sweet

memories

in my

suitcase

is all

I'll ever need.

So if you get

a hankering

and want

to talk with me,

Joye@Heavensent.com

is the place that

I will be.

Sue has posted a great tribute to Joye hop on over to read about this great lady.

Wit ,Wisdom And A Little Spunk

Those are some words that I would use to describe my Great Aunt Joye, I have just found out that she has passed. I will miss her funny stories and her beautiful blue eyes.

My thoughts turn to her four children at this time who have taken such good care of her. You were all a great example.
We went to visit her over Memorial weekend, she was full of life and stories still hoping to make it to the Senior citizens center one more time to play cards.
You will truly be missed.



This shirt was on an email that I received from Joye, it cracked me up because I really think this was her motto to live by.

one toddler + wind + bubbles = fun

sLoW aS MolAsSes

Seems like it is taking FOREVER getting this office done. Made some progress got the closet door done and also backed the entrance door with metal *thinkin* I need to break up the shinny stuff some how on the smaller door. Some fabric choices for window coverings then I need to bite the bullet and get the office furniture picked out !

Bread Ducks and Quackers

Aunt Sue had her grand-daughter Sloan today and I had Haddie so we decided to meet at the park. I picked up my Mom on the way and Sue brought all her stale bread so the girls could feed the ducks. It took a lot of convincing to get Sloan off the swings she LOVES to swing to a point I was getting motion sickness watching her. It was fun getting the little distant cousins together for the day.

Old screen door

Got this old door from a garage sell up in Morgan one day fell in love with it brought it home. The summer door has bumble bees and a little chair with summer greenery.



















For fall Kacy drew a scarecrow up for me and I enlarged it and appliqued it onto a background. I love his quirky smile and his boots that were made out of an old army blanket.



















The Christmas Angel is applique also, the detail on her wings I fused on and the stars above her head represent my grandchildren that I had at this time.

I used the door for Kacy's wedding using her colors and we hung her wedding photos on it. And at this time it is sitting down in my sewing room. I took off all the old screen material and replaced it with chicken wire it now holds some of my sewing gadgets. Lots of ways to use old door when ever I look at this old door I think of the sound it would make when the old springs would be stretched then slammed shut.

My favorite flowers

These pictures were taken from a few summers ago , hope this years crop will be as beautiful.

May 27, 1974

Happy Birthday to my niece Charlene (Charlie).Char was born on my parents anniversary, after Mom and Dad moved to California they would make the trip back home to celebrate Memorial day and their anniversary but Charlie always thought they came home just for her birthday! Any way you look at it it was great time to have them back home to be with family.
Happy Birthday Char and thank you for all you do and have done on behalf of Mom and Dad.

MAY 27, 1947

In honor of my Mom and in memory of my Dad.

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow. ~Author Unknown

True love stories never have endings. ~Richard Bach


A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
Dave Meurer.

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. ~Simone Signoret

Garden 2009

This is the start of the growing season the volunteer sunflowers are already green along the fence line .


















This fence was rescued from going to the dump, my good friend Kathy made this cute fence for her garden when she decided she needed a new one I said I would take it, so over to the property it came and what a wonderful addition it has made! With a little re-bar arch in between that my son Jared made for me. I and Haddie planted morning glory along the fence and arch to add some early morning color.










I got the log family out of hibernation to come join the garden.




























The second couple was made for Kacy's wedding. The groom comes with a flattop made from horse shoe nails and a copper bow tie, the bride has a bird nest/chicken wire wedding veil. In the background is Dad's sign that I planted a clematis under, hoping it will grow.
























Mom loves to keep the birds fed these are some coffee mugs on a pole that I had made originally for Kyle and Kari's wedding, they lined the wedding path with tulle strung between them and floating candles and now they hold bird seed.




























This little spot was filled up with river rock that I moved one bucket by bucket by bucket at a time I suppose it was easier on my back that way. I moved them over to the STUMP .

This is what we call the stump it is what remains of one of the old trees that was on the property it was the one that we sister played in. Dad thought it should stay so he had Dennis plant it trunk down leaving the root system exposed. We have tried to get things to grow on it but they die quickly so I took some of the river rock and built up little damns of dirt with a weed block material underneath to see if that might help out, still need to get some more plants picked out to go in those spots. Mom has picked out new plants for the spot underneath the bay window that still need to go in then it will be time to plant the pumpkins! One of my favorite garden books is a Country Living book called SEASONS AT SEVEN GATES FARM I never get tired of looking at it it is also were I first seen the log people.

Memorial Day

In Our Hearts

We thought of you with love today

but that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday

and the days before that , too.

We think of you in silence.

We often speak your name.

Now all we have are memories,

and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake

With which we'll never part.

God has you in His keeping.

We have you in our hearts.

Author unknown

Planting day

My little gardening partner spent the day with me at the property to get things planted but once again the dandelions were more appealing to her than the marigolds.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Garden Angel

Gardening Angel

up above

watch over

my flowers

with tender

love