Happy Birthday Miss Mattie Mae

I can't believe you are three already..three years ago yesterday...Love you sweet Mattie Mae

Tera's Birthday

I forgot to post something for Tera's birthday this past week...Happy Birthday Tera...31 I can't believe it...you were so small...you are still small...tiny that is...Love you

Nothing new

There is nothing new in my life...just really busy at work getting ready for the Holiday's...I don't seem to have time for anything lately...alot of hiring and training...I'm so tired when I get home...just feel like my world is spinning out of control...and I can't catch up at home or at work...this picture is an old barn on a property that my Great grandparent lived on for a short time while Great grandpa Gay was working for someone...it seems so peaceful...so soothing...sometimes just wish I could have a minute to walk around the barn and relax...I know my time will come...but just seems like I never have time to just smell the ROSES..as they say...just saying

Saw you getting tired and a Cure was not to be.... So he put his arm around you and whispered "Come to me" With tearful eyes I watched and saw you pass away...Although I love you dearly, I could not make you stay, A golden HEART stopped beating. hard working HANDS at rest... God broke my heart to prove to me, he only takes the BEST...love & miss you DAD

A Week-end away...

Last friday Night we went to Plainfield Indiana with some friends to celebrate their daughter Lynette's 30th Birthday we went to dinner that night ...and listened to a band play... which was a little to loud... so we did not stay late..
The next day we went to the Indianapolis Zoo with them, this picture was taken as we walked in...it was a beautiful week-end... the high was 92 degrees
That evening we went to friends house that live near by Plainfield in Avon, Indiana....we had a barbacue... these friends had a smoker, a charcoal grill, a gas grill and one other going... I never saw so much meat cooking at once... Brats, chicken, pork Chops, hamburgers, hot dogs... some smoked ...some grilled...very good food... very good friends.
On Sunday we made our way back home... this was the first time this year that I took more than a week-end off... was good to get away...

53 years ago today...

Well I started this last Saturday.... never got it finished... to much going on...The girls bought me this cake for my Birthday... we had a few friends over for a Barbecue... I don't feel old....expect sometimes when I sit to long... takes a minute to get going....I am way to YOUNG to be this damn old... 53 YEARS....I remember thinking my Mom & Dad was old when I was a kid....and  they were much younger than I am now.....

Happy Birthday Connie

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Happy 51st Birthday!!!!

Happy Anniversary Troy & Kim

This was then
and this is now.... A beautiful couple... they make beautiful babies... they compliment each other... Love you ....  Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary

One Year Ago today

God saw you

getting tired and a cure was not to be.So he put his arms around you

and whispered come to me.With tearful eyes I watched you, and saw you

pass away.Although I loved you dearly, I couldn't make you stay A

golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest, God broke my heart to prove to me, he only takes... the best....One year ago you left us.... Miss you Grandpa George

Happy Birthday Jeff

Yesterday was my sweet brother Jeff's birthday...Talked to him on the phone... he seems to be doing good...
Happy Birthday Jeff.. Love you!!!

Happy 5Th Birthday Kaya

I'm so excited

I usually don't brag or boast about THINGS... but I'm so excited to have a 2nd car finally... We have been down to one car for over a year... the Cavalier died over a year ago.. but we did not want a used car because the Saturn was already 4 years old ...Joe puts so many miles on a car with his job that we need a dependable car...but I only want one car payment... I feel that's all we can afford... so we buy a car after the current car if paid for..I drive the old car back and forth to work and Joe drives the new one.. well it did not work this time... the old one died before the other was paid off...so we only had one car for quite some time. I just paid off the Saturn.. so I told Joe we need to buy a new one...We went to our GM dealer on Monday and the salesman told us they were having really good rebates for the month of July to get rid of the 2010 models so they could make room for the 2011's...they know Joe there because he put the phone system in their business...we told the salesman that we were going to go home and talk about it and come back on Wednesday as they were about to close..and we would both be off that day... as we were about to leave... the salesman said hey Joe can't you get the GM discount to use???? Joe said he could and he told us we could also use it this month along with the rebates they have... also for the month of July GM was offering $2500 off instead of $1500 just for the rest of the month.. we went back on Wednesday early in the morning, because we wanted to go before they got busy.. we picked out the color and model we wanted ... was about to sign the papers and this thought came to me...I said to the finance guy... are you offering rebates on the colbalt?.. a much smaller car like our cavalier.. he said YES they need to move them out, because they will no longer be making them for 2011.. I looked at Joe and said if the rebates and the GM discount is good enough would you consider trading in the Saturn...It has almost 96,000 miles on it ... started costing money the past 2 months etc... if the payments are low enough would you go for it?????  So the salesman said...why don't you guys  go to lunch ...leave the Saturn here and we will look at it and tell you what we can give you for it..... we came back ..he told us what the GM discount was, the rebate and the trade in... what the car payment was.. I said lets go for it... both paymnts are only a few $ more than what I was paying for the Saturn.... I know this is long, but we came home with 2 new cars...I don't have to worry about breaking down or being down to 1 car... trying to figure out our schedules to get back in forth...'m so excited.....:)

I thought I loved you THEN

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Turn off my music button as you look through the pictures so you can hear the song THEN: Click on the middle button on my playist until it becomes an arrow..On of my new favorite songs

35 Years ago tomorrow Joe & I said I do...I did not know back then that I could love someone this much...If I had only know THEN that it would get better... we have been through it all ...Richer or Poorer... we had more Poorer... we have our HEALTH...we have three Great kids...5 grandchildren....We are truely BLESSED...Love you Joe... thanks for our life together..

Happy 57th Birthday Joe!!

Yesterday was Joe's 57th Birthday... It's been a crazy week so I was'nt able to post this yesterday. I don't have pictures when he was small baby, but thought I would post some of the ones I do have... Joe is a good man... he keeps to himself most of the time... most people don't understand him... but his children are his everything..he would give the shirt off his back for any of the three of them..he is very proud of each of them and the families they have..  He loves to read... he reads anything he can get his hands on... loves science fiction movies...and watches anything policial on T.V. every night....Sunday was a hard day for him... It was Fathers day....and neither of us have our Dad's around so we thought we would make our rounds to each grave site...this last picture he is standing in front of his grandfathers grave...his grandfather was very special to him, and he does miss him..we did get to watch Levi play ball on father's day which is something Joe really enjoys..we brought Bailie home with us so she got to celebrate his Birthday with us... until the storm came and we had to move the party to the basement with flashlights...LOL.... Happy Birthday Joe... I love you so much..

Happy birthday Kevin!!!!!!!

Our 2nd grandson... before you were born we loved you..

Happy 3rd birthday Kevin!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all that served

Thank you to all that have served My Father in law Joseph Gagne, George Garcia, My Joe, Jose Gagne, my daugther Teresa... neice Serena, ...Nephews Josh & John Henry... cousins Rick & Dan.. Several uncles on both my side and Joe's...We are free because they srved and fought for our freedom

In my Garden Today

These were the flowers in my Garden today....it's the little things that make me happy

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Happy Mother's Day

This picture was taken Mothers Day 1982, my Grandma Deguise, Mom, Sister Stephanie ( she was about 8 ) Myself, Teresa, & Tera. It was taken after a church service held on Mother's day... For all the special people in your life like a special grandma, A Great Mom, sisters or your daughters.. the ones that taught you how to cook, how to garden even if you did not know you were learning at the time... the ones that taught you to be a great Mom... here's to you!!

American Soldier

Tomorrow will be my dad's Birthday.. miss you dad... you will have to turn your speaker up and maybe look at the album a couple of times to hear the whole song....

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Missing my Dad

For the last couple of days I have been looking through some old pictures my Mom let me borrow of the time my Dad was in the service...I am making her an album with all his awards, pictures, and places that he was stationed at, very much like the one that Teresa made her dad for Christmas. As I go through the pictures and read the captions my dad wrote on some of the pictures... I am learning more about his life... I wish now I would have picked his brain when he was here... so he could tell me about each picture. I am having so much fun getting all this info together , but it makes me really miss him.... Miss you Dad

Before & after the clean up

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Yard work

Yesterday Joe & I worked outside all day in the yard... It was the first time he mowed.. needed it very much so...He started with the grandma Jeans yard next door... he always does hers first.. she is 77..then ours...I started cleaning the flower beds.. I really enjoy doing it..never thought I would, but I do..but today I am paying for it... I can hardly move..but I'm going back out... I need to fill my new flower pots with good potting soil and get my hanging baskets ready... Joe wants color not just green..Just thought I would share




Some of my spring flowers




Lawn mowed for the first time this year and all the weeds and leaves cleaned out from winter




After cleaning the flower beds all day





This is the rose bush starter that I started last year... from grandma Gay's bush... It's out of control already..




My snow on the mountain mom gave me years ago so I brought some with me when I moved..




These are just picking out of the ground... lily of the valley..




Wish my tulips would last all summer




This plant is just peeking out of the ground.. Mom gave it to me last year...Hydrangia





This rose bush is a starter that Connie gave me as a house warming present when we moved in here along with , with some spending mony ..so I bought a trillis for it to climb on... it was from Great Grandma Gay's farm... I also stared a second one... and gave two away to friends..





This view is from the back porch