Happy 52nd Birthday

I want to wish my FIRST BROTHER IN LAW on my side of the family a very HaPpY bIrThDaY
He is a great guy.... quiet and keeps to himself, hard working, and loves and protects his family. I love his smile...... when he thinks something is really funny he has the BEST SMILE. Happy 52nd Birthday!!!!! love you

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Today is T & P 4th Wedding anniversary, they are in the Bahamas celebrating with friends. They have a good life, they both work hard and have good jobs. They had a house built the first year they were married, Baby Duggie came along in June of 2007. They have more friends than anyone I know.. and are always having fun doing something FUN... Could not ask for a better son in law or daughter... Proud of you BOTH!!!!!! Happy 4TH

Happy Birthday Dad

Today would have been my Dad's 77th Birthday....I miss calling him on Today to tell him Happy Birthday..I miss alot of things about him, but mostly I just miss him... He gets to spend his first Birthday in Heaven today, with the Angels, Jesus and his best friend and Brother Hank. I'm so glad he is not in pain anymore, but still wish he was here with us. When I want to hear his voice I just play my answering machine, I saved a message that Dad left for me a few months ago. I think about him every day, not just on his Birthday. Sometimes a song on my ride home from work or something we are talking about will remind me of him. He was my first LOVE, he always looked at me with those beautiful BLUE eyes and my heart would melt...and his funny little grin(like he was up to something naughty) He was my HERO...HaPpY bIrThDaY DaD.. LOVE YOU





This is my Friend DONNA... She shares a Birthday with my DAD... she is 50 today. I met Donna in 1985.. at that time she was the Human Resource Mgr. at K-mart. She interviewed me and I was hired that day. We really did not become good friends until about 5 years later. We go out to dinner every friday Night that we can with our Husbands and another couple. All three of our husbands are named Joe LOL. I would do anything for her... she has been there for me when I needed her. She became a grandmother this year to the cutest little guy named LUKE. I also work for her now... she is my BOSS, she is a very hard worker and would not ask you to do anything she would not do...We had a surprise Birthday Party for her on April 25th, and Elvis came and sang to her... She loves ELVIS.... Happy Birthday Dear Friend...

my spring flowers

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I have to share my spring flowers. I never really enjoyed flowers in my yard like I have since we bought the house in the spring of 2007. I always planted flowers in pots, and in a small flower bed in front of our old house, had hanging baskets, and always thought they were beautiful, but not like I do now. I love cleaning the flower beds, weeding planting new flowers to see what will come out in the spring. I try to stay with a yellow and purple theme, but do have a few other colors from flowers my mom and sister gave me. My sister gave me a rose bush when we moved in that was on my great-grandmothers farm a beautiful dark pink rose. Mom gave me some Lillie's, and my daughter in law gave me some pretty pink flowers that come later on , but are a beautiful green bush until then. Working in the flower beds are very soothing, you can solve alot of life"s problems when your outside in the sunshine, even cry a little if the moment strikes you. Just thought I'd share some of the beauty that is growing in my backyard.. some flowers are a little dirty from the rain, but I like them any way... My girls tell me I'm turning into my MOTHER

easter week

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We had a busy week, this week with all the kids here .... We took them all to the mall and had our picture taken with the easter bunny, colored eggs for the confetti eggs, made jiggler eggs, cinnamon rolls for our easter brunch, went out to eat as a family. The guys went to the movies one night while the girls colored eggs.
Got up early on easter and had a brunch, an easter egg hunt, smashed confetti eggs on our heads.... the easter bunny came to granny and papa's house.. lots of candy. only two accidents during our fun... Kevin fell in a picker bush and bailie and levi ran into each other during the egg hunt and Bailie ended up in flower bed dirt...all before noon... all was fun!!!

Happy Birthday K

Yesterday was our daughter in law's K 39th Birthday.... We think she is one of the BEST things that has come into our FAMILY.. She is my favorite daughter in law, I can say that because she will be my only daughter in law. She came into our FAMILY over 12 years ago. She is so good to our SON and LOVES him very much. They have made a good life together. She has given us Three beautiful grandchildren that are very special to us. She is a stay at home MOM and I think she loves being home with the kids now and the time she can spend with them and all the activities they are involved in. She loves to be involved in the things at her church and spending time with my sweet sister in law B and her two daughters. I love it when calls me for advice on cooking something... it always makes me feel good. She also loves spending time outside working in her yard and in the flower beds... WE can't wait to se her tonight as they will be here for a couple of days... We miss having them across town now that they live in Michigan, but we know they are happy there. Happy Birthday Kim, love you!!!!!