He's 13 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will never,EVER be one step ahead of your teenager. BUT if you can manage to stay at least 2 or 3 steps behind them,....and they know you're back there......then you have a fighting chance.


Sigghhh, I love you Josh. I'm not ready for the rollercoaster ride so be kind to Mom. Please...

happy birthday

She's really really old....

My Welita is 90.

There's lots I can say about her, good and bad. But what I know is that she loves us. All of us.

I'm glad to see she is still fairly healthy. In fact she's never home, still likes gardening and is still as feisty as ever.

I tell Larry I know I will be feisty like her. It's a genetic thing. I can't help myself.

May God bless her with many more years, health and happiness.


Here she is with just a few of the great grandkids. There are still many many more missing. There are even great great grandkids missing.
Happy Birthday Welita

Birthday boy

He broke his promise and did not remain my little boy. My baby is now a big whopping 6!! Add 10 more years to that and it spells nothing but trouble.
We took him out to Chuck E. Cheese for games, pizza, cake and lots of presents. He had a really fun time. He was a little intimidated/shy with Chuck E.
He made me laugh because after giving him his cake he started complaining of a stomach ache. He started to cry and hold his belly. I told Dad to take him to the bathroom.
I looked over at his cake and he had scraped all the frosting off and eaten it. He just left the bread. He came back from the bathroom feeling better. He didn't throw up but I think his little body must have gone into SUGAR SHOCK. hahaha

Here he is with a missing tooth. He lost it right after Christmas. He was eating fries and it just popped out. No blood, no pain. In fact the top of his new tooth was already poking thru. He is proud to have another wiggly tooth right next to this one. He was expecting a quarter from the tooth fairy but he got a dollar. My motto: The better the tooth, the more money. Any cavities or bad teeth will only get you change.

Me and my people

Here I am with my friends Jean and Mary. We went out for mine and Jeans birthdays. We ended up at Main Event for some bowling and arcade games.

I'll spare you all the details but I suck at bowling. I really do. I won the first game and by the final game, came in last. Maybe it was the two double shots of crown and coke. Nah, I'll blame it on the lane. It hooked to the left right about a foot in front of the pins. It was a bad lane. Yeah, that's it.

After bowling we went to play video games. I rule at ice hockey. Or maybe it was just luck! This picture was the best of maybe 8. We squeezed ourselves into those tiny photo booths. The first 4 pictures I came out with the same expression because I was laughing the whole time.(remember,crown and coke)I had to fit my tiny bottom on Jean and Marys lap, while trying to be up high enough for the camera. But, this is us, in all our glory. heehee

Here's to being 30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy birthday Dad

Here are some quotes that dad would have a laugh at.

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier

There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. ~Author Unknown

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age- I missed it

coming and going. ~J.B. Priestly

I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown

Age is a high price to pay for maturity. ~Tom Stoppard

By the time I have money to burn, my fire will have burnt out. ~Author Unknown

Dad, don't cringe because I put the pictures of you when you were 20 and the present. I can almost bet my kids will pay me back and do the same to me. They live for stuff like that.

I love you dad, I wish you many many many more birthdays. Tell Grandma I said "thanks" for having you. Take care of yourself. I need you around for a very long time, I'm not done growing up yet.

Birthday Boy

Dear Lord,
May my son grow to be confident, may he be a healthy, independent adult, caring for himself and reaching out to others. May he have a long, successful life and grow from failures and errors I have allowed him to make. May he have a loving, helpful mate and a satisfying career. Give me peace and contentment and when time marches on, help me let him go.

Happy Birthday Danny.
Mom Loves You.