Donna

Who Donna Gillespie is to ME....

She is a loving, caring, gentle, strong,

take control, hard working, funny, loyal,

and beautiful Woman.

~

She is my ex-husband's wife,

my 2 Son's (step) MOM,

my Daughter's Step Mom,

my Grandchildren's Grandma Donna,

my Niece and Nephew's Aunt Donna

and My Friend that I loved and thought of as Family.

On May 29, 2010

Our Lord reached down and took her in his arms
and took her home.
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All About... ALAN!!!

Today, May 22, 2010 AJ & ME's oldest

grandson Alan graduated from High School.

There were 51 Graduates in his class.

Not bad for a very small town.

This is Alan getting his diploma.

Alan is wearing a Yellow Collar becaues of

his high grades and he is in the Honor Society.

Hey Grandpa, this Kid is a bit taller

then you!

Son...Grandson... and Father.




Father...Son... and Grandpa

A proud Mom & Dad with their Kids.

At this point Alan is hot and wants out

of the dress clothes and robe.

We are all very hungry, so it was off to.......

lunch at the Steak House.

This is a fun place to eat. Before you order

you munch on buckets of salted peanuts.

What do you do with the peanut shells?...

throw them on the floor!

After downing a dinner roll, Ryan decides

he'll try some peanuts. He gets lessons from

Grampy on how to open them.

Opening peanuts was just to hard, so Ryan

went for another roll.

Salty peanuts and buttery rolls can sure

make a Guy thirsty!

We had a Wonderful morning and afternoon

and on the way home we stopped by to see our

Bed-Bound Mama and the next precious

Grandbaby.

AJ & ME ended our afternoon with a stop

at Starbucks. Then home to the sofas for

a long late afternoon nap!

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Queen for a Day...on Your Birthday!

Today is AJ & ME's Baby Girl Dog's

1 Year Birthday. Marley was born on

May 19th, 2009 and we purchased

her Sept. of 2009.

Marley decided to take the day easy.

Sometimes a Girl just wants to lay around
all day.

Day Dreaming of Dog Treats....

Maybe a new Squeaky Toy....

or maybe a Surprise Party!

After resting most of the day,

Marley and Murphy play a game....

"Find the Treat in the Bag".

By the looks of Marleys tongue, she found one!

Happy Birthday Mars!!!!

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Facelift...Bathroom

Nasty old floor in Bathroom!

A sheet of inlaid, glued down and even

patched. I covered most of it with

Bathroom throw rugs.

New ceramic tile floor!


So much nicer!
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Lillie..Liller..Missy..Sweatheart

April 26, 2010 AJ and Me lost our

beloved Pet

Lillie.

We had her 19 or 20 years,

we had kind of lost count of the years.

Our Murphy Boy Cat, is mourning

Lillie not being around to

torment.

This was her Baby (a stuffed chicken).

She would sleep with it and carry it

around the house and talk to it.

Here is our Lillie just a few days

before we lost her.

For some reason she wanted to curl up

in this pan while Jen and AJ were tearing

out my old cabinets.

Lillie had lost weight and had lost

the sheen to her fur and her eyes

had a very vacant look to them.

AJ and ME thought she was still the

most beautiful Orange Tabby Cat

we have ever seen.

We Loved you Lillie.

Lillie was the last of AJ and ME's

original bunch (5) of Pets that we owned

and loved for 20 years.
~~~
Butch

Lady

Quincy

Weiner

&

Lillie

Puppies !!!

Marley or Mar, Mars, Marzie, Marley Ann,

Tar Baby or Baby Girl.

Jack or Jackie, Jacker or Boy Dog.

My Puppies are SPOILED!

They get the best dog food,

the healthyest treats,

lots of chew toys,

and of course

Lots of Love and Kind Words.

Jack, as you know, was an abused stray.

With alot of work and love

AJ and ME have turned

him into a trusting, happy,

and playful dog.

Marley is a pedigreed, high dollar Mini Aussie.

But, I have a funny feeling in the back of my

mind, she may have come from a Puppy Mill.

The Breeder would not let us go to his kennel.

He met ME in the parking lot of a gas station

with a truckfull of puppies to choose from.

He said if I did not see one I liked to let him

know because he had litters being born every

few weeks.

Of course Marley was just the Girl I wanted,

so she went home with me that very night.

No regrets!

Mar and Jacker really love each other.

They get along wonderfully for

being step siblings. They play together

all day long, they dig holes together,

they eat out of the same big bowl together,

and they both...

drink out of the bird bath!

Jen always says

"If I wasn't your daughter,

I would want to be your Pet!"
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