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Sunday, May 30, 2010

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.
~~~

Saturday, May 22, 2010

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!
~~~














Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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!!!!
~~~










Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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!
~~~~




Friday, May 7, 2010

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
















Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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!"
~~~~