Random pictures from the last few weeks

March has been a very busy month, as you can see from my previous posts it started with my Dad's birthday on the 4th, then Jeff's birthday on the 5th, Charlies first birthday on the 6th, Leilani's birthday on the 11th. We had our annual St. Patrick's Dinner, corned beef and cabbage
I wrapped up the Girl Scout cookie sale for Cherokee County, finalized our woman's retreat for church, bought the house next door, worried about Katie traveling in Germany and London, hosted our "hometeam" this past Sunday and the month is not over yet.


Fashion Shows

St. Patricks Day

Leilani's Birthday

Jeff's Birthday The "cousins"

Charlies Birthday.

Happy Birthday Leilani

Leilani was born on March 11, 2006

First Birthday

Two year old Birthday Cake
Leilani just before her 2nd birthday

Leilani Nov. 2008

We will be celebrating Leilani's birthday on Saturday. I am making her a Barney Cake. I will put pictures of her cake on my Blog Saturday.
Dear Leilani, Papa and I pray that you have a Happy Birthday. It is hard to believe that you are 3 years old !! We will see you Saturday at your party.
Love you very much,
Grandma and Papa

Happy Birthday Charlie !!!

Happy Birthday Charlie !!!

Today is Charlie's first birthday !! Charlie is Kelly and Will's son, brother to Clara and Lindy. He is a wonderful baby, a joy to have. As his Aunt Katie says, I want to order a baby like Charlie. I love you !

Happy Birthday Jeff

Tomorrow, March 5 is my son-in-law Jeff's Birthday. This picture was taken at his and Becky's wedding. Jeff and his two sons have been a wonderful addition to our family. Jeff loves the Lord and his family, I am proud to call him my son.

Happy Birthday Jeff !

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my Dad's Birthday. He was born

March 4, 1931. I am guessing that the first picture of him was taken about 1936, he is sitting next to the pitcher pump with his dog, I don't know if this is Winky or not. In this picture I think that Clara looks like my dad.

The next picture was taken in 1954 in Newburg NY, that is me on his lap. Do I look like any of the grandchildren?

This last picture of him and his wife Caryl was taken last year,

2008 for his church directory.

I love my Dad, I wish that he and I lived closer together.

He is very busy with work, he does engineering consulting and makes and repairs custom golf clubs . He is always doing something for the Masons, and he sings in the church choir. As a matter of fact this April he will be in a dinner theatre production with his church, I plan to go and see him. This winter he shoveled too much snow !!

When warm weather comes he will be riding his Harley!

I hope that when I celebrate my 78th birthday I am half as active as my dad.

Happy Birthday Dad, I love you.

Snow day

Look at these Giant Snowflakes !!!

It would have been a little bit difficult to BBQ today. Take a look at our pool, it looks like a crater. I think this is the most snow we have ever had in Gaffney since living here. One of the first winters that we moved here we had a terrible Ice storm. Todays snow storm left a lot of people, including our factory without power. Our electric was off for about 6 hours last night. This was the first time that we missed our 4 wheel drive on our old Suburban. When we tried to move our cars to our driveway, they wanted to go sideways down Lyman St. we eventually got them in the driveway.

I would have loved to build a snowman, but unfortunately I am sick and I just looked and smiled at the snow. Sarah and Matt made a great snowman, I should have had them come to my house and build one for me.

My Dogs

I have two dogs, since I wrote about fish I thought that I should write about my dogs, Man's best friend.

Doodle the Poodle:

Male

White Small Standard

Birthday: 11/5/99,

registered name : Roly Poly Yankee Doodle.

Favorite activity: sleep.

Not a very good picture, but very current.

Peaches the Dachshund:

Female

Red Miniature Dachshund

Birthday 9/5/05

Registered name: My South Carolina Peach

Favorite activity: Snuggling

Doodle is really Becky's dog and Peaches is Linda's. When Becky got married we kept Doodle here, her marriage was going to be an adventure that did not need a dog. Both of Doodles parents weighed in at 7 pounds, Doodle weighs 28, he is what you call a throw back gene. He is not particularly fond of the grandchildren, he tolorates them. Peaches is also a little on the chunky side, but not as bad as Doodle. She loves the grandchildren and is very good with them. She loves you to throw her stuffed toy for her, she will do that as long as you are willing to throw it.

I have wanted a large dog for years, I do not think that I will ever get one, I am pretty sure that I will be getting another dog soon, I just have to decide on what breed.

Well that's my Dogs.