tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40538911842717179472024-02-08T00:54:16.272-05:00Belma's PearlsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.comBlogger733125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-29826419163016165272014-09-02T18:32:00.000-04:002014-09-02T18:32:59.187-04:00Bits and Pieces......9/1/14: I know, it has been awhile since I've written anything much but I actually have a good excuse this time. I have been feeling pretty bad (actually - <strong>rotten</strong>) since I started receiving chemo for the Lymphoma. I actually did pretty good after the first two treatments but the last two kicked my behind royally. Sadly, I'm due for my next two treatments the end of this week. Enough complaining......I actually have quite a few pictures I wanted to share starting with one of Samantha right after Jessie had about 17 inches cut off her hair. <br />
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I know - she is growing up so fast. So hard to believe she is in the 8th grade. She came and stayed several weeks with us before we all went on our family vacation and school started. She is such a delightful young lady, constantly asking if I needed anything. Dwight and I both kept commenting on how sweet she is. Kelly brought me these gorgeous Gerber Daisies<br />
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and I love them! They lasted a very long time. I also want to share a few pictures of the flowers Kelly and Brian planted on my deck the last weekend they were here. <br />
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I will try to get some recent pictures showing how well they are doing and how filled out the really big planter is. At the rate I'm going, I probably will not get it done before they start dying off. I know, that sounded negative so let me work on that a little. I do appreciate them and all the hard work Kelly and Brian put into them in a short amount of time. I do love fresh flowers.</div>
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We also went out to the farm for a visit with Jen and her sweet family. Samantha is posing in the background in the dress Biscuit insisted she wear because they were playing dress-up. Jen was thrilled since this is one of her good dresses. Samantha was thrilled with the ribbons Biscuit tied in her hair. It was nice to be on the farm for a little bit. As always, Jen put out some delicious finger foods for people to enjoy. She also sent me home with this gorgeous Orchid. I had already had it for awhile when I took this picture. I kept it until the very last petal fell off. <br />
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It actually lived longer than any orchid I've ever had!! I gave it back to her when the last petal fell off so she could put it in her greenhouse. Fast forward to our week at the beach. Tony had called to say the septic tank at the cottage was backed up (because of the heavy rains) so we called the same hotel the rest of my family had gotten rooms in and because people had cancelled (the rain), we were able to rent the two bedroom apartment which made it possible for everyone to be together after all.</div>
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Well that took forever. I didn't think I would ever get these three pictures small and lined up. I still have no idea how they are going to look. I guess this is telling me I should either blog more often or just stop blogging. Anyway- it rained about every day we were at the coast but I didn't mind because we were all together. Kelly and Brian brought their bicycles with them and either walked or rode about every day I think. Monica and Tom joined us and brought Samantha a surprise from her Great-Uncle Sidney - a bicycle! The best part is she took to it right away and really likes it. Kelly knew about the surprise and brought her single bike rack so that Jess and Douglas could take it home with them. We were all sad to learn that Alice and Sidney were supposed to join us as a surprise but Alice started having symptoms of a cold so they couldn't make it. I'm just sad it didn't work out. </div>
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We went over to the cottage Wednesday afternoon and sat on the porch for awhile to enjoy the great weather. Dwight had set his tarp up on the dock and the guys were able to do a little fishing. </div>
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A guy who was staying in the other side of the duplex said they still couldn't flush. You could tell he wasn't a happy camper. Jessie was careful to spray Douglas with sunscreen. His skin doesn't tolerate the sun very well at all. We had to change rooms on Thursday which meant we went to a small efficiency and Jessie, Douglas, Samantha and Kelly were squeezed into another room. On Friday afternoon, we all ended up outside - did I mention the hotel we stayed at had a pool? We had all gone outside to look at a very nice rainbow which was followed by a gorgeous sunset and a nice full moon. </div>
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It felt wonderful to be outside so we just hung out around the pool enjoying a nice clean breeze. I think Jessie was reading a good book because she kept reading it even after the sun went down. </div>
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Monica and Tom joined us and Kelly decided to join Samantha in the swimming pool when all the young girls she had been playing with went inside. </div>
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Everyone enjoyed some good Pizza for dinner and you could just feel everyone start to relax. I guess the rain had gotten everyone down but now it was our last bit of time left -- time to chill.<br />
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Monica is on the other side of the pool taking pictures of Samantha and Kelly. Pretty soon, we were the only ones outside and Douglas started playing some great music. It wasn't long before I found myself dancing to an "oldie but goodie" tune. It was fun and I felt pretty good. When I got up and started dancing to Pharrell William's song called "Happy", Monica put her<br />
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hat on me while I danced. It wore me slap-dab out but was worth every minute of it. I can't tell you how nice it felt to be with my family outside at the beach listening to great music and have no mosquitoes biting you. Those times don't come along very often. Jessie bought me this tee shirt to commemorate our wonderful time together. <br />
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This was a pretty decent picture of me and Brian either before or after I got up to dance. They told us we needed to change rooms again and Dwight said "no" - basically he was done - so we didn't plan to stay another night. </div>
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Yep - I was done too. It did feel good being outside though and even though it wore me out, I think the dancing was good for me. It was a gorgeous day on Saturday when we left for home - of course. </div>
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One more of sweet Monica! We left the car behind so the kids could stay as long as they wanted to enjoy another day of good weather. The trip home in the truck was a little rough on me but it just made it all the better to get home. </div>
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9/2/14 -I wanted to share just a few more pictures. This is one of Lori's twins - Derek, his lovely wife, Cristi along with their new baby boy - Luke. Isn't he the handsome little one!?! <br />
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This is Lori with most of her clan. I can never get over how big Faye's family is. She has to give Lori most of the credit since Lori had a beautiful daughter, followed by two gorgeous twin boys and then they started having babies too. Faye's other beautiful daughter has a family of a boy and girl also. <br />
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This is a quick drawing Gina did of me from her memory and sent it to me via Internet. We are on Facebook together and I commended her on her artistic talents. You notice my hair is dark in this picture - she hasn't seen me since I am pretty much gray headed now. <br />
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One of my favorite flowers - Irises. I picked these from my yard. I do wish they lasted longer, Marlan brought me a huge bouquet of flowers that lasted forever awhile back. I had a picture of them but can't find it. I keep having to remind myself that I'm taking medications that definitely affect my memory. The big news of the new Service Year is....Marlan is a Regular Pioneer and will be able to attend the very special two week Pioneer School next year!!!!! We are all so very excited for her!!!! I just know she is going to have an awesome year!!!!! <br />
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A quick picture I snatched from Shelly's Facebook page. I shared this with Kelly but wanted to have it on my blog for me to enjoy. Aren't they the cutest little ones ever? Yes - they are twins! So sweet.</div>
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And this is Sherry with her sweet grand-daughter, Lyla. Lyla is expecting a baby brother pretty much any time now. I know she is going to be a wonderful "big sister" with her brother.<br />
Daddy would have been 100 years old today! That is so hard to believe. Mind-boggling...... <br />
Adding a few more pictures from the beach taken when everyone was in the apartment. I didn't get a picture of Faye or John. <br />
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I guess these two pictures are saying that when Kelly and/or I want to kiss one of our men-folk, they may as well just hold on because they have no choice in the matter! <br />
I was excited to see Marlan with her sweet granddaughter - Emmy today! I can't believe how grown up Em is now! Been missing so much these past few months. Love her blonde hair!!!<br />
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It took her awhile to trust Miya which is what we didn't want her to do. Once she got down from Marlan's lap, it was on. Just like every other child who comes here, she doesn't understand why we couldn't just let her pet Miya as much as she wanted. Of course, Miya was in her "friendly" mode of meeting and greeting herself. She has to introduce herself and her scent to everyone who comes here whether they like cats or not. The bad thing is, I never know what will set her off and where she might take a little "nip" or use one of her nails to hurt someone. We warn everyone but all they see is how pretty and "friendly" she is. I think because she is so fearless (because she "owns" her environment), they mistake it for being friendly. I take that back because I do believe a lot of times she is being friendly. There are several people who come by and she loves them to death and never acts ugly. She acts like she can't get enough of them rubbing her. There are others who come by though and we can tell she isn't going to play nice. No rhyme or reason to it - just who she is.<br />
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Debbie C, Elaine and Savanna brought me these beautiful roses last week! Debbie said they had been in service and Savanna said they had to go visit ME! She is such a sweet girl. She was playing with a small globe I had and I could tell she liked it so I gave it to her. She truly is a special and very sweet little girl. I enjoyed their visit. </div>
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I think Miya could tell we have been talking about her. Just kidding - I took this yesterday. She loves to sleep on my lap - especially since I've been using an old comforter to keep me warm and cozy. I guess this has pretty much caught me up to date. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-1003160899583360942014-07-13T00:38:00.003-04:002014-07-13T00:54:30.290-04:00Cancers, Doctors, Nurses, Flowers, Family, Reunions, Vacation, New Congregation, Beloved Pets, Baby, GiGi, Animals(And again, I have started an entry to my blog, gotten side-tracked and realized I never finished what I started. I've decided to recap as much as I can remember to bring us as up to date as I can.) How do you catch up for over four months when you barely remember yesterday clearly? <strong>You don't</strong>! You just grab what memories you recall and share what you can remember and feel like sharing in that moment. I'm not going to worry if I have forgotten anything. Now that is something I used to have a real problem with. I used to be what Mama called a "worry-wart". My anxiety got so bad at one time, I eventually ordered some tapes and used the exercises to bring it under control once and for all. It has been interesting to me that as soon as I was diagnosed with Melanoma almost three years ago now, I felt a calmness come over me that I can only attribute to an answer to the prayers of so many others at that time. The first thing I did was email all my Elders and friends and asked for their prayers. I actually felt their prayers throughout everything and it gave me a real peace of mind. When I saw my Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Brizel, earlier this month, between the two of us we realized I had not been seen by a Melanoma Oncologist in over a year. I then remembered when my daughter had contacted their office awhile back asking for assistance with a situation regarding overcharges for some of my medications. The PA I had really liked a lot was very rude to her telling her that they had not seen me in over a year and I was not their patient. I left several messages for her myself but never heard back so I figured they were through with me so I told Kelly to forget about the money we could have gotten. Dr. Brizel was not happy at all to hear this and immediately scheduled me to see a different doctor, Dr. April Salama,<br />
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to be my Melanoma Oncologist the following week. Another part of my appointment with Dr. Brizel was when I got an answer to a "what if" question that didn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy but after Marlan gave me a "talking-to", I felt a little better. These moments have cropped up through-out this entire ordeal and for the most part, I have been able to put them where they need to be and moved on. But then I found myself facing a situation that was a little scary to me. Because of the aggressive radiation, I have been instructed several times that I am not to have any teeth extracted unless it is absolutely necessary. He stressed again that if it came up, my Dentist was to contact him first. SO, my wonderful Dentist had been trying to perform a root canal on a back molar and it wasn't going well at all. It resulted in severe pain even after taking two different antibiotics. Strangely, the strong pain medications I take every day didn't touch the tooth pain so he suggested I take Tylenol and surprisingly, it helped. Then his assistant called to get Dr. Brizel's telephone number because after looking closer at the x-rays, he felt it was obvious the tooth had to come out. It is one that the root is bent at the end so I think it is impossible to reach all of the tissue that needs to come out before they can re-fill it. And that ladies and gentlemen is what threw me. I almost had a full blown panic attack. After praying incessantly for about an hour I tried to figure out what was causing me so much anxiety. After all I have been through, a tooth was going to be what threw me? And then I realized I had failed to follow my own advice - I was "worrying about tomorrow". What an exercise in futility..... Again, I'm not saying we should have a blase' attitude such as brought out in the Bible at 1 Corinthians 15:32 - "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die" was their view" but let's be honest - why worry about something we have no control over. After thinking about it, I realized it is because of what I knew could have happened after he pulled the tooth that was causing the anxiety. So when I went in to have it extracted, I asked him what the doctor had said and he explained that Dr. Brizel felt that since I received only a 1/3 of the radiation on my right side compared to what I received on the left, he felt it would be safe to extract it without complications. The extraction itself was pretty rough. At one point I thought Dr. Jordan was going to have to climb on top of the chair to get it out!!! He finally cut the crown off and pulled the tooth out in pieces. He showed me one of the roots and it had a large brown place (decay) on it that a root canal could never have reached so it was the right decision. He put several stitches in it for a few days and it's still a little sore but overall, I think it went well. So now we will move forward to the latest in the drama of Belma's fifth (and favorite) Pearl. ;-) I went to meet Dr. Salama who ordered a PET Scan the next day. She told me the Scan didn't show that my Melanoma had metastasized to any new locations but there was activity with my Follicular Lymphoma (I was diagnosed with it in 2009). She said she was forwarding the results of my Scan to Dr. Beaven who called me the following day and moved my appointment up to last week. She mentioned that she wanted to get me started on Chemo before the pain started. I decided see Dr. Hathorn (my first Lymphoma Oncologist from 2009) for a second opinion and he agreed with her and offered for me to receive Chemo in his office in Chapel Hill. I explained that I wanted to keep everything at the Duke Cancer Center and he understood. In the midst of all of this, I had my regularly scheduled appointment with my Surgeon, Dr. Scher this past Tuesday. He hugged me when he came in and asked me how I was feeling and I whispered not real great and he whispered back, "I know". Of course he had looked at my record before I got there. I had coughed a lot Monday night and noticed a tiny bit of blood in the mucous. I also had a pain in my right side when I took a deep breath and I thought, "Oh great, maybe I have pneumonia now." I asked him if he would mind listening to my lungs so I could relax about it, especially since it felt a little better. He noticed a rattle in my left lung and ordered x-rays for me to have taken before I left just to be safe. He had the results forwarded to Dr. Salama for her to follow up. (She called me to tell me the only thing that showed up in the lungs was the active Lymphoma. Oh great - something else to make me all warm and fuzzy but good news - no pneumonia.) I mentioned to Dr. Scher what had happened about my Melanoma Oncologist. I said, "you know how you doctors always schedule my appointments and he said yes". Then I reminded him of how he sent me to the Pain Management Clinic at Duke to see if I could discontinue the Oxycodone. My Melanoma Oncologist's Nurse Practioner is the one who got me refills for that particular medication and I told Dr. Scher that maybe that is why they stopped seeing me. Maybe they were thinking I was stopping seeing them and I could tell he didn't care what they thought and I have a feeling he will not be referring anyone else to that particular team. Sadly, we couldn't get the chemo done before the pain came. I had everything planned so well for me to attend all three days of our Regional Convention being held in Raleigh last weekend. I gave Karen my handicapped placard and she was going to park as close as possible and find me a seat in the handicapped section near that entrance. (She goes to the convention very early and I would never have made it that early) I had a key to her car and would have been able to go out to the car during the break and pushed the seat back to recover for the afternoon session. Dwight would have dropped me off and if I got too sick, he could have come back and picked me up. If not, I would ride home with Karen. I just knew it would have worked because it worked so well when I went to Doug and Jessie's Circuit Assembly in Salisbury. (The last CA to be held in Salisbury - they will all be one day assemblies there now). I didn't miss one meeting or talk. I truly enjoyed being with them. Marlan drove my car and I stayed in the hotel with Doug and Jessie and she stayed in another hotel with her Katie. I was so happy with be with Douglas and the rest of the family. It was sad to see how much pain he endures every day with his MRH Disease but he made it both days and we all went out to dinner with Wally, Carmen and Wally's cousin who was so much fun. I kept admiring her earrings and right before we left, she slipped them off and handed them to me! I tried to return them but she wouldn't hear of it. Wow - so now I have another nice pair of earrings and these really mean a lot to me. Jessie's Uncle saved us seats at the back both days. Doug's knees could not have gone up and down the incline of the auditorium. Marlan, Alice and Sidney are at their Regional Convention in Raleigh this weekend. (Alice has called me both days so far to let me hear the music or tell me about the long lines for the rest rooms.) We originally had it planned that I would break it up between theirs and mine in the event I couldn't do all three days in a row. SO - I woke up in agony late last Thursday night/early Friday morning. I woke Dwight and we called the on-call doctor, a Dr. Ross. She said "I am so sorry but I believe it is the lymphoma" and suggested I go to the Emergency Room. Dwight asked me if I wanted to call an ambulance and I said NO - I do not plan to go back to that ER again unless there is no other way. Have had two very bad experiences there and the idea of trying a third time on a holiday weekend was out of the question. I took some Tylenol and finally went back to sleep. It felt like a full blown case of the flu. I held on until my two chemo treatments Thursday and yesterday. It went very well on Thursday but not so well yesterday. Problems with the location of the IV in my arm. The nurse became quite frustrated with me because she had to re-do it. She made a comment about having to replace a perfectly good IV. Then she was pushing the medication in a little too fast which was quite uncomfortable so she "begrudgingly" slowed it down. I have no idea what was going on with her because the day before everything was great! I told Kelly about it and she offered to come up and whip her "blank" but I assured her I was capable of doing that myself if it became necessary. :-) When Monica found out she was livid and wants me to complain but that isn't who I am. At first I was a little angry - to have beaten a cancer as deadly as Melanoma (so far) and have been feeling so much better lately - getting to most of my meetings and planning to get out in service - and then to have this low grade, slow growing cancer I was diagnosed with in 2009 decide to rear it's ugly head really caught me off guard. I can't express how much support I receive in the dark times from so many wonderful people. I have been receiving so much encouragement from Barbara's sweet daughter-in-law, Lori. We have become very close since Barbara died and she is so good at staying in touch with me and keeping me up to date on my family up North. <br />
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When we got home from my Chemo treatment yesterday, these are what I found sitting on my screened in porch. I do love fresh flowers - especially beautiful Sunflowers! They are from my sweet Lori and my family up North. Thank you Lori - for taking such good of your family including Tadashi and for staying in touch with me through the good times and the bad times. That pretty much brings us up to date on my health issues. We had our annual Perkinson Family Reunion June 22nd. We always have it the fourth Sunday in June. Evelyn called to see if we were still planning to have it since her Mom had died last month. Her Mom was the last of our parent's generation. We decided I would send emails to everyone to see what kind of response we got. I felt so bad because I normally start sending emails a month ahead of time. My Mom never missed this family reunion. It is the one she and her siblings and their mates started having in addition to the one she went to from her Mom's family. Evelyn booked the little cabin by the water and we decided we would go forward. I had spoken to Arlene earlier and they are having so much sickness in their family right now I knew not to expect any of them. They very seldom came anyway but I was hoping one or two could make it. Between Alan and Judy, they had almost 20 people so we all had a nice time. Alice came over and rode with me and Dwight. Faye didn't go because none of her kids wanted to go. I hope she will come next year regardless of what her kids do - Mom went many times without any of us there. I know she would be happy if we continue doing it. How else would we ever see any of our cousins? </div>
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None of the pictures were very good but these are a few of the least bad looking ones. A lot of people had left before we got the large group picture. Hopefully, I'll do better at reminding people for next year. I asked for people to put their contact information down but I didn't get many names. I'm glad we went and I hope Evelyn will continue to have this nice place for us to all come to. We are all looking forward to our Annual Beach trip the first week of August. We are very excited that Lori, Paul, Brandon and Tadashi will be coming down to the beach again the first part of the week. They are driving down on Saturday and will visit Tadashi's brother and then visit Barbara Ann's grave site. We waited too long before asking about the duplex beside us and it isn't available for that week. Brian had already decided to get a room down the road from where we are staying. When I told Lori about the cottage not being available, they rented an efficiency plus an extra room for them and Tadashi and it turns out it is the same hotel that Brian is going to be staying at. </div>
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Of course, they know they are to hang out with us at the cottage most of the time. The fact they will have a pool might be very enticing for Samantha and Brandon. I wouldn't mind going in the pool myself. I was happy to see they had good reviews. They are about 3 blocks from the Ocean so that will be nice for them too. They had scheduled my chemo for that week but I called and she put the chemo off for a week. Hopefully, I'll still feel okay but either way, I'm not going to miss this trip. Sadly we have lost another member of our family. Douglas, Jessie and Page lost their sweet Vincent. Douglas and Jessie all but grabbed this little fluffy kitten out of the claws of an owl or hawk - I can't remember which - right after they got married. When they brought him over, Dwight and I fell in love with him immediately. Dwight said his tail was so fluffy, you could use him to dust the furniture. His little blue eyes and pink nose were so tiny in all the fur that was him. No matter when I would go to visit, he would make his way to me because he knew I would grab his comb/brush and give him a good grooming. There is a picture of me on here from last summer when I went with them to their Convention. I had already gotten dressed and was in my zero gravity chair waiting from everyone else. He was sitting in my lap and stayed there until it was time for us to leave for the convention.<br />
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I will miss his quiet way and how he always found me and sat on me or near me. He became quite sick at the end and his body just started breaking down. One of the hardest things about having a pet is how much you grow to love them and how hard it is to have to say good-bye to a friend and family member. I'll miss you sweet Vincent. You were our first grand-baby.<br />
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We also lost dear Coco last month. I only met him once but felt like I knew him from all the things I heard about him. He was a rescue dog who refused to sleep in the house because his job was to be the "watch dog" over his master's domain. He took care of Bebe until she died because that is what he was supposed to do. He was a wonderful watchdog and I'll admit I liked the idea he was around when Kelly was at his house. I knew no one would ever hurt her as long as he was around. He was good at taking care of others but not very good at taking care of himself. Again, even though we know we will more than likely lose our beloved pets and that it will break our hearts and we will cry many tears over that loss, we will still eventually find another animal friend to love and be loved by. And we will have our wonderful memories of those that come along every so often and totally steal our hearts. </div>
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And now to share another picture I snatched from Facebook. This little boy is Randi's baby Bain. He is growing up so fast and I still have not met him. I know Pam and Leif are enjoying their first grandbaby and the first boy in their lovely family. </div>
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Dwight drove down to Nags Head to see GiGi several weeks ago. He stopped along the way to fly fish and took a picture of one of the fish he caught. When he arrived at GiGi's place, they were all lined up on their nice front porch in their rocking chairs. He said there were some beautiful flowers right in front of this porch. It makes our hearts happy to see her happy face (she has on the striped shirt) in her home near the ocean. I know her children are so relieved that she has adjusted, is happy and not alone. He left his small tackle box on a post near where he caught this fish. It had some of his really old flies and lures in it and he hated that when he dropped back by to get it, someone had taken it. A man who steals another man's tackle box ain't a good man is he?</div>
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I ordered a few cotton summer dresses from Vermont Country store to wear to the Convention I didn't make it to. I took them out of the bag they arrived in to try them on. When I turned around, Miya had claimed the bag as her own. Cats are so funny aren't they? Especially our Miya - we love her more each year that we have her. I almost forgot, we have a new congregation - the Mineral Springs Congregation. Sadly, I will lose Dwight, Debbie and Matt but I am very excited about the growth that caused a need for a new congregation and I want to feel only positive about that! <br />
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I will close this long drawn out boring post with a picture of the baby birds Kelly watched hatch. She loved watching them take their first flights. They would huddle together in a little group to take their naps and sleep. The mother put her nest in the un-finished sun room and they kept an eye on the eggs. They have all flown the nest now but I got the feeling Kelly really enjoyed the experience. Dwight and I just received some photo-shopped pictures of her that are hilarious. I almost put them on here but was afraid it would make her mad so I'll just laugh at them myself. Been watching old movies on the TCM Channel. One of Marilyn Monroe's first movies is on right now. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-45021399307867059742014-02-27T23:14:00.001-05:002014-02-27T23:14:58.686-05:00This and that ---- not really that much to share ...........There really isn't much news so I'll try to keep this short and.....well, short. I had an appointment with my Duke Lymphoma Oncologist this morning. I was scheduled for the blood work at 11:00am and for the doctor at 12:00pm. We didn't have to wait long for the blood work so we figured that meant we would have a longer wait for the doctor. As it turned out, they were running ahead of schedule and got us in right away. It was the fastest appointment I have had at the Duke Cancer Center since I've been going there over two years now. The other good news is my blood work didn't show many changes so I was pretty happy with how it all went today. Dr. Beaven asked me how often I see my Melanoma physicians and I explained how I see one of them every 6 months - when I see my Radiation Oncologist, he schedules me to see my Melanoma Surgeon in 3 months - then when I see him, he schedules me to see the ....you get the point. She then suggested we change my appointment schedule with her to every 6 months instead of every 3 months and I agreed that it would be fine. I haven't scheduled a follow-up appointment with my other Lymphoma Oncologist and may just stop going to him altogether. It really is a duplication of efforts having two of them. I'm not going to worry about it since I can make that decision later. I was happy that I had time to listen to a young man playing the baby grand in the downstairs lobby while waiting for the car to be brought out front. That piano has a beautiful quality to it - especially when it is played by someone so talented. Made me think of Barbara Ann - she played beautifully too....<br />
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I may have shared this before but ran across it in my jewelry drawer and decided to share it again. I always loved hearing Mama sing this song so one day, I made her write it down for me. I also love seeing her handwriting again. Brings back nothing but good memories and feelings.....</div>
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Debbie came to clean yesterday and I asked her to help shake out the valances in the kitchen. She actually made these for me after Sue had bought the material for them when she was here last. Dwight came home in time to help her hang them back up after I was given the job of putting them back on the rods. She also pinned up several skirts I want her to hem for me. I realized today that I may have given her a skirt I was planning to wear to the Assembly Saturday. I'm pretty sure I can make do with another one I have that didn't need any alterations. <br />
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Dwight asked me if I needed anything from the store and under my breath I said, flowers. It worked - he brought me this small bunch of daisies! This was taken as soon as I put them in water. About an hour later, the water had turned a deep pink color. Actually looks even prettier that way. <br />
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This is a great picture of three of my favorite people in the world. I miss Ike and Ennis so much. I'm sure Judy misses them even more than I do. I just realized I haven't written anything about Aunt Eunice. I received call from her daughter, Evelyn, telling me she had died this past Sunday. </div>
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She was 86 years old and the last of my Aunts (last of that generation) on both sides of my family. She was married to Mama's brother, Charlie, but Mama loved her as much as if she was her own sister. She and Uncle Charlie had three children, Dwayne (Joy), Rex (June) and Evelyn (Barry). Dwayne and his wife, Joy, died a few years ago. I know Evelyn and Rex will miss her but life will move on.<br />
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It is a little unsettling to realize you are now part of the older generation in your family. That you and your cousins make up that generation Mama and Aunt Eunice used to be from. It brought back home that there are only 4 sisters now - not the original 6 or the long term 5 girls in Mama and Daddy's family - just the four girls and their children and for some grandchildren. Oh well, this one really makes me sad. She really was a very special lady and will be missed by everyone who knew her. I have been fighting sleep the entire time I've been trying to write this. I really do need to give up and let the sleep I've been fighting take me away to dream land. Good night.......<br />
<br />Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-58250421452973879682014-02-09T03:29:00.000-05:002014-02-26T21:50:54.581-05:00Is it really February....I have started this post several times and then something happens, a phone call, a call from "nature", I fall asleep because I waited too long....you get the picture. Anyway, I'm determined to finish this post tonight. It was a good day today. I decided to take advantage of a beautiful day to walk outside. <br />
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As I walked in the back yard, I ran across another piece of glass from many years ago. We are convinced someone who lived here must have burned their trash back there. This piece of glass is very dense and has a light green tint to it. I also loved the small patch of light green lichen beside it. I decided to walk next door to see my neighbors and to give them a key to our house in case of any emergencies. Debbie has a key but since they live right next door, I thought it would be wise for them to have one too - especially if I lock myself out of the house by mistake. I totally enjoyed my visit with Patsy and Alton. I stayed way longer than I intended but Patsy and I enjoyed getting to know each other better. When I got ready to come home, Patsy decided to walk with me and came in for a visit. Of course she fell under Miya's spell. It turns out she loves cats also and is looking forward to having hers back with her when her Dad comes down. We ended up in the back bedroom talking and Miya ended up sound asleep under Patsy's coat on the bed where we were sitting. <br />
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She sent me a link to the house they are buying. The link allows you to "walk through" the house to get an idea of what it is like and it is big! I love the house and feel confident they will be very happy there. It is out in the country with a barn/garage (you can see it on the left) a fenced in back yard and lots of land around them. I will hate to lose them as neighbors but am happy because they are happy.<br />
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I finally got to meet and hold Lyla up close and personal. Her Mom brought her by for a very, very quick visit on her way to handle some business with a car. She had prepared me that she wouldn't be able to stay for any length of time and I assured her that I understood and made myself not whine <br />
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when she had to leave. I so appreciate that she made it possible for me hold this precious little one for a few minutes. She came right to me with a big smile on her face. Jessie told me she was like that with almost everyone. Jessie hated that she couldn't stay for a visit but I assured her that I understood and really appreciated she took those few minutes to share Lyla with me.<br />
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Of course I had to count her little toes - isn't that what Southern women do? We like to make sure everything is where it should be. I love that look on her face.."what - ya never seen a foot before"?</div>
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I ran across this picture that was taken in May or June of 2000. That is Douglas and Jessie cuddling on the sofa. She was pregnant here and not really showing very much. She was due in December but as we all know, Page decided she didn't want to wait until her due date and she came in September. </div>
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Matt stopped by for a short visit and of course, Miya took it upon herself to let him know just how much we have all missed him. </div>
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Of course she got her way and "made" him love on her. Look at Matt's self-satisfied look in the last picture. That look is saying, "Oh yeah - she loves me". Hey - we all love you Matt - why wouldn't Miya love you too? He has been quite busy lately - with good things - but I miss seeing him more.<br />
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I called Geral several weeks ago to see if she could "baby-sit" me while Dwight was out of town. It turns out she and Sheila had recently gotten home from their trip to West Palm Beach to see Janet.</div>
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I love this picture of Geral with Janet. Geral said they had a wonderful time and were so glad they went. I enjoyed having Geral stay with me the last time Dwight went fishing. She promised she would come back and stay with us when Dwight is in town soon. <br />
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I received an email telling me I had a $30 gift certificate toward some fresh flowers so I looked at the ones they had on the same page and picked the one you see above that had a marked-down price of $18.95 plus shipping. I figured the $30 gift certificate would cover that. They signed the card from - "Me" which I thought was funny and cute. I received the flowers I had ordered but the container I had picked out was a round globe and a lot prettier than this one. The invoice ended up being more than $40.00. When I emailed them about it, they pointed out that the special price didn't apply to any other offers. When I went back and looked at the original email, every arrangement on the page with the offer was on sale and the "disclaimer" was at the bottom in small print. I let them know I would never order anything from them again. They then sent me an email making me the very same "offer" they had made before. Argghh!!<br />
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While we are doing pictures, I'll share this one I pulled from Facebook of Gina and three of her sisters. There is one more girl and I love every one of them. They had two brothers also, one of whom is married to a very dear friend of mine who also worked with me at Elite. They are all beautiful - inside and out. Whenever I am with all of them at the same time, it makes me think of the times I spend with my four sisters. <br />
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Miya was looking out at the pitiful amount of snow we finally got recently. It didn't even cover the grass in the front yard. Kelly said she left work early and was still trapped on the highway for five hours. The really sad thing is they got twice as much snow in Georgia than we got here. </div>
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What is even sadder is that Patsy got more snow in Emerald Isle on the beach than we got. This is a picture she took of her deck. Hello? If it is going to snow, then snow for goodness sake. <br />
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I had to share this picture of Brenda's new coat. Her sweet hubby, Kevin, took the picture and put it on Facebook. Isn't that the sweetest. I still think of them so often and of the wonderful time we had with them. When I look at the picture I can remember being in that room. <br />
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I know - not the most attractive picture. The picture above is my upper teeth since the surgery and radiation which has resulted in my having chronic dry mouth. I was told I could even lose my teeth due to the dryness of my mouth so I have tea or water beside me all the time or keep gum on hand to chew. Dry mouth is very uncomfortable and at times very painful. I go for a cleaning about every three months now instead of six. My dentist is also having to put tiny fillings in several of my teeth and I mentioned to him that I was learning how to smile with my mouth closed because my teeth are so dark now. The next time I went, he was almost finished when he mentioned quietly to me that he wanted to try something. He said he didn't know if it would work so I would literally be a guinea pig and it might not work or last but he didn't like to think of me not smiling if there was something he could do to help. He asked if I would be willing to be a guinea pig and I said definitely.</div>
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These are the results! I am so very, very happy. He warned me again they may not last (veneers) - that they may also become discolored or not stay on but I don't care - <strong><u>I love them</u></strong>. Dwight bought me some Crest whitening toothpaste to use along with the Biotene toothpaste and the prescription high fluoride toothpastes I already use. Yeah- I have to be careful or I'm going to look like a dog with rabies - foam mouth!!! It was so sweet of him though. I kept thinking about what I could do to show my appreciation and finally decided a gift certificate to Parizade would be nice. Now - just to figure out how to get over there and buy the gift certificate! I found his and his wife's home address and will send it to them in a card but I need to get the actual certificate! </div>
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I bought these flowers when I was at the grocery store with Dwight. I picked up the two things I needed and could not pass up these pretty flowers - another one of my favorites. The week before that, I purchased some bamboo from Wellspring for my living room window. If you look closely at the black wood block beside them with the white writing on it, you will find my latest gift from Kelly. This was a song we sang together while she was growing up. I would sing the first part of a sentence and she would finish with the last word - i.e., Me: "I love " and she would say "you", Me: "A bushel and a" and she would say "peck", .....anyway, you get the idea. So very sweet of her to share this with me. Alice received the same block from Kelly (Alice used to baby-sit for me when I had to work) and I'm sure she probably sang that song with Kelly too. Got to sign off before I go to sleep on the computer. What a mess that would be not including how angry I would be with myself.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-20170763385195376402014-01-10T16:26:00.000-05:002014-01-10T16:43:33.186-05:00talented women, hanging terrariums and things that make me feel goodAs most people know, I follow several blogs (listed on the right hand side of my front page) and from time to time I find wonderful treasures through their experiences. I guess the ones I look at the most are the artist in Mexico, the artist in Southern France, and the two wonderful artists in Canada. I also follow a few blogs of personal friends but find they don't write on their blogs very often. Several friends have started blogs and then just stopped. I have a folder of other blogs I look at about once a month. I guess some find it easier to use Facebook and I do understand that. The four lovely women I mentioned first bring us into their lovely homes where we see they are wives and mothers and share their lives, their recipes and their ideas. The best part is they share the things they create with each other and US - even letting us watch the process. They let us celebrate the little high points and sometimes the low points of their every day lives. And that people- is blogging. I enjoy writing so I guess that is what I share with the few people who read my little blog. I know- I'm not an artist - I don't have many talents - but I've always said my best talent is my deep appreciation of others who have real talents and I love to support them. If following their blogs and commenting from time to time makes them feel good, then why would I not do that? There is a beautiful young woman in my congregation who is SO talented. She can draw and paint anything. Her style is whimsical - she does lots of face painting at parties and other avenues from time to time. And then there is a sister who lives in the Northern part of town who creates lovely jewelry. I am in awe of both of them and wish them much success when they have a table at the Farmer's Market and any other endeavor they try.<br />
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The way I found the hanging terrariums is through one of the lovely, talented women I spoke about above. She highlighted them on her blog and I fell totally in love with them. You can find them in a shop called crown flora but they are located in Canada. They have a web site if you are interested. I am so hoping Jennifer will look at this and start making them so she can make me one. I have a perfect place to hang one or two - hint, hint. There are more pictures on the blog on my front page called: <span style="color: #cc3300;">resurrection fern . </span><br />
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Darrell brought his granddaughter, Tilly, over with him when he came to look at my computer. She is not only very cute, but she is also very smart and extremely social. She insisted I wear the other crown she found in the toy bag from the back. I really need to get some new things to go in there for kids to play with when the come over. </div>
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Miya decided to watch her from a distance while sitting on one of her perches. She is pretty wary of little ones when they come over. Poor baby, she almost covers the top of the cat scratcher doesn't she? She hasn't gained any weight but sometimes, it looks like she has. Weight - the bane of every woman's existence in one way or another. </div>
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I received a package from Zandra and Mike today. She sent me four of these cups - the other two look like these two. I fell in love with hers when she was here with me and asked her to let me know how to buy one. She gave me hers when she left and promised she would try to find more of them. I don't know how she did it but she texted me and told me she had found them. I had no idea she had bought me four of them but I do love them. I really like the bright colors and lids. THANK YOU Z! </div>
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I snatched this picture from Facebook. This is my dear friend Mimi's daughter Mimi and her dear hubby and beautiful son. Her Dad was a famous painter, her mother was a dance teacher and she and her Mom came several years and participated in the American Dance Festival at Duke. That was many years ago but she is obviously very talented in many areas. <br />
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I have highlighted these two little Punky Pals that were made by Mimi on my blog before. She sent me the yellow one many years ago and I purchased the white one when I bought two for Katarina's two little girls. Not sure where the little monkey came from but I keep them out of the pink bag. I don't let just anyone play with them and they are not going home with anyone. Her Punky Pals are sold in a nice little boutique there in Honolulu. She also showed a beautiful light colored wood light fixture made by one of her friends I think on one of her pages that I would LOVE to have. Alas, I'm sure it is too pricey for this retired old lady. Hopefully it will stop raining eventually. It has been dark and raining off and on all day but now it is pouring down and doesn't look like it will be letting up anytime soon. I just looked on-line and the high today was 48. They are calling for rain all night into the morning and then it is supposed to stop raining and the high is supposed to be 70 degrees! Welcome to the South ya'll. </div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-30962574307754765562014-01-09T14:27:00.000-05:002014-01-09T14:27:58.960-05:00Time keeps marching onward regardless of what is going on.......Here we are 9 days into the year 2014 and it seems like it was just yesterday that we were entering into the year of 2013. Mama was so right - as we get older, time seems to move by much faster. I hope I will handle that as gracefully as she did - and yes - I still miss her every day. A conversation on Facebook made me realize again just how blessed Dwight and I both were to have such wonderful mothers. They were different in many ways except one - they loved their children - including the loved ones of their children. We were talking about our parents the other day and Dwight was saying how much he also misses his Daddy. He was very close to his Dad and inherited his love of fishing. He also developed his Dad's ability to "fix" things. Everything from cars to hair dryers.<br />
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I snatched this picture from Facebook. This was when our precious Dorothy had grown so very tired. Monica knew that Alice totally understood and felt her pain when it was time to finally let her go. Theirs was a beautiful love story - one of those that don't come along too often. She will be loved and remembered by so many of us who knew her. </div>
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I love this picture of Douglas playing around with his friend. Except for the blonde hair, he looks SO much like Daddy. I know I have mentioned it before but I have a picture of Daddy when he was about 17 that looks so much like Douglas. My beautiful baby boy. I miss him. I have been missing all of my children - especially since none of them came up this past month like they normally do. I did get to see Page for a few hours when Carmen and Wally stopped by with her on their way down South for their big vacation trip. Sadly, Carmen is still in the hospital but she is improving. There are some things that have to take place before they let her come home. I know she and Wally will be so glad when she feels better and they can be back in their own home. At least they have family there to support them. </div>
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Vera was in service and sent me this picture of a Cat Mailbox. She knows how much I do love a sweet cat. It would only stand to reason that I would close today's post with a picture of my beautiful Princess Miya Chula Yum-Yum. </div>
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Now I have to ask you, who could look at that beautiful face and not love it? She did not like it at all when the power went out night before last and the temperatures dropped into the low single digits. Dwight said he felt her crawl under the comforter and settle down close to his legs. For once, he didn't kick her out. By the time we woke up a second time, the power was back on. It did take a little while for the house to warm up again but it could have been much worse. I felt so bad for the men and women whose jobs includes them having to be out in weather like that to make sure we have power and other utilities. </div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-46652406849738204332014-01-02T11:26:00.000-05:002014-01-09T11:28:47.640-05:00New Chairs.....Dwight bought a great Lazy Boy rocking chair a little over two years ago right before I came home from the hospital. To say it was comfortable is putting it mildly. I have literally lived in that chair since I came home that day. Needless to say, there have been multiple accidents with me falling asleep with an opened Ensure in my lap. Dwight has washed it several times but he said it has started smelling bad and we needed to get another chair. Long story short, we went to Lazy Boy and came home with not one, but two new dark green Lazy Boy rocking chairs. <br />
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This doesn't really show the fabric and color very well. It a rougher texture than the other one and is a bit smaller. <br />
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Needless to say, Princess Miya Chula Yum-Yum has made sure she has tested both of the chairs out. The main problem she has had is the fact they are both rocking chairs. She has to do a little balancing dance whenever she jumps up on the back of this one to lay down. Sadly, the dark green color really highlights her beautiful hair, including the hair she leaves behind. Poor Dwight isn't the easiest person to shop for something with. These were on sale and he liked them and kept saying I'm not going to stay in this store all day - so I said Okay - we will take them! They loaded them into the back of Dwight's truck and we brought them home. I think he might have hurt himself insisting on moving them in on his own He really doesn't like to ask anyone for help but I did what I could to help him. He took my old one down to the car wash in the back of his truck and washed and rinsed it with the pressure washer. Debbie stopped by and offered to bring over her water vacuum cleaner and he said Nah - he didn't want to bother with it. So it is sitting on our porch and I am so hoping the fresh air will dry it out . If it does dry well and there is no longer a smell, we may bring it back in and use it. I'm sorry, it truly is so comfortable I spoke with Jessie today and she said there is still no official diagnoses. Her mother is getting a little better - as long as she takes her meds, doesn't eat anything and doesn't try to walk anywhere on her own. So that is all the news from our abode - other than I got my hair cut today. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-70429280886005115672013-12-29T15:50:00.001-05:002013-12-29T20:38:13.782-05:00Only two days left of the year 2013 ---- 2014 --- here we come.......Wow, these past two years have either drug by or flown by - depending on my mood. Today, it feels like they have flown by. So many things have happened and yet, here I am - still sitting in this poor old rocking chair that I have almost worn out. It has been cold, windy and raining the past few days but the sky has brightened up and you can almost see some blue in it. I didn't sleep well at all last night but woke up this morning in time to listen in to the meeting. I am so happy our meeting time is changing to 1:00pm starting next Sunday. Katarina told me their meeting time is going to 1:00pm for them too starting next Sunday. That should help me tremendously. I thoroughly enjoyed being at the meeting this past Thursday night. There are still quite a few faces I don't recognize but hopefully I will get to know them this coming year. Matt was the chairman this morning and said the opening prayer. It was such a good prayer. Jessie called a little bit ago. She wanted to let me know she is driving down to Florence, SC. Her Mom has been admitted to the hospital. It sounds like it is something to do with the stomach and or colon. Marlan, Briana, KennaKat, Delani and Avery came to visit with me Saturday. The girls drug the big pink bag from the back room into the living room and each one of them picked a little toy to take home with them. I really need to add some things to the bag since so many things have been picked over. I also need to clean the junky stuff out of there. <br />
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Marlan has had all of her children with her this weekend. Here she is with her youngest granddaughter and youngest grandson. Aren't they too cute? I could squeeze them both to pieces. Since none of our children came to town this last month of the year like they usually do, it has been very quiet. Between Douglas having to work, Jessie having a cold and Kelly needing a break from so much traveling, it just wasn't possible. At least we got to be together for a short while the end of last month. We really appreciated that Wally and Carmen brought Page to visit on their way to Wilmington, Myrtle Beach and Florence. They were planning to stop by on their way back home and we were hoping that maybe they might even be able to spend the night. That brings me back to Carmen - I'll be worried until I hear from Jessie and that will be later. I may break down and call Wally before Jessie gets there........I'm sure prayers will be welcomed.</div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-82383412420802042012013-12-14T16:50:00.000-05:002013-12-14T16:50:53.427-05:00WOW - Two days in a row!!! Unheard of....Okay- don't get excited. No big news about anything - just one of those meandering ideas I just had that fell flat, flat, flat. I thought I would share it so everyone else can have a good laugh too. I was looking at a Belk's sales flyer that came with the paper this morning. They are having some pretty good sales right now. Then my eyes fell upon them - a pair of 1/2 carat diamond earring studs. Wow - something I have wanted for <strong>such a long time</strong>. SO - I said to Mr. Dwight - "hey, you know how you were asking what to get for the 48th anniversary and I said why not another chair? and he said - yeah? I said, they have some 1/2 carat diamond earring studs on sale for the same thing the chair would cost - even a tiny bit cheaper - what do you think? and he told me what he thinks and it wasn't good." Oh well, a girl can only try. Now if we get a chair, I will think about those ding dang diamonds every time I look at it. Ding Dang it!!!! LOL Just kidding. No way I ever expected him to buy anything that expensive for me that wasn't "worth it" and "useful". <br />
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Patsy shared this picture of her MaT that was taken many years ago one Halloween. She is dressed like one of her favorite characters from an old TV show called Hee Haw! She and PaT lived right beside Patsy when she was growing up so she was very close to them. <br />
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Can I say again how excited I am that Patsy is living her dream in this lovely home near the sea? I mean - how many people get to have their biggest dream come true? I know she is grateful every single day for it and I am grateful for it too. </div>
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This is what the road up Terry Mountain to Lora and Elbert's looks like when it snows a little. I used to fly up that road in my little blue VW many, many years ago. They are still living up there and both seem to be doing pretty good. They will be celebrating their 65th Anniversary next Saturday.<br />
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And this is a picture looking out of the little trailer they have up at their place on Hyco Lake. It looks so pretty and green doesn't it? They have had this place for many, many years and I have very fond memories of some really good times up there when I was much younger. </div>
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I will close with this picture of a pillow with a lovely dragonfly on it. As everyone already knows, I love dragonflies but this pillow was so expensive it made me laugh out loud to see what they were asking for it. Plain white cotton on small rectangle of foam with this lovely picture. I love it but I'm not going to spend that kind of money on something that will get dirty real quick - even though it would look good on my bed. NO!! Stop it!! I'm not going to buy it!!! Will sign off now on this cold and rainy Saturday afternoon. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are.</div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-84902887092837724752013-12-13T19:45:00.000-05:002013-12-13T19:51:13.537-05:0013th Day, 12th Month of Year 2013 and still counting..Just haven't felt like blogging for quite some time now. I was going to try to write on here several days ago on our 48th Anniversary (Dec 10th). I told Kelly we had talked about getting rid of the really old dark green recliner and replacing it with another Lazy-Boy rocker recliner like the one Dwight bought right before I came home from he hospital. I have almost worn it out since I'm in it all the time now. The latest little "adventure" I've been having is a bad tooth that at times hurts so bad, I literally try to loosen and pull it with my fingers. Long story short, abscess under the tooth with suspected root fracture. The first antibiotic they put me on did nothing so I am now on a mega antibiotic guaranteed to upset my stomach but should take care of the infection. I've been referred to an Endodontic Specialist on December 24th to see if something can be done to save the tooth. We had a nice time at the coast the end of last month. It was nice being with Tony, Jen and the kids.<br />
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Tony and Dwight shucked these steamed oysters for a long time and I don't think there were any left over. We hated that Douglas couldn't come down (work) but Jessie and Samantha seemed to enjoy it. We were so happy that Kelly flew up and we all rode down together this time. Even though she had to get to the airport early and then sit on the runway for an hour before even getting in the air, it took her almost as long as it would to have driven it but I still felt better about her flying - especially that weekend. As busy as it was to fly -it was still better than her being on the highway during one of the most traveled weekends of the year. Marlan picked me up and we went to the movies early today. We saw - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It was excellent except for the ending - there was NO ending. Just like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, it is to be continued - NEXT year! Arghhh!<br />
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Richard Armitage played the part of Thorin, the Dwarf King and he was gorgeous!!!! It is funny that he plays a dwarf given that he is 6'2" tall. I was happy to see that Orlando Bloom returned in his role as Legolas, one of the Elves even though he looked so different I kept questioning if it was really him. As Marlan pointed out, he was very young in the last one and has filled out (nicely I might add) now that he is older. It is always nice to go with Marlan to the movies - but especially these since she has read all the books and can explain a lot about the characters to me. I told her to let me borrow them so I can get caught up. The special effects are really good in this movie. The pictures of the lovely countryside make me want to go back for another visit. Oh well - to be rich - right? Dwight, JT, Steve and Boyd are having a fish-fry over at Boyd's tonight for supper. Dwight told me today the five of them went in together and purchased lottery tickets to the $400 millions plus lottery. I can only hope we don't win since it would probably destroy our lives. I just don't believe things like that improve people's lives - not to mention it is gambling which I don't believe in either. So if my kids read this, don't get excited and I'm not happy about it. LOLOLOL When Marlan brought me home, I stood her in front of my refrigerator that is covered with pictures and pointed out to her that 99% of them are of my family and her family with a few odd ones of some of my friend's children. She smiled. Yeah - we are family - have been for many, many years now.<br />
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I had to snap this picture of Miya and Dwight taking a nap. Look at her little arm laying up on his chest, neck and pillow. She really does love her Daddy. He would kill me if he knew I put this picture on here so Mum's the word guys. That means Douglas too if he reads it. Maybe next time I write on here, I will have something interesting to write about. Until then - later..Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-59301069973569329932013-11-13T21:46:00.000-05:002013-11-13T21:52:56.176-05:00Forget October, November is almost half-way over.....Not sure why but once we reached October, it has felt like the year is racing down toward the end of December very fast! Is it only me or do others notice that? I have a few pictures I thought I would share with the few people who read this - so here goes. Weekend before this past one, we went down to Manteo with Deborah to see Pam, Leif and GG. That is where my ear started hurting real bad which kind of freaked me out since it felt just like it did two years ago. I will share more about that at a later date. Everything is fine. I got very few good pictures myself so I snatched this one of Pam with sweet Hobie and Deborah from some of Pam's pictures.<br />
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Hobie truly is one of the sweetest dogs ever. He is friendly to everyone but adores Pam. I love when she sits in a chair and Hobie goes up to her and puts his paws on her shoulders and they have talks face to face. So sweet. Look at a his happy face. Don't Deborah and Pam look a lot alike?<br />
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This is a sweet picture of Leif with his first and only grandchild - and a Boy!!! That is his oldest daughter with them - Erin. She is an art teacher and a very good artist. His grandson comes from his middle child - Randi. I am still waiting to meet this sweet little one. </div>
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This is not a very good picture but it is a painting that Erin did. The colors are wonderful. Pam has it hung up very high in her kitchen. So much talent all of these girls have.<br />
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I have to add the picture Dwight took of his dinner that Saturday night. He took some of the fish he had caught down with us and cooked up a big batch of them with his home made fries, coleslaw, hush puppies and his original homemade tartar sauce. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. He fried some of the flounders and broiled the others.<br />
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I will share these two that were taken of Douglas and Page at their Circuit Assembly in Salisbury. I love the color of Doug's suit and his cute bow-tie.</div>
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This is just one of the cute shirts Page wore this past weekend while she was here. Kelly flew in Wednesday night for work and she and Dwight brought home some of her favorite Chinese food. I'm happy to report that I drank a cup of their wonderful hot and sour soup (broth only) and it was good. She worked on Thursday and spent that night with her work friend - Barb. They had a great time - went to a really good restaurant and got caught up with each other. She also got to see one of her old bosses who works out of the office here. We enjoyed having her home for a long weekend even though it was more of a "girls" weekend she had planned. She and Jen went shopping on Friday, . Jessie and Page drove down Friday night and stopped out at Jen's on their way here. They all got in late Friday night and slept late on Saturday. Then they went back out to Jen's for the day and evening. Jessie and Page had to go home Sunday but Kelly didn't leave until Monday. Dwight drove her to work and then went back and picked her up (taking her packed suit case with him) and dropped her off at the airport later that afternoon. All in all, a very busy but fun long weekend for all of them.</div>
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I snatched this sweet picture of Eric with his sweet Bug from Facebook. She is such a pretty little thing. Her Mom and Dad work tirelessly to make sure she is happy. She suffers from Epilepsy and at times it becomes overwhelming for all of them.</div>
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This is Jessi with her pretty little Lyla - I also follow her on Facebook and have watched this little one since she was born. Jessi is a wonderful Mom and we all appreciate her sharing this little bundle with us. Her Daddy is a fireman and her brother is a sweet Pit Bull named Piglet. </div>
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And this is a picture of many of the kids from the East Congregation. Jamie had a party at her house and from the pictures she shared on Facebook - they all had a wonderful time. She had all kinds of activities planned for them including art projects. </div>
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I will close this post with a picture of The Great Wall of China I snagged from Matt's Instagram pictures. He had a wonderful time there and in Japan when he attended the International Convention. He came over today and helped me learn a little more about my iPad. I've been having a few problems and every so often, I really need him to explain things to me - like how to download magazines and other publications. After he left, Dwight was talking about what a fine young man he is and of course, I had to agree. He is also a good friend. </div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-14291858390853070182013-10-31T23:45:00.002-04:002014-07-12T12:00:47.047-04:00Where did October go??????Well that was fast - I blink my eyes and the whole month has passed by. I have had several people point out to me that I haven't written anything in my blog for awhile. They made me feel good to think they might even be interested in anything I might have to say...especially since my life has narrowed down quite a bit over the past two years. <br />
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I decided to start with a picture I snatched of Fina's little girl, Harmoni. Don't you just want to squeeze that pretty little face? I love that smile. I can not believe how grown up she looks. I would love to see some recent pictures of her two beautiful boys. <br />
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These two pictures show the pictures of Page I put into the two-sided pendant Jess got me this past summer at the coast. These were taken a year apart and are both very good pictures of her. I enjoy wearing it and having people ask to see the pictures.<br />
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Jeanne brought me the two bracelets I ordered from her. This is a smaller version of the one I ordered for me and this one is for Page. I really enjoyed my visit with her today and getting to know her a little better. I gave her one of my favorite watches that needs a battery to see if she could change the battery. She said her hubby will be able to change the battery. I told her if the watch doesn't work after the battery has been changed, I would like for her to replace the watch face with some similar pieces of metal to make it into a bracelet.<br />
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I think this was taken at Brandon's latest competition. According to his Mom, he pretty much won every thing he competed in. Her biggest pride in him is how he really doesn't care that much if he wins or not. He just goes out and gives it his all. She said he is so relaxed about the whole thing and when he doesn't win, he is the first to congratulate and say good job to the winner. We are all so very proud of this beautiful young man.<br />
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Another picture I snatched from Facebook. This is the lovely couple who took such good care of me and Marlan while we were in the Forest of Dean in England near the border of Wales. They recently experienced some bad weather along with some flooding in their area but I think things have settled down now - at least I hope they have. We both have such wonderful memories of our time spent with them both there and when they came to the States and we met them in NYC. <br />
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I don't know where I pulled this picture of Mom with two of her grandchildren from. More than likely it was taken at one of the reunions we went to. That is Melanie on the right but I'm not sure if the other one is Ted or Sid----oh well. What matters most is just how much I still miss her every day. Jeanne and I also talked about how much we all still miss Ike and Ennis. </div>
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This is a picture of Mike with Diane, Jazz and Jackie. It looks like it was taken at a Kingdom Hall. I love and miss all of them but especially have fond memories of working with Jackie for many years. </div>
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I love this picture of Moni with Pookie. I know no other animal will ever be able to replace her beloved Dorothy for any of us but thankfully Pookie is starting to do better with people other than Moni and Tom. She is such a pretty dog but has obviously been abused at some point in her life. We can only hope that with her getting Moni's full attention now, she will mellow out even more.<br />
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Miya finally started using her "uber" expensive cat hammock. When she first gets in it, her blue eyes pick up the blues in the flowers on the hammock itself. She definitely does things "her" way.</div>
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So I will end this entry with one of my favorite scenes of the beach. I am finally so sleepy I can't hold my eyes open. Guess I need to put my mask and and try to get some rest. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-10811594034357055582013-10-06T17:53:00.003-04:002013-10-14T19:39:28.042-04:00Almost feels like October but not quite....Here we are at the end of the first week of October and it is 84 degrees outside. We have had some "nippy" mornings but so far, our Autumn has been quite mild. Mike brought Zandra up to see a few of her relatives in Wilmington early last weekend and then brought her here to stay with me for a week while he played in a golf tournament in Pinehurst. Dwight took advantage of having someone here with me and went fishing down at Outer Banks with a few of his friends. He was happy he was able to stay at one of our favorite places there - Fin & Feather. They had wonderful weather and seemed to have a great time. Zandra took very good care of me this past week, got me to all my medical appointments and to my meeting on Thursday night. We also had time to really get caught up with each other. Of course, her life has been a little more interesting and active than mine these past two years. <br />
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Miya claimed her as her own while she was here. Thank goodness Zandra loves cats too since Miya was determined to be held by her. She doesn't take to everyone like this so Zandra should feel special. I asked Zandra to help me start scanning some of the pictures Jessica brought me to scan. We spent close to an hour scanning and took a break. I found out a little later that she really didn't want to help me scan pictures while she was here. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J </span></span>I assured her that it was okay. Dwight came home Friday afternoon and said he had really good trip. Saturday was a very special evening and one I will never forget. We had a special meeting in Cary and my neighbors were so kind to provide me transportation since they were going also. I had gotten prior approval to take my chair and who was the first person I saw but my spiritual Mom's son, Rick!!!! We embraced over and over and were so happy to be at this special meeting together. It turns out he was the coordinator for this site and was responsible for making sure everything went according to plan - which it did. <br />
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He is pretty famous in the world of Financial Planning with his own daily radio show and a best selling book on the subject. He gave me some wonderful news last night - he is moving his Mom to Cary in three months which is much closer to me also. She will be in a very nice Assisted Living facility and he will make sure she gets everything she needs. That means my Dwight will be able to take me over to visit her from time to time and I can't wait. The meeting last night was so special - we also received a very special gift at the meeting. We were asked not to discuss it since this meeting is being held in other locations and at different times so we don't want to spoil the surprise for them.<br />
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They put my chair beside a wonderful young brother from my congregation and he took very good care of me. They had told us to prepare for the meeting lasting at least three and a half hours and it did but I didn't care. I was not going to miss a single minute of it. Dwight called when we were on our way home and told me to tell Patsy and Alton he was cooking fish with all the "fixings" and there was plenty for them to take some home with them. Patsy started fixing her plate and ate a whole piece of fish before she could finish getting her plate ready. She loved the fish so I'm sure Dwight will remember her from now own when he wants to share with someone. I HAD to get undressed and back in my chair as soon as I could. Douglas just called from the car and said - we can talk about it now!!!! So they just had their special meeting and received their surprise! They were excited like we all were. I hope to share the information with Kelly soon. All I can think to say is WOW!!!</div>
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I was so happy to see that Mike had gotten back home safe and sound from Pinehurst. I had let him borrow my old GPS to get there and he said it worked perfectly....took him right to the front door. He said he enjoyed his Golf Tournament and shared a few stories with us. I was sad to see Zandra leave this morning but I know she is anxious to get home to her Bailey Bug. I just sent her a text message to see if they are home yet but haven't heard back yet. <br />
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I noticed Mike and Zandra were drinking out of these cool cups with the straw built into the lid. It is a very good size and fits in cup holders in the car. I laid claim to this one and used it for my iced tea. She said she bought it at a grocery store but we don't have those particular stores in North Carolina. Yeah - I'm shameless - I pretty much begged her to let me keep this one. I offered to pay for it so she could replace it but she very sweetly insisted I keep it. I just got a message back from her saying they are just now getting into Florida. She said it will be about another two hours before they get home. I know they are going to be tired when they get home since it is such a long trip. I slept very hard last night. Woke up to take my meds one time in the middle of the night and then slept until Zandra kissed me good-bye this morning. It was time for my meds so I took them and went right back to sleep until time for my next meds at 1pm. The next time I woke up, I got really sick. I feel a little better now. <br />
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I decided to share a few of the pictures I've scanned so far. This is one that was taken in May or June of 2000 which means it was taken early in Jessica's pregnancy with Page. <br />
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I love these two of Page helping get the clothes out of the dryer. Isn't she the cutest little bit you have ever seen? So hard to believe she is 13 years old now. <br />
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And the last one is of sweet Max. The love of so many people's lives including ours. Such a special boy he was. We all still miss him but not as much as Doug and Jess do I'm sure.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-88036178652156366372013-09-29T21:45:00.000-04:002013-09-29T21:50:03.514-04:00September is winding down.....Wow - that was fast. I'll have to say that for the most part, September has been a pretty good month, especially this past week. I was so happy I was able to go over to Marlan's for the "Meet and Greet Party" for Phineas a few weeks back. It was my first time seeing Marlan since she broke her leg plus I got to be with her entire family.<br />
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Little Em just gets prettier every day. She can't get much sweeter - look at that smile! Marlan has a beautiful family including her precious grandchildren.<br />
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Dwight and Judy got to get caught up. We were excited to hear all about their 50th Anniversary plans.<br />
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And of course, the little man of the hour. His Mom handed him to me as soon as I got there and left him with me for quite awhile. I truly didn't mind since I could have held him even longer.</div>
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I can't forget Bain - he just gets cuter every day. It makes me sad I have never seen him. Hoping the next time the family is here she will be able to bring him over for a visit. </div>
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I ran across this picture of Moni and Tadashi - I love it. We were so happy to see him really enjoying himself that long weekend. It was so good seeing all of them at the first Belma's Pearls Family Reunion a little over a week ago. </div>
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I really liked this one of Stephanie, Douglas and Ted. Stephanie rented the beautiful club house that is in the Park where she lives. Several of the kids played tennis and of course Steph beat them. </div>
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Of course I love this one of Moni (my first girl) and Kelly. I'm thirteen years older than Moni and she is 12 years older than Kelly. I get to keep up with Moni on Facebook as well as her handsome brother Sid. Her sweetie - Tom - came by for a nice visit. We enjoyed him very much.</div>
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Someone took quite a few of us all sitting together and this was the first one taken. I decided since we were all already smiling so big, it should be the one I showed - the natural one. </div>
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I'm not sure what Sid is telling me here but it must have been a good one. And yes Moni - before you say it, I definitely see Mama here. Uh Oh. </div>
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Here is Faye calling everyone to eat. Not really, she was talking to everyone and I think someone asked her a question. </div>
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Of course Kelly is always aware of the more important needs of the moment and rose to the occasion with a much needed fan of sorts. Faye only got a little emotional when talking about Barbara but for the most part she did really well. She then asked about the Belma's Pearls poem so I pulled it up on my iPad (it is on my blog) and I read it. </div>
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This is one of many that were taken. It isn't that great of me but I think it is the best of everyone else. Overall - we decided it was a big success and we are planning to do it on the same weekend every year. I can't tell you how happy we were to see Tadashi, Paul, Lori and Brandon. The trip was totally exhausting but they got there and we enjoyed them. </div>
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So I will end the reunion pictures with three of my favorite family members - Big Al, Moni and "Little Sid". We were sad that Big Sid wasn't there but totally understood. Someone gave him tickets to the Duke Football game and we all know how much he loves Duke. They were excellent seats but sadly Duke lost by 4 lousy points. Made us all feel sad but we know Sid really enjoyed it.<br />
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I have to brag since Jessie and Doug's Chili won 2nd place in the Annual Chili Festival. Their Chili won the last two years so they figure losing by just 1 point wasn't too bad.<br />
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Isn't this the cutest thing? It is a picture of Hiro in his brand spanking new blankie. I know, we are nuts aren't we? But we do love our babies.<br />
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I'll close with these pictures of GG and Leif. I'm so jealous because Dwight is going down there fishing this week and will get to see all of them. Hopefully I'll be able to go next time. He deserves a trip away and thankfully, Zandra will be here with me all week. She and Mike came in tonight and feasted on Dwight's BBQ Ribs and potato salad. Mike leaves Monday for a Golf Tournament.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-85511687003685632382013-09-11T17:51:00.003-04:002013-09-11T18:27:20.959-04:00Update on Jess and other tid-bits.....Dwight and I got on the road around lunch time Saturday and we got to the hospital a little over three hours later. I'm not sure what we did before we had GPS but I sure am happy we have it now because we would have had a hard time finding the hospital without it.<br />
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We were very happy to see Katie who was visiting at the time. I had begged her not to cut her very long hair off but she obviously didn't listen. I hate to admit it but it really does look good. And it is still long enough for her to put up when she goes on her runs. She promised she was going to have her pictures from her adventures in Africa up and ready to view soon. She talked about the Safari she went on, how gorgeous the Lions are and about her riding on an elephant. As a child I used to dream of riding an elephant the way that Tarzan and Jungle Boy did. </div>
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They were just finishing their lunch when we got there so I ran Douglas off his chair/bed and rested a bit. It was great being able to get caught up with them and for us to see for ourselves that Jessie is improving. They had doubled her Coumadine and were still giving her morphine shots for the pain. Jessie gave us her key to her Mom and Dad's house and we headed on over there when we left the hospital. Carmen has turned the lowest level into a lovely apartment where we stayed. Dwight was hungry so after he got me settled in he went to get something to eat. I dozed and when I woke up I realized he had been gone almost three hours. I called and he answered with, "Hey, I was lost but now I'm found". Poor thing got all turned around and drove all he way back into Roanoke the long way. He had called Douglas who got him on his way back home. It was good being with Samantha, Wally and Carmen. Samantha slept with me Saturday night. Dwight went out and bought biscuits for everyone the next morning after which we left and went back to the hospital. After we visited awhile, we headed back home. The weather was gorgeous both days. Sadly, the trip whipped my butt.</div>
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I snatched some pictures Darrell had posted that he took at the Circuit Assembly in Salisbury this past weekend. The first picture shows some of the renovations including the two big screens up front now. The second picture is of two of my Dwight's distant cousins - Ellen and Faye. They are sisters and rode on the bus with Patsy and Ruby who are in the next picture. That is Ade sitting behind Patsy and Ruby. The picture above is Katrina and her youngest, Em. Darrell told me a little about the assembly and how it was not only encouraging was but very loving. It made me wish even more I had been there but Marlan and I will get to hear it in several months when we go with our children to theirs. </div>
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I loved this cartoon of Zoe playing hopscotch. We loved this game as children. You could use a stone to draw it on a sidewalk or a stick to draw it in the dirt. Then you found a big stone to toss and you had the game of hopscotch!!! How easy is that? </div>
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I got a package in the mail and inside was this sweet card from Marie! Zandra had bought the material and a pattern and I was thinking about making a quilt. I know, I know - don't laugh too hard!!!Eventually I gave it to Marie and forgot all about it. This is what she sent me. <strong><em> It is a runner and I love it</em></strong>. <em><u><strong>Thank you so much Marie</strong></u></em> - you are so talented <strong>and so very sweet</strong>. I found out something important - <em>I <strong>don't</strong> <strong>do quilts</strong></em>. You and Zandra would be proud of me though because I have been doing some "repair" sewing to the quilt Kelly sent home with me from the beach. She uses it when we go down and decided to just leave it and the full-size sheets with me from now on. I love it and am using it in my chair now.</div>
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I wanted to post a picture of the little bird house - I <strong><em>finally</em></strong> hung it up in the window too. <br />
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I snatched this picture of Darrell's parents from his site - she reminds me a little of Maggie here.<br />
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I just had to share this - the caption says it all! I wonder if we would find this under our couch?<br />
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This made me think of the nights me, Dwight and Kelly used to watch movies together here in the living room. If it was a good movie, we all had "moisture" showing up during the sad scenes.<br />
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This is a picture of GG's sister-in-law - Jane. She lives down the street from us but we seldom see her. We miss when she used to walk past our corner every day for her exercise.</div>
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More pictures Darrell took from the assembly this past weekend. His lovely wife on the left, their oldest daughter at the top with her little girl and his Aunt Karen and his youngest daughter at the bottom right. I just got off the phone with Jessica. She is still at her parent's house. She sounds much better but still not great. I urged here to take it easy and not push to get back to work too soon. Matt stopped by for a few minutes this afternoon. He had a bit of time between studies and stopped in to see how we are and to find out about Jessie. I told him I am looking forward to getting back out some now that it is getting a little cooler. He said his foot is better - still not great but he is stretching it and that is helping. Dwight's niece from Outer Banks just called to see how Jessie is doing. She has been baby-sitting her new grandson and enjoying every minute of it. We can't wait to meet him ourselves in a few weeks. </div>
Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-85249801067735908632013-09-06T22:34:00.000-04:002013-09-06T22:35:21.674-04:00CPap and other stuff......I have tons of pictures I've been meaning to share so I decided to just put them up. I know it will be sort of random but I use my blog not only as a journal but also a calendar of sorts. I am very unhappy with my new computer. I can NOT manipulate my pictures to use on my blog anymore. I need to get Darrell to help me with it. I want what I used to have - it was so easy to crop and make them look better on my old computer. I will now attempt to put a few pictures that don't need any editing up.<br />
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I opened up my old red pocketbook and found tons of stuff in there including my little date book I ordered from Geninne's Art Blog a few years ago. The pretty little extending back scratcher was one of the gifts from the beach and the two little origami pockets were made by JoJo and given to me at the meeting.</div>
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Another sweet box with kitty cats on it for my jewelry. So cute- it is all wood.<br />
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Handmade necklace and matching earrings made by Yonn Valdez. She and her dear hubby have returned to Arizona - she will be missed by all the other pioneers I'm sure. I will also miss his great comments at the meetings.<br />
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Last night was my second night using my CPap and I did pretty good. I do believe I had the mask a little too tight... I had a very red mark on my forehead and across the bridge of my nose which is still quite sore. I'll be careful to not make it so tight tonight.<br />
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I finally found the perfect place for my iron LOVE sign. Debbie thought it was a good place too and put it up there for me. She can do anything. <br />
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Sorry - I just had to share it. I would love to have a shirt with this on it.... it even looks a little like Miya when she isn't very happy.<br />
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I put this one up because it reminds me of some pictures Jen has framed in her living room. She should do one like this and include Dixie.<br />
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Uh-huh - I've got it. Never doubted it - nope, not for a minute. This is TOO cute.<br />
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This one tugs at my heart strings --- strongly. I can see myself in that chair with a nice cold glass of sweet tea. It also makes me think of Monica and Patsy who both have places at EI - color me "envy".<br />
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Pam's beautiful grandson. His Mom is going to bring him over to see us in a few weeks when all the family is here. We can't wait to get our hands on him and snuggle that sweet neck.<br />
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This is another picture of my bird book with my appointment with Dr. Sharpe stuck in it. It seems like that was a real long time ago....a lot has happened since that important appointment.<br />
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This is what the screen of my laptop looked like when it died. I makes me so very sad - especially since I still haven't gotten the hang of my new one - <strong>at all</strong>. <br />
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A picture of Zandra with one of her beautiful granddaughters. What two happy faces there.<br />
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I have been getting hot lately - usually my feet stay cold no matter how warm it is. I still need the <br />
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heavy purple one when I go to sleep. A better picture of the little origami pockets JoJo made me.<br />
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I finally hung the pretty little vase Monica gave me. I was looking for something else and found the fishing line instead. I'll take another picture of it once I put a flower inside it. <br />
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I have to share this picture I snatched from Facebook. This is my very handsome cousin - Alan. His Mom was two years older than my Mom and I used to go stay with them in the summer. He is a little younger than I am. I see a lot of my Aunt in his face here.<br />
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This is a note Page wrote on her Mom's chart in her hospital room. She is so ready for her Mom to be better and home again. I'm really looking forward to seeing her tomorrow also. I have had several friends call me to tell me they will miss me tomorrow. I'm sad about it too but thankfully, Marlan and I will be able to go to the assembly with our children in several months. We both realize how blessed we are to have that option. As a matter of fact, we would have gone to at least one day of their assembly anyway so we are fortunate to have a back-up plan. Hopefully Marlan's leg will heal and she will be able to be up and around sooner than later. This has been very hard for her - <strong>very hard</strong>.<br />
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I'm closing with pictures I was given permission to share by sweet Sonia in France. I asked her about it a long time ago but never got around to sharing it. Most people know how much I love dragonflies - so this picture really caught my eye. Hope we find Jessie doing much better by the time we get there tomorrow. Hate she is having to go through this. Have a great weekend everyone.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-22210597015573291902013-09-05T18:12:00.000-04:002013-09-05T18:12:47.719-04:00It is becoming too much to assimilate.....So much to take in so will try to be as brief as possible. Jessica decided to have her tubes clamped (last Wednesday) since they had decided it was just too risky to have her stay on Birth Control pills due to her medical history (Asthma, Allergies and high blood pressure) and they didn't want to risk another pregnancy because of what happened with Page's micro-preemie birth. She didn't respond very well to the surgery - had a lot of pain including chest pains. It reached a point where she couldn't breathe well and they ended up in the emergency room yesterday for over three hours. Once they x-rayed her, she was admitted immediately and started receiving shots in her stomach of blood thinners. Both lungs had blood clots in them. They stopped the shots today and started giving her medication orally. Douglas has been having some health issues since before our week at the beach. When he told me about some of the symptoms, I expressed concern about auto-immune conditions including Rheumatoid Arthritis. He had found a physician who was committed to getting answers so I felt pretty good by the time we were home. Douglas was also diagnosed yesterday - with Osteoarthritis (so relieved it isn't RA) and Sjogren's Syndrome - another auto-immune disease. To say their plate is full is putting it mildly. Wally and Carmen called me after they left the hospital last night to give me another update and they are taking very good care of Samantha (who was staying with Willliam and Nilda at the time). Dwight is on a fishing trip with Steve in Oak Island and asked me if he should come home and us go up there. It was hard for me to say but I told him we would really be a hinderance to them if we went up there right now. He is coming home tomorrow and we are staying in touch with them. Douglas was finally given a big chair so he can stay in her room with her. He plans to stay close to her until he feels much better about her condition. I was very relieved to hear he is able to stay with her. As always, all prayers are welcomed for all three of them. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-68768144448204710862013-08-31T19:59:00.000-04:002013-09-02T21:13:24.338-04:00At the end of the 8th month of another year....Can it be that summer is almost over? Our week at the beach is almost a distant memory. Monica shared two of her pictures and I really like both of them so<br />
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I will add them here. I love to see my babies together like this - relaxed, talking, sharing, getting caught up with each other. I think it is possible they miss each other too. <br />
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I also like this one I snatched from somewhere. I think this was taken toward the end of our week and everyone was starting to wind down a little. I also want to share some of the wonderful gifts Jessica got me while we were there. </div>
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I'm trying to find two pictures small enough to put inside the cube and I can't wait to wear my kitty cat earrings. I will try to get Dwight to take a picture of me with the earrings on. Jessie knows I keep an emery board beside my chair and I like this little holder she got for it. The pretty blue box holds pretty long matches and they are now in the bathroom where they will be used as needed. </div>
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I should apologize to Lori and the family for not taking a picture of the gorgeous flowers they sent me after we got home when they were still fresh and new. I didn't think about it until after they had gotten so sad they were dropping petals everywhere and it was time to say good-bye. At least you can see a few of the pretty colors that are still there.</div>
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I'll close with a picture of where Dwight finally figured out to put his Kayak when not in use. It isn't quite the way he wants it yet but it is getting there. He was glad everyone seemed to enjoy it at the beach.</div>
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Had to share this one of Douglas in the pool. That is just how small Monica's kayak is. It is perfect for her and I love the red paddle that goes with it. Monica's sweet hubby, Tom came over today to pick up her brand, spanking, new zero gravity chair I ordered for her. She had to have one after she sat in mine. I got it for her on sale in a big way and I think it may be nicer than mine.<br />
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Love this little fan Monica gave me. She bought a little elephant fan for Samantha at the dollar store and picked this one up too.....we both love them. It is nice for my "hot flashes" I've been having lately.<br />
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Since Miya has been sleeping in her bed lately, Dwight put it on the sofa earlier today. He then put it under the "expensive" hammock I bought her hoping she would eventually get in it and start using it. I just went looking for her and came back in to tell Dwight she is sleeping on his clean laundry. He told me to put her bed back where it was on the floor and put her in it - yep - the Princess has won again.<br />
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At least she doesn't have to share her bed with another cat like Vincent and Hiro above. I think it is great they will sleep in the same bed with each other.<br />
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My neck and back massager came this past week and I think it just might help. I hold it tight against my neck and turn my head to get the most out of it for the area I have the most pain. It is also relaxing right before I plan to go to sleep.<br />
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I snatched this picture from Facebook. I'm really sorry I missed seeing Chelsee and others from our area in the Drama past weekend. I love this picture of her, Bryan and KK. She looks so much like her beautiful Mom.</div>
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I love this big sign Jessie's Mom and Dad bought me while we were at the beach. They know how much Dwight loves to fish. Now if I can just get him to put it on the porch beside the back door, I'll send them a picture of it. I'll also be happy. I really do like it.<br />
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Another picture of Randi's baby boy. I know Leif is really enjoying getting to know Bain. I need to ask them what they want the baby to call them. We all called Leif's Dad and Mom Farfar and Farmor - the Norwegian names for Paternal grandparents.<br />
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Sweet Jessie bought me this bag full of goodies when she went shopping while we were at the beach. I'll have to take pictures of the contents including the really sweet earrings she bought me.<br />
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Snatched this picture from Facebook too. This is mine and Marlan's kind friend from "across the pond" who acted as our guide, at times driver and friend during our two weeks in England/Wales. We would not have experienced 1/10th of the things we were able to see and do if not for her. Marlan and I agree that she looks so much like her Mom in this picture.<br />
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Could not help myself. I have fallen completely in love with this picture I found in a magazine. It reminds me so much of Boy when he was this age. What do you think Jen?<br />
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I had to share this picture of Em who is 6 months old today. I can't wait to see her again. Marlan was telling me how happy she seems all the time. Look at that sweet little face. Now to guilt trip her sweet Mama into bringing her over to see me. Katrina????<br />
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Will close with this picture of CoCo - the self-appointed guardian of someone I love dearly.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-33345668867187678782013-08-10T22:57:00.000-04:002013-08-10T22:57:23.178-04:00Missing every body "but" Dwight this afternoon and more beach picturesI have really been missing my kids this week. The one thing that has helped is having Frances here. We have been enjoying getting caught up and learning even more about each other's childhoods and experiences. We also like each other's children and grandchildren so that also gives us plenty to talk about. Kelly actually knew Frances before I did. They attended the same congregation in Cary and she thinks a lot of Kelly - said she always has. Of course, I'm not surprised since I think quite a bit of her myself. ;-) <br />
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I wanted to share this picture of Page go-kart racing. They said she really enjoyed herself and wasn't afraid at all.<br />
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A picture of Page playing putt-putt after riding in the go-karts. I think they had a great time last night. <br />
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A picture of the flowers I received and the wonderful new reel Dwight received in the mail from the Kikuchi's today. I love fresh flowers and these are gorgeous. Dwight is very excited about his new reel. I am really looking forward to seeing them again at the end of next month.<br />
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A picture of the fish Dwight and Steve caught this week down at Oak Island. I was so happy to hear they were catching plenty because our week at the beach was pitiful for catching fish.</div>
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A picture of Frances this morning before Dwight got back. We both appreciate her coming to be with me this week. Dwight gave her some of the fresh flounder he caught this week. <br />
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Picture of Donald Gulledge - tall brother in cream colored suit - saying YES to the two baptism questions today before getting baptized. Such an important decision and one we are all very happy and proud of him for making. <br />
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This is a picture of my starfish "tattoo". Just kidding - no way I would have anyone stick needles full of ink in my skin. Jessie got some of these for us to put on for fun. It wears off in a few days. <br />
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On the deck Kelly's last night there. Page had so much fun this year. She is growing up so fast.<br />
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Beautiful Doug and Jessie - I hope they had a good time. Sorry Doug felt so bad most of the time.<br />
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Page and Kelly acting up on the dock her last night. They have a special bond and I hope they always will.<br />
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Dwight and Page doing what they do best. How many pictures do we have of Page sleeping? Too many to count but you will have to admit she is very pretty when she is sleeping.<br />
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Monica in her pretty blue Kayak with the bright red paddle. She actually gets around pretty fast in it.<br />
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Kelly and Michael where they are <strong>both</strong> smiling! Sometimes it is hard to get Michael and Paul to smile for pictures.<br />
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Dwight and John and Dwight's famous BBQ chicken everyone craves. What can I say - the man can cook.<br />
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Monica and Tadashi - I was so happy to hear that Tadashi really enjoyed himself. He sat on the porch most of the time and said he loved seeing everyone have so much fun.<br />
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Douglas couldn't find his hat so I loaned him mine. It turned out his was underneath one of his shirts. I personally think he looks quite "dashing" in my hat. Dwight and I are so glad everyone enjoyed the Kayak. This was taken the last day when they all went out to the sandbar to swim.<br />
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A picture I snatched from FB of Pam's three girls with the caption - "Yay! The Rasmussen family is back on the water!"<br />
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And I will close this rambling post with a picture of our sweet little Lyla! She is now 2.5 months old and smart as a whip!!! Her family are all enjoying her so much and I appreciate them sharing on FB with all of us so we can enjoy her too.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-49768350869036280172013-08-09T17:34:00.000-04:002013-08-10T17:42:25.779-04:00more pictures, movies, good friends and getting caught up......Lots of movies, lots of conversations and lots of getting caught up with a good friend. I have totally enjoyed having Frances stay with me while Dwight has been fishing this week. It was nice having Marlan join us today. We had planned on going to see Wolverine but to be honest, I haven't felt good for the past two days so we passed on going out and watched a few things on TV. <br />
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Sadly, this is the best picture I've gotten of her - so far. I've tried to sneak a few others but they have all looked horrible. She is on the phone with one of her lovely daughters and I am enjoying hearing her laugh out loud while talking to her.<br />
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These are a few more of the many pictures from our beach trip last week. Lori said they had a wonderful time. I love the picture of the "Miya bump" in my bed at the beach. Marlan told me to be sure and read Speckled Kat's latest blog entry and I loved it. It is about her daughter going to Kindergarten and how well she is doing. There is also a picture of her newest baby girl who is so pretty and sweet. <br />
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I wanted to share these two pictures Patsy sent me from the District Convention that is going on in Raleigh today. They have two more days after today. It is the same convention I attended in Virginia last month. Frances has already been to the same convention also.<em> </em><br />
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This is the pretty quilt and blanket I'm using on my lap these days. The quilt is Kelly's and she sent it and the sheets that match it home with me from the beach to wash and keep here for when we go back to the beach. That is the only place we use a set of full size sheets. It just so happens it matches the pretty blanket Ivy Jo gave me. The bottom picture is a very good one of Tetsu. I have missed him since we got back from the beach. Such a sweet boy he is.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-92184107335051574812013-08-03T13:51:00.000-04:002013-08-05T20:17:02.105-04:00Last full day Atlantic Beach 2013….It is hard to believe that the last full day of this year's annual summer beach vacation is almost half over and will soon bring our time here to an end. It always goes by so fast for all of us. Kelly plans to leave for home today around 3pm which of course worries me to death. That means she will be getting home very late in weekend traffic. I know, I know – as she “loves” to tell me – she is a “grown-up” now. I keep trying to explain that she will always be my little girl - <strong><em>always</em></strong>.
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We had a full house last night with my sister Faye and her hubby John, my sweet niece Monica and her sweet hubby Tom joining us for some of Dwight's BBQ chicken and "fixins" including Lori's homemade macaroni and cheese. I totally enjoyed being with Faye last night. She is the reason I have an iPhone and yet I was teaching her how to do tons of things with hers last night that she didn't realize it could do. I also downloaded tons of her art work she had on there. And a few pictures of her family.</div>
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This is a picture of her oldest daughter, Lori, who was on the news back home. This is a picture of when they came in and interviewed her on TV yesterday afternoon for the news. They were doing a survey of downtown businesses asking them their opinions of how they felt about the post office planning to remove street corner mailboxes. As Faye said, we can only imagine what her response was. As a rule, she doesn't hold back one iota when it comes to sharing her opinion on something. <br />
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This is a picture of her youngest daughter, Steph, with her little boy and girl who are so stinking sweet. The pictures of Faye and them were taken down at Faye's RV in Emerald Isle, down the coast from where we are now. I've stayed there before and really enjoyed it. <br />
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These are the steps down to the beach where her RV is located so it is very nice for the kids to just walk over to the beach to play. Faye had forgotten that Lori, Paul, Brandon and Tadashi were going to be here so she was very excited to see them when she got here. I showed her several of the blogs I follow and how they sell their artwork on Esty. She wants me to show her how so I guess I'll have some research to do when I get home. <br />
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These are just a few examples of her work. I think she does some nice work but of course, I'm a little prejudiced. She has switched mediums several times since she first started drawing and painting. I wish I had some of that talent but I'll just have to be satisfied with "appreciating" other people who have the talent. They were all sitting on the porch after eating last night and finally made me and Faye stop looking at the phone and come out to join them. I'll have to say we had a wonderful time all getting caught up and remembering Mama and some of her favorite songs. Faye and John both have beautiful voices and can sing anything. I also wanted to share some pictures of Faye's pretty hair - I love the color and how it does in these pictures.<br />
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This is Douglas after he went clamming a few days ago. He put on sunscreen but it must have rubbed off. I hate that he burns so badly. I have been a little worried about him since he hasn't been feeling all that well lately. They have all gone over to the sandbar to play, ride in the Kayak and swim today but he made sure he was covered up pretty good. Dwight dropped them off and is getting himself a quick nap before it is time to go back out to pick them up. <br />
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Kelly walked down to the beach and sat awhile this morning when she first got up and before anyone else was up. She looks so good. She has been walking, boxing and today told me she and Brian are lifting weights. She is a physically strong woman anyway so I'm sure this is just making her stronger. I didn’t have a good day yesterday and am still not totally “up to par” today. Hopefully I will start feeling better by the time they get back.<br />
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Sharing a picture I took of Carmen's earring. I think it is so unique and love the design and colors. Unless I have some pictures from their sandbar adventure or someone sends me some of the pictures they have taken while down here, this may be my last vacation blog entry. We'll see......Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-24810299173474943352013-08-01T19:45:00.004-04:002013-08-01T19:51:48.665-04:00Everyone is finally here and the Kayak has been put in the water........Thankfully the Kikuchi's arrived today and are finally here with us. They drove down to Durham first so they could visit Barbara's grave yesterday. Tadashi was hoping to get up with his brother but evidently that didn't work out. It is<strong> so</strong> good to see <strong>all</strong> of them after such a long time. I wanted to share a few mores pictures of the group digging for clams yesterday.<br />
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Dwight is going to do a Clam Broil tonight with clams, shrimp, polish sausage, corn on the cob, potatoes....you get the picture. I'm sure it will be delicious as always. Kelly put the Kayak in the water and most everyone took a turn in it. It was the first time for all but one of them so I thought they did very well - especially since no one turned it over - yet.<br />
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Monica is going to bring her Kayak over tonight so more than one or two can go out at the same time. I am sure Dwight is glad to see so many people enjoying it since he has been second guessing his spur of the moment decision to buy it. The sun just popped out again! Hopefully the weatherman is right and we will be having more sun than clouds the rest of our time here. <br />
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I'll close with a picture of Dwight and Tadashi getting caught up on the front porch tonight. They have their own little "smoking corner" set up. It is so good seeing him feeling a little better. He still needs to gain a little more weight but I understand he is eating real well now so that makes me feel good. We had a good conversation today about Sushi and exactly what it really is. I sure hope he enjoys his time with us these next few days. Thank you again Mark and Judy for the "hot spot" that makes this possible. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-19163516144368130252013-08-01T12:18:00.002-04:002013-08-01T12:18:41.982-04:00It is a rainy day in Carolina - North Carolina that is....We actually don't hate having one rainy day during our week here. A nice day to be lazy (or lazier), sit on the porch without the heat or bugs, go to a movie or just take a nap. We have all missed having Miya's brother Hiro here with us. I can't say Miya has missed him since she is such a spoiled little diva who has never had to share us with anyone. Hiro shares his humans with Vincent.
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Yesterday morning everybody (but me) went clamming at the Hoop Hole with Fletcher and his doggies. Don't ask - I have no idea where that is but there "be clams there" for sure.</div>
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They all enjoyed the experience and brought home two big buckets full of clams. Dwight is going to cook seafood tonight with some of his famous homemade tartar sauce and cocktail sauce. I hope the Kikuchi's enjoy seafood. They let me know they will be getting here around 1pm today.</div>
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After Page got her shower we went for a short walk around the neighborhood. We noticed a lot of these tiny little flowers. All of a sudden<br />
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Page bent down and picked me a little purple and white flower. How in the world did she even see it? Dwight cooked ribs and his famous potato salad for dinner last night. I was planning to try to eat some of the ribs but fell asleep and when I woke up, everyone was in bed. Of course they all said it was delicious - as always. Gotta get up from here and get dressed before the K's get here. The good news is the sun just came out so maybe that is the end of the rain. Either way - I'm glad we are all here together - whatever the weather.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053891184271717947.post-27695937636595495232013-07-30T18:30:00.002-04:002013-07-30T18:33:06.491-04:00Atlantic Beach, 2013 - Day Three ("Hot Spot" makes it possible)Thankfully Judy has a Verizon "Hot Spot" device making it possible for me to write on my blog today. Dwight and Douglas headed out on Sunday morning about an hour before Jessie, Miya and I finally finished loading the car and got on the road heading EAST. We made good time getting here and couldn't wait to get the car unloaded and start setting up. It takes Kelly 9 hours to drive from Atlanta so she didn't get here until much later. Judy had already been down here for a week and even though we have begged her to stay with us another week, she is planning to leave this afternoon for home. I'm going to miss her. We have the hardest time making time to get together. I'm also going to miss her "hot spot" so will more than likely go over to Verizon and pay to hook up for the week. I could wait until I get home to write in my blog but as a rule, when I put it off, I eventually decide to just not write about something that has happened -- especially if I have to wait. I might try to write on my blog on my iPad and see how it works. Sadly, I don't know how to upload pictures on there so would have to add pictures later which once again means - <strong>I wouldn't</strong>. Oh well.<br />
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Yesterday was our first FULL day and it was very pleasant. We always get good pictures when the sun in starting to go down.<br />
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Kelly and Jessie went onto the dock and Kelly decided to try her hand at fishing. They had already been to the "necessary" stores to get what was "necessary" for a few days.<br />
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Jessie's family are down at their "time share" in New Bern and drove over to see us. I was so happy<br />
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to see everyone, especially Jessie's brother Josh and his lovely bride Cindy. It was also nice seeing<br />
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Cindy's son Matt again. I had met them several weeks ago at Doug and Jessie's when I was up for the convention. Matt decided to go fishing with Dwight and Douglas after they got here and had a wonderful time. Douglas was thrilled because it was his first time on a boat and he liked it. Today they rented a jet ski for Matt to try out. They are trying to show him the best time they can before he leaves for college in California.<br />
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They actually came over yesterday to pick up Jessie and Page to go with them to the Aquarium. Carmen had a disk with this picture in various backgrounds. It was cute. Of course I also got some hugs from Wally and Carmen and anyone who know Wally knows what a good hug that is. They are doing everything they can to give Matt a great week - especially since he will be leaving soon for California to attend college. We talked them into staying for dinner and everyone seemed to enjoy the hot dogs and hamburgers Dwight cooked with French Fries and Baked Beans Jessie and Kelly made. It was nice to have Judy join us for dinner. We are trying our best to get her to stay down with us. I enjoyed being with her so much - so many good memories of our times here.<br />
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Dwight and Douglas went fishing today and Kelly, Jessie and Page went to the beach for awhile. Kelly had to work first thing this morning and she just told me she is done for the rest of the week. She just had to be at this particular meeting. <br />
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This is after Page got back from swimming with the fishes. I love how much she enjoys everything she does. Such a delightful child she is. I can <strong>not believe</strong> she will be in the 7th grade this coming school year. I so hope it is a good year for her. Yeah - if you have noticed how late it is, Judy left her "hot spot" down here with me for the week. I promised Mark I would pay for any extra charge due to my using it more than has been paid for so far. I really appreciate it because it saves me a trip to the Verizon store. I have been writing on this post for most of the afternoon because of starting and stopping with everyone one coming and going and coming and going....maybe more later. Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394609951933537427noreply@blogger.com0