My Dad…

This post was originally written 1-31-11.  From now until eternity, if you read my blog, you will probably see this post.

My dad, Bill, died  8   9  years ago, Jan. 31, 2003. Needless to say, this is a very hard day for me and my sisters….nieces, nephews…bonus mom, daughters and sons, bonus Sons & Daughters…even my husband and brother-in-laws, nephew-in-laws, even some friends called him Dad……he was very loved.

I loved him dearly. In the later years of his life we became the best of friends. I talked to him EVERY day and he thought LM hung the moon. I lived 60 miles from him and went to see him almost weekly with LM.  Of course, LM doesn’t remember him, but I will never forget. He had severe heart trouble the last 25 years of his life and still was so close to his kids, grandkids and neighbors.

I know this will sound weird, but I listen to the recording of his funeral every now and then.  One of my “bonus” daughters sang at the funeral…I have posted about her here… and the other one read a poem he wanted read.

 One of his neighbors told a story at the funeral that Dad was always trying to make his yard look the best in the neighborhood.  Chris (the neighbor) visited one day and dad told him he wasn’t going to fertilize that year….Chris was like, “Really?…blah blah blah”… and as he walked off he felt the fertilizer crunching beneath his shoes. He turned around and dad gave him that sheepish little smile……

 Dad was a great person. I miss him so much.

But I can always smile because I have such great memories of him….

I’m so glad to have had the dance!!

My dad taught me good values and morals. 

We laughed a lot.

He had GREAT HUGS!

He was the best cook.

Go to this post if you want to hear more about my wonderful dad….and pictures!

The pictures below are of my dad and my mom on their wedding day in 1955,

  the other is of his wife (Carol, my ”Bonus” mom, who is still a VERY dear friend to me)

 at his 60th B-day party in 1998….

I am SOOO blessed to have had him for my Dad 40 years of my life!

Dad, we ALL miss you so much!

1. I helped my husband build our whole house from the ground up…and we still LIKE each other! 
2. I can do electrical work
3. I can tile a floor, wall and backplash.
4. My husband told me if I wanted a telephone when we started building the house that I would have to dig the trench for the cable and wire the house for the phones…so I did!
5. I used to be scared of a lot of things, ie: spiders, snakes, mice…. now I just deal with them…I don’t really LIKE them, but what’re you gonna do??
6. I would LOVE to be funny on my blog, but it just doesn’t come out right, makes me sound like a sarcastic smart***.
7. My parents are both gone..I was 35 when my mom died and 40 when my dad died….I miss them terribly.
8. I was 38 when my son was born.
9. Hobbies: Cross stitch, crafts, jigsaw puzzles, Games on my iphone…wanna play WORDS or HANGING with me??  Comment on here and we’ll get in touch!
10. I can vegetables and hang clothes on a clothesline.
11. I recycle cardboard, plastic, aluminum, tin cans and glass.
12. I like football…and dolphins.

This is making me sound like I am bragging….let me think of some not so good things…

1. I don’t like to clean house and do laundry, but I DO…my house is usually clean, but not always PICKED UP,
2. DUSTING…argh!!…I get this from my mom…her motto was, “why dust? it’s only going to get dusty AGAIN”.  I gave her a plaque that said “You can touch the dust, but please don’t WRITE in it”…it is now hanging on my wall.
3. I HATE cleaning the refrigerator..I guess this is why my husband is always taking things out of it…then leaving them on the counter for ME to deal with…ugh!
4. I don’t excersise like I should.
5. I have high cholesterol that I am always thinking about and trying to lower…but not always successful!  I like too many fattening foods!
6. I’m not a big DOG person, but LOVE cats.  I DO have dogs and I’m the one that gives them meds and takes them to the vet’s, make sure they have water…so it’s not like I hate them.
7. I’m on the computer/iPhone too much…but I don’t watch much TV.

Tell me something I may not know about YOU!!

Thank you to all that have read and commented on my blog this year!!

I love ya!

My Blog in 2011  (click here to see)

I plan to run a giveaway soon………………stay tuned!!

Here is a picture of our Menorah on the 8th night….(last night)

We had company for 3 nights.  My bonus son and his 2 boys ages 10 and 12.  They live in California and we haven’t seen them in almost 3 years.  It was a nice visit.  I sure hope we get to see them in less than three years next time!  Here is a pic of my boy with them  LM is their Uncle! He’s the one in the middle…I hope to compare pictures as they get older and see who gets to be the tallest/biggest.  They are all quite handsome, don’t ya think??

Now I am getting all geared up for a New Years Eve party for the other 4 grandchildren and LM.  2 granddaughters, ages 14 and 15 (almost 15 & 16), and two grandsons ages 12 and 10. I am planning Hamburgers, snacks, Sparkling Grape Juice, Fireworks, Glow Sticks, Firepit, Badminton, trampoline, Fourwheel rides and FUN FUN FUN. I think the weather is going to cooperate, too!   I wrote something similar to this last paragraph on facebook. Someone suggested a tent. I informed them that I have a grandson that doesn’t even like that we LIVE in the woods, I sure don’t think he’d SLEEP outside in them!

Of course, grandpa/daddio will make his famous wheat pancakes for breakfast Sunday morning.

I want our grandkids to remember fun times like I do with my grandparents and cousins.

 I am excited!

Do you have fun times that you remember from younger days??

I have been on the phone all morning…trying to find a new trampoline (IN STOCK), a new Four Wheeler tire (IN STOCK) and Kosher marshmalllows…Since we eat Kosher, I don’t believe I will be able to do s’mores, I   Kosher marshmallows ordered online in time and I can’t find them anywhere locally. 

Now, I need to decide what I need from the grocery store…..this is costing more that I thought it would…. 

I hope you all have a VERY

]]> http://ttgtmb.com/2011/12/28/hanukkah-and-new-years/feed/ 0 Lynette Our Menorah--8th day 12-11 001 New Years http://ttgtmb.com/2011/12/16/happy-birthday/ http://ttgtmb.com/2011/12/16/happy-birthday/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:08:18 +0000 Lynette http://ttgtmb.com/?p=3164 ]]> I have this friend…She’s been my friend since I was 12 years old.  We have been through many good times and bad times, many happy times and sad times.  We have been together through ALOT.  We went to church camp, we were together when we recorded an album with our youth group in about 1977. We went to Mexico and were chased by some boys there…very scary at that time!!   We shared our first days in  jr. high and high school together. We both went to a private christian school and graduated from it the first year they had a High school. (32 years ago)  She was my Maid of Honor.  I was there when she started Cosmetology/barber school.   I am friends with most of her family, alot of whom I have felt a part of.  Her brothers and sisters are like mine and mine like hers. She has a great husband and family.   She is a GREAT mom and recently a new GRANDMA!  I think everyone in our town knows her or is related to her. She’s the sweetest person you will ever meet….there is so many things I can remember, but I think you get the picture…………..

 Oh yeah!! She won the contest on my last blog giveaway…….

She’s the one that has cut my hair for the last….21 years and makes me BEAUTIFUL…

Keta, I love you and hope you have had a WONDERFUL HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

(I won’t tell anyone how old you are… I will catch up next June)

I love ya today and always!!

I found out yesterday  (two days notice) that LM is having an “end of the year” party in one of his classes…”Oh yeah, we need to make a snack”.  When you live 25 miles from the nearest Wal*Mart….you go to the grocery store once a week.  Hmmmm…gotta figure out what to do with what we have on hand.  I have stuff to make my good, healthy homemade oatmeal cookies, but I think they would be thrown away. 

Deer 12-13-11

We saw 6 deer in our front yard yesterday. We were sitting at the table doing homeschool and LM said,”DEER”. One got in the garden and the others just meandered around. I took several pics and videos. I can’t put videos on the blog and can’t get them to load on Facebook, so I guess you will have to just settle for the pictures.

Deer 12-12-11

We are getting rain today, off & on supposed to have more tomorrow. But it is about 45 degrees, so it’s okay. I don’t mind, we really need it and sometimes it’s nice to have clouds and dark.

We don’t do Christmas, but it sometimes feels like it. With the commercials, TV, stores, friends doing it, it’s hard to not get into it some way.  I love the pretty colors, lights, snowmen and SNOWFLAKES.  I gave out buttons from AFR (radio station) the other day that say, “It’s okay to say ‘Merry Christmas’ “.  We donated to them and they sent them to us.  So many people say, “I thought you didn’t do Christmas”.  “We don’t, but if we are not FOR Christians, we are against them”…I can think of alot of other people I would rather be against.  If we don’t have Christians in this country…we would be in DEEP TROUBLE!  I love all my Christian friends and family!! We have thought of doing Hanukkah, but this year we have told LM that if he wants to do it, he needs to do some research and find out what it’s about.  So far, he has done nothing, so who knows?

We never got above freezing today. 

Why do I make smoothies on cold days? 

My guys like them and we always have them in the freezer.

So make some today and ENJOY!

 SMOOTHIE recipe HERE 

Fruit Smoothies

Little man and I went to AR this last week for Thanksgiving. It’s the first time he has ever celebrated Thanksgiving. I haven’t in about 15-20 years. I’m sure you are wondering why, and it’s a long story but anyway, we did this year. We went to my sisters and had a great time.
I’m getting ready for 3 craft shows. I don’t think I’ve ever done one, but we are having one for the HS support group and two at our HS Extension. We have a few things to sell…

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera-$2.50

LM and I re-potted Aloe Vera plants yesterday. Do you need an aloe vera plant?  I’m hoping someone does. I have 3 pots of it and it was growing like crazy, I needed to get rid of some and thought this was a great way to do it.  I saw on Facebook not too long ago that a friend of mine that burned her wrist. I told her ALOE VERA and she didn’t have any!! So I’m hoping to spread some around! 

 I have made paper clip bookmarks—Pinterest idea.–

Paperclip Bookmarks-$.50

 Bookmarks, w/ beads and charms….these are a few samples…I have a lot of different ones.

Beaded/charmed Bookmarks $3.00 or 2/$5.00

 Bracelets…I can’t get the pic here, so go to my facebook page..I have a pic there.  Looking for the link, I hope to get it up soon.

I made a few of these bracelets a little larger and 2 exactly alike because I had the idea …I don’t like long sleeves hanging on my hand, I always push them up to ¾  length and sometimes use rubber bands to keep them up (hiding them in the fold).  Well, now I have a “sleeve bracelet” and if it happens to show, it will be pretty instead of a rubber band….would you be interested in something like this??  I don’t know how well it will go over.

I really like to do this stuff,  just don’t know if I can sell it.  I spend money, make a bunch and sell only a few.  I guess I could open an ETSY store, but there are so many, I feel like mine are not Special…. Ho hum. Guess I’ll just make them and what I don’t sell…maybe I’ll give away on my blog!  That’s an idea.  My last craft show is the 7th so we will see if I sell anything first.

Time to feed the boy some breakfast. I hope you all have an easy transition getting back into the swing of things this week.. It’s always hard for me!

Oh and Lori, I had a great time visiting you and the family. Thanks for having me!  We love you!

Tell me…would you be interested in any of my stuff at a craft fair?? 

 What do you think of the prices?