28 of 52 weeks

Last year we decided to get bikes for Leon and I so that we could ride with the kids. We thought it would be a fun way to "do something" together that didn't cost $$. As life has a way of doing, we were mostly too busy, so didn't get much riding in. This spring/summer has been so packed full of work that there wasn't even time to get the bikes ready to ride (tires pumped up, chains fixed, gears working) let alone to ride.
Wanting to do something together on the 4th of July, we made a commitment to go on a bike ride so the day before Leon spent 1/2 the day getting all the bikes ready, and on the 4th we took off on our local hike & bike trail! We'd never been that direction before, and we rode all the way out to the archway. a 10 mile round trip. Kara & Kaela did great! not a complaint out of their mouths.

27 of 52 weeks

If you saw my last post, then you get a picture of what my sisters did for me the day before my birthday. I had informed everyone that I DID NOT need a party or anything else for this birthday, they gave me one when I turned 40, and that was enough, thank you very much!! My very much older and bossier "Sistah" informed me that she did not live here then, so didn't get in on the fun, so it didn't count, and SO THERE!
SO the girls settled for giving me a "WAKE" the morning before......(here) and letting everyone know far and wide that it was my birthday and to send me cards/greetings. And, do you know how many pages 80 facebook posts makes? I do......16!!!

So here's my 40's bash they threw:

Kara was born 2 weeks after I turned 40

This week on my birthday.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
Our 2nd oldest daughter and her co-worker came home on Monday night and brought my younger kids home that had been out visiting their other sisters. I fixed supper & a yummy cake to celebrate.





Tuesday, On my birthday Jana fixed lunch, and we invited two more of her co-workers over. What a very special day! It had been 10 years since Jana was home to spend my birthday with me!




I was thrilled to get this picture, since it's been a long time since we had one of just us two together!


I got 28 cards, 3 e-mail greetings, 2 e-cards, and 80 happy birthday messages on my facebook page, plus a couple on here on my last post!!
Oh yes, and a red rose from my middle son, and a bouquet of fresh flowers from Jana!

My friend Sharon and I go back a long ways! Today she came down to spend a few days with me. I stood up with her at her wedding, and loved on her babies back when I was a teenager. We've been thru alot together.
Everyone keeps telling me that life at 50 is much more fun....so bring it on!

What can I say.......Happy Monday!

• Happy last day before the last day of June....
• I have had a wonderful summer so far.
• It's going way too fast.
• My kids have all been gone the last 4 days.
• I'm working fast & furious on my house
• My raised gardens are doing great
• I have a ton of raspberries getting ripe!
• The birds are eating my cherries & grapes :(
  
• I made & canned strawberry jam. :)
  
• I can't believe the year is 1/2 over
• I can't believe summer vacation is almost 1/2 over
• I still have a ton of things I want to accomplish before the end of July
• Leon is so busy with jobs, current & coming up, it feels like a freight train coming at us.

In conversation with some of my blogging friends, I've stated that I just don't stay in my p.j.'s in the morning. I live in town....I have family & friends here, my husband has his own business we run out of the house, UPS, FED-EX & the mailman often come to the door........

As I put on my FB page this morning,
"It's good to be prepared... alert, watching & ready".

(This is a very good thought spiritually, but a very good one in a natural sense too, especially when you have sisters like mine)

Because you never ever know who might show up at your house and walk right in unannounced at 7:30 a.m.


At least they brought me breakfast & presents!

26 of 52 weeks--HALF WAY!

More "oldies" for my weekly picture, and I'll finish up with them next week. I was going to do them all this week, but my kids are all gone for 4 days, and I'm trying to accomplish huge amounts of things without them coming along behind me making a mess.
Anyway, here's the start of them.

My Mom & I




1 year old- June 1960


The summer I was 10. My girlfriend & I Spending time at my Grandparents house, The same house where my mom now lives which is next door to us.

Teen age friends--at 15

My best friend & I--in our 20's.

Yes, I was still in my 20's. --26 to be exact.


1990--Our 13th Anniversary. 1/2 way thru being 30.


The "30's"--My sisters, their kids, Mom & my youngest 3 at the time.


35 years.
June, 1994

25 of 52

This week I had planned to put my latest picture of Dalayna and I, taken last week. Looking at it I was thinking of #2 picture, taken the same place the year she was 16. Then I started wondering how many pictures I had of just her and I. Here they are. Not very many!! Unfortunately there is a huge gap between the first one when she's a little over 1 year, to the time she's 16! I'm glad at least that I have plenty more pictures of her and also with her siblings, but it made me glad again for Carin's challange!

*note: if I made a mistake on dates or ages, I'm SURE one of my girls will correct me, so I apologize in advance!!


A little over 1 year old.

"She's 16, she's beautiful, and she's mine"

On her Wedding day, Feb 05

With Jessi, January 07

Dalayna's 21st. Birthday, May 07


May 08

Taken last week, June 09

Some scenes from our special 4 days.

Our Grandkids, Trey 2, Kyrie 4 and Jessi 2
All our kids & Grandkids except for 3 kids...Laura, Derek & Meshayla

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Since I'm into "old" pictures, I'll post this one. This is my grandpa & me, the first time I went to stay a couple days with my grandparents.
The one I posted a couple days ago was my dad & me.