HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE DYNAMIC DUO

JAKE AND JUSTIN ARE TEN TODAY....

MAN VS MACHINE

SOMETIMES THE BEAST JUST WANTS TO BE FREE

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

After last week I'm going to bury the doc in apples.

AS THE SUN SETS SLOWLY IN THE WEST

ANOTHER DAY HAS COME TO A CLOSE...A BOWL OF STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM AND I'M PACKING IT IN...REBEKKAH HAS STATED TONIGHT THAT SHE WILL NOT JOIN THIS BUNCH OF CRIPPLES...HER WORDS " I'M NOT JOINING THAT CLUB!" JUSTIN HAD STATED THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT HE HAS NEVER BROKEN ANYTHING...ANOTHER MYTH SHATTERED...LETS SEE WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS....

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE LUCK HERE

IT WOULD APPEAR FROM ALL INDICATIONS THAT JUSTIN MAY HAVE A BROKEN THUMB. THE SWELLING HAS NOT SUBSIDED AND THE PAIN CONTINUES. HE ALSO HAS A LITTLE DISCOLORATION AT THE JOINT....WHO NEEDS TO BE ABUSIVE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET THEM OUTSIDE TO PLAY SPORTS...WELL INSTEAD OF BALL PRACTICE TONIGHT, HE MAY BE GETTING AN XRAY....IT IS HIS WRITING HAND TOO...

ROAD TRIPS FOR TRAINING

I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING SOME CLASSES TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE NEW SOFTWARE I WILL BE USING AT WORK...I HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 140 MILES TO GET TO CLASS SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO BLOG. FYI, THE WALKING WOUNDED ARE MENDING FINE BUT JUSTIN DECIDED TO JOIN THEM LAST NIGHT AT BASEBALL PRACTICE. WE THINK HE JAMBED HIS THUMB AND HOPEFULLY DID NOT BREAK IT...

CELTIC KNOTS

A LITTLE STAINED GLASS ITEM I SAW WHEN IN MN.

JUST A STROLL IN THE PARK, SO TO SPEAK

THE TREES ARE STARTING TO BLOOM...TOO NICE A DAY TO WASTE, SO LET THE WALKING WOUNDED OUT OF THE CAR.

THE WALKING WOUNDED

LET'S JUST SAY THEY ARE SEMI-WALKING. GIMPY AND HIS GRANNY ENJOYING A SPRING DAY.

JAKE, JUSTIN AND GRANDMA

THEY KIND OF LOOK LIKE A MARINE PATROL AFTER NIGHT MANUVERS

DAWN OF A NEW DAY

The sun is slowly rising in the East. A new day has dawned on us all...May we live it to the fullest intent possible. To those now starting a new life together we send our warmest regards. Could that be Australia in the lower right? It does seem a little larger than life doesn't it? CONGRATULATIONS to Trish and Grant.

I THINK I'M A BAD DOG

AT LEAST SHEBAH IS NOT AFRAID OF THE WATER..

ANOTHER DAY DONE

THIS IS TONIGHT'S SUNSET..BUT I'M NOT ON THE FARM...I HEADED INTO THE BIG CITY.

ABBIE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE READ

IF YOU WANTED A DRINK, JUST ASK..

I WAS BURNING BACK SOME OF THE BUSHES THAT HAVE OVERGROWN IN THE YARD. I HAD BROUGHT OUT THE WATER HOSE TO KEEP THE FIRE FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL OR TOO FAR BACK INTO THE WOODS... SHEBA DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT I PULLED THE GARDEN HOSE INTO HER TERRITORY, SO SHE CHEWED THROUGH IT...NOW SHE HAS HER OWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM...

A NEW DAY BECKONS

SPRING IS IN FULL BLOOM AND THE TRACTOR IS IN THE FIELD...

SHAMROCKS AND DAFFODIL

NOW YOU KNOW IT IS SPRINGTIME....WHEN YOU SEE THIS!

SHEBAH ENJOYING A SUNNY SPRING MORN

MY IRISH CLADAGH RING

NORTH CAROLINA SAND DOLLAR

Don't you just love artistic people?

REBEKKAH REACHES THIRD BASE

What do you do on Friday Nights? I lead such a fun life. I got to go out and watch Bekkah's Team get crushed by rival Conley HS. Score was 26 to 2...ouch! This is a picture of Bekkah arriving at third base. Notice the head gear...We didn't play with trashcans on our heads, maybe that is why we don't think so clearly now..all those shots to the noggin.
Due to all the work arounds I have to do to post pictures to this site, the quality of the pictures gets degraded. My apologies for that but it is the only way I have to keep you posted on family events and things I am doing...I will continue to try to fix the glitches..

FRIDAY NIGHT SUNSET

Golden Sky at Night for the start of SPRING...You need these kind of skies to help take your mind off of things and transport you to far away spaces...
FYI: Everyone is still on the mend. Mo and Jake are recovering from their surgery. Mo wants to go to a gardening class today, so I know she is feeling better. She is napping now. Took her to the Dr. yesterday...He says she is doing great. Jake is up and around but he will have to remain in the support for two months...He had a pail handle tear...not a pretty picture but he is mending also...

TEST RUN ON NEW SITE

I have no pictures to post at this time but a quick update on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Mo is on the mend. She is using a walker but is getting around a little bit more each day. Jake was in a lot of pain yesteday but the prognosis for his healing is good following his surgery. Meg still has black eyes but I don't know if she broke her nose or not. Major Nasal Hemorage from a mis- guided baseball....Christian has entered the famous Hall of Fools...He doesn't realize MOM cooks his meals and can get back at him any time...I have a feeling he will be doing a lot of things for himself from now on.."MOM, I need a ride to baseball practice...WALK!"

I'M OFF TO SEE THE DOCTOR

DO YOU THINK HE'LL ASK ME IF I SMOKE...THIS IS ACTUALLY ME JUST AFTER VIET NAM...YOU CAN TELL BY THE SMILE ON MY FACE.

THIS IS RILEY BUT SHE IS SHY

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

This was Jake and Justin's Gift to Grandma....

JAKE IS GETTING BETTER.....

JAKE IS RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY

Jake is at home now. When I stopped by the house, he was still on pain meds. His baseball coach called and told him that he was number 22 on the team this year. He will only sit in the dugout because his doctor said he could not play...He will be in a brace for two months..Jake had a MRI before the operation but the Dr. would read the MRI thought what Jake had was just a bulging or pinched meniscus...IT WAS WORSE. When the Orthopedic Dr went inside his knee he found a tear and the meniscus had flapped back over itself and was being pinched in the joint...thus the pain and inability to walk. (That is the bad news.) THE GOOD NEWS...where he tore it was the best place to do it, and a good chance of healing....Good blood supply and all that...He has it stiched back together and he will have to keep it straight and go through physical therapy but "it will heal". He is a ten year old with an adult injury...The doctor said this was an old injury that he kept re-injuring. We thought it was a pulled ligament because his leg kept locking up and the pain was horrible...but it was the torn meniscus being pinched..So Jake is at home mending, Mo is at home mending, Meg is at home mending..So if things happen in threes, we're done! I have to go to the VA hospital tomorrow for a consult with a plastic surgeon...I think I'll have him put my chest back where it belongs, it seems to have slipped to around my waist...No this is not a fun visit but a necessary one...More on thaaaaaaaat later...

I THINK DAN HAS BEEN DRINKING MY GUINESS!

OR! He could just be glad to see his Mom...

SPRING IS OFFICALLY HERE

I thought I'd check out the lawn to see if Spring has Sprung...It's here....

THERE BE DOGS DOWN THERE

DELANEY REVIEWS HER DOMAIN...SHE IS HOLDING A FLOWER PETAL IN HER HAND..

BEFORE AND AFTER MUG SHOT

WHEN WE SAID KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL SWEETIE, WE DID NOT MEAN IT LITERALLY... WHAT SOME MOTHERS WON'T DO TO IMPRESS THEIR SONS.

YOUR IN TIME OUT MOMMY

ONE MORE WORD YOUNG LADY AND YOUR GROUNDED FOR A WEEK..

LET ME PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY, I RULE

I'M SITTING IN GRANDPA'S CHAIR...

MO MADE IT HOME FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY

I GOT MO FLOWERS TOO

DAN CAME TO VISIT HIS MOM TOO

WHAT ELSE DID YOU EXPECT...

HOME AT LAST

GRANDMA SURVIVED THE HOSPITAL BUT I'M NOT SURE SHE WILL SURVIVE GRANDPA'S COOKING..

BEFORE THE SURGERY PHOTO OPS

I'M SO THRILLED WHEN I HAVE MY PICTURE TAKEN

BUTTERFLIES AND VIOLETS

THIS IS JUST ONE SIDE OF MEG'S FLOWERS TO HER MOM.

DELANEY LOVES GRANDMA'S COUNTERS

MEG'S FAMILY SENT FLOWERS TO THE HOSPITAL

THEY ARE WONDERFUL KID...

CONNIE, BILL, KIM AND JOHN SENT MO FLOWERS

AND THEY WERE MUCH APPRECIATED...

ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS DONE

We had the traditional CornBeef and Cabbage that Tara my daughter made for us. Delaney was here with her Mom helping care for Grandma. The girls started the Day with Tea, but now it's time to shake off the old week, comb your hair and go to church to say THANK YOU LORD for such a blessed day. Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.

JUST JAKE

Jake is so full of life, and Justin has always been his inner strength. When Tuesday rolls around please keep them both in your prayers. They do wonders these days but knee surgery for a ten year old has to be frightening...

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

IF I THROW EVERYONE OF THEM AT HIM, I'LL BET I CAN KEEP HIM AWAY FOREVER.

JAKE HAS HIS KNEE SURGERY TUESDAY

HE IS SO LIKE HIS GRANDMOTHER...YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP THEM DOWN...

HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE WELL ENOUGH TO CELEBRATE HIS TENTH BIRTHDAY AT THE END OF THE MONTH...HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS, MENISCUS AND CARTILAGE. WHEN HE DOES THINGS, HE DOES THEM ALL THE WAY...

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO EVERYONE

SHAMROCKS ARE NOT BIGGER THAN LIFE FOLKS..JUST THE IRISH ARE....

DON'T LICK THE LIGHT SOCKETS

THIS IS HOW I FEEL RIGHT ABOUT NOW AFTER TRYING TO FIX BLOGGER...IT'S NOT WORKING PROPERLY BUT AT LEAST IT IS RUNNING..

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

THIS IS PRIOR TO "YOU TUBE" I DO NOT KNOW WHY BLOGGER KEEPS MESSING WITH THE SYSTEM. I CANNOT LOAD PICTURES DIRECTLY FROM MY FILES TO BLOGGER NOW. I MUST GO INTO BLOGGER FIRST AND DRAWL THE PICTURE INTO IT..NO MORE JUST PUSH THE BUTTON TO POST...ANY SUGGESTIONS? NO! I WILL NOT GO THERE...BEEN THERE! DONE THAT ALREADY..

I ALWAYS WEAR GREEN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

BACK IN THE FIGHT

OF COURSE IT WAS THE TWELTH ROUND AND EVERYONE WAS COUNTING ME OUT...IT IS TOO EARLY FOR THIS STUFF.

THERE IS ALWAYS ONE IN THE CROWD

IT APPEARS THAT BECAUSE I HAD NOT UPGRADED MY OLD BLOGGER TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE NEW BLOGGER, I WAS BLOCKED. WE WILL SEE HOW THIS NEW ACCOUNT WORKS. PS HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

DREAMS OF MO GREETING THE THERAPIST

JUST A THOUGHT...

I'VE HIRED A PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR MO

MO COMES HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW. SHE IS NOT AS FAST AS SHE ONCE WAS BUT I THINK THE THERAPIST SHOULD HELP HER GET AROUND REAL SOON...I THINK SHE WILL LIKE HER.. 

KEEP A LIGHT ON FOR ME WILL YOU?

 

NEW JOB, BROKEN COMPUTER, WIFE IN HOSPITAL

IT IS GOING TO BE ONE HELL OF A WEEK 

KER SPLASH IS THE COMPUTER HITTING THE OCEAN.

 

COMPUTER REPAIRMEN REALLY DON'T HELP

I SENT MY OLD PC FOR A TUNE UP...I AM NOT TRYING TO REPLACE THE THINGS I LOST...THE ABILITY TO BLOG WAS ONE OF THEM....IT MUST BE GETTING CLOSE TO NEW COMPUTER TIME... 

I LOVE KATS BUT CLEANING UP AFTER ELEPHANTS STINKS.

 

WHITE WATER RAFTING ANYONE?

 

IT IS ALMOST SPRINGTIME

CARDINAL IS OUR STATE BIRD...THEY ARE FUN TO WATCH OUTSIDE MY WINDOW... 

EARLY ATTEMPTS AT EMAIL

 

I LOVE PEOPLE, THEY TASTE LIKE CHICKEN

 

DO I LOOK LIKE A PEOPLE PERSON

 

DO I LOOK LIKE A PEOPLE PERSON?

 

AGGIE'S DREAM HOUSE

OK KID! I BUILT YOU YOUR HUT BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT YOUR FAMILY WAS MOVING IN TOO....I'M SAILING TO ANOTHER ISLAND... 

THE DAY IS DONE, SWEET DREAMS

 

WANT TO FULFILL ALL YOUR DREAMS?

I THINK THIS PICTURE ABOUT SUMS UP MOST OF OUR DREAMS... 

WHERE IS REVERSE?

CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND JUST BEFORE THE FALLS? 

THERE HAS GOT TO BE A STORY HERE

AS A PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHER I HAVE COMPOSED MANY SHOTS BUT TAKING A SHOT OF MY FEET IN THE AIR UNDER A PALM TREE HAS NEVER CROSSED MY MIND. WHAT WAS HE OR SHE THINKING? THAT IS ONE BENT UP ANKLE. 

IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN

 

JUST AN OBSERVATION...SICKUM!

 

STOP RINGING THE BELL AND COME IN!

Don't you just hate it when the kids keep ringing the doorbell? 

THIS MAY SOUND CORNY BUT...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOVED YOU LONGER THAN YOU CAN REMEMBER....

MOM AND DAD 

SHERYL'S BIRTHDAY SUGGESTION

DRINK HEAVILY, SHE DID! 

NO ONE BELIEVES ME WHEN I TELL THEM YOUR AGE..

29 29 29 29 29 29 29 

ON THE DAY YOU WERE BORN

THE SUN SHOWN A LITTLE BRIGHTER AND THE ROSES COULD NOT MATCH YOUR BEAUTY....YOU MADE ME THE PROUDEST DADDY IN THE WORLD.......HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
DAD 

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! BE HAPPY DANG IT...

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG

YOU CAN TELL BY THE FORCED SMILES EVERYONE IS JUST SO HAPPY ABOUT BIRTHDAYS..... 

ITS OUR MOM'S BIRTHDAY TODAY

DADDY SAYS SHE IS "OLDER THAN DIRT" BUT GRANDPA SAYS SHE WAS JUST AROUND WHEN THEY INVENTED IT....AND GRANMA IS GOING TO KICK GRANDPA'S BUTT FOR SAYING THAT....HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOLL...... 

TO THE COURTHOUSE TO PAY MY FINE

WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY A $15.00 FINE FOR SPEEDING AND $120.00 FOR COURT COST..I DON'T WANT TO BUY THE JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO RENT HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE...DOES HE DO WINDOWS? 

LOOKING GOOD

AREN'T THE SHIRT TAILS SUPPOSE TO BE TUCKED IN? 

BASEBALL HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME

REBEKKAH AND THE THREE FOUR COMBINATION 

MAJOR FOOD GROUPS, ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES

 

YES WE DO HAVE SPRING FLOWERS IN BLOOM

 

WHAT HOLE? OH! THAT HOLE.

IT'S REALLY AN ESCAPE TUNNEL 

THE HONEY DO LIST IS GETTING HEAVIER

 

SWIIIIIIIIING BATTER!

 

WAITING IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR RETURN

 

TIME TO KISS AND MAKE UP

PLEASE KEEP CHECKING CAUSE
I HAVE TO TAKE MY OTHER BACK-UP COMPUTER OFF LINE AND TRY TO HOOK UP MY RECENTLY REPAIRED COMPUTER... SMOKED THE POWER SUPPLY AND HAVE TO RELOAD ALL MY OLD PROGRAMS..I NEED TO LEARN TO BACK UP ALL THAT STUFF. 

DID YOU MARRY A DOMESTIC GODDESS?

I MAY BE SKATING ON THIN ICE HERE! IF I AM NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN CHECK OUT BACK...MY DOMESTIC GODDESS HATES LEAVING DEAD THINGS "HANGING" AROUND THE HOUSE... 

MOMMA SAID NOT TO PICK UP HITCHIKERS

I WONDER WHY? 

VETERANS DESERVE MORE THAN LIP SERVICE

I WAS UPSET WITH THE ARTICLES I READ ABOUT WALTER REED HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. IT IS NOT ONLY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION. CONGRESS IS NOT OWNING UP TO IT'S PART IN THIS PROBLEM...BUDGET CUTS AND LACK OF OVERSIGHT ARE JUST AS MUCH AT FAULT. DON'T TELL US HOW MUCH YOU ARE OUTRAGED...FIX IT! AND STOP THE GRANDSTANDING. STOP WASTING OUR TIME LISTENING TO YOUR MEANINGLESS DRAMA, WHILE YOU WRITE RESOLUTIONS "WITH THE BLOOD OF OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN" TO CUT MORE FUNDING FROM THE TROOPS IN THE FIELD. THE HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVE "MURTHA" FROM PENNSYLVANIA, SHOULD BE HORSEWHIPPED AND RUN OUT OF TOWN. 

DOESN'T SHEBA KNOW IT IS SATURDAY?

IT'S 5AM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET MY FOOT LICKED AND THEN THE DOG BARKS THAT IT IS TIME FOR HER WALK...AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF IN THE HOUSE AND OUT AGAIN, SHE WILL SETTLE DOWN...I'M PLEASED THAT SHE LETS ME KNOW SHE HAS TO GO OUT BUT COME ON...HASN'T SHE EVER HEARD OF SLEEPING IN ON YOUR DAY OFF? 

BIG FISH TANK

OR IS IT JUST A REFLECTION OFF THE GLASS... 

GOD'S CANVAS

WALKS ALONG THE BEACH OR JUST OUT IN THE WOODS...NOBODY PAINTS THIS KIND OF PICTURE LIKE THE CREATOR. 

WALKING IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT

 

SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

IT IS HARD TO MAKE UP FUNNY THINGS ABOUT CORN...JUST BEING CORNY 

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SNOW STORM

 

MEG'S BIRTHDAY IS THE 6TH OF MARCH

IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS REAL HAPPY ABOUT IT....