MY BABY!!!

THIS IS MY SON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE. THEY WERE MARRIED THIS LAST SUMMER IN LAS VEGAS. THEY ASKED US TO GO ALONG AND SHARE THIS TIME WITH THEM. WOW, THAT WAS A HARD DECISION. A WEEK IN VEGAS!???! AND BEST OF ALL MY BABY BOY AND HIS LONGTIME (ABOUT 7 YEARS) GIRLFRIEND WERE GETTING MARRIED, WHAT MORE COULD A MOTHER ASK!!!

THEY ARE BOTH WONDERFUL, KIND AND CARING PEOPLE. B.J. (BRADLEY JAMES) IS A DIESEL MECHANIC IN THE PORTLAND AREA AND LARISSA IS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT. THEY HAVE BOUGHT A HOUSE AND ARE DOING VERY WELL. WE ARE SOOOOO HAPPY FOR THEM.

SEE, I TOLD YOU I WAS A PROUD MOM!!

What the Heck???

I JUST NOTICED THAT MY LAST TO ENTRIES DID NOT ALLOW FOR COMMENTS!!! WHAT THE HECK!!! IF NOTHING ELSE, I WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON MY BLOGS . SO THIS IS A TEST ENTRY AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL HAVE A COMMENT SECTION (AFTER I MADE A FEW OPTION TWEEKS) AND ALL YOU HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING TO LEAVE MESSAGES ON THE LAST TWO ENTRIES CAN DO SO HERE.

MY WILD CHILD

Meet my daughter Brenda, her husband Sam and my grandson Nathan. You will hear so much about Nathan in this blog that you are going to want to just scream, but it is my blog and I'm sickeningly in love with and infatuated by that little boy. He stole grandma's heart the day he was born and I was extremely frustrated by the fact that I didn't get to see him until he was about 4 months old!

Brenda has been my "Wild Child" forever. He she was and is outgoing, a little loud, but that is mainly due to the fact that she has diminished hearing. She was one who would try anything once and often without thinking about it first! She has been my wanderer, but also very accomplished in her life. By the age of 26, she was a "banker" and did loans and oversaw the vault monies, tellers and etc. etc. in a Large multi-state bank. She and Sam had bought a house, a new car, a truck and lots of toys as well as being wonderful parents, which I think is the greatest of their accomplishments. They just recently moved to Montana where they are building a 2500 sq. ft. house on 20 acres and hopefully Sam will be opening his own diesel mechanic shop within the next year or two. Sam is a wonderful husband and father and very talented. A really great family, and they love grandpa & grandma toooooo!!

MY OLDEST DAUGHTER

THIS IS MY OLDEST DAUGHTER BRIDGETTE. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON HER 30TH BIRTHDAY!! WOW, DO I EVER FEEL OLD. BRIDGETTE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY FOCUSED AND DETERMINED YOUNG WOMAN. SHE HAS WORKED HER WAY UP TO THE POSITION OF OPERATIONS MANAGER OF A NATIONAL YOUTH CLUB, AND HAS WON AWARDS FOR HER PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION TO HER JOB. SHE IS ALSO A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER AND FRIEND. THERE IS A GREAT GUY NAMED JIM IN HER LIFE NOW AND HE IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER. WE ALL LOVE HIM TOO, HE IS GREAT AND VERY GOOD TO HER. IN CASE YOU CAN'T TELL BY NOW, I AM A VERY PROUD MOTHER, AND IF YOU READ MORE POSTINGS, THIS WILL BECOME ABUNDANTLY CLEAR!!!

I'M NO LONGER THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!!!

HOORAY! HOORAY! WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!! MY BEST FRIEND'S SECOND DAUGHTER GOT MARRIED THIS PAST SUMMER TO AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL MAN!! HE MELTED INTO THE PICTURE ON A VERY HOT DAY THIS LAST SUMMER AND HE MELTED HIS WAY INTO MY HEART WITHIN MINUTES OF MEETING HIM. JUST WATCHING HIM WITH HIS NEW FAMILY WAS SOOOO IMPRESSIVE. THE BOYS LOVE AND RESPECT HIM AND YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE FOR THEM IN ALL HIS INTERACTIONS WITH THEM. NOW THEN, AS FAR AS HE AND MY NIECE GO.......WELL, TO USE A PHRASE THAT WAS ONCE USED FOR DAVE AND I.....THEY ARE JUST PLAIN "GOOGLY!!" THEY GLOW AND MAKE A GREAT MATCH. I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED LIFE TOGETHER.

THE FIRST OF THE FAMILY

THE ADORABLE FAMILY IN THE SANTA HATS IS MY HUSBANDS OLDER BROTHERS OLDEST DAUGHTERS FAMILY. IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CARING FAMILY. THE GIRLS ARE VERY SWEET AND PERFECT LITTLE LADIES. THEIR PARENTS ARE VERY CARING, GENEROUS AND DEDICATED TO THEIR FAMILY.

MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO HAPPENS TO BE MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND SET A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE FOR HIS DAUGHTERS GROWING UP I AM SURE. HE IS A KIND, GENTLE AND DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER TO HIS FAMILY.

OF COURSE, I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO IS MY "BESTEST BEST FRIEND". SHE HAS BEEN SO MUCH TO ME OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, MORE THAN SHE KNOWS. MY GENETIC SISTERS HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO ME IN ABOUT 7 YEARS DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ON MY PART TO REACH OUT TO THEM.
MY "BEST FRIEND" HAS HELPED TO CLOSE THE VOID IN MY LIFE LEFT WHEN THEY SHUT ME OUT OF THEIR LIVES. I WAS SO CLOSE TO MY FAMILY BEFORE AND IT HAS BROKEN MY HEART TO NOT HAVE THEM IN MY LIFE. SHE HAS BEEN MY FRIEND, CONFIDANT, PLAYMATE AND ADVISOR!! THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD I WOULD NOT DO FOR HER. -- MY FRIEND I LOVE YOU.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007

I AM TOTALLY NEW TO THIS BLOGGING THING, AND I THOUGHT I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ABOUT IT FROM READING SOME BLOGS ONLINE, THEN I STARTED READING SOME BY MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND SAW ALL KINDS OF INITIALS BEING USED FOR THINGS AND THEN I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE USING INITIALS FOR PEOPLES NAMES, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE. SO, I WILL NOT USE THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS NAMES AND WILL CHECK WITH THE OTHERS BEFORE I NAME THEM. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THIS DECISION, BUT I WILL NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BE SO PARANOID OF THE WORLD THAT I WILL NOT PROUDLY TELL THE WORLD MY NAME. NOW, ON THE OTHER HAND, I WILL NOT GIVE THEM MY ADDRESS, SS#, PHONE #, DRIVERS LICENSE #, LAST NAME ETC.

MEET MY HUSBANDS OLDER BROTHER AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE (MY BEST FRIEND)

MEET MY WONDERFUL LOVING HUSBAND

DAVID @ CHRISTMAS 2006

OTHER THAN DAVE AND I, I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE EACH PERSON AND COUPLE ONE AT A TIME, AND IN BETWEEN SPREAD AROUND SOME FAMILY HISTORY.

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