Emily, I was scrolling down and thought that it was Olivia!! She looks just like you. And if Kaiden had more hair, I think he would look like Tanner too. Such pretty kids, aren't they??? Steve, we'll keep you in the loop. It was fun Saturday having dinner together. I still can't get over Lonnie not buying my dinner though. LOL It is beautiful here today and I'm putting clothes on the line. Hillbilly Clothes Dryer I am told. Do you know that city folk think that is unsanitary!!! And embarrassing!!! Maybe that's where the saying "Airing your dirty laundry" comes from. It would be embarrassing if you hung your clothes out to dry with the stains still in them. But some people hang clothes on the line to let the sun take the stains out! This does work especially on tomato based stains cause I put it to the test. And yet these same people wash their underwear with their facecloths!!! I'm making deer jerky today. David Thomas has been waiting on it so I've got to mail him some out.

I wish we could have been there Sunday morning for mother's day. We were in Ansted with Zac's parents. He built her a porch swing...she really liked it.

I put up some old pictures on my facebook the other day and someone commented on one saying that me and tanner look like olivia and kaiden.

What do you think?

Yeah, Dinner was fun! It was so funny about all the grilled cheese sandwiches! Mommy ordered the special: chili and grilled cheese, but she also wanted cornbread so I ordered that. when they brought out her food, there were 8 (I think thats right) sandwiches stacked up on Mommys plate. We all had a grilled cheese! Funny!! I think they both enjoyed dinner, Daddy enjoyed his dill pickles and mommys sandwiches.

Wish we could have been there. At least we got to enjoy dinner with everyone on Saturday. You guys keep me in the loop with happenings this summer. I'm going to try and make it up more often. My number is the same as Mom and Dads, except 540.

Count me in as a ballbag as well, oh wait, that's tenderhearted (haha). If we had been there I know I'd been boo-hoozin' along with ya. We took Mark's mom and dad out to Cracker Barrell after church Sunday morning. We had a good time, such beautiful weather!! I hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day. We're enjoying Clara's pictures.

I prefer tenderhearted if it's all the same to you:) Yes, everyone note that- YOUNGEST mother! That was just what I needed! Thanks for the picturs of baby Clara. You could tell that by the end of that photo shoot, she didn't have any choice but to have her eyes open. She was probably blind from the light! Amy sure has that glow of a proud mommy!

It was kind of funny. We practiced the song on saturday to sing but didn't tell Mommy. Then sunday morning when we went in to church, daddy said do you girls know that song mama's treasures by heart? could you all sing that for mom. Must of been God! Janet didn't mention that she got the prize for the youngest Mother.

No you wouldn't. You two are ballbags. LOL

Well I would have been just fine if it wouldn't have been for Papa!

For those of you that weren't at Meadow Grove this morning, you were greatly missed. It was great to be able to be with so many family members. Just some insight for those that missed...of course grandma got most kids and she got most grandkids by a landslide, but they didn't let her "win" twice. Mom, Bobbie, Trish and Elliot sang and played "Mama's Treasures". Papa started crying as soon as they started singing. I turned around and Addy was bawling like a big baby, so I had no choice but to join in. I don't know they didn't ask me and Addy to sing...maybe because we would have been up front blubbering all over ourselves. LOL Anyway, it was a blesses service. Miss you all. Hope baby Clara is doing well and...sleeping! Love you all, too!

Happy Mothers Day to all, and that is a beautiful baby congrats, just in time for this day

Clara is beautiful :) Congratulations!!

What a blessing! She is beautiful! I can't wait to get my hands on her. Congratulations to the lucky parents and grandparents!

The long awaited bundle, she is beautiful,I am with you Rita I want to see her hair, Amy and Greg you did a beautiful job.Now the fun begins.

I think she looks like her Great Grandma Vivian, don't you. Dan said she was beautiful and she looked just like him. I told him, she could be one or the other, but she couldn't be both! LOL. Can't wait to see her hair. Hope Mom and Dad got some rest.

Clara Vivian Hocevar

 

We need some pictures of baby clara on here! Hope all is well and mommy is getting some rest.

Janis~I hear you about the cooped up business!! I did get out and mow the lawn yesterday evening after Janet picked up the kids. I mowed the front while they were still here. I zipped them up in the trampoline where I could see them, and I mowed with the push mower, for exercise. Kaiden (he's 15 months old) got so mad when I wouldn't let him out, but then he just sat down and watched me mow. He looked at me like "I can't believe she locked me up" LOL
Your little boy sounds like he is making progress in leaps and bounds!! Encouragement and love go a long way. I'm sure he will excel because he has a desire to learn. I think I was lacking in that department when I was in school. But If I had known then what I know now.....!!! We are supposed to get more rain tonight and tomorrow. Flood Watch in effect! I do love the rain at night though. I open my bedroom window and I can hear the rain on the tin roof of the garage.

Trish, I don't know when Daddy is going to come up there. He going to see how these drip medication treatments are going to go. He says he would like to stay a couple of weeks.

Rita, Daddy is doing pretty good. He gets out in between rains We got 4 more days of rain here. Then stop for a few days then start back. It don't stop even long enough to mow the grass. The kids are doing great. Tyler will get to start the big K this next year when school starts but he will have some of the teachers he had this year like speech and physical motor skills.But bless his heart he is really tyring to learn. He can come up with some words he learning. Such a long way from when I got them. He says I am the band-aid person because I am a girl. He says that's my job. And says my husband is the chips person because he is a boy. I just have to laugh at him a lot. Hope everyone is doing good there. And I can't wait until summer all that sun shine. I am tired of being cooped up in this house.

Thank you Rita for the explanation on the buckets, how neat. Thank you Lord for the buckets you gave us throughout the night because now I have sprouts from the wildflower seeds pawpaw gave me!! I'm so excited, I can't wait to see what they look like:)

Janis~How's the weather in Tennessee? How is Unlce Lee feeling? Does he feel like getting out and about? How are the kids? Looking forward to Summer, no doubt. Counting down the days?

Buckets....My rain gauge shows a little over 2 and a half inches since this started, but My mop bucket on the back porch was full. Before rain gauges that's how they measured the rain fall. When they left their bucket out and it filled up...thus, it rained buckets!!! And now you know the rest of the story. News is that Clara is on the way this morning. Blain had just said, "She'll go before Saturday". And then Ruth called!! Go figure. Daddy said, "Well the moon changed and that's what brought it about". Whatever!!!~the moon is always changing. By the time it dries off enough to mow the lawn, we'll have to use the bushhog!!

Praise the Lord for buckets!!! I got garlic sprouts!!

It's been raining buckets here too.

Amy and Greg went to the Cleveland Cav's playoff game last night hoping that the excitement would cause her to go into labor, but it didn't work! The doctor told her last Friday that she was 4 centimeters dilated, and that she would not go another week. Who knows? If she goes until the 12th, they will induce.

I bet Amy is sure wishing that Baby Clara would hurry up and make a move-preferably out! She thinks she'll get a good nights sleep once that belly is gone...boy is she in for a rude awakening! We are all anxiously waiting to get the call!

Rainy ole' day here. Went to Mommy's yesterday and Daddy went out in the pines and dug some more ramps. So I helped Mommy clean and bag them. We put 13 bags in the freezer to go with the other 50 left over from years gone by... Daddy cut his hand while he was outside messin' around with the mower. Not too bad, but when I saw it, I got weak in the knees!!! Go figure... Couldn't have been the blood, must have been the cut!! And then he tried to tell me how to bandage it, nothin' like I learned in Nursing School!!! But it worked for him.
I thought sure Clara Hocevar would be here by now!!! Not much new here. All this rain is sure making my garden grow. I think every last pea came up!! Now we need it to dry off so we can plant the rest of it.

The pics of Andy and Kim, and Ben and Kelsey are so good. Love Andy's hat!! Emily, I love the pic of Zac!! What a lens!!! Oh, and Is Zac going to make Onion Soup??? Going to mommy's to clean today. We are going to give Penny to Mommy and Daddy and if he ties her up, we're going to go get her. I'm going to tell Daddy if he needs to tie her up, I'll just take her back. Going to get her fixed and get her shots first. AND a bath. She may get hit by a car, but while she is alive, I want her to run free.

Yeah Steve, that's the new lens. I love it! It's my favorite of my 3.

These are Zac's onions that he has been so diligently moving into the sun every afternoon. I'd say they are looking pretty good for a week and a half, but I really don't know what onions are supposed to look like, haha!

Zac and I went to a waterfall that's just down the road today called Brush Creek Falls. It was really nice...we were out in between the rain, so we didn't get wet. Maybe a little muddy, but at least it wasn't cold.

By the way, nice prom pics! Kelsey's hair looks awesome!

Nice pictures -hope you had better weather for prom than we did here. Hope they all had a wonderful time. As if everyone wasn't already reliving the famous four wheeler incident. I think we actually went this Easter without anyone mentioning it so we were due. I just did that so that everyone would have something to talk about for the next...twenty years! Needless to say it worked! LOL It is probably a touchy subject with Shawn considering it was his 4-wheeler that got water logged. If my memory serves me correctly, he was way more concerned about it than he was about me...Go figure!

Janet,
Steve read my mind (lol)!! Those pics are beautiful Steve. Look like they had wonderful weather for the prom today.

Janet...I don't think you should mention my orange motorcycle or I'll have to mention the "Four wheeler incident" lol :>)

Here is a couple of pics before prom today. Aren't they handsome?

Emily, is that your new lens? Nice bokeh!

You read my my mind Addy! As I was reading about the pop, I was thinking about the ketchup incident. Dad got in the truck and said, "What did you do?" And we were like, "What?" He was sssssooooo mad. It probably still has ketchup on that windshield. I just remember when it popped and splattered, your face was pricelss. Fortunatly for us, dad keeps toilet paper in the truck for emergencies. I am sure this wasn't what he had in mind!

Monica,
I wish you would have told me that you were going to stop at the scenic overlook, I would have stopped you. You can see more water in the desert after it rains.

And Janet,
as for Nana switchin the kids, I'm completely with you when you say that you wish it was like that when we were kids. I wonder where Olivia and Kaiden's paddles are with their names on them like we had... well where are they mom???

I did stuff at Mom and Dad's that I wouldn't do at grandma's. How stupid of me!!! I remember when I spilled a pop all over the kitchen floor because I dropped it and then opened it right in the middle of the kitchen. I wiped it up with papre towels and then took the half that was still in the can to Dad. I lied to Dad and told him that I didn't spill it and then got the crap beat out of me when he walked in the house and his shoe stuck to the floor.

Also, Janet...
remember when we were in Rainelle in Dad's little red Ford ranger? He was in Flint's and you were playing with a packet of ketchup. It exploded and went all over the windshield and you tried to clean it up with napkins. I've never seen a windshield streaked so bad. Then there was also the time I spilled his spit bottle.

I'm just giving you a preview of what Olivia and kaiden are going to do to you and Matthew!!!!

Poor Spot, are grandma and grandpa doing ok? I know they've had Spot quite some time. Janet, I do remember that day me, you and Joe had to sit on seperate couches. It seemed like FOREVER!!!! I had never been so glad to go play. I know we laughed the whole time she had us sitting there:) I miss Joe!! I do not know these switches that you speak of. I was very familiar with them in Virginia, but not West Virginia. The dust buster/switch was too funny Trish, I had to tell Mark. Emily, those are pretty flowers you have there in Athens. When Mark and I were coming home from grandma's on Easter, we stopped at the "scenic" overlook right before you get to Athens. I had been wanting to stop there for quite some time. What a disappointment!! I thought I was going to be able to see the river and cliffs. I was able to spot a small section of the river and the rest were trees. Had there been any leaves on them I couldn't have seen anything. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's beautiful in the fall but I was really wanting to see that river :(

I am sure with the grandchildren, it hurt her much more than it did you guys. It was all show for us!

Aww, poor Spot! are they gonna get another dog/cat?

Ok, ok I do remember it being called haunted house. and i loved the ice crusher. i wasn't there, but i remember hearing about colin hiding in the dryer, and i thought it was hilarious.

These are a couple of pictures from Athens...i love all of the flowers that are blooming!

And what I remember getting was the flyswatter. she never did it til it hurt though, haha.

As if Olivia even knows what a switch is? And even if she did, do you really think Nana would ever use it on her???? All she has to do is say sorry to Nana and she gets out of trouble just like that? Why wasn't it like that when we were home Addy? I find it hard to beleive that grandma ever chased anyone with a cherry tree switch either. LOL By the way, Steve, I have heard some stories on you, too. I remember a few involving that old orange motorcycle.

I'm glad we never did any of that nonsense growing up...right siblings? lol :) Those were the good ole' days.

I don't think grandma ever really switched any of you! She used to chase me around the house with a cherry switch. She would work on my legs til they were bleeding. Speaking of switches, when I had Olivia and Kaiden at the house on Wednesday, Olivia went into the kitchen to throw away some trash. Right above the trash can I have hanging up my blue feather duster. Olivia said TT I really like your purty switch! Rita, is that what you use? You must be getting soft in your old age!
I talked to Daddy this evening and Spot has been missing since saturday. Well they found him this evening. He was under the little house dead. Daddy said it looked like he had been hit by a car and managed to make it back up the hill to die. I had just cut all his hair off on saturday and gave him a bath. He looked soooo good. Me and Mommy both decided the reason he was missing was because he was out looking for a girl friend.
Janis, Daddy said that Lee was planning on coming to visit for about 3 weeks. Is that right?
Daddy said he planted his garden today. Onions, for now. The sign was right. Lonnie plowed them a spot on Monday.

Monica, Do you remember when you, Joe and I got into trouble and had to sit on the couches on separate ends of the room? It was killing us to be quiet and we were all laughing. Grandma would threaten to switch us and then bust out laughing because we were laughing.

I personally would like to hear Shawn's account of the wax floor/socks/scooter incindent. I wonder if that scooter still worked after it's trip down the steps? He probably tried to block that out of his memory. I just remember Joe saying, "Man, I sure hope grandpa doesn't bust his can on that floor." LOL AAAAHHHH the ice crusher! For some reason, ice tasted so much better from there instead of staight from the freezer.

Me and Emily always had fun when we would stay the night up there, except for the fact that she was the worst person in the world to sleep with on a fold-out bed. I still think I had internal bleeding from her kicking me and such... but grandma always used to let us make popcorn after Papaw went to bed.

Ahh, the ice crusher, my second best friend. It served me many a cold drink as I was growing up (rip) :) And who would've thought how some floor wax and socks would be so much fun!!!

I would personally like to hear each of your account of the time Grandpa was down on the "River" and he came back and almost caught you all skating in the house. Good think Grandma was doing her job at the "Lookout" or you would all be toast!!!

Sure we all remember Huanted House...but do you guys remember pushing me around the basement on that cart Papaw used to bring wood in??? We covered it with blankets so we wouldn't get dirty. And we ALL know how much Monica misses the ice crusher! (may it rest in peace...) By the way, for Christmas I bought Olivia the fishing game because I know how many fond memories I have of that thing. And don't you know that it is still up at grandma's, mom found it when she was cleaning.

Janet,
My gut is busting, that was too funny!! What a vivid little memory you have. I must concur with "it's called haunted house" though :P I'm just surprised that you had time to sit down and type that much on the blog in one sitting, shockingggggggg.

Haven't read this in a while, but now that I am getting caught up, it is nice to see that my fire safety methods are still being talked about. I believe that made me famous. And to think that mom thought I was stupid for leaving the door locked when I created our little fire escape plan. Emily, I am also glad to see that someone recognizes how hard some of us worked to make life better and much more memorable for the younger generation. I mean, what fun Andy, Kelsey, Adam, Corey and Tanner are missing. By the way, genius, it's called haunted house (basement) not blankets over the window. And another thing, although grandma is getting older, she still remembers us as her favorites so could you keep the part about jerking the blankets off the window when she cam downstairs hush, hush...LOL! What was not to love????? Bobby Shawn somewhere on a motorcycle or with a gun and Timmy Wayne hot on his heels...Monica and myself fighting over who was Amy's best friend and Joe running around going "Oh my Gosh! No you didn't!" And then, in the background you hear Addy singing "How Far is Heaven?" and Emily screaming from the playpen. Those were definitely the good old days- what I wouldn't give for a weekend at grandma's house with those nuts again!

Emily,

lucky for you I learned from the older cousins (janet, monica, joe, etc.) they left a great legacy!!

And it's day 2 of the bomb threats. This is getting really rediculous. I told the other teachers we just need to get a bunch of men with guns, a whole bomb squad, to put the fear of God into these kids. Oh somebody pray that I don't go HULK on these kids!!!

Janis~The sunshine and garden work will be the best thing for your dad. That's the way it goes with everything happening at once, when it rains, it pours. I tell Mommy and Daddy that we talk to you online. When you see or talk to your family, tell them we are thinking about them and would love to hear from them. Everybody is so busy these days. I value the time I have to sit on my front porch in the evenings and just relax. I'd rather do that than just about anything else.
Hey Addy, the truth is coming out! Monica, that was good insight on Janet's part, I agree. Who woulda' thunk it???
David looks pretty good to be Grandpa, Xs 5!!! I'm glad my veggies were a hit Sunday. Steve called me last night and said he was cooking them too. And I was worried that no one would like them!!! See, eating healthy can be good!!

Rita, Daddy's doing pretty good he has been getting out in the sun a lot. I told him it was good on his bones. He says he going to put the garden out again. I guess I will help him put stuff up again this year. He gives me a lot of it anyway. And we are doing OK here to. just seems like everything mess' up at the same time like riding mower the push mower and tiller weed eater.I guess from all of that we are doing fine. Nice look David, he still looks the same to me. Tell your mama and Daddy I send my love.

We are into our last 2 weeks of school and man is it getting crazy! I just want it to be summer already. =P

Rita, we made potatoes, carrots, onions and chicken in some olive oil and salt, pepper and garlic tonight and it was soooo good. I don't think it was as good as yours was Sunday though.

Addy, I remember playing hide and seek in the basement with you and putting blankets up over the windows when grandma had told us not to. Then when she came down the steps we had to jerk them off so we wouldn't get in trouble. You were a great role model. lol!

Here is a couple pics of David and a good one of Mom and Dad. Now we know what he would like with a full beard. Ha Ha.

Addy,
It appears your older sister had more insight than we knew. That fire drill so long ago in the chilly November morning was preparing you for the drills you'll both be going through as teachers. She is so smart!!

Janis~How are things in your neck of the woods? How is Uncle Lee doing? Does he feel like gettin' out and about? Neva, I was hoping you would chime in. Steve, post some pics of David on here. It's beautiful here today, I just can't stay in the house, even though, that is where all the work is!!! You guys pray for my friend Marcie Brooks. She has Thyroid cancer and is having Surgery at CAMC Friday morning at 6:00. I worked with her at the Red Cross and she lives at Mineral Wells now.

OK...so after this morning I am DEFINITELY ready for summer. I have officially experienced my first bomb threat. We were outside for about 2 hours while they combed the school with the dogs. I think a student found a note eiher in the hallway or bathroom that said there was a bomb at the school or something to that effect. Who even knows. Everything is fine but these kids chased each other around for 2 hours and threw grass at each other. Now they stink from sweating and I still have 2 1/2 hours to go!

Well I'm not sure what "Addy" you guys were thinking about but I was an absolute angel and a joy to be around, even though I was tormented by my older sister! What you can expect from a girl who's sister makes her stand out in the cold on a frosty November morning, for a fire drill??? C'mon, she was definitely trying to get rid of me!

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
As Olivia would say,"yeah, right Addy!"

No comment on the last two comments!!!!

This is me, "keeping my comments to myself". I believe everyone can recall the younger Addy :) haha

Well, I guess everything's slowin down since the honeymoon and I can finally get some things done. But man I don't know if I EVER want kids. These middle school brats are drivin me nuts. I know we just had spring break, but I can't wait til summer. I never acted like these kids. (please keep your comments to yourself) lol

 

This is Mommy and Daddy at the cookout that we had for his 87th birthday. I don't know what he was laughing at, but doesn't he look like Grandpa Treadway!! We had a good time and the weather was extemely beautiful. Steve and Andy rode up on their Crotch Rockets (I know, I told Steve he was too old to be ridin' that thing) and Lonnie and 4 of his friends stopped by on their motorcycles. Trish and all her family (Yeah, Emily and Zac found their way up here) Paul and Addy, and I think that was all. Food was great and they even got in a few rounds of Corn Hole.

Hey everyone. So sorry that we missed you at mom's today if you were there. We've been gone every weekend, so we finally had to stay home and get some yard work in. The kids enjoyed just being home for a change. We don't do that much. Miss you all.

Thanks Janet. Rita, It's a good thing you have a WV geedsquad! Let me know if I can do anything to help.

Well Daddy went to the Dr's. yesterday, They seen some spots on his ribs and hips. So they are giving him different medicine to take and start a drip shot that only last for 15 Min's. at a time every month this will build up his bones. And still take the shot in the stomach, and then we will see how all this does and if he needs chemo it could be 2 yrs. from now before he would start it. Daddy said the Dr. didn't seem to be worried about it to much. Thank God

I can't play the disc on my comp. Can't play the ones Addy gave me of their trip either. I will have to take my comp. out to Trish and have her find the problem. She told me once that I may be deleting cookies that I actually need. I have no idea. I haven't had a chance to do anything other than look at them. Blain and I had to go to Charlottesville for his Dr. appt. today and I have the grandbabies this week. I may get to Trish's this weekend. They were perfect though. I also got pictures on discs from Monica, Emily, Paul's Dad, and Marcia...I will take them to my tech support and she will figure it all out. Right, Trish? I just don't have enough hours in the day. How did I ever work 13-14 hours a day, 6-7days a week? I must not have done anything at home!!! Oh, I forgot, I was never home!!!

Steve, I know you weren't asking me, but I saw the pictures and they were awesome. I can get them onto a disk for Addy if mom needs help. You did a really good job of capturing all the right moments.

Rita, have you had a chance to check out the pics? Can you get them onto a disc for Addy, or do I need to make you one and send it to you?

I am loving spring too! We went to Zac's parents this weekend and they just moved to a bigger house with some land to it. We had a fire friday night and the frogs were SO loud! I loved it! I just wish everything would hurry up and bloom. I got a cala lilly at Lowe's the other day and it had a new flower on it when we got back this evening. Zac got a flower box and is determined to grow some green onions in it, lol! Unfortunately our balcony doesn't get any sun, so we've been moving the plants into the bedroom floor where a little bit of sun comes in for a couple of hours during day. I wish I had a yard to put some flowers in! I was thinking about maybe planting a honeysuckle or maybe a dogwood tree somewhere outside of the apartment building we live in. What do you think Mommy, Rita and Janet? Think it would last?

No it's been so long since Ive seen any of you. And we can not get a garden out for the rain , it dries up long enough for it to rain again. We try to get a lot out before good friday. Not this year, It's raining hard right now.When you need the rain there is none.

Janet~Who asked You??? Janis~Do you recognize anyone in the picture other than Mommy and Daddy? When do you guys start planting? Do you raise a garden? Blain almost worked my behind off today! Oh, That's right, I don't have one since I lost 24 lbs. We planted peas, red and white onions, lettuce, a few potatoes. (Blain just wanted to see if we would have new potatoes by the 4th of July) We split and stacked a load of wood, and pressure washed my lawn funiture and the front porch, That was AFTER the kids went home and the dogs shut up! Paul and Addy should be home tonight and they will come and get the dogs tomorrow. Then it will be back to normal! Oh, we don't do normal at this house. Well, I hear the couch callin' my name.

Yes vonda< I am a spring chicken ha ha that feels like I am 100 yrs. old. I am setting on the deck with my little ponds water fountain a going . So peaceful out there. Got my coffee in hand . close to 80 here.

Mom- That was a nice little Mayberry like picture you painted us there, but that sure wasn't what it was like this morning at your house. LOL Addy's dogs howling and mom yellin' out the back door- "those stupid dogs"- Dad laughin' cause mom is yelling. Olivia screaming because she is tired and afraid of the dog and Kaiden screaming because he wants on the tractor. YEAH, VERY PEACEFUL. The kids and the dogs playing? Where are you??? LOL I guess wishful thinking never hurt anyone!!!! Love you, Janet

Hey, Rita and Trish sure wish I could join you all on the front porch, for sweet tea and coffee, sure sounds good.you are so right the simple thing are the best in life , I think we loose sight of it to much any more.we would all be better off , back to the basics don't you think? with a few teche's thrown in . Trish you would have to have them RIGHT!!!!!!!LOL.Its pretty here today too in the 70's so its a good day. This is the day that the Lord has made let us REJOICE and be glad.

Me too Rita! The frogs were singing so loud. I turned on the porch light and saw a frog "walking" to the pond. The dogs are laying in the yard right in the sun and they absolutely love the kids getting out and throwing the ball or just walking around in the yard. Me and Emma took the red wagon to the box culbert down the road and where the interstate runs the water off it runs through it to the creek on our land. We saw tiny little fishies swimming by. It was dry enought that we could get right down next to the water and Emma loved that until Jacob started his dirt bike. She is scared to death of it. Yesterday when we were in the yard working, she was drawing on the pavement with sidewalk chalk and as soon as her hand got dirty she was looking to me for a wipe. Then back to drawing. If any of you have seen Monk, you will know what I mean. It was so funny. She can't stand for anything to be dirty. She wouldn't even use the stroller yesterday because she said it was "durty". I looked and it had three little clods of dirt in the seat that had fallen off of stuff she had put in it. After I removed them, she was fine! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I know I plan on it even if it is just sitting and listening to the frogs.
ttyl,
Trish

Monica~You said it. It was 70 here today, 80 there??? I cleaned at Mommy's today. Daddy went out "in the holler" and dug 4 gallon of ramps. He gave me a mess. He brought them back, all the dirt off of them, all stacked neatly in the bucket, all turned the same way....He would die if he saw Blain and I dig 'em. I brought them home with all intentions of waiting until tomorrow to cook them, but after smelling them all the way home, I couldn't wait. I cooked some for my supper. I cooked them dinner today...fried chicken, scalloped potatoes (daddy requested them) and a skillet of biscuits... for dessert, strawberries and ice cream. I ran over to Trish's to take her a plate and when I got back they were both in their favorite places, settling down for an afternoon nap. Mommy made a crock pot of Apple Butter and we canned it before I left. Trish, you were right, it is better hot out of the pot. Mommy couldn't find her cinnamon candy to put in it, and so we had to go on the hunt of it. Daddy said, "I just saw it the other day, I know you didn't eat all of it". Found it tucked away in a cabinet. When I left, he was sortin' flower seeds. He gave me enough to plant 20 acres. I think I'm going to plant them in the fence rows across the fields and then we won't have to mow them, just watch the flowers grow. I sat on the porch tonight and listened to the frogs and the deer snortin' behind the pine trees. I just love spring!! Yard work, cleaning vehicles, planting the garden, weiner roast on Sat. nights, the smell of new mown grass, neighbors stopping out front to chat, kids and dogs playing outside...It really is the simple things for me.

What a beautiful day the Lord has made!!!!!

Amen! Steve , those pictures were great, but then you always take great pictures. Happy belated birthday Janis and Junior, I know you are getting younger every day . Not Older Right????????Well its going to be nice here today in the 60's Love your 10 commandments that says it all.you'll have a great day.

Amen!!! Steve. Happy Birthday Janis and Junior. Going to Mommy's to clean today.

Ten Commandments...country style!

(1) Just one God

(2) Put nothin' before God

(3) Watch yer mouth

(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'

(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa

(6) No killin'

(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal

(8) Don't take what ain't yers

(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'

(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff




Now that's plain an' simple.Y'all have a nice day

Amen to that. And Happy Birthday Janis and Junior! Steve it would've been cool if you would've been on the roof and got our circle prayer. That was a really awesome pix.

I think next time I'll do like somebody suggested and set the camera up on the roof and then the short folks won't be hid. I sure had a good weekend. God has blessed us with a wonderful family. Can I get an Amen?

Hi, everyone sorry have not been on lately . congrats to you Addy the family keeps on growing. ha ha That was a good picture of the family . I will have to print it off and give it to Daddy he would love to have it. And if Junior sees this Happy belated Birthday I know ours fell on the same day 14Th. And just loved seeing all the pictures. Thanks

That is one...handsome family! In all of the family portraits that were taken not so long ago, I was the one with chocolate and dirt on my face. It's hard to believe that now it is my kids. The only thing missing is Bobby Shawn or Monica pulling her hair! (LOL) I am sure we could have arranged that:)

Great Family Photo Steve!!

Hey Everybody,

Thanks for all the congratulatory remarks. We are having a blast! I love all the pictures. Thanks for posting them Trish! Will talk to you all soon!

Love,
The Gwinns (lol)

We are a great, big, blessed family :)

 

Goldie, Susan, Gloria, Becky

 

Found this on facebook! Hope you guys don't mind me sharing! I thought it was such a great picture of you all!

I must say that this family makes beautiful babies!

Congratlations Paul And Addy, May your life be a joyous and Happy one

Emily, I'm sorry, but you know I am technically challenged and I didn't know I had to go to the bottom of the page and click on OLDER POSTS to see more pictures. The ones of Oliva are so cute. You got some good angles.

They sure liked eating the eggs. And the last picture of Kaiden and Deegan is hilarious! Zac thought it was so funny because they look like 2 men having a conversation. Love Kaiden's outfit!

Emily, Would you post a better of picture of me? The one below makes me look like I've been drinking!! We did have a good time. Addy phoned from Florida and said that she thought the reception was perfect. Paul thought the "Party" was fun. Addy is talking to me now and she said Disney World was awesome. Well, actually Magical. It is open until 3 am.
We had a good time at Mommy and Daddy's. We took a pic so maybe Steve will send it to Trish and she can post it. We had 43 people for dinner. Everybody went to church with Mommy and Daddy except Timmy and his family. They were at Mommy's when we got back from church. Before we all left, Olivia, Kaiden, and Deegan hunted Easter eggs and Mommy and Daddy sat outside and watched them. We missed the family who were absent. We sang "Happy Birthday" to daddy and gave him a cake and he cried. We sang and played some and made a few more memories.

I just want you all to know that I had a wonderful time today and I am so glad that we get together and visit like this. I am so thankful to have such a large family. So many families lose touch, but not us, we keep in touch with a BLOG! Love you all!

I had a great time as well. Janet you could have atleast opened your eyes in your family photo on here instead of having such a grimaced look on your face (haha). I must say though that the "sisters" photo of you and Addy is wonderful, it takes me back to your speech. Paul, welcome to the family!! Emily, these pictures are wonderful. Well, I'm having a hanckering for some chocolate milk, see ya.......................:)

We had such a good time! Thanks for sharing the pictures! I didn't bring my camera.