Happy Birthday Cameo!!!!

Happy Birthday to my baby girl!!! I cannot believe that it has been 33 years since you were born!! I still think of you as my baby girl, and it is so wonderful to be able to watch you be a loving, kind and doting mother to your daughter. Happy Birthday and I know we will have a great day! Thank you for being the kind and loving daughter you are to me. I love living by you and love that we have a good mother/daughter relationship now. I feel blessed everyday and love my life!!!! Thank you!

Life is Good!!!!!!!!!!!!

Valentina

Valentina came over to visit in the trailer today. I had bought her a tea set last year before she even came home because I loved the pockadot on it. Today, I decided to get it out to see if she liked it. She did. It kept her entertained for quite a while. I took a "few" pictures of her. It is rather hard because she moves so fast at all times!!!!!!!!!! She just goes all the time!!!!!!!!!!!

Life is Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's The Weekend!!!!

I don't know why, but I am excited about the weekend this week!!! We have the usual soccer game Saturday morning, and Sunday is Valentina's Christian Blessing. Cameo has bought her a precious dress and was going to look for shoes today. The girls went shopping again!!! We have all gone shopping every afternoon this week. Trying to find something to wear on Sunday. Trina is the only one that is still going to be naked!!!!! I decided I needed some time alone and that I needed to clean my place. Papa is working today, and I have the trailer all to myself this afternoon!!!!!!!

The weather is beautiful this afternoon. It was really foggy this morning, maybe that is why Trina is fighting a manic spell, maybe not. She will be ok. At least it is nice to know that she will be ok. When she was first diagnosed with Bi-Polar, it was harder because we did not have the times in the past to know that it was temporary and that she needed to ride it out, and now we do. It is still hard for her and us too that love her. I thank God everyday for the medication she is on, and that it is working for her. It was not easy finding the right meds, and I am grateful that she did not give up when the first ones did not work, but kept trying new ones.

Cameo is feeling better also. She said yesterday she is feeling great. I am thankful for that. It is hard when they are both down. Trina needs more people when she is down/manic. Cameo withdraws from us all and wants to be all alone with her thoughts.

This weather has me thinking alot about my parents. It is the time of my Dad's birthday, and my parents anniversary. I was born on their 15th anniversary. So since my dad died, my birthday was always kinda sad. We always use to celebrate together. After Daddy died, I would try and spend it with mom, so she would feel better. The last year or two, she did not remember dates, so it was not as important

Wow, I guess I am like Trina today, Debbie Downer. Not really. I guess I am just thinking how really blessed we are. We are a family, and we help each other get through rough times. And then enjoy when we are all up!!! The girls are always there for me when I need a pick-me-up too.

I am so happy that we have our Valentina home this year. A year ago, we were still waiting to go and pick her up, and now she is home and making us laugh every day so much. Asa and Valentina together are hilarious. Valentina walked over to Asa this morning and hugged him a long time. He hugged her back, looked at her and gave her such a gentle kiss. Ohhhh. What is there to be sad about then!!!

We are blessed and life is good!!!!!!!!!!!

Some Random Pictures!

Papa and I had to run some errands a couple of weeks ago taking with us a couple of little tykes.

We took our machine armed guard with us since we were going to the bank.

Valentina was rather bored with the "Storm Trooper" " Can he ever take that off Bobbi"? She pronounces Beya as Bobbi. So cute!!!

Oh, yea, I do have a face. A cute one at that!!!




A tomato plant decided to grow right outside our trailer this summer. It decided to grow too late though, and is going to freeze any night now. It will never ripen now. I guess I should bring them in and fry them into Fried Green Tomatoes!!!

Soccer Day and Pumpkin Patch Day. One and the same.

This was taken at Old Spaghetti Factory after Asa's soccer game. Asa adores his Valentina and she loves him too.

At the "Pumpkin Patch" AKA: Chapman's Greenhouse

Valentina was still on antibiotics and was not feeling well, and had just waken from her short nap, so she wasn't too happy while we were there.

Asa is always ready to pose though!!!

The kids on the wagon, instead of the pumpkins.

Josh, Trina and Asa. What a cute little family!!!

Asa had so much fun loading up his pumpkins, he did not want any help!!!!!!!!!

This is the only photo I had where Valentina looked at all happy. Grandpa had his hands full! But at least Valentina looked like she was having alittle fun! It was so cold. She held on to her little pumpkin the whole time.

Life is Good!!!!

We're Back!!!

Yes, we are back, and I need a big rest!!!! I don't think we will ever get things done in Gdale. There is so much work to keep up five acres of land, a shed, shop and house. We got three projects done, and came up with 10 more!!!! We roofed the shed, cut and stacked wood, and re-roofed the front porch, reupholdstered three dining room chairs, plus cleaning, sewing and other normal things.

Life is Good!!!

I love and miss you Daddy!!!

Well, I didn't post about my Dad's birthday on his birthday, the ninth. I guess I just needed to celebrate it privately. My dad was so special. He was such a strong Christian man. He did not preach to us kids, just lead by example. I am so glad that my girls were able to live next door to him in Gdale for so many years. They thought so much of him. I loved to help him do work. My sister and I helped him build their last house. That was one of the things my dad loved to do, build his own houses. When he retired, he told my mom he wanted to move to Gdale and build one more house. And he did. He died there, in his house that he built, seven years ago. Even though seven years have passed, I always think of him several times a day. I still remember the things he taught me, such as always to be honest and truthful, and I still miss him alot. He was a very big part of my life.

I love and miss you Daddy and always will.

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