I'm a little bit country

 CHUCK NORRIS/WALKER TEXAS RANGER
CLINT EASTWOOD


YES I LIKE TO WATCH THESE GUYS IN ACTION SHOWS.......
Have to say these two guys are my favorite crime fighters!  But Walker , Chuck Norris is my favorite! He has such a sweet side and loving personality and his goodness just shines through.....where Clint Eastwood is certainly tough (Remember Dirty Harry/yikes) for sure he gets the job done but he just misses that tender side.  

Meet Bonita

Finally the Gerbers have a new puppy!! This happened several months ago but I am  just getting around to posting it.  Meet Bonita! She is a Schnauzer and was adopted and now has herself a forever  home.  Hope to post more pictures of her later.

Living Nativiity Pageant

Failed to post during Christmas time that I had attended a Christmas Pageant for maybe my first time ever. Well will say nothing as big as this one!  It was so nice and was like walking through Bethlehem during time of Jesus.  This was put on by the Presbyterian Church and have to say they did a fantastic job! It was set up out in the country where there were tons of room and amazing effects.
        You walk through the village and see people dressed as they dressed back in Jesus time, you  see animals , market people , all of it! As you walk through the village you will see those that represent:
 Adam, Noah , Abaham, Moses , The Promised Land , A Tabernacle, Rahab, David, Prophets, Wise men and Shepherds, and at the end will see the cross and a amazing tomb and the good news that He has Risen!  Really was neat, had to take alot of  hard work to put this together!  If ever here at this time of year I would say go to see it....you won't be sorry.  Just saw thats its their 23rd annual pageant. Wow!

MOVIE "MORTAL STORM"

 
 Professor Victor enjoyed a tranquil life  
with his family in Germany. His daughter Freya is courted both by Martin and Fritz . However, when the Nazis take control of the country, all their lives are shaken and changed forever.
    

   Watched this old movie last night in black and white and it taught me that nothing is for certain in life when comes to family.  We are here as family but we are individuals and have our own way of thinking and looking at things.
   This movie brought me to tears. I ask that all my children watch this movie and perhaps you might even think on these words that were quoted at the end of the movie by George V1 king of England.  


"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,  give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.   And he replied , "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.  That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."  May that Almighty  Hand guide and uphold us all." 

Its one of Dad's Favorite Quotes!

Jen a lucky gal!

 Nov. 8th 2018..... Jen was heading to work and saw this speeding car come right through the intersectionon at a stop sign where she had stopped for a red light ....he was going way fast and she was waiting for her the green light.  He ran the red light and Jen thought Wow he is going fast and gonna get a ticket ......then she pulled out when the light turned green and Bang!  She hit a undercover cop car going super fast too after the guy and his car turned over and her air bags went off and she was in shock!!!  What just happened???  Course she cryed and police said stay put till we get you out.  Lucky for her  she had her seat belt on and of course all the air bags went off. We are so thankful that she  could walk away from this unharmed ...timing being what it was she could have easily been hit right smack in the middle and perhaps this could have ended being fatal for both her and the cop.   As it happened she only got a bruise.  They checked her out at hospital as well as the cop.  We are sooo thankful to still have our Jenny with us!!

Will try to post car here. 

Gramma has a Toy drawer

At grandma's house she has a special Dresser Draw that is especially for her grandkids when they come to visit!  


In that special drawer Grams trys to keep all kind of goodies for the grandkids when they come to visit.   Grams trys to keep it stocked with all kinds of goodies that the little ones will find fun and interesting and well you just never know what you are going to find!
  Here Jayden and Jamis are checking it out to see what surprises they just might find inside!!

Things I Have Done in my Lifetime.

Well its not much but wanted to see what I could list:

Given Birth to seven children
Could really dance on roller skates in my youth
Dyed my hair
Been in a choir
Rode in a airplane
Have gone on Hayrides
Baked Bread
Rode a horse
Made a snowman
Been in a Ocean
Knitted a pair of booties and small hat
Did some cross stitching
 Swing on a grapevine at my brothers home out in the country
Played hide and seek in my brothers corn field
Took a bath in a metal tub
Used a out house
Carried water from a well
Saw Statue of Liberty
Been to West Point
Been to Niagra Falls
Been inside Salt Lake Temple
Been a cashier
Been a Hat Check Girl
Read the Book of Mormon plus other good books
Painted a house
Been on a boat in the ocean
Been on a old type ferry boat/ kind you drive car onto and takes you across the water to other side


Will try to think of more later.......

Your army in this Life

     I read recently that we are the sum total of the five people we choose to spend the most time with in our lives......
  Choose your 5 wisely and make sure they are the right ones!  They really are your Army in this life and will have a big influence on you for good or bad.  They are the ones that you choose to go through life with.....pick wisely!💓

Things I have noticed that my kids love..

First up would say their children and family. That we all know.....but other than that what else?.....been thinking about that and came up with a few things but likely left some off this list as well but here goes...

Valerie....she has a soft spot in her heart for animals ,  loves her pets, and is a movie buff
Randy .... he loves the newest games out , would say his job and the latest in electronices
Angie ....Books.... has a passion for reading, loves life, and a big fan of people!
Todd....Has gift of making friends and would say his job and not to forget his new truck. and sports?
Leslie....have to say music music and dancing is right up there for sure! 
Stacey....Loves the outdoors/ loves the ocean for sure and vacations.
Jen.... For sure its her love of animals ...(especially her 2 cats Zekey and Plo)...plus Shopping....and oh, not to forget sleeping zzzz....that would have to be second. haha!
     
            As said family comes first with all these kids of mine.....as it should be!

A Summer of Traveling!

This past month ( July ) I took four trips in all.....  to Leslies , then to Angies, to Indiana for the funeral of my brothers wife and then back home and then back a wk. later for a family reunion in Vincennes, Indiana.  It was a busy summer but I actually enjoyed it and got to thinking that one day I will no longer be able to travel like this so why not now.
1....     Leslies
2.....   Angies
3.....   Joe's
4.....   Family Reunion

Will paste some pictures here later.

Something to Think On

Signs of the Lords church.....
1. His church must bear the name of Jesus Christ
2. Must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets
3. Must have the same organization as Christ's church
4. Must have divine authority
5. Must have no paid ministry
6. Must baptize by immersion
7. Must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands.
8. Must practice divine healing
9. Must teach that God and Jesus Christ are seperate and distinct individuals
10. Must teach that God and Jesus have bodies of flesh and bone
11. Must be called by the holy priesthood of God
12. Must have revelation that comes from Heavenly Father 
13.Must practice baptism for the dead/ for those who have gone on ahead of us who knew not of Christ nor His teachings
14.Must be a missionary church
15. Must be a church that has been restored with all the teachings brought back as was first set up by Jesus himself.

Trip to Leslies and Angies

Spent near two wks. with Leslie in Cupitino Ca. and after flew over to spend a week with Angie in San Diego.   Want to put pictures here of all the kiddos and trip to San Juan Capistrano and my first ride on a Amtrak.   Post more here later and pictures.

Family Reunion

It was great! 

Fifty years of marriage/ this was in 2011

All the kids got together and gave Dad and I a............
                       50th Wedding AnniversarY Gift. 

We all met at St. Augustine, Fl./ had a nice Dinner and looked around the city.  They even booked us a place to stay over night.  Oh what a fun day it was! I want to post some pictures here that were taken on our special day to remember always!  Will get them posted here soon I hope. 

 Joey and I on our wedding day.....
                                  June 3rd.1961  So young and in LOVE!!

Places we have lived

As newly weds and after much work at fixing up our very first little home in the country Joey and I decided it best to move into town because of the bad winters and the snow making it difficult to drive back and forth into town everyday....
So after maybe six months or more at our little home we moved to another house in Vincennes which we thought would be our home for along time to come but then Joey decided after being there for maybe six months it would be better if he joined the Navy and quit working at a gas station. He wanted to pick what to join and wanted the navy and if waited they could draft him and he wanted to be sure he got into the navy. The military would pay for his education and he would get a license in electronics and so thats what he did and it worked out to be a very good living for us for many yrs. and so here are some of the places we lived up to now:

 Bruceville, Ind. Our first home as young married couple /maybe six months or less here because it was too hard to drive into town in winter with snow and all.
Vincennes on upper 11th st.   Here until dad decided to join the military and stop working at the filling station ....was a good decision cause he got his education in electronics there in the navy
 Millington , Tenn./ Joined Joey to live outside of base in Navy Housing
Brunswick, Georgia for---? short time there
 Eau Gallie, Fl.  Dad worked at Cape Kennedy, got layed off and this guy from church said come to Sanford and I will get you on at Repco
Sanford Fl. ...6yrs. we lived in Sanford while dad started his job at Repco then moved to Orlando
Orlando, Fl.  on Elon Dr. ....near 30 yrs. we lived there and he continued working at Repco as a  customer service advicer. they sold radio's all over the country and then dad started traveling everywhere. The kids grew up on Elon and then after gone dad and I moved away from Pine Hills  because it was beginning to be a bad area.
Eustis, Fl. at 211 Douglas Dr. ....Here 13 yrs. and counting/
Retired and will be here for rest of our life!😊

Flanders Field

I love this poem and feel truly blessed

that we have those that have given 

their very lives so we would

 have the freedom that we so enjoy today! 

I remember the DVD that Joey would play that was titled

 "What have we learned Charlie Brown." 

....the poem is in honor of our fallen heroes!

  In Flanders fields the poppies blow

 Between the crosses, row on row, 
That mark our place, and in the sky, 
The larks, still bravely singing, fly, 
Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. 

Take up our quarrel with the foe! 
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high! 
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields roll by roll.