Regis Philbin

Been watching Regis for many many  years and am sooo sad to hear that he had passed.  In my early married years I would get up and take care of the kids in the morning and try to be done with chores and all whenever Reg came on.   Lived for his program and yes loved Kathy Lee as well.  Watch Kelly and Ryan today but they can never fill the spot that Kathy and Regis did so well.
 you Reg!!Miss

  Will miss you Reg!!

 

A gift from Frank

💗this belonged to Franks wife Carolyn who passed away about six years ago.  Since her passing he came over one day to give this to me.  He knows I love to decorate the outside and inside of my home and will cherish this little gal and take good care of her!

Thank you Frank!

Dottie's 7

                                 

Valerie , Randy, Angie, Todd, Leslie, Stacey and Jenny

Who is who?

You can guess!

               Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Grumpy, Doc, Happy and Dopey

                                            They are all so cute!!

Angie and Christopher

Love love this card that Angie sent me along time ago. 
Its so true, time goes by fast and alot of us just don't take the time to stop and enjoy it! Seems we are always watching the time!

Frank Our Neighbor

Frank our neighbor just turned 96.  He came over the other day

with pictures of himself as a young man in the navy and some reward statements in the newpaper to share with us for his outstanding work with  screwworms eradication which were experiments he was involved with for our country. (will get newpaper clipings and put in here)

will post later but want to first tell you a little of his life growing up as was told to me.

He starts out with saying he and his mother " invented poor."  Sad story actually. Seems his father was a minister and once he and his brother went with his father on a mini vacation and they stopped at the home of his fathers secretary to rest overnight before heading home the next day. While there Frank just happened to see his father in bed with someone that was not his mother.  😕  After Frank got back home he didn't say a word to his mother but his older brother who he told went and told had no problem telling his mom and shortly after that their  parents divorced.  The older brother went with his dad to live in Ca. and Frank stayed with his mother. Said he was always a mommies boy anyway.  So it was that life got hard, really hard and one day his mother said if anyone ever ask you how we are doing you just say ok.  But the fact is they weren't doing ok. They were poor as mice and lived in a one room shed with no bathroom and no running water and barely any food. I can't even imagine how that came to be.  His father went on to marry his secretary and they moved to Ca. where he did well while Frank and his mother struggled.  He and his mom were left to make it on there own and as he said they" invented poor." 

 I could hardly believe how he said they lived as he told me this story...poor was right!!

He went on to join the navy as soon as was old enough and his mom went to live with her sister.  He later got stationed in Ca. so he decided to one day to look up his dad and drop in on  him. This was many years later and guess Frank was curious so he looked him up. He knocked at the door and his dad answered and of course he didn't even recognize him or know who he was.  Frank made an excuse that he came to see about buying a horse since they had horses.   He finally gave in after small talk and said take a look at my navy tags. It said of course Frank Dudley.  Can you imagine the look that father must have had on his face!  Must have shocked him! His father said he didn't reckonize him because he was so young back then when he left. Yes he grew up poor...even alot worse than us Todd kids.  He is a interesting guy to talk with and often pretty funny.  Franks wife Carolyn passed about five yrs. ago.  He misses her alot and at times you may see a tear in his eye as he speaks lovingly of her. Now he has Miss D. his puppy to keep him company.

Will post some of Franks funny sayings here:

1. If telling him a problem he WOULD say " that IS by far IS the saddest story I've ever heard ...THEN HE WOULD SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR AND SAY...that entitles you to one hour of condolences with the clergy of you choice. 

 2.On gossip would say "Many a slip from the cup to the lip" he would say

3.HE SAID In giving advice I usually charge for this kind of  information. ha.

      He really did have a sense of humor.

Christmas with Leslie and Boys

This was way back say maybe fifteen yrs. ago..A sad time for Leslie for she for she was going through a separation of her then husband Jared so she came home ....will add more pictures of them here as the boys are now Fifteen

 and Thirteen now I believe.  

Kristen and Daisy

Kristen has always been a BIG part of my life since she was just a baby cause I kept care of her for many years while her mom worked. Here she is now all grown up and with the love of her life.

Daisy whom she adores!  Her tax refund baby.

Tree Taken Out

     Our tree in front yard wilted away after having it trimmed.  It was sad day when took it down because it gave us so much shade.  Anyway the stump was left and we decided to have it removed also.  What a mess!  Trash man said they would take all the bags we put out on curve but should not be over 50 pounds ....here is picture of where tree stood.

So many puzzles

 I have worked so so many puzzles and after would glue them together. Why? well cause I had put so much work into them I hated to take them apart.  Later after having too too many stacks of them I decided I couldn't keep them all and needed to start putting them back into the box for others to enjoy!
 Here are just a few I took pictures of....

can't put them all on here....just no way !

Bob The Cat

I so loved this movie and the book of "Bob the Cat."  I literally cried when found out in real life that he had died.  Its a story of a homeless guy and a cat named Bob that just decided to take up with him.
He was 14 yrs.old when he was hit by a car.  The tears flooded when I found out of his passing.  Cartoons and Books were published during his life time with James his homeless best friend.

I Believe

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining
I believe in love even when I do not feel it.
I believe in God, even when I don't see him or when He is silent and my prayer go unanswered.

Turning 79

Here are some pictures of my flowers and cards...ask for
no gifts cause I ask for money to help get sod for our yard. .

Gee I'm getting old!!   79

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Zekey is not well.

Jen had to take Zekey to the vet.  She was having some problems.  As of now we are waiting to see if she pulls through.  Love this sweet little gal. She is attached only to Jenny.  Update!  Zekey is doing well and the vet wanted to put her down.  Jen was not ready for that.  That was two weeks ago and Zekey seems to be doing good.  Never know how much longer we will have her but Jen is a happy camper.  When it is her time to go she will go in the comfort of our home.

loves looking out the window

.....seems Zekey has caught a second breath....getting along good for now.  Maybe cats do have nine lives! ha!

New Knee for Donna

Donna has had a knee operation and doing

pretty well.  Here she is with her new partner ...a walker!

We have a visitor...

             So we have a Raccoon that lives under our shed or real close near by.  He likes coming out in our back yard and just looks around.  Not sure if its a he or a she.  I won't worrry about it for it could have babies and perhaps they just need a home. Here is couple pictures of our visitor. 😊
Its as big as our cat Plo ....hope is wouldn't hurt our cat Plo!  ugh!

One important thing I have learned in life

   One of the hardest lessons I have had to learn as a parent is that you can't always fix another person or there problems.  They have to fix themselves.