Did you start at one?

A little girl asked her grandmother, "How old are you?"
Came the reply, "Why, I'm 75 dear."
Then, with a puzzled look, the granddaughter asked, "Did you start at one?"

Well, Uncle Bud did start at "one." Now he is 90 years old! It was fun to celebrate his birthday, and to hear him tell about when he got stuck in Trinidad after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his days of stealing signs, flying fighter jets for the Navy, and his thoughts about marijuana being legalized in Colorado where he lives.
He is quite a character; and we love him even more for it!

Here are some pictures of the fun...

A Memorial Weekend to Remember...

B-B-Q's, family, friends, cemeteries, new house dreams, and yard work... What's wrong with this picture? Nothing! It was awesome! Even the weather cooperated. It's just that we didn't do anything... well... patriotic. I mean flying the flag is one thing, and visiting graves of loved ones with flowers is another, but nothing "patriotic."

What I mean is, there are those who I love who have served our country, and have seen things no person of gentle heart and kind disposition should see. They have watched friends die in front of them. They have risked life and limb for my minor acknowledgement of the reality of the freedoms preserved by their bravery.

Teddy Roosevelt said, "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in."

That means I need to DO something!

So... what will I "do?" I have to start in my own little corner.... and hope that little seeds I plant will grow. If it doesn't make a better place for others to live, at least it will be for me. (How's that for egocentricity?)

Kids, kidlets and more.

So Dave and I were figuring it out that by the end of the year, our posterity will include: 17 children, 8 children-in-law and 16 grandchildren. That's 41! Only 6 years ago, when I met Dave, I had only 8; 7 kids, with one married.

Now that's exponential growth!

If certain projections follow our anticipation... in 5 years the numbers could increase to 60, and in 10 years -- 90. After that, within the next 5 years, it is possible for us to have great-grandchildren rolling in!

What a wonderful thing "joy in our posterity" can be!

At that point Dave and I will only be 67 and 58. That's still youg, right? Right?! Right?!!!



We love them all! What a blessing it is to have our Father lend us this experience so we can see a slight glimps into His roll as Father.

Now... I think I'd better get the calendar out again... Birthdays and anniversaries for this month are filling up fast!

Happy Mother's Day!