'Family' Category
Happy Birthday Grandpa Doug, I miss you
Me and Grandpa Doug about 1974
Today is my grandpa Doug’s birthday, he would be 79. Grandpa Doug died 1 Aug 1991 from a heart attack.
I saw him for the last time in May of 1991. He and grandma lived out of town and we were there for mother’s day. My […]White trash lunch
I went back home last week to visit my family in Broken Arrow, OK. Daddy and I went from his house in Tulsa to Ft. Smith to see my 2 Aunts. On our way there we stopped at his house at Tenkiller lake.
It was 2pm and we were starving so we decided to […]
Cigars & smoke detectors
I made the mistake a few years ago of telling my husband that I think he is so cute when he smokes a cigar. I can’t help it, I just love it.
He is supposed to be smoking them outside but he claims it is too hot. Truth be known, he’d be outside […]Croce’s
Last Friday July 27th, we left for San Diego. We left at 10:30 am or so after stopping to get gas. Our hotel was actually in Carlsbad, just 20 miles from San Diego but an hour drive! The traffic is terrible out there!
We had a date night planned which consisted of a […]My Daddy and his 3 strikes
As a typical daddy’s girl, I believed that my daddy was 10 ft. tall and bullet proof. That all came crumbling down one fall day in 1991 when I was 24.
My dad had to have a quadruple bypass. I remember the fear of […]Cali getaway
We desperately needed a weekend getaway. We of course head to southern California everytime.
We left on Saturday morning and got to Huntington Beach at 1 or so. We hiked to the water and set up our pop up canopy. A lifesaver for my scottish white guys.Bobby played in the water but it […]
Vietnam inspired PTSD?
Daddy was in Vietnam 66-67 and made it home safely. Some of his behavior I assumed was inherited from his daddy. It was later that I learned from other children of Vietnam Vets that daddy has the same behavior as thousands of other vets.
The one that really sticks out in my mind is […]
Daddy, the Vietnam Veteran
Before I even get started here I need to state a few things. First and foremost, I love my parents very much and I do not blame them for any short comings or flaws in my life. I personally believe most of the time, that is an easy out. Feeling screwed up? […]
Out with family
Tonight we met with Robert’s mom, dad and his brother, his wife and their son at Olive Garden just to get the family together. We had so much fun! Robert’s uncle had us laughing so hard. We were there for a few hours just talking and laughing.
After diner we told the waiter that it was […]Glazing The Walls
Robert’s mom is the queen of interior design so I was thrilled that they were coming to town so I could finally do something with our new house. White walls and nothing much in way of design.
Robert and I took off today so we could spend time with them. Lynda and I worked all day […]
