Mossy Creek Powwow
July 14th Phoenix and I had the honor to attend the first Mossy Creek Powwow in Morristown, TN…fantastic to visit with Tamara and Tim, Ronnie and Gina, Cindy and Shawna, visited with sweet Robert Davy, right off the bat… it was unusual as it was inside the Tally Ward Building. But the air conditioning was a great plus! haha Several folks there that are near and dear to my heart…had a friend from FL visiting, he got to come along, too. Was a wonderful day of dancing, miss Phoenix danced several dances…thanks Cindy for the leather and thanks Gina for getting it to keep Phoenix’s unicorn hair barrette in her hair. great vendors…got a few things we just couldn’t live without! Many of the dancers I knew from down the trail, a few new ones to me…2 young brothers that really caught my eye…they were dancing off each other and man, could they dance! good vibes, good times, good friends…for their 1st powwow, I’d say it was a great success! many blessings to you and yours! I am wearing the bear necklace i purchased that day, Phoenix loves her unicorn necklace and also her earrings from Carrie and Kent…was wonderful to visit with Spotted Horse and Carol, too…a good day for all…love and light…the regalia was beautiful, the wonderful feelings of a positive powwow! SMILE
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my my my! my granddaughters are getting older by the story! hahaha
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday sweet phoenix
happy birthday to you!
SMILE…this grandchild is local, so i had GREAT fun meeting all the relatives from NJ and the birthday party! the girl made out like a bandit, i tell ya! postcards from all over the world decorated the walls…thanks to all my fb friends and family that sent them…i still get mail for phoenix in my box! hahahaha lordy, this child is 8! WOW and you know every time i ask you, “you know what” that the correct response is “that i love you madly” SMILE
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June 24, 2012
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday sweet sarah
happy birthday to you!
so how so very much i love you madly! 12 lordy, time flies! i’m so very PROUD of you sweet child and love you with all my heart…madly, of course! hahahaha
enjoy your special day and know that i am there in spirit…my heart is always there with you! now and ALWAYS! big SMILE
Read MoreKnoxville Airport Exhibit
yippee, yahoo! yippee, yahoo! Robin got her big, beautiful airplane picture “take off” mounted and entered in the art show this spring at the airport in knoxville.
it was an unusual afternoon, rode with g-bob and grandma barbara, jason, robin, phoenix, quinn and i headed to knoxville for the showing! we had to go through security to get up to where the paintings and photographs were on display! well, for the first time in my life, i was chosen for a full body scan…lordy mercy…i felt like i should have given the lady a kiss afterward! hahaha but the only thing that uspset me, they were going to go thru my medicine bag and i flat out refused…they let me watch it be scanned after i told her to go get her boss and keep her hands outta my sacred medicine bag…walked and then got wheeled around…was so excited when i saw robin’s photography professor there, too! i knew something good was about to happen! and it’s DID! she was the 2nd winner! they had over 300 entries this spring and she was 2nd place! my my my!! her and phoenix went up to accept the award of $250 !!! yeah yeah yeah! an award of merit! her photo kicked ASS! outside for more photo’s and then off we go in search of good food and beverages! we found them, had a really good time! so PROUD of robin! yeah yeah yeah! a wonderful day, a wonderful accomplishment, much love today! SMILE
Read Morejune 9, 2012 wedding day!
just had to send love and congratulations to ourdavid and jenny’s wedding day in newcastle upon tyne, england! much love and many blessings to you and yours! it’s about time you made her an honest woman of her, sweet nephew! hahaha with much TN love to you and yours…all 5 of you! SMILE i really look forward to ya’ll coming to visit again from across the pond…it was GREAT fun last time, it’ll be GREAT fun this time too! COME ON! smile
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how wonderful…the first saturday of the month of june…a potluck feast at kent and carrie’s home! wrapped a birthday present for her niece and off i go down the road…over the hills and thru the woods to mascot i go! the yard is full of vehicles, lots of relatives from michigan here for me to meet! that’s the most people i’ve ever seen in this home! how wonderful…big people, tons of children and folks in between! how wonderful…even got to meet the vet lady i’ve heard such wonderful things about…brother was manning the grill…it’s all good! the bag of chocolate chip cookies i made to share went over well…how wonderful to meet quite a few of carrie’s family! they are all wonderful, just like her! got to park around back and come in the screened in porch…much easier to maneuver…a wonderful evening, wonderful music…such a beautiful vintage dobro getting played! music, food, hippies, family….yeah, it was a good time! even the cards showed me love and good fortune…and looking around me, i can see the good fortune to have so many wonderful folks in my heart to love…and i am humbled…
Read Morelife
Creator sure does keep things moving right along
you better be on your toes or you’re gonna miss out!
sweet angels fly in when you need them the most…
i especially like the ones i’ve known for ions of time
they wrap their arms around you and fill you with goodness
bringing positive energy, love, laughter, words and music
thank you Creator, you did good! i’m a happy woman…
full of blessings each and every day that i am so thankful for…
BIG SMILE
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grandpa boo
i have known boo for almost 3 years online…he’s near and dear to my heart…when i lived in FL, he was typing and talking the whole time i was so excited about the mighty quinn, my youngest grandson being born…i loved robin and jason named him quinn…makes me think of the song, “quinn the eskimo”…and as boo is an inupiat eskimo, how cool is that? my grandchildren, phoenix and quinn have heard of boo forever…we sent him a “worlds best grandpa” shirt last year for his birthday with their hand prints in red and blue…well on may 17th, i got the honor of being included in sharing the joy of his first grandchild. i’ve shared mine and now he shared his…what a long day for sweet courtney, then around 10 pm, spokane time, 1 am my time…they took her down for a c-section…congrats to michael and courtney on the birth of their first son…congrats to grandpa boo on his first grandson in person…he’s so beautiful…7.5 lbs and 19″ long…he is named micah izayah and he sure is a cutey! many, many blessings to you and yours, sweet boo! thank you so much for the many updates, texts and pictures during that long, long day…made me a happy woman! more folks to love…can’t beat that, now can ya? SMILE
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feast for 3 mothers
and what a feast it was! chicken parmesan, lasagna, italian bread, mixed greens salad and cold ice tea! yeah yeah yeah! lots of love! got to hang out with phoenix, the mighty quinn, robin, jason, g-bob and grandma barbara! thanks so much for the invite! i really enjoyed myself…MUCH LOVE…big SMILE
Read Moremothers day 2012
woke up to the sound of thunder…boom, boom, boom…send ‘er down big J…i love raindrops! got my momma’s big card, her purple african violet i have been growing for a year and is in full bloom…camera, batteries, water, i’m ready to go! over the hills and thru the woods to mars hill nc…just past del rio, TN, highway 25/70 has a detour now, they are making a new bridge…i love the detour roads…a new backway to go visit…little 2 lane, curvy windy roads in the mountains with the river running along side….got to mars hill and it’s still raining…shot a few pictures on the way…the smoky mountains “smoke” when it’s rainy…they were MAGNIFICENT! my camera just didn’t do them justice, i’m sure…i was THRILLED to find momma sitting up in her wheelchair…she was talking to me! i gave her hugs from WA, TN, GA, FL, MO and MT…several from each state! hahaha we took a spin around looking at all the pretty flowers and the fishes…and she kept saying, i’m hungry! the last time i was here, she had not eaten in several days…could not even sit up…ensure was about all she was consuming! well, let me tell you, supper got there, i bought a tray to eat with her…she ate ground up roast beef with gravy, almost all my mashed potatoes and 5 slices of peaches! i was STOKED! this is the first time in a LONG time, that i was happy on my way home…shot many, many pictures…come rain or shine! came back I-40 as bad as i hated to…with all this rain, several spots in the detour could be under water by now…don’t want to chance that in the dark, so i came home on the highway…made good time, i’m a happy woman! much love and peace to you all…i am truly blessed! what a GREAT day! got messages from all my children…a good day, a good day, indeed! FULL of LOVE and of course, laughter, music and big SMILES!!
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