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This is more of a photo scrapbook and a place to write (and vent) my thoughts and feelings and brag about my grandkids.. I am a 60 something wife, mom & grandma. I've been married to my best friend Walt since 1977. The most important thing in my life is family. We have been blessed with some great kids, our daughter Kayci, son Cody, our awesome grandson Jesse, our precious granddaughters Cassandra and Chelsea and our newest grandson John. We are currently raising our grandson Jesse and dealing with things such as Autism & ADHD. We have lived in northern Arizona for most of the last 35 years and love it here. We've had our ups & downs ~ but life is good... I'll add a little here - my sweetheart and best friend Walt passed away unexpectedly January 8, 2014. He will be missed by many.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

won't be riding the bike today..
or playing tetherball..
or going anywhere..
check out the bunny tracks
lots of snow
we've been getting a snow storm every weekend
for the last few weeks ~ eventually we'll get all the way moved!

Saturday, February 26, 2011





Love my grandbabies!

Come on! We're ready for SPRING!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

We've had lots of visitors in the past few days! Kayci & Cassandra came up for the weekend, so I got a lot of snuggle time in with the baby. And of course I took a gazillion pictures! Then Mom, Dad, and Aubri came up on Monday, so I had a wonderful visit with Mom & Dad and lots of laughs watching Aubri's antics. She is such a cutie. Aubri could hardly wait for Jesse to get home from school so they could play together. I'm so thankful for family that came to visit and pull me out from under the dark cloud of depression that's been following me... they'll never know how much I appreciated them visiting.

Some pictures
sweet
think I can get the whole thing in there?
with Uncle Cody
Gramma & sweeties
if you chance to meet a frown, do not let it stay..
quickly turn it upside down and smile that frown away!

I had a cute video of Walt playing patty cake with the baby but couldn't get it on here

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Is there anything more annoying than a computer that doesn't cooperate? Well, besides kids that don't cooperate.. My computer has been down for a few days and I've come to realize how much I depend on the silly thing. And how much I take for granted. Now I have to re-download a bunch of stuff and re-install some more things. What a pain - but oh how I have missed you computer!

Saturday, February 5, 2011



Yay! The weather is finally warming up! Nothing like the snow that Colleen, Britney, Michelle, and their families had to deal with but it was so bloody COLD! It's a little cloudy out today but the temp right now is 50 degrees outside - much better than 2 or 3 degrees the other day. Come on! This is Arizona!

Some of My Favorite Quotes..

  • The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller
  • "The decisions you make now determine your destiny." ~ Thomas S. Monson
  • Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. ~ Mother Theresa
  • Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. ~ Mother Theresa
  • All that we love deeply becomes a part of us ~ Helen Keller