Family Tree

Mine is looking bare since I haven't worked on it in ages. I'm trying to create a workable plan to balance all the things in my life - with them being in the proper order. This has made me realize that some things must go in order to do those left "well" or "better" than in the past. I'm working on the list of what must go. Wish me luck!

Clipart from The Graphics Fairy



Visit with Clayton

We are enjoying our visit with Clayton. Updates can be found on our blog for him and photos in the online album.

Clayton is coming home!

Clayton is on his way home from Afghanistan for a 15 day visit! He should arrive in the states tomorrow.

Woo hooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Clayton

Clayton has deployed to Afghanistan. You can keep up with the journey on the blog we have for him.

Dorothy, Gale & Barry

Barry's cousin, Debra, took this picture of me and Barry with his Mom last weekend. I like it.

Family

When you get married you get more family. I really enjoy visits with my sister-in-law, Karen.

Gale & Karen Wall 4/3/2010

Pics with Clayton

Photos from the weekend

I have uploaded photos from the weekend.
You can view them here.

Clay is home

Clay arrived yesterday for his pre-deployment leave. Soon he'll leave for Afghanistan where he will spend a year. Tomorrow is his birthday so it will be nice to celebrate it and Easter while he is home.

The other half

In 2008 I wanted to learn to quilt. The first thing I did was buy some fabric and learn to cut using a rotary cutter. I ended up with a lot of squares that I patched together - see below.



This was bigger than I desired so I cut it in half and made 2 lap size quilts. I knew I would give one to my older sister, Denise and keep the matching one. The day I took them to be quilted [I only did the piecing], we found out she had cancer. Sadly, she would leave us six months later. We spent those 6 months talking and reliving a lifetime.



I mailed her quilt to her once I had the binding finished. She kept it near.



What I did not know was that she had made a wish known and that was for the quilt to be buried with her. She entered eternal slumber covered with my love. I miss you, Denise.

The other half? It's here. I plan to pass it down with memories I shared with Denise.

Mama

Saturday, February 27th, was the one year anniversary that my precious Mama died. I had thought about blogging about it but the pain is still too great. I miss her so much. Instead of dwelling on the sadness I took time to notice all the things in my home that connect us. Small things, silly things, things made with love. The oven mitt shown below was a gift from Mama over 10 years ago. I love my cats and this mitt has been in my kitchen ever since. And, no, I never use it.

Mama is buried back home in Georgia, over 1,100 miles away, so I can't visit her grave. On Saturday we took new flowers to Elmer's grave [Barry's father]. We took him bright Orange & cheerful poppies. With the last of winter hanging around they were a happy spot in the cemetery against the dormant brown grass and leafless trees.



Mama, my love for you lives on with your memory. Thank you for... everything.

I'm seeing a pattern

I'm finally going through pictures to upload to my online albums. I'm starting with some from the garden. We have lived in our home a little over four years now and have worked on the gardens a little each year. Some were successful and some were not. It's hard to change climates and know how plants will do.

In going through the pictures I found several like this. Good help is hard to find!

I love my guys

Christmas with Family

Clayton, Dorothy, Barry & Gale

Clayton

Lauren & Clayton