A Birthday & Father's Day

Yesterday was Bill's Birthday...it was a significant birthday too! 

A very special number was part of his birthday!! 

For Bill, it means retirement...how's that for a birthday gift!

 

 

Katie, Mandy & Lulu took him to Outback for dinner....

they let me tag along too! It was very yummy!

 

I got Bill a new drill kit for his birthday gift.  Now that he's going to have some spare time on his hands, I've been adding to the honey-do list.  He was very happy with the drill kit (not to sure about the list!)......but I am sure that he was even happier with the gift the kids got him.

 

 

It's an extra-special gift...for his birthday AND Father's Day.  Something they've had for months.  Something he's talked about many times.  They got him tickets to an Eagles Concert!  On July 22nd, Katie and Mandy will be heading to Washington DC with him, to hear The Eagles.  Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit – will perform classics spanning their career including “Hotel California,” “New Kid In Town,” “Take It To The Limit,” “One Of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “Rocky Mountain Way,” “Best Of My Love” and “Take It Easy.”  
Bill will enjoy every minute of it!!

 



Have a great time Bill!!  I know you will!!
Happy Father's Day (and Birthday) to you!
You're a great Dad...I love you!

 

Happy Father's to Kevin, Joe & Mark ...I hope your day is extra special!!
Praying God blesses it in a special way!

Remembering with love my father,

and my father-in-law.

 

Where Was God

 

If you have about three minutes...

you might like to listen to this.

 

 

 

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42 years ago today, when I was fifteen, my father died.  He died when he was 41 years old.

He's been dead longer than he was alive. 
I would have liked to have known him better....but I'm glad to have known him at all.

 

 

  

 

My Backyard

Bill was off yesterday so we worked in the yard a little bit. Actually he worked in the yard A LOT....I didn't do much though.  I managed to pull some weeds and do some sweeping but my knee isn't up to intensive gardening yet.  Soon, but not quite yet.  Once I finished all my hard work I wandered around taking pictures.  As I mentioned the other day, there's not a whole lot of beauty going on in my yard right now ~ changing that a bit is our Spring time project.  But I keep finding little things in the yard that make me happy...



...like this little Azalea plant. Their are Azaleas blooming everywhere in my neighborhood but for some reason we just don't have a lot of luck with them. I'm really happy to see a bush full of blooms this year. That's Jerome the Gnome in the background....he makes me happy too!

Rosebuds!!  There's a bunch of them. The prospect of roses makes me very happy.  Especially since they look like THIS when they bloom!

I planted these Columbine plants four years ago.  This is the first time we've ever seen flowers on them. Beautiful, aren't they ~ they were worth the wait!  Happy ~ Happy!!

My weathered angel and my "busted" window.  They've been hanging around for years!  I love both pieces, but what's makes me really happy about this picture is the skinny little maple tree that's growing in that pot that I neglected to put away last fall.  A new tree ~ yea!  

A bird feeder in need of repair and some colorful pots in need of some flowers ~ I just really like this picture and I really love that moss!!  I think I may do some kind of display in the feeder.  I'll be sure to share my efforts.   I hope you have time to look for things that make you happy today!

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Happy Birthday to my Dad.

Born April 28, 1929

Died December 18, 1970

He would have been 82 years old.

He died when he was 41 years old.....41 years ago.