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A Visit to the Country

Before we left Oklahoma the kids and I met my Aunt Cee in Tulsa to visit my other Aunt Cy at the restaurant where she works. Aunt Cy is dearly loved at her restaurant by her regular customers. We had GREAT food and the pie was EXCELLENT!

After we ate Aunt Cy joined us on a short trip to visit my Uncle Jay in the country. He and his wife Tere have a beautiful spread in the Oklahoma countryside. The kids had a blast playing with their dogs. I am sure that the dogs slept well after we left! Piggy and Bubsy ran and ran and ran with the dogs!

Uncle Jay & Aunt Tere grilled burgers for all of us and we had a wonderful time catching up with Aunt Cy and each other. In fact, the kids had such a great time that they want to go visit Uncle Jay this summer for a week!

We also got to play with one of the prettiest babies I have ever seen! Little Ame was such a doll and I can see why Aunt Tere and Uncle Jay adore her!!

Like Mother, Like Daughter

While we were in Oklahoma, the kids and I traveled a few miles to see my best friend's daughter (I'll call her Sassy, as the name suits her to a T!). My BFF passed away just 3 weeks after Sassy was born. I have kept in close touch with Sassy's grandparents over the years. They have kept me updated on how she is doing and send me pictures every year and even came to visit us about a year and a half ago.

Now that Sassy is getting older we have gotten closer and frequently exchange emails. She is growing into a beautiful young woman and has really taken on a lot of her mother's characteristics and mannerisms. I call her Sassy because she is just that... Sassy. Just like her mother was. Her mother was one of the most vivacious people I have ever known. In fact Sassy is so much like her mother, that as I sat back and watched the banter between her and her grandmother, I could have sworn that I was watching my BFF and her mother!

Sassy's grandparents were so very gracious to us during our visit and her Aunt was kind enough to include us in their family photo taking. She took these shots of us.

I am taking Sassy to Paris when she graduates high school in a few years. She is really excited, as am I! I am just so thankful that I am able to be a part of her life and have the opportunity to share with her my memories of her mother.

Old Friends

While we were in Oklahoma and staying at a hotel, my Dad was excited when he saw some of their very dear friends from years past in the lobby. I used to play with their daughters when I was a kid! They are such wonderful people and have been good friends to my parents over the years. Mom, Dad, the kids and I had breakfast with them before we all departed the hotel to visit our respective families. What a great surprise to start the Thanksgiving holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The kids and I flew to Oklahoma to visit my family for Thanksgiving. We were very fortunate to see almost all of our aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as both sets of grandparents. We had a great time!

My Aunt & Uncle hosted Thanksgiving dinner for the entire clan! My Aunt is a FABULOUS cook!! Everything tasted so wonderful and their family were such gracious hosts and made us all feel at home in their lovely house.

My family also has an inside connection to the North Pole! Santa made a special trip and stopped by to hand out gifts to the kids!

Happy 16th Birthday Rea!

Baby Grace

Such a sad story has been broadcast all over the national news for the past few days after the discovery of a little girl's body, which was stuffed in a storage box, was found on a remote island in Galveston, Texas. Apparantly her tiny body sustained a fatal skull fracture and she was disposed of like a piece of garbage on an island that is so remote that it is a miracle that she was found only 2 weeks after her death.

NO CHILD deserves such a heinous death and disposal. This is one of the most deplorable acts that I have ever heard of and the inhumae bastards that had a hand in this are the most dispicable of the human race.

Whether this was an outright murder of an innocent child, or whether it was an accidental death that the child's caregivers chose to cover up, this child's death and disposal is an outcry to all human beings that children are NOT disposable in any way, shape, or form. Children are to be nurtured, loved, and taught. ALL children deserve a happy childhood, a safe home, and a stable environment and it is the duty of ALL adults to provide that for them. ALL OF THEM!!

Child predators can be found in nearly every neighborhood in our country. Abusive parents and guardians are on nearly every other street. Children are being severely short-changed in life and it is time that the ADULTS of this world step up and protect EVERY child, whether it be their own, a neighbor, a student, or friend. We must step in to protect these children and take an oath to shield them from the horrors that can fall upon them.

It breaks my heart to think of what this child must have gone through at the hands of the criminals that did this to her. We can only hope that her soul is at peace.

Here is a link to a web site that was created for Baby Grace: http://www.baby-grace.org/

Goodbye Greek, Goodbye.

It is unfortunate, but Greek and Rea have decided to part ways for now. Rea has been a bit distant this week and told me that Greek has also been distant. In fact, he asked her to call him today when she got home from school because he "had to talk to her about something." Well, that was a huge indication of what was to come.

In fact, she did call him and told him that she was online. He then proceeded to "break up" with her over IM!! Rea said he has been very down the past few days and that he was upset that his ex-girlfriend had been harassing Rea at school. Ro (the ex) has been calling Rea names and threatning to beat Rea up because she is dating Greek. The problem had grown so bad that I had threatened to call the school to put a stop to the crap that Ro was dishing out to Rea.

It seems that Greek has been feeling really bad about what Ro has been doing to Rea and decided to end the relationship to keep Rea from being harassed further (so he says). If that is true, then he is a true gentleman. We shall see. Rea wasn't very upset and seemed to be OK with his decision and very understanding about the whole matter. Perhaps there is more to the story. Aah, teenage love!