Aug 27, 2008 | 6:40 PM
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Entertainment
This blog is dedicated to my late wife Debra, who passed away 1 year ago Aug.29, 2007. Debra was a lung transplant recipient who was doing so well, then when she was due to celebrate her 5th year as a recipient, she went into total lung rejection.
If anyone out in Blog Land would like to put pics of their late loved ones, be my guest. I will be having another blog in Sept., to celebrate Debra's birthday.
Inside the blog, I will have several pics of Debra celebrating her life after her transplant.
She wanted to live like she never lived before.
Sept. 27,1967 Aug. 29, 2007
Aug 24, 2008 | 2:25 PM
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News
As I read Mr_Wild's blog about his dad's passing, I was thinking that it would be nice if FOX2 had a category for people who have lossed a loved one, whether it's a family member or close friend.
FOX could title it... In Loving Memory
It could also be used to remember a loved one's birthday or any special occasion one would like to remember and share with others.
It's just a thought and I was wondering what others in the blogging community thought of it.
The first anniversary of Deb's passing is coming up and also her birthday : and I would like to blog about it; and put up pictures of her; but wouldn't want to put it in any of the already offered categories. I know there are a lot of us who have recently lossed loved ones; and I just think 'In Loving Memory' would be a good place to go and remember and share.
Let me know what you all think.
Aug 20, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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Entertainment
You guessed it. Sue and I went out to the lake to do some more fishing. Boy is it nice and peaceful out there. NO KIDS, NO SKIERS, NO ONE but us. Thank goodness that school started. While we were out, Sue decided to get some pics of the sky and a couple videos of the lake fog that was dissipating from the sun. So far in the past 3 weeks we have caught lots of fish. We were out for a total of 16 hours of fishing yesterday alone. If it weren't for us having to go to the funeral home and then getting something to eat, we would have been out longer. You will have to ask Sue about her buddy that kept coming by to visit her while we were fishing.
We lost 3 fish in the same spot, talk about being ticked off. I guess we will be going to a stronger line next year. Have been using 14 lb test but will consider 20 lb or better.
Aug 12, 2008 | 9:23 AM
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Entertainment
I had the pleasure of being off work the past 4 days, so I decided to take advantage of it and do some fishing.
I went out in the mornings and then later in the early evenings. Sue went with me on a couple of occasions.
One thing for sure, it sure didn't feel like summer out on that lake in the evenings. We ended up wearing long sleeve shirts and light wieght jackets cause of the coolness. BRING BACK SUMMER!!!!
Anyway, we ended up catching several nice catfish, a couple went about 5.5 lbs. Will post pics in a bit.
Aug 4, 2008 | 6:59 AM
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Entertainment
Before I start with the blog, the next time I will hire someone to take notes.
Sue and I left Friday morning to head to Truman and Jeanette's for a fun filled weekend.
Once we arrived in Desloge, we stopped at WalMart to get a few items that would be needed while visiting. We then headed down to Big River to do some fishing. The area we wanted to fish at was too shallow, so we went to see Brenda to find out where some deep water was in the river. She told us to go to Leadwood. So, we did. We fished there for about an hour, and gave up. Not that it was too hot to fish, but the water was no deeper there than the other spot we wanted to fish at. Anyway, we went to Jeanette's, got out the sleeping bag, and rested some under a shade tree till the stupid bugs started to irritate us.
We still had an hour or so before Truman and Jeanette get home from work, so we decided to head to town to kill some time.
Yep, we went back to WalMart. We decided to grab a sub sandwich while we were there to have for supper since I knew Jeanette wouldn't feel like cooking after getting off work.
After we ate, we decided to go to some yard sales. We were about to leave, when Brenda brought Ryan down for a visit. Needless to say, Ryan's visit is more important and fun than going to any yard sale.
After their visit, Jeanette and Sue had to get on the puter to play their games.
While they were doing that, I decided to use the other puter and find out who was on line to chat with. Well, Harp came on, and she asked if we were coming down for the weekend. I advised her that Sue had to work, and that I was waiting for a call to go to work. Of couse she was not happy when she found out that we couldn't come down. Once Jeanette and Sue were done playing their game, we decided to hit the sheets cause saturday was gonna be a busy day.
Saturday morning rolls around and its 6:30 in the morning and yes, Sue is still sleeping. Willie is on line and I chatted with her for a few minutes, then harp decided to chat. So, willie had to sign out cause we did not want Harp to know what we were talking about. While Harp and I were chatting, Jeanette comes on line to chat also. We all chatted for a while, til Harp had to leave to go somewhere. ( Like I said earlier, I need someone to take notes on our trips). Anyway, Saturday afternoon rolls around, and guess who shows up, MARLEY. We chatted some and the we decided to start to get things ready for the fish fry we were gonna have with the fish I brought down.
Truman was gonna try to get off work early and he did. I had just dropped the first batch of fish into the deep fryer when Truman pulls into the driveway. Perfect timing. What a great meal. Besides the fish, we had fried green tomatoes, sliced green peppers, cucumber and onion salad, fried okra, sliced tomatoes, fried sqaush,cole slaw, and sweet corn that Marley brought. ALL the veggies we had, were grown in our gardens. NOTHING store bought except for the cole slaw. The fish are the ones that we caught at the lake. (Sorry Mr_Wild, maybe next time).
After we all ate, we all decided to head to town. Yeppers, WalMart AGAIN!!
This time, I got Sue a swim suit for when we go swimming.
Truman picked up a new saw, Jeanette got a couple of clothing items, and Marley got nothing, which is a shock.
We then headed back to the ranch, and yep, Jeanette, Sue and Marley decided to play games on the puter.
Couldn't believe that Sue was still awake at midnite.
We get up Sunday morning to a cloudy hazy sky. I think it was like 80 degrees at 8 am.
We had some breakfast, then headed to Farmington to get things ready for Harp's party.
We get to CiCi's around 11am or so. We had to get the party room ready. While doing that, I looked outside and saw that Danny, Jana, Misty, Mike, baby Kyle, Stephan and Catalina all showed up. I went out to get some pics, and Sue followed. We were all inside the party room when I noticed that Willie was at the counter. So, Jeanette and Truman went to meet her. They paid for their food, and we can hear Willie tell Harp to go into the party room, and she said no, cause it was for parties only. Willie told Harp to go in any way, and she did. You should have seen the look on Harp's face when she walked in. Boy, was she surprised.
The pics will tell the story. Hopefully this blog isn't tooooo long.
P.S.
Rosie, this party was on a SUNDAY, WHERE WERE YOU????
Jul 9, 2008 | 8:37 PM
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News
I know a lot of you folks have loved ones buried somewhere in your area or in a diffferent town or state. I just want to tell you that you should go check on their graves as often as possible. The reason I am writing this is because back in April of this year, Sue and I went to visit Debra's grave. When I got there, I had noticed that whoever cut the grass, made tire tracks with the mower they were using. Granted they were just tire tracks, but the number of stones that we found damaged, included some dating from the 1900's or earlier. We noticed that the persons cutting the grass also drive the mower on the mosoleums. So, Sue and I decided to go get pictures of the damage, and we could not get over it. We found veteran markers made of copper with the corners cut or gashed by the blade of the mower.
I make it my best to go to Deb's grave once a week, and when I was out there 2 weeks ago, I noticed a different stone that was knocked over. Then this afternoon, I went back out there, and I noticed it, along with a couple others, plus my late wife's marker, were all damaged.
I did notify the cemetery board about all the damage. I even took the photos and gave them to her. She said that some could have been damaged from previous lawn care personel. I told her yes that is true, but a lot of the damage was done this year. I can tell by the marks on the stones or the blade cuts on the copper markers.
I went out and took pics again tonite for proof of the damage.
I would like to know if there is a way that the people who did the damage, can be held responsible for the damage. Like I said earlier, alot of the stones are dated around 1900. Yes, they are old, but a person can see the carelessness of the job they are doing.
I am posting some of the pictures I took back in April and of the shots I took tonite. Many of you may not realize what kind of idiots are cutting the grass at your local cemetery.
