It’s Been A Long Time

 It has been many years since my last post. There have been many changes since my first and last post. I treated this blog as a diary, so that my family could check back to see pictures or events that they may have forgotten. Like a stroll through a photo album. We don’t even have true photo albums anymore. Now we store them on our cell phones or one of those many data saving little plastic deals that I’m not sure what they are called anymore.  They have changed the names and sizes of them many times over. Discs was the last one I remember. I know I need a computer to actually begin to do this blog again. Looks like my IPad won’t do. That’s the purpose of this post, to see if I can. I stopped doing this blog because life got busy, then I changed the theme of it…and it messed it all up. I gave up..didn’t think anyone read it. Today I’m shocked that people from all over are still reading this. People I don’t know from countries I have never been to…but wish I could visit. I’m sure they searched for pencil cactus plants and ended up here for my story of the evil pencil cactus plant:) But it’s on other things as well. I will try to write a few stories of life here in the Midwest. If anyone wants to read it. Perhaps God isn’t done with me yet…

My husband Steve takes more pictures:)

Ice Storm Continues!

Israel (Akina has been busy this summer!)

Hey everyone...

I tried to change templates again, and lost everything. I'm under construction! Will fix later:)

Happy Birthday And Congratulations!

Kristie, I wanted to embarrass you by putting on some "childhood" pictures as I did of your sister, Kimberly. Even though you threatened me if I did:) I thought hard, wondering if you would carry out the threats, and decided it would be worth it. Since I'm older than dirt, a little water torture shouldn't kill me. But if it did, I'm old anyway! So to the computer I ran, and realized that Dad had wiped the computer clean, to install Window's XP that you gave him. *sigh*. So all the pictures I had ear marked for your birthday, are gone! You win! hahahaha! Have a wonderful birthday sweet heart! You are as precious to us now, as you were the day you were born.

Also, I wanted to take this time to congratulate you for making the Deans List at college! After I realized it wasn't for getting caught passing notes in class, I decided it must be a good thing! Well done hon! I don't know how you do it, caring for two children and a husband, and going to college full time...but you did it! We are so proud of you:) Keep up the great work! Love you always.

Happy New Year!!!!!!

May you all be blessed with MANY BLESSINGS this year! I love each and everyone of you VERY MUCH!