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My Son, The Artist

Donna — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:01:00 GMT

Since it is October, I thought I'd show you a drawing that my son did in 1981. He was 7 years old. What an artist!

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You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and
put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and
it gives light to all who are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16

Special Valentines

Donna — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I thought I'd post pictures of two special valentines that I received from my children when they were growing up. The one of the left is from my daughter. She gave it to me in 1984 when she was 11 years old. The one of the right is from my son. It don't remember how old he was.

Artwork From 1977

Donna — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Last week, I posted a drawing by my son. Today I'm posting a photo of a butterfly that my daughter made for me on Mother's Day in 1977. She was five years old.

Note: Do you see a recurring theme emerging?

Son's Self Portrait

Donna — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:01:00 GMT

In preparation for our move, I was going through more of our stuff. I ran across some cards and drawing that my kids had made, most of them when they were growning up. Below is one that my son drew about four years ago. I consider it a self-portrait.

Love Ya!

Donna — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:47:00 GMT

My new year started out great! On the 2006 calendar in our kitchen, I have two of those little dental appointment reminder cards for my husband and me for March 2007. As I was transferring those cards to my new Texas wildflower calendar, I noticed a tiny piece of blue paper. Our daughter must have put it there sometime during the football season when they were here. I can see her asking herself with an ornery twinkle in her eye and a smile on her face, "I wonder how long it will take them to find this?" Here is the note that she wrote.

Thanks, Amy! We love you, too!

Three Things About Her

Donna — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:52:00 GMT

I got up early this morning. When I did, I checked out my usual Web sites. Then I decided to check out my daughter's blog more thoroughly. I started reading her bio. In it she has a list called "100 Things About Me." When I got down to numbers 58 and 59, I got tears in my eyes. Maybe that is because it is almost Christmas, maybe because I saw my twin sister last weekend and had a great time, maybe because I'm excited about moving near family next year and being able to see them more often, or maybe it is because I'm just a plain ole sappy person. Maybe it is because of ALL of the above. Here they are--

58. My Dad gave me a good sense of humor.
59. My Mom gave me a sense of strength.

Also, I would love it if my daughter did number 23 - I am double jointed in all my fingers and can balance coins in my knuckles. (I will take a picture of this someday.)

If you want to know more about my daughter, read this.

Cool Glasses

Donna — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT

I thought I'd take a break from talking about my past and show you an old photo from my daughter Amy's past. She was 3 years old when I took this photo. We were at my parents' house in Arkansas. She got the glasses out of a box of cereal. On the side of each eye (the wide part in front) there were "mirrors" so that she could see behind her. How cool is that?!

Happy Birthday, Lee!

Donna — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Today is my son Lee's birthday. I'm taking my daughter Amy's idea and writing an open letter to him.

Dear Lee, thank you for being in my life. When you were born, it was like an early Christmas present. The day that I found out that you were going to be born in December, I said to your dad that we would have another deduction on our income taxes for that year. You were a good baby. You always played quietly by yourself with your toy soldiers and Star Wars characters.

My life has been more interesting and loving because you are in it. You like to give and receive hugs. I like that because you always let me hug you when I want to.

You are a generous person. You help your friends out whenever they need something--be it a place to sleep temporarily, help moving, or a ride somewhere.

You are a fun uncle, always playing with your nieces. They love you to come around and jump on you when they first see you. I love listening to them laugh and say, "Unca Lee!"

You tell the funniest jokes. You are so upbeat that I feel better just being around you.

You seem to happy with yourself. When I think about you, I realize that I should enjoy what I have (material and otherwise) and not worry about what I don't have. You have the self-confidence that your dad and I worked to give you when you were growing up. I feel that we have succeeded.

I took forward to living near you so that we can spend more time together. I can't wait until we take some art classes together, go to the art museums, and go to yard sales. Maybe we can hear your band play because we won't have to get up early the next day because we'll be retired. You can come over to our house and hang out even if it is for a short period of time (or a long time).

Happy birthday, Lee! I love you with all my heart! Love, Mom

When Mom Is Away.....

Amy — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:34:00 GMT

....this kid will play!!!

Don't you love this picture of my parents eating snow cones with the girls?

Note to Mom: You can't ground me anymore!!!

Amy, I Love You Too!

Donna — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:33:00 GMT

This is a spur-of-the-moment entry. I am working on future entries and deciding dates that I want to post them. I just turned to November on the little calendar here by our computer. My eyes filled with tears and at the same time I laughed with joy. There is a post-it from my daughter Amy that says, "Hi! Mom, I love you!"

Amy Made My Birthday EXTRA Special

Donna — Sat, 14 May 2005 05:59:00 GMT

Last week for the Karnival of Kidz I told a cute story about my daughter (Prochein Amy). This week I want to say something wonderful about her! Below is a letter that she wrote to me on my birthday in 1989. She was in high school. When you read it you will get an inkling of why I think she is so beautiful inside and out, why I am crazy about her.

Dear Mom, you are the best mom anyone could ask for. I am glad you are my mom. You care for me and love me very much. You have an open mind and are cool about a lot of things. I know this because some of my friends complain about their parents and I can't say I understand how they feel. I feel so lucky. Sometimes I can't tell how much I appreciate you and I wish I could. You are a cool mom and I love you very, very, very, very, very much! Happy birthday! Love, Amy xo

Note: This week's Karnival of Kidz is hosted by Boudicca. Thanks!

Karnival of Kidz

Donna — Sun, 08 May 2005 05:59:00 GMT

Since ProcheinAmy is hosting KOK this week, I thought I would write about her. When she was 4 years old, we went to visit her great grandma in the country. She was walking with her dad and younger brother to the mailbox, which was probably a half mile away from the house. Near the mailbox, they saw an ant on the ground and stopped to look at it. Then they continued on, got the mail, and started walking back to the house. As they neared the house, they saw another ant. Amy said, "Daddy, that ant is following us!"