Monday, May 12, 2014

OH QUEEN MOTHER….

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 As tradition would have it- Quiche is made for breakfast on special occasions by the Men folk…

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The Finished Product Smile

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Great having my son Patrick home!

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This is how you become Queen for the day (kneel before me)

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Middle of the day Skype call from our missionary daughter Andrea serving in Spain! This is much anticipated since we only do on Christmas & Mother’s Day.

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The head cook has prepared a lovely meal- your seat awaits….

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The meal consisted of Lobster tail, seafood pasta,mixed green salad with fruit and rolls. I was quite impressed as this was all done from scratch.

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creative card from Patrick- my day ended with six phone calls from all my children. I am one very blessed mother and grandmother!

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories~

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Thoughts of a Mother…

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 Sometimes- Life is Random….

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And we wonder how we manage…

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 But somehow we do- by just a simple smile!

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 It’s not always what we expect~~

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 Life is for living and having fun every minute of the day!

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  Longtime friends remind us why we are here…

Our children make us Mothers!

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 Phil

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Audrey

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 Patrick

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How grateful I am for my role as a mother and grandmother! I cherish this God-given task and consider it a blessing beyond all others Smile

Friday, May 9, 2014

Journal Entry….

May 3-4th, 2014 were days like no other! It marked the dedication of the Ft. Lauderdale Temple.

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 May 3rd (Sat. night) was the Cultural Celebration where youth perform by dancing, singing and doing skits! Our kids were in purple and there is Nevertesonne (center) from Immokalee  making sure we saw him…

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 INSPIRING Smile

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 We could hardly wait to get down to the floor to congratulate them on their performance!

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 What made our evening really special was that Audrey, Dan & girls were able to join us!

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 Evening wouldn’t be complete without Jackie Wilson (former missionary) and the Lewis Family…

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 Beautiful day after the Temple Dedication on Sunday!

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 Families are Eternal Smile

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 Miss Evie…

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 Ginny Mae~~

(pictures of the girls taken at the Naples Zoo)