Old Family Photos

 Dad broke his leg, badly.  He's had a pin or two stuck into it and is currently in rehab. Because of this, Shelly and I have had to go into his house to help with clean-up while he is out.
We discovered a box of old photos in one of the upstairs bedrooms.  Shelly and I have been passing many of these on to our cousin Rhonda.  She has been figuring out who the individuals are and sharing her finds with the rest of the clan.  Here are some of my favorite gems...



Dad!
Back in his Navy days

Grandma Elsie and Grandpa Glen...Dad's parents.

 Grandpa Glen and Grandma Elsie in downtown Ashtabula.

Marriage for Everyone!

 Our Country is great...I'm glad our Supreme Court listened to the majority of the people...Equality for ALL! 

Love is love and All love is equal.

"WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. With the landmark ruling, gay marriage becomes legal in all 50 states."

President Barack Obama, appearing in the White House Rose Garden, hailed the ruling as a milestone in American justice that arrived "like a thunderbolt."
"This ruling is a victory for America," said Obama, the first sitting president to support gay marriage. "This decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in their hearts. When all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free."
-From MSN's website

I-35W bridge in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
I love it :-)

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!
Our little boys had big hugs and two new shirts for their Daddy-O.
:-)

Baptism

Our little ones were baptized at our church this past Sunday.  Tamlin was baptized back when he was little, but Jude still needed the blessing.  When we decided to join our nearby Lutheran Church, we asked Pastor Rich to baptize Jude.  We decided to do it on the Sunday before our trip to Great Wolf Lodge, since this will allow Mom and Dale to be here too.  Shelly and Rick jumped on board and decided to have Ciearra and Elizabeth baptized too.  It was a great ceremony within our usual contemporary Sunday service.  I had a couple of favorite moments.  One was watching our JuJu climb the little stairs and boldly hold his head over the bowl. He seemed to be concentrating really  hard on doing it all correctly.  The second moment was when Pastor was anointing each little head with the Holy oil.  Tamlin  peered very closely when Pastor made the sign of the cross on Jude's forehead.  I think  he was desperately trying to see the "invisible" mark of God on his brother.  The third moment was hearing the story of the seashells they use to scoop the water up.   There is a couple from the church that selects these shells from the beaches of Florida, then cleans them up and polishes them for the baptisms.  Pastor even allowed Tamlin to have a shell too, which made his face light up.

 Yeah God!

Little Elizabeth wore the same dress that Shelly was baptized in.  It had been made by Aunt Rosilyn.  I had to add elastic to the edges of the little cap sleeves and I added a bit of vintage lace.  I love working on these older dresses that my Aunt had crafted.  Her sewing skills were pretty kick-butt...so many seems done by hand and many edges finished with an overcast stitch since she lacked a serger.  And her blind hems!  Awesome.    And Elizabeth looks pretty sweet too.

Christopher Lee has passed away

Christopher Lee has died.  He was an awesome actor and had a beautifully deep voice. 

(27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015)

I love the movie Wicker Man (1973), in which he played Lord Summerisle.  Aparently, it was one of his favorite movies too. Prior to this film, he had played Dracula in numerous horror flicks.

He also kicked but as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film triology.  Again, he played as powerful evil dude...this time he was a white wizard.

And he was a supremely evil bad dude in Star Wars II and III, Count Dooku. 

 Eighty years old and he was doing most of the swordplay himself.

And he was the voice of Death in Terry Pratchett's animation of Soul Music.  

 

Lee died from complications of respiratory problems and heart failure

Slip and Slide

  This Slip-N-Slide was SO worth the $1 I paid for it at a yard sale several years ago.  Finally, this year both boys are willing to actually slide down...now Jude usually only slides the last foot under the "car wash" section, but Tam will run and slide.  Both boys still think it is a hoot.  The photos here are from the second day that we had it out...so the boys are wearing whatever swimsuits they could find.  Jude very randomly picked these shorts, which are size 6 (Tam's)...so they look more like MC-Hammer pants than swim trunks on him :-)


   

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