I have been married for 41 years to the man who is still the love of my life, Sandy. He retired in 2008. We love to travel together and spend as much time as life allows with our family. I love to decorate, entertain, cook and bake, garden, and paint. We have two children, a son and a daughter and three precious granddaughters. We are blessed to have a loving son-in-law, but we are saddened beyond description to have lost our beautiful daughter-in-law on December 23, 2010 following the emergency delivery of our newest granddaughter. In spite of our loss, I'm a blessed woman - my cup runneth over!
Father of the Bride-1950; Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett
Father of the Bride-1991 & 1995; because I LOVE Steve Martin
Gone With The Wind-1939; Clark Gable
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner-1967; Spencer Tracy,Sydney Poitier,Katherine Hepburn
It's A Wonderful Life-1946; James Stewart
John Grisham's The Rain Maker-1997; Matt Damon
King Of California-2007;Michael Douglas
Life With Father-1947; William Powell, Irene Dunne
Meet Me In St. Louis-1944; Judy Garland
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House-1948; Cary Grant, Myrna Loy
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation-1989; Chevy Chase
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest-1976; Jack Nicholson
Pillow Talk-1959;Doris Day, Rock Hudson
Pretty Woman-Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
Singin' In The Rain-1952; Gene Kelly,Debbie Reynolds
Steel Magnolia's-Sally Field, Julia Roberts
The Holiday-2008; Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black,
The Mirror Has Two Faces-1996;Barbara Streisand, Jeff Bridges
The Way We Were-1973;Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford
White Christmas-1954; Bing Crosby
GREAT READS
A Year By the Sea - Joan Anderson
Fearless - Max Lucado
Heaven - Randy Alcorn
Left Behind Series - Jerry Jenkins/Tim LaHaye
Mitford Series - Jan Karon
Nights In Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks
The Message
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
The Shack - William P. Young
Traveling Light - Max Lucado
TV I Love
American Idol
Andy Griffith Show;1960-1968
Everybody Loves Raymond Series;1996-2005
Food Network
HGTV
Seinfeld;1989-2008
The Little Couple
TLC
Count your blessings, Name them one by one! Count your blessings, See what God hath done! Count your blessings, Name them one by one! And it will surprise you, What the Lord hath done!
When I was 17 I married my sweetheart. I was the first child in my family to marry. My dad and I have always been close, and he taught me to love and respect nature and all of Gods creations. My dad walked me down the isle of my big church wedding and then he and Mom sent me off on my honeymoon. When my new husband and I bought a house and I moved away from my home town for the first time it was difficult for both Dad and I. I will never forget my wonderful father crawling around his backyard, digging up little purple violets for me to take with me, to plant in my own new yard as a reminder of home. Dad knew I had always loved the sweet little violets. One of the first things I did in my own yard was to plant those violets. They still grow and thrive in my gardens, even spilling out into the grass, just like they did when Daddy retrieved them for me. I never see the violets blooming sweetly in my yard that I don't think of my precious father and his love for me.
Kathy, that was a sweet story on the violets! What a special reminder of your dad! :) Your post of sweet tea was good, too! I started to do the same thing, because we only drink sweet tea around here and not hot tea! Your recipes sounded delicious!
What a sweet memory. I'll think of you and your father when I see the violets in my yard. I have to admit, though, that I didn't know what those cute purple flowers were in my yard until a friend told me recently. They look just like yours.
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When I was 17 I married my sweetheart. I was the first child in my family to marry. My dad and I have always been close, and he taught me to love and respect nature and all of Gods creations. My dad walked me down the isle of my big church wedding and then he and Mom sent me off on my honeymoon. When my new husband and I bought a house and I moved away from my home town for the first time it was difficult for both Dad and I. I will never forget my wonderful father crawling around his backyard, digging up little purple violets for me to take with me, to plant in my own new yard as a reminder of home. Dad knew I had always loved the sweet little violets. One of the first things I did in my own yard was to plant those violets. They still grow and thrive in my gardens, even spilling out into the grass, just like they did when Daddy retrieved them for me. I never see the violets blooming sweetly in my yard that I don't think of my precious father and his love for me.
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7 comments:
you have such a romantic life Kathy...I love the violet story....that is so precious
Kathy, that was a sweet story on the violets! What a special reminder of your dad! :) Your post of sweet tea was good, too! I started to do the same thing, because we only drink sweet tea around here and not hot tea! Your recipes sounded delicious!
~Rhonda :)
What a sweet memory. I'll think of you and your father when I see the violets in my yard. I have to admit, though, that I didn't know what those cute purple flowers were in my yard until a friend told me recently. They look just like yours.
What a precious story and the violets are a wonderful reminder of your dad!
~Kelli
How wonderful to still have your Daddy's violets after all these years!
What a sweet post! Sounds like you've got one special father.
Kathy,
What a precious reminder of a thoughtful, loving Dad.....
God bless...Betty
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