FAMILY:

Family is a precious and wonderful part of life,
Even though it can be filled with strife.
When we live together, We can stay forever.
When we feel sadness, With family we find gladness,

When in doubt, A family can work things out.
At a family gathering, we hear joyous chattering.
When there is sorrow, happiness comes tomorrow.
Abundance is the Key, at least it is for me.

Sunset over Northern Michigan

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This Photo was taken over Lake Michigan
near The Mackinaw Bridge By my aunt on
her way back home to Escanaba Mi.

Sunset:

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This picture was taken on the south end of my
house looking northwest. As I post this picture
I just noticed the moon.

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FRIENDS:

Friends:

Friends are people who will stick by you always,
A person who always stays,
When in doubt,
They will help you out
Not afraid tell you,
I will help you,

Whether thick or thin,
A punch in the chin,
Whether is verbal,
Whether it is physical
A friend will take it,
A friend will give it.

Don’t look for money,
Don’t look for honey,
Look whats inside a person,
Not outside a person,
Don’t look at their faults ,
With outlooking in your own vaults,

I have One friend in my life
That has done almost everyone of these to me,

MY WIFE !!!!!!

Deer Art

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Well she is at it again!!!!
Another piece of art work done by my wife .
For this piece all she used was a Basic pocket ashtray,
some polymer clay,a rubber stamp, some baking, green ink,
and the finishing touches of antiquing,
She may have her medical problems which
was described in an earlier post, but that hasn’t stopped her
from doing the things she likes to do.

Other Art: Cards

Here is a glimpse of other types of art work that my wife does.
This Birthday card was made for my cousin who turns 1 on
the 18. She may have her share of medical problems but
some people wouldn’t notice it by the work she can do
with a simple card, ink, brush, and a couple of stamps.

Altered Brooch and Puzzle Piece

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My wife was diagnosed with Primary Lymphedema stage 2 in both legs and stage 1 in both arms and hands last fall. She tries to remain as active , as she possibly she can . Some days though she is very swollen in her legs and in a lot of pain. Her spirits remain high , even though the lymphedema is incurable ,it can be managed with Compression bandaging and MLD . She does not have disfigured legs and am thankful for that , as this condition can cause this problem. She loves to scrapbook ,make cards and create altered art pieces , so when her brooch broke , I gave her a few years back, she created this piece as reminder of our love and that our are spirits are free to be happy and content , whatever the circumstances in life may be thrown our way.

Happy Anniversary:

To my wife;
05/13/08

We have been together 15 years, of those
we have been married 14.

To the one I love the best,
Now we can rest,
Knowing we have made it this far,
And yet no scar,

Yes there have been bumps and bruises,
And still no cruises,

Even with the life we have had together,
There will be us forever,
With just enough money to make us happy
and many problems to make us snappy,
There is one thing that makes our marriage different,
We are very content.

Although they have been long,
We continue to grow strong.

Happy Mothers Day:

A definition of MOM

The woman who loved you so much shecarried you for nine months,
changed those nasty diapers until you learned to use the bathroom,
then continued to do your laundry until you moved out,
(except for those whose mother is still doing their laundry)
made sure you had plenty of food and never went hungry.

Now it is time to say THANK YOU MOM:
This is to the person with the,
Hands that gave me food when ever I was home,
And those same hands that washed my clothes,
Not to mention the diaper changes,
Kindness was always in you.

You will always be a very special person
One I will love even after you are gone,
Unending love is from me to you.

Many more words could describe this
One person that has been in my life since day one,
Mom is the one that describes you best.

Happy Mothers Day

A Child:

The most precious thing in life, Make sure you love them
everyday, Express it everyday to them. A few examples
“which I am sure most of you already now”
Tell them you love them, when they wake up in the morning,
go to bed and every chance you get in between
Spend  some time with them on a daily basis,
talk to them about the dangers in life,strangers,
peer pressure, drugs( of every known kind)and
those not yet discovered, (Guarenteed there will
there will be new ones to come), drinking and driving,
moving vehicles, and all the others.
But the 2 most important thing I learned as a child,
Never ever say goodbye, when they leave to go outside
to play or to a friends, when they move out or off to college.
Instead tell them you will see them later, because if some-
where to happen to either one of you you will eventually see
see them and never let a disagreement go unsettled,
because you will regret it if something where to happen to
the other and that dispute was never settled.