Happy Birthday! Catherine Elizabeth!
(February 11, 1967
- 2017---50! Years…and,
counting! Wow!)
Congratulations! You go! Girl!
One of the very best days of my life: Bright, sunny
February 11, 1967!
Blonde-Beautiful
from the get-go! Love! At first
sight! Amen!
Your very first
word: Daddy! Made my space complete.
Your portrait in
the mall: Vincent Price Studio public-display.
Mom sewing your
fancy dresses and even a coat!
My “Shadow-girl”
with me on every adventure.
Convertible
riding to see the sites; and, boy, did we ever.
Coming home
between classes to rock my little girl.
Three broken
rocking chairs as we had nothing “new”.
“Bumpy” red
wagon-rides for slumber-land nappy-time.
Discovering
horses watching “Fury”, the T. V. series.
“Riding” the
rail of the front porch in pretend fashion.
Mentoring Dad in
the subtle-talent of sunfish expertise at Fox Lake!
Beth---22!
Dad…0! I wouldn’t have it any other way!
“Lady-Belle” the
Welch Pony; our first equine partner.
Riding Lady in
the basement of two houses we built.
Commander,
Midget, Arabesque and more; you could ride the “wind”!
Your picture on
Ara with a cerulean backdrop! Spectacular!
Santa brings a
“youth” saddle for Beth’s Christmas!
Trail riding
alone at the tender age of “3”! Wow!
School days when
Dad was the only male-“Mom” at the gatherings.
Reading a
library of “Little Golden books” until we had them memorized!
Sister Rachel
Rebecca “Becky” joins our growing family! Yea!
Beth “teaching”
Becky the “dangers” of “playing with fire”!
Pure Love! without “condition” between Independent-Individuals!
A .22 rifle when
you turned 12! You still shoot really well!
Softball! Volleyball!
Swimming! Dogs and cats! Pets! Horses! Friends!
Your best
friend: Miss Lisa! My surrogate
daughter; I love her!
A four-“wheeled”
Mustang with a cool sun roof for Sweet-16!
Vacations to
Tennessee, Florida, Colorado, Oregon, Canada!
Hawaii vacation-gift
for your High School graduation; someday---I’ll…go!?
Light gold
Sunbird with T-tops---no occasion…just, for “fun”!
Each Christmas
better than the previous “insane” celebration-festivity.
Every day a
“created”-event concluding a lifetime of Great
Adventure!
Never fearing to
dream too big; only afraid to dream too small---or…not at all.
On to Willamette
University School of Law in fabulous Salem, Oregon.
Now, a Law
Professor! And, so much more! May the fun never end. Amen!
Handsome Z.
Tyler! Blonde “Curly-locks” Lexli-Lu! Our tremendous family!
If any might measure “success” on my
time---surely…the treasure is: all of
you!
Thank God for
His blessing of you upon us! Thanks, “Beth-er”!
Wishing you many
more than another “50” to celebrate with you.
Happy Birthday! Caty! Love, Mom & Dad
Happy Birthday! Beth!
(February 11,
2017---Yea!...Celebrate!)
Happy Birthday!
Dare challenge!
Give chance a whirl!
Fear not! Follow
Me! You go! Girl!
Tether-not to
break its spirit
Ride yonder
wild-wind! Cheer it!
Warm-comfort
heart Life-Love! Endear it!
Thank
you!---for…everything!
Love, Nanny & Papa
Day 74
The night we got
Brandy and Dad brought her in the
family room and
laid her on a blanket by the fire
Yeah! We have had our fair share of critters
over the years. Brandy was one of the best!
I
had seen an ad offering Irish setter pups; the girls had wanted one, so off I
went to “check out” the possibilities and soon returned with our beloved
“Brandy” who thought she was human.
Well!
Ole Brandy-girl was “part” of the family, for sure, but, she sure wasn’t---human! When Miss Becky reads this, I’ll
have a debate on my hands with that announcement; she loved the mongrel and so
did the rest of us. We were all friends; Becky and Brandy were fast friends!
And,
yeah! I allowed Brandy to enter the confines of the human house, on occasion.
We
had a hill in the front yard extending on a 3:1 slope down to the driveway and
on to the rock-bottom creek on the other side; Becky would ride a metal saucer
down the incline when we had snow and Brandy-dog would pull the conveyance back
up the hill to the house so she could do it all again; neither ever tired of
the adventure; neither have I.
We
are blessed with a “Great”-life based in a sacred-Tradition of: Faith! Family! Freedom!
Amen!
Ah! Cookie Jar “Ruff! Ruff!” Sweet Memories!
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