I spent a few hours with my funny 2 year old niece. She always makes me laugh. She says exactly what’s on her mind without thought and I love it. I hope she keeps her quick wit and sharp tongue as she grows. It is part of what makes her amazing. She’s getting over a stomach virus. She reeks of vomit and it’s encrusted in … Continue reading Simple Things
Suzanne, Holly, Heather, Emily Beth, Me, Nikki, Krissie – Nov. 14 2011 “YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRLS OUT OF THE GIN MILL, BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE THE GIN MILL OUT OF THE GIRLS” These girls are my friends, my sisters, and my family. We have laughed together. We have cried together. We have celebrated births. We have remembered the ones we have lost. … Continue reading To the Sisterhood
Caleb, Me, Jennifer, Melinda, Stephanie – Nov 2011 Jennifer, Caleb, Stephanie, Melinda – How I will always remember them I have watched these kids, who are no longer kids, grow up. I was even in the room when Caleb was born. My mom, holding his mom’s hand while his father beamed a smile that could be seen across the Universe. These 4 meant the world … Continue reading Always Family
Taylor | 10.02.11 That picture above is what Sundays or family is about…family smiles and love. I spent Sunday afternoon sitting on a couch listening to Taylor talk to me in 2 year old speak. Most of which I understood and some of which I didn’t. We laughed. We named colors. I learned she likes to get $1 bills out of her dad’s wallet and … Continue reading Live Laugh Love
“No plane on Sunday. Check it again come Monday. Just a hopeless situation. Make the best of it’s ’bout all you can do.” ~ Jimmy Buffett My sister and I planned a family day trip for us, her daughters, and her husband. We decided to take “Da Nieces” to Gem Mountain and let them pan for gems & just enjoy the scenery. I’ve taken my … Continue reading Closed on Sunday
Riley Spring of 2009 Happy Birthday Riley! Today you turn 12! TWELVE! To think, you were born premature and had to be on a heart & lung monitor for your first three months. I remember the doctors tell your mom & dad that you might be in the bottom of the percentile in those childhood achievements they monitor but you showed them wrong! You were … Continue reading Happy Birthday Riley
Taylor Rayne Thompson May 2009 One of my favorite pictures of her first year Happy Birthday Taylor! You turn 2 years old in a couple of hours and I am grateful for the moments I have with you. I wish nothing but happiness and success and joys for your life! Love, Shelia Continue reading Happy Birthday Taylor
“Take another road to a hiding place. Disappear without a trace. Take another road to another time…Never look back, this is my plan…Leave my fears behind…Take my own sweet time…Ocean’s on my mind.” ~Jimmy Buffett As I sat around today reflecting, I realized that Thanksgiving has truly become The Last Holiday and with the news of my grandfather slowly slipping away from this earth, I … Continue reading Take Another Road
Today, Saturday, November 27, 2010 @ 8:15 am W.R. Taylor passed away at the age of 91. Rest in peace Grandpa. You will be missed but never forgotten. Below was originally posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 but updated today Who is W.R. Taylor? He is my grandfather. William Ross Thomas Taylor or Willie Ross Thomas Taylor. To me, he was just grandpa. I’ve been … Continue reading W.R. Taylor
Over the weekend, I thought about my mom a lot. Nothing bad, but just thinking of how she did things, what she would say, and so on. When she passed away, I had DZL call my family’s answering machine and record the message. It’s the only voice recording I have of her. She left our family answering machine message in Thai so her family knew … Continue reading Mama’s Voice