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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Funeral & Free cook book


146 pages of recipes. I only wanted to buy 3 of them. However, the school rule was cash out at $100 and get 0 books or pay 150 and get 10 books. So, enter your name as many times as you wish and ONE lucky person will get it! I like the book and use it weekly! However, I have 10 of them:) Gotta love it! Huh Claire and Garaghty:) I will ship it if u live out of state. Free of course! Good luck and we will draw on Sunday night!
Last Tuesday I flew into the OC. Never have I missed the OC in my life until that day. I got off the plane and a breath of fresh air and I missed where I grew up. Crazy because I have been there a ton of times in the past 13 yrs. since I left there. I actually missed living in Sunny California. I went to my Grandma's funeral.
My Grandma will always be in my heart! She lived a long life and I am thankful she was my Grandma. She lived in Palm Springs and I liked the Tram by her house. When I was a kid we would ride up it. We even ate at the top once. We may of even rode horses up there? One thing I did get from her.... You really want to know..... Ok, she loved football and nobody wanted to be around her when she watched it. Why?? She yelled and even drop some Bad words around:) This is why I seldom watch Football! Ask my kids! The Bears was the last real Super Bowl I watched and they let me down!!! I am not even a BEAR fan! Or a football fan at that! That is how I know I got this from her!!!! Love you Granny:)
We had Thanksgiving here once. On top of the hill is a really nice place to eat at. The funeral was actually by my other Grandma's house. So, some pictures are memories of my other Grandma. 

Angie, did you play horse on this rock? Amber did you? I did! It was a wagon and we would pretend there was a horse infront of us! It is right across from Grandma w. house. It had a ledge on it we would sit on. Funny and I snapped this picture.
This is my Aunt Kathy and Uncle John. My Mom's sister and below are their two daughters and some of their children. 
My cousin Patty and Jill. Patty to the left has 2 kids and Jill to the right has 3. It was nice to see them. I haven't seen them since my son's funeral. When I was kid we would go to their cabin in Big Bear. Once in the snow we had our Easter Egg hunt. It was fun and the lake behind the cabin or stream we would play in it in the summer. Although The bathroom scared me!!!
This is my Aunt Lynn. She is my Dad's sister! Sweet of her to come support us even though it was not her Mom who passed. I love my Aunt Lynn and she knows I do! Her Mom (My other Grandma who passed years ago is the one I always strive to be like).
My cousin Jenny runs 12 miles twice a week and 7-8 miles three days a week. My Mom told me this on our way home. I am still wondering how she does that?? Jacob her son is so polite and smart. He is 13. Don't let his hair fool you! He is stylish with his dew. She is married and has an 8yr. old son as well.
TO the left is my Aunt Sue and Uncle Jeffrey. The Mom and Dad of Lori, Ricky, Jenny and Jenny. This is my Mom's sister and to the right is Cathy and uncle Kevin. This is my Mom's brother. Him and his girlfriend took care of my Grandma for many, many years!
My cousin Ricky and his girlfriend. Ricky is the brother of Lori and the B. Jenny and L. Jenny. First off he looks really good!!! He was very WILD back in the days! He told my Dad he has been working hard for all the time lost doing??? He looks good to me! You'd be surprised how old he really is!
My cousin Lori's kids! Maryann has 3 kids of her own. She is at the left, then Jerimiah(I spelled that wrong I bet) and then Jessica who hands down is my kids all time FAVORITE!!! There Mom Lori looks way young to have 3 kids and 3 grandkids!
These are my cousin's kids. Alexis 18~ They call her Alli, Lauren 8 and Ryan 5. They are sweet kids! When I showed Alaina this picture she said Mom.... My best friend is my cousin?? She really likes Lauren and at Maryann's sons birthday party she said Lauren is her BF. Funny huh!
My cousin Lori, Me, Jennifer and Jennifer. We say Big Jenny and Little Jenny! They are all sisters. And I am closest to my cousin Lori. We can talk for days on end!

Patricia had a birthday! 25 again!!! And yes, Heather thinks she is a kitty Cat??? Kidding:) Mom &Angie to the left of me is the 1st counselor, next to her is the president(both are Jennifer or Jen) The one on the end left is the birthday girl~ Patricia who is a wonderful primary teacher. And Heather is 2nd counselor in RS.
This is our good friend Ray. Many of you hear me talk about Ray. I just wanted to post his picture. We love Ray! 

Dara, Stephanie and myself and our kids had a Thanksgiving dinner after all the Holidays! In January. I love all my Friends and Family.  Enter the drawing for the cookbook. 

6 comments:

Alida B. said...

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmothers passing. I am glad, however, that you were able to reconnect with your family, reflect on good memories, and make some knew ones. :)

P.S. Enter me for that book drawing...ok... :) (as many times as you want)

Dave & Colleen Wilburn said...

April, Nice job with all the pictures but there is not a single picture of your dad and me! mom

Ang said...

Oh, I love the post April - thank you!!! OC will always be home to me, it's where we grew up. Everyone looks so great, I'm having a good cry now. Oh, and I told you I wanted to buy one of those cookbooks, so send one my way k?

Ang said...

PS - Yes, all 3 of us spent many hours playing stagecoach on that rock. I think you and I used to sit up top and pretend to drive the horses and we made amber sit in the back and watch for robbers or something. We may have even played Little House on the Prairie?? I loved that little park.

Jason & Claire said...

So sorry about your grandmother. Sounds like you had a lot of wonderful memories with her. Don't count on putting me in that drawing. I have enough of those dang cookbooks!!

Anonymous said...

I love your post and all the pictures you put up. I had a great time seeing you, and we hope to see you all this summer. Could you enter me and my mom in the drawing please.

Andrew♥Aubreana♥Alaina

Andrew♥Aubreana♥Alaina