I Must Have BLINKED!!

I finished sewing the baby gowns and have them all packed up! I will leave for Houston tomorrow. I haven't seen Amber since Christmas. She is now in her second trimester of the Bell Quad Squad Pregnancy! I can't wait to SEE her!!

I am taking a bag of Hugs and Kisses.

Recently we had to move things and clean up after  a seriously heavy rain resulted in water in the den. My house is so 'highly occupied' that there are no 'empty' spaces!

When we pulled the sofa away from the wall I discovered all these photos!

Seemed like a perfect place to store them at the time!

This is the first family picture of all four of my children.

Benjamin is three months old here.

I had been nine months pregnant at my oldest son's high school graduation in the spring of 1988. Bless his heart! He is now the father of three! An EXCELLENT father I might add!

This last one of all of us was taken the next year - 1989.

I had been diagnosed with an aggressive strain of thyroid cancer in October and had just recovered from surgery.

This is my favorite. Poor Amber! Just LOOK at that huge bow in her hair!

I am SO sorry, Honey!!

(Wonder what horrors SHE will do as a mother?)

I usually managed to put some kind of bow or headband in her hair!!

Hard to believe my little girl is all grown up and expecting children of her own. While these pictures are dated - I am still so glad to have them. Louis Dean even wanted me to frame and hang them!  (As if we had the wall space!!) He and I did not meet until I was well into my 50's! At least we don't remember meeting. As it turns out, he and Ellen often visited here in Irving because that's where Ellen's sister lives. Still does. They would go out to eat, shop, browse garage sales. We both have memories of the same places here in Irving. Our paths probably crossed at one point in time or another for all we know.

Lifetimes ago for both of us.

Amber is such a gifted photographer. I will be so interested to see how she does pictures of her family. I feel certain she won't do studio shots.

Both Jesse and Summer keep the photo memories of their little ones all up to date.

They will never regret this.

All this reminiscing reminds me of that Kenny Chesney song.......

I turned on the evening news

Saw a old man being interviewed

Turning a hundred and two today

Asked him what's the secret to life

He looked up from his old pipe

Laughed and said "All I can say is."

 

Don't blink

Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you

Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife

Don't blink

You just might miss your babies growing like mine did

Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"

Of fifty years is there in bed

And you're praying God takes you instead

Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think

So don't blink

I was glued to my TV when it looked like he looked at me and said

"Best start putting first things first."

Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand

You can't flip it over and start again

Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth

Don't Blink

So don't blink

So I've been tryin' ta slow it down

I've been tryin' ta take it in

In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in

 

Don't blink

So Don't blink

Naw, don't blink

Life Goes Faster Than You Think