2009......BETTER LATE THAN NEVER----HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

JOSH, BRANS, MARIAH AND ROBBIE..........DICK, ROBERT, ROSIE AND CHRISTINA

CHRISTMAS CAME AND WENT SO FAST AND THEN FEBRUARY, AND FINALLY I AM BACK ON OUR BLOG, AND WILL SAY HAPPY VALENTINES DAY........ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY.

WAS WONDERFUL CELEBRATING ROBERTS 45 TH BIRTHDAY HERE AT THE HOUSE,ON FEB. 4 TH........EVERY YEAR IS SO SPECIAL AND GOOD ........

JUST GOT WORD TODAY THAT MY ART WILL BE USED ON, FEB. 22......ON THE PROGRAMS, POSTERS, AND NEWS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.......AND I WILL HAVE 14 OR MORE ART DISPLAYS AND GREETING CARDS,AS WELL AS A DISPLAY OF MATTED UNFRAMED ART FOR SALE.........................THIS IS EXCITING.......AND A REAL HONOR.....I BELIEVE THAT DICK IS MORE EXCITED THAN I AM.... HE IS MY GREATEST BACKER. AND HOW I APPRECIATE HIM.

WE HAVE HAD THE MOST RAIN IN YUMA THAT I RECALL SINCE MOVING HERE OVER 10 YEARS AGO...... IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL SPRING WITH SO MANY WILD FLOWERS.

WE SURE HAD A GREAT VISIT FROM THE WONDERFUL DAVIDSON'S...................SO MUCH FUN WATCHING TWO OF OUR SWEET GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND TO HAVE THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING BRANDILYN'S BIRTHDAY TOGETHER. AND OF COURSE THE GREAT NEWS OF JOSH AND HIS RETURN TO COLLEGE. ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT WE SURE DO MISS THEM...... WISH ALL THE FAMILY LIVED CLOSE BY.....................BUT THAT IS LIFE......EVERYONE MUST FIND THEIR OWN NITCH AND PLACE IN LIFE.... BUT THE HEART STAYS CLOSE EVEN WHEN THE BODY IS FAR APART.

I AM SO GREATLY ENJOYING THE COMPUTER AND THE PRINTER THAN UNCLE AB AND COUSIN DAN GAVE ME FOR MY ART BUSINESS........................WHAT A WONDERFUL AND THOUGHTFUL THING FOR THEM TO DO.........NOTHING LIKE A GREAT FAMILY.

DICK HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME GOING TO SEE THEM IN PORTLAND.... AGAIN TIME JUST TO SHORT.

ERIC CALLED TODAY AND SAID HE HAS SOME DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR US TO USE IN THE ART STUDIO WHEN WE GET TO CHANGE THE GARAGE TO THE ART STUDIO AND GALLERY.........................HE TOOK THEM OUT OF A PROJECT HE IS DOING............WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE EVERYTHING WE CAN FREE OR REAL CHEAP TO INCLOSE THE TOP OF THE GAZIBO INTO DICKS STORAGE AND TOOL ROOM, AND FOR THE GARAGE FOR THE STUDIO.... THEN WE GET THE GUEST ROOM BACK.... THAT WILL BE SO NICE.

SUSIE IS DOING WELL AND I AM SO THANKFUL SHE HAS MOST OF THE USE OF HER RIGHT SIDE BACK FOLLOWING HER STROKE, IT IS STILL WEAK, BUT SHE IS ABLE TO DO MOST THINGS....... WHAT A BLESSING.

LAST NIGHT WAS A SPECIAL NIGHT AS I HEARD FROM MY DOUBLE FIRST COUSIN BUTCH..JAMES DUANE..... IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME AND WHAT A JOY, HOPE WE NEVER EVER LOOSE CONTACT AGAIN.... HIS DAD AND MY MOM WERE SISTER AND BROTHER AND HIS MOM AND MY DAD BROTHER AND SISTER.................FUN HUH ? BUT THEN 3 MEMBERS OF MY MOM'S FAMILY MARIED 3 MEMBERS OF MY DAD'S FAMILY, SO LOTS OF DOUBLE FIRST COUSINS.......BUT BUTCH IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.