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With Everything Going On.....

I find myself missing my mom more and more.  It was times like these when I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel that I could always give her a call and she would pull me back down to earth and give me that gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) nudge.  She always knew just what i needed to hear to get my butt out of the depression and back on track.  Whether it was kind words or a dose of tough love, she always knew just how to get through to me.  I miss her simple country girl ways, her optimism, her strength, her unconditional love....  

Rest In Peace Mom, I Love and Miss You Always

Patricia Marie Altman

January 8, 1949 - September 7, 2009

(all the pics below are of my mom, unless otherwise noted)

this is my grandmother, holding my mom!

not sure who is with her, but yep, my mom again!

this is my mom, on her wedding day with her dad....

mom just chillin'

yep, wobbly walkin!

mom dressed as ????  lol, but you gotta admit, she looked cute!

my grandmother holding my mom

mom and dad's engagement/wedding announcement in the paper

she still had that same smile!

mom trying to make a break for it!

my grandmother holding my mom

she looks so tiny in that chair!

from the stories i was told, this was a doll my grandfather bought my mom just because it was as big as she was.  to hear family tell it, she was never without it.  her dad was always that way, loved to spoil his kids, and later his grandkids.

mom on her wedding day....so elegant!

guess this is where i get my tomboy from!  yep, my mom played with trucks too!

the man in front is my grady (my mom's dad) the woman directly behind him is my granny (my mom's mom) my mom is in the black and white shirt on the top right and the lady on the left is my aunt (mom's baby sister).  sadly, the only one left living from this pic is my aunt.  RIP Grady and Granny.

mom and dad showing off their catch!  this is one of those pics where if you look at me you can see i look so much like my mom.

not sure who everyone is in this pic, but it was from mom and dad's wedding reception i think

from left to right: my aunt, grady, granny, and my mom

ok, my family takes creepy pics, but that is my great grandfather's grave.  the one with the long pigtails is me, the boy is my older brother, the woman at the top left is my mom, and the top right is my great grandmother

a cake i baked and my brother decorated for my mom's b-day one year.  love this pic of my mom, it's just so her.  simple, happy, loving...

me in the pigtails, my brother behind me, my mom behind both of us to the right of my mom is my granny and in front of her is my great grandmother....

 just my little way of sharing my beautiful mom with the rest of you......

Back In The Saddle Again...

Well, because I am so easily distracted busy, this blog has somewhat died.  well, you know what.... I always wanted to bring the dead back to life so here it is!  I am officially going to try to get off my butt back in the habit of updating this thing on a regular basis.  I can't guarantee i will do wonderfully at it for a bit because we are getting ready to move, but i will at least pretend to try.  thanks to seeing a friend's devotion to her blog and enjoying everything she posts, i am going to try to get going with this again.  so, for your viewing pleasure here are a few random pics to hold you over till i start posting for real again!