Flaming June's Love

My oldest brother came to visit us yesterday with his wife. He is a very opinionated man. Defiantly difficult to get along with, and annoying beyond words sometimes. That said I love him very very much. Well he and his wife of 25 years have no children. They have dogs and cats and animals allover the place. That is fine but BUT dont discuss MY CHILDRENS FAULTS as if you know what it is like to have one. dialog. Dave: Suz, Missis she is the dark mall lurker kid I would be afraid if I were you. (chuckle chuckle) Suz: She is not dark she just isnt Allie she doesnt want to be the all americn kind of kid she wants to be different. Dave: Well that she is (sarcasm)... Suz: She is a sweet generous, sensitive child that you dont even know, dont judge her dave. Dave: SHe a devil worshipper laugh laugh sacrificing animals or something LAUGH LAUGH. ME: Shut up dont even say her name if you dont have something positive to say. She does well in school no trouble at all. Sweet friends, s...

The boys by the fire. I so love this and reminds me of my girls at the farm sitting by the fire. They would get out of the tub and hunch down and warm up. Although they were never naked it is still beautiful. I love the light on them. They look warm. Again Mary Cassatt. She captures the look of peace on a babies face. A beautiful one I may buy a print for the house and put it .... somewhere. ME ME ME ME I want this to be me me me.

Children And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children." And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness; For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also...

the boy dirty and playing in the dirt and rocks with a runny nose and sooo gorgeous If you know Andy I see him in this picture, first time really. Do you? My men at Edwards playing in the dirt and rocks. We had fun the hole someday our home

There are people that come along in our lives and they seem to Pop up at just the right time. Are they there for us or do we have a purpose in their lives? I dont know but I am grateful to hear from a few people lately. Jim- a former student of mine that I write to about once every six months. He sent me a note the other day and I caught him up on our family. Got a note back and he is going to be a daddy this summer. He is a year older than I am and this is his first child. I am so excited for him and his wife. He was someone I met between Tim and Andy but we never dated. We laughed our heads off and had really similar likes and so on but something just wasnt there. I am glad now becasue he is happy and I am too. I got a quick note from someone else that I only hear from sporadically. We have a relationship that is sporadic at best. I always enjoyed her notes and writing but we cant seem to pull together a friendship. What is meant to be will be. I do enjoy her and her w...