tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79977005952338116622012-01-25T20:13:15.251-07:00Grandma's AtticGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-44151976130771737092012-01-25T13:14:00.001-07:002012-01-25T13:14:10.674-07:00Well, I think I'm back. What a pain once you get on the 'off' list. Hopefully things will go better, but we are alive and well here in Oregon. More later.(if this works)GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-63580651148513133602011-12-02T09:20:00.001-07:002011-12-02T10:19:41.772-07:00Thanksgiving FunLast year our Thanksgiving dinner crowd totaled three - Me, Dee, and David.
This year we raised the number to 16!
Linn and Keiko came over from Kennewick with Thomas and Micheal.
Karen came from Idaho Falls with Joe, Meagan and Samantha.
Sarah had flown in from Phoenix to see her boyfriend Jeff in Meridian Id, so they both came over.
Kimberly and Ben drove down from Kirkland Wa. with Kimberly's GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-84923968406498262082011-09-14T09:58:00.006-06:002011-09-14T11:53:30.781-06:0058 years ago tonight my sister Jeannette and I were parked on the road outside Baker, Oregon, watching for the greyhound bus to come by. "There it is!" and we followed it into town. Dee was arriving home after 3 months working in Anchorage, Alaska, and all summer my friends had been telling me, "He's not coming. All your plans are for nothing" But I knew he was on that bus. and sure enough, thereGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-77415041236412919532011-07-28T20:42:00.003-06:002011-07-28T20:51:41.304-06:00 ANOTHER NEW GREAT-GRAND-DAUGHTERINTRODUCING TIMBERLY ANN FITZSIMMONS BORN JULY 15TH SHE IS BEING HELD BY BIG SISTER MIRANDA THAT MAKES 4 FOR BROOKE AND LEN CONGRATULATIONSGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-79707776995987497112011-07-28T20:35:00.001-06:002011-07-29T19:48:28.030-06:00 FAMILY FULLER These photos were taken last week-end at our house in LaGrande. We had 31 here for a reunion, all 7 of our kids plus grandkids and one great-grandson DAVID, LINN, BRIAN, MARK RUTH, KAREN, ELAINE MOM AND DAD Here is the whole bunch. We had a really good time. More photos to follow GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-56997818290462581452011-07-17T15:47:00.001-06:002011-07-17T15:51:43.720-06:00SAGEAND RILEY GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-81913031973732219372011-07-13T21:24:00.003-06:002011-07-13T21:40:33.779-06:00Some of my cousins dropped by that I haven't seen in quite a long time. Dee Ann Myers, and Ray and Nancy Woodward Dee Ann is two years older than me, Ray 5 years older. We were all raised together in Baker OR.where the families got together often. Ray looks just like his DadDee Ann looks just like her mom, Aunt Sara, my Mom's sisterSeeing them was fun Ray and NancyGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-16577476036701522752011-07-12T11:31:00.002-06:002011-07-12T11:40:36.695-06:00MORE COMPANYDavid's friend Matthew Cooper from Sonoma CA and his new bride Mellisa stopped over for the week-end, on the 8th day of their honeymoon What nice people. They took David to visit a church, then David took them to Wallowa Lake. They all loved it and we had a good time meeting new people. GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-72195601604128511752011-07-10T12:10:00.003-06:002011-07-10T16:45:19.807-06:00After a long winter of very lkittle company, we had a busy week. First we had Jake and daughter Riley come for two days. The main activity was going shooting. Jake brought his gun, Gramps had a couple, and we had fun. in the top of one building were hundreds of mud nests of swallows, which flew like crazy when we disturbed them. Amazing!Little Riley sat around on the ground playing with the new GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-39736213622236701412011-07-10T12:05:00.001-06:002011-07-10T17:07:52.209-06:00This little toy sings "grey skies are going to cheer up put on a happy face" The amazing thing was it was submerged when the basement flooded, and now it sings even louder. Riley with her new shoes and a unicorn she foundThree year olds have always been my favorites GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-30572922146619486482011-07-10T11:54:00.002-06:002011-07-10T17:05:07.373-06:00Keiko and Linn dropped by for a day, helped a final checkout of the tractor they have been working on and~~~~~~~of course we had lots of ice cream choices Checking the pears not big enough yetyou're going to do what? said Grandmaready to go! Gramps jumped on, took a spin around the orchard and said, "that's the most fun I've had in two years" Being sick has been a pain but he's doing much betterGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-46558769602145889462011-07-10T11:45:00.001-06:002011-07-10T16:59:35.443-06:00Then came the Rudds Elaine, Krista and Colton David put a new swing in the back yard Krista made pineapple upside down cake Yum!Krista still like to play with dolls Very few people get to try out David's drums Colton is special Go, ManGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-5358185292228423692011-07-10T11:34:00.002-06:002011-07-10T16:56:18.606-06:00Mark came for a couple of days, then Andre and Markell and Archimedes met them. She rode back to Idaho Falls with Mark, Andre helped David work on the big b lue truckMark and babyLaughing at Great-grandpa FullerHow cute is this kid?Grandma hasn't held a baby in a long timeFour generations. Dee, Mark, Markell and Archimedes We had a fun time. company always cheers you upGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-64044305819803737882011-06-18T09:26:00.002-06:002011-06-18T09:39:51.806-06:00Yesterday Gramps and I got out for a little walk. Doesn't he look handsome in Grandpa May's old hat? I wish more men wore hats nowdays. Very dapper. It was a beautiful day, 70 degrees. We even walked out through the orchard and checked out the trees. Lots of fruit out there. GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-77944470708471690272011-06-15T10:29:00.003-06:002011-06-15T10:48:28.721-06:00Today I got some cute photos from Elaine of their family (at least the ones left at home) I love the background, looks like a great place.My little Colton with blonde hair is all grown up now at age 9, and the blonde hair is brown. The years go by too fast. GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-81535938518308233112011-06-15T09:43:00.002-06:002011-06-15T10:28:23.346-06:00 KRISTA RUDD She looks so much like her beautiful sisters and of course it helps to have a Mom who takes great photographs . We really miss having the Rudds live closer than Utah GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-14850981815713251792011-06-13T21:22:00.003-06:002011-06-13T21:33:39.488-06:00SOME CUTE GREAT-GRANDS RILEYSCOTT AND ENOCH SAGE (before haircut) ENOCH ARCHIMEDESThese kids all belong in Mark's familyCute, cute, cuteGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-7146964888147574742011-06-10T16:07:00.002-06:002011-06-10T16:16:57.160-06:00Today was a red-letter day. After about 20 years of saying I was going to publish my book on manic-depression, I actually mailed in part of the manuscript to Deseret Books. It may take up to 8 weeks til they read it, and then if accepted , publication would take at least a year. But the main thing here is: I FINALLY QUIT SAYING IT AND DID IT! I also found out that I need to do more writing about GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-11602802540751989282011-06-10T11:03:00.000-06:002011-06-10T11:03:16.616-06:00Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith: Liz Lemon Swindle’s Unfinished PaintingThis is a lovely little video, please watch itJesus Christ and Joseph Smith: Liz Lemon Swindle’s Unfinished PaintingGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-88976558683349243192011-06-01T19:06:00.003-06:002011-06-01T19:38:48.280-06:00OPERATION SUCCESSFUL After 4 trips to Spokane, we finally got the operation over with. Dr. Nye removed a section of Dee's stomach that had a blockage and re-routed the intestine to the stomachLinn took us and stayed for 3 days, then went home to work I was smarter this time around, and didn't stay at the hospital every night. went back to the motel twice, shared a night with Linn, and Brooke cameGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-9617877703753635612011-06-01T11:55:00.002-06:002011-06-01T12:26:03.641-06:00THE FLOOD Jacob 1:7We labored that he might enter into his rest So, the day after we got home, we found the basement flooded.because3 Nephi 14:27and the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon the house We had two hoses going Our first look at the basement Luckily, we have learned from past floods to put things up high, so not much loss except one mattress Linn and GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-32250778388154106552011-06-01T10:21:00.003-06:002011-06-01T10:51:43.777-06:00PEARL GRADUATES! I LOVE HER FAVORITE QUOTEPEARLIE IS A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, SMART, HAPPY GIRL WE LOVE HAVING HER IN OUR FAMILY SHE BELONGS TO RUTH AND DANNY, LIVES IN CALIFORNIA CONGRATULATIONS!GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-19468373491803354842011-06-01T09:30:00.002-06:002011-06-01T09:42:26.338-06:00 JACKSON FULLER ON MISSION IN PERU Latest news from Jackson is about his recent baptism." The boy's name was Roger and my companion did the baptism. First of all the water was freezing cold. He did the baptism and the first time Roger's toe came up. So he did it again. Which is normal. The second time it went good and they came out and we were getting ready to confirm him when the ward president GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-47701864841812060182011-05-30T11:19:00.002-06:002011-05-30T11:41:12.871-06:00This is a video of the church in Joplin where they were hit by the tornado last week. Amazingly two walls were left standing, one with the tithing envelopes and the other with a picture of Christ washing the feet of the apostles. And it wasn't even crooked. God moves in mysterious ways!Group rides out Joplin tornado inside LDS church building - ksl.comGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-32245968319093445652011-05-30T10:55:00.001-06:002011-05-30T10:56:40.003-06:00I am a Mormon: Allan Wolford—Jeep EnthusiastGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-67180123208637585592011-05-05T14:37:00.001-06:002011-05-05T14:47:24.123-06:00Jake, Jana, Riley and Sage on blessing day Beautiful family GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-66976953125690379282011-05-04T09:44:00.003-06:002011-05-04T09:56:44.885-06:00ANOTHER NEWBABY Markell and Andre have a new baby boy born last week, 7 lb. 15 oz. How cute is this? This makes 16 great-great grandkids for us. They live in Moscow, Idaho where Andre goes to school CONGRATULATIONS!GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-69434945573017032892011-04-23T10:24:00.002-06:002011-04-23T10:52:42.059-06:00Yeterday was so pretty, we went for a ride across the valley. One field was mustard and was the brightest yellow, Dee took a picture of methen I took one of himIf we had a bunch of little kids, my photos would be more exciting, but Mt. Emily still has a bit of snow. The temp. was 60 and I do believe we will have spring here before long. We love living out here in Mt. Glen area of town. GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-77051707302103100672011-04-21T10:39:00.000-06:002011-04-21T10:39:44.839-06:00The Rock of Hope and Freedom – Painted by Chad HawkinsThe Rock of Hope and Freedom – Painted by Chad HawkinsGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-50017331763361160342011-04-20T13:43:00.003-06:002011-04-20T14:04:00.799-06:00THOMAS home from his trip to Japan looking older and wiser We were coming home from Spokane and stopped inKennewick for lunch with Linn's family The whole happy gangBurger King not too fancy, but fast The drive home was just so beautiful! Blue sky filled with fluffy clouds all the way.GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-17265074971493073322011-04-16T11:41:00.003-06:002011-04-16T11:50:15.736-06:00BIG NEWS! We got high speed internet this week, no more waiting forever for dial-up. Hughes net came to town, and we are all set. So I'll be here more often, I hope. We are heading back to Spokane on Monday to see the cardiologist, hopefully she will clear Dee for the stomach surgery. It was all set, but canceled until he did all the tests for his heart. That driving back and forth is a pain, butGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-56209609565491659362011-03-23T19:49:00.003-06:002011-03-23T20:09:21.564-06:00NEW GREAT GRAND-DAUGHTER Jake and Jana have a new little girl to join RileySmall family Grandma Jackie Grandpa MarkProud Papa She is a healthy little girlboth Mom and Dad very happy (and Riley) Name SAGE JENNIFER Welcome to the Fuller family GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-73317392762906436392011-03-12T20:12:00.003-07:002011-03-12T20:46:16.826-07:00Dee's aunt Jewel died, age 88, and we had the funeral last week. It was the first time in ages that Dee had been with 4 of his siblings and a good time for a picture SONJA, DEE, ZOEANN AND LARRYHere we added a few more cousinsPam, front left and her husband KingLarry's wife Linda (trying to hide)and Dee and IJewel was one of Dee's favorite Aunts, now only herhusband Uncle Keith is left of GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-1402495672694751292011-02-27T13:07:00.002-07:002011-02-27T14:26:44.455-07:00THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR IN OUR FAMILY (SO FAR) NICOLE RUDD and BRAYDON BRINGHURST Going to the wedding and reception wore us out but well worth the tripGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-74950076004099231062011-02-27T12:34:00.001-07:002011-02-27T13:07:47.510-07:00The beautiful bride and Grandpa FullerGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-30132018678568840842011-02-27T12:17:00.002-07:002011-02-27T12:29:43.154-07:00BOUNTIFUL TEMPLE FOR NICOLE AND BRAYDON'S SEALING KAREN, MOM, DAD, and MARKIt was a really nice day and after we went to the Lion House in SaltLake for lunch Yummy! GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-51700650328063711552011-02-27T11:24:00.002-07:002011-02-27T12:06:28.329-07:00LUNCH AT THE LION HOUSE JASON, DAVID AND KAREN SAMANTHA, CHARLOTTE, AND GRAMPSat Lion house THESE GIRLS WERE SO PRETTY I PUT THEM IN TWICE(yea, sure~~~mistake) AFTER THE SEALING IN BOUNTIFUL Sam, Grandma, Gramps, Char Paul, Jason and Jackson A bunch of cute grandkidsGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-42047230519557596282011-02-06T14:21:00.002-07:002011-02-06T14:28:48.083-07:00 One more flower photo This little plant bloomed like crazy One stalk had 4 blooms and the other shown here had 5, more than I've ever seen I guess it just felt good in the kitchen giving us beautiful feelings GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-91521416389092118832011-02-06T13:51:00.003-07:002011-02-06T14:18:19.866-07:00ANOTHER WEDDING! Grand-daughter Nicole and Braydon are getting sealed in the Bountiful Temple on Feb. 11th What a cute couple We'll be treking down (or over, whatever) with David , then to Boise for the reception on the next night. Be fun to visit with everyone. I'm excited, and hoping to avoid things like broken ankles like last time. Here is a shot of Ruth's gang a while back in Utah (GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-52556323195688172292011-01-19T20:40:00.002-07:002011-01-19T20:48:41.473-07:00GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-4587150708008317182011-01-19T13:21:00.002-07:002011-01-19T13:44:06.552-07:00For Christmas Karen sent me two amaryllis plants, one of my favorite flowers ever, since I consider them resurrection symbols, whose beauty springs from an old dead bulb. It's so fun to have them on the kitchen cupboard and watch as they double and triple and even end up with four gorgeous blossoms. You can just see God's handiwork right before your eyes, in the middle of the winter.And lo GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-34766027797518595282011-01-19T13:02:00.001-07:002011-01-19T20:47:57.019-07:00GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-31215560117504167112011-01-19T12:51:00.002-07:002011-01-19T13:02:26.680-07:00 I HAVE THESE TWO CUTE HAPPY LITTLE BEARS IN THE WINDOW OF MY BATHROOM OVERLOOKING THINGS. They were a gift from a bunch of my friends when we left Fresno, and are obviously bookends. The other day I walked in to see them facing the other directionobviously watching the snow outside. Dee told me he thought they were tired of being inside, just likewe are. And it's good to have a window to GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-11394288975897529512011-01-06T10:45:00.002-07:002011-01-06T10:53:41.117-07:00I was cleaning out a desk drawer and came across a poem from the past I'd almost forgotten I wrote Joy comes in many sizes wrapped in the body of a baby child Some are always on the go moving fast and wild and getting into this and touching that so quick they can't be caught* while others sit and smile at you not caring whether or not they ever crawl, GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-21490592173620395542011-01-06T10:38:00.002-07:002011-01-06T10:44:32.794-07:00HAIZLEY KING New daughter of Jeff King Beth's 3rd grand-childWHAT A DOLL!She was hidden at Lisa's wedding GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-27355319280287546602011-01-06T09:27:00.002-07:002011-01-06T10:36:22.153-07:00LISA'S WEDDINGI realize a lot of time has passed since the wedding back in August just before I broke my ankle,but I want to share some photos. Brother Jeff and son Kohenend of a long day. The happy family Mitch, Beth, Jennifer, Jeff's wife Juline and babe in waiting Adi, Bride and groom and Kohen My handsome husband DeeThe affair was in a lovely reception centerin Layton Utah The Beautiful GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-22293843077668688912011-01-04T15:03:00.004-07:002011-01-04T15:28:59.682-07:00A GREAT GIFT FROM THE PAST When Dee was practicing medicine in Fresno he once delivered a baby girl that was planned for adoption which didn't work out. We had a friend from Baker days, Linda Eardley who was anxious to have a baby but unsuccessful. Dee called, she said, I WANT HER! and then the miracle happened. I remember the day he handed the baby to Linda in the hallway of the hospital. GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-47177855617393809572011-01-04T14:24:00.002-07:002011-01-04T15:01:29.097-07:00This was one of my favorite Christmas cards. My old friend (she's not old, the friendship is) Diane Mack from Fresno days has 7 grown kids and a bunch of grandkids, but this is photos of her 7 when they were babies. Such a fun idea "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart" Winnie the PoohAs Ben and Kim left early in the morning it was about 5 degrees, and we have GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-10205002093117432522011-01-04T13:00:00.004-07:002011-01-04T14:22:37.117-07:00HAPPY NEW YEAR! So, we finally got ourselves out of 2010 and OUT of the BOOT! After 4 months, it feels so good. Still a bit tender if I walk too much, but Christmas came and went. A few photos. Dee and I opening presents Linn and Keiko and Thomas came over Here we have Daniel and Senta and their six very active little crew. We had kids about this close, except Mark was 3 years olderGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-15227774040577806672010-10-14T12:22:00.002-06:002010-10-14T12:32:15.882-06:00One month ago today since Karen posted. I am still in the boot, almost 8 weeks, and today I finally made it up the stairs (don't tell my Doctor) with Dee's help. Things look good, I'm still sleeping in the dining room (like I said, no stairs) which isn't as strange as it sounds. I think I'll buy a couch to put in there. My niece Kelsey Rudd is in Ecuador on a dental service mission for GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-1875175700308959082010-09-14T13:25:00.006-06:002010-09-14T16:13:37.816-06:00A few more photos and the rest of the story... Upon arriving home and scaling the steep stairs to her bedroom a few times, mom's ankle pain got worse. Now that they were safely away from last years memories of the hospital in Idaho Falls, Dad insisted on an x-ray on the sore ankle, which revealed no injury to the ankle at all - instead , it showed a hair line fracture up the length of the tibiaGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-29133585614566297002010-09-14T12:57:00.004-06:002010-09-14T13:25:25.490-06:00Karen reporting: Georganna is currently off of her feet - literally - and not near a computer for updates so she asked me to post a few of the pictures I have from their summer travels.During the last two weeks of August, Dee and Georganna headed form LaGrande on a road trip. They stopped at Brian and Bobbies house in Nampa. Then moved on to Layton to the wedding of Lisa King Kirk. They saw GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-87634128704884537912010-08-10T10:46:00.004-06:002010-08-10T11:00:04.139-06:00I have to smile at everyone my smile just might be the only one they see all day their happiness depends on me*It seems the world is too pre-occupied to smile, or even look you in the eye. In fact, most act like I'm invisible. So I just go around smiling at them or saying hello, especially little old ladies sitting on the bench in front of Safeway waiting for a ride to pick them and the groceriesGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-2789232502658816482010-08-09T12:54:00.002-06:002010-08-09T13:11:10.594-06:00TURTLE BURGERS Borrowed from someone's e-mail Hand patty hamburgers Top with sharp slice of cheese Wrap with bacon (braided) The head is 1/2 a hot dog The legs hot dogs with slits cut for toes and tail Bake in oven @ 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Yummy, crispy just like a turtle should be A FUN KID PROJECT GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-49013742141036091962010-08-09T10:18:00.002-06:002010-08-09T11:00:25.412-06:00Yesterday being the 2nd Sunday, I was giving the lesson in Relief Society. It was a strange day.. In the first place, I have put on some weight. Week-days are fine, sweats or capris, nothing tight, and I feel good. But Sundays are a different story. I have about two things that fit, and yesterday both of them made me feel fat. So I felt uncomfortable. Plus Dee didn't feel good, so heGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-18577025807487150132010-07-24T12:03:00.002-06:002010-07-24T12:28:21.654-06:00A COUPLE OF CUTE PHOTOS Grandson Dasche happy to be at the beach! UPDATE!Enoch Scott Fullerone month oldWhat a beautiful child!Seems like Heavenly Father just sendsall the cute ones to our family.ThanksI guess love is a feeling that you feel down deep inside when you see your Dad come home and his arms are open wide and then he picks you up and hugs you I'm so glad my Dad loves me and we will beGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-3975969436419192802010-07-23T11:17:00.002-06:002010-07-23T11:39:46.556-06:00We were out for a drive, pulled off the road to change drivers and there hidden behind some trees was this gorgeous meadow of yellow flowers. Luckily we had the camera close by and here we are!Back at home, I looked out in the back yard just as a deer jumped over the fence. I watched her until she headed for my rhubarb plant, then I went out and chased her off. Actually I should have done it GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-4874167835365879542010-07-23T10:39:00.002-06:002010-07-23T11:07:17.931-06:00COMPANY STOPS BY On Friday Allen and Georgie met us for lunch. They were on the way home from a funeral in Hood River area. Been a long time since we've spent time with them, since they live in far away Utah where we seldom go. In fact lately we seldom get far from home. This is a shot of Dee and Allen, who are both very thin compared to past years. Handsome and healthy!We had lunch at THE GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-60141488480892886422010-07-23T10:13:00.002-06:002010-07-23T10:39:12.551-06:00We had a really nice surprise last Saturday. My cousin, Winnafred May Smith who I hadn't seen since high school in 1953came to Baker for her class reunion with her husband Austin. We met them at Anthony Lake, and spent a pleasant two hours catching up on the "olden" days. Her dad is Uncle Sterling, my Dad's brother. Dee says we look a lot alike. We used toplay violin together, walking to the GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-18754656369723554532010-07-01T11:58:00.002-06:002010-07-01T12:08:12.215-06:00NIENIE DIALOGUE.BLOGSPOT.COM I may have told you this before, but just a reminder. The first thing I look at every day is this blog. Her name is Stephanie Nielsen (therefore the name of the blog) She was in a plane crash a couple of years ago and suffered massive burns. Her sister kept the blog open during her recovery days in Arizona, until she could take over again. They are LDS , livingGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-6656276718515562272010-06-21T14:21:00.003-06:002010-06-21T14:28:35.935-06:00This is our newest Great Grandson Enoch Scott Fuller born at 12:15 p.m., June 17th, and weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces.Grandparents are Mark and JackieParents are Scott and TraciGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-67939532348211297182010-06-07T20:00:00.002-06:002010-06-07T20:13:35.643-06:00CUTE RANDOM PHOTOS(STOLEN FROM OTHER BLOGS)THIS IS RILEY, DAUGHTER OF JAKE AND JANA FULLERWITH HER NEW 'BANGS' HAIRCUTONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL GREAT GRANDS HERE WE HAVE MY LITTLE SISTER BETH KINGWITH HER GRAND-DAUGHTER ADITHEY WERE AT DISNEY ON ICE IN SLCBETH WAITED A LONG TIME TO BE A GRANDMA ANDSHE SAYS SHE'S NEVER MOVING AWAY!~GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-25615026438807465362010-06-03T22:03:00.002-06:002010-06-03T22:16:04.339-06:00A poem from past days *If Jesus came to visit He could help me clear my mind and maybe He could look for all the things I cannot find because my room's a mess! but then I guess He sees the INNER ME and He could help me be the person that I long to be ~I think that maybe He would say "I'll sweep the corners~~~~where's the broom?"and then together we would push out all the grey and gloom and GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-91012421818509693472010-06-03T21:02:00.003-06:002010-06-03T22:01:28.024-06:00A MAGICAL DAY FOR MIRACLES I was just sitting there in a chair today in the front room when Crash!the back leg of my chair fell off. Dee turned it over and was glad to find that it had only come unscrewed. As he lowered it to the floorWe could see that there was a tear in the under lining, and there, laying on the floor was his wedding ring! which had been lost for years!What a great GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-33225143780726919302010-05-31T17:44:00.002-06:002010-05-31T17:53:57.358-06:00Memorial Day Remembering We took lilacs up today to the cemeteryto put on all the FULLER graves. It was raining when we left home cleared at the cemetary and thenon the way home we had a downpour. But the remembering is always good.GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-59953477094215367082010-05-31T17:24:00.002-06:002010-05-31T17:58:46.764-06:00GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-28242280331206608862010-05-30T08:37:00.003-06:002010-05-30T09:09:59.553-06:00a bit of Sunday advice As the sacrament tray was passing by, small son grabbed a whole bunch and then the mother realized, she'd forgotten to feed him lunch! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love it when I pick up a book and it opens to a page I've underlined in red on some past day. Today it was THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Helen Keller. in a note sent to Oliver Wendell Holmes she wrote this: April 1891 Your GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-12724779656137023622010-05-30T08:14:00.002-06:002010-05-30T08:36:05.801-06:00I got up early (5 a.m) and was straightening up my desk. I came across a pile of little scrap notes with little ideas I'd heard which are good. I like one-liners that make you think: 1. Women are angels. When someone breaks our wings we simply continue to fly on a broomstick. We are flexible. 2. A missionary only CONVEYS the message. The Holy Ghost teaches 3. When aGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-46416307290663197452010-05-27T11:03:00.002-06:002010-05-27T11:14:31.120-06:00COME SEE OREGON Winter's not the time to come if you don't care for coldso wait for summer suns to melt such beauty you'll behold in early SPRING !the mountains sing!Each thing just reaches out to you and says Oh! come see Oregon It's the only thing to do If you want cool caressing evenings when we sit around and talk and watch the moon come up We seldom listen for the clock Then SUMMER GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-48165399950308935492010-05-25T14:34:00.002-06:002010-05-25T14:41:48.113-06:00ONE MORE SPRING!#One more spring! the daffodils and buttercups to see One more springto head into a lakeJust you and me, we'll take our fishing poles a peanut butter sandwich and a drink and we can spend the day together just sit back and think about the snow we trudged in, bundled up back then in November Oh! I'm glad for one more spring! I need time to remember all my blessings World, so GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-59187784712496906082010-05-21T20:44:00.003-06:002010-05-21T21:19:45.960-06:00*GRANDPA MAY'S WORLD FAMOUS MOTORCYCLE GLOVES One day when we were cleaning out the attic in Baker to sell the house, Beth and I were up there with Daddy going through some things. He got this cute little smile in his eye and said, "I'll show you something I'll bet you've never seen"*He was right. He held up his old original motorcycle gloves, the ones he wore when he and Mom went to Logan GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-78917368254761015832010-05-21T20:22:00.002-06:002010-05-21T20:42:17.541-06:00THE SWALLOWS ARE BACK! That means it is definitely spring This is the view from the deck off the upper bedroom Some years they build and stay, other years they just check us out and then fly away I HOPE THEY STAY! Either way, IT'S SPRING!GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-29255530356581347142010-05-15T13:34:00.002-06:002010-05-15T14:02:40.650-06:00*PAUL FULLER GRADUATES! (AGAIN!) Of course, now he's quite a bit older than in this photo As you'll see from this, Paul has already receivedBACHELOR of ARTS inPOLITICAL SCIENCEECONOMICSandHISTORYfrom Utah State University in 2006*AND NOW, THIS VERY WEEK, WE GOT THIS NOTICE ON FACEBOOK*Hi, Grandma, just thought you and Grandpa would like to knowthat I will be graduating from LAW GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-56147803941929322612010-05-11T09:08:00.003-06:002010-05-11T09:13:24.246-06:00HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 2010 Thanks for being a great Mom! Posted by KarenBOUNTIFUL - About 1968FRESNO - about 1972GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-48450593068760818762010-05-10T22:03:00.002-06:002010-05-10T22:10:58.080-06:00I just read someone else's blog, and she happened to mention that a new baby should always be laid on his back in the crib to prevent SIDS I find this very interesting. Back in my baby years, from 1953-1967, the rule was: *NEVER FOR ANY REASON SHOULD YOU LAY A BABY ON HIS BACK. BABY MUST ALWAYS BE LAID ON HIS STOMACH, TO AVOID CHOCKING (OR WHATEVER IT WAS) ALL 7 OF MY BABIES INSISTED ON LAYING GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-37775583126103145482010-05-10T21:21:00.002-06:002010-05-10T21:50:10.117-06:00MOTHER'S DAY was an especially fun time for me. I got to give one of the talks in Sacrament meeting. I love giving talks, especially about my mother. One of the stories I told also included my Dad. When Mom was 12 years old, she went to the Logan temple to do baptisms for the dead. She loved being there, and told herself~~~~"When I get married, it's going to be in the Logan Temple"GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-33334835416926534772010-04-30T11:57:00.002-06:002010-04-30T12:14:18.717-06:00My blog was SO happy to see the photos Karen put on. It inspired me to get back in the mood. Last night Dee went to bed earlyand I was feeling kind of down and lonely, then I remembered that I was askedto give a 15 minute talk about my Mother on Mother's day. Hooray! I love to give talks. I seem to remember last year when the speakers wandered here and there, and I said to Dee, "I wish GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-81763883149465196442010-04-28T19:16:00.011-06:002010-04-28T21:32:24.325-06:00Ruth and Danny and kids came all the way from LosAngeles to spend spring break in LaGrande. We played games, went for walks to feed the neighbors horses, read books, ate lots of good food and got a lot of work done around the house.We cleaned out the freezer - which wasn't an easy task!We all helped with the pruning in the orchard. Linn came over from Kennewic to help.Is that SNOW?We cleaned theGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-23015653568723455712010-04-27T19:59:00.003-06:002010-04-27T20:07:46.678-06:00These are Karen's four youngest kids. Kimberly and Ben stopped by 2 weeks ago as they set out on a new adventure of finding jobs in the Seattle area - just because. Kimberly traded in her Salt Lake City job and Ben gave up his life in Idaho Falls in search of something better......updates to follow! They were very happy to stop by Grandma and Grandpa Fullers for the night and had enough room GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-9876510284591961382010-04-27T19:47:00.004-06:002010-04-27T19:59:35.180-06:00Karen Here....I got tired of checking this site and seeing the broken stair rail. So I have kidnapped this post and take over. Here is a photo with my two good friend who helped me earn a C+ in Anatomy and Physiology - I also got an A in English ! Yea Me!GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-58942777903997304622010-03-17T08:21:00.003-06:002010-03-17T08:46:58.515-06:00It seems I have been under the weather for the past few weeks. Not sick, but a casualty of a fall. Always hurrying too fast, I fell down the 4 steps between the hallway and the dining room, taking the bannister I grabbed with me. In a total heap, I of course jumped up saying, "I'm all right, nothing broken" (thank heaven) But the next morning I found a lot of things that were bruised and sore. I GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-78647208962509269992010-02-13T14:54:00.006-07:002010-02-16T09:55:04.570-07:00MAXINE I'm sure you've all heard of Maxine...and all the little jokes going around on the internet. Well, one day I was in a 2nd hand store, and there she was.She is really supposed to be a cover for a vacuum, which is where she is today.So here she is in all her glory. She was too cute to keep, so I sent her to my sister Beth in Utah. In case you've never heard of her, here is a laugh for the GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-40572424182970301452010-01-25T10:06:00.002-07:002010-01-25T10:34:55.715-07:00OKHERE WE HAVE BERT from MARY POPPINS But our Bert was really named GRANT DARROW David had seen flames out of the chimney so we called him to clean it outHe had been doing it for 32 years! Quite a dangerous job I'd say Because our chimney wasWAY UP THEREAll clean and put back together and the fire is again burning brightly and we are no longer worrying *GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-74368972372205075312010-01-23T21:18:00.002-07:002010-01-23T21:31:40.608-07:00THIS OUR LITTLE GREAT-GRAND-DAUGHTER BERKLEY HILL. 5 WEEKS OLD AND SO CUTE! I WISH WE COULD RUN BACK TO MICHIGANAND HOLD HER FOR JUST A MINUTE. *Not much going on here, I posted on facebook that it was warm and sunny, then this morning we woke up to snow. Not much, just enough to remind me that it is still January. I cut Dee's hair this afternoon. I've done it for a bunch of years, and GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-60658442978730793362010-01-20T09:13:00.002-07:002010-01-20T09:19:17.442-07:00I am so happy that SCOTT BROWN won the senate seat in Massachuttes. Finally we have run out of Kennedys and now have another republican in. There is hope after all to cancel out the health care bill of Mr. Obama's. I don't usually comment much on politics, but this was just too good to pass up. TIME FOR A CHANGE!GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-1443528379227747342010-01-07T17:49:00.002-07:002010-01-07T18:23:16.893-07:00PACKAGE FROM FED EX I had ordered this a couple of weeks ago and was anxious to get it. Packages are so funAs you can see, it was coming from the great book place DESERET BOOKS Carefully packed and signed by THELMA and inside was a truly GREAT book This is such a beautiful book. Author CAMILLE FRONK OLSON is a professor at BYU that we watch often on BYU TV in the scripture studies. Usually GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-59110340968823415222009-12-28T17:12:00.004-07:002009-12-30T09:22:22.165-07:00BAKLAVA RECIPE This will be one of your favorite recipes ever. Inexpensive to make and SO good! Here is the 2nd half of the recipe(how did this get in here?)Phyllo Dough is really easy to use, but you have to move quickor it can dry out. So have all the ingredients readyahead of time. If you have to leave, cover with damp towel I use a 9x13 pan, and fold the leaves of dough over in halfI use two GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-62954002308363568922009-12-28T16:58:00.002-07:002009-12-28T17:11:03.594-07:00 SILVER FROST The day after Christmas we woke up to the most beautiful scene. The world had decorated itself with silver frost but I found out that some beauty cannot be captured with a camera You had to be here!*GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-76261426091185511072009-12-24T20:59:00.002-07:002009-12-24T21:08:55.701-07:00 LOVE TO EVERYONE I want you to know that I know Heavenly Father watches over us all, and wants us all to come back and live with Him again*GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-6063681287648823972009-12-24T20:46:00.002-07:002009-12-24T20:59:15.593-07:00CHRISTMAS EVE Santa arrives tonight? BIG DEAL!Once a year's not that bad!But facing this mob every day just drives a mother mad!*The thing that's over loaded is no longer Santa's sleigh The thing that runs on overload is mother every day is just like Christmas preparation goes on constantly from morn til night She must get an early start like Santa in dawn's first light to share her gifts GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-55490494347676452662009-12-23T11:19:00.002-07:002009-12-23T12:12:53.987-07:00This is a story written by my little sister Beth May King and I love her. Glistening icicles peaked off the roof making our back porch look like a gingerbread cookie house. The snow piled high alongside the path my father had shoveled to the shed at the back of our yard. It was a frosty Christmas Eve in 1952, in our small eastern Oregon town, and Dad told me to bundle up warm because he was GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-39805840407511470572009-12-21T19:50:00.003-07:002009-12-21T20:15:47.437-07:00CHRISTMAS AGAIN! Christmas is almost here! whether I'm ready or not! The stores are still open for the things I forgot But I'm not going! It's snowing!I'll be walking out side to soak in the peacefulness, mouth opened wide I will let the snow melt, Oh! it felt good to me when I was a kid, that's how I want to be *When I open my gifts I hope I find a sled and that night, after prayers, when I jumpGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-51313802457502521662009-12-20T15:14:00.003-07:002009-12-20T15:37:36.034-07:00Christmas isn't Christmas without people don't you see? It wouldn't really be much fun with only you and me because we need to have some children who have Santa on their mind and we need to see some old folks who are smiling, feeling kind who are remembering when they were young a hundred years ago Christmas isn't Christmas without people Don't you know that we need Mary, by the manger in the GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-26430110709089648902009-12-19T09:07:00.003-07:002009-12-19T09:43:01.079-07:00NEW BABY HILL BERKLEY SENTA BORN DECEMBER 15TH 2009 6 LB. 8 OZ. 18.5 INCHES This is the proud papa, Daniel They had one girl, four boys, and now here comes another little girl She is Karen's grandchild #6 she is our great-grandchild # 13A new baby at Christmas time! What a blessing! Congratulations Hills *Just look at those chubby little fingers, I want to hold her! Alas, they are in far away GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-50042468335494005742009-12-18T21:37:00.002-07:002009-12-18T21:42:00.105-07:00MERRY CHRISTMAS * Someone cleaned the kitchen! My best gift of the day All the dishes have been washed and dried and put away I went to bed so tired now I wake up WHAT A TREAT! All the cupboards cleaned and washed and everything so neat! A GIFT OF SELF! I do not know who gave it while I was in my bed but thank you thank you loved one and blessings on your head *GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-2017598811435578462009-12-17T18:39:00.002-07:002009-12-17T18:47:35.021-07:00Dee and I were remembering Christmas past. More than once, late on Christmas eve we checked under the tree to see how things evened out for the 7 kids. That's a lot of packages, which had been moved and shaken and inspected many times.*One year in particular we realized that young David didn't have as many gifts as the others, so we went to the only store open that late, the corner 7-GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-78554457989707025092009-12-17T17:33:00.003-07:002009-12-17T18:32:32.117-07:00.....at Christmas Christ comes to us like a little child, small and helpless, so much in need of all that love can give. Are we ready to recieve Him? Before the birth of Jesus His parents asked for a simple dwelling place, but there was none. If Mary and Joseph were looking for a home for Jesus, would they choose your house and all it holds? Mother Teresa Oh, Saviour, stay this night with me it GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-47012643401601087912009-12-16T10:22:00.003-07:002009-12-17T18:31:48.986-07:00 We need a lot of Christmas to carry us through the year We need to reach a LOT of folks to share the joy we hear inside When we say I know God loves me and he knows who I am I am called to be a shepherd to help tend all the lambs *God watches over all the earth but he's doing it through YOU! You must be tender and awake and alive to make other's dreams come true* So the question that's before usGeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-84402996282598501312009-12-15T16:04:00.004-07:002009-12-15T16:50:54.655-07:00HAULIDAYS It's true, these are the haulidays, when we haul in lots of toysWe haul in all the relatives, who haul in lots of noiseWe haul in piles and piles of wood which we burn to keep us warmand then we haul out ashes, to keep fires from causing harm*We haul in bags and bags of food we buy down at the storeand then we cook and eat it, then haul garbage out galoreand when it snows and snows and GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997700595233811662.post-12753191720383361962009-12-14T10:47:00.004-07:002009-12-17T18:33:21.800-07:00We're brimming over with Christmas Spirit spreads across the floor and reaches out to lighted trees and then it starts to soar toward the neighbor's house and down the road and all the way to town*Once the spirit starts to grow it cannot be held down but I will need to keep a bit for me a leavening to share so others, seeing, will feel the love of Christmas everywhere and it will start to grow GeorgAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937539364305464885noreply@blogger.com0