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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Make Up Posts

Hello!!! I'm so sorry for the lack of posting! First, I procrastinated in posting,
then I had a little computer trouble. Anyway, I'm back.

This post is of Annah's 21st birthday. We went shopping and window shopping
at Main Street. This is my most favorite time of year to go, when it's cold
and the shops have their Christmas stuff out. Then we had lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Then we did more shopping.
We had some friends over for her party that Friday and we had a lot of fun playing games
together.

Lord willing, I'll be posting later of our Thanksgiving celebration, my Thankful List,
and our Christmas decorations. I do not believe Christmas is 2 weeks away!!

Breakfast on the way to Main Street.

Sweet decorations in the Main Street Marketplace.

Very true!

Beautiful ornaments at The Flower Petaler Shop.

Birthday girl

I wanted to cry when I saw this Wee Daschund Dog at Cracker Barrel.

It reminded me of Barkley. Breed, the jingle bell on his tail (Barkley

like to jingle his license by wagging off), he liked to look under the

tree at presents (the hat on his head, a Christmas dog), and the stocking

in his mouth-oh!-Barkley loved his stocking.

Olive at Annah's party.

Silas & Jonathan

Homemade cheesecake with homemade whipped cream.

Happy birthday to you!

Friends playing in Annah's room.

Playing Balderdash.

Lord willing, the next post will be of our Thanksgiving celebration.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Good-Bye to an Old Friend

Aunt Jean's dog, Barkley is suffering no more. He passed away yesterday!
Oh, how we're all going to miss him! I was 6-years-old when they got him.
He was a stray and they rescued him. Leona loved him all over.
I used to squeeze hug him when I was younger, but later I learned to be more
gentle with him. Through time, he learned to enjoy my company more once
I passed the squeezing stage.

My fondest memories of him are every year since he came, how many times
I've sat on the floor and have him curled in my lap. I'm going to miss those
times so very much!

Barkley was a fun family dog. Everybody liked him. For a few years, he kept
switching sleeping in either Leona's or Donald's room.

Everybody loved him. He was fun to cuddle with and stroke his beautiful
coat. Even the teenage guys liked to pat him and have him nearby.

Earlier this year, his health started to decline rapidly. He'd lost so much weight
since May. If he'd made to the end of this month, he'd be 20-years-old. But
there was no way that was going happen. The passed couple months he'd
become very, very fragile. When I pet him or stroked him, you could feel
his bones very much. This past month he had a very ugly tumor on his right
side which tripled in size in just a matter of days. The vet said it was moat likely
cancer and there wasn't much they could do because he was so old and already
in very poor health. So Leona and everyone prepared to lay Barkley to rest.
He was suffering so bad! When we looked at the horrible tumor on his side,
it'd bring tears to our eyes. Sunday night, we went over there to say good-bye
to him. Yesterday, his sufferings ended. I'm so glad he's no longer in terrible pain.
But oh, we're going to miss him. The hard part is going to be getting used to him
not being around!

My little buddy, a wonderful dog. Chloe and he got along great.
They were good friends, pals, and playmates. They enjoyed being together when
Aunt Jean has watched Chloe for us if we've been on a trip.


We gave this treat box to Barkley 11 years ago.

Down in the basement during a tornado warning.

Barkely, that's George's seat, you know.

Giving Barkley treats for the last time.

Cuddled in bed.

I love you, Buddy.


Barkley, Beloved Dog and Fun Cuddles

Good-bye, Barkley! I love you and will miss you so much!

We love you and will miss you so much!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Little Bit

Caroline "Rosie", George's little sister is growing fast. She's so
cute. Such a pretty little thing.

She looks a little bit like cousin Nora in this picture.

Belated

The 21st was Mom and Dad's wedding anniversary.

Happy belated anniversary, Mom and Dad! We love you so much and hope
you enjoyed it.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Mark & Kaitlyn Ritter's Wedding

I'm so sorry the blog's been so quiet lately, I realized I only
did 3 posts for September. Well, I haven't really had much to
share about.

Anyway, October 5th we attended the wedding Mark Ritter and
Kaitlyn Whittington. It was beautiful! The ceremony was so good
and wonderful. But I have to admit, I wasn't able to "take it all in"
the whole time because I was concentrating
on trying to take good pictures with the cameras I had
which were dying on me on and off! I know the photos aren't as good
quality as some, but they're what I was able to get.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tornatore catered for the reception. Mom and
Dad used to go to church with them years ago. They prepare excellent
food, and he liked our cake!

Kaitlyn was a beautiful bride! Dad snapped a phone picture of her coming
down the aisle, which I was unable to get when she was right in my view.
Mark was an excited, happy groom. It was cute to see them so joyful together.

We were asked to make a chocolate groom's cake for the ceremony! We were
happy to do it, but it took a lot of decisions, a lot of cake, and agreements between
us cake decorators. It was heavy to lift too, but the Lord protected it and we were
able to get it to the church in one piece, or should I say altogether!

It was wonderful to attend a great wedding again. Thank you, Ritters for inviting
us! Mark and Kaitlyn, may the Lord mightily bless your marriage and may you
grow to love His Word and each other more and more everyday, and
may they be rich with His blessings! The Kellums