Me and Mine ;)

MY THUNDER STORM AND A LIL NOTE TO ALL OF ME AND MINE ;)

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:16:11 GMT

Thanks you sweet Carol

so adorable just like you!!

hugs sweetie xxxxx

To all the dear sweet wonderful friends

that I have met from having this space

going on 4 years ...

I dedicate this video to you all

Before I put my storm video's and my other video up

I want to remind you this doesn't mean

that

Me and Mine Is over for good

I will be back around when I have the time

Hopefully once things go the way I want them too

it's going to be very hard for me to do what I have in mind

with my eye and the black spots .. but I am going for

a second opinion.. my primary Dr couldn't believe

what this specialist said about it just being a part

of getting older

she said .. "Oh no it isn't " and it needs fixed.

so that has to be a big prioity on my list

of things to do next ...

well enough of that

At least I was able to watch a big thunderstorm

that was here last week it was so great I loved it

so here it is what I got on the new camcorder

and something else that I need to say

hope you enjoy the storm..

This first one is a bit boring

I couldn't get all the lightening as much as I wanted to

but there is some

hope you enjoy a bit of it

and my fumbling around trying to learn

to use the new camcorder

THEN HERE IS THE BETTER ONE

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS

AND AFTER I WAS FINISHED I WENT TO LAY DOWN

TO TAKE A 30 MIN NAP BUT THE RAIN HAD ENDED

WHEN I WOKE UP

IT WAS ALL OVER

I'm a nut huh? I just love rain and

thunder oh how I wish I lived where
this happens all the time

Like it did when I lived in Michigan

we had some huge storms back there

but I'm thankful for the little bit I got tonight

and will be hoping and possibly doing a
rain dance in the shower in a few minutes

got a radio in the shower ... and I
plan on having it going full blast and

dancing to what ever song is on

and hoping and wishing for rain

just like a kid .. I am a nut for sure

AND A BOO BOO VIDEO

BUT ENDED UP SHOWING MY

NEW FAUX FUR AND RED VELVET BLANKET

THEN IF YOU

CLICK ON

MY FACEBOOK

AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO MY NEW HOME

ON FACE BOOK AND I DO HOPE YOU JOIN

IT'S VERY EASY ...

AND A GOOD WAY TO ALL KEEP IN TOUCH

MANY HUGS XXXX

AND MUCH LOVE TO YOU

ALL

..Chloe's birthday...

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:39:21 GMT

I got a new camcorder

still learning how to use it

have a lot to learn ...

but

it was perfect for

the birthday party

at my daughter's for my sweet Chloe

was a prefect time to test it out

there are a few mistakes as I am not that good at it yet

and I wanted to put these in here

We also had a wonderful thunder storm

the night of the day that the camcorder came in the mail

I'm going to put that in the next blog

in case all of these video's are too much for the blog

to handle at once

So there will be these and then another blog following it

with more video's I did of the storm it was so great

and at midnight .. so perfect !!

MY SWEET GRAND DAUGHTER CHLOE

TURNED 2 YEARS OLD OVER THE WEEKEND

ON JULY 13TH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHLOE

AND ANOTHER VIDEO

TIME TO OPEN PRESENTS

WHAT FUN SHE HAD !!

THE LAST OF THE PRESENTS

IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS

FOR CHLOE

SO SWEET

I LOVE HER SO MUCH!

My sweet grand daughter is now 2 yrs old

she is the youngest out of all 6

the next youngest is 9 and will be

10 in Dec.

so there is a big difference between her and the others

she will always have someone to look up to and that

makes me happy~

just one other girl grand ... my sweet adorable

Aunastasia *Azia* 14yrs old .. we call her Azia for short

she is in the video too.

and Chloe's big brother's

Zak almost 14

and

Tyler (the one who always put his hand in front of my camera)

my oldest at 16 he's my oldest grand son

and just moved back here from California

he was living with his dad and now he is

here for good living with his mom my oldest daughter

Shanda...

so now he can go to

UNLV when he graduates high school

omg that is going to make me feel old

having my oldest grand graduate high school

what a grand day that will be for us all !

Hope you enjoyed a bit

of me and mine ;)

Thank you Suzy

for these

so lovely

hugs sweetie

xxxxxxx

I have three more video's ... of different things

but was afraid of putting them all in this one

I do hope these work

then the others will be in the next

blog

just in case it's too much to have so many in one blog

love and hugs xxxx

Pa Pow's Day and other things ....

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:53:28 GMT

Following is a picture from our

Father's Day BBQ

at my daughter's house

I didn't like any of the pictures that came out

even though my daughter's and my oldest

daughter's friend who hadn't seen me for

about 5 months said that it looked

like I had lost a lot of weight

which I have, about 20..

hopefully

it's still off

since I haven't been riding my bike

lately,

but it was still great that they noticed

but you could never tell from the pictures I am in

so I put this one together in my paint shop

and if I look fat .. Oh well !!

I am and I admit it !! LOL

What I wanted to say was I feel bad for even doing this

because I betrayed the trust of my sweet

Azia, my 14 yr old grand .. on the far left

holding my sweet other girl grand

Chloe

I promised her I wouldn't put any of the pictures

on my blog ... don't know why she didn't want

them on here and I told her that I just

wanted them for me..

and she believed me

both of us weren't feeling too attactive that day

so this was the best I could do for us

and I really hope she forgives me

because to me ...

she and all of them are beautiful

I did miss having the other two there

they are in California with their dad until

July.

So here are four of my six grands and my hubby

after he opened all his Pa Pow day presen'ts

I want to explain before I put the picture in here

about the name Pa Pow for

Grandpa

when Azia was first starting to talk

about 2 yrs old she just couldn't say the word

Grandpa

and every time ---- it would come out

Pa Pow

So the name stuck and all the other ones

starting calling him that too

so that is me

G-ma and Pa Pow

on Pa Pow's Day

Hope you like it ...

I look awful and awful fat too...

that's why I didn't put any in the

photo album there just weren't any I liked

like the way my sweet Azia felt too ...

but I did this for

my sweet sis Gill she wanted to see it

even though I look awful -----

here you go

sweetie ..

I got my finger out .. LOL

LMAO .. hahahaha

Love you all

and hugs

xxxx

from the left..

Chloe .. going to 2 on July 13th

Azia holding her, 14,

then fat me

(for Gill)

holding Azia's brother

Blaze 11

then Pa Pow holding

Brandon 9

he is my son's son

Azia and Blaze belong to my Daughter Crystal

and Chloe to my Daugther Shanda .. she is the one

who has my oldest grand

Tyler 16

and

Zak 13

who are with their dad

sure miss them and can't wait until they get home!!

ok Gill there ya go... hope you like it !!

Hmmm I sure don't !!!

LOL

Chloe's birthday pics hopefully will be much

better !! I hope I really hope!!

ANOTHER ONE GONE

GEORGE CARLIN

R.I.P.

PLEASE DON'T BE OFFENDED BY MY VIDEO'S

I PUT IN HERE ABOUT WHAT GEORGE HAD TO SAY

ABOUT GOD AND RELIGION

HE WAS JUST A GOOD ONE AND RAISED CATHOLIC

LIKE ME

WENT THROUGH THE SAME SCHOOLING I DID

IN THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL'S

BUT HE LEFT IT IN HIGH SCHOOL

I FINISHED IT ...

BUT I

DON'T GO TO CATHOLIC CHURCH ANYMORE

FOR SO MANY REASONS

BUT A COUPLE THINGS I DON'T LIKE TO GET

INTO

ARE POLITICS AND RELIGON ON MY BLOG

I TRY TO KEEP IT LIGHT WITH HUMOR

BUT I JUST HAD TO PUT GEORGE IN THIS BLOG

R.I.P.

MY DEAR GEORGE WHO GAVE ME SO MANY LAUGHS

THROUGH THE YEARS!!

George Carlin

(1937-2008)

Thank you sweet Jill

so very pretty

I love this!

hugs sweetheart

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Beautiful sweet sis

SUS

thank you sweetie

Hugs sis

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

GEORGE CARLIN

R.I.P.

GEORGE CARLIN

George Carlin

(1937-2008)

ONE MORE TIME

GEORGE...

HE WAS A GOOD ONE!!

~BEAUTY~~ IS EVERYWHERE ~

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:48:54 GMT

"Hey Sis

I have to come over now and tell you this :

Friendship is like a rainbow:

Red like an apple, sweet to the core.

Orange, like a burning flame, never dying out.

Yellow like the sun that brightiens your day.

Green like a plant that keeps on growing.

Blue like water that is so pure.

Purple like a flower that is ready to bloom.

Ingigo like the dreams that fill your heart. "

SO VERY STRANGE THAT

MY SWEET SIS

SUS

LEFT THIS IN MY COMMENTS

BEFORE I DID THIS BLOG

SHE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS DOING

A BLOG WITH THIS SONG IN IT

WE REALLY ARE ALL CONNECTED ON HERE

DEAR FELLOW SPACERS

SUS YOU ARE SO VERY SPECIAL TO ME

AND ALWAYS

WILL BE,

NEVER EVER FORGET HOW SPECIAL

YOU ARE SO TO ME!!!

YOU ARE ALL THE BEST FOR

BEING MY FRIENDS

AND COMING TO MY SPACE

I LOVE YOU ALL

FOREVER AND EVER

AND A DAY

~VM~

PLEASE PAUSE MY MUSIC ABOVE THIS

AND LISTEN TO THIS MAGNIFICENT MAN'S VOICE

HE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THIS SONG

ONE OF MY FAVORITE'S

HE IS NO LONGER WITH US,

HE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO

SUCH A SHAME WE LOST A GOOD ONE!

"BEAUTY IS EVERYWHERE

WE JUST HAVE TO OPEN

OUR EYES FULLY TO SEE IT "

~VM~

R.I.P.

"FLY BLUEBIRD FLY"

THOSE ARE HIS ASHES BEING

SPREAD IN THE WATER

OF THE LAND HE LOVED

AT THE END OF THIS VIDEO

"FLY BLUEBIRD FLY"

AND ANOTHER ONE WE LOST RECENTLY HERE IN THE U.S.

ONE OF THE BEST JOUNALIST THERE WAS

HE DID THE SHOW

MEET THE PRESS

ON SUNDAY MORNING'S

AMONG A LOT OF OTHER THINGS

HE WAS A REALLY GREAT GUY

A REGULAR GUY, ONE OF THE BETTER ONES

THE GOOD REALLY DO DIE YOUNG

TIM RUSSERT WAS ONLY 58

THAT IS STILL YOUNG IN THESE TIMES OF OURS

HE WAS GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW THIS PAST SUNDAY

WHEN THE ANGELS CAME TO CLAIM HIM BACK

HE DIED SUDDENLY AT HIS DESK

DOING WHAT HE DID BEST

GETTING READY FOR HIS SHOW WHICH WAS GOING TO AIR

THIS PAST SUNDAY

IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT

JUNE 13TH

HE WAS DOING SOME VOICEOVERS GETTING EVERYTHING RIGHT

FOR THE UPCOMING SHOW AND JUST COLLAPSED

THAT WAS IT ...

TIM RUSSERT WAS GONE

SAD ...

BUT I KNOW THERE IS A

REASON FOR EVERYTHING

AND HE WILL BE MISSED

BY MILLIONS HERE IN THE U.S.

HE WAS A NAME THAT EVERY FAMILY IN THE U.S.

KNEW ..

A REALLY GREAT GUY

A REGULAR GUY

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

AND HE NEVER FORGOT THAT

NEVER FORGOT THE LITTLE GUY

AND GAVE A LOT PEOPLE THEIR FIRST BREAK

INTO TV NEWS OR POLITICS ..

SO I RAISE MY GLASS HIGH TO A WONDERFUL

MAN

ONE THAT MANY AND I WILL NEVER FORGET

MAY YOU REST IN PEACE DEAR TIM

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

AND SOULS!

THEN THERE IS A LITTLE STORY I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU

I WAS WATCHING THE TRIBUTE TO HIM TODAY

HIS FUNERAL WAS HELD TODAY

AND THERE WAS A HUGE DEVOTION TO SHOW OUR LOVE TO HIM

ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE

THE FUNERAL MASS

IT WAS TELEVISED TODAY AND I WAS ABLE TO WATCH IT

AFTER I GOT UP TONITE

WELL AFTER WATCHING AND LISTENING TO ALL THE

OTHER JOUNALIST SPEAK SO HIGHLY OF HIM

ONE OF THEM TOLD OF WHAT HAPPENED AT HIS FUNERAL

AFTER THE DEVOTION WAS OVER

AND THEY WENT TO THE NEWS

THEY SAID AT HIS FUNERAL,

THEY PLAYED THIS VERY SONG

THAT I HAD PUT ON THIS BLOG EARLIER TODAY

I SAVED IT AS A DRAFT I WASN'T READY TO PUBLISH IT YET

WAS GOING TO PUT INTO SOME INFO ABOUT TIM WITH IT

NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WOULD I HAVE GUESSED THIS IS

THE MUSIC THEY PLAYED WHEN THEY LAID HIM TO REST.

THEY SAID RIGHT AS THE SONG ENDED THEY LOOKED BEHIND THEM

AS THEY WERE WALKING AWAY FROM THE GRAVE SITE

AND THERE IN THE SKY ABOVE THEM

A DOUBLE RAINBOW..

THEY SHOWED IT ON THE NEWS

SO VERY BEAUTIFUL IT WAS ...

SEEING THAT GAVE ME CHILLS AND I'M SURE MANY OF THEM

FELT THAT WAY TOO!

I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THEY PLAYED THIS SONG

DONE BY THIS MAN

A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE HIS DEATH

THEN TO SEE A DOUBLE RAINBOW

I KNOW IT WAS TIM SAYING

IT'S OK, AS HE WOULD SAY MANY TIMES BEFORE

"THAT'S A PART OF LIFE"

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE WORDS HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR

R.I.P.

TIM RUSSERT

YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MANY!!

Tim Russert

NEW YORK (AP) --

Tim Russert,

who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and

influential as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press,"

died suddenly Friday while preparing for his weekly broadcast.

The network's Washington bureau chief was 58.

In addition to his weekly program,

Russert appeared on the network's other news shows,

was moderator for numerous political debates and wrote two best-selling books.

President Bush, informed of Russert's death while at dinner in Paris,

swiftly issued a statement of condolence that praised the NBC newsman as

"an institution in both news and politics for more than two decades.

Tim was a tough and hardworking newsman.

He was always well-informed and thorough in his interviews.

And he was as gregarious off the set as he was prepared on it."

NBC interrupted its regular programming with news of Russert's death,

and in the ensuing moments,

familiar faces such as Tom Brokaw,

Andrea Mitchell and Brian Williams took turns mourning his loss.

Williams called him "aggressively unfancy."

Our hearts are broken," said Mitchell,

who appeared emotional at times as she recalled her long-time colleague.

Bob Schieffer, Russert's competitor on CBS'

"Face the Nation," said the two men delighted in scooping each other.

"When you slipped one past 'ol Russert," he said.

"You felt as though you had hit a home run off the best pitcher in the league.

I just loved Tim and I will miss him more than I can say."

The cause of death was not immediately clear.

The network said on its Web site that Russert died of a heart attack,

but spokeswoman Jenny Tartikoff later said,

"We do not know the cause yet."

Russert collapsed while preparing for his show at NBC's studios

across town from the White House.

Russert, of Buffalo, N.Y.,

took the helm of the Sunday news show in December 1991

and turned it into the nation's most widely watched program of its type.

His signature trait there was an unrelenting style of questioning

that made some politicians reluctant to appear,

yet confident that they could claim extra credibility

if they survived his grilling intact.

He was also a senior vice president at NBC, and this year,

Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people

in the world.

Russert had Buffalo's blue collar roots,

a Jesuit education,

a law degree and

a Democratic pedigree that came from his turn as an aide

to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York.

One of his books, "Big Russ and Me,"

was about his relationship with his father.

On Sunday's program,

Russert was to have interviewed Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,

a national co-chair of the McCain campaign, and Joe Biden, D-Del.,

an Obama supporter,

in a debate format as surrogates for the

two presidential candidates.

Praise flowed quickly from those who knew Russert

across the television interview room.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Russert

was "the best in the business at keeping his interview subjects honest."

"There wasn't a better interviewer in television,"

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential contender,

told reporters in Ohio.

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona,

Obama's rival for the White House,

hailed Russert as the "pre-eminent journalist of his generation."

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader,

said Russert was "one of the smartest,

toughest television news journalists of all time ....

I can say from experience that joining Tim on Meet The Press

was one of the greatest tests any public official could face."

Carl P. Leubsdorf, president of the Gridiron Club,

an organization of journalists, said in a statement,

"It was a measure of the degree to which Tim Russert was respected

in the journalistic world that he was the first broadcaster

elected to membership in the Gridiron Club

after the rules were changed in 2004

to end our century-old restriction to print journalists."

"He was an enthusiastic member and a willing participant in our shows.

His fellow Gridiron members join with all of those

who knew and respected Tim in mourning his untimely death."

"It is my sad duty to report this afternoon"

that Russert collapsed and died while working

in the network's Washington studios,

Brokaw said when he came on the air.

"He'll be missed as he was loved — greatly,"

Brokaw said.

The network said on its Web Site that Russert

had been recording voiceovers for this Sunday's

"Meet The Press" when he was stricken.

Russert had dozens of honorary college degrees,

and numerous professional awards.

He won an Emmy for his role

in the coverage of President Ronald reagan's funeral

in 2004.

He was married to Maureen Orth,

a writer for Vanity Fair Magazine.

The couple had one son, Luke.

AND SINCE ALL OF THIS

IS A PART OF LIFE

AND LIFE GOES ON

HERE IS SOMETHING THAT I HOPE

BRINGS A SMILE TO YOUR SWEET FACES..

TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD A BIT

HERE IS A GOOD ONE FROM MY SWEET

SIS SUS

A FUNNY ONE

THANKS SWEETIE

HUGS

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

A HUGE AND I MEAN HUGE SURPRISE ... O M G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:06:42 GMT

A HUGE SURPRISE!!!

So perfect!

thank you

~~ UK Lady ~~

sweetheart --

many big hugs

xxxxxxx

AND FOR POWER ---STRENGTH..

OOOO YAYAYAYA

I FEEL IT SWEETIE

AND LOVED THE VIDEO OF THE SONG

HERO..

SO BEAUTIFUL

LIKE YOU

AND YOU

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU~~~~~~~

OXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOOXXOXOOX

OOOWWWWWEEE TIME TO QUIT TYPING

GOOD THOUGHTS FOR YOU FROM ME AND MINE ... HUGS XXXX

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:07:54 GMT

Thank you my dear sweet

Denmark Sis

*SUS*

hugs

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Here are some good thoughts for you

my dear ones...

and for me too

Remember to think a positive thought

before you go to sleep at night.

Remember to think a positive thought

before you put your feet

on the floor in the morning.

For over 7 years,

Regina Brett

was a columnist at The Beacon Journal in Akron , Ohio .

During that time,

she was
diagnosed and successfully

treated for breast cancer.

Regina is now a columnist for

The Plain Dealer in Cleveland , Ohio .

Her column runs on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.

Lessons in Life By Regina Brett

To celebrate growing older,
I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most requested column I've ever written.

Her odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don't take yourself so seriously.

No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument.

Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'.

You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.

But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties.

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20 When it comes to going after what you love in life,

don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles,

use the nice sheets,

wear the fancy lingerie.

Don't save it for a special occasion.

Today is special.

22. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

P. S. I love Purple ... my favorite color!!

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

So very true!!

I know I have been there

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:

'In five years, will this matter

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone, everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

I need to repeat this one over and over!

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.

Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is,

not because of anything you did or

didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,

we'd grab ours back.

41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

I really hope you enjoyed those I did

and I will remember them and use as much

as possible every day of my life

I am going to need a bit of a break

but I am leaving you with a video

I just did

Hope it's ok

I did a video and it was too long....

SO after I got done it started to record again...

Thought I would do another video just in case

THE first one didn't work

AND I couldn't host it from being

too long

But this one for some crazy reason is messed up when I talk

MY voice comes out after my lips move!! grrr

Am, sorry always something wrong!

BUT

do hope you can watch it

Much love and many hugs

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

and please let me know if the video doesn't work

thx

~VM~