My Mom - Kay L. Larson (Nichols)

Here is what I have been doing lately, in between getting our camper loaded, cleaning my car inside and out, getting applications and business plans to lenders, and having time for our anniversary. Spending time with my daughter and her family, talking with my son, and walking our dog. Not much, huh? These pictures are of my mother, the first page is with her biological mother Edie Gilbert. My mother was born to Edie and Adelbert Tarbox, so I imagine prior to her being adopted her name was Kay Louise Tarbox. My biological grandparents didn't make it and my grandmother kept her oldest daughter for awhile, Marjorie (my mother's biological sister); but eventually the way I understand it; both were adopted out. My mother knew her mother and sister, and her mother lived behind my mothers' Aunt and Uncle who adopted Margie. I think this was very difficult for her, understanding while she was growing up. I think she always felt she wasn't wanted, because she wasn't right there with them. But, eventually I believe she came to realize the blessing she had with the parents that adopted her.

The school pictures I've put circles around my mom, so later on people will know which one is her. The last page, the picture is peeling, but it looks like it was a Christmas picture, with a tree bough and ornament in the background. She was and is very pretty! I hope you like them. Not sure of the dates of these pictures or where they are taken; but I did the best I could with them.

My inspiration - My Daughter

Updated with pictures 7/12/2008........

I am at the castle at Glen Eyrie, in Colorado Springs; my husband booked a bed and breakfast for our 33rd anniversary. Even though it is not until the 12th, he has to work :(, so he was nice and did this for us. It is very quiet here, and they don't have any televisions in the rooms. It kind of forces you to communicate, which is nice. We went for a short hike after we got here and then went into Colorado City and walked around, we cheated and got ice cream, too.
Anyway, my daughter came over before we left and took our dog Rory for over night. Even though, she is without children and really didn't have to. She is such a sweetheart, and we love her dearly. She is creative, smart, funny, sensitive, and beautiful with those big blue eyes of hers.
I will post pictures tomorrow, have a good evening.

Little Busy this week

Sorry I haven't posted recently. We are getting ready to go to Pennsylvania and work on the house we are building there. So, this weekend I have been going through our camper and cleaning it really good, as it has been used in Pennsylvania and had lots of mud and dirt from the construction of this house. I have also, been scanning my parents pictures they gave me, and putting them into a different album. I found the pictures on my CM software I took of the album I did for my dad a few years ago. It was kind of a heritage and photos of my dad and our family. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer after having stomach cancer and they had told use he only had months. That was several years ago, and he's still alive and kickin', see what chemo and prayer and the right attitude can do..... Sometimes, all that doesn't matter, and we lose the people we love, but my prayer was answered and I still have my dad; and that's pretty cool!!

cards for my parents anniversary

I know I am not as good as a lot of other talented people (Dawn, Pam, Jen, Kazan); just to name a few. But, I am sending one of these cards to my parents for their 51st anniversary and would like your opinion(s) on the cards and which one to send. Hurry, their anniversary is soon, 51 years; now that's an accomplishment!!

I've been tagged by my daughter Dawn

My daughter Dawn who is an awesome mom, and daughter has tagged me. She has two beautiful daughters herself, and works part-time at a doctors office and also is a creative memories consultant. She is so creative, and talented; of course I am a little biased probably, but other people think so to, so am I? Anyway, Pam emailed me back and said the eyelets I used were from eye-lettes(sp?). The scrapbook store we were at was scrapbook destinations, in Highlands Ranch, CO. On to the tagging questions:

1) 10 years ago, our son had just graduated. Our daughter was expecting her second child. Our oldest granddaughter was almost 2. We had just purchased some property in Pennsylvania.

2) 5 things on my to do list today are:

dishes
laundry
stop at grocery store for salad stuff
have 3 meetings for referral and lead generation for business plans
oh, forgot - need to take a shower(that's the first thing to go is the mind, as you get older)

3) Things I would do if I were a millionaire:

Payoff mortgages for ourselves and children and parents
Take our children and our best friends back East to Israel
Travel
Make sure our grandchildren are set for college
Donate enough to our church to set up a campus church

4) Places that I have lived:

I was born in Jamestown, N.Y., have lived in Falconer, N.Y., Newport
News, VA., Westfield, NY, Sherman, N.Y., North East, PA, Denver, CO(suburbs)

I don't have anyone to tag, so I guess it will end with me. Sorry!!!!

Paper Askew Scrapbook night

Here's a page I did on Saturday night at Pam's scrapbook get together with her blogger friends. She said that included me, that's so sweet!! I had a great time and got quite a bit done. I'm not sure where the paper came from that they gave us to make something with. I did get the gold rope ribbon at the scrapbook store we were at. The picture is of me and wonderful husband, our church had a photographer come in and take pictures for mothers day and gave them to us. What a great gift for mothers day.

My 1st Birthday - 1959

This is a picture of me and my Papa. The back of the picture says Ginger's birthday, with her presents. My papa is sitting behind me, smoking his pipe. I remember so well the smell of his pipe; even now if I pass by a tobacco store, and smell his tobacco it makes me feel like he's still here.

My papa was a very important part of my life, and hopefully the feeling was mutual. He was what they called a "good ol Swede", I don't remember him angry only once or twice. He played the harmonica, and the accordion. The polka music reminds me of him as well, when it is played by someone with an accordion. He was always whistling, or strumming his fingers on something, or humming a tune.

After my Grandma died, he would take my Aunt Ruthie and I to Titusville. This is where his sister Hilda and her family lived. They would play cards into the wee hours of the night. When we got up, we had Aunt Hilda's Swedish pancakes. I remember we'd get the money from their game Penney's from Heaven and walk down to the corner store and get penney candy (I don't think there is such a thing anymore). We'd fish in the creek by their house with a stick and string. Then we'd listen to them tell stories about when they were little and living in the Pennsylvania hills, and my Papa worked in the coal mines.

I miss them a lot, and those times.......