He stopped building houses and started claiming horses. He bought a 33 acre farm and filled it with race horses.
I don’t have any sisters so I have always considered her my sister. Over the years we have both been thru rough times, had children, moved, had personal tragedies, lots of happy times and long spans of not hearing from each other for whatever reasons…..
She knows all about my good stuff and all about the mistakes I have made. There have been times when it’s been years that we have not spoken and I must say I’m not sure why that happens but it does. 
This last span of no communication was awful for me, I hate not being able to talk to her. Then I got an unexpected email from her sister telling me she would be coming up and she wanted me to meet them as a surprise. I couldn’t wait for the night to come!
Today I was on Ancestry.com adding to my tree and looking up relatives and thinking about all the family before me that has had a part in the life i live today. It’s amazing when you think about it how many family members there were before you and how they branch off to other families and so and so on. I have always felt I have lived another life way back when and wonder which one of those people was i? Pretty crazy i know, but I have felt that way ever since I can remember. Anyway, I am going to post some pictures of my Mom. She is very special to my heart for a lot of reasons. I wish she lived closer so we could see her more than the once a year she comes home to stay with us for a few weeks. 
My mom has always been there for me no matter how far away she lives from me. I can always call her any time of the day or night and in the past have had to do so. When I was a kid we had horses and were in the western horse shows doing barrel races and stuff like that. My mom was always the one with us outside playing football and whatever else we were doing. All my girlfriends loved her, they could talk to her about anything. It wasnt easy growing up with a divorced mom on welfare and foodstamps, but back then that was the only choice she had with 4 kids to raise and child support not coming in. She worked but it was never enough, we just got by, but I was happy most of the time. 
My mom finally seems to be pretty happy with her life. She married a guy who she dated in high school and had lost touch with and as I understand it, she had dumped him for my father! They just moved to another part of Florida and have a nice little place which they are filling up with animals! minature cow, donkey, dogs, cats, and god knows what else, but thats what makes her happy. 
I am surprised she doesnt have a frog pond yet as that is what she collects. She has a collection of a bazillion frog statues,etc., that she has been collecting ever since I can remember. And even tho we say she should stop, what do we buy her for a gift…another frog! I think my mother did a good job of raising me! There is a lot more I could write about but this is good for now. 
I love you Mom
Valentines Day is for sharing your love with the people you care about the most. I feel that I share my love with these certain someones all year long in various ways. I hope they all know how much they are loved, but you are never sure if they “REALLY” know you love them. I love them the best I know how and I love them all in different ways depending on who they are. I have come to the conclusion that as I grow older, there are less people I truley love and the ones I love, I love much deeper and love them for much different reasons than I did years ago. There are so many different kinds of Love and it’s a blessing to have all of the feelings each one brings. I am a Daughter, a Mother, a Fiance’, a Grandmother and many other things and with all these hats, come so many chances to LOVE. I hope Valentines Day finds you with lots of LOVE to give and to receive! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!
She has the best personality and is such a ham. She loves everyone
and has no problem telling you, and her hugs and kisses are the best!
She loves Mike and her cousin Mackenzie……
and her daddy…..
and especially her mommy….. Thanks mommy for having another
Her sissy loves her so much and helps to take care of her….
Her cousin is like having another sister around and she
She was such a chubba baby…..
and makes the cutest faces then & now…..
And loves to have her picture taken anytime she sees a camera….
she loves to make a mess while eating…..
And she couldn’t look anymore like her daddy if she tried….
She is such a blessing to have with us…..
She brightens your day just to look at her….
I have been so blessed to have 3 such gorgeous granddaughters
in my life to love, hug, and enjoy!
Happy Birthday Miss Jillian!!!!
Ma loves you so very much!!!!!
