~Happy Easter!~

The picture up there is not of me this Easter Sunday..Its of my parents. You can see 2 loving people as my Dad has his arm on my Moms..See the happiness and the smiles..how content they look- this is how they always looked ..smiling, happy, and loving..Kisses, hugs, were always there and never did we part company with out a kiss goodbye..They are.. not my birth parents but the 2 dear people that raised me and whom I talk about so much..that gave me the morals and things that I live by, they secretly taught them to me..and I didn't know it..That was such a good thing..I wonder if that day my Dad told me the angels kissed me he knew that I would need the courage and strength he and my mom would instill in me...If they hadnt made me this way who did? My mother was the kind "do it NOW, lets get the job done and finished and we don't have to worry about it anymore" Mom taught me the joys of a loving home..caring for it..cooking and doing the very best you can at all you do...Perfect is always the best...Keep everything in its place..be neat , clean, take care of your family , friends..loved ones..give them the care they need. I have some of her things..I had her desk for a long time everything inside it was in boxes..and neat and tidy..a place for every thing and everything in its place...Cooking, sewing..no one could out do her..and up North that was a biggie..Every womans pride was her home family and of course her ability to cook and bake...The family gatherings attested to that..The food was so great..I loved those picnics!.. :-) Dad...well I have to admit..I was my Daddys little girl and I loved him dearly he was so gentle, kind and always there, ready to help anyone any way he could..He loved the winter..so he could put his plow on the front of his old willys jeep..and go and plow all the neighbors driveways. He kept it on the jeep all winter ..he says "well you never know when you may need to help someone out"...Dad was an avid outdoorsman.. He LOVED where he lived..said he lived in the best place in the world, and I agree as there is NO place like home, the Upper Penninsula of Michigan I call it God's country... He loved to fish..and he hunted, and he and I had many many trips to pick berries.. I never refused a chance to go with him picking berries or for a ride just to get a car part that he needed..I only had to be asked once and I made a mad dash for that jeep ready to go... The 3 of us, as my now estranged sister had already graduated, would sit and watch TV together we only had the one..I remember before that .. when we only had the radio..the 4 of us..waiting for our favorite programs to come on.. Mine was Sergeant Preston of the Yukon...and SKY KING... we all had our favorites..of course the music was my mothers favorite to listen to...Daddy just listened to what the rest of us liked,.I watched him sometimes sitting in his chair just watching the 3 of us listening, laughing and enjoying that old radio and seeing a look of pride and love on his wonderful face... If you look closely at their picture. look at the happy smiles..they were married for over 56 years before Daddy was called home..cancer claimed that dear man, and it took me 3 years to finally give his things away...He is still with me.. I think when I write my stories..telling my memories so to speak he guides and whispers in my ear.."remember Lois..that time-.." Momma was always singing..there were radios in every room..even the bathroom and when you turned on the light the music played..I still can hear her sing those old hymns that she loved so dearly..'In the Garden, It Is No Secret' I think this is why I love music so much myself as there was always a radio playing while momma was awake..And flowers? everywhere...The second that first one bloomed she dug out the special vases she kept for each kind she had..Daisies were her very best favorites..thats what I planted on her grave..Daddys..I planted a lovely Tamarack tree that are very hard to find and was his favorite..they are like a very soft velvety Pine tree.. not many can be found.. He did..and planted it in the yard..That is the one we lovingly transferred to his grave side..I was pleased that the cemetery allowed it..... I get very melancholy on the holidays and I wanted to share this with you so you can see who instilled in me what is seeing me thru this life of mine..where I got my strength and courage..and love of life music and every thing I hold dear to me.. Now you know even more about this short weeble..:-) Todays mess? well last nights.. by you know who..Dutch of course.. He was on my bed..by the end of the tray table..I had a grape soda on there I was drinking as I watched tv...well he wanted in the window..and miss judged..and fell..hit the lamp.. that fell over on its side-which hit the soda..which fell over and the GRAPE soda went Into the WHITE lampshade- that then dripped onto my BEIGE quilt..got the picture on this mess? needless to say he ran and of course MOM had to clean it up.. He didnt do it on purpose.but I guess I need to put soda into something with a lid if hes going to jump around like a big CLUTZ..lol..THEN..as Im taking this soda and all the graped napkins out to the kitchen I decided to try and balance the PLATE I brought in earlier with some food on for me..yup..that puppy slid off my stump and "SMACK" it actually popped when it hit the floor, plate pieces everywhere..that took me over an hour to clean up as I had to vacuum to make sure there were no glass shards to get in the boys paws..*sigh* I cant win lol. . I hope you dont mind my Telling Memories. might be a good name for my book..:-) I really would like to write one..so those special people that adopted and loved me would never be forgotten.. They would like that...I know I would..maybe help someone else as well... Time to hit publish..Happy Easter my friends.. I hope that bunny was nice to you.. and didnt leave any of them raisens.. The teacher asked little Johnny.."why dont you bring me any more of those raisens ? Little Johnny said sadly.." My rabbit died" :-D nitey nite... :-) Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? luv ya..thanks..and Happy Easter.. Always, Lois**** May God Bless you today, I'm so honored to call you friend, I pray the Lord will keep you safe, Until I write again...