Heavenly Blue

Heavenly Blue..

This is a sad post for me, so I will make it short..I just found out a long time friend from my high school days' son in law passed away suddenly yesterday, I don't know the details and I don't need the details..All I know is that a young wife, two pre teen children and many family members and friends are sad and in need today.  I know that he is in Heaven now and that is comforting in a way..I'd like to post a few images of how I am feeling and thinking today...

 

I am linking up to Jeanne at Backyard Neighbor today, thank you for visiting me, and please stop by and visit Jeanne and some of the others who post on Blue Monday...May God bless and keep you each and every one..

Fathers

I thought I would write a little about the fathers I know.. Each has a story to tell..

My Dad.  My dad was born in 1929 in Minneapolis, MN.  When he was a teenager, his parents, my grandparents, moved to Hollywood, CA.. They followed other family members out to the 'Promised Land as California was known then.  Not so much a wonderland now, but in the 40's it was the place to go.  My grandparents followed my Nana's parents, along with my great aunt and her son.  So a big family together, they made the move.  After my dad was done with high school, he enrolled in the Merchant Marines.  I get a little fuzzy on dates and such, but I do know that he eventually was in the Army and served in the Korean Conflict from 1950-1953.  He married my mom on December 24, 1950, and I, their firstborn, came along on June 21, 1953, followed by a sister in November, 1959 and a brother in May, 1963.  My dad was a bartender by trade, it served him well for the most part and he continued working until he was nearly 80 years of age, part time then, of course..Now he is a widower, losing my mom just this past April..he is frail and has taken several bad falls, none of which have YET produced a broken bone, thank Goodness. He can no longer live by himself, and I think the plan is too have him go live with my sister in Illinois, although I'm really not sure of anything anymore.

My husband.  My husband was born in 1945 in Pasadena, California...He grew up in that same town, and he served from 1966-1969 in the Army in Vietnam/South Korea.  I met Carl in 1976 at work, we were married in April, 1977 and have now been married for 39 years.  We have two wonderful sons, Dan and Scott, two lovely daughters in law, and Scott has two little ones, Gracie is 5 and Jackson is 4.  They keep us all hopping!  I am so lucky to have found such a great fella.  He has always been there for me, in good times and in bad times, and of those we have had a few.  We both have health problems now in our older years, but we just keep at it.  We recently moved to Reno, NV to be closer to our grandchildren, who live east of Sacramento, CA.. a much shorter drive from here as opposed too the 9 hour drive we were having to drive. We are loving our new home in Reno and look forward to many years of love, happiness and maybe some travel tossed in there!

 



Another awesome dad I'd like to mention is our son Scott.  He is married to his lovely wife Melainie since 2009, and have two children, Grace Lily, 5 and Jackson Scott, 4.  Scott is a hard worker with a good work ethic.  That is so important.  He and Melainie do a lot of fun things with their kids, playing at the park, going to ballgames, swimming in their pool...they are a busy young family on the go, go and go.  We are proud of the dad he has become!

I wish all the dads out there a very Happy Father's Day!

I am linking this up to Beverly's Pink Saturday Please stop by and check out all the Pinkies and say hello to our Beverly for all the hard work she does every Saturday!  Oh, and please let me know you stopped by here by leaving a comment!

Pink Saturday

I have not posted for Pink Saturday for a few years, still trying to get my blogging mojo back, thank you for visiting!  And a big thank you to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound..  she has a beautiful blog and just celebrated 8 years of Pink Saturday!  Please stop by to visit some of the wonderful blogs that participate.

The best PINK I have is my granddaughter and last Saturday was her 5th birthday.. I can't believe Gracie is 5 years old, I first announced her birth on my blog way back then..

She's Here, Meet Grace Lily

Here are a few pictures we took at her party. .She is finishing up pre school this summer, and will be in Kindergarten in the fall.. Her brother is only a year behind her, so they both really are growing up fast..

A fun time was had by all..even Jack, who doesn't look too happy, but he was having fun, too.

Have a wonderful weekend, it's HOT here in Reno...high close to 100 tomorrow..it does cool down nicely at night, once the sun goes behind the mountains, the temps drop like a rock..so nice to be able to open windows and get a nice cool breeze in the evenings..