Some time off...

Sorry for the lack of posts... I will get back to it..

My father is in the hospital on a vent with a very bad pneumonia since last Friday. Than on Monday the rescue squad took my mother to another hospital 20 miles away where her heart Dr is. She only stayed 1 day with a mini stroke.We spent 5 1/2 hrs in ER... Grrr... But going in two different directions is crazy and trying to work this first week of school.
   Hopefully dad will be off vent this weekend and they will move him to a rehab center in a few days. Of course 20 miles away from here. Having him right here at the hospital has been easy to stop before work and after. So I can get home to attend to mom...Thank God they live close to us.

So I will see you all soon...
Keep Us In Your Prayers!
Lynn

The Wedding and a Favorite Uncle!!!

Well with all the planning and all the detail...

You know you are going to forget something!

But someone to walk ME down the isle...

Surely Not!

Well here we are an hour before the wedding

and Amanda says who is walking you down the isle?

Well I thought she had planned that ! LOL

So she ask me and I was given the option to ask who ever I wanted!

There was no doubt in my mind who it would be if I had the choice...I said can Uncle Paul do it?

Tears flooded her eyes...

She said let ME ask him?

So this is what she is doing right here...

I think Sandra took this picture... and it is priceless!

So here we come...

I just felt so comfortable... arm in arm...

Yes it was the right choice...

Now Uncle Paul, he isn't my uncle

He is Toms Uncle

His dads brother!

But he is the closest Uncle I have ever had!

I Love being part of this family!!

Tom and I started dating in 1971

and shortly after I got to meet the Uncles...

Tom said this would be a challenge...

He had two ornery uncles, and If I survived them things would be good...

Well when they teased me I gave it right back.

Besides they took me fishing and they saw I loved it, so I couldn't all bad...

even for a girl!

Yea me and Amanda are a lot alike!

So This One Thing That I Got To Choose...

Yea it was the RIGHT CHOICE!

LOVE YA UNCLE PAUL!!!

To Be Continued...

Lynn 

The Wedding... The Guys!

Now I'm probably not the one that should be writing about these guys since I have known them for such a short time..
But I'm going to give it a shot...

Another Awesome Picture...
and you get a really good look at those fantastic Guys!

The Best Man...

Shawn & JR

These two guys grew up together as next door neighbors...

Now when I say next door, it really means next door.

Out in the country next door means you couldn't see their house from his!!! LOL

I can only imagine these two running down that road to each others houses..

or riding their bicycles & later motorcycles.

As rotten as these two are now I can't imagine their High School Years!

and I don't want to know!

After School they both joined the Service

Both went over seas..

JR did two tours in Iraq

and Shawn  was in Iraq also...

Pat, JR & Shawn

You see what I mean they even look rotten...

But Boy Do They Clean Up Well !!

Three good looking guys...

These three along with Chad have been friends since their school years they have just always been together...

When Amanda was in Jr High she met Chad and some other friends

that she has been friends with ever since.

Now they met at a local bowling alley just right down the street, just by chance...

the three of us girls went down one night to bowl a few games

and there was Chad  with a couple of friends 2 lanes down...

Flirting with my girls all night!

Not even living in the same county they started coming down every week and talking on the phone.

They would even come down after church on Sunday mornings and LET me cook brunch for them!!! LOL

None of them ever dated they just became really good friends through the years...

I always told Amanda some day she would marry a Lincoln High School Guy...

We just all hit it off that night.

They were good kids and I love them all.

I always still get hugs every time I see them. What memories of those years we will always have!

Than when JR came home from the Service he was with these guys when she met him...

and the rest is history...

The clincher in this relationship was

She told him she carried her Golf Clubs and her Fishing Pole in her trunk of her car at all times

Just in case the stream looked good or it was a beautiful day to play a round of golf!!!

Of course he didn't believe her until she let him look...

She was just a Good Ole Girl!!!

Mark, Warren, Pat, JR, Shawn, Chad & Mike

Mike... or should I say Uncle Mike. Yea he is JR Uncle so yea they have known each other for ever... I got to meet him a few years ago and he is a lot of fun. Mike always has his guitar with him and Friday night was no different... Well after the storm he got it out and just started playing it. It really lightened the mood. We even laughed a few times at the guys singing right along with him... of course by that time I had had a few drinks and things were beginning to look better or maybe it was just because it was getting darker and with no power it was getting really dark! LOL

Now Mark and Warren came into the picture a few years ago. JR worked with Mark for a while and that is how they became great friends and Warren met Amanda at the mall where she works at a local Restaurant. They just all hit it off and started hanging out together. These are great guys and they are lucky to have each other... Life takes it's twists and turns and you just never know when you are going to meet someone that will be lasting friends... I think this group will be like our six couples have been for years, at least I hope so!!!

JR and Shawn up front...

Pat, Mark, Warren, Mike & Chad...

They could be models...

Oh wait maybe it was just this wonderful Photographer that made them look this good!!! LOL

It took an army to get this crew ready for this wedding... You don't see most of them dressed  like this too ofter. If it weren't for Kayla and Pat tying all those ties... well you get my point!!! LOL

JR hates to have his picture taken and his cousin was the Photographer, I don't know how she got him to take so many great pictures but I'm sure glad she did..

Well I hope I did these guys justice, because they are the Greatest!!
To Be Continued...
Lynn



The Wedding... Girls

By now you probably know this is one of my favorite pictures...

and these are also my favorite girls!!!

Girls that have known me as "Momma Lynn" most of their lives...

I Love each and everyone of them...

Except for her new Sister-in-law that I have only known for almost 5 years...

I have known most of these girls a really long time!

My oldest daughter Colleen was Amanda's Maid of Honor

and a beautiful one she was..

I knew she would choose this beautiful blue color for her shoes and flowers

because she is my daughter, with those big beautiful blue eyes...

that she took after her daddy!

Colleen...

This picture says it all...

These sisters are so close and that make me so so happy!

Just 3 years and 10 days apart...

But she shared the honor of Maid of Honor with Amanda's life long Best Friend...

and they did the job together beautifully...

Kayla...

Kayla has been around since the day she was born, living just 2 doors down from us...

just 6 months after Amanda...

This isn't a great picture but you sure get the idea how close these girls have been

for such a long time

They were there for her every step of the way on this journey...

Amanda, Colleen & Kayla

Kayla, Amanda & Colleen

Haven't they turned into beautiful young ladies!

Kayla holding her hand and I am sure Colleen had the other hand!!

Betty Jo...

This is Amanda's new Sister-in-law Betty Jo

She has become not only a sister-in-law but a great best friend...

 an amazing one too.

Amanda is so lucky to have such a loving family to be part of...

Mary...

This little Flowergirl is her new niece, Betty Jo's daughter...

as if you couldn't already tell that...

She is the perfect image of her mother... 

and just as sweet.

When Amanda came along she was tiny

and when she finally could say Amanda's name she called her...

ANDA...

and it stuck!

Bethanie...

Bethanie... what do I say about Bethanie???

Well look at that smile, that is her daddy's smile..

and it is beautiful..

But her kind heart is diffidently her mothers...

She is as sweet as they come!

Bethanie has also been around since she was born, living just up the road.

Her father and Tom were best friends growing up as were Tom's mother and his mom.

Missy...

These two beauties have been around since Jr.High School and their cheer leading days...

two special girl for sure. I loved those Jr High and High School years...

Kids around here all the time, going to cheer competitions and just

hanging out having a great time... I could tell some stories for sure...

and I know they could..

But I wouldn't trade them for a Million Dollars!!!

 Dana...

I remember when these girls would come to the house at midnight with all the ingredients and say:

Momma Lynn make us some Vegetable Pizza! Out came the pans and away I went with everyone helping and of course they ate every bite!!! LOL THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!

They all made beautiful Brides Maids and they had a great time doing it...

We laughed and we cried... and we drank a lot of wine over this last year.

What memories we will have...

I am so happy that Amanda has such great friends and new family... such amazing girls!!!

Now we need to all get together real soon and drink a little wine and just laugh and have a great time again...

They even have cute feet...

I am loving the pictures from the great photographer..

Thanks Sandra!

To Be Continued...

Lynn



The Wedding Day!

GIRLS JUST GOT TO BE GIRLS!!!

Well it is time to party and these girls know how to do that...

They had some great playground equipment...

This big ship was great for the kids, they loved it!!!

But than it was the BIG KIDS turn...

There I am high atop that ship dancing to the music...

With all those great GIRLFRIENDS

right beside me!!!

The funny part was one of the husbands, standing by the DJ was directing that dance everything he did...
we did... We laughed so hard!!! But it was time to laugh and have a good time for sure!!!
Even the bride was up there with us...
( and of course there I was no shoes... I didn't have them on all night!)

But than it was time to come down...

and what better way but the slide..



Helping us was the Groom of course.

While everyone took pictures...

I'm sure somewhere there is a video..

That will come out when I least expect it!!! I'm sure...

We had such a wonderful night!

To Be Continued...

Lynn

The Wedding... Lets Party!!

OK it's time to start this party!!!

The first dance as Mr. & Mrs. Walls

They are just too cute!

Now it's dads turn with his baby girl...

I can only imagine what they talked about during this dance!!!

But this was the dance she knew was coming, but I'm not sure she told JR about this one...

This is a very special dance...

If you have been reading this blog you know this group is a very special group!

The 5 couples that we have been friends with since all of our children were born, and before that!!!

When the first of the children started getting married these wonderful men

started a new tradition!

I'm sure on that day they didn't know what a Grand Tradition it would be!

They all encompassed the bride and groom

and at that time they give them all of their best wishes

and let them in on all the secrets of life and how to have a Great Long Lasting Marriage

as we have all had!

THIS IS ONE GREAT PICTURE!!!

Well they got her...

and she knows what is coming...

and now the new husband...

This has become a very emotional moment for the bride & groom...

because everything that is said at this moment

they know is from the Heart!

It's as if you have SIX FATHERS AT THAT MOMENT!!!

You laugh, you cry and you soak in all of their wisdom!

They all truly love you!!

THESE ARE LASTING MEMORIES!!!

To Be Continued...

Lynn