Rick's Brother

 This is a picture of Rick's older brother Robert Agee.  I thought it was one of his best pictures as he looked very healthy. This picture must have been taken of him some years prior to his death.  

"Bubby," as he was known by his siblings, was taken from this world by Stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to his liver and to his lungs.  I had the pleasure of knowing him for about 9 years before his sad death.  And for the last 2 years of his life I made sure that Rick spent almost everyday with him, unrestricted by me, just Rick and his brother doing whatever Bubby wanted to do. Of course, Bubby's girl friend was always there also, but remained in the house most of the time.

Bubby worked in construction with Rick, so Rick had more access to Bubby than the rest of his family.  Rick or his family will understand what I mean by the word access.

I only put this picture here now, because I only found it online 2 days ago.   

Robert "Bubby" Agee

Sharon

Sharon loves to camp and is all ready with her new car and new camper.  She deserves it.  This isn't her first new camper and as far as I can remember she has had several campers in various sizes, but I think this is the smallest one, except for her pop-up camper.  

She kept her old SUV because her and Scott have large trailers to haul all of their toys with and also her old SUV has a roof tent on top of it and the trailer also has a high roof tent over it.  This way they have plenty of room for the kids and grandkids to come along.  

Sharon has spent most of her life outdoors doing various activities.  She's taken motorcycle trips, bicycle trips, she's done rock climbing, kayaking, boating, skiing, hiking, run marathons, done triathlons, 2 & 4 wheeled, and I probably didn't name half of what she's done.  

 Lately she's been taking it a little easier because she watches Lyle everyday while Megan works.

This camping trip she is going to relax in her hammock and read while Scott and grandson Myles go four wheeling.  

Looks like an interesting book she is reading.  

Sharon loves to read and every morning she gives praise and thanks to our Lord and reads her bible.  I see she is missing bing cherries.  They are not in the picture and maybe out of season for now.  

Night time at the campsite in the woods looks very relaxing. 

In the next picture if you expand it you will be able to see the tent above the trailer where Myles slept.  He's all grownup now and not afraid to sleep alone.  After all he's 14 yrs old and very tall towering over all of us now.  

   

There to the right of this picture you can see the tent over the trailer where they haul their toys to the campsite.  

It must be early morning and Sharon is saying, "Good Morning." 

Scott is looking at something on the ground behind Sharon, while in the picture below Myles is still eating his breakfast.  

Suzanne doesn't even care if she catches a fish

Suzanne, to our surprise fell in love with fishing.  She started her fishing career when she was 3 years old, but then abandoned it for a few years.  Now she is fishing up a storm whenever she can escape her duties at home, escape for 30 minutes or so, every now and then.

Suzanne has caught various types of fish and it seems she uses the same lure for everything, but to be honest I think she might change her artificial bait now and then.  She only uses artificial lures because she takes after her mother, which is me and I don't like handling slimy, squishy things that are alive.  The fish are bad enough trying to take them off the hook without hurting yourself.  

Speaking of hurting yourself, Suzanne once accidentally while trying to remove a fish from her treble hook stuck her finger or hand and had to drive all the way home with the treble hook and fish stuck to her hand. Ray had to help her remove the hook.  Now she no longer uses treble hooks.

I bought Suzanne some of those fisherman gloves to make it easier on her while she takes the fish off the hook.  She has to be quick because she always releases the fish, and she wants them to remain alive.

Here are just some of the pictures I had handy to post. The first picture below is a 4-5 foot long fish that we saw while on a kayaking trip at Owsley Fork Reservoir that she DOES NOT WANT TO CATCH!!!  Especially while fishing from her kayak.  This would definitely be a cut your line and release the fish as fast as you can situation.  

Oh, I forgot to mention that Suzanne only uses a 3 ft. fishing rod, and it goes with her every time she leaves her house.  Yes, even goes to the grocery store with her, because you just never know when you might get that urge to make a quick stop to make a few casts.  I seem to remember that Delores was telling me that she had an appointment and that there was a pond behind the Medical Clinic and Suzanne went out and made a few casts in it.  

If there's a pond or lake visible anywhere and it doesn't have a NO FISHING sign, you can bet your booties that Suzanne will try it out, and to our surprise she doesn't really care if she catches a fish or not.

(The only reason these pictures were handy was because when I first bought my new laptop I didn't know how to do anything on it and I accidentally posted these pictures on my Catzilla & Friends blog).

What???

 My TV gave me a scare today.  I was fooling around on my cell phone, leaving comments on Facebook that I know will eventually get me into trouble, when I suddenly looked up and saw the TV screen.

I thought to myself what happened?  Am I going to have to buy a new TV too along with a much needed riding lawnmower?  Surely not!

I guess I left the TV alone for probably 30 minutes to see if it would change.  It didn't and finally Rick walked back inside and turned it off.

By this time I was already in the car ready to go to Lowe's to buy two treated 2x10's ten feet long.  I then asked Rick if he saw the TV screen with all the pretty colored squares (I know they're rectangles, but I was talking to Rick). He said he did and asked me if we needed a new TV.  I said NO and explained to him that the strong wind gusts probably just knocked out channel 18, and I'd check it out after we got back home.

We bought the ten foot long pieces of treated lumber and lucky for us Rick thought to bring the circular saw with us, because Lowe's won't cut treated lumber, and have you ever tried to haul ten foot long 2x10's in a Prius?

We were told that there was an electrical plug somewhere outside Lowe's directly behind the new mowers.  Well that lumber salesman was wrong.  Yes there was one outdoor plug, but it was dead and it wasn't behind the mowers.  Rick finally found a live female plug just inside the doors and you should have seen him rolling that cart with ten foot long boards into Lowe's and blocking everyone from entering.  We were like the 3 Stooges.  A customer stopped to help Rick while another customer or two waited to get in.  Rick sawed each board in half, we apologized to those who patiently waited to enter the store.  Rick knew he had to saw quickly before the store manager came to inquire about what was going on.  Rick then loaded the 4 boards into the Prius and off we were to Fazolis for supper.

As soon as I walked into the house I turned on the TV and the pretty colored rectangles were all gone.  The TV is fine, and Rick is outside building a ramp so that he can get the Badboy out to mow.  Not today, but real soon.

Kentucky Weather

The weather warmed up and a warm sunny day appeared before my eyes.  This is how it's been this winter season, warm, sort of hot, below zero, hot, freezing, rinse and repeat, and start all over again. 

I grab my warm fuzzy slippers and over-sized robe and settle in for the cold winter day and frigid night.  I drip my water faucets again to keep the water from freezing up in the pipes and bursting.  I sleep and then I wake up only to search for a cool pair of shorts and T-shirt to put on.  The day reaches 79 degrees and I'm happy.  

For an entire two weeks the weather is balmy and warm, it fools the trees and they begin to bud, then bloom.  Daffodils bloom and my Redbud tree looks beautiful.  I turn off the heated cat box and shut off the heated watering bowl for my cat.  I smile, thinking that the groundhog was actually wrong in his prediction of the weather this year.  The Philadelphia groundhog has predicted 6 more weeks of winter.  Aha!  He was wrong this time because the world knows better and so do all the trees and plants.  Or so I thought..............

The Babies

 We've got two babies in our family right now, Ody and Lyle.  Ody is the son of my youngest grandson Brandon Hatcher & Krystal, and he will be 3 years old on June 6.  Lyle is the son of my only granddaughter Megan Malear & James and he just turned 1 year old on Feb 28th.

They are both very happy babies and fun to be around.  I love them so much.

I have 5 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.  

The other great grandchildren range in ages from approximately 14 yrs down to 10 years old, so they are all still young.

Guatemala Mission Trip (Part 1)

My daughter and granddaughter, Sharon & Megan, are on a Christian Mission Trip to Guatemala.  They are still there but have sent me some pictures of the children they went to visit and of the little girl they sponsor there.  I can't wait until they come back home so that I can hear all about their trip, but for now here are some pictures I'd like to share.

Here are Sharon and Megan checking in at Customs at the airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

They were all asked to dress down during their visit, and I'm assuming it is so that no one will think of kidnapping them during their stay.  I'm just assuming.......

This is Megan eating a fresh Mango that was just picked off the tree right outside their door >>>>>

 

<<< This is Sharon standing next to a mango tree.  If you enlarge the picture you can see the ripe mangos which are green in color.

This is Megan with one of the Guatemalan children >>>>>>>>>>

they went to see.  There were about 20+ church members that went on this mission trip together, along with Sharon and Megan.  They are not traveling alone.

<<<<< This is Sharon sitting with a group of young girls.  They look like they are all having a snack.  I see their towels, so they must have been playing in the swimming pool.  The visiting mission group was hosting a "Pool Party" for all the children.

                        Sharon >>>>>>

This is where they are staying.  It looks very lush and green there.

Some of the children in the pool at the pool party.

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Sharon and one of the young girls >>>>>>>>>>

<<<<< Megan with the same young lady.  This I am assuming is the girl that Megan & Sharon sponsor.

Megan with a young Guatemalan girl

                                    >>>>>>

<<<<<< Sharon with a group of little girls who adopted Sharon.

There is a picture above of Sharon sitting at a table with these same little girls eating a snack together. 

The first day that Sharon & Megan arrived with the Mission group they presented all the children, boys and girls,  with gifts that all of them had brought for them.  

For us here at home we try not to bother Megan and Sharon while on this important trip.  We know that their attention should all be directed towards the children and the Christian Mission that they went to see.  They send us pictures when they have a moment and we try to say as little as possible so as not to bother them.  We know we will see them soon, so we'll wait to ask questions at that time.                              

Cell Phone Blogging

 This is the first time that I have attempted to sign into my blog using my cell phone. I have never signed in this way before, but now that my phone is so smart it can do things unimaginable to me. 

I tried for years to sign into my blog this way but it was always impossible for me at least, but when you use facial recognition everything is possible. I tried using my finger print, but for some reason my prints must change from week to week, because it failed more than it worked. 

Well I did it and now I’m going to try a little experiment. I’m going to attempt to share a picture. 

Well how about that? This is a familiar picture of my brother Tom Dennis Diaz, my father Thomas Diaz and our step-mother Margie.  I was born but I was still living with my grandparents, Pablo and Natalia Flores Diaz.  I was allowed to stay with my dad’s parents until the death of my grandmother, then after that I moved in with the family below.