Get Organized!

As you can see, I have been going through my

photo books to get pictures for my blog. I didn't

realize how unorganized these pictures were!

Many won't even stay in the books anymore.

(I wonder why? They are in albums that are

30 years old or more, ha!)

I have even moved them to my dining room

table! I have got to get busy reorganizing

the paper memories!

Hodge Podge Saturday

Three Weeks! Wow! I didn't know

cut flowers lasted so long.

I wish my outside flowers on my

bushes lasted as long!

Guess whose feathers these are?

If you said Max, you're right. It's

going on six years that I have had

him. When he loses his tail feathers

for the new feathers, I collect them

and place them in this cup. The

longest one measures 22".

This is a picture of dad in one of the jobs

he had while in the Navy. I'll never

forget the story of his first time doing

this. They were just going out for a

"ride" and dad was in his gunner's

seat, but not belted in. The pilot

decided to take a dive. Dad said as

the nose of the plane headed straight

down, his knees hit the metal shield

in front of him and he held on for

dear life! If it hadn't been for that

he would have been flying free

with no parachute! They were

over the water, but I don't think

that would have helped from the

height they were in the sky!

When Life Becomes Eternal

I care not for yesterday.
It is gone forever.
The gains are now but loss
And must need starting over.

What of today's survival?
It too shall soon be gone.
And what have I accomplished?
Just another day alone.

I care not for tomorrow
Or what vanity it brings.
"All is vanity!" Solomon proclaims.
"All of these earthly things."

Sometimes of things I think,
The beggar on the street
Has less burdens to carry
Than I and all I reap.

I only long for Thee, oh LORD,
And the Eternal Life you bring.
Away from all this vanity,
The corruption by earthly things.

LORD, begin in me, right now, today;
A well of strength, Your Living Water.
Set my eyes toward that Eternal Goal
And let my heart not waiver.

Then all this loss shall become gain.
For You have said,
"I'll never leave you nor forsake you.
So, why all of this dread?"

"I will lead you, walk in My Ways.
I will strengthen you all of your days.
Keep your eyes upon Me,
And you will I lead.
Then, Eternally the Gates of Heaven
I will open unto thee."

Susan Todd
July 12, 2004


It was about a year after mom had died when I wrote this. I had always been with mom and dad, now I found myself by myself. I think everyone finds it hard when you lose your loved ones whether it's your child or your parents. However, the greatest joy of all is that the LORD has promised us we shall see them again!

Happy Mother's Day!

I dedicate this to you, mom and to

you, Nellie!

Happy Mother's Day to my mom who is now

with the LORD. She would have been 82

years old. Now age is of no worry.

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She was truly a mom who loved her children

with all of her heart!

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I now wished I had told her more frequently

how much I loved her.

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I also want to wish my dear sister-in-law,

Nellie, a most Happy Mother's Day! I have

a handsome and wonderful nephew which

she has been a great mom to in all of his

33 years! I also have a beautiful and loving

niece which Nellie has nurtured into a

wonderful young lady who loves her mom

with all of her heart.

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Happy Mother's Day also to Janet and Bonnie,

two of my bloggers who love their children

with all of their hearts! Thank you for sharing

the love of your children on your blogs!

Hodge-Podge Saturday

A week and counting! These are two of the

beautiful flowers that have opened all the

way.

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What beauty! These were so pretty when I bought

them! I didn't even realize they had not opened

completely. Sam (my 12 year old lab mix)

couldn't help but be in the picture.

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Below is one of the animals I had bought to
go in my jungle theme in the bathroom.

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Another picture of Uncle Harry when he and

Dad had come back from a catch!

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Surprise!!! I caught Sarah in her cat tower! The

flash turned one her eyes a different color!

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The next two pictures, choose which one is real

and which one isn't!

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This is one of my Beanie Babies (of the larger

collection.)

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I don't think this one is so happy at having

his picture taken!

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My room of comfort! It definitely is a den of

lounging! My favorite spot to be! Behind me

is my computer office. I dare not show all

of the contraptions, wires, paper, and stacks

of my collection of loose leaf books I have

put together. I have promised myself I will

organize it this summer!

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I'm Still Around

I'm working on something. It will be

posted on Saturday!!

Hodge-Podge Saturday

Nellie,

Your flowers have been so beautiful, I went out

and bought myself some! I can't believe how the

colors have a florescent incandescence! As you

look in the background, you can see my ceramic

Fifi and Beaudeau. The little poodle belonged

to Aunt Tommy and Uncle Leslie (from the 1950's!)

The Portuguese Water Dog was given to me by

Alice. (It was given to her and she said she had

no place for it.) She knows how I like dogs, ha!

I found some pictures of Uncle Harry and Aunt

Mary when they visited us in the Keys back in

1967. We were on the peer in Key West.

Sorry about the wash out. I wasn't suppose to

use the flash. I didn't realize it until I had

uploaded it to the blog! Oh, the life of living in

the Keys back in the '60's!

What a catch of spiny lobster! I was looking

for the picture where our dock on the water

had dad's display of over 300 lobsters! I

couldn't find it right now, so I used these

that dad got when Uncle Leslie had visited.

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Believe it or not, the tails of these were packed

in water and frozen to eat on for a long time!

In the picture above you can see some

of them trying to walk off. I now feel

sorry for them as they were searching

for the water. I would never stay around

when dad "took care" to prepare them for

the freezer. It's kind of like "wringing

off chickens heads" for those who grew

up on a farm.

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It makes me want to go into a "mode" of

being sorry we have to eat other animals.

But then, when I'm hungry I don't think

about it, only how hungry my stomach is!

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If the LORD does bring back all of his animal

life in the here after, I surely hope these

lobsters don't come up to me and say,

"Hey, Susie. You remember me, July 4th, 1967?

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I thought I'd try to end with a bit of humor

(for what it is, lol!)