June 10th. Thanks MDA for our visit to the Dallas Arboretum

Last Thursday our grandsons were here -- MDA had given us some tickets for the Dallas Arboretum and it was Marcie's idea to go when the boys were with us - so off we went - the day started out cloudy but ended out being hot but we had a good time anyway - we got some lunch at a QT near by and ate at the Arboretum.

Steece Quads are growing

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This was taken at the Tarrent twins first birthday party in Feb.

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Taken in front of the room that was once my class room - the plaque on the door says:

This Classroom Equipped

In Honor Of

Linda Gibson
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Someone gave money to equip this class room and the center room in honor of me - what an honor to me and to know that my name will always be on my classroom door.

I taught at this preschool for 20 years.

I had to stop teaching 7 years ago in May 2003 to care for Marcie full time.

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xxxxxxxxxxx xx Thanks Ruth for taking this picture.

We are standing in front of the door that used to be my preschool class room. The kids are growing so - they will be 3 on Aug. 1st. I do not get to see them much but you cannot tell it -they are such loving and friendly kids and they are talking so much. How lucky I am to have this family in my life.

Happy Birthday Susan

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Today is Susan's birthday - our Mother's were friends since they were in the 2nd. grade in Waco - Susan's grandmother hand beaded the top to my wedding dress - which I still have and treasure since every bead was put on with so much love -

The piano in the back ground was a built in 1907 - it was a graduation gift to my Mom when she graduated from Waco High School in the early '30 - I learned to play on it and so did my brother - and so did my daughters and now my 2 grandson's take piano lessons and play on it - it is at their house now.

So Happy Birthday Susan Kay Moran Williams - and many more !

Sun in Texas today!

this is our house today - one week after the BIG snow in Texas

all that is left of the snow from last week - taken this morning about 9:00

Feb. 18th

and it is 58 degrees now at 12:30

ggggg

Come On Spring!

10 inches of snow at our house - A Record Snow Fall

our snow covered house

It started snowing early in the morning on Thursday Feb. 11, it was still dark outside - and it never stopped till late on Friday Feb. 12. It was beautiful - especially since we did have to go anywhere - we had all we needed - even if we lost power - which we never did - but the batteries were charged and the generator was read if we needed -

glad I had some rain boots !

looking to the south from our house

looking to the east on our street

across the street

looking north on our street

our mail box


trees in our back yard facing the west


looking down our street to the north - again

This was the last time I measured but it kept falling all Thursday night -

MDA's Stride and Ride

We had 22 people walking at Cowboys Stadium and this team raised $3,573 for MDA and ALS research - thanks to all who donated and all who came to walk - the stadium was packed with walkers!

Marcie's Prayer Warriors are walking again !

If you live in the Dallas Ft. Worth area and would like to help raise money and awareness for ALS come join our team and walk in the Stride and Ride walk for MDA -

Marcie has had a walk team for 10 years - lead by the same fearless leader - Mandy - all money raised by this team goes to MDA for ALS research -

The Stride and Ride walk will be at the new Cowboy's Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sat. Jan. 30th - if you would like more details just leave me a message and I will tell you more about this event -

www.strideandridedfw.com

Marcie's team was started by Mandy with most of the walkers from our church - North Davis Church of Christ -

Please continue to pray for a cure for ALS and thanks for praying for Marcie and all those with this and other life threatening diseases.

AND - Thanks for your time in stopping by my blog.

Today is Marcie's Birthday

Today we celebrate Marcie's birthday - we are so thankful to be celebrating this day today - thank you for all the prayers that have been offered for her and our family to God over the past 15 years and 10 months since we learned she had ALS.

On the day she was born it was very cold and sleeting - today it is warm and sunny - the leaves are turning orange, yellow and brown - fall is here and winter is coming.

Oh No - our preacher went to jail ! ! !

Two weeks ago - Sept. 24, - our preacher went to jail - he was picked up at church and taken to jail and had to stay there till he raised bail.

He went to jail in honor of Marcie for MDA -the Muscular Dystrophy Association - he raised $3,512.00 - so he did get out of jail.

Thanks Doug for going to jail for Marcie and others for a second time -

and

Thanks to all who bailed him out of jail !

middle school football game

If I had only had my camera set on landscape and not on close up it would not have been blurry.
But I can see him -

Again we ventured out to a middle school football game this year. This is the only game we can go to this year -all other games are played at a middle school field but when his games are at the high school we get to go since the staduim is handicap accesable -where the middle school fields are not. And I found the elevator that can take us up higher in the staduim if he play in the high school band next year.

Storms were in our area but all had passed by game time - so off we went - the boys still some taller than others - it was a nice outing a little cool but not cold. I got to see both my grandsons -one playing football on the field and the other playing in the stands.