Baby Shower

I went to a fabulous baby shower today for my great-great-granddaughter. Lots of people and food galore. It was the most impressive one I have ever attended. It was for men and women and a very friendly dog. Dogs are attracted to me. I'm not entirely sure if that is a compliment or not, but she had her head under my hand a lot.
I sat there watching all the people and thinking if it wasn't for me none of these people would be gathered here for this big event. So I felt a moment of importance. 
 They said they were giving the baby girl a middle name of Retha. (My first Name) I broke out in a flood of tears, and then Tylor teared up. So we hugged each other and cried about it. I would tell you the girls first name but I don't know how to spell it.
The weather is getting cooler. It's 50 degrees now, but it's November so what can you expect! I would post a picture but I forgot to take my phone. 

I need to add a comment:
 I corrected a mistake I had made regarding my first name Retha. 
No, Deena isn't crazy. She is the one that pointed it out so I corrected it. 

Such is Life

How could a kid living in the country get in trouble, you ask. Oh, I guess you didn't ask. Well, I'll tell you anyway. 
When I was a "mature" 13 year old I stayed over night with a friend. She lived a half mile away with her Grandmother. We slept (pretended to sleep)in her upstairs bedroom. We had a plan, but Grandma had to go to bed first. Grandma finally went to bed and we assumed to sleep in about ten minutes so we sneaked as quietly as we could down the squeaky stairway, and around the house and to the small barn in the back. We perched ourselves upon her pony and clop, clop, clop by the side of the house and down the long driveway. We had a plan to meet my brother and his friends at a certain place so away we went on a moonlit Summer night. We met the friends and was having a fun time yelling and singing and just being kids, we didn't have booze or anything similar to that. We were just having a great time being kids while back at the house a light sleeping Grandma roused from her sleep from
 the horse clomping down the driveway. 
She suspected there was an empty bed upstairs and went up to check it out. She had no car and my family had no phone so it took her awhile to walk the half mile to our house to let the DA know what happened. My Dad's name was Dennis Arthur so she always called him the DA (District Atty).  She thought it was a job for the DA. The DA thought so too and it didn't take long to hear the noise kids.  He broke that party up in nothing flat. I received a tongue lashing, but no time-outs or anything being taken away from me as they do today. I had nothing to be taken away. I wasn't allowed to visit the friend again for some time. That was the punishment. 
When you get this age you tend to remember those old things you hadn't thought of in years. 
Such is life.

Such is life

A Family Day

I had a fun day today. My brother and part of his family came over the mountain to see me.
We went to a great place for lunch called Cowiche Creek Kitchen, then we crashed Chloe's 9th birthday party. When we all get together there is a house full of us. We talked about everything under the sun and caught up on each other's lives. 
I didn't take pictures, but I know others were snapping them left and right. Maybe they will post some on Facebook. We discussed the hop fields and marijuana fields. We could call them Pot fields or weed fields would also be correct. We drove by a few on our way out to Moxee where my son lives. Jim and Cora live out there too. 
I should sleep like a log tonight since I hardly slept a wink last night. So I think I'll bring this thing to an end and call it a day.

Mel {Gramps} Kylie and Hailey

Me and Dar 

Ron, Kathy and Lenka.

Hollis, my little brother.

Dale was taking the pictures so he didn't take a selfie. This is a 
different day and I did sleep like a log.

Horses and Harness

This is Ray Lockwood, my brother in his youth.

He's probably pretending he is a movie star acting out a role. He owned the horse named Sox. Life was a little different then, you created your own entertainment.

Horses are smart so why did man teach them that Gee means right and Haw means left. If the truth be known a horse may as well be taught left and right and forget the Gee and Haw. I guess you need to know horse language if you're going to own a horse unless of course your horse is the famous Mr. Ed.
(now, wasn't that cute)
I now need to wear a mask called a CPAP and when I put it on and cinch it up for a tight fit I think of a horse wearing his headgear. 
HeeHaw I'm outta here. Gee Haw Whoa.

Three And One Makes Four

 

Hailey waiting for her family.

Jim and Cora. Hailey and Chloe Make Four

Mommy and Chloe met Miss Hailey

Hailey and Daddy Hit It Off Very Well

Visiting her Orphanage to say goodbye to her favorite caretaker.
Hailey was so happy to see her. Caretaker walked away in tears.

Chloe sometimes calls her 'the child'.
She gives everyone a second name.

Bedtime

Even the dog is smiling.

No caption necessary.

That's All Folks

The Beginning Roots

 My Grandpa, Jasper Lockwood built this house in 1900 for his family of six.
 My Dad was born here in 1900. We lived here when I was a kid.

Then I grew up and got married, but not in that order.

We had a family of three.

They had families shown below. 

Deena

Trent
He lost his life at 12.

Cora

All six Granddaughters

Laura, Emily, Molly, Katie

 

Now the Great Grand kids.

Anthony (AJ)

Tylor (the real "cool age")

Dylan

Chloe

Leah and Chloe

Shelby

Great granddaughters

Great Grandma with the Greats

Cousins Growing up Together

Leah and Chloe

 Leah and Chloe a year later

Here we go again.

 Fun at the park

Now it's a sleepover at Leah's house

Leah has a little sister, Shelby

Shelby

Leah

I couldn't resist showing off the grand kids. They don't live in the same town, but still get to see each other a lot. I think Nana and Papa's is a favorite meeting place.
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The following is my post 12/24/10. It shows what was going on at that time.

Chloe, get your diaper bag packed. You are going on a trip.

 

 

I'm all dressed up and waiting for you.

I've been waiting for a long time.

 

I can't wait to meet my parents. 

 

I can't wait to show you my new teeth. 

 

 

Here we are in 2014