365 days of pictures day 160 family

This is my dad and his 2 living brothers.

Dad is the shortest one and the youngest at 77 when this pic was taken.  Dad is a Korean War Veteran

James is in the Middle he is now 85  James is WWII Veteran.

In the Blue is my dad's twin brother Roy he is a Korean War Vet, Vietnam Vet, and also served part of Iraq (in the 90's)  was in the Navy.

Dad came from a family of 9 brothers and sisters and now these are all that are living.
sorry this pic isn't very clear, I took it off my moms picture.

Hope everybody is having a great week and that you stay safe over New Years Eve....
Arrive Alive...Don't Drink and Drive

Bob and I are doing great and looking forward to what is in the future.

Blessings
Rainbow

I SPY #10 After Christmas

I Spy and Happy New Year!

Time for the one, the only, I Spy.  The fabulous photo meme presented to you in living color (or black and white) by the very Mad Mind of Christy and http://dazeedreams.blogspot.com/.  
You know the very hard to understand rules.  We give you two prompts.  One will change weekly, the other will not.  You can use any type of camera you want.  You can use archived photos.   Then you just grab that little I Spy Frog over there to the right, come on back after you've done your post and link it up so others can enjoy your photo's.  
This weeks prompts wereAFTER CHRISTMASand the ever popularMY CHOICE
AFTER CHRISTMAS

 Butterflies (AKA God's
Little Angels)
My Brother n Sister n law Got me
these two pictures

Mom n dad got me the turtles
and gave me $ that is easier on them
since they do not like to go to town as
often

My sister n law put the glitter on the bag
cool idea huh?

and the 2 presents left unopened are
mine and Bob's.

I missed all the pictures of family
cooking :( they had it all done by time
Mom dad and  I got to my brothers place.

CHOICE

This is my brother n sister n laws
beautiful home the upstairs windows
has a lake view.

 This is my niece and proud great aunt to be
(me hehe)   she is due the 28th of Feb
we been teasing her she can't have till the
29th!!! since its leap year.

 This is Mommy and daddy to be....aren't they a cute
couple?

This is my dad wearing the orange hat with hairthat my brother got him....hes doing his favorite thing..sitting in front of the house smoking his pipeHope everybody had a Merry Christmas and thatyour New Year is very prosperous.Bob and I are doing greatRainbow

365 days of pictures day 158

 This is the  Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa  water fountains complete with a koi pond how cool is that.  There is a full service restaurant and lounge.  I could spend a day just watching the fish.  Did I mention it has an indoor pool and sauna?

The bottom photo (a little fuzzy) is the inside of the lobby...up above the 6th floor there is full balcony that you can see for what seems to be miles.

The scenery inside and out is totally breath taking.
It is located near shopping malls, fine dining etc.

SHHH it is a secret so Bob when you read this don't ask questions hehe....But this is where I am going to be taking him when he comes back to OK.

The only difference between a room and a suite...is the suite has a sitting area hmmmm!!! the rooms are awesome I think it is as

big as Bob's apartment hehe.

Hope everybody is having a great Tuesday and that your Christmas was very blessed.

Blessings
Rainbow

PS  Bob and I are looking forward to what the future has in store for us,  as the saying goes....out with the OLD and in with the NEW.....new year means new things ahead, and forgetting the things of yesterday.

Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 6:6  

                                                              But when you pray, go into your room

and shut the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret.  And your Father who sees in secret

will reward you.

The 13 folds of the US Flag for fallen soldiers

13 folds of the US Flag  <<<CLICK here to watch

Watching a local Christmas special last night, they played this at the end...I learned a lot about what each fold means.  If you have a tender heart, you may need a tissues.  Is too great not to share.

I took the video with my phone so if it appears to be a little shakey

Hope all of you are doing well.

Bob and I are doing great

Blessings
Rainbow

Christmas

Christmas has come and gone once again....WOW did the day ever fly by

There's a New Kid in Town...MERRY CHRISTMAS JESUS!!!!

CHRISTMAS to me

C is for Christ 

H is for Heaven

R is for the Radiance of his love

I   is for Israel 

S is for our Savior

T is for the tiniest star who guided Mary and Joseph to the manger

M is for Mary the virgin Mother

A is for angels 

S is for saying Grace

Knowing that everybody is glad all the rush is over, but shouldn't we celebrate Christmas all year?  I am going to miss the Christmas music playing ...it always puts me in my place...during the year I go to my Christmas list and play when I need an attitude adjustment.

I took these this afternoon on the way home from my brothers and sister n laws they are both with Jesus now, but will always remain in our hearts

 This is Grandma Mary She was 4 months shy
of 94 she died of a broken heart.









This is Brandon my nephew he was killed in a
horrible car accident 4 months before his 21st
b-day  this is the reason grandma Mary died
of a broken heart.






Here they are at rest side by side.  I know they were having an awesome celebration today.

RIP both of you, there is never a day that goes by
that I do not think of you.

I heard a bell today and hoping it was one of
you getting your wings.


Bob and I are doing great, although we were not together this Christmas we are looking
very forward to what the future may bring us.

Christmas Blessings
Rainbow

Merry Christmas

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas

Remember Christ is the reason for the season.

If you and your loved ones apart mo matter the reason you are always in each others hearts.

Bob and i are doing greatBlessings from my family to yours

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Fingerprint Friday

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god
So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them?Here's how to join in.

1. Blog with your interpretation of God's fingerprints. Be sure to link back here so others can find the entire list of participants!
2. After you've posted your blog, sign the Linky below. Have fun exploring the other links as well! Please only sign in if you're participating. Hopefully this will make us look at things through fresh eyes throughout the week!
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What a wonderful week this has been,  we got a dashing of snow last night it was so pretty coming down.

Bob and I are doing great ;)  <<That alone is enough for everything  Getting stuck in the shopping traffic is for the birds, every year I say I am not going to do that...and what do  I do LOL  

This is the perfect blessing for this Christmas Season...

Grandma to be (in the green)   Mom to be in the middle

and Great Grandma to be ((((this is my sister n law, niece, and mom

Mom is so excited that she can't see straight.

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas

Bob and I are doing wonderful

Blessings

Rainbow

13 days of Christmas family traditions day 10

Hope all of you are having a super Blessed week.

my pretty nails painted and yes they are my real nails

I remember as a young child we would all (my 2 brothers and myself) sit on the huge (so it seemed then) hearth at mom n dads so that dad could "try" get that perfect picture, you know though the only thing missing was mom n dad :(

we would do that then mom had a string that went all the way across, we got to put all the Christmas cards on the string one at a time....it was so cool to do that.  Now mom just piles them in a pile I told her last night we should get the string out and put them across the hearth (mom wasn't feeling well last night so we didn't do it)
After hanging Christmas cards on that string for what seemed to be an eternity back then, we all got a special treat (hot chocolate with melted peppermint in it YUM YUM YUM)
Then Dad would always read us a Christmas story (sometimes I think he made them up as he went but hey it was all good and fun)

Hope everybody is having a great week and that your Christmas shopping is complete, if you have to go out shopping  please be careful..its like a zoo out there.

Blessings
Harleychick

I SPY # 9 Lights

 Spy - Lights

Ho, Ho, Ho.  It's time for I Spy.  Joining me in my hunt for all photos awesome is Christy.  
You know the rules.  Cuz they are super hard.  We give you 2 prompts.  One of those prompts is always "Your Choice".  Makes it easy peesy.  You can use any type camera, you can even pull pictures from your archive.  We are not picky.  We just love to take photos and show them off.  Now give me the coolest Christmas present ever and grab that little I Spy dude over there on the right and come on back and link up.  We don't bite. LIGHTS

 this is my Christmas tree with only the flash from my camera

 no flash and natural light 

 its a snowman who glows red, really it is.

winter wonderland glows blue






I took this on the way home a couple nights ago




CHOICE:

 OK OK already so I have way too much time on my hands, I was having fun while talking to Bob on the phone.  :)

 YIPPEE I am taller now, look at my new shoes (OH I LOVE SHOE CARNIVAL)  they are 6" stilletoes, uhoh now I will be taller than Bob...

This is Queen (Anne)  hehe  these two babies are possible Bob n mines newest edition to our family....I am in the process of adopting them now.This is King (Arthur) they are 18 month old English Bulldogs, can you say cute?  Will keep you posted on the outcome, just not sure right now if it is a scam or not.

Next Weeks Prompts

AFTER CHRISTMAS

and

YOUR CHOICE

Helpful hint.  You can take photos of what you think after Christmas means.   If you've never joined in before this will be a great week for you to show off some of those funny, crazy, awesome times you had and gifts that you received.

What do you see through your lens?

CHRISTMAS BLESSINGSRainbow

365 days of pictures day 155 how cool

 This giant Christmas tree is at the car place where I make my car payment.  I was fascinated by the bulb near the bottom of the tree...and took the pic to get the result of the bottom pic...how cool is that taking a pic a bulb and getting your full reflection?


Talk about trick photography.


Hope everybody is doing great and you week is full of many blessings

Bob and I are doing good looking forward to seeing what will be in the future for us

Blessings

Rainbow

13 days of Christmas family traditions day 9

Ok someplace I lost a day hmmm anyway on to more exciting news.


Another tradition is that mom and I always make our sweets usually a couple days before  pecan, pumpkin, coconut meringue, and lemon meringue  and yes mom has to have her YUCKY FRUIT CAKE!!! I am sorry I can't stand that.


Mom and I make popcorn strands of garland also...


one thing we always laugh about is seeing who can get their faces the dirtiest when we get finished making the ymmmies we always get to lick the bowl.  I know I am an adult but hey there is nothing  wrong with licking the bowl is there?


Last year this is funny, mom was making a cake and me the pie dough and I threw flour on her (now mom doesn't have a sense of humor) I felt bad afterwards cause she almost started crying but I was only playing...OOPS NEVER HURT MOMS FEELINGS....she didn't return throwing flour on me :(   but lesson learned no kidding when your baking.)  I do admit I am the one with the funny sense of humor thanks to my dad...

Bob and I are doing good sure hate that were not going to be together for Christmas but awaiting what the future holds for us.


Blessings
Rainbow










What is your favorite Christmas dessert?

13 days of Christmas family traditions day 7

I have been collecting ornaments every year from halmark and this was my very first one

Yes star trek enterprise it was so cool, however it got lost in the fire :(   

I have lost them all from 92- 2004  My collection now is smaller but getting larger every year.

I have started something new, collecting ornaments with my name on them they are pretty cool  last year I added a very special one to my ornaments :)  

 This one was my first one from 2009 (the one from 2010 is MIA) for some reason it wasn't with my Christmas stuff....

2010 was the little snowman on a sled but had them both with Bob n Gina :(

2011 addition was bought in MO I couldn't pass them by since we are both in areas where snow is almost mandatory.

Hope  everybody is having a great Monday
It is rainy and cool here (thankfully no blizzard like out in western OK)

Bob and I are doing good and things are looking up.


Blessings
Rainbow

13 days of Christmas family traditions day 4 and 5

My Love for Christmas

 I love hanging the stockings on the mantle ( all though my fireplace is closed off, I do still have a mantle).

I love hanging the bells and holly on my door. 

 Kissing under the mistletoe is always a nice romantic treat.

 this is an actual picture of mistletoe and berries....which happens to be our state flower, for Oklahoma

 Rudolph is still one of my favorite animated Christmas shows :)  I watched it just the other night.

 We can't ever forget frosty  

 We got to love Charlie brown....I remember my very first tree, OMG it looked almost like this, I actually killed the tree

 I like how the Grinch Stole Christmas, hard to say whether I like this version or the animated on..its a close 2nd on both of them.

 It's A Wonderful Life *is one of my favorite movies* of all time I could watch it day & night.  

 Clarence is the best,  I love "everytime a bell rings, an angel gets its wings"

This one is a classic also,  I love the Christmas movies, I wish we had Christmas all year round.

This is the love of my life, 

I haven't mentioned Bob in a few days (wow do I feel like a complete hill) honey baby I am so happy that you came into my life and I count my blessings with you everyday.


Hugs n blessings till my next post
Rainbow