TAG (To Assuage Guilt)

Tag
A- Attached or Single? Married for 33 years ...so happily.
B- Best Friend: my 3 wonderful daughter's and Ann & Lisa.
C- Cake or Pie: Lemon Meringue Pie.
D- Drink of Choice: Raspberry Lemonade...this summer.
E- Essential Item: my cell phone and photos of "the boys-Jack & Wade."
F- Favorite Color: green...almost any shade of green...the color of life & growth.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: worms, b.c they are bigger.
H- Hometown: Lynden, but I have a hard time not calling Grand Rapids "home" & since "home is where the heart is" and Jack & Wade have stolen my heart, it should be self explanatory.
I- Indulgence: Cleaning lady-but I do not have you any more, facials, caramel apples.
J- January or February: February! Month of love, my birthday...and Abe & George of course.
L- Life, for me, is incomplete without: a creative outlet of some type.
M - Marriage Date: 11 am on 6.28.75.
N- Number of Siblings: 3...a sister and 2 brothers.
O- Oranges or Apples? Love oranges, but living in Washington I may shift my loyalty to apples.
P- Phobia/Fears: Losing my mind.
Q- Favorite Quote: "I have to disagree with the notion that we learn something new every day. I think I have had several days in a row where I haven't learned anything and even forgotten some things." (See "Fears" above)
R- Reasons to smile: my dear daughter, Allison, and son-in-love , Chris, & their 2 boys are arriving here 5 days!!!!!:)
S- Season: Spring: new life & re-birth, robins, daffodils, and sunshine after all the rain.
T- Tag Ten: Allison took all my names...I do not have that many friends.
U- Unknown fact about me: I can't recall...
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals? OA, but I just made a pet out of a slug, so that should count for something as far as being a generous lover-of-creatures...especially medium rare.
W- Worst Habit: arriving late.
X- X-rays or Ultrasounds? Ultrasounds, of course, my grand children's first baby pictures.
Y- Your Favorite Foods: Shell fish: Lobster, scallops, crab, shrimp...We live in a great place to enjoy them esp. fresh Dungeness crab & shrimp from the Hood Canal.
Z- Zodiac: I do not really believe in the zodiac. (no fun, am I?)

OK, Allison, I did one of these...now give it a rest...(just kidding)

Oma is back...

I arrived in Michigan last week to be here for the birth of our latest grandchild. Such a blessing. I joined the Allison, Chris & Jack for the final maternity photo shoot at Poortenga's Studios-where Allison works. Linda creates wonders with a camera. Here are 2 favorite images.

Wade Sybrant Thompson joined our family at 8:05 am on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. At 7lb. 8oz. and 18.5 inches long he is just right...A new Big Brother was also created that morning and he is as proud as can be of "Cowboy".

For lots more images go to The Daily Jack blog by using my first Link (listed above & to the right)