My Children's Family~The Jackson Reunion

The Jackson Reunion

My children with their

Daddy's family!

This year it was held in eastern Utah

It was a good time for my children

to re-connect with their

Dad's family.

Uncles, Aunts, and especially

Cousins!There are 15 First Cousins in the

Jackson Family

Two of the cousins are missing in this photo
It is a rare thing to have
this many Jackson cousins together at once. . .
Lloyd has 4 Jackson children
Mathew, Emily, Blake, Mark
(Mine)
LeEarl has 6 Jackson children
Jerry, Robin, Brenda, Chrissy, Jami, LJ
Verla has 4 children
Troy, Wendy, Brent, Gary
Ervin has 1
Paul.
The family traits are strong in this family. . .
I just have to chuckle!
My children had a great time.
It is good for them to stay connected to
their Dad's family.
I went to this reunion also.
The best part for me, of course,
is being with my kids and grandkids.
Blake and his family and Mat and his family
stayed over night there.
I stayed with them.
We took a beautiuful drive home
through
Flaming Gorge
I haven't been there for many many years,
The drive was beautiful and I really enjoyed it.
It is a beautiful part of the country.

Life is about change and
nothing ever stays the same.

A hard thing for me to accept.

There Is So Much More

There is so much more going on!

I am very excited at the things that

have happened in the last day!

You know I have another blog?

And I reached 5196 views,

That is a lot of people viewing my blog!

(I am pretty excited and overwhelmed about it.)

Did you know I have another Blog?

Ya, I do.

It is called

Karie's Chic Creations

That is where I blog about the Arts and Crafts I do
The things I make
And
Things I transform from "old"
to "new" I blog about the stacks of fabric that I
make into beautiful accessories for
my Home.


I blog about the many trips I make to
Michael's Craft Store
and what I make from the things
I buy there.

I recently blogged about this
pillow I created. . ..
I traced the ampersand onto the fabric
colored it black with a Magic Marker
and sewed a pillow. . . .
It decorates my home!

I love crafting and all that comes with it. .
So
If it seems like I am neglecting my
Daley Blog
It is because I am over at

Blogging and Crafting away.
Why don't you come over
and see what I am doing.

(The Daley Blog will always be my 1st love)
Don't worry I will still
Blog here!

I Want To Remember How They Look

I recently read this experience of Helen Keller's

and it made me reflect and think of the things

I would want to remember if I were

to lose my eye sight.

(Heaven forbid that should ever happen!)

Have you ever read Helen Keller's comment on a girl who

had just taken a walk in the woods?

Helen ask the young girl, "What did you observe"?

And the young girl's reply was,

"Nothing in paticular".

"How is it possible, Helen asked herself, to walk for

an hour through the woods and see nothing

worthy of note?

I, who cannot see, find hundreds of things

to interest me through mere tough.

I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf.

I pass my hands lovingly about the

smooth skin of a silver birch,

or the rough shaggy bark of a pine.

In spring I touch the branches of trees

hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of

awakening Nature after her winter's sleep.

Occasionally, if I am very fortunate,

I place my hand gently on a small tree

and feel the happy quiver of

a bird in full song.

At times my heart crises out with longing

to see all these things with physical eyes,

but if I can get so much pleasure from

mere touch, how much more beauty

must be revealed by sigh.

And I have imagined what I should

most likely to see if I were granted

the use of my eyes. . . . . even for just three days!"

(Helen Keller, Treasures of Life, 1962)

If I were to lose my eye-sight these are

a few of the things I would want to remember.

The beauty and grandur of the Wasatch Mountains
Snow!
The crisp, cold, powder. . . .

The blue sky over the red rocks of Southern Utah

The lights of downtown Salt Lake City

The blue sky in the winter.

How fresh it feels and how beautiful it is.

But the most important thing I would never want

to forget are the faces of my family

Each individual face tells its own story

and I never want to forget them.

Can I Just Say?

Can I just say,

I feel so out of my league

sometimes!

Really, I do.

Tonight I am feeling

Old, Tired, Out of Shape,

Fat

Like I don't belong. . Anywhere!

Really where am I suppose to be?

Huh,

I just keep asking myself that question.

If I am suppose to be here, where I am,

then why do I keep feeling like I don't belong here?

And there is something missing in my life.

I keep filling my life with things

that really don't matter

and really don't make me feel any better.

Oh, good grief you don't want to hear me complain and whine

so I will just go on with some of the

Things

I am doing right now.

(Just keeps me busy and my mind off of other things)

This week I showed my wall grouping on

the CSI blog site.

I don't take very good pictures!

It really is cuter than it is showing in the picture.

I gathered frames from the thrift store (DI)

spray painted them black.

(some I did aqua blue)

The shelf I already had and it was red,

So

I changed it to black (spray painted).

Used fabric and paper to fill in the frames

and left some of them blank.

I live in an apartment so I can't paint the walls.

(I hate white walls)

So I have to add other elements of color.

I am a color person!

Found this cute little table

on KSL Classified.

My daughter-in-law wanted a little table

so I thought this was perfect.

Today I spent the day sanding, priming

and painting this table for her.

It is so dang cute.

I will show a finished picture when it is done.

Well, I am off to bed for the night.

Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for me.

I am sure I will find where I belong.

Someday!

So Very Blessed

I don't know how it happened. . . .

But this boy grew up so fast!

Where has the time gone?

I am his Grandma

And I am so Blessed

He is a joy and delight

A gentle soul.

Yesterday

August 15, 2010

He was ordained an

Elder in the

Melchizedek Priesthood.

In preparation for him serving a mission for

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Angels are smiling from on high. . . . .

And joined in the celebration

for this wonderful child.

Sunday was also my lesson in Young Women's

The lesson was on Obeying The Law of The Land

I made special hand-outs for the girls.

I love teaching the Laurel's

They are a special group of young women

embarking on new chapters of their lives.

It truly is a labor of Love

I am so happy to share my talents with these

Young Women.

I look forward to each new week with them

and what new ideas I can come up with

to strengthen their lives.

And enhance their time spent with me.

Now

It is

Monday

a new week with lots of things to do.

The list keeps getting long and longer

and I tell ya, I see

September

on the Horizone!

"Come Thou Fount" Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Windy August Day

It is windy today, where I live.

And my thoughts are just as scattered

as the wind!Last night I received a phone call

that my Step-mother

had fallen and broke her hip. . . .

Not good for a 78 year old woman

(not good for anyone)!

The doctors decide to do a total hip replacement

because the "ball" in her hip was shattered!

We live in a day and age of medical miracles.

She went through the surgery real well.

She is doing ok.

It will be a long road to recovery

But she is going to be ok.

I feel bad for her

because she lives alone

and misses my Dad a lot.

Her daughter will take real good care of her

and things will work out, they always do.
I am kind of emotional about it right now,

so

I am not going to say a lot more.

Here are a few pictures of my ongoing projects.

This is a picture of my second table runner

It is a little different, in that it is ruffled.

I try to keep busy and creative.

Being creative helps to settle me

and it keeps my mind active.

I don't like to just "sit".

I want my hands busy doing something productive.

Some people can just sit and watch t.v.

I like to watch t.v but I have to

be doing something with my hands,

or

I have been know to read a book while

watching t.v.

This little lamp is a re-creation. . . .

I found the lamp shade at the thrift store,

and I found the lamp base there also,

but it was an ugly peachy color,

so

I spray painted the base white

Now

I have a cute lamp

for my craft room. . . .

This too is a re-creation,

well maybe it is a total creation!

This is actually a candle holder and a candy dish.

Ya,

I glued the candle holder to the candy dish!

and created my own "footed dish".

(Is that a real thing? What is it called?)

Cute huh?