Would you like to see some very special cards I have received over the years? Well …here they are…. so have a look see………..

From my granddaughter little Evin Drake

My granddaughter Sarah Drake

My great granddaughter Terra daughter of my grandson Dean Wedding and his wife Patricia

My step grandson Scott Smith his wife Diana with their children his, hers and theirs. A beautiful family

My great great grandsons Max and Sean sons of Kimberley Hires granddaughter of my daughter Carole Suzanne Smith who I lost from cancer May 2nd 1998

My nephew Joe Patrick and his wife Elsa in Jackson Hole Wyoming near the grand Teton mountain range

YOU LIKE THIS ADORABLE CARD?????

FRF ️

It all started with a phone call !!!! as I was just starting to plan my flight from  Sarasota Florida to Ohio for a weeks vacation from my real estate activities my daughter Meredythe said via phone conversation “Mom would you like to have all your brothers and sisters come for a family reunion?” What a delightful idea!!! So,,,,,,,,,,She sent each of them an invitation to bring their spouse any food they would like to bring and come to her home on a Sunday while I was there.

And much to our surprise EVERYONE came. Now mind you………this was not a family where everyone liked everyone else. But it just so happened  Meredythe’s home was neutral and they could each come regardless if they liked everyone. What a clever idea Meredythe. Yeh! rah! rah! for you. Joey helped set up two long tables in their garage and we all ate in there together. It was a sight to behold.

Mary Rockhold, Bill DeWitt, Geneva DeWitt, Lesley Rockhold, Carl Rockhold

Bugs Rockhold, Herald Gardner, Fannie and Paul Hoffman

Burl Rockhold and Herald Gardner

Howard Rockhold, me, Geneva  DeWitt , Meredythe Wedding

Within a few years my Brother Bugs took over and invited everyone to come ro a restaurant in Marion and again it was a neutral place and EVERYONE CAME.

As nieces and nephews started coming Peggy Eastman then took over and it was held each summer at the Richwood retirement Center where her Mother, my sister Mabel Eastman and sister Edna DeWitt lived at that time, each in their own apartments. Again a neutral place.

After a few years faithful Peggy Eastman has our reunion in the gym at the Logan county school house where she works and that continued until it just played out its time and few people came.

Gary and Mary Patrick with Bugs in back ground and Bobbie on the side.

Bobbie’s family Karen, Nancy, Pat and Larry Gardner
Hey…..I took the above photo!

It was all started with that phone call with Meredythe those many years ago. THANK YOU Meredythe for your big hearted consideration to me and all my brothers and sisters. They all really did appreciate and enjoy all these wonderful get-togethers at all these different places starting with you and your home. THANK YOU MEREDYTHE……………….

REMEMBERING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FRF❤️

Me and Ann Staulder DeWitt

The above picture was taken at my sister Geneva and Bill DeWitt’s 50th wedding anniversary party. Ann was married to Bill’s brother Kenneth DeWitt

She lived in the big red brick house on the northeast corner of the little cross roads town of York Center. In front of the house was a gas station that her parent owned and ran.

I was in first grade of school and she was in second grade (naturally smarter than me) and as we walked from school together she would enlighten me on things I never even thought about.

Then on afternoon as we are casually walking home from school she decided to tell me how babies are made.

As my eyes must have opened really big she explained the process to which I immediately informed her in utter shock “MY MOTHER NEVER DID THAT!!!!!!!!

FRF❤️

Many lovely people lived in Highland Creek condominiums Salem Ohio and were my friendly neighbor’s the 10 years I lived there from April 25 2006 until September 10 2016.

Wilma and her husband Robert Grams came to my door with a 100 year old doll given to them by his Aunt. It was “Flo, will you make a new dress for this doll?”

I showed them beautifully dressed dolls from a doll magazine I had and ask them to show me a doll dresses they liked. Robert picked his choice. We went together to a store to purchase the materials and trimmings I would need that cost considerable and they paid the bill.

I cut my pattern from tissue paper and made the dress. I cut a pattern for a ruffled half slip and pantaloons that came with three rows of ruffled lace to below her knees.

I followed with a big brim bonnet and booties lace trimmed and ties with satin ribbon. I placed a flower on the brim of the hat and tied it with a satin ribbon.

As I made each of these items I found I needed things and trimming, lace, satin ribbons the flowers for the hat that we had not purchased but I had these items in my box of sewing supplies so I added my own things to my sewing to give everything that professional look.

And this is my finished project:

Wilma and Robert were delighted with how beautiful their 100 year old doll now looked. Wilma purchased a white knit baby blanket to wrap her. They were taking Roberts Aunt to a Florida vacation and brought her to my home to meet the person who had dressed that doll. His Aunt was so pleased to meet me and told me how she loved the way I had dressed her doll.

And SURPRISE….. they wrapped the beautiful knit blanket around the baby doll and……………

TOOK HER TO FLORIDA WITH THEM……………………..

While I was working almost day and night (it seemed like) in Venice Florida selling Real Estate, I received an invitation to attend my sister Geneva and her husband Bill DeWitt’s 50th wedding anniversary party in Ohio.

After thinking it over I decided I could spare a weekend and go so I purchased a flight up on Friday, go to the party on Saturday and fly home on Sunday. And that is what I did.

Edna, Fannie, me, Geneva, Burl, Bugs
Family who were there for the party

It was several years after that Geneva called me and ask if she and Bill could come down and stay in my home for a vacation.

I said “I would be delighted and you can stay for TWO week instead of one if you would like.”

My answer to that “Two weeks would not be worth the price of a plane ticket”.

“Well….how long do you want to stay?”

She came back with “The month of February “.

“OK fine, I’ll pick you up at the airport..”

Bill, Geneva and me on my lanai in February

AND SO IT WAS WORTH THE PRICE OF A PLANE TICKET!

Also for several years following…………………