MEANDERINGS of Margie

This pic taken in May prior to Eric's birth. Only one that I know of during my "with child" 9mos! In those yrs. not many women wanted or desired having their pic taken while pregnant...wow, how times have changed. Now women get on covers of magazines w/baby bump proudly displayed! I remember - I was 21, soooo excited about becoming a mommie--at least until I was so close to the actual "event"! I told Mama Ogletree that I didn't want to do this (give birth)! She very wisely said to me, well, you can't back out now...lol  Eric was "easy" baby coming into our world. The Dr. "knocked me out" for a few hrs. because I was soooo slow getting to the deed! When I awoke, I remember having only three (3) hard pains and Wooohoo he was here!  During those yrs. we did NOT know the sex of our babies....so wanting a boy and actually getting a boy was amazing! The pregnancy was a very happy, non-eventful time. I felt better and was never sick.......

PURPLE!! Isn't it a cute little thing?..hahaha We'll get to this in a minute... Eric,Marc & Donnie have been admonishing me for a while to "get into the 21st century"!! Well, I say -- baby steps, and maybe. It truly is a journey for me filled w/trepidation,excitement and anticipation.... #1 - Eric encouraged me to get a digital camera, I did. I still basically point/shoot--those darn icons that "pop" up still leave me wondering, wth??!!! So, I'm still taking pictures, just not as "smoothly" as those who understand all those dang icons...lol #2 - RIP CDs into computer for music I can actually choose & listen to while I game-play or read. WOW! I LUV this. Picked that up fairly quickly--well, it's just insert, play & the rest of the work is done for me...YEAH! #3-  DVR. When we transferred to AT&T U-Verse, I then began to learn about the DVR. I LUV that thing!! If we're "away" I can record whatever program w...

Thank you Vickie for a FUN day..... It has been a couple of weeks since my "go buddy" and I have been able to get off together. Logistics are tricky!  We took off today....went to the mall(OMG, yes we did!) to Bath&Body Works. GINGER is the reason for this part of the trip!! She mentioned they were "having a sale" and I absorbed that important info very quickly...lol  Must have been in there about an hr!! Sale was definitely ON....yeah! I found 2 bath gels I liked + 2 @ regular price. When I began to check out the saleslady says---you have 2@reg. price, you need to go back & pick 3 MORE items, and the price will be the same...well, heck yeah! We did! So it was buy 2, get 3 FREE.....Plus, my other 2 were 75% off...YES! So Vickie picked some and everything she chose was FREE---what FUN.....lol Then we ate lunch @ Olive Garden....that, too, is GINGER's fault..hahaha  She had lunch there recently & got my taste buds going!!  We then hit Ana's Li...

Sun - Father's Day Lamar briskly walking toward his steak @ Longhorn !! 1st gotta do the bread thing...and ofcourse, our fresh salad... Lamar got steak "cut up" before I could snap pic!! He said the steak was tender & good....See, he likes fries, too...seems like a lb. of fries to me....lol UGH! Absolutely cannot drive to town without going to this wonderful, exciting place...hahaha I know Lamar enjoyed his Longhorn treat...he also appreciated all the good wishes he received from everyone. He got to be famous, at least for one day....hehehehe

Cute little jewelry bag w/my new earrings..... These pretty little earrings are my happy "find" @ a local flea market. The woman makes these herself and I like the "hooks". It is sooo easy to get these on quickly. I think they look pretty....especially when wearing a red top....will also try them with white tops, too. Finding the booth where these were displayed was a treat. Most of the vendors now speak Spanish!  I LUV my "find"...........

Sadly, my Daddy passed away in '71. It was too soon and the shock of losing him at 52 was a really emotional event in our lives. Daddy was a man's man! He was too protective at times of his family! Daddy worked hard, loved quietly and had a very strong character with deep beliefs of right and wrong. When Daddy got his right hand cut off in a machine at Blue Bird, things could have been awful and depressing. But not with my Daddy! He quickly "took charge", learned how to dress himself, and added a "ball" to the steering wheel of his car so he could still drive and be independent! The loss of that hand just made him more determined to be better than the loss! I drove to the hospital to pick him up and bring him home after the accident...It was emotions rampant for us both. Daddy was a very independent and stubborn man....he said to me (loosely quoted)--honey, you're gonna have to help me get dressed! I know it took all his pride to have to do/say those ...

This is how we looked when we became a "family"...back in 1981.  Sons were 10&7 yrs. old at that time. They were sooo excited to finally have a man in their lives--a Daddy.! They truly loved Lamar and enjoyed being with him.  *backstory - I had been divorced,alone and struggling on my own for 7 (SEVEN) loooong years! Thankfully, I had positive forces in my life---2 dear friends and my sweet Mama--to help  me through all the hard times.* The boys had minimal contact with their bio Dad, so when God sent us Lamar - the 3 of us were more than ready to take the leap into becoming a family.....our bonus was God's choice! I know that is true because I BELIEVE and it's so amazing -- all those years, Lamar & I only lived approx. 20 mi. from each other----yet had not met!!  It even became known that Lamar went to school a short time with my ex and the boy's bio dad!! Like I said, in God's time, not ours!! There are toooo many wonderful, sweet stories about L...

Written by GRANDson last summer....saved w/magnet on frig. Cleaning today & decided to "make it famous".....LOL "Poem" GRANDson also wrote last summer.... "Past the stars on the wind going as far as I can go. No place where No one can go."   He may become a famous writer...you think???? Regardless, these are just 2 precious memories for his Grandma--who loves him(and ALL 4 GRANDkids) totally, unconditionally and forever plus a day!!!  Lol

We got OUT of the house together today! Lamar was ready..lol "Feed the soul" is what we both wanted to do, WITH air!! We had stopped briefly! at a local flea mkt.--which is the pits now! Very few vendors & mostly, they spoke Spanish....It's very HOT both outside & inside those buildings. Lamar's knee acted "ugly" pretty quickly....so, we moved along.....lol Found cool AIR and good food...we both enjoy O'Charley's. My food was excellent---better than Red Lobster---oh, YES, I did say that....lol  My grilled shrimp, broccoli, & rice pilaf was off the charts good!! Didn't get to "snap" Lamar's combo of ribs&steak---steak had to go back for further cooking! Was a bit "red" for him.... After he ate, he agreed---better than Red Lobster!! BONUS: Manager knew steak had to be cooked more, so we got our DESSERTS  F R E E!!!! The best dessert certainly is a FREE one...hahaha   We both had brownie w/ice cream do...

Noticed this pix in my files...memories flow thru my head! It was my 16th birthday. Mom&Dad bought me a Hi-Fi--back then that was the cat's meow!! Got my 1st album -- ELVIS, ofcourse. Then there were the 45s and I now had access to music I wanted to hear.... Notice the background images -- that TV was one from the 50s...My Hi-Fi was Motorola. The speakers would even detach to sit around the room wherever you wanted to place them...wow! Behind me to the right, a fireplace which Daddy closed off & put in one of those gnarly "space heaters"....those things you must stand in front of - just to get warm!! You had to keep turning front/back, side-to-side to "even out" the heat for your body!! Truthfully, I just LUV my furnace heating better these days....lol This pix was taken in the living room of the home shared with my Mama&Daddy. It was a very loving home and I truly miss my parents..... I'm thinking -- now my 1st GRANDdaughter is 16---OMG! I...

1 loud BOOM, lightening strike across the road, then R A I N!! Temp dropped quickly during the brief 10-15 min. of raindrops! The air smelled moist, fresh and clean.....it's been soooo long since we've experienced such wonderfulness!!!! It was very brief, but some small puddling looks so enticing....I was overcome....had to put my bare feet into that cool, moist water pool!!!!!!!!! It felt sooo cooling to my feet! Actually, raindrops DID fall on my head.....it was exciting......LOL I know the little puddles won't last long, and who knows when raindrops will fall again..... I believe--you must take advantage of opportunities as they arise. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, it takes so little to make life enjoyable & fun. Even the weeds look happy!!! They got a small bath...hahaha

Left is US map...it has been my "life" since Thursday. That's when #1 son was leaving for Vegas for a month to work.  He & Phil ("adopted" son) got back to Tuscaloosa , had truck problems & returned home for the night. Picked up substitute truck & got into road on Fri. a.m. for Memphis. Picked up materials there & took off for Vegas. The little "notes" on the sides of the map are times Eric called me telling his location. Fri. nite - Ft.Smith, Arkansas; Sat. evening spent the nite @ Albuquerque, New Mexico; then Sun. nite approx. 8:15pm, called from across the street from Mandalay Bay hotel ---in VEGAS!! Thank you Jesus for getting these two men safely to their destination! It has been a real intense "wait" to know they reached their Point B by "haulin butt" from Point A on Friday..... Boo hoo!! This distance is the MOST that has ever been between Eric & I....Even when he lived in Michigan, it was only 15hr...