Lynette's Birthday at Dollywood

Great afternoon at Dollywood with my sister Lynette, niece Jessie and great niece and nephew Mallie Belle and Jack. Dollywood is one of Lynette's favorite places so it was nice to be there on a gorgeous fall day for her birthday.

Chick flicks

I LOVE MOVIES!  

Here are a few of my favorite chick-flick movies, in no particular order.



Chris calls me Diane Keaton because
I love turtlenecks.



Not a Kelly Preston fan but love
this movie. No one plays a
better ball player
 than Kevin Costner.

So cute!  

Co-Stars made this movie great!

Love the dress on the cover!

My favorite Kate Hudson movie. 
Matt M is pretty great too!

Why do I like her movies so much?
The good ones are good....
the bad ones are, well, bad.

Love hockey!
So of course love this movie.

The models in "Head over Heels"
 are so funny!

This movie is why
I have the "Diesel" dog.

Cute. Enjoyed.

A silly teen movie. But I liked it.

Crude. 
LOVE Gerard Butler though.

One of my favorite
all time movies!!!!

Probably wouldn't have liked
this movie if Emma Stone
wasn't in it.

Reese's best movie.

Who couldn't love "Serendipity"? 
Cool name and Kate B and John C are in it.

Who would've thought this
two actors would make a
good movie together?
But they did.

Love, love, love! 
Could I please have Ashley Judd's
clothing and hairstylist? 
Just for a month.
I'd be happy with that.

Not her best but the baby vomit
is so funny.  And the actress,
 can't remember her name,
which plays the sister-in-law.
Love her.

Watching right now. Love!

Old Family Photos

Photos of my Momma and Daddy and their families. I have a rich heritage older than my years.  Being a oops baby, a late in lifer, has attributed to this.  My parents lived through horrible hard times in America and my Daddy was a WWII Naval Vet.  So proud to have been able to call them Mom and Dad.

From Daddy's Naval Ship WWII-photo I've always felt is all
encompassing of WWII in the Pacific.

Daddy WWII - always wondered how Janie got her name?

Daddy-downtown Madisonville-I think...

WWII Pacific-from Daddy's ship

WWII Pacific-from Daddy's ship

China WWII-I've always wondered where this was and who the kids were

My Daddy's daddy and his brother

China WWII-always have loved this photo

WWII Pacific-from Daddy's ship

WWII-Daddy. He looks so lil

WWII Pacific-from Daddy's ship

US Naval China-WWII

Great Granddad-sheep herding far from TN in Idaho

Daddy's dad and others

Momma-church

Daddy at Decoration at Hopewell graveyard-Decoration Day
one of my favorite days of the year!  We always got a new dress
and visited with friends and relatives all day.

Daddy

Momma on right and her friends. I love this pic. 

Momma

Daddy and my sister. My fav photo of Daddy-love his expression.

Momma

Momma

Some of Momma's brothers and sisters

Momma's momma and daddy and some of her brothers and sisters. I think
this was the three or four room house they lived in for a number of years??
But not sure. Wish I knew more of their history.  I loved listening when I
was small.

Momma back upper left and her brother O'Neil beside her.

Momma-she was always so graceful

Momma 49-50 school year-maybe she was 8th grade or
freshman here....I think? Look at those pin curls!!

Daddy and friend after a car wreck

Daddy third from left

Momma and her little brothers

Daddy with some of Momma's family in their cotton field

Daddy with some of Momma's family in their cotton field

My brother being held up by two of Momma's brothers.

My brother Gary

My brother and sister Sharon

Daddy, Gary, Sharon, and Momma

One of my favorites!  Love the car seat my sister Lynette is in! Oh My!

My FAVORITE photo of all time...and of course
favorite of momma and daddy

Second favorite photo of all time.  Utterly beautiful
in my eyes.  Momma was a soph in HS. Her expression
is in many ways unlike the Mom I knew.

Momma with sis on pony and sister on ground.  Brother holding horse? Look
at those bare feet around the pony!  OUCH if there had been a mis-step!!!

Not an old family photo. This is me and Daddy at my 1995 college graduation from TN Wesleyan College. Wish
Momma had been there to see.....Education was so important to them.  Back in their days it wasn't possible.  HS wasn't possible for many.  I think Daddy had to quit in the 8th grade to help support family. Oh I wish Momma was
here to fill in the gaps of the history she passed on to me so long ago.....I love history and I love that my family played  in the time of history they did. A very historical and important time in American.