Our Anniversary

Today is our 24th Wedding Anniversary,  she is still my little Anna Mae!!!!!!

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She was beautiful as a "young-un" !
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Her and her Mother up on the Big Rock as a Teen Ager!!
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She is with me when end one year and start out another .
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She is my traveling partner and co-driver !!
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She is a wonderful Grandmother for our only grandson !
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She is my fishing and camping buddy!!!
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We love the outdoors, gardening, strolling thru the woods and looking at the stars.
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She is my "Pardner" !!!!!!
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She is my "All in All " !!!!!
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I am so glad she said "YES" 24 years ago..

A Message from a Friend!!

I was sent this by a friend and I wanted to share it, it's a little long but packs a lot of wisdom and some serious thinking !!!
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You know ... time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, embarking on my new life. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
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. I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like. .
But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting gray...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become. .
Taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit! .
And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it's over. A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime. .
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!
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"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one. LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY ! HAVE A GREAT DAY Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. 
. LASTLY, CONSIDER THIS: ~Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect! ~Going out is good.. Coming home is better! ~You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!! ~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything.... . ~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
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~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep". ~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch.. ~You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"...” ??? ~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere. ~~What used to be freckles are now liver spots. ~Everybody whispers. ~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear. ~~~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!! .
  It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived. .
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

This and That

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Well, we have wore the Heart Monitor and had a few spells and pushed the button and have taken it off after the required time, *(terrible to sleep in it),  and we took it back to the Heart Doctor for him to read and see what is going on!!

Well we are still coughing, taking anti-biotics- and breathing treatments and am tired, One of the reasons I enjoy this singing and playing is I was a heavy smoker, working in those police cruisers or walking a beat could not wait for a break from fights, brawls, accidents, barking dogs, speeders, etc, etc to get a coffee and a smoke!!!
My Doctor at the stroke center said singing was a great way to help with recovery by playing guitar and adding words to make the brain concentrate of doing 2 things together.
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My Heart Doctor also said singing was good exercise, my lungs are 17 1/3 inches long, the normal lung is 14 to 16 inches long, they have to take 2 x-rays to check my lungs.  


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This is the 7 lead Monitor to check up on some things !  This is NOT ME, it is the picture they use to show the placement of the 7 leads for the nurse to follow.

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I have 6 stents in the heart to increase circulation and 1 stent in the neck following my stroke so I am pretty good at following Doctors orders on what he wants me to do, he has saved my life several times!!  Right now I am on mega doses of an anti-biotic 3 times a day for my lungs and being checked for atrial fibrillation and couple of other things.
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This hanging basket was started with 3 little Petunias in it, we fed it, talked to it and pruned it and this is what we have now, growing next to it is my (Morning Glory) curled around the white crook which has not done good this year, I only have 3 flowers on it.

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The  Church Service this morning was done at John Millers place, a nice spot cut out in the woods, a small stream and a pond was our back ground, I was careful and only played, I did not sing due to my lung problems, nice service.
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Catch up and pictures

We have been busy and running around like chickens with their heads cut off,  but we like it.

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I am doing some grilling and just finished up a few more burgers.
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We played at the Angels Inn Nursing Home for the residents.
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We took time out to tend our garden !!!!!
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We played at Carthage Area Hospital and had a great time.
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We traveled down to Lake George to spent time with Anna Mae's Mother, kids were all there but 1 daughter.
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We rented a buggy and are going to take a ride around Lake George which was interesting, we had a nice little mare names "B-B" !
"BUGGY RIDE"  Once unhooked the horse pretty much travels the route, they get a 10 to 15 minute break after each coach trip.
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We also took time out to take a ride around Lake George.
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We played at Meadow Brook Nursing Home and were joined by 3 nice young ladies from the audience who sang with us.
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We went to Omar and played at the Omar Methodist Church for the Ice Crème Social.
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We were joined by the Omar Church Choir for some enjoyable singing. It was hot, humid and and enjoyable "Ice Crème Social" !
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We played at the new Summit Village Assisted Living and Nursing Home for a lot of residents.  I did not make it thru the whole show,  I had to sit out due to some Heart problems,  I have now been taking it easy, am on breathing treatments, heavy duty anti-biotics for a viral lung infection and some Angina.   Doing pretty good now, getting lots of rest.
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 This was our sunset up here in the North Country, beautiful ending to a nice day !!
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 Don't forget our Veterans !!!

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Trying to Post Music and Video

We have been busy with the Music and one of the Owners of the Nursing Home we play in posted this short Video of Roger, Karl, Me, John, Karl and our wives on Facebook along with some of the residents who live at Angels Inn.
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We had a hard time getting it together as Karl on Harmonica had to change keys after we started,
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In this picture are just a few of the residents who made it down, after we play we go to the others rooms and visit with them!!
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I am playing around trying to see if I can post it and get it to play. 

Family Reunion

Right now it is raining and 74 degrees, we spent the day eating talking, taking pictures and enjoying our yearly Family Reunion which was today.

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We played this week at the new Summit Hill Assisted Living and Nursing Home.  Brand new and very nice.
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We enjoyed ourselves and the residents did also !!!!!
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Above is Karl and Patsy, Roger and Peggy, Anna Mae and me, these are the gals who haul guitars, speakers, cords, books and whatnot in and out of places we play to help us ease the load.
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Above is Jim, Janice, Beverly, me and Roland, brother Ronnie was home and couldn't make it, missing is brother Donnie and Brother John who recently passed away and were sadly missed today at the Wood Family Reunion.
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On our way home 2 motorcycles came upon us traveling fast and got on my rear bumper, they were trying to pass me but cars were coming and the shoulder was rough, directly behind them was a State Trooper with light's and siren on so I pulled over and let them all race by!!!

 

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A short ways down the road the Trooper had the 2 bikers pulled over, not visable in the picture is State Police Cars across the Road so these 2 had no where to go.
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Kind of gave me a few Flash Backs of some of my chases!!!!
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This week marks the end of the Korean War, don't forget our "Veterans" !!!!
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Summer Continues, Gardens, Fairs, Music

Hot and Humid is what we have been having so far this summer,  the Temps have gone up to 92 and high Humidity so it is sweltering hot.  We are lucky as our apartment here has an air conditioner we purchased when we moved in.

We have not done too much, I am playing a lot more and we are keeping up 2 gardens and we spend a lot of time at our daughters and we try keeping the grandson busy, our son in law is traveling for work, he has been in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, now he is up in Ohio.

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We played at the new Meadowbrook Assisted Living Facility for the residents.

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Peggy and Anna were joined by Ariel who was visiting and joined in  Liturgical Dance they were doing to the song "Jesus is a Rock" !!
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We went to Evans Mills for their "Strawberry Festival"  and were joined by John and his daughter Courtney doing some singing, Courtney just graduated from High School is off this coming fall to Bible College to take classes.  John is retired Military and has played in bands for a long time.
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Above you have a three armed guitar player, Roger is strumming the strings with his right hand, I am fretting the strings with my left hand, rogers left hand is thumping on the guitar to keep time and, we are singing!!!!!
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Above I played with Mark's Group at Country Manor and Marks Daughter Tiffany is a very good singer and sang a few songs with her dad as her brother Travis in white T shirt also joines them in a trio!!!
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Anna Mae and our Grandson Brent at the Lewis County Fair having a snack then off to the midway!
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Yup, Grandson is up there on this ride !!
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Brent and Grandma are way up on the top, I am on good old Mother Earth!!!
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We saw some fantastic livestock, these Holstiens were huge !!    It was hot in the barns with huge fans everywhere but it was very clean, lots of FFA kids very hard at work.

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All the stall's were very clean !!
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Brent on a Bungee Jump as he heads UP !!!!!

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These are the OXEN, they are Ben and Ox, they are 4 years old, go about 1800 pounds, this is their last year competing as they are going to the slaughter house, beef on the hoof up here is $1.86 a pound, I know the gentleman who owns these boys and he has 3 more teams in training,  this area is locked but he let me in to take my picture but I made sure I watched those horns!!
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Here comes my favorite at the Fair, Horses Team Work, I used to do this with my Grandfathers Teams and must say I was very good at it.
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This teams of "Paints" were very good but came in second!!!!
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The Grandson finishing out the day with one last ride!!!!!!!!!!
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Anna Mae checking one of our gardens !!!  Getting there but this heat is making us water more and growth is slow!!
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Hope everyone is doing OK!!!   Don't forget our Veterans !!!!!   Keep them in your Prayers !!!!
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