Challenge "R"

 

Wow, I am really impressed with myself.  Two posts in two days.  This must be a record, at least for this year.  It could be that R is really, really, extremely, perfectly easy for me.  I just hope I don't forget someone really important.  Here goes:

 

 

Rocky, my husband and best friend.  Of course I love him.  He is my life.  I cannot imagine life without him.  He is my best friend, my sweetheart, my support, my EVERYTHING.  We have been married for 39 years, but if you count the four years of dating we have been together for 43 years.  Waaayyyy more than life before him.  I love him, I adore him, I depend on him.

 

Next is our oldest son, Rowdy.  He brought so much happiness with him the day he was born.  He is such a fine person.  I am so proud of the person he has become.  Rowdy is a Physical Therapist.  He got the dream to be one when he was in High School because he had a knee injury and went to a Physical Therapist for it.  He loved the fact that you can help someone with this profession.  Rowdy is a hard worker and he has integrity and loyalty.  I love this man so much.

 

Ryan, our baby, is next.  Words can't explain the blessing he has been to our life.  We thought we were finished having children.  Then we found out that we were going to get to have one more.  From the moment he was born he has blessed our lives. He has kept us young.  He has been his Dad's hunting and fishing buddy.  He is strong like his Dad.  When he believes in something there is no one that can change his mind.  He, too, is a fine person.  I am proud to be his Mom.  I love him with all my heart.

 

Rocky James is our first grandson.  He is our only grandchild whose names starts with R.  He is named after both of his Grandfathers.  What a noble name to have.  Both men are the kind of men you would want to be like.  I have always loved this boy.  He has always been my friend.  He loved to visit with me when he was young and he still does.  Right now I am so thrilled because he is living with us for his senior year of High School.  What a special gift he is to us at this time.  I really love this boy.



 

Robert Hull, my grandfather.  He was very special to me.  I learned a lot from him.  He was the best grandfather a kid could have.  He played with us.  He taught us about work and gardening.  I think that is why I love working in my yard so much.  Grandpa loved to travel, I do too.  He loved people, I do too.  Just sitting here and thinking about it I think he influenced so much of my life.  I realize that a lot of my traits come from him.  Grandpa, I love you.

Challenge "Q"

 

Okay, in my defense for the long period of time between posts, Q is really, really hard.  There are not many things that even start with Q, let alone things that I love.  But here is what I came up with:

 

 

Quilts:  I love  quilts.  I love snuggling in them when it is cold and I love that my mother made quilts for me that I still have even though I don't have her.  Both of my grandmothers left me quilts, too.  I think quilting by hand is a lost art.  Everyone uses machines nowadays.  I am grateful that I learned how to quilt.  I just wish I had time to do it.

 

 

Questions:  I love questions.  I love to answer them.  I like to ask them.   I guess it is probably because I like to visit with people and questions open the conversation and get it going.  I also like surveys and tests because I get to answer questions.  Kind of weird.  But I still like questions. (Oh, except for "WHY" asked a hundred times.)

 

 

Quarts:  I love to see a pantry shelf full of Quart bottles with produce and other things in them.  Canning has always been a love of mine.  I love the way it feels when you see the result of your time.  I love to spend the time visiting and laughing while we do it.  I spent a lot of time with my Mother canning.  And my grandmother.  These are cherished times.

 

 

Okay that is it.  That is what I came up with.  And it should be good with all the time I have had to think about this one.