Sissy

What does it feel like to be afraid to leave your house not knowing if you will be able to find your way back? To remember your grandmother having to tie your grandfather to a tree if she needed to do laundry, or even go to the bathroom, so he wouldn't wonder off and get lost. I talked to my sister last week...she sounded wonderful..laughing, we teased one another about certain things. Talked of my husband joining the Walker Reserve Police and of our daddy who did the same thing when we were kids. She remembered all that and I knew that once I hung up the phone she wouldn't remember I called, or when I called. When I pick up the phone to call her I wonder if she will know who I am...so far, she does. She always says the next phone call is on her...but, it never is. A few years ago I was so hurt because she would say that, and when she didn't, I would even get angry... the disease of Alzheimers sneaks up on all so slowly. Her kids didn't even realize that it was eating up her mind. My next project is to start making her small binders...I think they will work better than a phone call. My niece, Judy, says she loves looking at pictures and reading...so, although I can never give up hearing her voice for as long as I can, I will write her postings and pictures and send to her. She can look, and read, these over & over.

A Policeman in the house

Bob has joined the Walker Reserve Police. He still has some training to go through but has passed the rough stuff, and it WAS ROUGH for a man almost 70. But, he did it & I am very proud of him. He has been doing ride-a-longs with several different ones to get the feel of it all, learn the call codes... ect. He looks so 'dashing' in his uniform...my hero

Christmas 2010

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas...lots more to do but finally have a start on it. It is important NOT to lose the meaning of CHRISTmas. We get so involved in the parties, shopping, decorating that we tend to forget the 'reason for the season'. The cold weather has come in ..thank goodness.. I hope it continues through the end of the year. I do so miss the cold winters of northern CA. Get a little melancholy this time of year. I miss 'home'. But, time moves on & all that is gone & we make our own 'home' with our own people & surroundings. Thank goodness for memories... hmmmmm, do you think that might be why we remember the things that happed year & years ago & can't find your car keys or remember what happened yesterday. Well, time to continue on with the decorating & shopping...hope you all have a great Holiday Season & a very Merry Christmas.

Walker Christmas Parade

Some of the Parade pictures. We had a great turn out this year. Seems to get bigger as the years go by. Looking forward to next year all ready.


We started the morning by serving gumbo n rice to the workers at the staging area. I think they said we served about 600 cups this

year. They started cooking around 7a.m. and we were ready to serve by 11.

People were coming to our area, drawn by the smell..wonderful. But, we had girls out with a cart taking it to the parking lot where everyone was working on their floats, cars, motorcycles and whatever they were going to be in the parade in. It is such a blessing to be able to do this for the public & have it received so openly. They were coming in & telling us how grateful they were, some wanted to give us money but this is an outreach from the church to the community. Last year we were freezing after a day of snow...this year it was beautiful...didn't even need a jacket until later in the afternoon.

Went to Wolf Rive RV Park in Pass Christian MS. for Thanksgiving. Had a wonderful time. I did have a cold on Thanksgiving Day & was glad I had cooked everything before hand. Just had to heat it up in the microwave & stove to feed Bob. I laid around all that day...watched football. The dogs were really good too. They are learning about this camping thing as we are. Thanksgiving was such a wonderful time to reflect on all the things we HAVE to be thankful for & also for those things we DON'T have. There is so much sorrow, sickness, loss of home, loss of family, loss of income. We may not have the life we thought we were going to have BUT, we have a great life, & nothing to be sorry about. We have one another, the kids are all healthy & making thier own way in the world. So we were able to join hands & from our hearts to our God truly say THANK YOU

Morning exercising.........

Bob exercises every morning...the dogs (big dog, Dawg, little one,Amie) now have taken to doing it with him...they are too funny. They will get on their backs, lick his face, cawl on him...in otherwise...make him laugh and stop and play with them and love on them...they win...no wait, HE WINS... Oh, they all win

A very special day.......

Oct 3 2010 was most likely THE most meaningful day of our lives. Bob and I were baptised. We have gone through so many trials since Jan 2009 that it didn't seem 'we' could survive, let alone be side by side with Pastor Wes of Revival Temple Church. We both know that without God, it would not be possible.When we came out of that water we were truly washed in the blood and it was all put to rest.It was a new beginning...in God, all things are possible.