Thankful Thursday - Ceasar and Hannah

Ceasar and Hannah

This picture was taken several years ago...Ceasar is now about 15 years and has lost most of his hair and teeth.  He's not as lively as he used to be and we fear his time with us may be short.  Ceasar lays by hubby's feet or on in his lap all the time.  Hannah is a pistol, anyone comes to the door she's like a 'bat outta hell' charging to the other room to go into hiding.  The first day we got her she disappeared on us.  We searched high and low for hours but no Hannah, we thought we'd lost her and we hadn't even had her an hour.  We finally found her under the car in the garage...how she got there we're not sure.  Now we don't let her out of sight unless we know she's in the house with us.  She loves to have her tummy rubbed and then spends most of her time hiding in the closet or under the bed.

We got Ceasar at a Petsmart in 1997....Petsmart works with the animal shelter to place pets that have been put up for adoption.  I can't believe anyone would have taken such a beautiful dog to the pound...but it was our gain.  Hannah was given to us by a breeder friend after she had her first liter.  We got her in 2004. I used to wonder how much she missed those babies she had carried and nursed.  As a mother I just cannot imagine.

Our gain on these two cuties - we are so thankful that they came into our lives and bless us in a big way.

Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wednesday - Almost

From my mother's scrapbook - I assume it is her, Margaret Troyer, 

taken sometime between 1930-1938.

Interesting how she cut around the top of the body.

Mary Post Warren

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46 years and counting

The other day (April 25, 2010) my honey and I celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary.  People ask me what's our 'What's your secret for lasting so long'....there is NO secret.  It's all about God, commitment and respect.  We never went into this thinking we could divorce if things don't work out, too many today do that....we went into marriage for life and life it will be.  Don't get me wrong, I know there are reasons for having to divorce - infidelity, abuse - but we know that with God as our 'pilot' (not co-pilot) we made it this far!

In a few months I will go to my 50th high school reunion, and a few years later we look forward  to celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary....as we await the next 50 years of life.  What will it bring - how much will things change - we can't answer these questions but we do know that the best years of our lives are yet to come! 

Mary Post Warren

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Happy Birthday Billy

                            

 Another year old - gosh, it's hard to believe that in a just a few years you'll be eligible for AARP and some senior discounts.  What happened to the years?  I know it's an old cliche' but it does 'seem like just yesterday' that you went from this to the wonderful person you are today!

Side note: Only mom's are allowed to call their son's Billy when they are older!

Mary Post Warren

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Thankful Thursday - Unidentified Pictures

Several weeks ago I posted a picture from my collection that is heavily damaged.  I e-mailed it also to a 2nd cousin for his collection, as well as another damaged picture I have.  He played with them in PhotoShop and did an awesome job on restoring them.  Click on the link above to see the damaged picture.  Now take a look at this one!  Hard to believe that it's really damaged in 'real life'.

This is the other unidentified picture he 'played with' which I had not posted previously. 

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to my 2nd cousin Greg for his AWESOME work on these.  Now if someone could help us identify the people in these photos.  I suspect they may be Troyers or Schrocks (in which case Greg would not be related to them).

(a side note: Greg and I found each other on Ancestry.com).

Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wednesday - Almost

(click photo to enlarge)

I can figure everything out except the last names.  Can anyone help me transcribe the last names of this couple?  Found in my mother's scrapbook...Gretchen and/or Eugene were more than likely one of mom's friends or relatives.

Mary Post Warren

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Winter in Goshen

The house where my mother grew up.  The address was simply:

 10th Street

                                          Goshen Indiana

                                      no address number, no zip code....so easy.

                   

Mary Post Warren

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