THANKFUL FOR OUR 42nd ANNIVERSARY (April 17, 2012)

BOY WAS I SURPRISED TO OPEN THE DOOR AT WORK TO SEE NORMAN STANDING THERE WITH A LARGE VASE WITH TWO DOZEN RED ROSES.. IT ALSO HAS RED GLASS BEADS IN THE BOTTOM.. AND HE HANDED ME A BEAUTIFUL CARD! ... THANKS BABE.. LOVE YOU, ALWAYS!!

I Swear - John Michael Montgomery (with lyrics) - YouTube

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wonder what our next 42 years will bring?

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my beautiful anniversary card reads..

FOR MY WIFE

Our anniversary is the perfect day to renew my promises to you... To be the best husband and friend I can be, to make you smile and be here for you always, to cherish and protect the love we share.. and especially, to love you with all my heart.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

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(it has a red silk ribbon around it, with a golden rose and little "diamonds" around it.. and gold glittery trim.. BEAUTIFUL .. THANKS BABE!

HE ALSO BOUGHT ME THIS GARDEN OASIS, TWO KIDS FOUNTAIN
(since my deflectors for my car wouldn't fit.. they don't make any that will fit.. 'GO FIGURE')
And I got him a new watch and his deflectors to go over the windows of his Dakota
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THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON OUR 30th ANNIVERSARY.. WE WERE GOING OUT FOR THE EVENING! Amazed by Lonestar (lyrics) - YouTube
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THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON OUR WEDDING DAY APRIL 17, 1970
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing Lyrics - YouTube we were married at my parents house ... then went to church for an annual dinner ... (lol, well, it was original!) then we went back to Mom and Dad's for wedding cake before we went to our apartment! Seemed like I was "really doing something that night, leaving around 9 or 9:30 without permission, or even having to ask" LOL!
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times and rules sure have changed since then!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HERE, I WAS AROUND 8 YEARS OLD, HE WAS 16 , but we had permission to ride the bikes up and down our (my family's home) road in Mallow ... LOL Orleans - Still The One -with lyrics - YouTube ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WE WENT TO SHONEYS FOR SUPPER, THEN ON TO LOWES TO BUY THE FIXTURES FOR OUR NEW SHOWER ... (it's big enough for both of us, 5 ft, by 3 ft) AND THEN TO WALMARTS AND KMART'S A FEW MINUTES WHILE WE WERE IN LEWISBURG.. Rod Stewart-Have I told you lately - YouTube

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YouTube - ?open the eyes of my heart lord??

YouTube - May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You - Jim Reeves
PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY.. SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR JAKE AND FRANCES TOO.. PRAYERS FOR MRS TERRY AND HER UPCOMING SURGERY.. PRAYERS FOR LILY AND HER RECOVERY FROM SURGERY.. PRAYING FOR EVAN AND ALL THE CHILDREN WITH EB, CANCER AND EVERY OTHER DREADFUL DISEASES.. AND THEIR FAMILIES...PRAYING FOR EVERYONE WITH NASTY OLE CANCER.. SUCH A DREADFUL THING.. GOD COMFORT, HEAL AND BLESS EACH AND GRANT INNER PEACE TO THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.. PRAYING FOR EVERYONE NEEDING A JOB AND (OR) THE WANT AND WILL TO WORK! UNSPOKEN PRAYERS FOR JENNA AND BETTY JO AND HER FAMILY.. PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY AND GOD'S GUIDANCE UPON IT.. PRAYING FOR ALL OF OUR SOLDIERS AND THEIR SAFE AND QUICK RETURN HOME AND THEIR PEACE OF MINDS AND SOULS AND THAT OF THEIR FAMILIES.. PRAYING FOR CHRIS AND ALL THE TRAVELING HE HAS TO DO FOR WORK.. THANKING YOU FOR JEFF AND NORMAN JR'S JOBS, AS WELL AS FOR MINE.. PRAYING FOR ALL THE "UNSPOKEN REQUEST, AND NEEDS" .. (and asking that you'll pray with us about ours) PRAYING ALSO FOR THE FOLKS AT "THE RETIREMENT HOME" MANY ARE REPORTED TO HAVE A NASTY VIRUS!.. AND THANKING GOD FOR ALL HIS GOODNESS, HIS LOVE, GRACE, MERCIES, GUIDANCE, AND BLESSINGS.. THANK YOU FOR THIS 42 YEARS, AND FOR BEING WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THANK YOU GOD IN ALL THINGS IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN..