My Son

This is one of my lost treasures. He loved his little green tractor. I'm going to be sharing these lost treasures with him this weekend. He doesn't know I found all these lost pictures.

Old Pictures

It was 1981 when my husband moved out at my request. I had filed for divorce and to make a long story long, we had to live separate and apart for one year before further legal proceeding could occur. One thing he took with him was all, let me repeat, all the pictures we had taken over our 18 years together. This included pictures of my family, my life experiences as well as all the kids baby pictures. The only pictures I had were ones in my wallet. I asked if I could have my family pictures and at least some of the kids pictures. I never got one. I have felt like that part of my life was robbed.

Recently I ran across of box I had not seen in over 30 years. It contained negatives of the first 6 or 7 years of our marriage which included my sons first 3 years and one year of my daughter. I was thrilled beyond measures. I spent a few days going through hundreds of negatives. I called Wal-Mart and asked if they could develop from negatives. They said they could but they would have to send them off to be printed. I took over a hundred negatives in for development last week. Earlier this week I picked up the first set. Since the negatives were different sizes and some were even black and white, they would have to be developed in four batches. When I got to the car I sat the looked through the 15 or 20 pictures and big tears ran down my face. Happy tears are the BEST!

This is a pictures of my daughter Nicole when she was a newborn. She has never seen her baby pictures. You may be wondering why she did not see them at her dad's. He threw them away. Right now she is at the beach with her family and her dad. I talked with her yesterday and told her I emailed her this picture and it will be waiting for her when she gets home. She will be so thrilled.

Is this not the most beautiful baby girl you have ever seen? Look at all that hair. I was told if you eat onions when you are pregnant your baby will have a lot of hair. I don't know if this is true, but I ate a lot of onions and both my children were born with a head full of hair. Do you remember those nightgowns we wore? Now I sleep in an over sized t-shirt and whatever.

The best thing about having old pictures remade from negatives, is they look like they were taken yesterday. I can't tell you how happy I am and I'm so looking forward to getting the rest of the pictures. Sorry folks, I will be boring you with old pictures as they come in.

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May 30, 1912 to October 4, 2000

Tea Time

Yesterday I met a couple girlfriends at a local tea room for lunch. This particular tea room has only been open a few months. The tea room requires reservations and is always packed. The pictures I've taken were after the lunch time rush hours. We sat at that table in the window.



This tea room is located in South Charleston, WV. I lived for 30 years in South Charleston before we built a home in Hurricane, WV. As you can see by the pictures the tables are elegantly covered with yellow print table cloths, and dressed with linen napkins and dainty tea cups. Going to a tea room gives me the feeling of being pampered.

This is my friend Alicia. As you can see behind her, the tables are covered with yellow print tablecloths and dressed with linen napkins and tea cups made of fine china.

This is my friend Jill. Behind her is a lovely reproduction of an antique secretary and a welcoming table and guest book. I noticed one of the names in the guest book were from England. They must have been visiting friends in the area.

Here's yours truly. Lots of exciting stuff behind me... Alicia had recently returned from an art retreat in Ohio where she learned some tricks to collage. She brought a couple pieces to show off her handy work. (Why didn't I take of picture....I forgot about my camera until after lunch). After lunch, Jill and I walked across the street to browse through an antique store. I really enjoy my friends!

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Graduation Day for my son Brian. He received his PhD in Geology from the University of Alabama

This was taken the next day. From the left is Nicole, my daughter, me, Brian holding Campbell and Carson. Nicole was pregnant with Caison.

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New River Gorge Bridge

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After Extreme Makeover

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like....Easter?

I just looked outside and couldn't believe my eyes. I grabbed my camera and shot this from my driveway. (I know, my shrubs need trimmed). We did have a few flakes earlier today, but now it looks like we may getting a little accumulation tonight. It's hard to believe it was 80 degrees earlier this week.

A Woman for President

Whomever did these pictures did a great job and has way too much time on their hands. I have a few more that I'll save for another time.