It is definitely Christmas time!!

Just a few pictures we took recently at our annual visit to Opryland hotel. We usually go there after we eat Thanksgiving dinner. A visit to santa, and some photo ops for Christmas card pictures.

What I am Thankful for

I have been thinking a lot about this lately and feel the need to blog on this subject. Sometimes we take things for granted and don't appreciate people or things we have in our life.

I think we all can be a little bit more kinder in the world to everyone whether we know them or not.

I am thankful for My God
for my family
for my job
for my health
for having lived a good life
for my friends
for being able to have a wonderful hobby (scrapbooking & photography for those of you who don't know).


This year will be the first of many holidays I will spend without my Mother and I miss her dearly. I had her in my life 52 years and she lived a good long life. But I cannot forget all the other people who will celebrate the holidays without loved ones they have lost through sickness, war or other circumstances. I just want to say I am grateful and thankful to have had Mom with me all these years. I have my memories and that will get me and my Dad through the holidays.

Well, as I sit here crying I would just like everyone who reads my blog to think of something to be thankful for. I know the world is crazy and times are hard but at least you woke up this morning and were breathing. So go and do something nice for someone whether you know them or not. Because if everyone did just one nice thing a day the world would be a better place.

Hugs and
Take Care
Remember to do something nice everyday and be thankful

Always Terri

She's 17 already????

She is 17 already when did this all happen?

Today my granddaughter Alyssa turned 17! Where did all this time go? It was just yesterday I was holding her and cuddling her cute little bundle. I don't feel old enough to have a 17 yo granddaughter! Alyssa, her Mom, and I all enjoyed the day in Nville shopping and eating out lunch at olive garden.

Love you Little Lissy
Always Memaw

A visit to the Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual visit to Jacksons Orchard on Sunday and I wanted to post some of the pics with the boys. Alyssa didn't get to go so we will have to make one more trip back up the hill. We have been going since she was a baby (11 months old) and she is now soon to be 17! So you will see some more pumpkin patch pics again with her in them!

fun times & cute projects

I had a fun time this weekend with my scrapping buddies! Here are some of the projects we did, Bard did a great job! Here they are:

Mom is in heaven resting

My Mom is at peace now. She passed away on September 25, 2008 in her sleep after a long painful night. I am glad that I had the time to spend her last days with her it was a very spiritual journey for all of us.My sisters and brother, Dad, and my oldest daughter and two nieces and great nephew were all there to take care of her and comfort her and my Dad. She relived my birth and told some amazing stories that made us laugh and cry at the same breath. My Mom was a very special women to a lot of people she had a heart of gold and was very stern when she needed to be. We had a wonderful memorial service for her and my Dad wrote this poem for her the day after she passed.

JUST ANOTHER LONELY DAY © 9-25-2008 L.V. DABBS
SITTIN’ HERE… ON THE COUCH
LOOKING OUT…THE WINDOW
AND..I KNOW…I KNOW…
YOUR LOOKING DOWN AT ME…
WONDERING HOW…, HOW…
I’LL GET ALONG..
WITHOUT…YOU …AND…ME…
COME THE DAWN…
I RISE AGAIN…
SEE YOU EVERYDAY…
AND PRAY…PRAY..
THAT WE’LL MEET AGAIN..
TIL..THEN…, DARLIN’…
GOOD MORNING…AND
I’LL GET ALONG, SOMEHOW…
I WILL… LOVE YOU…
FOREVER…AND EVER…


He couldn't read it to me without crying which made me cry too. After several tries of reading it to my brother & I and having us crying, he asked me to read it at the service. He couldn't get up in front of the people and say it so I did with my siblings beside me. Needless to say everyone was crying then 61+ years of having someone there to talk to whenever you needed or wanted something is a very long time.
So treasure your loved ones and please take care of yourself go to the Dr. and find out what you have don't let it go. You are cheating yourself and loved ones out of quality of life. Take care and THANK YOU to everyone for there thoughts, prayers, calls, and encouragement and just for being there for me and my family through this difficult time.

Love Terri

Mom is home now.

For those of you keeping up with my Mom and her recent illness and hospital stay; she was transpoorted home on Saturday by ambulance. She slept most of the day Saturday. My Dad was a wreck on Sunday taking care of her. I seriously thought he cannot handle this. But I will give him a lot of credit for what he is doing and it breaks my heart that I cannot help him as much as I would like too. By Monday he seemed to settle down (my Dad that is). I could hear it in his voice how tired or stressed he gets. I actually talked to my Mom Monday and she told me that she was hungry and they weren't feeding her! My Dad had just told me she ate breakfast but apparently it wasn't what she wanted. It was quite funny it was like she was telling me that they were not feeding her. My Dad asked her what she wanted and she wanted a italian beef sandwich from the hot dog stand we like to go to. So Dad went and got her a sandwich. She needs to eat she has lost weight and needs to get strong again. I think my Dad has determination to make her well again and he will accept nothing less! I am one of those who have to wait and see and can not get my hopes up until I see for myself. Hoping and praying for the best here is all I can do right now. I call Mom & Dad daily to get and update. Today she sounded good but she has to stay in bed for 2 days the blod thinner has her blood a little thin trying to regulate the right dosage. So again thanks for the prayers and phone calls and notes of kindness it means so much to me that words could never describe it.

Hugs Terri