first snow . . .

On Saturday, December 5th the first sign of winter has finally arrived. We have had about six inches of snow falling in Frederick area. It was so beautiful to watch the tiny flakes of snow falling down and slowly its cover the entire ground with a big white blanket. A peaceful time and a lonely time for me. I still remember just like yesterday... that you would make a pot of bean soup to warm our tummy or a big breakfast with grits and bacon or sausages whatever we have in the fridge that weekend. Oh, how I miss you. I miss you so much that my heart aches and my bones hurt. Why did you have to go so soon? It has been 16 lonely and difficult years without you . . . How do I love Thee? Let me count the ways...

Another year

Another long and hard year has gone by without you and today is your birthday. I miss you and thinking about you every day... I wish you were here to celebrate your special day with me, our children and grandchildren. Life is so lonely and hard without you Fred, I love you, miss you and hope you have A Happy Birthday wherever your spirit might be...

Did you know that on this day (February 11) in history these things were happened:
1818: Chile proclaims independence
1943: General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe

and you're sharing your birthday with some of these well-known celebrities:
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan (1847)
Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska
Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow, Burt Reynolds and Eva Gabor