Grandaddy in Nevada

Do you ever see things that you would not normally like, but they make you remember someone...  ...So on some level you like something really odd, like the postcard below:

This postcard reminds me of my Mom's Dad....one of the things that he used to say was "The whole famdamily".   I guess that he thought that it sounded nicer that way?  I don't know about that, but as a child (and now) it is fun to say (in my head or to myself), and it tickles your mouth somehow, when you say it. =)

Dwayne Eugene “Doc” Cottom 

 May 12, 1939 ~ October 22, 2013. 

Grandan Gene, Matt, Grandma Marge & Joshua, Me & Mom, Grandaddy and Clint (Summer 1986)

Usually known to his Grandchildren as "Grandaddy in Nevada"
and sometimes "G-dad"....

~Grandaddy in Nevada left some pretty nice people~

His wife Mary, they had 25ish years together.

Mary & Benjamin (Summer 1992)

3 Children:  Debbie & Pleas McKee, Matt & Debbra Cottom, and Clint Cottom

6 Grandchildren:  Joshua & Anna McKee,  Adrienne McKee,  Benjamin & Jalinda McKee, Cameron Carstenbrook, Megan Cottom, and Matthew Cottom 

3 Great-grandchildren:  Garrett, Damond & Simon

Grandan Gene (my great-grandfather), Grandaddy, Cameron, Uncle Matt & Uncle Clint

Donna & Cameron Carstenbrook, and Uncle Matt

 

Summer 1986- Uncle Clint & I and Joshua & Grandaddy at Circus Circus in Reno, NV 

This was normal~ open the door, stand there,
and holler & yell~ until everyone came running!

Grandaddy & I weren't really the best of friends...  =) (Summer 1986)

Grandaddy trying to play with Benjamin in 1992

Grandaddy & Cameron Carstenbrook

Food on Friday: Homemade Caramel Corn

Mmm!

As far as I'm concerned, we have had this recipe booklet forever!

 This is the recipe that we use the most...this time we used a little less popcorn- I'm glad that we did!

Happy Eating!

~Adrienne

(I may share this post on "Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson"

I just love her blog, especially around Valentines day!)

I have a short literary quiz for you:

1) Who's "Mother was an angel & Father was a cannibal king"?

2) Betsy & Tib have a dear friend named __________.

3) Which set of books did "everything pudding, everything pie" come from?

4) __________ is the name of the little girl who ALWAYS wore pink & white striped dresses.

5) Do you remember the name of the pig who happened to be a writer & detective?

Look for the answers on Monday!

Parker Cousins

 When you visit your cousins....

...start the morning with a tickle fight....

 ....and hug your cousins....

....and play tops with the baby (she LOVED the tops that Dad made, and was SO cute toddling around with one in each hand!)!

Go for a hike....

...photograph the flowers....

 ...and baby Liorah!

Help with dinner to earn your keep (aren't the peppers pretty?)!

 

And don't forget to take some nice organized photos too!  (I'm sad to say that after getting home and looking at the photos we took, we realized that we did not get a single photo of ALL the girls! It's SO sad~ sorry Jodi!)

Mom and Russ....

 

....all the cousins!

Kayson, Me & Joshua....playing with Kinetic Sand (here) and "pencil pod racing"!  (we also played ping-pong)

 

 Sophie's new friends =)  

 (How do you like that cute dress I made? It was so easy, I glad that it fits so well!)

 You should have seen the boy I caught....he was THIS BIG!

 

 Bloopers:

(isn't it crazy how Joshua looks like a rounder faced version of his cousin, my Uncle Matt)

Thanks for letting us interrupt your lives for a while....I hope that we are friends forever!

Thursday~ blast from the past

I always miss "Throw-back Thursdays"....but not this time~  I hope that you enjoy these!

That bear is "Petie", and was Benjamin McKee's...I'm sure that he did not mind sharing with me. (he had a "Sweetie" too, named for the the children's book called "Sweetie & Petie")  I'm pretty sure that I remember this play time.

 

Did you know that I don't mind getting wet & dirty? Provided I'm dressed for the occasion!

 Mom needed lots of help with the baby!

 One of the best family photos ever taken!

My Day & Parties

When I work elections, I like to look at the lists of voters for folks that where born on the 5th of March, and those born in 1985....there are not a lot of us, or at least I don't feel like it.

But then that makes me special, right? =)

Last night (after working the elections all day), I decided to be young again, and camped out on the living room floor in a nest of feather comforters and watched "Standing Room Only"....needless to say, I was sore & felt a little old when I woke up this morning!

What will this year hold?!  I wonder....  =)

So, Happy 29th Birthday to me!  =)

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First Party of the Season:

 ...let's set the camera up to take a photo of ourselves....well...that was a bit formal...

....let's take some funny pictures!

 What kind of face are you making behind my back?

Oops! I didn't know that Adrienne set the camera to take multiple pictures! =)

Thank you for coming to my Party, Sarah!

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Second Party of the Season:

The new kind of Party Hats! (3 for $1 at Dollar Tree!)

Homemade Almond Brownie (recipe) + Rice Dream Vanilla "Ice Cream" + Sprinkles = YUM!

Thanks for coming to my Party, Elizabeth! 

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Third Party of the Season:

We watched the 1955 version of "My Sister Eileen" (watch it here)  

           (I don't think that it was quite as good as the 1942 version, but cute anyway)

 Mother's Cookies (new Safari style for St. Patty's Day)

 Thank you for coming to my party, Mom & Dad~ have a chocolate bar! 
(found the cute tags at FPTFY- click here)

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