These silly little guys right here are my favorite guys, my sons, Andrew and Matthew. Andy (the blonde) is quite the ladies man, charming every girl in his class this year! He loves to study about nature, animals, the ocean, and planets. Matthew is very much into sports including soccer, basketball, etc. His opinions of girls right now is "YUCK!" His opinion may change someday! Anyways, these guys are so very special to me. I love you guys! Below you will see a picture of my dear mom. She is the most amazing woman I've ever known in my life! I can remember when I was a little girl my mom would get up at 4 in the morning to do some baking and cleaning, then it was off to work at the nursing home all day. After she got home from work, she would go down back of our house and dig clams until it was dark. I'll never know how she did it. I would love to have half of her ambition! And in her "spare time" she would volunteer as a medical technician on the Memorial Ambulance Corp. Mom, you are the most amazing woman! I love you! P.S. Did I mention that this woman is deadly with a chainsaw? There isn't a man around that would try to match her at this!
The young lady in the picture below is not exactly family, but she has become so close that we consider her to be one of our own. I became a member of "Big Brothers Big Sisters" organization 4 years ago and I was chosen to be Shannoah's mentor. We have done so many fun things together, gone out to lunch, gone bowling, and even cooked together. She is a very special girl and it has been a pleasure to work with her and be her "big sister." She is just another one of the kids I have unofficially adopted as my own... |