Christmas means.....
Good Friends
Field of Dreams...With our Families
Joe, Me, David, Andrea was missing, Dave, Michael and Helena
A very dear friend of Joe's and mine, called the other day, I call him my
"conscious", he always knew what I was thinking, going to do, and what I was going to say....he is a good friend!
We talked for a while, talked about the crazies that we did on and before Christmas, before we had our children, how when I first met Joe, how he was into tools way back then, that he wanted a screw driver set, not just any kind of screw drivers, but a set for left handed people, well being in High School and not knowing about tools, I went to Sears, looked through all the tools, couldn't find a
" Left Handed Screw Driver Set" so I ask for help! I had the whole department laughing, the person went on the inform me that all screw drivers are the same! I was mad as hell, got home and called him, told him what the person said, and all I heard on the other end of the phone, was a jolly laugh! I knew at that point if I was going to be going out with Joe, I had to stay one step ahead of him! That weekend when we met with friends they all wanted to know about the Left Handed Screw Driver Set! I had told my kids about that story, one that I did forget about, David couldn't believe that I asked for that screw driver set, but he said knowing how his dad was, he might have done the same thing!
I had friends come and ask me when we were first married, that life must have been very funny with Joe! I got in my funnies with him also, but life was good! I can now go back and have a few laughs, I still miss him a bunch! I know he is still there with me, just can't see him or feel his touch.
We talked about Christmas this year, how I feel, and how I didn't want Christmas this year, how he said, Joe will be there with me, the girls, the kids, each one of us in our hearts. Our memories of Christmas, will always be there, each in a special way. I can treasure my best memories of Joe. It will be hard, and tearful, I do think I can make. It will be another first, little steps at a time.
Merry Christmas!
This is a close up view, I sprayed a finish on all the nuts that I used, so in years to come, they will still be in tack.
I have my shopping done, still no Christmas Spirit! Christmas will be at my brothers house this year. They are 25 of us when we all get together! Each one of us crazier then the next one!
Short post this week.....Everyone have a Very Merry Christmas!
Field of Dreams...With our Families
We talked for a while, talked about the crazies that we did on and before Christmas, before we had our children, how when I first met Joe, how he was into tools way back then, that he wanted a screw driver set, not just any kind of screw drivers, but a set for left handed people, well being in High School and not knowing about tools, I went to Sears, looked through all the tools, couldn't find a " Left Handed Screw Driver Set" so I ask for help! I had the whole department laughing, the person went on the inform me that all screw drivers are the same! I was mad as hell, got home and called him, told him what the person said, and all I heard on the other end of the phone, was a jolly laugh! I knew at that point if I was going to be going out with Joe, I had to stay one step ahead of him! That weekend when we met with friends they all wanted to know about the Left Handed Screw Driver Set! I had told my kids about that story, one that I did forget about, David couldn't believe that I asked for that screw driver set, but he said knowing how his dad was, he might have done the same thing!
I had friends come and ask me when we were first married, that life must have been very funny with Joe! I got in my funnies with him also, but life was good! I can now go back and have a few laughs, I still miss him a bunch! I know he is still there with me, just can't see him or feel his touch.
We talked about Christmas this year, how I feel, and how I didn't want Christmas this year, how he said, Joe will be there with me, the girls, the kids, each one of us in our hearts. Our memories of Christmas, will always be there, each in a special way. I can treasure my best memories of Joe. It will be hard, and tearful, I do think I can make. It will be another first, little steps at a time.
I did get page one done of my Personal Sampler, and half of page 2, just 10 more to go. I am trying for a page a month, but we will see how that goes. I have now turned this into a Memorial Sampler for Joe, his date of death has been added, also the birth date of Josephina, he was looking forward to his new Grand daughter.
The sampler with the new name and dates added.
This is a close up, of some of the detail .
I did get the last of Joe's patches sewn on the Quilt, that my girlfriend had put together for me, I did sew the binding by hand around the Quilt. Joe was a big Bears Fan!
The backside of the Quilt.
Detail of the Quilting, and the last patch added! His picture.
My nephew, who is in 8th grade, this year, plays football, asked if he could request Joe's number 77, when he played football this year! I was thrilled! So for Christmas I made him a wall hanging of the front side of Joe's Jersey, I used the back for the Quilt, I am thankful that Joe was a saver! I never would have thought he saved his Jersey when he played Semi-Pro Football back in the 70's. Picture is of Joe when he played Semi-Pro Football.
