Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to my Dad

Today is the the beginning of a wonderful New Year and I do hope that it will be better than the last one. The pics above are of my dad whose 72nd b-day would have been today. He was a man who always had a good reason for having a party on New Years Eve as his B-day was the next day.

Good-bye to a very sad year

Me and my Honey. This year our life changed big time and my hubby had to move to Kuwait for a job. So the first time in our married life we are now living apart. This has been very hard for me.

My dad and oh how I loved this man. He left this life on July 8th of 2008. So I now have no parents and miss them both so much. I really thought he would never die but now he is gone and I must go on.

My wonderful and sweet Grandma Hartzell. She lived a long and fulfilled life. She was 20 days shy of her 98th birthday. She was the best grandma in the world and she is now with her parents, her husband, and the 3 children who died before her. I love and miss you so very much.

What can I say about my year 2008? I can say 2 people I loved are no longer with us and I miss them so very much. My Dad as everyone knows died in July while I was in Kuwait visiting my hubby. This came just a little over a year since the death of my mom. I did not have to come home early as my father was buried at Arlington and he would not be buried until after I got back. So Ash and I finished our visit with Michael and then flew home. Michael flew home for my dads funeral and stayed a week. So I had to deal with losing the second most important guy in my life and I am so happy that I got to spend the Sunday before I went to Kuwait with him. My grandma was wonderful and I spent many wonderful summers with her. She was a great person and no one could have ever had a better grandparent. She was all I had after my Grandma Nill died in 1989 and both my grandpas went in 1966. That is why I thank God everyday that I had as long as I did with her. God Bless you Dad and Grandma and I do hope to see you again someday.

Christmas Day 2008

flower arrangement that my honey sent me.

Alyssa with her brand new boots

Carla, Linky and Krista

My baby on her new horse from mema & Opa

Carla and her Linky Lou

My 2 beautiful babies

Lyssa with her princess stuff so she can be a Princess.

Her pretty pony ornaments

Just looking cute.

Linky with her new jacket and hat. She is so cool.

So many presents she says.

Linky on her new pogo stick that her other set grandparents gave her.

My baby with her new barbie hot car with a jammin radio. She loves this thing.

Christmas at the Bowman house was very lonely for me this year. Michael in Kuwait and the girls were where they needed to be with the people they loved. They all met at the house at 3 and we opened family gifts.

My Grandma 1/13/1911--12/24/2008

Alberta Anna Bellrichard Hartzell

Me & my grandma in 2002 at my cousin Carrie's wedding.

My grandma in 2006

My nephew Austin and his great-grandma in 2006

this is a 5 generation picture of my family. My grandma, my mom, Me, 2 of my daughters(Krista & Carla) & my granddaughter in 2002.

This was taken in 2000 at My grandma's 90th birthday. It is of Grandma, Uncle Bob, and Aunt Nita.

My mom and my grandma taken in 1995.

My mom and grandma.

this pic was taken in 2006 it is grandma and her baby(Linda) with Lindsey.

MaryLou, Grandma & my mom

3 Angels--Lois, Grandma & my mom

My mom and her siblings at Grandma's 90th Birthday.

Thanksgiving with the Family

my baby on her Opa's soda michael

My best friend

Michael, Lyssa & I

My favorite girls

Chris, Carla & the girls

Me and my hubby

Krista, Linky, Michael & Carla

Michael, Lyssa, & Stephanie

Stephanie cooking dinner

Carla & Linky doing the cranberries

Everyone working in the kitchen

talking after dinner

the 2 lovebirds

All the people I love

Dad and his girls

Are we not cute???????

Michael, Carla & I

Michael, Krista & I

Michael, Stephanie & I

This year are family is thankful that Michael got to spend the holiday with us. He will not be here for Christmas but we had him for one holiday. He is now back in Kuwait and we miss him so much.