Lisa Aman Patrick was at the Guest Book

Tracy Collord Thomas & Sandy Hayford Carveth, our nieces, were our flower girls.

The Happy Couple

Our cute little flower girls & our nieces~ Lori Germain Fitzgerald, Connie Hayford Waters, & Cynthia Hayford

Ministers" Rev. Wayne Aman, Rev. Carl Kinzler(not pictured) Ushers: Larry Foster, Terry Aman, Pianist Connie Edwards, Songs, Dale & Ileta Hayford, Doug & Connie Edwards,

Attendants: Sandra Collord, Dale Hayford, Ileta Hayford,Everett Collord. Plus the little girls already mentioned.

Dale, Ileta, Avis, Bruce, Sandra, Everett.

Below~ the new Family, Bruce, Avis, Brian, & our parents.

My parents & me.

Thirtyfive years ago today, Bruce & I became one.  It has been a wonderful 35 years & also I am now married for as long as I was single.  That's right, I was 35, but he was every bit worth waiting for.  Bruce lost his young wife & was left with a small son.  I often teased that I married Bruce so I could be Brians mother.  Our pastor at that time was Rev. Wayne Aman, pastoring at Kuna, but trying to start a work over near Arena Valley where Bruce was living. He & Bruce also worked together for the Dept. of Transportation.  One day I asked Br. Aman, teasingly, why he wasn't helping me & he said, "I am".  I was thrilled & eventually his help paid off.  A church was started in Greenleaf, Bruce & I married & moved just a few houses down from the Amans.  Oh the memories we have of times spent with these dear people. He has gone on to heaven and his wife, Virginia, now lives out by her daughter, Sue, in Murphy.  We miss those days, but so glad for all the wonderful memories.  Brian became my boy and I could not love him anymore had he been born to me.  Brians maternal grandparents & uncle & his family took me on as family, too, & eventually when Karen was born she also became a grandchild to them.  Of course, my parents & my brother & family very readily accepted Brian into our family.  Bruce & I had a boy, Dale Edwin, who lived two hours & went back to heaven.  After two more losses, we eventually became parents to a beautiful daughter, Karen Beth.  Brian adored his new sister.  Also along with Bruce I aquired some wonderful Germain inlaws.  I am thanking God today for bringing Bruce & Brian into my life & then giving us our daughter, Karen.  Happy Anniversary Bruce.  You have been so wonderful to me all these years & I still do say I do to my wedding vows to thee..  I am looking toward many more years growing old with thee.

Happy Anniversary to us 

Dennis running the grill

Bruce, Kyra, & Lisa

Kyra & Kammy in deep conversation

Lisa left some yummy chocolate chip cookies which Kammy claimed were for her.

 July 14, Kalli turned 7.  According to Idaho law she is now out of a car seat~~ that is a big deal for a 7 year old. They both requested low keyed birthdays.  Kalli wanted a lemon pie instead of a cake & it was yummy~~ Wise Choice ;) 

 In July the Borks went for a much needed vacation, stopping by the Rocky Mountain Holiness Camp in Rapid City, S. D. for a few days.  While there they took in a few sites including Mt Rushmore.  From there they went to Colorado Springs, Colorado where they spent a few days with Ricks parents.  Grandpa Bork dedicated Kaite while they were there, too.  On the way home they spent a few days in Yellowstone Park.  Now they are refreshed to pastor & Rick get back to work. LOL.  We love our kids & pastor & feel we are doubly blessed to have the two in one.  Kaite had quite a time her first few months and after being referred to a pediatric gastrointerologist she is now on a high dose of preacid & is doing better.  It is so neat so see her reach for things, coo & smile.  Poor baby was in so much pain before she could not do anything but scream.

In June I also had eye lids surgery.  I had such baggy eyelids it was affecting my vision, so the Dr. cut about 1/2 inch off.  I looked like I had been in a real fight.  May post a picture of my eyes.  They are pretty close to normal now. I was surprized how long it took for them to heal.

August is the birthday of two great in laws!  We have 7 11 Convenience stores out here, so our in laws are 7 11. Rick being on the 7th of August & Beth  on the 11th of August.  We love you like our own, Rick & Beth.   Also on Beths birthday I had scheduled some surgery that has been needing done for a couple years now.  What was to be an outpatient surgery turned into a 5 day hospital stay.  It also turned into more major surgery than we had expected.  Karen & Rick have been staying in their camper out here taking care of me.  I have got so spoiled I panic at the thought of them leaving.  I am still on basically do nothing restrictions & the better I get to feeling the more it bugs me to not be able to do my own work.  There is a danger of the incision coming apart and I DO NOT want to go through the surgery again.  Thus I am being very careful.  I do have good & bad days, but think there are beginning to be more good than bad now.  Beth had us all over for a good dinner last Sunday & Karen is such a good cook I am afraid I am going to gain back the 20 pounds I have lost if I eat much more of her cooking.
This summer we also aquired a Grand horse.  Jared is now the Proud owner of a horse.  Duke was in our pasture for awhile, but now Brian & the boys have built a corral at their place so Duke is now at his own home.  All the Grand think Duke is the greatest thing that happened to this Germain Clan.

This Sunday Bruce & I will celebrate our 35th anniversary.  I am so thankful God brought Bruce & Brian in to my life and then a few years later gave us our beautiful daughter, Karen.   I surely do have much to be thankful for.  That is it for this time.

The BIGGEST EVENT in our lives, though, happened this year on April 23, when we got out 7th grandchild, and 5th granddaughter.  Kaite Weslee Bork arrived at 10:17 AM weighing 8 lbs. and 21 inches long.  Lots of dark hair  Karen and Rick are the proud parents.  Kaite's middle name is Weslee, the Wes coming from her daddy, Richard Wesley, and the Lee coming from her Uncle Brian Lee.  That makes Weslee.  Her big sisters are all very happy with her.  Of course she is adorable.

The month of May has just arrived.  May Day reminds me of when I was a kid in North Dakota.  I was telling my grandgirls about one year delivering in the snow.  We would fix up baskets with candy rather than flowers and knock on the door and then run and they were supposed to catch you and give you a kiss. I remember one year one of my friends had mumps and since I wanted mumps, I let her catch me.  KIDS!!  I didn't get mumps either until I was at BMI in Illinois.  And I was sick, not too much fun!!!!    We have enjoyed keeping the Bork girls while Mom recuperates from surgery.  It is going to be mighty lonely here when they can go home.  Also we get to keep Nettie, Brians girl, quite often and enjoy her, too.  Now why else would this be called blogging grandma, if we did not have the best GRANDS in the whole world. 

Mothers Day comes in May and thought I would reminisce about my mother,  One day, when Karen was small yet, I asked Mom, When you looked at me when I was little Did your heart just burst with love and pride for me like mine does for Karen.  Those who know my mom will not be surprized at her short blunt quick answer.  She says to me,  " It still does"  That was it,  Doesn't that sound just like my mom?  I miss her so much yet.

Also on May 30, our Karen Beth will be 31 years old!  Wow!  Where has time gone????  And yes, my heart just bursts with love and pride when I look at her!!!!!!!!!!!!!  In fact, maybe with that praise I will be able to get her to post a picture on my blog of our newest beautiful   KAITE WESLEE!!!!!!!!!

March also has a few mentionable birthdays.  March 7, is my dear friend, Peggy Schwartz Miller.  Though life has taken us different ways and we rarely, if ever, see each other we have remained true friends for nearly 50 years now.  Thanks, Peggy, for being my friend and sharing a sister heart with me.  I have already said Happy Birthday, so now I will say, Happy Year.  Also on March 26th, Peggy and her hubby, Larry, will celebrate their wedding anniversary.  I have know Larry longer than I have known Peggy, and so wish these great friends of mine  Happy Anniversary!!

Then my friend and sis, you see her sister is my sister in law so we have decided that makes us sisters!!!  Gwen will celebrate another year of her birth on March 26th  Happy Birthday, Gwen, and many more.  Wish we could be together to celebrate, but just let me wish you a Happy Birthday and many more.  Thanks for being a great friend and sis to me for these 40 plus years.

Spring is coming and I am glad.  I told someone I have froze all winter and will not complain when it is hot, but of course, you know I will.  HaHa!

Happy Spring to all my bloggin friends from this blogging, braggin grandma.  All are worth braggin about including the 7th which is to arrive in about 5 weeks. Keep tuned for ____'s arrival!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday all you Januaryites out there.  It is a good month for birthdays!!!!