Today. A Year Ago. My Vicki

This is a picture from 2010 when we used to make 

Santa ornaments from the

okra from our garden.  We had way too much fun!

Sweet Memories.

It just didn't last long enough!

Who would have ever thought this would have happened?

So in honor of My Vicki I cut the okra from our garden and spray 

painted it last night.

I let it dry overnight.

Then I got busy making Okra Santas!

And she would be so proud of me. 

I made a video for my youtube channel as I was making some.

Yall will have to check it out. 

The link is below at the end of this post!

A year ago today, Vicki Lou had stints put in where the cancer was.

This had been attempted several times but didn't work.

This time it did! She had to be there at 6:30 a.m. and the procedure was suppose to be

at 8:30 this morning.

We all were praying this time it would work

and it did!

Her honey texted me at 8:40 and told me they had started the procedure.

at 10:15 he texted me to say she was in recovery and they were able to get both stents in!

We were so happy. He said it would be another hour to hour and half before they would

let him see her.

That afternoon about 3 they got home. 

He said she was a little sick from anesthesia. 

She always did. 

But he said she seemed better and I know she was so happy!!!

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Yesterday she fell. Her honey told her that she was moving too fast. 

She jokingly told me that ceramic tile didn't feel good.

(Smile)

She said her body was so sore. Then, Vicki being Vick asked me to pray for her 

sister, B. She had shingles and Vicki was so concerned about her.

I told her I would.

She ended that text with 3 "LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you, Val!"

And I know she did.

If you think my memory is this good to remember all the details.

It is not. 

But thankfully I have old texts. 

I am so thankful for these last few texts.

I am printing them out as pictures so I won't lose them,

and my children will have them one day when I am gone.

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“Sometimes the smallest things 

take the most room in your heart.”

Winnie the Pooh

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Okra Ornaments?

Remember this okra?
This is the okra out of my garden drying.

Well I picked up the Grands one afternoon and
 decided that I would let them help me work on our Okra Craft!
It started out great with popcorn, coke, and the okras to paint.

Then it changed when I told the girls about making the flowers out of gift tissue paper.
Look at "Angel" working so hard.

They caught on so quick.  They loved making flowers.
I think they forgot about the okra painting.
Didn't they do such a good job?

Then they decided that they wanted to go outside
 and find some more things to work with like pinecones and other stuff.
"Sweet Teen" found this flower and I could see her mind working.

The next thing I saw is "Sweet Teen" painting a flower like she picked.

Look at this when she got through!!!

Isn't it beautiful?

Now "Brother" was over here still using the paint
but he had found some more goodies outside that he wanted to use.
You may notice that his shirt is off......when he gets serious about something
he always takes his shirt off for some reason. He is hilarious.
He is telling Paw Paw what all he is doing.

"Sweet Teen" just couldn't get enough of flower making.

By now" Brother" had got bored with painting
and the next thing we knew he was on the floor
with the tissue paper making robots!!!
Just like a boy!!!

Then "Sweet Teen" found origami on the internet
and she made this butterfly.  She amazes me.

Wasn't this post about Okra?  Oh yes.
The Grands kind of forgot about painting the okra but they
accomplished a lot.  They love craft time at Gran's house.

When I went to see my BFF, Vicki the other day
she gave me a plastic bag full of painted okra
from years ago when we had done this.
I haven't got those done but I can't wait to work on them.
Thanks Vicki Lou!

Here are some of the finished okra.  My "Sweet Hunter" has a very
gifted artistic aunt and she showed me how to make these years ago.
She made me a block of wood with holes in it for the okra to stand in and dry
after painting them.  She even painted the wood red for me.
I haven't saw Aunt J in a long time but I would love for her to know that
I will always remember that she taught me how to do this.
It is now a tradition for me.
Okra is good for more than just eating.  Once you dry them they make the best
Santa Claus Ornaments for your tree and they last forever.