Cox Jackson Family Reunion

I survived the family reunion .. we had a great time and it was great seeing family i hadn’t seen in years.

of course my dad has the biggest family as he had the most kids.  My dad is sitting in the chair with his sons/daughters and grand kids that were there.  No we were not all there about 1/2 and we had a time getting everyone in the picture

 

Uncle Bob Jackson family .. a few were present

Aunt Betty (Jackson) .. just a few of her family was here

Aunt Rosie (Jackson) with her sons were missing

 

Aunt Louis (Jackson) and her gang

Uncle Keith Cox

  

great aunt Mary (my dad’s mom sister)

   

brother and sisters with my Grandma’s sister aunt Mary front L-R Bob, Louis, Aunt Mary Back row L-R Alice, Pearly, Betty, Dorothy, Rosie and Dad

cousin Linda and cousin Frankie on the Cox side

 

Cousin Joann and her family on the Cox side

the younger folks got a softball game going

       

while others visited and the little ones enjoyed the park

   

even some of the older ones enjoyed the park.  My dad is still a kid

 

after the food was eaten, the games were over the party begin with the DJ

Of course we left before this party began.  I snagged these pictures of face book from my sister in law Cindy (thanks Cindy)

After we left we went to see hubby’s mom as tomorrow is not only Mother’s Day but her 75th birthday!  We didn’t get home until after 10 pm.  What an exhausting day but a fun filled day with family.

A busy week

It’s been a busy week for us and the time has flew by.  We’ve been spending our time enjoying great friendships, spending time with our grand kids. 

Tuesday May 8, was my brother Jimmy’s wedding anniversary .. happy 25 yrs!  Wednesday was my aunt Rosie’s birthday and Thursday May 10 was my sister Rosie’s birthday.  Happy birthday.  Saturday May 12th is my sister Patty wedding anniversary.  Yes May is a popular month for my family.

Thursday night we went to Hailey’s soft ball game and they won again.  So far they have won both their games. 

Today we picked Hailey up from school and we had a great time playing at the park, fishing,  4 wheel riding and sitting by the fire enjoying friends.  Tomorrow is a family reunion with a DJ to celebrate all the good things that has happened to our family in the month of May.

Hope you have all had a great week.

Happy Anniversary Honey

Today is our wedding anniversary we have been married 29 years!  It’s amazing how time flies.  It still feels like it hasn’t been that long ago that we were so young and excited about starting our life together.  It’s been a great day for us.  We spent time doing what we love, enjoying playing games with good friends.

Happy Anniversary honey, I love You!!  I look forward to many more wonderful years with you.

A Relaxing Weekend

We really haven’t done anything the last few days.  On Saturday Cora and Dave invited us over for home made ice cream and it was great on a hot day. Some grocery shopping, went to church and have basically just veggied out and I've been taking naps.  I’m tired and not feeling the best.  We’ve had pretty warm days the past couple of days and the humidity is horrible! 

Hope you all had a great weekend :)

Trip to the Doctor

I got up early this morning and got showered and washed my hair.  I have a doctors appt.  It’s another beautiful day the sun is shinning and it’s T-shirt and shorts weather!  Yeppie

I went and saw the doctor .. ummm my blood pressure was 172/128 .. Yikes!!  It wasn’t surprising as I've been down in the back for sometime with all this cool and rainy weather.  When i have severe back pain as I've been experiencing my blood pressure shots through the roof.  I take 2 blood pressure pills a day and even with those it’s high.  I will be making an appt with my regular doctor to see how my blood pressure is doing sometime next week. 

 

After we left the doctor’s office we needed to do a few stops, one was the ford dealership looking for a part hubby needs for the truck. They didn’t have it :(  We went to Golden Corral for lunch/dinner.  It ended up being a long day and we were both exhausted when we got home.  We got a nice surprise our oldest son stopped to visit a bit since he is working in the area.  It’s always good to see our son.

I went to Cora’s for a visit with her and Wanda and then headed home to retire for the evening.  Hope you all had a great day.

Rain brings May Flowers?

They say April showers brings May flowers, well if that is the case we should have all kinds of beautiful flowers.  At least the warmth seems to have finally found me.  Yesterday temps were around 84 degrees!  YESSSS .. finally i’m back to my T-shirt and shorts weather.  My back started to let up a bit yesterday afternoon and i ventured outside and had some company come visit me.  Cora came to sit outside and enjoy the warmth, friend Jim, Pam and then Dave stopped later.  We had a great time sitting outside in the warmth of the Sunshine.

Later hubby got dinner for us, he made Salisbury steak and mashed tators .. yummy .. thanks hubby.  Later Cliff, Georgia, Cora, Dave, hubby and I played Pegs and Jokers.  We had a great time even though the men did win both games.

Today temps have really warmed up to almost 90 degrees!  I spent some time sitting outside until the sun got too hot and i started to sweat and then it was time to retire inside.  I’m glad to see the rain gone, the sun shinning and can feel the warmth again.  Although this weekend the rain is suppose to return.

still down in the back

April is going out like a Lion .. where has the time gone?  It’s hard to believe April is over and tomorrow a new month begins.  We woke to thunder storms this morning and it was another very ruff night.  I have basically been living on heating pads and pain pills.  I didn’t get up until almost 11 AM! 

Not much to really blog about when you are spending all your time in a bed, on the couch or in a recliner.  With this back that is all that i am able to do.  It has rained so much i’m beginning to think i need to invest in a boat.  We are sounded by water and no i wasn’t able to get outside and get any pictures.  I’m hibernating like a bear does in the winter.

I did manage to put some pork steaks in the crock pot for dinner.  Later i added some brown gravy mix and mushroom for a tasty gravy.  Hubby nuked some baked potatoes and supper was served.