Newest Additions to Our Family

On July 7th, when we arrived back at the home of my Mother-in-law, Doris, from my Moms graveside service, we found some new additions she was adding to our family. She had 5 ducks, a goose and a puppy waiting for us. I asked her if she thought that was gonna take the place of my Mom, she quickly answered "no, but will keep you busy!".

For those of y'all that are not aware, we have been desperately trying to get some ducks on the tank this year. We have now had 12 out of 58 ducklings make it on their own. Doris is determined that we are gonna have ducks on the tank.

Our new puppy has been named Dotty, in memory of my Mom, whom a lot of people from her earlier days used to always call her Dot, short for Doris. Dotty is mostly white but she does have black dots all over her belly. She is part Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd. She was 4 weeks old when we got her, she is now about 7 weeks old and has grown a lot. Here is the most recent picture that I took of her and our German Shepherd, Shelly.

My Mom & Dad, My Best Friends, My Angels in Heaven!!

Russell Watson Bruner

May 19, 1925

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May 31, 2008

Doris Elda Bruner

October 9, 1930

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July 2, 2008

Sharing a memory of Mom (Nana)

This was a rather interesting day...Mom was determined to learn to play solitaire on the computer. Keep in mind, she had never even sat at a computer other than to view slide show that was on 24 hours a day at her request. The slide show contains pictures of family and friends and she loved sitting at the table watching it.

We worked and worked at teaching her how to use the mouse, how to point, click and move the cards, etc. She was so excited about learning and was concentrating so hard that she had a death grip on that mouse. I would have to keep reminding her to relax and not let it cause her stress because that was the point of her playing to relax and release stress. We practiced several times but she decided that she would just play at the table using real cards. The main thing that would give her fits was the curving of her hand due the arthritis, this would intefere with the use of the mouse.

Paw Paw's Little Texas Ranger

Last week my niece, Jennifer, and my great nephew, Campbell, came by for a visit and we started taking pictures of Campbell holding the flag that draped my Dad's casket and was presented to us in memory of my Dad and his devoted and selfless consecration to the service of our country in the Armed Forces of the United States, Navy. Boogie decided since we were taking pictures of Campbell with the flag it would only be fitting to have a Texas flag as a backdrop, so we proudly used his idea for this picture.

After our picture taking session, we headed to La Pradera for lunch. Jennifer and I visited and ate while Campbell sleep soundly the entire time.

Thank you Jennifer!!

Wow, Jennifer (my niece) is teaching me all kinds of ways to spend any and all spare time I might have on the computer by introducing me to Facebook and getting me interested in Blogspot due to loving her post. Jennifer tried to get me interested in blogging a long while back but I didn't have a clue what it was at the time. I maintained a blog for the longest time to keep family and friends aware of my Mom and Dad's current condition. If anyone has someone with a terminal illness, www.caringbridge.com is a great way to keep family and friends updated. Thanks again Jennifer!!