Bell Gram: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

April Birthdays and Dates To Remember!

April 4th: Hank & Ali

April 5th

6th Cecily

12th Bryson

14th Carlton

18th Wynton

19th Jean

March Quotes!

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the comfort of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the results of a good conscious, good health, occupation and freedom. - Jean

Kelsey gave us these Pooh quotes to help us with our pain over losing Lucky

Nobody is too difficult to deal with for a person who cares to understand. - Bunpar

Though we appear to be sleeping, there is an inner wakefulness that directs the dream . . . that will eventually startle us back to the truth of who we are. Rumi

"You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea" - Medgar Evers

Monday, March 30, 2015

Happy Birthday, Charisse!

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Blessed Palm Sunday!

Palm Sunday in the United States celebrates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the Sunday before Easter Sunday.

Programs of sacred music are performed in many towns and cities in the United States on Palm Sunday. They are often sponsored by and held in local churches but they may also be part of the musical community’s regular concert series. These programs usually begin on or before Palm Sunday and may continue throughout Holy Week. Bethany College’s Messiah Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas, has been held during Holy Week for more than 100 years.

Plays or pageants that focus on Holy Week themes are also performed on Palm Sunday. The Blessing of the Fleet in St Augustine, Florida, takes place on Palm Sunday each year. Shrimp trawlers and other fishing boats, as well as privately owned vessels, visit the town to receive a blessing. It is also customary for Christians to place blessed palm leaves in the shape of a cross behind religious images or statues in homes, stores and restaurants in the United States.

Happy Birthday, Khloe!

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Happy Birthday, Aiden!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Alijah Gets Braces - March 23rd!

Monday, March 23, 2015

Happy Birthday, Takako!

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Happy Belated Anniversary, Kendall and Sharon!

March 19th

Happy Belated Anniversary, Las and Mary!

March 17th

Remenbering Daddy!

March 21, 1908 - September 8, 1990

http://familybellgram.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-memory-of-union-bell.html

http://familybellgram.blogspot.com/2012/09/remembering-daddy.html

http://familybellgram.blogspot.com/2013/09/remembering-daddy.html

http://familybellgram.blogspot.com/2014/09/remembering-daddy.html

Friday, March 20, 2015

Alijah's St Patrick's Day Dessert!

Alijah's first St Pat's dessert

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Lucky!

Lucky never sit still for a good photo. This is the best one I ever got.

He was born on Travis Air Force Base and was part of a litter being sold by an airman about to transfer out. Nick wanted a puppy and Wayne wanted one that would grow into a big dog. I did some research and found that Labs were the number one dogs in families with children. So they went and picked him out. He was sweet, but very much a puppy and went through his terrible two stage ripping out the sprinkler system. He once ate a stake put out for ants. He was always into something. He had papers, but we never registered him. He had a long run area in the yard and for many years Wayne took him to an open field to run everyday. Then the city put up a fence and took away access to the field. He had loved to go run in that open field. Wayne recalls one day when Lucky just wouldn't wait for the tailgate to be opened, and jumped over it. Not a good landing :) Once when we were on vacation he stayed at a kennel where the owner was a bird hunter and bird dog trainer. He spent some time trying to see if Lucky would retrieve. Lucky said "Nah, I don't think so". :) One year the neighbor painted his house and Lucky went over and scratched a spot in the fresh paint. We apologized and the neighbor fixed the paint. Lucky went and scratched it again. :) Over the years he and the neighbor became buddies and the neighbor let him out each day during the time that we stayed at the hospital with Nick. As he got older and lacked the opportunity to exercise he started to slow down and had arthritic joints. Many times within the last year we had to adjust his diet. He had some nervous issues. Something about linoleum and tile he just didn't trust. He refused to step on it. :) So quiet downstairs. He was always in the garage when Wayne went out there every night. I fed him every evening and he would hit my legs with his tail and ate it up as I talked baby talk to him. He was the only one here who loved that. :) I've had dogs all of my life. Without a doubt, Lucky was the sweetest one.

Here Lucky is enjoying his new orthopedic bed

Lucky Holyfield passed away on Wednesday, March 18th. He was 14 1/2. We were the lucky ones.

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breedinformation/sporting/labdoret.html

Congratulations, Carl!

Congratulations, Carl for doing so well on your paper and for making the Dean's List. You are an inspiration! Rikki

Carlton, Your Paper was so inspiring. It revealed what you learnerd about the South, but it also revealed what wonderful parents you had. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thanks for Sharing. Love You Booobie. Aunt Jean