Not alone

Never was..... I'm so happy.   It's been a Long time since I have blogged. Things sure have changed a lot. More happiness to come.

Tropical Storm Debby

Here are a few pictured I took at the North Jetty Beach yesterday 6/24/12 during Tropical Storm Debby.

Me and Em



Walk on the Pier with by baby girl!

Super Mom

Just Having Fun!!

S O L D

I'm so happy. 

I sold both of my scrapbook organizers.  I sold the shelf to Kei Kei and the paper racks to Gina!!!  They are both going to VERY good homes!!! 

XOXOXO

Thank you both!

An Era is Coming to an End....

An Era is Coming to an End....

... or at least it is remaining on break!  I haven't scrapbooked, I mean really scrapbooked in years.  I have done digital stuff, but no real scrapbooking.  I guess when things aren't what you picture they should be, it is hard to scrapbook them (or even take the pictures for that matter).

Well, I am moving into Mom's house and will not have room for my big scrapbook stuff.  I am selling them on Craigs List, well I posted them any way.  I can't bare to part with any of my supplies though, maybe one day I will use them.  By that time my glue may be dry and my adhesive may not work, but at least I will have all my fun embellishments!!  Until then, all my stuff will remained packed up and stored! 

My paper racks...

My shelf...

Share

I want to share my life with him; all, not just part of it.

No Title Needed

Where did it all go wrong...... I wish I knew and could go back and relive it.....

Hangin' in the kitchen.....

This is for Jenny.....

The "Non-Traveling" Flip Flops

My flip flops are identical to Jenny's Traveling Flip Flops.

Only difference is that mine won't be photographed

regularly as they tour the world.... 

They will just be on my feet!

If you don't know what I am talking about,

you need to see Jenny's Face Book album

"Got Flip flops | Will Travel". 

I love watching where her flip flops go all summer long!

The "Non-Traveling" Flip Flops

St. Pete Beach

Greg took me away for a quick overnight trip to St. Pete Beach last Friday night!  We had a great time - just being together!  He is back in SC now and I am eagerly looking forward to his return!

Greg and Jeannie
St. Pete Beach, FL
4/20/2012




Jeannie and the Giant Flip Flop
4/20/2012

Thank You Dad!

"Do the Right Thing, and You Know What the Right Thing is."
-Ken Sheaffer (My Dad) 

Thank you dad.  I recently had to make a very hard decision.  I keep these words close to my heart, they really came in handy this time!  It was a hard thing to do, but I know I did the right thing for my family!  XOXO Miss you Dad.  Thank you for watching out for me!

Relaxing Evening

Tonight I relaxed, I had a few drinks and some appetizers at Capt. Eddie's with Jen and Dave, then I hung out at their house for a couple of hours waiting for Emily to get off work.  How nice it was to just sit and relax..... I loved it!  Thank God for my loving Family!


Capt. Eddie's - Nokomis, FL

Me - Relaxing..... at the Warings.

LOL - Maggie trying to relax - afraid of the cat!!!

Change

37th B-day

March 20, 2012

My Birthday started with a day of clinicals with my students.  Then it was off to the courthouse for the sentencing of Missa Billib for DUI manslaughter.  Nothing can get my dad back, but she will be serving 13 years.  After the sentencing, Greg took me for a drink at Fin Daddy's in Sarasota so he could give me my birthday present.  After that, we picked up Emily and Garrett and headed to Sharky's for dinner.  We had a great time, and I really did have a great birthday.  Thank you to my family and friends for making this time in my life, that is so difficult, a little easier!  I love you all!

A glass of White Zin for me, a Miller Lite for Greg.
There's my gift, hiding behind the bow - you can't even see the box!

Greg saved the candle from my birthday last year and brought it from SC.
How sweet is that. We ordered jalapeno poppers so he could put the candle
in something and sing Happy Birthday!!  Look close, you can see the box now (under the bow)!

Perfect card - I was wearing my birthday Princes tiara!

My Gift.  thank you Greg!!!  XOXOXO

My Birthday Sunset at Sharky's

It's hard to tell, but this is a pic of Emily and Garrett walking on the beach
TOGETHER...
I love you guys!!!

My Babies!!
Emily and Garrett!
Thank you for helping me celebrate my B-day!

Justice is Served

Woman gets 13 years for DUI manslaughter

By LEE WILLIAMS
Correspondent

Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.

SARASOTA - Missa L. Billib was driving drunk — more than twice the legal limit — the night of Nov. 6, 2009, when she left Hoosier's Bar in Osprey and drove into the path of two oncoming motorcyclists.

One rider managed to avoid the collision.

The other, Robert K. "Kenny" Sheaffer, 57, a postal worker and married father of three, was not so lucky.

Sheaffer tried to stop, left more than 38 feet of skid marks, overturned without striking Billib's 2008 Chevy Tahoe and was thrown from his 2005 Harley Davidson.

The accident left Sheaffer brain dead. He died 13 days later, after his family made the difficult decision to remove him from life support.

Billib was convicted of DUI-related manslaughter earlier this month after a three-day trial.

Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Charles E. Roberts sentenced Billib to 13 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation, just two years shy of the 15-year maximum sought by the prosecution and Sheaffer's family.

"Fifteen years is an extremely small price to pay for taking my dad's life," Sheaffer's daughter Jenny told the judge.

Court documents show Billib, 45, has had previous arrests for DUI, battery, habitually driving with a suspended license and grand theft from a victim over 65 years of age.

She did not testify during her trial, but told the courtroom Tuesday she was sorry for what she had done and that she had been in an abusive relationship.

"I somehow became an alcoholic myself. I can only imagine how you feel," she said. "Through these past two years I have suffered a lot too."

Sheaffer had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 25 years. He married Margaret, his high school sweetheart, in 1971. The couple had one son, Kenny Jr., 41, and twin daughters Jenny and Jeannie, who are 37.

"He was a wonderful guy who worked his butt off for me and our three kids," Margaret Sheaffer said. "He would do anything for anybody. If he became your friend, you'd be friends for life."

Sheaffer also said her husband's death has forever changed her.

"I lost my partner, the love of my life. I don't feel safe going anyplace," she said. "I haven't been out of the house in two years, except a couple times. I don't want to go to church or to meet new people. I'm having a real hard time of it."

Kenny Sheaffer Jr., was satisfied with the sentence because of what Billib put his family through, especially the decision to remove his father from life support.

"She's had a previous DUI and other arrests, so obviously babying her isn't working," he said. "It wasn't her right to take my father away. She acted like judge, jury and executioner."

The Sheaffer family has filed a civil suit against Billib and Hoosier's Bar. The case is pending.

Missa L. Billib

Our B-Day

Family Birthday Celebration at Mom's House!

All the Kids!
Jordan, Garrett, Steve, Emily, Mamie, Andrew, Maggie and Ella

HAPPY B-DAY Jeannie and Jenny (37)

3-18-2012

"Blessings"

I heard this song at the perfect time..... 

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Blessings

Laura Story

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdomYour voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise

http://youtu.be/pGmKC34UZ68

 

Well....

This will Help

Why...

Why does it have to be so painful???