Our Family Photos
Smitty500mag
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Hard to believe that with in 3 decades later they'd all be gone except for me and my oldest son in the first photo below. Our youngest son wasn't born yet so he wasn't in the photo.
I would like to introduce you all to them. From left to right...that's was our youngest Daughter Kelly, Wife June, oldest Son Mark, the ugly one is me of course and that was our oldest Daughter Angie at the far right.
Below is my oldest Son, Mark, and his family a couple of years ago at their home on Christmas.
From left to right...That's Yoakam, the dog, who was supposed to be a mini Goldendoodle ha he's even bigger now, Granddaughter Katie, Grandson Max, oldest Son Mark and his wife Corina. The good news about Corina is that she's in remission from her stage 4 brain cancer. We never thought there would be anyway she would survive what she went through. She and June were battling it out at the same time but June wasn't as lucky.
Below is my youngest Son Matt and his Wife Mie. They were visiting her family in Hawaii and Japan 3 years ago in the photo. They have been married for 19 years now and decided they would not have any children.
They met on the Internet back in 2002 when they were about 16 years old. She lived in Orange County, CA and we were living in Alabama at the time. She and Matt were only 18 when she came to live with us in Georgia.
When they met on line he just had to go see her so we took Matt out to LA to met her. I told June she won't look anything like her pictures so we can head back home very soon. Boy was I wrong. When her dad brought her to the motel that morning in LA to met Matt I answered the door and I turned to June and said "We've either lost a Son or gained a Daughter" she was a knock out. Well we gained a daughter because they were going to run off on their own otherwise. June said they'll die out there by their selves and she said I think they really do love each other. As usual June was right. They've been inseparable ever since. She became another daughter of ours.
This is Matt a few months ago below. He is growing his hair long to donate to children with cancer since him Mom died of caner. He's been working at home since the pandemic so he was able to let it grow. It's longer than in the photo now. He goes back to work in the office in May so he's getting it cut this month sometime. Hard to believe Matt and Mie are both 37 years old now. Time has flown by and so much has happened.
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Beautiful family.
Thans for sharing your story
Handsome family
Beautiful family!
I seem to remember you telling us about your son's trip to California. Looking at those photos must be hard.
Yep I told that story before. Maybe not all of it.
June and I were a little worried about him back at that time because he wasn't dating and he was 16 years old and didn't seem interested in girls. Then one day he came in the living room and said "Mom and dad I need to talk to you" Me and June looked at each other and we were both thinking oh no this can't be what we're thinking. Then he said "I've met a girl I've been talking to on the Internet and phone for about a year and I'd like to go met her" June and I Jumped up and started hooting and hollering and patting him on the back. He though we were nuts.
Then when I found out where his girl friend lived I started griping at him and asking him why out of all the girls in Alabama and the rest of the Southern part of the United States why did you have to pick one in California which is as far away as you can get? June told me to just shut up and be happy. So that's the rest of the story on the youngest son and his wife.
And looking at those photos is about all I have now. I spend most of my days watching our old videos and looking at pictures while I'm wearing this heart monitor and trying to figure out why I'm so dang dizzy all the time.
I've got to go to an oral surgeon on May 4th to see what he can do with the 3 teeth that broke off while I was taking care of June. I didn't have anyone to help watch her so I didn't dare leave her alone long enough to go to a dentist. Now I'm on so much blood thinner that my doctor said I can't do without it for at least 6 months because of the stints he put in and long before the stints I nearly died of a blood clot so without the thinner my chances are not to good without it. Maybe the surgeon can do the surgery while I'm still on the thinner. I guess I'll find out.
Good luck at the dentist
I would have ask my son the same questions
My oldest son also never had a girl friend we knew of
I just came out and ask him are you happy of course wife got mad
I told him I would support what ever but for heaven sake tell me lol
He did have well still has a girlfriend. She is a nice girl and on the quiet side he Just never talked about it he works with her dad
Unless I have read your post wrong you lost both of your daughters. I lost a little boy. As you know the pain is indescribable. I can't even imagine the loss of a second child. This would be pain at a level I cannot comprehend. I am so sorry for your pain.
May the Lord somehow give you the strength to deal with this pain I know you are suffering.
Yes both daughters and wife have passed away. I feel like Job in the bible. Everyday is another bad experience. I haven't given up my faith yet but I've come mighty close and don't know how much more I could stand. Job was a heck of a man and I don't see how he ever made it but I'm being given the experience.