zombies among us

it was a beautiful normal day..

when suddenly... 

 
my dad got that familiar look in his eyes...

and got all zombie on us.

growing up, our friends would tell us to have our dad be the zombie...

 and he'd take big, heavy steps while we all ran through the house screaming.

 his transformation is so convincing, i found myself wanting to run like i was 5 again!!
(i played until i was about 16)

 no body is safe. even Buddy knew to keep hidden in the grass.

  

poor bella was his latest victim, but she seems to be adjusting to zombie life quite well.

winterhaven

we visited Grandma Jettie today in Winterhaven, FL and had a lovely visit! bella got lots of snuggles from grandma, and lots of kisses from Lucky.

 

 savanna, and my foot.

 

lucky was all over those bella lips!! as cute as it was, i was just a tad grossed out knowing he likely just finished polishing off his butt.

 Grandma's walls tell quite a story!

more lucky love

  

Our Grandma Jettie grew up in Mississippi and had "help" just like in the movie "The Help". She told us how she loved those women just like she loved her mother. Her mother, Oleta, had a reputation for being a very kind and generous woman, and would often find baskets of vegetables and fruits left on the porch of their home from their hired help. Oleta was the VP at a bank in town, and was known to give loans out generously to those of color.

 I asked my Grandma if she ever felt the hatred at that time, and she said she never felt that way towards them. They lived with hired help because they didn't know anything different. She treated and respected them just as she would any human being. Yes, they drank from separate fountains and sat in different places, but she never thought of them as less than herself. It's just what their world was like. She said one time, she invited her "help" into the front seat of her car, to which she politely declined (in a thick Mississippi accent), "No, Miss Jettie".

It amazes me that this was even possible!!!! Wow times have changed. It's so cool to hear what it was like from someone who lived it. I look forward to learning more about my Grandma Jettie!

 

build a sheep

 i was loving the colors in this store.

 

 build a bear store.

 she chose a sheep - her name is timmy

 

  happiest girl alive

runnin in the rain

i miss the rain storms here in FL!!!!

 

this is what we do in florida

we swim.

 

 grandpa buddy and grandma laurie came to visit!!