We celebrated our 44th Wedding aniversary today, August 28, 2009

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Roper and Grandpa and Speed demon Grandma

Mom and Dad came to Abilene today . We had lunch being that Roper leaves to college tomorrow.

We leave tomorrow morning on our way to Levelland , South Plains College..which is just west of Lubbock. Taking a kid to college is an experience for me... Hope I do ok. Seems like yesterday Roper was going to kindergarten.

Mom has some news of her own...I won't tell.... vroom vroom... is all I will say . Give her a call.

I told her I wouldn't put it on the blog!! LOL!

Jaquelin and Jessica's 1st Day of school

Today I left my heart in kindergarden.......The teacher gave us this activity before we left our child that completely broke my heart. She gave us each traced hands with a string tied around it called "The Kissing Hand" We exchanged heart stickers and we both kissed the hands and then exchanged them in the back there was a poem "I'm off to school to have some fun But I'll always be your little one. If you miss me I'll understand just please remember your kissing hand." I think I cried all day as well as when I told anyone that asked me about my day or about the hand I had hanging around my neck. This was such a hard day for me alot harder that it ever was with the other 2 kids maybe its because she is my special little baby. :(

61 yrs.... anniversary for Joe and Eva.

TODAY IS 61 YEARS FOR JOE AND EVA..........GO AHEAD AND POST YOUR WELL WISHES.

Mom and Dad are coming over tomorrow for supper. We are cooking steaks and all the trimmings . We are celebrating thier 61 years..,,, Gary being home for a week,,,and Roper leaving to college.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

On Monday, August 10, visiting the Ed Martinez household in Hemet, California were none other than Alice and Lindsay Johnson. This was their first time visiting in Hemet and luckily, there was no traffic and made it From Santa Monica to here in less than two hours (100+) miles. We visited and enjoyed lunch at Applebee's. Lindsay enjoyed many of Elise's old recipe books including some from Rhineland and Knox County (Texas). We really enjoyed their visit and hopefully next time they can stay longer.

On another note, the leg from my hip joint fracture is healing well with still time to go. While there is still some pain in the leg, yesterday the Orthopedic Surgeon who did my surgery started to let me start putting weight on the leg. It will take some time to really start putting up to 50% of the weight on the leg, and will take a little time to trust it. It will at least let me start walking a little using a walker and will get me off of the wheelchair a lot less.

Lesson learned: Stay away from ladders or at least be very careful with them as you get older. It takes a lot longer to heal with age. That's all for now and until then, let us all know what is happening with your families by using the old blog.

Eddie

Theresa's Bridal Shower 8/1/09

Theresa's bridesmaids (minus Lindsay who could not make it to shower), top photo.

Martinez girls get together for Theresa's bridal shower. (middle photo)

Pam and Theresa smile for the camera.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIKA

Happy Birthday to Erika (Martinez) Sigal of Seattle, Washington. Let's all wish her a happy birthday. You'll have to ask her how many.

BELATED BIRTHDAYS

Sorry we missed it but belated Happy Birthdays to Michaela Martinez, July 28, and to Carrie Lynn Perez, on July 29. Sorry no pictures, but we didn't want to completely forget. For those of you who may not know them, Michaela is the daughter of the late Bobby Martinez and Erika Sigal and Carrie Lynn is the daughter of Rudy and Lila Martinez.

Lordy , Lordy, look who is now 40. Happy Belated Birthday to both of them.