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

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Vienna.... CLICK ON THE RED SQUARE IN YOUR UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BLOG PAGE..IT HAS A WHITE B IN IT. ONCE YOU CLICK ON IT ...CLICK ON NEW POST.. then the posting part should come on. If you want to post a pic there is icon to add a pic.
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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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RITA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RITA TODAY...WE WON'T TELL HER AGE! BIRTHDAY LUNCH TODAY AND PHOTOS WILL COME LATER!

Rita's Birthday Lunch

It is that time again...Rita's birthday is Sunday, July 26. She wants to have lunch at Hoffbrau Steaks in Haltom City at 11:30 on Sunday. Let me know if you will be attending so we can get enough tables. Email me at alicefj@gmail.com or call me before Sunday. The address is

4613 Denton Hwy

Hope to see you there!

Graduation Album

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Roper's graduation

Here is a few pics of Ropers graduation back May 29. I will post a album a link to the album. I got to hand Roper's his diploma since I am on the school board. He was scared I was gonna cry and faint ...so was I , when I handed the diploma to him. Meds work wonders!!
Pic of Ms. TAlker and Sylvia and Alice~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOM!!!!

Today is Mom's birthday . If you haven't made the call you have a few more hours. I will say mom is 79.......... and looking good.

That phone should be hot by now.

Happy 14th Birthday Jalen

We all love you very much!!!

Love,

Dad, Mom, Jessica and Jaquelin

Happy Birthday to Lance David

Today is Lances birthday . He is 22.......... Davids son.
Happy Birthday to Lance!!!!

TEXAS HEAT.........WHEW..............

It has been a scorcher here in Texas. Setting records here in Abilene. I was glad I was not near Wichita Falls this week.........they got to 109.

Mom and Dad are doing fine. Dad always tells me things that mom has done during the week ...and tells me " go put it on the computer" ... and Mother says " shutup..... I'm gonna put what you do on the computer!" . He said on the way back from Ft. Worth they stopped at Springtown @ McDonalds and Mom tryed to walk into the kitchen instead fo the restrooms.
Now.......she will be gettiing on me about putting everything on 'THE BLOG" ..as she calls it .

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

We had lunch the day after the big July 4th party at the Johnsons. We all met at Lubys and had a good lunch . Can't believe we all ate again after all the food we had at Phillip and Alices.
R to L
ELOISE, SYLVIA, IRENE , RITA, KIRK, ELENA, MERCEDES, THERESA, CALEB, DAVID, JOE, GILBERT , EVA

I'M BACK

Hello everyone. Well I'm back from that disastrous fall from a ladder. The right hip joint socket was fractured in a lot of pieces and after 11-12 hours of surgery and some titanium plates and screws the fantastic Orthopedist was able to put the pieces together. Can you imagine the surgeon being able to sit or stand for that long a time? I can't even sit in this wheelchair for more thana half hour at one time. Anyhow, to make a long story short, I spent 21 days in the Kaiser Riverside hospital and 20 days in Manor Care Rehab Center in Hemet before coming home. After the operation I also spent about ten of those days due to upper bowel obstruction until they could get that straighten out as well. Altogether I have spent some of the most painful days that you could not just imagine. I don't believe there is not anything that they could have done to me that would be more painful. The best thing is that the nightmare is over. I cannot put any weight on the right leg for three months. There has been excellent progress on the leg with rehab and almost everyday there is some progress. However the leg still throbs and as I said, it is hard for me to sit in the wheelchair and using a walker to get around much. So, don't wish this on your worst enemy.

Thank you all so very much for your calls and cards that you sent wishing me well and also for your prayers. I want you all to know that it was most appreciated. I also want to thank my dear wife who stood by me day and night in the hospital and having to suffer and sleep in tiny chairs next to me. There were a lot of things she did for me that the wonderful nurses could not do while there. She is an angel and I owe her. The doctors and staff at Kaiser Hospital Riverside were fantastic and I would highly reccomend them. Thanks again to all of you.

Eddie

P.S. Note the weight loss on my Picture. I lost 25 lbs. All right sisters lose the weight by exercise instead of a hospital. LOL

July 4th Picnic

Hey everyone...if you plan to attend the picnic, will you email me alicefj@gmail.com or call 817-485-5138. We need a general idea of how many people will attend so we can order food. Hope you can make it. Thanks!