My Family

As you know, I am 50 years old. I would like to tell you a little about my family. My mother, Granny, is 76 years young and is the most important woman in my life. I love her so much. I wish she could live forever. I don't know what I'll do if anything happens to her. I guess you could just lock me up in a padded room with one of those nice white jackets. My husband, Doug, is 54 years old and very special to me. We have been married 33 years and we've kind of grown on each other. You can't be married to someone that long and not love each other. My daughter, Bambi, is 32 years old and the mother of Rebecca and Nicholas. Bambi can be a little unnerving at times, but she is really a lovely person. She sure has turned out to be a good mom. Rebecca was my first granddaughter and will always hold a special place in my heart. I tried to get Bambi to give me custody of her, but nothing doing. Nicholas is almost 22 months old and gets into everything. But he definitely knows the meaning of "no" and uses his knowledge well to stay out of trouble. He is so cute. He loves to get in the pool with me but he won't let go of me. Bambi is married to Jeff, who works in Oak Ridge. My son, Doug II, is in the army and will soon be coming home for good. He has been to Afghanastan 3 times and Romania once. He is the father of Billy and Shelly, my other 2 grandchildren. He is married to Rose, who works at the day care where the children stay and is also a student. I think she is majoring in education. Doug seems like a really good dad. I guess we'll find out for sure once he gets home and is aroung the kids all the time. Billy is 2 years old and is also into everything. (terrible 2's). He is very adventurous and likes to see what makes things work. He is so funny when he talks to an imaginary audience. Maybe he'll be a preacher one day. Or a politician (God forbid!). Shelly is almost 5 months old and she's a real cutie. She doesn't do alot right now but she has learned to turn over and she loves to smile. My step grandmother (Zula, aka:MaMaw) will be celebrating her 100th birthday next month. I'll hopefully be attending her party. She still gets around but has fallen and broken a hip in the past and lives in an assited living facility. My dog, Troy, is a sweet little puppy. He protects the house and will gladly chew off the arm of anybody he doesn't know. My dad, Frank, passed away when I was 19 from lung cancer. He was only 51. I love him and still miss him to this day. He'll be gone 31 years the 20th of this month. Daddy, I wish you were here and healthy. My sister, Gerry, is the single mom of Kelli, who is married to Jeremy. They are expecting their first child in November. Gerry will be a grandma then and she just doesn't know how special that will be. Gerry is an LPN and works in a nursing home. Kelli works in the bakery at Walmart and Jeremy works in the pharmacy at Walgreens. I am an LPN and I work in a hospital. I hate working in nursing homes. It takes a special person to work in a nursing home and I just don't have the patience. So this is my family. Hope you've enjoyed reading about them cause they mean the world to me.