KaZa Photography

It is a very special day when you are given the privilege of celebrating someone's 102nd birthday!

Today, I joined the rest of my family as we celebrated my grandmother's 102nd!  Incredible!

Just as we were about to serve the cake, I grabbed my iphone and "tweeted" a happy birthday message.  It just struck me... here I was uploading a picture of this fabulous lady onto the 'Net... and when she was born every house did not even have indoor plumbing or electricity.  We've all been dazzled over the years with the stories of her childhood and her family's horse "Dick" has become part of our families lore, but I don't think that we really ever sit down and think about all the changes that she has born witness to.

Happy Birthday Grammie.... you are a VERY special lady!

Snuggle up with the one you love!

When you think of February, your mind automatically turns to love, hearts..... and candy!

Ahh....it's that time of year again.... children have absorbed just enough musical knowledge that it's time to move on to real live band instruments.  

The children were tested about a week ago to see which instrument they are best able to produce quality "sound" with.  Kidlet #2 was able to make music on all of the instuments that were availalble.... so the options were open.

 She has wanted to play the trumpet for over 2 years now.... and was extremely delighted when her first choice was granted.  She came home today with a big black box containing a bright, shiny, new trumpet.  She was so excited....it was almost hard to contain!

She has shown us how to use the valve oil to prepare the instrument for play.... and how she has to take care of it..... and all the positions in to play the proper notes.

She has also been practicing ten minutes at a time every hour...... 

We have made it very clear that this gorgeous, shiny, new trumpet is not to be used as a wake-up call in the mornings... just in case! :-)

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