Update & HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE.

Hi Everyone,

I just first wanted to wish everyone the happiest of holidays. I hope your holiday season is a very blessed one.  God bless you all.

 

I also wanted to thank Debbie and Jan and Sheryl for coming to see me when I was in the hospital for a  day.  I sure wish we all lived closer so we could get together some times.  It meant so much to me to see their smiling faces, and made me realize how much I miss relatives.  Family is everything, and should be at the top of everyone's priority list.  Thank you so much again girls, and you are all in my prayers as well.

 

Our mom Della is at home now, as we decided she was not getting better where she was at, in fact she was getting worse.  She is going through some real rough times  mentally (as well as physically), as she thinks we are all out to get her.  She has some paranoia, which is very delicate to deal with.  We don't want her on anti-psychotic medicine, as we believe that would mess her up even more.  The nurses believe that she has gone into a fast Alzheimers because she remembers the past, and gets very confused about the present.  They also say that she  has Postraumatic Stress Disorder which stems from some incidents that happened when she was young.  She gets really nervous with a lot of confusion around, and doesn't seem to want to talk to anyone on the phone.  She will not let anyone turn on the TV or radio because she is afraid of them.  Jeanne, Naomi, and I  take shifts staying with her.  Jeanne and Naomi stay nights with her, and I stay with her during the day while Jeanne and Naomi are at work.  This is quite the learning experience.  I have learned that she does better when I make myself something to eat, and ask if she would like some, and that usually does the trick because she will refuse to take medicine or eat, so we have to find unique ways of making it so she thinks she is in control of what is going on around her.  Her medicines are layed out, and she is told that she is in control, and can take her medicines when she wants to, and is reminded daily of what the medicines are for, and that usually gets her to take them fairly soon.  We also found out that mothering her gets a bad reaction, so we just need to be her friend, and let her do what she can do on her own , and above all, not to argue, or correct her on anything, and that seems to work out so much better.  We are not putting Christmas up there, as that would put her in another state of panic (confusion).  She does best when everything is quiet, and there is not a lot going on around her.  I made up a therapy table, mainly for my sisters, with painting items, puzzles, and color books and crayons, yet also so that if mom feels like doing some of these things, they are there for her.  She used to love to build puzzles, etc., so we will see what happens.  If anyone wants to come see her then you should.  We just need to know ahead of time, and not have a big group of people all at once.  You also can call to find out how she is doing, yet if the phone is busy that means we have turned on the internet to keep the phone from rining if she is having an especially rough day. Plus, we check our email messages as well.  She is really good at sleeping through the night so far, as my sister Naomi sleeps with her each night, so she can hear if mom gets up, and that doesn't seem to bother mom.    She also gets her daily dose of many hugs, kisses, and I love you's from us.  We keep praying every day for mom, and for strength, and energy for ourselves to be able to continue to give her good quality of care. I will try and keep you updated if anything changes, etc., when I get a chance.  Thank you for your prayers as well.

We all wish all of you the best blessings of the holiday season, stay safe, stay healthy, love one another, and we love you.  :-)

Bev

*Please add your Holiday Greeting here!*

 

Here's hoping that the

Christmas season brings all of you

 

Peace, Love & Happiness

 

Remember to slow down & enjoy your family!

 

Sent With Love From The Wood Family

Please keep the prayers coming.

Hi everyone,

Thank you all so much for your prayers for our mom (Della).  She is at the Waterford for rehab, and full time nursing.  She is in room 280, and the Waterford's address is:

2929 S. Waterford Drive, Spokane, WA  99203, and the phone number to mom is (509)321-8408.  This phone number is right in mom's room if anyone wants to call and say hi, or send a card.  She is still not out of the woods yet.  She has a blood clot blocking the hole in her artery, where the ulcer ate through, which we are praying that does not dislodge, as she could bleed to death.  She is on stomach medicine to heal the ulcers as well because she is too fragile for surgery.  She will be having some physical therapy because her heart isn't fully keeping the fluid out of her lungs.  They are also feeding her more food because she had lost so much weight.  She got down to 120 pounds.  She seems to be in fairly good spirits right now.  My son Chris is staying at her house, and taking care of it for her, and he and I will be going to see mom in a little while here.  Please keep the prayers going for mom because every day is a miracle for her, and a miracle that she survived the initial internal bleeding episode.

I am sure she would love to hear from you as well, as it will help keep her spirits up.

Thank you again, and I hope you all have a great day.

Love,

Bev (Della's oldest daughter)

New Members

A big welcome to our newest members. None of you filled out the member information form. Please do so & add a message to our message board telling us how you fit into our families.  We would like to welcome you personally but we have no idea who you are.  leslie

Della Ann needs prayers

Della Ann Binder was taken to the hospital by ambulance yesterday. They are giving her tests today. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.  Leslie

TOILET BOWL CLEANER

A little funny to lighten up your day :)

 

 

1. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and put both lids up.

2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.

3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. (You may need to stand on the lid. ) The cat will self agitate and make ample suds. (Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.) 
4. Flush the toilet three or four times. (This provides a " power-wash " and "rinse".)

5. Have someone open the door to the outside (Be sure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.)

6. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.

7. The now clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside where he will dry himself off. The toilet will be sparkling clean!

Sincerely, The Dog

 

Prayers needed

Family, Debbie Winters is going in for cancer surgery on the 9th of  November. Please keep her in your thoughts & prayers.  Leslie

On a happy note :-)

Hi ya all!

What's up???  Just thought I would let you know that my Ebay selling is going better all the time, and so I have been able to bring in some much needed extra money.  Not rich yet, but am making a little business out of it for myself.  Actually more of you should try it.  It is like one big huge yard sale on Ebay, and depending how you list, promote, watch the market (especially the "want it now" section of Ebay to get a feel for what people are looking for), etc., is how well your yard sale will go.  It also takes people being able to trust in you, and see that you are reliable, and that you are able to produce what you show.  Right now I have 100% feedback rate (positive).  I sell worldwide everything I can think of that is not nailed down (tee hee hee). This is a great way to make some extra money for people who are disabled, retired, etc..  I am selling some things for my sister Jeanne right now, and my niece Pam, as they don't have time to.  I would put myself out there to sell for all others who want me to, yet it is only me right now working this fun job.  I have to pace myself because of the pain, and exhaustion, but I'll tell you what, this has really given me something to look forward to each, and every day.  There are so many people worldwide that don't have access to items they want, and or need, so Ebay has helped that a lot.  Because I don't have a car (my son does now, yet he goes to school, and work and I never hardly see him), that does not stop me.  I opened a Paypal account (Paypal is a part of Ebay), and received my debit (Master card) from them.  Just like a bank.  I only accept payments through Paypal, and this way I don't have to deal with someone sending me a bad check, etc.. I also never mail anything out until payment is cleared by Paypal, and they will notify you when that happens via email.  This debit card is like one from a bank, and can be used any where, stores that you go to, etc..  Any way, I also bid on cheap shipping supplies, and some are donated to me ( such as boxes, shipping peanuts, etc.).  I do everything I need to do via the Internet. For a penny (plus a little shipping) I received 1600 shipping labels that I just stick in my printer, and then stick on the envelope, box, or what ever. It is so easy to do.  I invoice people, pay and print out shipping labels (customers pay for shipping, and $2.00 handling fee per package), and then schedule a pickup for boxes to be picked up by the post office, all online. If I am just sending gemstones, or jewelry, or something small that fit in the padded envelopes, I just set them out each day, and the letter carrier picks them up.  It is all so easy, it just takes time to learn.  I would be happy to show anyone what I have learned so far.  With some of the money I have made I have been investing in gemstones over seas, as they are so much cheaper there, and I get them here, and sell them for a lot more.  I sell bells, clothes, jewelry, the list goes on and on.  There is also a place on Ebay where if you want to sell something like a car, or something big, you would just check the part that says that the winner has to be able to pick up.  Ebay keeps track on "My Ebay" (so you can see what is happening) of all the transactions you do, or customers do.  It is all right there for you.  It is rather time consuming at times, as you want to leave positive feedback for your customers, and sellers, and they will do the same for you. This is another way to gain a positive reputation.  Any way, always remember that there is no such thing as "can't do it".  It takes a little while to get started, so don't give up.  Aunt Leslie, if you would like me to try selling your angel bears, or anything, I would be happy to do it.  There are rummage sales, yard sales, clearance stuff at the different stores, that you can buy, and resell for more on Ebay. The possibilities are endless, so look around your houses, and see what you don't use, or wear, etc., that are in good shape, and go for it.  I also will take donations of stuff to sell that maybe you were going to throw away, or donate some where else.  Aunt Leslie, I bet I can make you some good money on your bears too.  Who couldn't use extra money????  I hope I have given some of you some good ideas for starting your own little business.  It is a good investment to buy a computer, all-in-one printer machine, or just a regular printer, and an inexpensive little digital camera, and you are set.  It took me a few years or so to get these things, and I won my digital camera, but it can be done.  There are millions of people in the world that you can sell to, and you only have to start by selling stuff out of your own home.  If you want to use my seller's site as an example for reference I will include it at the end of my note here (or should I say book). It is such a blast to do, I know you will really enjoy it, and get excited about it once you really get into it.  On my site that you can look at, you will get to see the bidding, yet on the copy of it I get on "my Ebay", I not only get to see the bidding, but how many people have put my items on there watch columns, and are watching my different items, so that is exciting as well.  Any way, I better get to checking into "My Ebay", and start my day.  Here is my site you can look at:eBay Seller: purpleangel5689lp:, Decorative Collectibles, Glass items on eBay., or go to Ebay.com.

Donations can be sent to:  3017 E. 34th AVe., Spokane, WA  99223 (Bev Baker), and questions about any of this can be sent to my email address, which is  B9A19B56@aol.com.

Good luck everyone, and most of all have fun!  :-)

Have a great day!

 

 

Thank you Aunt Leslie

Hi Aunt Leslie,

 

Just wanted to thank you so much for the care package, and the copies of the papers, so I can send this to others.  This is a really neat package of sayings, and items.

Sorry it took me a while to send you the thank you.  Thank you again, and I hope you have a great day.  :-)

Love,

Bev

On a very serious note.

Hi everyone,

 

I try to write messages in here that are on a positive note, as I don't want to make anyone sad, but today I have to make a plea for help.  As you all know, I am on disability with severe pain, and exhaustion (among all the other problems as well).  When my youngest son graduated in June I lost over half of my income.  My son was in an accident about a month or so ago (Thank God he wasn't hurt), and I lost the only car (working) that I had.  I have helped people all my life, and have tried not to ask anything of others (even though there has been times I've had to).  I have raised my boys pretty much on my own, and dedicated my life to them.  I also dedicated my life to saving cats for over 30 years now (of which I have had to stop).  I helped take care of a couple of elderly neighbors of mine for over 9 years, and asked nothing for it.  I've always given food, money, rides, etc., through the years to friends, etc. that have needed it without expecting anything in return, as I have wanted them to go on and help others.  Right now though, I am in a terrible bind.  I am trying to sell my stuff on Ebay to earn some extra money, which isn't working as well as I thought it would, yet I am not about to give up.  It is the only way I know of to be able to help my situation out where I can sleep when I need to, and where I can try to deal with my pain.  I have had to walk to the stores to get some things, as I don't want to burden anyone else to take me places.  I guess what I am asking for is any donation (no matter how small) to help me get out of the rut I am in at this time.  I have always believed that family and friends help each other out, which is what I have always done, so I am praying for some help for me now.  I am sorry I felt the need to write this note here, but shortages of food, etc., are compelling me to do this, and I have been told that I make "just over the amount" for assistance through the state.  I have an account on Paypal.com, which I have a debit card for, and can use it at any store I walk to.  All that is needed is my email address, which is    b9a19b56@aol.com  and the transfer is really easy to do.  If you can't help out, then please please please keep me in your prayers (along with others as well), as I know some of you have hard times as well, and I wish I could help you out as well.  Any way, thank you for your time at reading my note here, take care, and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you always.

 

Very sincerely,

Bev Baker  (Binder/Allen/Mikesell)

Hello again everyone.

Hey everyone, what's up????  I sure wish more people would add to these messages, as you are probably bored reading my dribblings.  Any way, I just thought I would let you all know that I have a little Ebay business going right now, and hoping to sell lots of mostly gem stones.  I put other items up every now and then as well.  I will be putting my layered Christmas bows up, and maybe a few wreaths a little later.  I was hoping that who ever reads this would help me by passing on my Ebay site to all you know.  I ship worldwide, and accept any kind of money around the world, as long as it is paid to Paypal.  See, I can't take checks right now, as I don't have a car any more.  My son Chris got into an accident about 3 weeks ago.  He is fine thank God.  The Jeep was not so lucky.  Any way, it is easy with my Ebay selling, as I can accept payments, print shipping labels, order shipping supplies, have the letter carrier pick up the shipments, etc..  You name it, Ebay has it.  I try to keep up on this as much as possible even though it is quite painful, and exhausting to me.  I'm having fun though, and I just pray I do well at this.  Would you please pass on the following site to everyone you know?  It would really help me out, as the more bids I get, the more successful I become.  Thank you for your help everyone, and have a great day!

eBay Seller: purpleangel5689lp:, Decorative Collectibles, Glass items on eBay.

 

On Ebay my seller's name is purpleangel5689lp.  Take care ya all!

Love,

Bev (Daughter of Della Mikesell/Allen Binder)

 

engagement

I just thought that I would post that I am now engaged.  We look to be getting married on May 6, 2005.  I will attach our wedding information home page for those interested.  Please feel free to sign out guest book.  Its been fun looking at the various postings.  Postings from y'all can only make it much more diverse. 

 

For those whom dont know, I am Chris Aller son of Daivd Aller and Grandson of Elmer Aller.  I hope all is well with everyone.  Take care.

 

Write more soon,

Christopher Aller

http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?coupleid=81228001540

 

Hi there ya all!

Good day to ya all   Well, the graduations of Jeanne's son Andy, and my son Chris are long gone, as of June 11th.  Andy, and two of his friends left today for Phoenix headed to a culinary institute down there.  They have a nice big U-Haul with a trailer to tow the car.  I sure hate to see them go, yet I have prayed that they have a safe trip.  It's a big trip for the first time.  Jeanne and I had a nice graduation party for Andy and Chris the day after they graduated, and it was fun.  Chris has decided to go to Spokane Falls Community College for two years, and then go on to a four year university.  He is still determined to become a teacher.  He just got another job as a customer service rep. for a bank, and has been in training the last week.  My son Bryan is still aboard ship in the Navy, supposedly around Australia.  He has been gone since the end of April, and should be back sometime in August.  Have sent emails, yet still waiting to receive emails from him.  He and his wife Michelle will be going on a trip some where after he arrives back in port. Bryan will have 11 years in the Navy in October, and has his bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering.  His wife Michelle also has a really good job too.  As for the home front here, I am doing as much as I can to enjoy life, despite all the pain I have.  It doesn't take much to hurt more, swell more, and become quite exhausted, so in the mean time, I find some fun things (crafts, etc.) to do.  Jeanne and I have a blast at one of our favorite web sites, which is  pogo.com.  This site has about every game anyone could ever want to play, and you can win money here, plus it is free.  If you want to double what you win, then you pay only $2.99 per month.  I have a couple of other interesting web sites for anyone who wants to visit.  They are  reopen911.org, and americanfreepress.net.  These are very interesting sites which I visit quite often as well. I use these last two sites to answer questions I have about things that just don't add up.  Any way, they are quite interesting, and eye opening to say the least.  I am also trying to sell some things on Ebay (the biggest yard sale all in one place), and have sold a couple of things.  I just don't always feel good enough to keep up on my selling, so I for sure won't get rich doing this, but it is another fun thing to do.  Chris is moving out of the house possibly next month, into his own apartment, and I am going to rent my basement to a friend of mine.  I also have a 1-1/2 year old German Shepherd female named Jordan, that I may breed this next year.  I have to make sure her hips are ok first though.  She is really smart, and catches on to things really fast, besides being a beautiful specimen of the breed.  She is also my protector, and am trying to teach her some things, so she can kind of be my helper around the house as well. My roses are in bloom, and my wonderful hibiscus are just now starting their blooming time.  I love to go out every morning and enjoy the beauty that God has helped me create.  I also have lots of sunflowers this year (as I wasn't able to do my yearly vegetable garden).  I like lots of sunflowers to come up each year because it attracts my Gold Finches, and I love to watch, and listen to them.  They are so cute.  My sister Jeanne, and I are planning on moving out to the country in a couple of years.  We want to move out to the valley, either northside, or southside. It will be a lot less noise, stress, etc.........

Well, I am going to go play some games, as I did enough house, and yard work in the last couple of days to truly do me in.  In other words, I wake up every morning, and wonder who beat me up during the night (tee hee hee).  I hope you all have a great day, and I will try to send another message in again soon.  Take care and God bless you all!

Love,

Bev 

Greetings

Happy Sunday  everyone,   I hear it is HOT where you are also.  Monsoons are hitting here in Arizona so we now have humidity as well as the heat. Even the natives are complaining.   Not my cup of tea but will survive and it helps Carlos when it is dry heat.  All is well otherwise.   Love to all   Darlene

1998 Allen/Mikesell family reunion picnic

1998 Allen/Mikesell reunion picnic, Spokane, WA.

August 2, 1998, Thornton-Murphy Park, 27th and Ray St., Spokane, Washington.

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1988 Allen/Mikesell family reunion picnic

Spokane WA., 1988 Allen/Mikesell family picnic.

1988 Allen/Mikesell family picnic, Lincoln Park, 17th Ave., Spokane WA.

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Get together in Memory of Gil Dean

Hello all!

 

I was just looking through the pictures so that I could print some of Gil for tomorrow's get-together.  Grandma LaRaine & Aunt Mary, Uncle Ceathel and Colleen, Dallas & Linda are all in Juneau to attend.

 

Thanks for the site - and thanks for the pictures!!!

 

Love,

Audrey

 

Tx Update

Well hello, everyone.  It has been fun reading posts from various members from all over.  Knowing the seed of the site is in Spokane Area gives me some home feeling.  I figured it is time to get out of the corner and start to Dance.  I finally got the Aller Pictures printed off and sent to June (Aller) Heinemann in Porthill and Jane (Aller) Irons in Beumont, Tx.  Neither one of them had seen the pictures that they are even in.  June wished me to pass on her thanks to Leslie.  Even if June were to get a better computer,  the technology of great and fast connection has not yet reached Porthill.  I guess there is something to be said about that.  I asked June to look through her items to attempt to locate any pictures of the Mikesell Aller connection.  It got her excited to start looking. 

I look forward to getting to know each of you in time.  Thanks for reading.

 

Christopher David Aller

Howdy!!!!

  Hey ya all.  I hope everyone is doing well.  Time sure passes by quickly.  I didn't realize how long it has been since I put the last message in here.  It's been busy here with getting things taken care of for Jeanne and myself, and our babies (Andy and Chris) graduating here soon (June 11th).  They are the last of the original grandchildren of Della Binder-Mikesell.  We are going to have a celebration on June 12th at Jeanne's house for the boys.  Andy will be going on to a culinary school in Phoenix, Arizona, probably leaving in July, and Chris has been accepted to Boise State University, so he will be leaving sometime in August.  Yeeeeeeee Haaaaaa

empty nest!!!!!!!!  Jeanne and I are truly looking forward to planning our older years without children (other than grandchildren someday).  We are already planning to sell our houses within the next two years, and move out to the north-east country some where, just outside of Spokane.  A friend of mine, whose daughter also graduates this year will be moving up here this summer sometime (Wanda).  She has severe fibromyalgia as I do, so we like to make fun of each other, and try to look on the bright side of things.  Also, I have a friend that I have known since high school (Frank Fitchner - the Winters know him as well), he will be moving here from Kansas City in about September.  It will kind of be a "Three's Company" type of household for a while. Frank will be a great help to us, as he is already planning on helping fix up my house where it needs it, etc..  It will be so nice to have my friends so close again.  For many many years my best of friends have lived all over the U.S., and I have missed having friends around.  It will also help financially for them to be here as well.  Wanda and Frank are also welcome to move out to the country with us as well.  We want to buy a big piece of acreage for family and friends.  We could probably have some family reunions out there, etc..  We sure can't do as much as we used to, yet we are going to surely do the things we can, when we can.  Being out of the city will be a lot less stressful for all of us, as that makes our symptoms worse too.  Jeanne also has fibromyalgia, so we don't know how long she will be able to keep on working either.  She is a real trooper.  I am still doing my crafts as I can, and Wanda likes to do them as well.  I also have an account at E-Bay, and will be going through boxes of stuff that I have had stored away for years, that I had bought at rummage sales, etc., that I will sell on E-Bay someday here. I was trying to put one of Chris' graduation pictures in my letter here, but I couldn't, so I will try and put them on my family page here at this site.  I have also been really planning for my future, as I have taken care of people all my life, and now I can't, so I now have to figure out what is right for me.  This might sound a bit selfish, but it has to be now.  I don't hardly go places any more, as it is a bit hard on me.  My friends, and some family members have been telling me for years that I needed to take better care of myself, and not so much other people, and I am finally listening.  I find that it makes it worse on people's conditions to be around negativity, so I have decided to surround myself by positive things, and people, and let me tell you, mentally I have been a lot happier.  I'm sorry, but all my life (unknown to mostly all of you) I have been treated very poorly by those around me, no matter what I have tried to do to please people, so now at getting close to 50 years (2006) I am finally learning that people are responsible for themselves, and have to do things for themselves before anyone can help them.  Thanks to my psychology courses too.  I feel like this is a new beginning in a new chapter in my life.  God didn't intend for anyone to suffer needlessly, or because others are suffering.  Help where you can, yet not at the expense of your own health.  With my boys, other family members, and friends, I just have to pray, and truly trust in God to take care of them because no one can help everyone, and no one should feel guilty about it.  Guilt is one of the biggest sins, I learned, and I believe it because it is such a negative feeling, and does no good for anyone.  Remember, if you are not happy with where you are at now, don't take it out on others, and search for your happiness.  Each and everyone of us has to make it happen, or it won't.  No one is ever too old to find some kind of happiness some where, so go for it.  No longer be a victim of surroundings, and past happenings, turn them around to be lessons, and move on.  Feel free to email me at my home email address if anyone wants to.  It takes me a while to respond, but I will eventually.  I guess that is all I have for now.  Hopefully, it won't take as long to write an email in here next time.  I'll try really hard.

Love ya all!

Bev

 

 

Have a great Memorial Day!

Hi gang, hope the weather's good where you are. It's beautiful here. Boyd is working all weekend as usual so no special plans for us. Let us know what you all are doing & planning for this summer, please.  I can't upload any graphics on here today, msn's fault so I'll have to just say, I hope you all have a good Memorial Day. leslie

 

Happy Mother's Day!

 

 

Hi, hope you all have a great Mother's Day.  I wish my Mother were still here so I could give her a BIG hug.  As I get older I really can appreciate what she did for our family. Hope everyone's well.  We're enjoying Spring weather on this old farm. New kittens, baby birds, the colorful hummingbirds are back and the lilacs & tulips are beautiful. The fields are so green!  Please let us hear from you.  Leslie

Mikesell, Aller

left back: Ernest [Ern]; Jeff; Henry; Charlie; center: Libby

Sarah Elizabeth Mikesell married George Aller. Here are some photos of the two families together.

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Welcome Chris!

We welcome Chris as a new active member to Family Fun. Chris is the grandson of my cousin Elmer Aller. It's nice to hear from that side of the family. Chris, feel free to use the message boards & photo albums.

 

I am having computer trouble and can't sign in here. I can't sign in to my hotmail to receive or send e-mail either. I did find a way to add this message. Anyone else having troubles with this site or hotmail?  It's probably something I did to my hard drive. I hope to get it working soon and get back to my manager tasks.  leslie

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

In honor of my ancestors, the Ohara's, I want to wish you all a

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Love, Leslie

New webpages here

Dear family, just a reminder to look at the menu on the left side of your screen. I have recently added some new pages.

"Betty & Evan" pages have stories & photos. "Jim Mikesell 1927-1992" is Jim's own story about his early life. Click on them & enjoy. Leslie

Hi again everyone

  Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well.  I haven't been able to put anything on this site because I lost my old computer over eight months ago, and just recently found a good deal on a new one.  Hopefully this one will last a long long time.  I have kept all of you in my prayers always.  I finally set up my family photo album if you all want to look at it.  My son Bryan got married August 3rd, 2001, and I have yet to get any pictures of the two of them, other than on a video tape, so as soon as I get some I will also publish those in our photo album. No, no grandkids as of yet though.  The first picture in our album is of my son Chris, and his girlfriend Kelsey at their Valentines dance at school.  Since I was last here to the site, Chris turned 18 in October, and is a senior in high school now.  He will graduate on June 11th, and wants to go on to become a teacher.  This year he has had a kindergarten class that he has been working with -- sort of a head start thing they have at the high school.  He is so proud because he has a framed picture of his students hung in his bedroom.  He wants to teach 6th grade when he gets out of college. At last counting I have 14 fuzzy kids (kitties), and 2 fuzzy other kids (dogs), and one beta fish named Sherman.  As far as the cats go, I am running a senior citizens home for most of them now.  I am getting excited at the prospects of an empty nest, and finding fun things to do for myself  for once in 29 years.  I am trying all kinds of crafts as I feel up to it.  I call my craft room my fun room.  I have made some really pretty wreaths, and bows that I have given away to friends, and family as gifts, and boy was that fun to do.  I etched some glass the other day too, and it actually turned out pretty good.  Who knows what I will try next.  I am also trying to search out cousin Jeff Mikesell through the Internet because he sent a bunch of us Christmas cards, and put the wrong return address on his cards, so everyone that a bunch of us sent to him came back to us.  If anyone knows his real address please let me know.  If I found out I will post it -- it may take a while to find his address though.  We sure have had the greatest winter we have ever had.  We hardly had any snow, and it has been so enjoyable to sit outside on my porch, in the sun.  Aunt Leslie and I might split a table at some craft shows this next year, so we can each show our crafts together.  At this writing I have about five big wreaths, and about 50 bows so far to sell.  Both of these are very unusual as no one has ever seen the kind I make before.  I may have to take some pictures, and put them on the web site also (no not all the bows).  Hey if any of you out there need a home makeover, go to ABC.com, and apply to get one.  I sent my application in last spring in hopes that I can get on ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition.  I am having a harder, and harder time negotiating the stairs in my house because of my severe fibro myalgia, and other problems.  My house is not at all very arthritis friendly either.  Need lots of stuff done here that I can't do.  Please pray that I get this much needed makeover.  If anyone wants to (that really knows me) I would surely appreciate it, if anyone would like to get the address of ABC.com's Makeover address (where you send an application), and maybe send a letter on my behalf.  If you can't,  prayers will also help so very much.  If you all haven't seen the show on Sunday nights on ABC at 8:00pm they are really good shows.  This one, and the new one they have on Monday nights at 8:00 pm same channel (How'd They Do That), is kind of a continuation of the one on Sunday nights.  These are my two most favorite shows, and I don't miss them for anything.  I better end for now, as I want to call my son Bryan in California before it gets too late.  Take care everyone, and I will write again when I have more news.  I hope everyone else starts writing a lot too.  Take care, and you are all in my thoughts, and prayers daily.

Love,

Nutty Bev

Happy Valentines Day!

Sent with love, Leslie

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You wear black socks with sandals.

Just keeping in touch

Hi gang. Since there hasn't been much activity here lately I thought I'd just remind you that we want to hear from you all. I just added some old Mikesell photos to our photo album, had trouble yesterday uploading them, but they finally came through fine today. I don't know if MSN was updating the groups or what. Hope no one else has problems adding a message or photo.

We are having Spring here already. I hope Winter isn't hiding, ready to blow again soon. I know we caused it because we finally have a working snowmobile now. Oh well, it ran a couple of days after Christmas. It got real muddy but it's drying up in the old barnyard now. The goldfinch are really getting bright. Please add your input to these webpages, we need you.  Leslie

Denmark?

Leslie, when you were working on the genealogy did you ever manage to find our relatives in Denmark? Are they still over there?  Do you have names and addresses? Have you talked to any of them?

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Sounds like you are having a good old fashioned Christmas and New
year.  We had a very quiet one also  just like the good old
days.  Haven't had my coyote looking back at me  again tho.  We
missed the rest of family  so it was not like the ones we had in
Spokane   Have a good year   Love Darlene ( and Carlos
too)

What's up at your house?

Hi family, just a short note to tell everyone what's up on the old Wood farm. No "New Years" celebration here today, just everyday stuff going on. We have 7 bird feeders going with lots of goldfinch, housefinch; sparrows; etc., fighting over the food. We have a dusting of snow on the ground now. It's been a good winter so far. I took a break from watching the tragic news in the Indian Ocean to watch a movie on the dish. I enjoyed "Finding Nemo". Good clean fun! I'm a kid at heart, anyway. We had a lovely Christmas with our family, although we miss Lonnie terribly. I sure miss the old Christmas's with our extended families and I'm wondering how you're all doing. Let us know. God bless, Leslie