50th Anniversary of Assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

The scrapbook I made following the assassination of JFK

 

 

 

I was in 6th grade at Peoria Christian School when my teacher, Mrs. Gussie Downing, received word that President Kennedy had been shot. That was a Friday. On Sunday Bill Neal, who was sitting in his car waiting for his wife and children to come out from church, came into the foyer when the service was completed and said Lee Harvey Oswald had just been shot. Our nation was shrouded with disbelief and grief at losing our leader. 

 

Watching the news coverage all weekend and the funeral procession was very sobering. It is one of those experiences you never forget and share with anyone else old enough to remember.



 

 

Janet's Birthday

 

Janet's 31st birthday is on a Sunday. After church we had chili, cornbread, apple sauce and cake for our noon meal. (Unfortunately, Janet didn't feel good, threw up and slept most of the afternoon. Maybe her flu shot from a couple of days ago was the culprit.) Later in the evening the four of us went to Pizza Hut for her traditional birthday meal

 

A beautiful young lady!

 

 

Thirty-one candles was a bit too much for Janet to extinquish in one breath. :)

 

Man Alive, Zane is Five!

I tried to have this wonderful outdoor fun, educational experience with the grandkids when they were in Colorado. We looked for different kinds of pinecones--round ones, elongated ones, singles, bunches of three. We also looked at different kinds of bark--red bark, smooth bark, rough bark, etc. Kate quickly lost interest. Zane stuck with me but usually running ahead discovering things on his own rather than following my lead. :)

 

 

When we took a hike along the Colorado trail over in the Cottonwood Creek area, Zane always wanted to be out in front leading. (Sounds quite a bit like Uncle Mark!) Zane is in yellow.

On Thanksgiving Day we watched some fun movies. Liam and Owen have their hands in their mouth. Zane--he has his foot in his mouth! Even Liam pointed out how unusual that was. Hopefully it is not symbolic. :)

 

Happy Birthday, Zane! "So far, so good!"