| | Hey all!!! I'm back!!! It has been a while since my last post. I have been rather busy this spring/summer. It always is the busiest time of year for a farmer. Thought I would post so you would know I am still alive and kickin. We have been working in the hay fields for a while now and not sure how much longer before the first cutting is all baled and hauled away. Seems to be taking a long time with all the rain and storms that we have had to contend with this year. It is a blessing to have all the rain but it puts a damper on getting the work done. I have been trying to take up the slack for Steve and doing all the mowing and weedeating around the place as well as taking care of the chickens so he can concentrate on the hay. I had a bit of a break today and thought I would post something. Not much exciting to talk about from here. I didn't even realize it had been so long since my last post until I got an email from our old neighbor in Monticello (who keeps up with us via my Xanga post) that it was February since I last posted. Time just flies by when you are having fun... I guess....
One of the activities that took up much of my spare time this past few months was planning and having a 50th anniversary party for my in-laws. It was May 16th, which was also the same date in 1980 that Steve and I were married. I haven't planned or had many parties in my lifetime and it was rather a chore for me. I couldn't have done it without the help of my wonderful daughter-in-law, Amber and of course, my wonderful son, Chris. Amber scanned a bunch of pictures and I do mean a "bunch" into the computer so we could have a slide show for the party. It turned out really good and I think everyone really enjoyed it. We went to alot of trouble to buy music selections from the year my in-laws were married and it didn't work. We couldn't hear the music over the noise in the fellowship hall at our church. We couldn't play it loud or no one could have heard themselves think on less hear what each other was saying but that was the only thing that didn't go so well. Joan, my mother-in-law, had to approve all pictures that went into the slide presentation. I am kinda glad she did after all was said and done. She wanted to show pictures of her two boys that had passed on from psytic fibrosis at early ages and kind of do a memorial to them. It was so sad. She and Allen both broke down during the slide show. It put a damper on the whole thing. Steve had done a lighthearted talk before the pictures and then it all ended in tears but I was glad Joan was the one to want to include that part of their life and it wasn't just the mean old daughter-in-law that did it. You know what I mean???
We also got Amber's mom to take pictures during the whole thing. She is a great photographer and should start her own business. Here are a few pics from that day:
This is the one of the napkins laying on top of the photo book I had
made with some of Joan and Allen's wedding day pictures. She did
not have a wedding album. I remedied that. I made a mistake when
ordering the cover for the book. It had a cut out that was supposed
to show a sneak peak picture but the first picture didn't work. Their
heads were chopped off. So... I had to come up with a fix. I decided
to cross stitch a design and padded it so it looked puffed out. I did
the heart in gold thread (which is no fun) and it turned out great. I
am good at covering up my mistakes. 
Here is a picture of Joan and Allen on May 16, 1959. Weren't they
such a cute couple. They were married in Joan's grandmother's house.
I love the flowery wallpaper in the background. Notice the cake topper,
she still had it and I used it on the cake we had made for the anniversary
party.
Here it is behind the glass topper with their names and the
wedding date on it. I thought it would be a nice keepsake for
her to have.
Here is a pic of the banner and one of the flower
arrangements Joan and I made for the event. Our
irises were in full bloom and we used a bunch of
them as decoration. I remember doing the same
thing for Chris and Amber's wedding last year and
for mine and Steve's wedding day 29 years ago.
There are irises in all the pictures from our wedding
day's. It was only fitting to use them for this party as well.
Here is where guests signed in. I had the wedding picture enlarged
and we had a current picture of Joan and Allen made by Amber's
Mom and I enlarged it as well. Ended up giving the framed pictures
to Joan as a gift along with the picture album of her wedding pics.
Here are the honorees behind their cake. Joan
wore the same dress she wore for Chris and Amber's
wedding last May. She wanted to get some use out
of it. I had an iris corsage and boutinerre made for
them. You can't see it very well but I had a box
covered with a beautiful purple velvet fabric pooled
under the cake to give it some height.
Here are the three generations of Tackett's.
Joan wanted me to wear a light colored outfit (I usually wear dark
colored clothing). Now I see why I do. She and I found this cream
colored suit shopping one day. It does not flatter me at all. You can't
tell that I have lost 25 pounds. That is why I didn't wear the pretty
purple dress I wore to Chris and Amber's wedding last year. It was
way too big on me. I wish now I had taken the time to cut it down and
wore it. Oh well.... hindsight is 20/20 and never like to see myself in
pictures anyway. I always find something wrong with myself.
Here is one of Steve and I getting the party started. Steve did a
presentation of interesting facts and things that happened in 1959,
the year they were married. It was quite interesting. Amber made
a slide show and supplied pictures to go along with it. I think every
one enjoyed it.
Here is a picture during the old photo portion of the show. Amber
spent a lot of time on this. Joan gave her all the old pictures and she
then had to scan them in and label each and every one of them. I
am planning to have the whole thing made into a picture album/book
eventually. That is a picture of Steve when he was a baby in his
grandmother's flower bed. During the slide show is when Joan and
Allen both broke down when the pictures of the relatives now gone
were shown as well as her two baby boys who died. It was rather
sad but it is an integral part of their life and that was the intent of the
presentation... to show their life in pictures. There were actually some
guests at the event that didn't even realize or had forgotten that they
had two other children besides Steve.
Here is a shot of the crowd visiting and eating cake.
Here is another crowd shot.
Here is one of Joan drying away the tears after the picture show.
That is one of her best friends from church helping me console her.
Here is a shot of some of the immediate family that were there. The
lady in the center is Joan's 1st cousin who lives in Searcy. She made a
surprise visit for the event. Joan was elated. The couple on the
right (she is Joan's cousin as well) live down the road from Joan and
Allen and moved here from California a few years ago and renovated
an old house that they live in now.
Here is a picture of my Dad and Mom with Joan and Allen. It is so
nice to have both sides of your family all in one place. We all attend
church together and usually are all together for family functions. Sure
makes life alot easier. (Mom has lost 25 pounds as well now with me
on Weight Watchers and she loved the way the dress she wore a
year ago for Chris and Amber's wedding fit.)
And here is a picture of me and a lady from church who I
absolutely adore. She is such a sweet person and I enjoy
being around her. She is also a huge inspiration for me. She
has lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers and she and I always
find something to talk about. She just makes me happy every
time I get to spend time with her.
Okay, now you have a glimpse into the anniversary party that took up much of my time this past Spring. I hope the amount of pictures I loaded on here doesn't cause any of you problems. I have a bunch of pictures from that day. I had the lady take a picture of each couple or family with Joan and Allen and have since gotten them all put into an album for them. It was the best part of the whole thing to them, to have pictures with all the guests, their friends.
I have also been doing alot of crafting in my spare time, what little I have. The community had a benefit recently for a family that lost their home to a fire a month or so ago. I didn't have an afghan made so I had to get busy and get one made for that. Everyone now expects an afghan to bid on at these auctions made by Twila. My friend above that I told you about won the bidding this time and got the pretty multi green afghan for her living room. I was so happy she got it. I want the person getting it to appreciate all the hard work and she definitely does.
I have rambled on and on. There is no way to update you on all the goings-on around here over the past 3 or 4 month. I will try to be more diligent about updating my post from now on. Thanks for your patience.
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