Families should be cherished..

Hello Everyone once again!

I am going to post something about Families today.. I feel I wanted to make sure my family (both sides - my family and in-laws) know that we do cherish them very much..

I am grateful for remaining grandparents we have- Granny and Gramps (Mary and Arthur Wilkinson Jr.) and Mom Mom and Pop (Mildred and Joseph Mitchell Jr.). We don't get to see Mom Mom and Pop very often but we do think of them often and love them dearly.. We are hoping to be able to make some plans to come down to North Carolina to visit Mom Mom and Pop and to visit Mom and Bill and his family soon. We get to see Granny and Gramps often via VP and we go and take them on their errands once a week sometimes once in two weeks depending on what's needed to be done.

Both set of grandparents has celebrated 60th anniversary, Wilkinson is on their 63rd anniversary and Mitchell is on their 61st anniversary. The milestone tells something about them that they are something special! As marriage really does take hard work and compromises, give and take and communication and they all are living proof that we are able to do this if we are WILLING to do what it takes in the marriage.. They are valuable people in our families..

Granny, Gramps, Mom Mom, Pop - I want you to know that we do love you very much and are so grateful to have you in our lives! We learn how to do things better by watching how you do in your lives and marriage.. Thank you for being a good example for us all! We love you!

I also want to say I cherish our parents very much.. Mom and Dad Wynn and Mom Mitchell and Dad Carver..

Mom and Dad Wynn and Mom Mitchell has maintained and still do have close contact with us so we have no problem with communication and we are able to say whatever we want or need to say. They helps us out whenever we need some helping, nothing major really just something simple like their grandparents duties of watching their precious grandchildren when we need to do something that kids are not suggested to go etc. The grandkids adores them very much! They meant so much to us and we love them dearly. Dad Carver, on other hand has not been around last few years. It's sad that we don't really have relationship with him but we still love him dearly because he's Dad to Bucky and Papaw to the grandkids nonetheless. It was good to see him at PaPaw's funeral recently and he has said he wants to see us more often. So let's hope that it does happen..

To two Moms and two Dads, Thank you for raising us and teaching us how to live our lives the way we would be proud of ourselves, being proud of us when we do something right and be patient when we make tons of mistakes.. Each parents are unique and special to each set of children and I think we got the best set of parents! We love you dearly and forever!

And of course, Sisters and Brothers, Sandy and Robert McMillan and Bill and Tina Carver..

I don't know what I would do without Sandy at times when I needed a sister to lean on. She has been and still is WONDERFUL sister to me! Sandy and I had our share of arguments when we were young but nothing bad or serious enough to divide us. Our struggles in life had made us much closer than we ever had been. We bail each other out in time of need, may it be money, support, or just being there for each other. She is the best sister that was given to me by my parents and God. We talk THOUSAND times a day and no, I didn't forget Robert, :) I do love Robert as he has been real good to Sandy and being gentle in their relationship. He provides for her the way husband should be able to provide for the wife. I do want to strangle Robert at times for posting some pictures of me on his blog which I really HATE! But that's a simple thing LOL!

We don't get to see or hear from Bill and Tina very often but we do love them dearly and wish we were able to have the close relationship that I do have with Sandy. Whenever we do get together, we do have our laughs and good time but it came on very few occasions when we do get to see each other. Hopefully we will be able to get together more often because I do not want Bucky to be "divided" from his family.

To Sandy and Robert, Bill and Tina We do want you all to know we do cherish you very much and we are so glad that we do have you in our lives because without you, our life wouldn't amount to much. We look forward to grow old with our brothers and sisters! Nothing is better than sister and brother when we lose our parents.. Always remember we do love you very much..

and Our precious nieces Brittany and Rebecca and nephew Jonathan,

I can't even begin to tell you how much Brittany and Rebecca means to me.. They are my girls! They make me proud to be a Aunt even though I know they are from Bucky's side.. The girls makes my day when they send cute things via emails and say "Aunt Mary" and I know I meant something to them. When they were here for the weekend of New Year, they gave me plenty of hugs and ILYs and made me feel beaming happy.. Brittany was real precious when she said she didn't want Grandma to go with us to museum, she wanted to spend time alone with me so I took the kids to museum which made me feel special even though I felt bad for Grandma..

We don't get to see Jonathan very often, our last visit with Jonathan was about 4 or 5 years ago but I still love him because he's part of our family whether we see him or not. I don't send him any money or gifts because I wouldn't know what happens to the gifts we send so until he comes around, we will just remember him and love him from afar..

To my girls Brittany and Rebecca and Jonathan, I love you each very much. Brittany and Becky, You don't even know how much I really feel special when you come around. You are always welcome to come and visit Aunt Mary and Uncle Bucky. You have a home away from home at any time.. Whenever you get bored with Mom and Dad, you can come and visit us! HA!

To the pets in households- Buddy, Bandit, Angel, Blackie, Brownie, Squeekers, Monkey, Carmel, Max, Puggly, Booda,

You all have claimed your place in our houses and my heart forever and always. Even though there are times that you did things you are not supposed to do like chewing things, potty in the house etc but you have my love and trust in you!

At last but not least, my Honey and children...

I also cherish my husband and my children very much. Without them, my life wouldn't meant so much to me. They make my days worthwhile to go on and have something to look forward to such as purpose of childhood milestones-driving, proms, graduations, college, graduation from colleges, employments, marriages, homes, grandchildren.. I look forward to grow old with Bucky and enjoy our golden years together enjoying the life together.

The most important thing is that I really cherish my Lord.. He has provided me with the life I have right now, He gave me the family that fits me perfect, He gave me the obstacles in my life to see the true meaning of Faith, Love and Family. Each time we get through the obstacles, it makes us better person and view things in different light.

If you have not told your family how much they meant to you, please do so before it's too late.. I wanted to do this because death can come at any time.. Death won't wait for you when you are ready to say what you want to say to your loved ones. Some of us have the chance to tell but not all of us do. Tell your loved one on regular basis so they know you love them and they love you too.

I pray and hope 2007 will be better year for everyone even though they have a good year in 2006..