Life with Sharon

On July I returned from a vacation with my family to find my sweet little friend Kokopelli had died. He was on the bottom of his cage, I guess the question of "why" will not be answered, but I will always wonder what happened. He was my baby, he talked like no other bird, I had him for just about 2 years and I had worked with him for that whole time. I did not get but only a few small videos of him talking, and regret that but every time I set up the camera he shut up!

He could say " I love you Mama" "You're my Baby,Baby" "Here Kitty, kitty"...he would Meow which he learned from my new cat that we kept in his room when he was a kitten. "Whatca Doin" "Here we go" "Kokopelli" "Pretty Bird" "Come here!" he also imitated the vacuum and a squeaky door. He would give me a "kiss" and whistle the "wolf whistle" He often sat on my shoulder preening while I painted.

I feel a great loss, this little bird gave me such joy!

Goodbye little friend, may you fly with God in heaven!

My life has had its ups and downs just like anyone, however I feel very blessed to have been here to experience it even in the worst times, I still have felt God's blessings!

My sweetheart from high school Jim and I have been married 50 years next year!

I can't figure out where the time went! Nor where my figure went!

Just Dating!

My mother and I on wedding day!

Our first and only home! We bought it before we were married and they built it in time for our wedding!

We have been blessed with two sons and a daughter!

James John Teal

Then we were blessed again when they married and we now have a son and daughter-in-law we love!

Teal and her Husband Kelly John and his wife Suzy

Finally we had the blessing of grandchildren! Two granddaughters! Amanda and Savannah!

Amanda Savannah

Me and my girls!

My beautiful daughter is creative in her own right, she had a very successful jewelry business called "Bada Bing!"

Over the years we have been very blessed! We love to travel and have been on many cruises!

Formal Night Mediterranean Greece

The lifeboat drill....again!

The Grand Canal Venice

Our Ship the Zuiderdam

My daughter and I love Rick Springfield and have been to many concerts, this was a Rick Springfield cruise last year.

This was a concert in Henderson NV, Savannah got to go up on stage and I think she thought Rick was a bit sweaty!

She sang "Don't Talk to Strangers" then Rick gave her a hug!

Some of my favorite places!

Sitting on my patio

Sitting on a ships balcony in the Grand Canal Venice

or sitting on a horse!

Our Pets

Spooky aka Kato

Katie Bug

Our birds

Kokopelli

Kramer
Kramer is a girl...didn't know that when we got her and she does not talk! But she is a sweetie!

The worst thing I ever painted.......

In the 70's we had a van....you guessed it I painted it................it was ugly pure and simple...I had only been painting for a couple of years. The guy's my husband worked with called it the "attack of the trees". On the other side I painted the whole area with pine trees!