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I LOVE to design and to paint whimsical items that will put a smile on your face. Each day I share my simple life with you as I try to encourage, to inspire and sometimes JUST to make you smile as I recount my life growing up on a dairy farm! I've never had many material items in my life, BUT I have been blessed beyond words with love and encouragement from WONDERFUL Parents who instilled in me WHAT was important. I have had EVERYTHING that I needed and WAY too much of what I wanted. I am slowly learning to be a better person each day through my interactions with my friends on Facebook. Some day I hope to be as good as people seem to THINK I am! I am BLESSED! Welcome to my little corner of the world...Please stop by and visit often!

Friday, February 14, 2014

ALL Because Two People Fell in Love...Friday, February 14, 2014

It was 63 years ago today that Daddy gave Mother her diamond ring...I shared in my Facebook post that I'm NOT sure what the truth is, BUT Mother MIGHT have asked herself to marry my Daddy....


Mother's story WAS that she and daddy were having a milkshake, and mother, who ALWAYS was telling me about a dream she had, told Daddy that she DREAMED that they got married.  Daddy said, WELL, why don't we...AND that is ALL I know...


I LOVE this picture of Daddy...HE had hair!!  HOW funny is THAT...Daddy was NOT a romantic, but he SUPPOSEDLY dated several women during his life.  He was 28 and Mother was 19 when they got married...AGAIN, according to Mother, Daddy told her ONCE that he loved her and that he would let her KNOW IF he changed his mind...I can neither PROVE or DISPROVE this fact either...LOL...



My parents were NOT mushy lovie-dovie people and it makes me smile when I see a picture like this...This was made in 1959 when they had been married for 8 years...



This is how I remember my parents...They were happy people...THEY were LOVED and THEY LOVED...They were respected and RESPECTED...THEY LOVED us with EVERY ounce of their being and they WORKED on being married and on keeping my family safe and secure...


They married on July 18, 1951...

Below is the Valentine's Day Card that my Daddy sent to Mother in 1951...It was the only card in this bag of pictures that I have been going through...I don't think that was a coincidence...I thought you would get a snicker out of seeing it...CARDS have CERTAINLY changed since 1951...

Daddy sent Mother a MUSHY card one year, and Mother laughed...It really did hurt my Daddy's feelings and he said he would NEVER send her another card...WELL, he did, BUT NEVER was it a MUSHY card...





I've said SO MANY times, that I don't know WHY I was chosen to be placed in such a loving family...I have been blessed BEYOND words...ALL of my life is BECAUSE Two people fell in love...Blessings to YOU...~charlotte♥




6 comments:

  1. What a wonderfully sweet post! I love learning more about you and your family, Charlotte. I know that your parents have instilled great things in you - I am sure they were a wonderful example for you to follow. Thank you for sharing such a touching story with us. xoxoxo Happy Valentine's Day! <3 Sheila

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    1. NOW, IF I will FOLLOW the example...XOXOXO Happy Valentine's day to YOU...may you FEEL the LOVE...

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  2. Beautiful!
    Happy Valentine's Day to you, Charlotte!
    Enjoy,
    Barb

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  3. What a wonderful post on Valentine's Day. I love it & could definitely feel the love.

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