The suprise worked!

SURPRISE!!!

When Naomi got engaged and scheduled her wedding her one order was....NO SURPRISES! We were to submit to her any plans for showers or events for her approval. That was just one reason why we wanted a surprise shower for her. Seems like she told others the same thing and she got two surprises from her work of bridal showers. This last weekend she came home to Galway to have her last dress fitting. She thought we were going out to dinner at her and her Fathers favorite restaurant, "Mexican Connection", in Saratoga Springs, NY. Once we arrived people shouted...SURPRISE!!!! She was in front of her Dad and stepped aside thinking, I am sure, there sure are a lot of people here for his birthday party and not wanting to block him from seeing the surprise we had for him.

The Surprise was for her and when she got it she was happy!!!

The surprise was organized and planned for her by Erin and Robert. It was too stressful for me to plan and I was stressing about it and they stepped up to take over. Believe me, I was happy to turn it over to them!!

They did a great job. Everything was beautiful and so well planned!

Naomi was blessed to have family send things even if they couldn't come themselves and we were blessed to share with her the special time. Even when we do things to a Bride that is silly...Thus the hat!

Family is great and love grows when we share it!!!

Hope you all share love with each other whenever you can!!! Our family is growing and we cannot wait to see what happens.

Talent in our family

Here is the Talent that we are blessed with in our family! This beautiful chandelier cover was made for us by Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Leola Ball, age 80 and 79 respectively. This is stained glass, that they learned at their Senior center "Stained Glass" classes. They also proved to all of us we are never to old to stop learning.

This is the view looking up if you were sitting at our table! Gorgeous isn't it!!!

Here are our beautiful artists. We are so thankful at our house to have them in our lives and the love they share with us by gifting us with such a beautiful present!!! Thank you!

This is it folks...be afraid!!!

Well, sorry about the long delay in writing and catching up with all of you. The ending of my trip to Indonesia didn't go well. This little parasite got into me, caused fever, dehydration, seizures, and real problems. The children all mobilized to get me the care I needed. Chuck and Miyoko got me to a medical center where they took care of me in the Intensive care unit for 4 days then out to a room. Robert, Erin, Channah, Tyler, and Naomi organized getting Dad out of America and off to Indonesia to get me. They also organized coverage for Rita to have someone at the house to make sure she got off to school. Naomi, dear one that she is, organized my house, spring cleaned, and prepared the house for my return home.

Charlie got to Indonesia after a long flight with a 22 hour layover. I think Chuck and Miyoko were as happy to see him as I was!! We were there two days longer so I could get more stable then off to the airport and home to America. Robert picked us up at the airport and I was really washed out. We rested overnight then headed home and have been doing the Doctor rounds since then. Rita takes me to exercise almost every day and I am getting stronger. Today I made it out to church and they had a surprise cake and fellowship dinner for me to welcome me home. God has been so great and I pray I will continue to recover.