The Meeker Family

2012-01-01T16:27:00.000-06:00

2012

New Year's Eve was nice and quiet. Tashauna was with Taylor and some friends so John and I went to bed early. And then at midnight, the neighbors start setting off the fireworks! I should have closed the blinds and those bright lights may not have woke me up. Oh well, it was pretty :-)

Church was awesome. This series is all about 2012, is this the end of life as we know it? I don't know, nor does anyone else. God is the only one that knows. But why not walk in God's light and be ready for his coming, whether it be today, tomorrow or whenever. Happy New Year everyone, it's going to be another amazing year!

2011-12-26T16:21:00.000-06:00

Christmas 2011

Christmas is over and it was fun. I never did get all of my decorations put up because we were doing more projects on the inside of the house, but the tree did get up and a few other things so it was still nice.

Cody was funny. Everything he opened he would say "Oh my Goodness" and he was so excited about everything. Kids can keep you entertained on Christmas day with all of their excitement. Loved it and Happy Birthday to Jesus!

2011-11-24T12:35:00.000-06:00

I wanted some pictures of Tashauna and Emily

Little did I know that the two of them are great posers for pictures :-)

It's Great when you are friends with your cousin!

Laying on the bar... It's a wonder it didn't fall apart

It hasn't been used in years.

I Love this Picture! These two crack me Up!!!

2011-11-24T12:30:00.000-06:00

And we get to the Cabin...

Let the Fun & Cooking Begin!

Tashauna - Mom - Emily

Tashauna - Mom - Emily - Sharon

2011-11-24T12:24:00.000-06:00

On our way to the Cabin

for Thanksgiving we stopped

at the new Rest Area

2011-11-22T12:12:00.000-06:00

We went to Sharon's House to play with the Goats

Frosty is a friendly goat

Sharon's back yard

2011-11-20T11:59:00.000-06:00

Tashauna and I decided to go to Utah for the Thanksgiving week

So many tunnels but great pictures

The Highway goes on Forever...

Almost there!

2011-11-15T11:48:00.000-06:00

The S3X Band on Tour

They were exhausted and hungry

so I opened my house up to them

Jason - Nick - Nate - Corey

They were the nicest young men and I made sure they

were fed well. They left here and went on to Canada and

then to New York.

2011-11-12T10:58:00.000-06:00

Night Time Photos and Learning

how to use the settings on my camera.

The street lights look like stars

I had the camera lens set to stay open and snapped the picture

as a semi was driving by, the red lights are from the top and bottom

of the side of the semi. This was a fun night!

2011-11-10T14:13:00.000-06:00

Family Picture Day for Jenny and Rodney

Jenny - Rodney - Sydney - Cody

Love This Picture

Cody was so done with taking pictures!

2011-11-07T10:28:00.000-06:00

Youth America

2011-07-16T12:51:00.000-05:00

Youth America 2011

July 11th thru the 15th

Logan-Daysha-Shelby-Ben-Amber-Karissa

Hanging outside the dorms on such a hot summers day.

Tashauna-Mariah-Taylor-Katarina

They are hanging out on the bunks where its nice and cool...

Tashauna and Kevin

2011-07-09T14:09:00.000-05:00

This was taken in our pasture

These two are so dang cute :-)

Tashauna's Senior Summer Photo Shoot

2011-07-01T12:58:00.000-05:00

Jerico took these pictures. She did a great job. We started early in the morning on two different days because our weather was in the triple digits but we all worked together and it paid off.

At the Strang Bridge

The graffiti wall after leaving Strang

At someone's house on the other end of town

Spring 2011

2011-05-22T12:14:00.000-05:00

Tashauna and I went across the highway and took a few springtime pictures.

Prom 2011

2011-04-09T12:30:00.000-05:00

Prom 2011

Taken at the Park on a windy day. The hairstyle was perfect with all this wind.

The group that went in the Limo, Dinner in Tulsa, then to Cherry Berry and they didn't make it back to the Prom until 10:30 but they all had a great time.

Tashauna and Blane

More Puppies

2011-03-15T11:30:00.000-06:00

Scruffy had a heck of a time this year. She decided to have them during our blizzard and there was no way of getting her to the vet. She had 2 pups, 1 Brindle Female but it was born dead and the other one was this Fawn Male. We decided to keep him. This is Cody holding little Fiocco De Neva. That means Snowball in Italian. Our foreign exchange student named him.

More Puppies

2010-04-17T09:32:00.000-05:00

Did I mention that we had another litter of puppies. I ended up with back to back litters. The second litter was born on February 9th. With the mommy being Jasper and daddy is Kazoo. Having back to back litters kept me quite busy for 6 months and no sleep. This litter was named after cars, which was a lot of fun. I was sad to see the last puppy leave but then again I was very pleased to get things back to normal.

Dodge, Hummer, Lincoln, BMW, Honda, Mercedes, Jeep, Diesel, Mack

Dodge and BMW

Prom 2010

2010-04-12T08:40:00.000-05:00

Tashauna went to the prom with Tommy and a group of friends. The kids all looked great and had a wonderful time. Before they left I was able to get them all together and take a few pictures in our pasture. We got some great pictures.

New Appliance's

2010-02-17T20:09:00.009-06:00

Our New Stove

This is also a Whirlpool.

It's a 5 burner stove and a self cleaning oven.

It has something they call Accubake so your food cooks evenly.

I might need to practice with this a bit.

This Fridge is a Whirlpool Gold.

French Doors on the top and the Freezer down below.

I like being able to open the fridge and seeing everything, there is

plenty of drawers for different items and the door will even

hold a gallon a milk.

FINALLY!!!

A New Fridge.

With one little problem...

I just had to get this big ole 36" fridge which meant the cabinets had

to be moved down so it would fit. But it was all doable.

Amber & Quinn and Cody & Scruffy

2010-02-07T21:31:00.005-06:00

Scruffy had another litter of puppies. I had posted on Facebook that Scruffy was in labor, and my daughter in law, Amber replied right under it that she was too. So I sent a text to Jason to see if she was serious and he said yes she was. As it turned out, Amber was giving birth to my new grandson, Quinton about the same time that Scruffy started having her puppies, so I named these two puppies, Amber and Quinn. They were my favorites and they are adorable, just like the other Amber and Quinn. :)

Cody was never too close to the big dogs because he would usually get knocked down, but since Scruffy had the puppies, she spends a lot more time in the house. One day Cody stepped on Scruffy's tail and he turned around to let her know that he was sorry and she could care less. I think at that moment was when he figured out that the big dogs are pretty nice. So here he is giving Scruffy a kiss. He would lay down next to her too.

I really don't know what he's doing here, it looks like he is poking at her eyes and she could care less. Mastiffs are Gentle Giants and Cody decided to find out for himself. Cody now loves the big dogs, the puppies on the other hand, he isn't crazy about because they are a bit wild and want to play and be rowdy, I can't blame him. I love it when the puppies sleep.

Teenagers and Snow

2010-01-17T21:24:00.000-06:00

Tashauna and Taylor. Best Friends and two girls that have fun being silly.

Tashauna had spent a few days over at Tay's house and instead of calling or texting her all the time I just go on Myspace or Facebook and see what they are up too. One morning in January I woke up and logged on and look what I found. Tashauna had uploaded these pictures around midnight, they decided to go outside in their pajamas and have a snow ball fight. Glad to see they put on their hats.

Tay...

Aubrey Painting

2009-12-30T21:21:00.000-06:00

Jenny and Rodney gave me this painting for Christmas. Rodney's dad painted it. He has been doing a lot of paintings lately and I am very blessed to get this one. I miss her but I know that she is in Gods hand and I will see her soon.

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-07T21:06:00.000-06:00

We had Thanksgiving at Jenny's house this year. Alesha, Arlon and the kids came up from Dallas and Alesha and I spent all day Wednesday cooking and baking and having a great time. And on Thursday we had to load everything up and take it to Jenny's house. I guess I was a bit tired because for some reason I took the turkey out to the car, it was covered in foil and setting in the back seat but I sort of forgot to close the door before returning to the house for more food.... and then Ryan came running in the house, yelling that the dog got the turkey, I ran outside and I was so thankful for that foil... Scruffy wasn't about to pass up a opportunity on Thanksgiving Day, can you blame her??? She had grabbed that foil but all that came off was the foil and one of those turkey legs. So Ryan saved the Turkey that year and I had to admit that I was a big dummy for not closing that door. But the turkey was just fine and Scruffy enjoyed her turkey leg.

Here is the group of us at Jenny's house.

Tashauna, Arlon, Tawnda, Ray, Cody, Rodney, Clif, Ashtyn, Jenny, Alesha, Arlon, Rider, Tammy, John, Katie, Sydney, Ryan, Gavin & Christian.

It was a great Thanksgiving :)

Alesha, Tawnda & Jenny

New York City

2009-11-20T20:37:00.000-06:00

We did just about everything in New York City. The flight there was great, flying over the city was beautiful. We could see the Statue of Liberty from the plane and the whole layout of the city, it was an incredible sight. We had our own Suite right in the middle of Times Square and we were so high up that it was so cool looking down over the city.

We ate a different type of food every time we stopped to eat. We went to Carnagie's and ate Jewish. And that was the best Pastrami Sandwich I have ever eaten, not to mention the size of it. Of all the different types of food we had I decided that Greek was my favorite and Mercadito's had the best Pork and Pineapple Tacos I have ever tasted.

And the people of New York were the nicest and most polite I have ever been around. And the cab drivers were great, hailing a cab was fun. Alesha and I always managed to get one almost as fast as our hand went up. LOL I want to go back there someday, it was great.

This picture was taken at the Statue of Liberty.

We went to Central Park, this park was huge and we walked and took the horse and carriage and we still didn't see the whole thing. This is the most beautiful park I have ever seen in my life. We spent several hours there. I am gonna have to go back just to see the rest of that park.

At the Empire State Building. We went up to the top at night, it was beautiful. And COLD!!! That wind was blowing like a tornado but I wasn't going to let that stop me from seeing every angle of the city. I was in awe.

This was taken when we got back to Dallas after our trip. Arlon and Alesha and John and I were totally exhausted, but it was worth it.

The Big 50

2009-11-04T20:22:00.000-06:00

John turned 50 on October 7, 2009. So Alesha planned a surprise party for him. It was a New York City Theme and he had to wear black, so Tashauna and I went shopping and we all made plans to go to dinner but we insisted that he wear this black shirt and he had to dress up just a little bit. :) We went to Mid America Grill (our favorite restaurant) had a great dinner and then the waitress brought out the cake, he still couldn't figure out what was going on. Alesha and Arlon handed him a card and inside was the tickets for New York City. He was so surprised and we didn't have much time to get everything together before the big day arrived.

Headed to Ohio

2009-07-26T15:26:00.005-05:00

We made it to Ohio. A long drive but the drive across, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and into Ohio was so pretty. Everything was so green and we didn't run into a lot of rain on the trip either.

Going across the Mississippi River I had to take a picture of the St. Louis Arch. This is a spectacular sight. At the bottom of the arch is beautiful green grass.

As we came over a hill on Interstate 70, almost to Effingham, Illinois there was this huge cross just off the side of the freeway. It was so big and just beautiful under that blue sky.

Oh Oh!!!

2009-07-05T14:01:00.002-05:00

My Dog didn't like the Fireworks

She ripped the screen on the motorhome and dived inside....

Where she feels safe and secure.

Goofy Girl !!

4th of July

2009-07-05T13:39:00.005-05:00

After the Rain stopped

we made it to Blue Hole. This is the 'watering hole' in

Salina, Oklahoma that everyone likes to visit from time to time.

It was a nice relaxing day for the 4th of July.

The Du Quoin Mile

2009-07-03T09:43:00.003-05:00

Last weekend was spent in Du Quoin, Illinois at the Magic Mile racetrack. John won in his class. It was so Hot and Humid. We had Tashauna and Ashlie with us and we would run back and forth from the grand stands to the pit area. Which was probably a good thing after eating all of that junk food. : )

This picture is John on the Mile Track. His steel shoe never touched the ground and he never used the brake, he was On The Gas, all the way around that track.

Tashauna and Ashlie made their own Tank Tops to cheer on their Favorite Rider.

Paintball

2009-06-13T19:48:00.002-05:00

Today I got to play paint ball. This was one of the funnest games I've played in a very long time. I was Arlon, Taylor and Me against 5 teenage boys. I told them to take it easy on me and they complied. I was the last person standing in the final round. I knew nothing about this game so I can say that I wasn't the least bit prepared. I should not have bothered putting on any makeup because playing this game in 90 degree temps caused it all to sweat right into my eyes. Yeah, those paint balls sting a little but the game makes it all worth it. I would do it again at any time, preferably in the fall when its cooler though. LOL

My Brother Frank

2009-05-09T14:22:00.002-05:00

My brother passed away April 29, 2009.

He was only 48 years old and he will be missed.

RIP Frank, and I Love You baby Brother.

The Carrot Kid

2009-03-18T16:19:00.001-06:00

Cody loves his carrots.

He tried to feed himself

and of course me being

grandma, let him. :)

Playing with the Camera

2009-03-14T07:44:00.003-06:00

I was supposed to be getting some pictures of Cody's feet and hands for a scrapbooking project but they just weren't turning out like I wanted. So instead I started playing with the camera and Cody and I managed to get several fun pictures of the little guy.

By the way... Jenny entered the bubble blowing one in a contest. I have family members that take my photos quite often and enter them in contests. Some of them do really good too. :)

Racing

2009-02-23T16:39:00.002-06:00

As you all know, I am a huge flattrack race fan. Here is a picture that I got this weekend of John and Bill Snyder on the mile in DuQuoin, Ill.

Braum's

2009-01-09T16:14:00.003-06:00

We took them to Braum's and we had plenty of laughs. I am surprised we didn't get kicked out of the place.

So Many Grand Kids....

2009-01-09T15:58:00.005-06:00

What to do with so many kids in one place? Well, you do the best you can to entertain them.

OU Fans

2008-12-05T13:26:00.000-06:00

Jason and Amber and the kiddos came out for the big OU/Texas Tech Game and for Thanksgiving. Jason was so excited about this OU Game. That's his team, just ask him. But of course before you go to a OU game you gotta look the part.

BOOMER SOONERS

2007-12-11T13:20:00.000-06:00

Ice Storm

This storm caused lots of damage

and we were without power for 5 days

2007-04-07T13:11:00.000-05:00

Easter

The kids coloring eggs

Tashauna, Sydney and Rylan with the Easter Bunny

Hummmm.... I think this Easter Bunny likes John ;-)

2006-12-25T13:06:00.000-06:00

Christmas

We got motorcycles for Christmas.

John rebuilt them and they are pretty dang cool!

2006-10-30T12:44:00.000-06:00

Halloween

Tashauna is Britney Spears

Jenny is the makeup artist

and Sydney made the cutest Raggedy Ann

2006-07-22T12:58:00.000-05:00

Sea World

Sydney - Jenny - Emily - Tashauna

2006-07-21T12:51:00.000-05:00

Imperial Beach, California

The whole Gang!

2006-04-16T13:01:00.000-05:00

Easter

2005-10-30T12:39:00.000-06:00

The Hay Ride

and it was really cold

2005-10-30T12:34:00.000-06:00

Halloween Party at the Marlin's

Danny Jeff

Frank

Whitney Clint

2005-10-29T12:28:00.000-05:00

Halloween

Sydney Lou Who

Tinkerbell

Sydney

2005-03-24T11:45:00.000-06:00

Snow Day

No School

Tashauna - Sydney and Kazoo

2005-01-07T11:51:00.000-06:00

Playing in the Snow

Sydney

Tashauna - Jenny - Sydney

2004-12-08T11:18:00.000-06:00

The Motor Home

Mom and Dad gave John and I their old Motor Home so we had to fly out to Utah to pick it up. The big treat was getting to meet our new grand daughter, Rylee. Amber and Jason let us babysit her the whole day while we were there. She is the most beautiful baby!

This would be Ship Rock in New Mexico. As you can see, the weather wasn't all that great for the drive home and our first time to ever drive a Motor Home. John did all the driving by the way ;-)

We made it home where the sky is a beautiful blue.

2004-11-25T11:39:00.000-06:00

Thanksgiving

Mom and Dad and Rylan come to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving

Sydney and Rylan make a fruit punch toast :)

Mom - Jenny - Me