Well, as ya'll have noticed and complained..... I am on summer/Grandson sabbatical.
My Ernie's son, he's 9, is here for 6-weeks. June 14 - Aug 2.
I have not had ONE MINUTE to sit down and post to my BLOG. Swimming, fishing, fairs, parades (local & Seattle's BIG evening Torchlight Parade last Saturday), lots of kids over (sometimes 3 or more for days on end.)
I just LOVE kids, so this is/has been like HEAVEN to me.
Well, of course I love kids, that's why I founded THE MOMS' HOUSE and YUP! (Youth Unlimited Partnership) back in '96. To assist disadvantaged youth, young mothers and everyone else along the way to FINISH SCHOOL, negotiate bureaucracy, and prepare for a PRODUCTIVE adulthood!
WELL............ I should be back to my BLOGGING by next week. My little guy leaves Saturday morning (have to have him at Sea Tac at 3:30 am Sat.)
See ya'll soon.....
About Me
- DNR87
- S/W/F 57 ~ LOL ~ Conservative Liberal. My son’s principal said: Pragmatic Idealist ~~ What does a CL/PI do with her time? In 1996, with an out-of-control gang problem, and the desire to open a home for teen moms, I founded a nonprofit. I did not retire from the state until 1199, DID TWO JOBS FOR a GOOD 3 YRS. MOSTLY though, I was a single mom of two teen sons. ~ That was 1996 - 2003. Then in 2004 I lost my 25 yr old son to an impaired driver. Losing a son BEST FRIEND is NOT EASY, but I am surviving. I have a couple small dogs *Jack Russell/Minature Dachshund, and I do a lot of mentoring. Teens and young adults looking for help negotiating life struggles. ~ I am a GRANDMA to 3 grandsons, and I am working on Ernies M.O.M. (Memorial Outreach Mission)project. M.O.M. assists victims of DUI crashes.
The Late Great Ernest Lee Ivery III
RIP ~ My Beautiful Beautiful Boy ~ RIP
A photo I took out my office window down toward that tree that killed Ernie just five months later.
My 25 yr old son's death trap....
July 9, 2004 4:13 a.m. David James Butterton, age 28 drove 80+ mph around a 25 mph suggest speed curve, killing my boy
Please Don't Drink & Drive
Nels, my youngest's first trip to the crash site or "Ernie's Tree" as we now refer to it.
Ernie's Bench at Cemetary
The Love of His Life
The Wall 2005
Where I Moved So I Wouldn't Have to Drive Past The Tree Every Day
Izzabealla and Mommy
I raise Jack Russell Terriers. This is my new female at one week.
Izzabealla, aka BELLA at just over 2 months
January 1, 2008 ~ Bella on the Pot
Our Easter Entry 2008
April 24, 2004
Our Last Photo Together - Two and one half months before THE CRASH exactly
Memorial Gathering July 9, 2007
Ernie's Memorial Bench ~ Ernie's on the Left & Mom will go on the Right
The Seat Says: MC ~ Rapper ~ Poet ~ Lyrist (second line) E ~ Double E ~ Extreme Excellence (near edge) We Love You Always Mom, Nels, Gary, TagenLynn, TaRon (bottom line) Bryan, Chris, Dorian, Jamie, L's B & Mason, Mark, Mike W., Mikey, Nate, Rahm & Shanika & The Walkers (the Walkers are Ernie's Dad's Cousins & his Aunt Cynthia) Isn't it just BEAUTIFUL? I absolutely LOVE it.... It give me some peace.
Ernie's Tatoos on Either Side
Halloween 2007 at Grandma's
My Grandson & His Sis & Twin Brothers
Back-2-School ~ Theme: Mission Possible
For Eight Years YUP! held Skating Parties with door prizes and guest performances by local Hip Hop artists. We celebrated school STARTING, and what kids COULD DO with their lives!