Madison and Grandma's birthday cake...

Well... maybe the photo tells it all... haha....

Celebrating New Years and Ann's 60th Birthday...

Ann talked with almost all her family on her birthday and we went out to eat the night before... but we did not know there was a home game for OSU basketball.... haha... so pickings were slim as to where to go... We did celebrate her 60th Birthday by cooking burgers on the grill in 30ish temps with 30 mile an hour winds.. interesting to say the least... but we did eat and had a great time... as you can see ... Austyn provide some entertainment....

Old Years, New Years

Old Years, New Years

We look back on the years gone by,

remembering people and places from the past.

While the people pass on and the places change,

the memories they bring to mind shall last.

The people we knew as a child live out their lives.

Years pass by and the people become old.

Even though now they have gone to their eternal home,

their living memories are still ours to hold.

We remember the places we knew as a child,

how grand they looked in such royal style.

Now they're replaced by sights of old and dreary scenes

as if now tears are shed to replace a smile.

We look at the world around us now.

We see what is here and what is not here.

We see how things have changed before our eyes.

We wonder if progress really can fill our hears with cheer.

We look forward to the year ahead,

wondering what the future holds for us all.

Will peace bring us light or will war bring us darkness.

by then will there be someone who even cares at all.

The past we have seen, the future we have yet to see.

That is one thing we all know for certain.

As the drama of life begins it's final scene,

someone, somewhere, is ready to close the curtain.


Happy New Year

Happy Birthday Cathrene Ann Shaklee Moffat... the love of my life!

the love of my life turns 60 TODAY - New Years Eve. It has been an awesome road we have traveled, full of very high highs and very low lows, but for some reason this wonderful lady stuck with me. For that I am forever greatful. I just wanted to take a second to wish her a very happy birthday and put the world on notice that another senior driver is on the road... ha ha.... l luv ya dear...... smiling... The smile on your face says it all!
by the way, Ann painted the painting on the wall....
Stan

Ky and Jade Shaklee

Ky came home to Lahoma to see mom and dad, David and Terry Shaklee over Christmas and they came for Christmas at our home. We really enjoyed seeing her and her folks and missed so much seeing Jade. So... here is a photo I stole from Ky's site for you to see the kiddos. We are so proud of them and their accomplishments!!In case you think it might not have snowed in Colorado... here are some photos of the snowed in Boulder where Ky lives: http://3969783552.slide.com/p/5/HPIM0528-1929746741?view=true Enjoy the day!

The World Renowned Author, Elinore Mae Moffat writes a syndicated column for ....

Did you see? DID YOU SEE IT? DID YA?
YES... Great Grandmother Moffat is now a syndicated columnist for The Perkins Journal in Perkins, Oklahoma. How cool is that? She and we are very proud of her and all her treasures... including her keeping the family history as she has. The things she has kept are truly unbelievable. She can tell you what the weather was on June 1st, 1941, or the price of bread they paid and where it was bought back in October 15, 1953, or the price of cull cows on May 17, 1962 at the Perkins Y Sale Barn and when MK did what and what Stan did on what day and it is almost to the hour! But even better are her writings of her upbringing and her personal history being raised as a farm girl in early OK history. Click on paper to enlarge and then lower right hand after imagine comes up, click again and it will be almost big enough to read! Enjoy the day... and the special gift of moisture, and take a second and thank God for sending it, and Uncle Ivan, you get a pass, as I know you have already thanked Him in advance!!! smiling...
Stan

Course, I don't know how much help she was being.. haha....
Stan

Ms. Madison Ann helping Grandma Ann make a bed this am. She came to stay with us a bit while Mom went in to the office to catch up some from the holiday, before the office reopened after New Years Day. We had a ball...
Stan

this is an almost perfect leaf that Grandma Ann found in the yard yesterday... It's just kind'a cool... and sense we don't have to clean up our yard from them like our 'city' neighbors do... we love them! (The wind blows ours away in just a few hours, if that long).
Stan

Ok.... this is 'our' christmas gift to ourselves from us... haha... Ann and I have a total electric home and after giving our home an extreme makeover...haha... we decided we needed our wood heat back just in case, so we went hog wild and purchased a new stove for our home. With the help of a drummer friend of ours, Randy Burch, we got it installed and now we can now stay warm, well.... if we can just get the money together to get Ann a new chain saw, I know where there are some trees she can cut down in her spare time so we can stay warm... haha... ole I bet she will kill me now!!! Anyho, just trying to keep this space red neck... haha... love to all, hope your Christmas was as wonderful as ours!
Stan

Another of Jake and Trisha
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Do you remember when??? Jake and Trisha
Stan

Grandma Moffat 'explaining' things....
Stan

Jon, Dylan and Randi
Stan

A very proud poppa with his new son...
Stan

Austyn lost a tooth on Christmas eve.... tool
Stan

Santa left his hat hanging on our clock!
Stan

Kaitlyn had a rough start on Christmas Day. When her and her family left Roff, they had traveled about 20 mins and when her tummy decided to unload itself all over her and the carrier, etc. So after heading home and cleaning up again, they made it all the way to our home without any more incidents... and you would never know she had been sick. She played with this toy a lot... getting inside the hoop and jumping around without falling down... and thus... it was a great Christmas day!!
Stan

the Christmas Pointsetta before ole Marvin found it.... sigh.. another story for another day, but let's just say this.... they do NOT kill cats!!! Humans do!!! or some humans do... and Marvin was lucky this time.
Stan

Seems that Santa keeps filling the stockings on Christmas eve....
Stan

Before we started...
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Madison was wanting to break outside... she loves the outdoors...
Stan

The girls looked happy checking out their stockings...
Stan

Andrew was happy too, with a set of handcuffs like dad uses... Kaitlyn seems to be nodding her approval at him too...
Stan

Jake seemed surprised and happy too...
Stan

Trisha and Andrew checking out his games
Stan

Phil, Austyn and Tammy
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Great Grandmother and Dylan
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Grandma Moffat and Andrew and Madison and Dylan
Stan

Madison and I let the pigeons out, and she was telling me I needed to back in and let out the last two.. but they were babies and we don't let them out, and she thought maybe Grandpa was wrong.. haha.. imagine that!
Stan

Madison and I went for a walk and let Grandma's roller pigeons and they flew and flew.. they actually looks like they have been shot.. and free fall and tumble as they fall.. here is shot of one actually upside down falling...
Stan

Kaitlyn and Madison were waiting for the rocker to do his thing, and Kaitlyn played and played with these chairs... while if you will look, you will see Madison doing what she does almost all the time.. eating... haha.
Stan

Kaityn was getting the chairs ready for the fans to come and watch Austyn rock the house.
Stan

Andrew and his dad, Paul, were playing games...
Stan

Great Grandmother Moffat and her newest addition, Dylan Scott Moffat
Stan

Some times ya just gotta rock!! Austyn annouced over the last week that he has a rock band, and there are four members. He plays acoustic guitar and electric guitar and is the inspiration for the band! He was letting everyone know they would be practicing at Grandpa's recording studio every other Saturday.
Stan

Ok now this is better.. here are the FIVE great grand children of Great Grandmother Elinore Moffat... Andrew Paul Blankinship, Kaitlyn Brooke Moffat, Great Grandmother, Dylan Scott Moffat, Austyn Lee Moffat and Madison Ann Blankinship - Christmas 2006
Stan

Great Grandma and four... but wait.. there are now five.... Andrew, Madison, Great Grandma Moffat, Kaitlyn and Austyn
Stan

Great Aunt Marilyn and lil' Dylan Scott Moffat
Stan

Jake and Trisha, Christmas Day, 2006. They will be wed in May of this coming new year! Just wanted ya to know... Hope everyone's Christmas was as awesome as our's was! We had all the family together at one time... wow, how cool was that? Thanks to everyone... Jake and Trisha, Paul, Heather, Andrew and Madison, Jonathan, Randi, Kaityln and Dylan, Phil, Tammy and Austyn, Great Grandma Elinore, Sis Marilyn, David, Terry and Ky, and Mike. We had a great day. Started off with a phone call from Cousin Doris, which got us all in the mood, and Ward and Melanie called after lunch, so in a way, Ann had all her family together too... Awesome day! Thanks again to everyone for everything!
Stan

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

A view of the water 'spring' east of our home taken during the 'snow storm' of '06! I walked around the next morning and was held in awe by the wonders of God's work overnight!
This spring watered many horses and cattle that were driven up from TX and who knows what else. There was an old timer who knew the family that lived here and knew of the old livery stable that was here ... the old rock foundation is still located just above the spring. It is on an intersection of roads and was known to all as a free source of water north of the 'salty river' about 6 miles south.
Enjoy the day, and Ann and I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

If you have not taken time to stop by Jon's Blog lately, you will be in for a great surprise!!! Go there and check out the neat artwork.. Phil has changed his as well...

Heather has new content in hers.. too... cool...

Did you see photo of Austyn in the Christmas Parade?

go to http://www.paynecountyline.com/WordPress1/ {Phil's Blog} for all the details...

another miss Kaitlyn
Stan

Course big sis was there too... We called up Jonathan and met them at the Boomerrang in Ada for Lunch. We had a great visit and then it was time to say goodbye... but we truly enjoyed the visit.
Stan

Here is another photo.. you know me.. haha.. 

Look who we saw today and ate lunch with... Dylan Scott Moffat and his wonderful parents and big sister! 

From daughter Tammy comes this ditty... enjoy.. and salute!

A Different Christmas Poem

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,

I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,'

Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..

To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night." "It's my duty to stand
at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.

Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red , white , and blue ... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."

"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we b led.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

PLEASE, Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many
people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit
is due to our U.S.service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.


LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN
30th Naval Construction Regiment
OIC, Logistics Cell One
Al Taqqadum, Iraq

for your enjoyment!

Soapbox, a funny movie about nothing.. haha

Hannah, Chris and Jenniffer Blankinship
Cushing, OK - this is Paul Blankinship's lil' brother Chris, and family, who is an OKC fireman and lives in Cushing, OK.  

Welcome - Stan and Ann's Ramblings

Some food for thought... the race for family news tightens... haha.. using a newspaper headline.. hehe.. but anyway.. it is WONDERFUL to take a trip over to Phil's Blog and see he is back with all his great photography and news. Welcome back, Phil!!! We ALL missed ya!!