HO-HO-HO!

IT 'S JUST ME - WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!

IS THIS THE CUTEST THING OR WHAT???
AND DON'T MISS MY LITTLE REINDEER...............AWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! WHAT BIG EYES HE HAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Y'ALL!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR....
WHEN THE WORLD FALLS IN LOVE.........
EVERY VOICE YOU HEAR...SEEMS TO SAY.............

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MAY YOUR NEW YEAR'S DREAMS COME TRUE....

AND THIS HEART OF MINE~IN 3/4 TIME ~WISHING YOU AND YOURS~EVERYONE....

THE SAME THING TOO.
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND GOD BLESS US, EVERY-ONE.
DON'T FORGET.........
J-E-S-U-S ...........IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY

GOBBLE ....GOBBLE...........GOBBLE!!!!!!!! EAT, DRINK AND BE THANKFUL!!!!

DON'T FORGET TO SAY THANKS TO THE LORD FOR ALL HIS GOODNESS TODAY AND EVERYDAY!

HOW FORTUNATE WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHEN ONE OF THE UGLIEST BIRDS IN THE WORLD BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST CHERISHED MEALS OF THE YEAR!

HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

ME

OH MY LORD!

IS IT LITTLE JOHN OR FLAVA FLAV?????????

HALLOWEEN FUN........................IT'S ME!!!!!!! WHAT TH'??????????

HEY, I'M AN ACTRESS, Y'ALL, AND I ACTUALLY WON IN A CONTEST AT WORK.
I CAME IN 3RD ONLY TO FLIPPIN' ELVIS AND A FLIPPIN' 20'S FLAPPER.

YA-YEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O-KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

HOLLAH!!!

WHO IS THIS MASKED MAN???

THIS HANDSOME YOUNG GUY BELONGS TO ME - IS HE ONE OF THE "SOPRANO'S"? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

IS HE A HIT MAN??????????????
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

IS HE THE BABY BOY IN MY LIFE???????
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

HOMECOMING MANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

U GO, SAM!!!

HAPPY AFTER HALLOWEEN, FOLKS!

OK - SO HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW LOOK? MY LEONESS DESERVES A LITTLE TAIL, AND I GOT ONE, TOO! ME-OWWWWWWWWW!
MISS YOU!

MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY

Create Your Own!

HAPPY 4TH, Y'ALL!!!

HERE'S TO THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE!

BE SAFE - FIRE CRACK WISELY - DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE - EAT IN MODERATION -

HELL.......................BORINGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!

HAVE A HAPPY 4TH BLAST, Y'ALL!

VICTOR RANDOLPH MOORE

In my life, for years and years, I have looked high and low "for the one".
I drove away from Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 2000 looking toward my new future, but never really letting go of my past.

I was determined not to loose "you" - not by miles, thoughts, nothin - nothing was gonna make me loose you. You tried so hard to stay away, hunh?? I know you did. This statement alone - "YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE" has haunted me for years. It is important to know that I never really left you alone - not in my heart and not in my mind. My body is calling for you!

I am so sure that when I leave this world, as I have told you before, you will be one of the thoughts that goes through my final moments.

Where have we really gone? You have 2 beautiful children now and life has gone on for you. However, when I talk to you I still hear the sadness in your voice and I know you can hear it in mine. I always want you to hear it in mine!

Now for the good, yum-yum part! OK - i'm gonna find some pictures to make your head spin, my brothuh, but actually, I really think I would prefer you taking them of me. I can just feel the heat and that special "spin" you put on things and when I get home we will talk and walk and talk some more - ya feel me??

"YOU MOVE ME!!"- cassandra wilson

Rose

Days Gone By/GOODBYE SWEET ROSE

I found out this week that one of the most important women that helped form my life passed from this life into the next. My Sweet Sister Rose Gentile, who formed my way of thinking about many things, my high school teacher of Sociology and the world at large, has died.

She was about 93-94 years young and had suffered for many years with cancer - notice I dont even give that thing a capital letter!!

She had to be one of the most robust people I have ever known. When I was Senior in high school at Longwood Academy in Chicago, she opened up a world to me of thinking and seeing the world in a different light - a different perspective, so to speak. I grew up during the turbulent 70's - we were hippies and Black Panthers,etc. and the world as we knew it was changing day by day. I attended an all girl Catholic high school, and we were gonna change the freakin' world!!!
Rose had a way of telling a story with verve and excitement - I could hardly wait to grow up and tackle the world outside of those cloistered walls!

She was from an old Italian family and Man, did she have - for a lack of another word - BALLS!!! I always would ask her why she never married and never had a pack of youngin's running around. She would've made a helluva Mom!! I guess in lots of ways she WAS a Mom!

Once, we went to a debate at Northern University in Dekalb, Illinois, and she asked us if anyone had a cigarette? A NUN ASKING US FOR SMOKES???? OMG!AND SHE DRANK A LITTLE BIT, TOO! "Nothing like a little Vino" she would say followed by that hearty laugh she had!WHAT A WOMAN!

Those days are long gone now, but her legacy of teaching young women to grow up, grow out and be the best you could possibly be will forever live in my memory!

We kept in touch over the years especially at Christmas when the famous ROSE CHRISTMAS LETTER would arrive enclosed in a cute card with the baby Jesus on the front. Her tales of what was going on with her in Chicago were infamous. Christmas just wasn't the same until I got her famous notes of Holiday cheer and good will for the new year.

NOW, SHE'S GONE. My heart is simply broken and my eyes feel the steam of tears that one sheds for a lost loved one.

I know that she has truly earned her reward for serving the Lord for almost her entire life. And for putting up with hundreds and hundreds of pubescent young women - THE LONGWOOD LADIES as we were called - she deserves and has earned sweet peace.

I will never - EVER - forget you, Sweet Rose.
You left your mark on my life for over 40 years and I will always try to be the Lady you taught us to be - Forever a LONGWOOD LADY!

JOBS, JOBS, AND MORE JOBS

Looking as cute as a little Summery and Sassy Sistuh that I am - I'M BACK AGAIN!

Big job interview tomorrow and I truly hope this is the one! Lot's going on in my space.....applying for a new job IS work! WHEW!

Trying out a new relationship - uhhhh - just trying, not doing! The one for me (you know who you really are) I'll adore you until the end of time. I don't care how long it takes - forever is only until tomorrow comes!

So, uh, how do I look in my simple yet very elegant trousseau? BON - BON!! OUI-OUI! hee-hee!!

Much love until forever, whenever it comes. As the song says, "YOU MOVE ME"!!!!
ALWAYS -

ROSE

MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND

HAPPIEST DAY TO ALL THE MOM'S OUT THERE.

My firstborn daughter, Paris, was born in 1973.
My second daughter, Pilar, was born in 1975.

My third and final child, Samuel, was born in 1990.
Imagine after 15 years to go through the whole childbirth thing all over again. Oh, but there is such a story behind his birth.

After almost 10 years of drug abuse, God saw fit to spare my life and allow me one more chance to get the parenting thing right. My daughters had to endure many years of a drug induced mother - they were too young and frightened and not in control of our situation - I was supposed to be the "Mom". I was supposed to have all the right answers, instead, often I would look to them for the answers. On April 9, 1989 I asked God to spare me once more, and He did. I haven't used a drug or drink from that day to this.
THEN SAM SHOWED UP!!!! All I can say now and then was, "WOW!" My baby child at that time was soon to be 15 and a new baby was going to be entering our existence? Only God knew what was to come next. I remember Pilar saying to me when Sam was born - "God has given you a second chance at Mothering, and we will be here to watch you do it".
It's been a long time since those early days of recovery - No longer am I skinny, lost and frail, but I am the Mom I really wanted to always be and hopefully I'm getting better all the time.
I'm so proud of my children's accomplishments, despite the rough journey they had with me. Paris owns her own Internet business' - what a helluva business woman she has turned out to be, and she is the mother of my precious 3 grandchildren.
Pilar has graduated from UIC, Chicago, with a Bachelors in Criminal Justice - so proud, Bunny!!
Sam is 16 and driving me crazy, as I guess, all 16 year old so. But he is a loving and very special kid that God gave to me in a time of need and we only can imagine how far he will go in his life, The world is yours to claim, My Son!

My fabulous Grandchildren are my legacy - I love you all so much!

Happy Mother's Day Everbody. In all my ways, I will acknowledge God and HE will direct my path!

ADMIN DAY

Keep Your Roses
I hate Admin Day.

GIVE ME A RAISE - TAKE ME OUT TO A GREAT FOOD SPOT AND FEED ME REAL WELL!

TREAT ME LIKE I SHOULD REALLY BE TREATED! SHOW APPRECIATION WHEN I GO OUT OF MY WAY AT WORK TO HELP ANOTHER CO-WORKER WITH SOME MESS THEY REALLY SHOULD BE DOING THEMSELVES!

THAT'S OK - NEVER MIND - GIVE ME MY ROSES NOW COZ I TRULY CAN'T SMELL THEM WHEN I'M DEAD! RIGHT?????

RIGHT!!!!!

HAPPY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE PEOPLE DAY! YEAH, RIGHT!!

WHAT A DAY THIS HAS BEEN

WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY AFTER LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY TODAY WAS FRESH AND NEW AND ALIVE - I FELT THE SUN SHINE ON MY FACE WITH A NEW FEEL - THE SUN ROSE TODAY LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES BUT IT SHONE BRIGHTER TODAY...........

IT'S ALL COZ OF YOU - YOU MAKE THE SUN FEEL WARMER, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHTER, THE WATER TASTE OH, SO MUCH SWEETER!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GET WITH ME AND MAKE IT ALL OK!! ONE DAY WE MUST THANK BRYAN - NOT FOR GETTING SICK, BUT FOR MAKING US BETTER.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WHERE I GO, IF I STAY, IF I DON'T--------------

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. REMEMBER................................

RESURRECTION SUNDAY

Today is Easter Sunday, in the Western world, celebrated by Christians as the day Jesus defeated death and rose from the dead. What a marvelous day for me and many others just like me who believe and accept Christ as their personal Saviour, and who believe there is hope for our own salvation in the fact that this Man died on a Friday over 2000 years ago and on the 3rd day, he beat the devil himself and defeated death as well.

Personally, I found much comfort in today - it is the basis of my faith. In accepting Jesus' death and resurrection I believe there is hope for me when the day comes to meet my maker face to face I will be redeemed by my faith in this doctrine and I will be spared the horrors of Hell and enter into the glories of Heaven.

Many will read this message and think how foolish this all might sound. I mean in all honesty, how many people do we know personally that have been raised from the grave? So many loved ones, so many friends we have lost in our lifetime - none have come back and said what it's really like for them now that they are gone from this earth. Our little earthly minds can't even conceive going from death to life, going to the funeral home, being pumped with fluids to sustain a realistic look for the living, going in the ground and in 3 days - rising up out of that grave and walking among our family and friends like nothing happened.

Wouldn't that be a trip, though? Showing up at the crib or our former jobs and greeting everyone with a hug like you had simply been on a short vacation! Imagine the looks on the faces of those you left behind - the joy and tears, and for some , anger! SURPRISE - I'M BACK!!! Can you even imagine what that must be like. Imagine trying to tell someone that your friend who you just buried showed up at the Mall looking pretty darn good for a dead guy!

The Bible says, "Trust in the Lord and lean not unto your OWN understanding, but, acknowledge God in all your ways, and He will direct thy path".

Somethings you just gotta have faith on, ya know. Like when you turn the light switch in your home on, you sorta know in your heart that the lights will turn on ( if you paid the bill, that is). I have faith that what I believe is so because it comes from a book that I truly believe is the undisputible Word of God, written by inspired men for me to read and to get to learn about God better. What if I'm wrong and it's all hoax?

WHAT IF IT ISN'T AND YOU DONT' EXCEPT IT??? YOUR LOSS - MY GAIN.
HALLELUIAH!!!!

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY

ERIN GO BRAGH, Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!

Oscars still pimpin’ in ‘raploitation’ Hollywood

Hey -

Please click on the link and read this really interesting article on "RAPLOITATION" films, almost in retrospect to the "BLACKSPOITATION" films of the 70's!

Enjoy the article and ENJOY THE OSCARS!!!

Me

IT'S SHOWTIME

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ACADEMY AND ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY BEING HERE!!!

YOU LIKE ME.......YOU REALLY LIKE ME!!!!

I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP MR. DEMILLE!!!!

VALENTINES 2006

Happy Valentines Day, everyone!

I hope you can share the love to each and everyone you can think of.

I changed my hair color - like it?? It's red like the color of lovely red roses - even though my favorite rose is yellow, I think this is perfect for this especially lovely heartfilled day!

Things are cool - wish I had that special person in my life to share all my dreams and hopes and well, you know, all that ROMANTIC FALL-DER-ALL!!!

Hey maybe he's just around the bend - behind the mountains, over the hill.........etc., etc., etc.

HAVE A GREAT VALENTINES DAY! DON'T KEEP CUPID AT BAY!!!
XXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXX!!!!!!

ME

CORETTA SCOTT KING

`RIP` OUR DEAR AND SWEET SISTER! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SURVIVED THIS LONG WITHOUT YOUR BELOVED, BUT CHILDREN DO HELP KEEP US FOCUSED THROUGHOUT OUR JOURNEY HERE.

YOUR TIME HAS DRAWN NIGH AND YOUR JOURNEY CONTINUES WITH OUR FATHER.
YOU WILL BE MISSED AND REMEMBERED AS A SOJOURNER FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE!
GOD BLESS YOU MRS.. KING.

ENJOY YOUR WELL DESERVED REST!

MLK WEEKEND

hey everyone - today really hasn't been as happy as my face appears, but i'm trying to hold it together anyway!

my son has really disappointed me and i'm not sure just how i wanna handle it - he spent the night at a buddy's and the mom was not there! yeah right, typical teenage crap- i get that - but the both of these boys have deceived me and i'm right mad about it!!!
i'm having my son's friend over for the weekend as a favor to the kids mom who went out of town for the weekend. i didn't realize that she left yesterday(thursday) and i allowed my son to stay over to his friends house overnite thinking the mom was there and not leaving until today(friday). well, duhhhh on me- they pulled the wool over these old eyes.
my son calls me this morning(i was at work) to say he was not feeling well and i realized the number on my cell phone was not his school - he was at his friends(STILL AT 9A.M.) both of their a___s missed school! needless to say i hit the roof and at 4:04 p.m.(this minute) i am still so annoyed i can barely type!
my son has totally lost my trust in him and i think i am a pretty hip and understanding mom, but when you lose trust, YOU LOSE TRUST! not only that, but i still am committed to having his friend over for this weekend!
fun weekend at my house, hunh???!!!

this is dr. martin luther king's holiday weekend and to be honest , i don't really feel very much like "sharing the dream" with any one right now.

my son is going to be 16 in 2 1/2 weeks and guess what, the birthday surprise if so O-F-F!!!!
gotta go on home now and face these little sneaky sob's and let the MOTHER RIOT ACT GO INTO FORCE!
doesn't the Bible say "spare the rod, spoil the child"??

ANYBODY GOT A ROD OR 2 I CAN BORROW!!??

ALL IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!!

IT'S THAT TIME ,TOO - HAPPY KWANZAA EVERYONE!
ENJOY ALL FELLOWSHIP THAT COMES WITH THESE SPECIAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS - I'M A LITTLE LATE WITH THE GREETINGS (12/26-1/3) BUT ABSOLUTELY DO NOT MISS THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE PRINCIPLES:

Umoja (Unity)To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.

Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.

Nia (Purpose)To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Kuumba (Creativity)To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Imani (Faith)To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

MUCH LOVE AND BE BLESSED - STAY FOCUSED ON THIS WONDERFUL NEW YEAR OF LOVE , FIND PEACE!
IHS - ME!

'RIP'LOU RAWLS - YOUR SOULFUL VOICE WILL BE MISSED TREMENDOUSLY!