Today, February 2nd, is Christina and my mother, Shirley’s Birthday. This would have been her 73rd Birthday. Born in 1938, mother died just shy of her 70th birthday in 2007. She is what WE remember the Ice Storm for. Shirley passed away on December 11th, 2007. Mother was our Groundhog 
Our joke for today was to ask her if she “Saw her shadow”.
Happy Birthday Mother
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Jose’ Antonio Arroyo Rivera (my father)
Shirley Anne McGrew (My mother)
Bob Ward and Taft J. Beio (my step-fathers) (I need pictures of these men too)
Robert Oliver McGrew (WWII – my grandfather)
Capt. Jacob McGrew (WWII)
and McGrews that died during WWII
Thank you to my cousin, Bill McGrew, for his service. Peacetime or War Time, our Veterans have kept our way of life and given the ultimate sacrifice by offering their lives to protect their children, their neighbors’ children, and future generations. God Bless you all!
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From Left to Right:
William (“Bill”), Bobby Lee, Linda, Terri McGrew, Shirley with Christina and Bob Ward with J (“Tony”) Arroyo.
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Today, February 2nd, is Christina and my mother, Shirley’s Birthday. This would have been her 72nd Birthday. Born in 1938, mother died just shy of her 70th birthday in 2007. She is what WE remember the Ice Storm for. Shirley passed away on December 11th, 2007. Mother was our Groundhog Our joke for today was to ask her if she “Saw her shadow”.
Happy Birthday Mother
Share on FacebookI know, it has been almost a month since my last item!
Since then, I have visited Jose’, he is doing pretty good, at least as well as to be expected. I will not be returning to Zarrow next year so I am on the job march again. I interviewed for a company named School Wires for a sales position. I will not know for certain until July 1st, however. I will know if I made the final cut by June 1st, then, hopefully, will have a third interview. If I get the job, I will go to PA for 6 weeks of training.
This job will use my contacts in K-12 in Oklahoma and, also, my experience as a teacher. The pay would definitely put my teacher pay to shame! Keeping fingers crossed and praying profusely!
I am training to be a driving instructor. I have done the classroom stuff and will be observing two drives this week. I should be behind the wheel next week then take some tests to be certified by the end of the month. It will help out with bills.
Brody was in the hospital this past weekend with some kind of sinus infection. Not exactly sure, maybe a type of flu though not the H1N1, thank God. He seems to be doing better. In the meantime, we had Rainee, Chloe and Alec over the weekend through Tuesday.
This Friday is the premier of Star Trek! Paul and I are planning our traditional premier night movie trip! We are excited, this will be the 10th trip for us on premier night (we missed Star Trek III).
Sunday is Mother’s Day, this will be the second missing my own Mother. We pray for her soul and she is in my thoughts. I don’t know what will be in store for Linda but I will make certain that she has a good day.
A friend of mine, Dave Mettey, lost his father a couple of week’s ago, he, too, is in our prayers.
Well, school is about to start, gotta run! God Bless you all
Share on FacebookMonday was Groundhog’s Day, which has a special significance in our family. Groundhog’s Day is our Mother’s birthday, Feb. 2nd, 1938. Mother passed away on Dec. 11th, 2007.
It was a strange day. I watched the Groundhog Monday morning and thought of our running joke over the years. When I was little, Grandma or Grandpa would make acomment asking Mother if she had seen her shadow. When I was old enough, and when Iwas calling home on her birthday, our opening comment was, not Happy Birthday, but“Did you see your shadow today?”
This and last year was missing that little, silly joke as simple as it was. I thought a bit on Monday and wondered, “Who do I call or tell this story to today?”
Thanks for remembering, Ron and Christina, I do appreciate the opportunity to tell this little story, which has been told over and over again the last 50 or more years (47 of which I lived through).
In a few more days, we come upon Feb 14th, Valentines Day, that was Grandpa’s birthday and where is the “Valentine” in our family now?
Share on FacebookWell, not all memories are good memories. A year ago December 11th, Shirley Beio passed away. The ice storm plagued Tulsa and, amidst it all, we were trying to get a memorial service together.
The day before the memorial, Destiny Arroyo was born, just in time for the memorial. Her father, today, has hit rock bottom and is awaiting his own destiny. His fate is in the hands of God. Many of you, family, friends, know the circumstances. Suffice it to say he needs our prayers.
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This is a bit of an older picture of Uncle Bobby. Last year, not quite 11 months ago, his sister, Shirley, my mother, died (Dec. 11th). Tonight, Uncle Bobby is in intensive care at St. Francis after suffering a brain aneurysm and stroke about 1:00 PM today.
Especially keep his daughter, Terrie Perry and son, Bill McGrew, in prayers, they are scattered across the country tonight and can’t be here. (Update: Bill and Terrie should arrive this morning, Friday, around 9:30 AM. Christina and I are hopeful that they will arrive in time to see their father and say their ‘good-byes’. Bobby is 67.)
I will keep you apprised of his condition and keep him in your prayers…..
I have been wanting to do this short tribute to Mother for awhile but, since I have had access to some old photos of her, I am now able to do a small image tribute to her. She passed away last December, during the BIG ICE STORM, no less! Well, Christina shared with me her photos that Mother passed on to her so I have been working to scan them as I have had time. As many of you know, there is NO SUCH THING as “TIME” for a teacher! Well, enjoy these pictures and I will enhance it as I have some time this summer.
On the news side, I will be coming up to Tulsa this Wed for an interview with a school in Tulsa. I have completed most of the requirements for my certification so it is a matter of time, and one more test! to have a full certification in Texas and Oklahoma.
Keep me in prayers!
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