happy birthday – Page 3 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Have a Great Day, James

Here’s my son-in-law James creating a Bumblebee Transformer from cardboard, devising a special costume for Charlie this past Halloween. What a transformation! It was impressive. He watched a YouTube video about creating Transformer costumes. Then came up with the plan.

Dear James,

May your birthday today be the beginning of a happy and healthy new year. Lots of love, from your MIL Ruthie

p.s James bought the “Have a Great Day” pen and ink drawing by Addie Cheges and gave it me to several years ago.

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: addie cheges, birthday, birthday blog, bumblebee, creativity, family, graphic design, happy birthday, James, Laura and James, photography, postaday, son in law, Transformer 16 Comments

Double Digits for Maura Clare

Look who is 10 years old! November 17, 2008 doesn’t seem that long ago and suddenly granddaughter Maura Clare is TEN!

I don’t know of anyone who has more energy and enthusiasm for life!

We always have a lot of fun together.

Happy Birthday to you. Love you lots. FF Ruthie

Maura Clare is 5 Birthday Blog

Now We Are Six 2014 Birthday Blog

Maura Clare Celebrates 7 Birthday Blog

Eight is Going to Be Great Birthday Blog

If you leave a camera or a cell phone unattended 9th Birthday

November 16, 2018December 6, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Family, PhotographyTags: birthday, granddaughter, happy birthday, Maura, photography, postaday 9 Comments

Abiding Love Always

Dear Daughter Laura,

Tonight on your birthday eve, I dusted off the counted cross stitch birth sampler and remembered the gift of your arrival in Germany.

A girl!

Maura says you’re not just an amazing aunt, but you’re an amazing mother. I agree.

Happy Birthday to you.

Love,

Ma (and Maura, who is visiting)

August 6, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: birth sampler, birthday, birthday wishes, counted cross stitch, daughter, family, happy birthday, love, memories, postaday 20 Comments

Yes, it’s the moon AND fireworks

Yes, it’s the moon AND fireworks at the same time. Columbus Ohio with the family last week for the gigantic fireworks display. We had a nice evening together.

it’s the annual effort to improve my fireworks photography.

And I am celebrating another year with my Fourth of July birthday today.

Happy Birthday to me.

July 4, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Family, PhotographyTags: birthday, celebration, Columbus OH, family, fireworks, fireworks display, happy birthday, holiday, Independence Day, moon, summer 31 Comments

May 26, 1976

May 26, 1976.

Here I am, new mom, holding firstborn Mark.

Here’s Mark in 2003 with firstborn Anna.

Remembering my bicentennial baby on his birthday, with love,

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 by Ruth Categories: Family, PhotographyTags: 1976, baby, Bicentennial, birth, birthday, celebration, child, childhood, firstborn, happy birthday, motherhood, parent, postaday 21 Comments

Catching Happy

When I look at this image I can hear the singing of “Haaaaa…” of Happy Birthday to You.

Jack, now 11, said I could post this pic.

His sisters put on every candle they could find.

And yes, there are three flavors of ice cream at the ready on the left. Mom, Erika, was videoing for family across the miles and isn’t in this frame.

March 22, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: available light, birthday, birthday candle, cake, celebration, childhood, Columbus OH, cousins, family, grandson, happy, happy birthday, photography, postaday, singing 23 Comments

Deep Cleaning Closet Yield

Found this newspaper page from June 17,1966 today. Our eighth grade class.

My Grandmother’s High School Class 1904 picture, too.

I’m tackling a closet which had a few random treasures in the miscellaneous.

What sensible person holds onto this stuff?

Happy Birthday to my Dear Longtime Friend with much love. I hope you’re reading the blog today.

(Seriously longtime. We were in Mrs. Stewart’s class when news broke of JFK’s assassination. I remember Miss McCarthy crying in the hall).

But I figure you prefer anonymity so you know who you are.

“We were so much older then, we’re younger than that now”

Happy Birthday to my Cherished Friend

My maternal grandmother, Charlotte Rowley- bottom right

And in my mother’s handwriting -the names of the 1904 Durand High School class, Durand Illinois. Mr. Greenough didn’t get a first name?

December 8, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 1904, 1966, Alta Crowder, archive, birthday, Charlotte Rowley, Class of 1966, class photos, Dewitt Barningham, Durand IL, Edna Winchester, Eighth grade, Ethel Holverson, family, Fay Edmundson, friendship, genealogy, grandmother, Greenough, happy birthday, Mabel Anderson, Morris Plains Elementary School, Morris Plains NJ, photography, postaday, school pictures 17 Comments

You’ll see the eclipse on your 12th Birthday

2017 photos above

You’ll see the eclipse on your 12th birthday, Michael. How cool is that? Wishing you a happy twelfth birthday. You are a wonderful young man. Before you know it you’ll be a teenager!

Much love, FF Ruthie