Charlotte Blakeney:  

Bob enjoys woodworking, gardening and anything else that keeps his mind and hands active. I enjoy scrapbooking, gardening and reading although the latter doesn't happen too often. We are also both very family focused and spend as much time as we can with our children and grandchildren. Our journey has taught us to Live; to Love; to be Compassionate; to share with Others less fortunate; to give back to our community by volunteering (most recently with the OSO mudslide where we lost people we knew) and then just a few months later dealing with the loss of several high school students at the hands of a friend and family member to many - Marysville Pilchuck High School) and to be accountable for our actions. We believe that others learn by our own example so therefore, we try to be good, kind, loyal, loving people. We believe that what you give comes back to you ten fold and our friends and family have enriched our lives in ways we never knew they could. We feel honored to be called Mom and Dad; Grandma and Grandpa; Papa and Grimmie; Brother; Sister; Friend'. In 1994 my journey and endurance led me to learn more about my birth family. This brought us to find several sisters and brothers along with a whole lot of family - aunts, uncles, cousins. It has been a journey of many tears and heartache but the rewards of finding family and learning to love in mid life has been amazing. I plan on spending a lot of my retirement spending time with these new found family members! I recently got into StampinUp to support my habit and I love, love, love Project Life. You can find me by going to the stampinup website and then typing in my name.