1/2 & 1/2- Denny & Danny

 Danny and Denny 1956



This year I have lost a whole brother......Dennis Jay Harshman and Daniel Lee Bibby...the two of them equaled a whole to me.
   Let me explain this theory; my older brother Dennis was adopted by my father when he married my mother, so he was technically my 1/2 brother.  I just never saw him as that.  My father's mother always would tell me "Dennis is ONLY your 1/2 brother", and I would ask her what half?

Daniel was my uncle, my father's youngest brother, by 18 years.

Now the interesting thing is, Denny was born Oct 4 and Danny Oct 6, 1945 so they were only two days apart in age.  And the first thing they did when they met was bond as best friends.

Danny and Denny 1948......New best buddies

Two really cute guys....

So when I came along, I already had two of them.......so I thought my grandmother meant that Denny was a half and Danny a half, so the two of them made a whole, they were inseparable .....

Okay, now remember I was 4 years younger and did not understand adult thinking.

So it is with great sadness that 2012 has turned out to be the year I lost both halves....Jan. 12 for Denny and April 20 for Danny.  It seems so ironic that they would die so close together, I guess Heaven is looking for some fun, because the two of them always had a way of making fun.

Even though due to circumstances beyond their control, they lost the contact they had as young boys they both thought fondly of each other.  They became husbands, fathers and grandfathers to some wonderful people.  I feel sorrow for Carolyn and Karen for the loss of their husbands and for Marlene, Michelle, Sandi, Tom, and Suzzi for the loss of their dads and for all the grandchildren.

 So my hope is that the two of them will be together to make things witty up there....and it will cause beautiful rainbows and sunlight to  come down to Earth to bathe all of their family and friends...... I will forever love my "WHOLE" brothers....

Daniel Lee Bibby- Good bye Uncle Danny RIP

My youngest uncle died on April 20, 2012...His name is Daniel Lee Bibby and I was so lucky to have him as an uncle.  Uncle Danny was my father's youngest brother, he was only 66 years old.  Uncle Danny was only 4 years older than me, so he was a playmate for me when I was growing up.

The family story is that when he was born, he was not expected to live, but live he did.  He was one of the smartest, gentlest, funny men I knew.  He could make me laugh at the drop of a hat.  His ability to make some of the most beautiful stained glass was amazing; he could do home remodeling, and even tinkered with mechanical things.  One thing he was a master of was Science, first as a Chemistry teacher and then as a Forensic Scientist.  This kind gentle man worked on what or who caused the death of others, but never lost his sense of humor.




Unfortunately, Uncle Danny had a long struggle with his health before he passed.  I think that he fought so hard not to leave because of his three children, and his lovely grandchildren that he took great pride in.  He was a devout Christian and lived a life that anyone would be proud of.

  Danny and his family.......


After my father was killed in 1963, I did not get to spend as much time with him, and our lives drifted apart, but I still will always love him.

Well Uncle Danny with how horrible the world has become, I guess God needed another Angel and one with your strength.  I am sorry I didn't get to see you for so long, but you were always in my thoughts.....Rest in Peace and have the rest of the Angels in Heaven laughing....

Love you forever.....

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!

Today Daddy would be 84....Happy Birthday Daddy....may you Rest in Peace...Harold Leslie Bibby is his name.

I never got to know my father as a senior citizen, he died when he was only 34.  I always wondered what kind of grandfather he would have been.  I always wondered how he would like the spouses his children chose.  I always wondered what it would have been like to have lived with him the rest of my childhood and have him to filter out the "crappy" men as he used to call the men who were bad.

Daddy was a young man when he became a father, and he was even younger when he went to war.  He became who he was because of the events in his life and these events colored his life at times.  In reality he was a man, not a super hero, or magical person, but to me he was everything I could want as a daddy.  I never got to the "Dad" stage of our relationship, he was still daddy to me when he died.  Even my mother would tell me he was my daddy, not my dad, she said he never got to be anyone's "dad".

He had left Michigan during a financial crises for our family and made his way to California to try to get a job to help us.  It was a bold thing to do in the early 60's and he was criticized for it badly.  He was a Marine who had been trough two wars and and kept fighting his way to support his family.  He loved us all, and yet struggled with the responsibilities that came with being a father of six kids and not having a job.  He did what he had too, and my Mom said that she understood and forgave him for any of the troubles it caused her.
Now that I am a senior citizen I think of all the tragedy that I have endured in my life and wonder how I managed to get here.  I wonder if there would have been less tragedy if Daddy had lived and we grew up in California.  That is just a wonder.

Happy Birthday Daddy....hope you are having a kick ass day with Mom, Rose, Bobby and Billy.......I will love you always.

New fun

Having fun with a new program.....

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A Pivotal Moment

Today in 1963 became a pivotal moment for me. My father was killed in an automobile accident on the way to the airport to pick up his whole family for the new life he had prepared for us in California.  Daddy was only 34, yet had served in two wars and was the father of 6 children at his death.

This was in 1956 but there was only 4 of us at this time.


RIP daddy, I will always miss you

Ooooh Shiny !

I found some of my shiny stones, the ones I had for the settings I have up on Ebay...Now I just have to break the big pictures down to individuals.....that will take some hours of editing.....

Can't set the gemstones anymore, or wire wrap them because of my hands....hope other artist will be able to have fun with them.

Great Expressions

Well today I got rid of some of my pain...I got a quick visit with my dentist at Great Expressions...Dr. Opie, yes that is his name.  He is really great and gentle, plus has a great sense of humor.  His staff is wonderful and I was lucky today that he could help with one of my issues.  He is hoping to get an oral surgeon to pull my one tooth so the abscessed tooth I have been dealing with since Sept. 2011.  Not have health and dental insurance can really create trouble.

Now that my mouth is not so bad, I need to fix up the rest of my body.  We have created a plan for the two of us and hope to put it into action this week.

We are so lucky to have some great people in our lives and look forward to seeing them.