Category Archives: FAMILY

Funny, I was  just thinking recently that in 15 years I will be 80 years old!   YIKES! Of course, that’s if I make it to that age.  And I have been pondering what can I accomplish in 15 years if I set that as a goal to use up my stash and finish all my UFOs? Continue reading “Sometime in the future….”

I have been remiss about posting pictures lately, so here goes starting with Father’s Day! Hawiian shirt from me. Not sure if I posted Annalee’s pictures from her birthday, but here they are. Ten years old already, hard to believe!! I think that’s about it for now.

Okay, time for a little bragging. This may not seem like much but to me it means that I am that much closer to meeting my goal weight (for knee surgery) of 210. Only 29 more pounds to go!! That means that I have lost 36 pounds so far!! Woohoo!! Of course, I want toContinue reading “Getting Closer”

MONDAY MORNING PRAISE GOD!! I’m going in for a simple procedure on Monday morning at 7:15 am.  I’m having the Coolief procedure where they will numb the nerves by ablation (burning) which will give me some relief from my left knee pain. Anyhoo!  I’m so excited I want to shout out loud!! My covid testContinue reading “Relief at last!”

Hello Dear Family! Doug and our family can use some prayers and good thoughts please. Doug is in the ICU at Kaiser Permanente Hospital here in Fresno with complete kidney failure. He has 2 stones, one in each kidney. One is a small one and should pass easily. The other one is the size ofContinue reading “Prayers Please”

HAPPY EASTER! What a beautiful glorious day to celebrate our Lord and Savior, Jesus!  Praise God!  He has risen, He is alive and we serve Him! I have a passage from my daily devotional that I want to share with you. This is from Jesus Calling. This is from March 30. I am taking careContinue reading “CATCHING UP WITH THE COPPIN CLAN, PART 2”

March was a fairly eventful month for us.  Doug and I both got our first Moderna covid-19 vaccination and our final one is April 8th.  Health wise, we are doing okay aside from seasonal allergies and Doug’s A1C has improved considerably and I’m so proud of him for sticking to his diet, well at leastContinue reading “CATCHING UP WITH THE COPPIN CLAN”

I am sharing this post from my sister Tracy and she worded it beautifully. Our thanks to everyone who expressed sympathy or attended Dad’s service, and to Porterville Funeral Service and Porterville Church of the Nazarene. Jeff read tributes written by granddaughters Kat Pok and Jennifer Sandoval, and daughters, Donna Coppin, Candis Spallina and myself and people would have applaudedContinue reading “Dom’s Services”

My father was a special man whom I am very proud to call Dad.  He lived a good long life and had many friends who love him still.  During my childhood he tried to teach me some important things and I didn’t always pay too close attention, but they did come back to me laterContinue reading “Dear Old Dad’s Values”

I’m proud to call him my father. Dominic Geroux Spallina March 8, 1926 – June 15, 2018 Dominic Geroux Spallina was born March 8, 1926, in Lindsay, California, to Vincent and Leona Spallina, and passed away peacefully in the company of his daughters in Placerville on the evening of June 15, 2018. Dom grew upContinue reading “DOMINIC GEROUX SPALLINA”