Austin Turns One

Our nephew Austin celebrated his first birthday with a party on April the seventh. You can tell from the picture that he was enjoying the cake .I think all the family had a good time just watching him . Hayden seemed to enjoy the party also before you know it he will be turning one he is growing so fast. It was a good family time day

something we don't do enough of.

Hayden And The Swing

Hayden came and spent the day with us . It was cloudy and a few drizzles of rain. We did manage to get out side for a while and take a stroller ride.
My sister Lesa gave me a baby swing seat that Bridget and Tessa had out grown to add to my swing set for Hayden.I put him in it today to see if he would like it. I think you can tell from his beautiful smile that he loved it. He was having such a good time when his Daddy came to get him. Oh well there is always the next time-------

My Grandson

I am writing to talk more about Hayden. I have had this sinus cold for over a week now so naturally I was afraid to get around Hayden.Saturday Cindy and Matthew brought him down for a visit. He is growing so much twenty pounds now. He has two top teeth coming in now so he really will be biting stuff now. He just checks everything out all over the house. He reaches and grabs at everything in sight. I made this picture while he was on the sofa with Grandaddy. He was standing up and reaching for my flower arrangement behind the sofa. He got one a hold of one flower and gave a pull and out it came. Of course Granny took it away. I had missed him so much so it was a nice visit .He usually comes a day or two during the week.

The girls

I have been kinda under the weather for the past two days so since I don't feel like doing anything I am trying to play catch up . This past weekend the girls Bridget and Tessa finally got to come for the weekend. It seems like every time they were to come one of them would get sick. Maybe it was me this time, no I didn't get sick until Monday. Gary and I went and got them on Friday afternoon and they stayed until Sunday afternoon.
We had a good time they are so full of energy and life it makes you feel good just listening to them and watching them play. They have grown so since Lesa adopted them two years ago. I know they have brought a lot of changes in her life as well as a lot of love. I know I feel the same I could not love them any more if they were born to her .
We went to the play ground on Saturday afternoon and let them play of course I forgot my camera. We told them we would go out to eat Saturday night their choice. Mac Donald's where all kids want to go since they have a play ground. They had fun and ate some. On Sunday morning we all went to Sunday School and church services. It is always nice to have them with us it reminds me of when my children were small and at home with me. It was a good visit all in all and I look forward to the next one. It is fun being a surrogate granny since our Mom is no longer with us and Dewayne's parents live in Illinois. Hopefully I make a good fill in. I took the photo of them before we left for church in their dresses I had gotten them.

Happy Birthday To My Best Friend Norma

I want to extend a belated birthday greeting to my best friend Norma. We have been close through the years. We are always there for each other bad times and good.
Not everyone has a special friend like this. I hope she knows how thankful I am that she is a part of my life.

Did I mention that she is also my first cousin we have been friends since childhood.I am the older one by two years. When we are out together people ask if we are sisters I guess I have always thought of her as my sister.

We used to get to spend at least one week together in the summer as we were growing up. Our favorite late movie was "The Long Hot Summer" staring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. It was strange because we never had the same week in the summer together but the movie would come on. We have been known to watch it in our later years and wonder how we got away with watching it then. It was kinda racy for back then.

We still enjoy each other's company . Norma is always there to listen to me when I need a ear.I could never have a better friend.It has been a while since we have been on one of our trips just to get away I hope we can do it soon.I am attaching a photo of her at the Biltmore House which was taken a few years back . We actually let our husbands go on this trip.Happy Birthday dear friend. April fourteen remember we are only getting better!

My Trees

Recently Georgia Power had tree trimmers in the area cutting back from the power lines. Well when we built our house it was in a field no trees in site. So we planted trees after nineteen years we have shade. So of course they came knocking at my door telling me they would have to trim my silver maples. Now I didn't have money to buy trees with so I had walked way over the hill side to dig these trees up sixteen years ago.
They had gotten so pretty the man said" I can tell they have never been trimmed,but we have to do our job ". I told him it took me a long time to get them that size he assured me he wouldn't take off any more than he had too. What can you say? I really dreaded looking at them when they finished they aren't as bad as I thought they would be. I told myself I would only look at them from the yard not the road.Oh well I guess we have to have electricity or do we?

A Visit to Miranda's and David's

We recently got to go to Texas and visit the children. It was a nice visit too short for me , but then it always is. We had a good time visiting the Dallas -Fort Worth stockyards,riding through the country,shopping and just being lazy.

It is so nice of them to have us I know they are very busy with work and Miranda has college classes she is trying to finish . We appreciate the time they take for us.

On the day we were to leave bright and early around four A.M. we awoke to a flat tire on the car.I told Gary let's go back to bed and wait till things open so we can get it fixed. Being a man on a mission he wasn't about to do that. I heard him out in the garage and checked to see what was going on he was looking for an air tank or compressor. I am thinking surely he isn't going to air that tire up and ride on it. That didn't happen because David didn't have a tire chuck thank goodness.

By this time Miranda has gotten up David had only been in bed a couple of hours since he had to stay up working late on a couple of last minute projects. I am thinking the whole neighbor hood will be awake. Gary proceeds by changing the tire to the spare donut tire. I am wondering okay how safe is this he assures me it will be fine till we can get it fixed. While we are doing this I look up and some one goes jogging by down the street so maybe we aren't awaking everyone after all.

We left and made it safe to Marshall ,Texas by eight A.M. exit off find a Toyota dealer ship and get the tire fixed. We proceed on the trip and arrive at home around ten thirty that night so needless to say I was tired.

In closing it was worth the ride to spend time with them I just hope they feel the same.