Some Favorite Pics

This is my first new post since I discovered that I needed to update. I didn't know I was using an old version. So here goes with downloading pictures....

Oh, what a difference!!! Adding pictures is so much easier!

Nathan (2.5 mos.), Cade (21 mos.), Isa (4.5 yrs.), Amelia (18 mos.)

Another B'day, Another Cheesecake

WWS (Women With Shoes) celebrated another birthday last night. This time it was Colleen's special day--or should I say "days" since she seems to be having multiple celebrations. We had great fun at Frugatti's with lots of laughter, and more delicious cheesecake. This time it was yummy raspberry (......and peanut butter/chocolate......and triple chocolate). Well, it was only supposed to be raspberry. We were using Lisa's complimentary free dessert coupon that she found in her purse; then the waitress said since it was Colleen's birthday she would get a free dessert. We couldn't waste the free coupon, so we decided to "taste" a peanut butter/chocolate one also. Who knew that the waitress would come and ask how they were, we would give honest reviews that the pb & c one was too dry, and that she would then bring us a triple chocolate cheesecake that was guaranteed to be better! And, yes, it was!!
BTW, just for the record, Colleen claims that she has bought more shoes than she ever has since the time we first all counted our shoes....(Like it's our fault). She was just a little bit smug about having the least when the count was first taken. I wonder if a recount is in order...???
The sign that Colleen is holding:

A Day With the Grandbabies

I love saying yes when my kids ask me to stay with my grandbabies. So, when Marcus called and asked me to stay with Isa and Cade the next day while he went to the dentist, I jumped at the chance. And then Jen called and asked if I could watch Amelia and Nathan. I said, "Yes! I'm sure I can handle the 4 of them now. No problem." Who could say no?

Well, I arrived at Marcus and Jill's the next day, collected my hugs and kisses from Isa and Cade and then Jen arrived with Amelia and Nathan, and I collected more hugs and kisses. GrandbabyBliss! Jen said Nathan was ready to go to sleep so I'm still thinking this will be a breeze. Hmm...the breeze picks up. Sweet little Nathan decides he's not ready to go to sleep and he doesn't want to be put down, and Cade and Amelia start fighting over wanting the same toys. The breeze turns to a slight wind.... Nathan is now serious about wanting to go to sleep but there is too much commotion going on around him (translation...he's crying). How long has it been? Oh, probably a half hour! Hey, I was just glad that Marcus hadn't even left yet! The dentist's office had called and asked him to come an hour later. So, after hunting down and putting on everyone's shoes, Marcus took the 3 older kids outside while I got Nathan to go to sleep. It only took about 5 minutes!

The rest of the morning actually went great. Marcus left and the kids and I played outside with the dogs and on the swings, slide and trampoline until Jen returned. Cade and Amelia are learning to share and Isa is fantastic at keeping everyone busy. And Grandma is ......happy and tired.

Frustrations!!

I'm beginning to think that perhaps I need "posting" lessons. With the last post about my birthday I reached my limit of patience and just deleted most of the pictures. Every time I would add a picture it would enter from the top of the post and wouldn't budge from that spot. There must be some trick that I haven't learned on how to move text and pictures.



Here goes on adding a picture......will it go above or below the text????

Ok, so it entered above the text and I was able to drag it down. But when I had four pictures and wanted to move them up...nothing.

Btw, aren't the trees in our front yard gorgeous!!

Birthday fun!!

Praise God for friends and family! Thank you all for making my birthday so much fun!

I guess I was supposed to feel my age this year since I seem to have done something to my shoulder. Although I'm still wincing, I thank God for the gift of being almost pain free on WWS's (Women With Shoes) shopping trip to Valencia on Saturday. Great friends and great fun!! And yes, holding to the group's name, shoes were purchased. We stopped for a delicious lunch and topped it off with sharing some Banana Cheesecake. Yummy! Do the fork placements show how we think alike? (It really wasn't staged.)

Once a Teacher...

While reading the newspaper today I noticed pictures of children wearing Dr. Suess red and white striped hats , and it started me thinking about my days as a teacher and whether I miss them. In particular, I recall many such years on March 2, (Dr. Seuss's birthday) when my Second Grade Teacher buddy, Andrea Gifford, and I would don our own striped hats and read Green Eggs and Ham together. Several times we even served green eggs when we were finished reading. It was great fun and enjoyed by both the children and the teachers! But after enjoying this memory, I've concluded that I am having just as much fun, if not more, being a teacher of my grandchildren. Here are some picures of a few of our great projects this past year.