Fun at my house

Long time no blog..Once again!! Seems like I am getting REALLY good at this!! My life is so full anymore. I thought the older you get the slower you get..Well that is not the case here.


I go every day doing something. Yesterday morning I was up and running over to my daughter's home once again to take care of the kids. I took them to school like I do about twice a week. Only this time Garrett had a breakfast for parents. Since mommy had to work...guess I am next best for now anyway!! The kids had a project. They had to first pick a state, then do a newspaper...headlines, job articles, sports article and all the columns like a realy newspaper. Garrett choose Illinois. The article that you see below is his job offering. I told him that I would like to have this job and I would work ONLY one day since the pay was so entirely GREAT!! He did really well on his newspaper. They had the make up the articles with the help of the computer for research too. Glad that I got to go...

Our good friends Charlie and Kathy are here from Virginia. They are missionaires at the ETS (Equipping the Saints). When they come here to Savannah to visit their supporters they stay with us. I feel so thankful to have them here! We have had a great time as we always do!!

Kathy and I still need to go see a movie!! HOpefully that will be soon. Yesterday we went and visited the new Live Oak Library here in Savannah. This picture above is on the steps coming down from the 2nd floor. Garrett just cannot be good even in a picture!! He had to do his Saturday Night Live position...I guess!! It is a beautiful library!! Gorgeous!!

In this picture you see Kathy and Charlie looking at a big animal book that Garrett was really enjoying. He loves animals of all kinds. Last week when I was at his home, he started screaming outside. Maddie and I ran outside. Garrett had a big long black snake pointed out to us. I wondered what to do. He ran in the house and got his gun, a knife and whatever he thought he could use. Finally the poor frightened snake ran into the bushes. We have to get used to those things here in Georgia.

Here is Madison in front of one of the trees in our new library!! She is growing up so fast. Soon she is going to be taller than her old grandmother!!

Charlie bought Garrett a young inventor's kit. You can make all kinds of things with magnets, wires and etc. Last night Mike helped Garrett make this fan thing where you make the fan go around with a battery and wires. I am not much into stuff like this but Garrett loved it and anything that Mike helps him with...well that is just GREAT!! He loves his grandpa!! Isn't that wonderful?

Family is the most important thing to me in this life. I am on my way back to Illinois for a week on the 4th of May!! My mother is getting her right knee scoped!! Dad says that he cannot take care of her. He is having a lot of troubles remembering things. He is 91!! I hate it knowing that he is experiencing this. He only wants me there to help so I am going!!

My life seems to be filled lately with so many people wanting me....I have heard about the sandwich generation and I guess I am in that one now!! Just another phase in my life I reckon!!

Hope my blogger friends are doing well in their own worlds right now! Mine is just plain B---U-----S---Y!!!


This is my world....FLIP FLOP FLOOZIE!!

Thought for today: "May you be overwhelmed with the grace of God rather than the cares of life."

Our home in April 2010

Just really proud of the way our house looks today!! Mike and I worked on it and cut down a big oleander that was dying on the right hand side of our house. Someone planted it UNDER the porch..DUH!! We think it looks better. Found some plants at Walmart on sale too!! I love flowers can you tell!!

This is looking at our home from a bit of a different direction. The April flowers are just gorgeous here right now. My favorite month in Savannah is April

My azaeleas are really showing their glory this year. Behind them are gardenias which will bloom all summer long!! I LOVE their fragrance!!

All else is going well here. Mike is home today and tomorrow!! We are getting ready for a garage sale this coming Saturday!! That is so much WORK..another four letter word in our world!! Smile!! We need to get our garage CLEANED out!! Tomorrow is a NO SCHOOL day and daughter works so we have the kids all day!! Plus I have to work in the afternoon so Gpa is going to be watching the kids for a few hours for me!! Love sharing this responsibility every once in a while.

Our son in law, Roger is coming home this Wednesday to stay for a few days. They have had several look at their home but no contracts yet!! The right one WILL come along!!

Hope you are having a wonderful and blessed weekend!! We are!!

FLIP FLOP

Thought for the day: "People will forget what you said. People will never forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel." Go out and spread this!!

Savannah NOW

Just wanted to share some of the beautiful sights here in Savannah right now!! April is one of the prettiest months if you ever are thinking about visiting here!! Flowers everywhere!!

Me AGAIN!!

Wisteria at my neighbor's home

Some have been asking me..."how come you aren't blogging anymore?"...Answer because I have been so darned stinkin' busy!! That is my answer and it is the truth!!

Seems like all I do is take care of grandkids, work, bible study, take care of grandkids, sleep and eat!! That is about it!!

I miss blogging and I miss reading others blogs...My life has just FILLED up since I turned 65!! I thought I was supposed to relax!! Smile!! Not happenin'....

Life has been on the fast track for some time. I just discovered that I am now in the "sandwich generation". I know what it is but now I know what it REALLY IS!!

I am trying to burn candles with more ends than two sometimes!! Hubby is very busy with his new job and is being successful at the ripe ole' age of 65!! Mature workers are GOOD WORKERS!! They have ethics when it comes to work!! They also know that they cannot quit or they will not eat!!

I enjoy working at Curves. I have been working out there for 5 years now this past week. This is the longest that I have ever stayed in a place that has that big work...EXERCISE...in it!! It has given me endurance, disipline and determination which are good qualities to develop!! I mostly enjoy when a member comes in and I get to weigh and measure them!! I get so excited for them that you would think I had actually lost the weight and inches myself!!

Our home is still on the market and I think we should just take the sign down and wait a bit!! Our daughter and her family are really struggling to get theirs sold!! Roger is in Illinois working and that family needs to be together. I am not going to like it when they move but I know it is for the betterment of that family. The kids need to attend better schools and the Illinois schools are tons better than down here.

April is here along with the Azaleas and the Wisteria!! My favorite time of the year!! I have some gorgeous salmon colored azaleas!! I bet downtown Savannah is gorgeous right now because those are all mature flowers!! The weather has been great!! Our air conditioner went back on when I was struggling to cook supper one night!! Could not stand the heat!! Spring is here and summer is just a step ahead!!

Having a lot of deaths around here which is very sad!! Parents in Illinois are not doing great and so that is a concern for me!! Other family members are having problems!! The devill is doing his best right now in some families!! He knows how and where to hit!!

Me I am very happy right now in my life!! I wish that things could just stay the same but in this life they just never do...stay the same.

On the light side: We have several male neighbors next door. They must have a dog. I was outside planting and pulling weeds. Along the side of my house they have let their dog "do his business"....very bad!! I tried to clean some up and noticed spaghetti; bubble gum and a condom in that mess. My two grands were here. I told them to be careful about playing on the one side of the house. They came running in saying that they saw a snake skin in that dog's waste!! Sure a snake skin!! I am so glad that they are naive and do not know the difference!! I wanted to remember this to let them know one day when they get older and know the difference between a snake skin and a condom!!

Well, need to study Jeremiah now!! We are really into this book. He was quite a prophet to people that would not listen to him...Sounds just like today's world. No wonder he was called the, "weeping prophet"!!

Have a wonderful weekend!! Your blogging friend...still..really!!

FLIP FLOP!!!

Thought for the day: "Remember, every problem has a gift for you in its hands!"