The Proud Mom and Dad

I visited P- and C- Sunday. They were doing very well. I got to hold the little lad while he slept on and on. But when he finally woke up, he was really hungry.

So Cute!

She's Nine, and She's Good at It!

This nine year old has been pretty ill. She has had a high fever off and on for about a week. We've been to the doctor twice and we have got some different medicines. She has been a trooper though. She finally said today, "Mommy, why am I tired all the time?" Our thoughts and prayers have been with her. We hope she will be feeling better soon.

It's been hard for her because she hasn't been able to hold the new baby. She has been so excited for his arrival, but she has had to be satisfied with looking at pictures of him.

When she is not ill, she likes to spend time drawing.

My Sister Jamie

I have a sister named Jamie. She has hazel green eyes and pretty light brown hair. She teaches singing lessons and piano.
She is so much fun because we have sleepovers at her apartment. We play Frisbee and soccer. She lived in an apartment that had a pool and we went swimming. She sleeps over at my house on Christmas.
Jamie and I watch extreme Home Makeover. We have a lot of fun together. Jamie and I love to play a game called Slap Jack. Jamie and I go to her husbands work and try out the beds at My Comfort. When Jamie and I go to Disneyland, we ride together on the rides. Jamie drives me to school on the first day.
Jamie and I love to go to plays, especially plays she is in. Jamie acted in a play called “Something’s Afoot” I am going to be in a play where she directs the music. Jamie comes to my dance recitals. It makes me feel good when she does.
I really love my sister Jamie. I hope we can still have a lot of fun together.

Our Christmas Package has Arrived

Little E-was born yesterday at 9:44 am. He was 7lbs 130z and 19 inches long. He is healthy, strong and active. When we were visiting him, he was busy and rooting around, sucking on his hand and lively for a long time. Mom and Dad said he had been like this for hours. When they put him to warm up on his mothers chest, he fell asleep immediately. He knew who his mother was and where it was comfortable. It was so sweet to see him so quiet and peaceful.

His mom and dad said today that he is eating and letting them know what he likes and doesn't like. That sounds like everything is as it should be. I am so happy! I didn't know the joy I would feel at this new little ones arrival.

Deck the Halls

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. K- was a big help with the decorating this year. L- was gone a lot and G- is still on the injured list. So it was K- and I for most of our decorating.


G- helped put the tree together and get it ready to be decorated. He is getting around quite a bit better now than he was and his leg is not swelling up as big as a sausage. So we think he is going to survive the surgery. Now, if he can get through the next procedures he is going to have done this Friday, I think everything will be fine in the end.


K- took this picture of me. I think she is a pretty good photographer.

K- really enjoyed putting the village up with her dad. I think it is her favorite of all the decorations. She got to choose where the buildings would be put and arrange the little figures. Last year, I let her go ahead and play with the figures. She has logged many happy hours playing with it. I'm glad she can have such a fun time with such a cool toy.

Now, we are waiting for the final touch to make our Christmas the most special Christmas yet. We are waiting for our first grandbaby to come a long. It should be anyday now.

All I want for Christmas is my first grandbaby, my first grandbaby, gee my first grandbaby. Gee, if I could only have my first grandbaby, then I could wish you Merry Christmas!

My Latest Pictures

So I thought you might like to see the latest pictures of me. Weight Watchers has done a lot for me and it has really helped my self esteem.


I know I kind of let things go a little this last Thanksgiving, but I think I look pretty good. I know the camera adds 10 lbs so just imagine me 10 lbs lighter while I try to imagine I didn’t really eat that 5th piece of pumpkin pie. But do you think this skirt makes my butt look big?

The one thing it seems to me is I don’t think they are making the sizes the same way they used to. It seems like they are a size smaller. Or maybe my clothes have been shrinking in the laundry. But I know Weight Watchers really works. We have meetings with recipes and ideas for eating a lot of food I mean making a lot of healthy food. And I think it is really paying off don’t you? I’m just really glad I took the time… for me, you know, because well, Christmas is coming up and now that I have done the work with Weight Watchers, and you are imagining me 10lbs lighter, I feel like I have a little 10 -15 lb buffer that I can play with during the holiday season. So here’s a delicious “Season’s” Greetings to all! And may you always remember; it's not the clothes that make the woman, its the woman that makes the clothes!

The Big Game

These two goodlooking guys came together for the Bitter Battle.

Our Turkey Trot

We always like to take a trot Thanksgiving morning. We had a great time at the city park. G- could not join us because of his recent surgery for his foot. We know he will be up trotting circles around all of us soon.
I've been to the park before when the ducks are so full of bread, they could care less if you were there. But these ducks swam towards us in great hopes of being fed. It was pretty unusual to see hundreds of ducks swimming right for us, anxiously awaiting that tasty tidbit. Too bad we had nothing for them... But these ducks were determined to get something from us. One was snapping at a leaf L- held out for it and one snapped at my keys. When I am sad and lonely, thinking that no one loves or appreciates me, I will think back and remember this special day. It was nice to be noticed by a duck!