This was just about as close as Amelia would get to Great Granny.
Look at my bunny, Granny!
Michael with his chocolate bunny.
Great Granny helping Owen open his Hot Wheels.
Seth, Alan, Linda, Michael and Fabgrandpa.
What A Fun Day!
April 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
My son brought his family over to our house today, and what a fun day it turned out to be! Owen found a caterpillar in the yard. He was in little boy heaven:
He was engrossed for a couple of hours with it
Amelia spent much of the day refusing to have her picture taken. “No, Ganny” . End of story!
Ameila was having none of this picture taking stuff.
Michael spent much of the day outside, poking sticks in the fire ant hills and watching them race around. I’m glad he wasn’t bitten by any of them. Late in the afternoon, Seth and Sarah took the two little kids back to the motel for a nap, and Michael, Fabgrandpa and I headed over to my mother’s for a little visit. We met up with the rest of the family for dinner at Cracker Barrell. (I had grilled catfish, mashed potatoes, turnip greens, and pinto beans.)
Michael with me at dinner
Owen sat on the other side of me. He has been very social and talkative during this visit. I was saying to him “Give me just on little kiss” and he was laughing:
Just one little kiss?
Emily and Spencer were at the other end of the table:
Emily and Spencer
Michael is such a good big brother! He helped Amelia play checkers with Owen after dinner.
All the grandchildren
We took lots of pictures outside on the sidewalk in front of Cracker Barrell. This is my daughter-in-law, Sarah; me; my daughter Becky, and my daughter Emily.
Me and the girls
And here is one of the guys:
Seth and Fabgrandpa
And here I am with my oldest grandson, Michael. When did he get so grown up?
Me and Michael
It was soon time for us all to go home and get some rest. Amelia was conking out pretty quick:
Thank blankie goes everywhere with her
Tomorrow, the kids and grandkids are going to the park for a picnic. Granny and Poppa are staying home, since it is hot as blazes here already. It was almost 90 degrees here today! I can not believe it is that hot already in April! We’ll all meet up at my mother’s tomorrow night for dinner.
This Week Is Not Going To Be Long Enough!
April 2, 2012 By 7 Comments
Getting ready!
We have exactly five more days before we leave on our trip to Arizona. And I have so much to do and so little time to get it done! I am excited about getting on the road, but anxious because I am not ready yet. And on top of getting all the little and big things done that need to be done, my son and his family just rolled into town with my grandchildren for a visit!
They are staying at a motel in our hometown, about 45 miles away. We just don’t have room in the trailer for five more people, and there is no furniture or hot water in the house. Tonight they are going to visit my mother, and my daughter-in-law said that Owen is so excited because he thinks he is coming to see ME!
We spent today running errands in Carrollton, about 30 miles away. There was a Fedex package that needed to to shipped, the unemployment office to fill out some paperwork, to the library to pick up some IRS forms, Wal-Mart to get some prescriptions filled. There is still a long list of things to do, places to go, and packing to do, but they will all have to wait so we can visit Owen, Amelia, and Michael while they are here.
Tomorrow we’ll go to Douglasville and find something to do with the kids and grandkids, and go out to dinner with the kids–Becky; Emily, Tommy and Spencer; and Seth, Sarah, Michael, Owen, and Amelia. That’s not really all of them, and we’ll miss all the ones who can’t be there with us.
Sometime before the end of the week, we’ll need to run up to Cedartown to go to the bank, get some groceries, and last minute things for the trip. And our neighbors want us to come over and cook out with them before we go! Can I possibly fit it all in???
We Love Company
March 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Last week our friend, Richard, came to visit. He has been one of my co-workers at the Grand Canyon for the last three years, and is a native of Michigan. He has been traveling since mid-February, first to see his daughter in Kansas and then his son in Texas. He dropped by to see us on his way home. I have to say that Richard is one of those people who you just like from the get go! He’s lots of fun to hang out with, whether it’s on the job or not.
He cam bearing gifts, too! He remembered that my maiden name is Stroud, so when he visited Stroud’s Restaurant in Kansas City, he bought me a t-shirt:
Richard with the t-shirt he brought me.
We took him around to the points of interest in Haralson County and surrounding areas including the West Georgia Museum and the Lock & Dam park up near Rome. But mostly, we just sat around and talked and ate and laughed. It was a great visit!
As soon as Richard left, our dear friend, Terry, who lives in Tennessee, arrived. She and Richard probably passed each other on the road. Terry stayed a couple of nights, and we took her out to eat at the Backwoods Steakhouse. She is also one of those people who makes us laugh. My face still hurts from smiling and laughing while she was here.
We are expecting to see my son and his family next week, and that should be good company too. They are opting to stay in a motel in town because we don’t have furniture or hot water in the house yet. But we’ll see them for the better part of three days while they’re here, and I’ll get to hug and squeeze the grandchildren before I have to go west to go to work.
What have you been up to?
As If I Needed A Reason To Sew
March 20, 2012 By 4 Comments
My granddaughter, Amelia
This morning my sister and my daughter in law issued a challenge of sorts:
Not being one to walk away from a challenge, I got to work right away, and this is what happened:
a cute ruffled handbag
It is not very big, just big enough for a not quite two year old girlie girl.
It's not much bigger than my droid
I am sure she is going to love it!
It’s National Craft Month. What are you making?
A Bit About Me And Amelia
March 4, 2012 By 5 Comments
Getting ready to go visit Owen at the hospital
Now that the scary stuff with Owen is over with, I have a little time to reflect on my extended visit with Amelia. As you may know, it was the first time that we met since I have not been able to make it up to Maryland to visit since she was born on my birthday almost two years ago.
In the hospital cafeteria
Because she did not know me, she fought everything I needed to do for her. Change a diaper? Nope, she ran away. Wipe her nose? Oh, heck no! She ran away. Get dressed? Forget that, you old hag! She ran away. This went on for the first four or five days. After that, she gradually warmed up to me, but by then, it was a game to run away. The difference was that instead of saying “No, Ganny, I don’t want to!” while running away, she laughed while running away. Sigh.
Relaxing on the sofa with Bobo
We had some good times, for sure. I discovered that she loves grapes and bananas. That she will ask to watch Despicable Me and “Ming Ming” on TV. That she calls her bottle her BoBo. And that she likes sleeping in her own bed with the door shut. That her “Blankie” must be within eyesight at all times. I also discovered that she does not like having her hair brushed, wearing her glasses, or wearing pants for very long at a time.
Oops! Ganny and Amelia are in trouble now!
By the end of the “Twelve Days of Ganny”, we were good friends. She helped me make a video for Owen. On the last day there, she even came over to my chair and lifted her arms to me to be picked up after she had her bath and was in her jammies. Even with her Mummy and Daddy in the same room. I would say progress was made.
Sitting with Ganny
