1st Day of School

The GRAND-girls have started the school year 2013/14.

They are growing up fast.

They are 8 and 6 years old and in the 3rd and 1st grade.

They have really great teachers again this year.

Such a blessing.

Early Summer 2012

I have a lot of cell phone pictures

that I need to dump here into my blog.

Memories of fun good times.

 

I have two sons.

They married Darling Girls.

I love them and love spending time with them.

I hope that I am always a good Mother In Law.

 

 

This is Jordan.

Affectionately know as Aunt Jor Jor.

She painted every ones nails before we went to dinner.

My oldest GRAND, Shelby.

 Miss Freckles should be her name.

She looks so much like her daddy.

He has as many or more freckles.

 

My only GRAND Girls!

We really do hope to have some more one day.

I fear that these two will be grown by then.

Note the blue finger nails.

(Reagan is in Kindergarten and Shelby in 2nd grade this school year)

 



It's always fun to have your picture taken with the

alligator in front of the Caddy Shack at the World

Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida.

 

This was the only trip I got to take with the girls last year.

A far cry from all the years before.

 

New Trick or Treat Bags

October is finally over!

It has been one hard month.

The Sweetheart has had all kinds of setbacks since

his hip replacement on Sept. 25.

Not with the hip but with other health issues.

He has been a diabetic since he was 18 yrs old.

It has really taken a toll on his body.

We never know from day to day what will come next with him.

It's really hard to make any long term plans.

So needless to say, I'm looking forward to a better month.

Hopefully November will bring us lots of different hope and changes!

 

BA Hum Bug on Halloween.

But I had one crafty day this month and decided

 that the GRAND girls needed new Trick or Treat Bags.

 

 

 

They were really excited about the new bags and the few pieces

of candy that I threw inside.

 I live down a long dark and scary drive way

and have never had any Trick or Treater's

which is just fine with me, believe me!

I've made the Chili and the Mummy Dogs

and deserts and we are headed over to the GRAND girls 

house tonight to feed them and watch all the fun.

 I may or may not take my camera?

Depends on my mood.

I will take some cell phone pics though.

 

How do you like my Pumpkin Owl?

Mrs. Ella bought a black pumpkin from Michael's

and used an oil pen and painted the owl on it.

She gave it to me a few weeks ago as my birthday present.

My birthday is Sunday Nov. 4th, so it was a few weeks

early. She wanted me to enjoy it ahead of time.

This is the ONLY Halloween decoration

 that I have put up this year.

I really hope my desire to decorate for the holidays

comes back again.

 

Well, I hope who ever is out there has a safe and happy Halloween!

And BRING ON NOVEMBER!

Happy Birthday To The DIL

 

Today is Christon's birthday.

She is the mother of my GRANDgirls and wife to my oldest son!

She's a wonderful DIL.

We had a nice Easter dinner yesterday at the home of my other DIL, Jordan and youngest son Travis.

 

The girls hunted eggs after dinner.

They found an equal amount.

 

I think that they had a great day.

 

The Sweetheart and I spoke in church Easter morning.

It was an honor, a privilege and a humbling task.

Can I say, that I'm really glad it's over and that it's Monday.

p.s. I did not take the pictures but it was my camera.

p.s.s. I did my BEST to get that gray goat off that mans face.

p.s.s.s. I am really losing my touch, he wasn't having any part of anything I was offering!

p.s.s.s.s. Yes, I did pick my shirt to match his so we could look like one of those matchy couples for our Sunday Easter dinner with the family. And yes he rolled his eyes and he thinks I'm nuts but he LOVES me.

What I Got For Christmas

A TRAMPOLINE!!

This picture was taken Christmas Eve.

I have two very happy GRAND~girls!
I've only been on it a couple of times.

I think I had better join them more often.

I can't let them have that much fun with out me!

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The Sweetheart got a Kindle!

And I love it and use it a lot more that he does!

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That baby girl tested positive for the flu today!

Guess who she spent the night with this weekend?

Yep, her Gigi and Pop Pop!

Pray we don't get it too.

We both had our flu shots but that don't mean anything

when it comes to the Sweetheart.

Teachers Planning Day

The GRAND~girls were out of school yesterday.

To cold to jump on the trampoline.

Way to cold for the Zoo.

There were no movies they could see.

Katy's Kastle Jump House was closed.

What's a Gigi to do???

Wednesday $1.50 a game day at the Strike Zone!

These girls are some bowling freaks!

They bowled 4 games each.

The last game they played Shelby bowled a 102!

She was so proud of herself.

Reagan is the funniest thing.

That silver thing behind her is used for children.

She sits her ball up on that thing and pushes it down.

She won't let you help her with the thing or her ball.

She wants to do everything herself.

I would stand beside her and when her ball would get about

have way down the lane she would look up at me

with the biggest grin and excited voice and say, "Lookin Good, Gigi"!

I had more fun watching them, they just get so excited.

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Chick fil-A lunch.

Pet Smart for all the animals, birds and fish!

Home to play with the dogs and they did brave the cold

for a jump on the trampoline!

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GREAT DAY!!

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ps: I hate cell phone pictures!

Merry Christmas From The Beach

I took these pictures 2 days before Thanksgiving.

It was 81* that day and we stayed on the beach until dark.

My niece Tara and her family were down from Ohio

visiting and took their pictures too.

Santa is Tara's husband Ben.

She made his Santa suit and I think she did a great job!

I'll show their pictures soon.

The Red Chair

The Red Chair Revisited.

When the Sweetheart was in the hospital

I talked him into getting a new chair for

him and the kids and the animals to share.

They all love to sit on his lap and his old

chair just wasn't big enough to share anymore.

It is so big that he and I can both sit in it together.

I ordered it on line, and they call it " A Chair and a Half".

It is a recliner but not a rocking recliner.

It's GREAT and we all LOVE it!

The GRAND~girls can lay down together in it.

Plenty of room for 65 pound Bentley.

After a few days of being in my house

the chair got cold and got it's on blanket.

Walgrin loves the chair and sits in one corner.

Dawson lays in the other corner.

Sometimes they share it.

Even Mo, the fat cat can share it with his Sugar daddy.

I get to sit in it when they let me :)

Cell Phone Pic

I was sick of the Sweetheart's chair.

He had really worn it out.

He complained that his chair wasn't big

enough for the girls or Bentley to sit with him

and they all like to be on his lap.

I finally got around to ordering him a new one.

It's called a chair and a half.

And it is huge and perfect.

Yesterday he had both girls in the chair

with him and he was reading books.

But then they all started fighting over who's book was to be read next.

The girls leave and then Bentley thinks it is his turn.

Except he nearly runs the Sweetheart out of the chair with his

snoring and gassing.

It's red and it reclines!

We love it and I will take a better picture of it soon.

Money Pit

It was time to take the man helping to rebuild

the Sweetheart's truck some more money.

He has been working on this 54 Chevy for 3 years now.

The Sweetheart can no longer work on it himself.

This was the first time the GRAND~girls had ever seen

Pop Pop's truck. They loved it and were all over it!


All I asked was for them to stand beside it and
let me take their picture and that is when the
modeling began.

They were posing and smiling

And grinning!

They will probably be teenagers by the time it is ever finished!

Picnic

The GRAND~girls and I went with Mom Griffis to put flowers on Dad Griffis grave today.

It was the first time the GRAND's had been there.

They loved it there!

They thought it was so pretty that they

suggested we could have a picnic there sometime.

We got so tickled at them, they are so

precious and say the funniest things.

It is a beautiful and peaceful place and they didn't want to leave.

I guess we will be visiting often.

Since When?

My parents live about 2 hours south of us in Florida.

When we got about a mile from their house I looked in the back seat and Rea had taken down her hair and hair bow.

I said, "mercy girls, we need to comb your hair before Grandmother and Papa see you like that."

Shelby was quick with a come back, she said,

"well they don't care if we look like hillbillies"

Since when did we ever become "hillbillies"?

We've been in St. Augustine, Florida.

We took the GRAND~girls for their spring break.

Their parents had to work.

But WE didn't.

We had lots of fun with them.

They say the funniest things.

They keep us entertained.

We took them to the Alligator Farm.

When I took this picture Shelby said,

" my mama is going to FREAK when she sees this picture!"

She was a little grossed out but the girls loved it.

Birds Of A Feather

The very first picture was taken last fall on Jekyll Island.

I love the reflections in the picture.

The rest of the photos I took yesterday at the Jax's Zoo.

The GRAND~girls had the day off from school so we hung out at the zoo.

5 Years Old

Today is Shelby's 5th birthday.

Wow, has 5 years gone by fast!

She is one silly girl.

We will celebrate at Sea World, Orlando this weekend.

Then we will come back by Papa and Grandmother Crenshaw's

house to pick up Walgrin and his brother.

Both girls are so excited to get their hands on those puppies.

Not sure those puppies are ready for them.

Happy Weekend!

Who knew

That a casual stroll around Bed, Bath and Beyond with the GRAND~girls

we would find this!!!!!!!!!

(And she just knew that that was a picture of Walgrin, himself!)

And since this little one is so in love with Walgirn!

and she got one of these for Christmas!

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She had dreams of having one of these cute little Pet Snuggies for her little puppy friend that matched hers!

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You know all wrapped up in each others arms and snuggies on the couch watching TV.

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I reminded her that Walgrin was a boy and needed a blue one so we should wait and get a blue one.

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She didn't want a blue one!

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Boys can wear pink too.

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Yes, they can wear pink.

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But Walgrin is still at GREAT~Grandmother's and GREAT~Papa's house in Florida.

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Well we need him back, now!

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And we need his brother too!

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Yes we do!

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Mama and daddy can I come get them next week???

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(They were trying to keep them until Shella's birthday two weeks from now, just to let them grow a little more before taking on a life with a 4 and 2 year old.)

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But I can come get them next weekend if you are more than ready to get rid of them :)

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I did some fast talking to not have to buy that Pet snuggie with a promise to make him one with my sewing talents.

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What? Do you even think it will take an 1/8 of a yard for two of them?

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Anyone have a pattern?

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What color do you think we should make them?

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I guess pink won't really hurt.

Birthday Song

Click on the little movie button on the bottom left corner.