JARRETT AND ISABELLA ARE RUNNING IN THE TRACK & FIELD MEET TODAY!!

Isabella and Jarrett are participating in Track and Field at school this semester. They have worked hard and both earned a spot in today's meet at another school. We are so proud of their accomplishment! Brian is able to take some personal time from work to attend the meet which is an hour away, so Jaden and I are riding with him to go watch Jarrett and Belle run. They are participating in the 800 meter (1/2 mile) sprint, and Jarrett is also running a longer 2-mile race. I can't wait to see the both of them in action this afternoon!!

Lofty Ambition!

I had my "Wonderful Wednesday" with my 3-year-old grandson Jaden today. He brought over his Bob-The-Builder video and while we waited on our morning to warm up so that we could play outside, he watched BTB. I was in the same room so that I could half-way watch it with him while I was working on something else. You have to know that I am NOT up on the Bob-the-Builder lingo. I knew about SCOOP but didn't know any of the other machinery names.

I saw one little piece of machinery and asked Jaden what it's "name" was. Jaden told me it was "Lofty" but he doesn't say his "L's" plainly, and I wasn't sure what he said. I said, "Hofty?" He said, "No, Lofty." I honestly still did not understand him (my right ear is not 100%) and I said, "Softy?" This is the honest truth: Jaden said to me quite emphatically, "NO Grandma. Lofty. B-L-M-D-T-E!!!" I finally understood!! What a hoot!!!!

Testing.......1-2-3 Testing........

This is just a test to see if I can post to my blog. Wednesday afternoon at 3:48 p.m.

Seasoned Citizens

A FUN DAY WITH FRIENDS!!!

Proverbs 17:17 ¶ A friend loveth at all times

I have wonderful friends here. When we moved down 6-1/2 years ago at age 50, I wondered how I would EVER have close friends again. Why on earth I doubted God in the matter showed my lack of faith in that area. At any rate, God has blessed me with some VERY DEAR FRIENDS for this season of my life. I thank Him for His faithfulness in this area because girl friends are so very needful in my life.

I spent all day (7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) with two precious friends and with a new friend I just met on Sunday night. We got together to celebrate Carol's birthday. We spent our day out at NAS and got to watch those AWESOME Blue Angels practice their maneuvers.


As you can tell by our dress, it was quite chilly out there (42 degrees when we left from my house!) L-R: (I don't know that old lady in the blue jacket), Carole (my new friend), Peggy, and Carol in the gray hat is the birthday girl.


We watched the Blues (and ate our breakfast we brought along while we watched), visited the museum, watched an IMAX, ate lunch in the Cubi Bar, and then took the trolley tour. As our last trip into the museum, Carol showed us the quilt that her Quilt Guild made for the Blue Angels. It is very beautiful and Carol pointed out her contributions on the quilt. Here we are standing in front of the quilt:


When we were finished at the museum, we returned to my house where we started our day. We gave our gifts to Carol and had a very nice day celebrating HER. I thank God for Carol and for the impact she has had on my life!!

P.S. I posted my videos on Godtube so that I could email the links to Carol, Carole, and Peggy. I will post them here for posterity. :) As of this posting, all of the videos have not yet been approved but should all be up and running in just a short while. NOTE: Video #3 of the Blues shows them flying in that crazy upside down position. #4 shows them doing the roll-over. They out-did themselves today!

Blue Angels:

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a8ba457b88daba87f73b

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=47fb3742b6ff8999379f

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6a2764959ceeb70083c1

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2888a4f96e96447305c6

Peggy giving her gift to Carol:

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=dea3da5ce76a469b6004

Susan giving her gift to Carol:

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=97519b4f64afd0446634

Carol reading the inscription in the cookbook:

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d4459e152eb9bc419fd8

I Love Easter Sunday!!

It's Resurrection Sunday ~~ Easter ~~ HE LIVES!!!! I serve a Risen Savior. Hallelujah!!


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Our Daughter and Her Family On Easter Sunday

This picture was made after church, after lunch, and after the kids' endurance had run out ~~ but they graciously allowed Grandma to make their picture.

Easter Egg Videos

Uhhhhhh, I made a few videos of Isabella, Josh, and Jaden dyeing Easter Eggs this afternoon. I put them all on Godtube so that Amy can always go back and see the videos of her kids. I am posting all of the URLS here mainly for Amy's benefit. Feel free to take a look.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=bd3a59507aa62e5ed5a2

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ed0270201109950a1b03

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=535186f0bf15f696a122

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=73a19a76ad4a85c13c29

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8ca8833257c47727b46c

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=06818cd522d1a4c122c8

He's Got Wheels!!!

Our youngest grandson is really growing up quickly. With 2 older brothers and an older sister, 3-year-old Jaden wants and tries to do everything they do. Well, this evening was another "first." Belle came knocking on my door to let me know that Jaden was on his bike for the first time as she thought I might want to make a video. (She knows her Grandma PRETTY well.) I did go out and shoot some video so, of course, must post it here for posterity!

EASTER BRUNCH, CHIP'S DEPARTURE, DYING EASTER EGGS

It was a full but fun day-before-Easter morning. We had a brunch here at home as our last meal together before Chip had to take off to return to Huntsville. It was a wonderful time of fellowship. We gave the kids and grandkids their Easter goodies at the table so that was fun. When it was time for Chip to leave, we all were outside to see him off. He is looking for us to come up and visit him in early May so that will give us something fun to look forward to!! Here are a few pics of our morning fun and then our good-byes to Chip. I thank God for the wonderful time we had during Chip's visit. My heart is full.