Thankful

Of course, I am thankful for spouse,children, grandchildren,

good friends, a comfortable home, good food and health

but here are some other things I'm thankful for:

good tires on my mini-van

Target

Michael Buble (apologies to my sons)

warm November days

dry roads
nine months of pregnancy
nonfiction books
dinner at a nice restaurant
 (relatively)cheap gas
a smile from a stranger or a small child
smores
real customer service
the first warm day of spring
...and much more...

wide eyed

Briggs, Everleigh and I got to spend a  bit of quality 

time together this week.  He likes his swing and

as you can see, he is growing and changing.

and the academy award for the best performance as an actress goes to...

Meanwhile...on the slide....

One Month Old!

Briggs is one month old as of Nov. 8.  He is changing
and filling out already! 

Andrew has a new slide and Everleigh came over
to his house to try it out.  It was a hit!

5 Years

On Nov. 10 it will be 5 years since our dad died.  

Five years is not a long time but it seems since like

a long time since I saw him.  Pictures above are from

his days as a young man and then from 2 of the

happier days of his later life...weddings of his

grandchildren.  The first is his reaction to my toast

to my son Scott at his rehearsal dinner.  The

next is his reaction to Greg's toast at our daughter,

Jesse's wedding and the

last picture is he and I dancing at 

Jesse's wedding.  That guy had good hair, could really dance and he

was quick to shed a tear.  We could use

more guys like that....

Once Upon a Time....

there was a little boy named Andrew.

 

who went to his Grandma's house.

 

He practiced the piano,

and took an afternoon nap. shhhh

 

Then there was work to be done.  First, unroll

the toilet paper and

run bits of it back and forth to the bathroom

 

uh..oh....a mess to clean up (coffee was cold, thankfully).

 

A game of hide and seek....Gma, where are you?

Then a little fresh air to check to make sure

all the pinwheels were working properly.

Good times!

Happy Birthday Matthew!

 This is what the teenager looked like about 12

years ago......awwwww

 Some Bunny in Minnesota loves you.

 Can't believe you are 13 today!

Happy Birthday to my favorite teenager!