Dr. Appt.

Yesterday I went to the doctor with Tobie for her ultrasound. What a treat. I got to see our little grandson. Soooo cute. He was blowing bubbles and blinking his eyes. I could see hair on the back of his little head. I don't think he liked the technician poking him so much, Tobie said he was kicking back. He kept hiding his face so we didn't get a really good look but what a sweetie. I wish I had pictures to post. Tobie feels that she only has a few more weeks. She has a appt. next week. I'll let you know more.

True Love....

Aw Love is in the air!

Ron and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary

Feburary 12, 2009.

The picture on the left was taken some years ago ( Ron has hair).

Thank you Tobie for the cute card.

And thank you Lorren for the journal page.

Can you tell who is who?

~**~**~**~**~Garden Time~**~**~**~**~

I can feel Spring! She is on her way- she makes my nose twitch. I breathe easier and feel better. And for some reason my heart and hands yearns to dig in the earth.

This year I want to put in a veggie garden. Oh Joy! I have started a compost pile out back behind the shed. Ron has helped me and we have been working on it all winter.

I did have one small issue.... my hubby was having a big problem getting excited about the digging part. Finally I found a solution to the digging. It's called Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. You can google his website and learn all about it. The garden/s are set up in wooden frames 3'x3' or 4'x4' so on. These can be set right on the ground and filled with a mixture of compost, coarse vermiculite and peat moss. On top is placed a grid work dividing the area into square foot areas.

This method solved several of my dilemmas:

1. No digging involved.
2. We can grow what we need instead of ending up having a ton of ripe veggies all at the same time.
3.Only a small area is use and these plots can be scattered around the yard, flat on the ground or elevated on a table or saw horses.
4. Watering can be by drip hose or by using plastic water bottles filled with water and with small pin holes on one side. These are laid hole side down and will slowly water the plants.

Other things I am looking into are worm farms (helps with composting) and raising a few chickens for eggs. Whee!!

I Want To Move It, Move It...

Aw yes in the words of those cute 'lil creatures in the movies Madagascar that's what happened on Saturday at Tiera's Birthday party.

A total of eleven children were in attendance. Imagine eleven bundles of pent up energy expecting lots of action, candy and CAKE CAKE CAKE! Oh and some ice cream. The adults put on brave faces and quietly prayed that the party would go by quickly. The games were fun... my favorite was the mummy game where you use every roll of toilet paper in the house to wrap up a child and then let them shred it up and use it as confetti. (We had 4 teams) WHEE!!

This Saturday was very busy because not only did Tiera have a birthday party but there was also a hostess tea for her to go to right after the party. She is going to be a hostess at the church's Princess Tea in March.

Well she didn't make it to the tea so Nanny went for her. When I returned, I was expecting to see everyone gone. The party was scheduled to be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. I was shocked to find guests still rocking out! Their parents hadn't come to get them.

On Friday night Tiera had two friends spend the night and those two friends had not been picked up by their parents. 5 o'clock rolls by, 6 o'clock passes... where are those parents? Also one of Tobie's friends and her two daughters was still there. Carlos and Tobie kept calling the girls parents - no answer. Finally they get a phone call - COLLECT- from the county jail in Belton. It seems one mom ran into some trouble. She is the babysitter of the other little girl who spent the night with Tiera.

Now what? Tobie is exhausted, her friend is still here, Carlos is not looking very happy, the girls are still in the groove, Nanny is in prayer mode. We were thinking we might have to call the police, another COLLECT phone call from Belton- contacts are made, and everyone goes home around seven o'clock. Thank You Jesus!

Aww the wonderful sound of silence.

Next party there will be rules about drop off parents and sleep overs. Know what I mean?

I Had A Dream

This is what I saw in my dream-

The story behind this is that this is my mother's family silver plated coffee set. The base of the coffee pot had broken off. One night I saw in a dream what it would look like as a lamp. There were a few challenges in making things fit, but I think the end product is really nice. A big hug and thanks to my sweet hubby for all his help.

What Do You Do?

What do you do-
When you have one shoe
Or one glove
Or one sock
What do you do?

What do you say-
When someone is sad
Or someone is glad
Or someone is mad
What do you say?

What do you think when the day is done
When the night is dark
And there is no sun.
What do you do when you’re all alone.
What do you think?

Do the thoughts I think matter?
What happens when my mind is all a’chatter-
Clamoring and churning, gnawing on something
Someone said or didn’t say.
Something they did or didn’t do
That hurt my feelings-
That just wasn’t right.
What do I do?

Do I hold on tight
To that thing that offends-
That pricks me
And sticks whenever I bend.
Hold it close,
Nurse it,
Pet it,
Feed it.

Do I rehearse in my mind
Again and again
What was said or done
Or wasn’t said.
What do I do?



How do I make amends
Or do I get revenge
Make them pay!
Punish them!

How dare they say
What they say or
Do what they do.
Don’t they know
It hurts
It stabs.
This thing,
This word,
This deed?
How dare they say?

How do I find peace
I am worn out-
My insides are fragile,
Exhausted,
Tired.
So what do I do?

Where do I go to find
shelter from the storm,
To find peace from my thoughts,
To find rest for my soul.
Where do I go?

Who can I trust-
With my life,
My dreams,
My heart?
I once thought I knew-
What was important
What really mattered
Which ladder to climb
Which course to run
Who to befriend and
Who to shun.

But now-
I don’t know
What do I do?
How will I know?
When I have arrived,
When I have found what it is inside
I have been chasing-
How will I know?

What will it look like?
Do I have it now or
Is it something vague,
Mysterious, shadowy
Like something some else has.
Is the grass really greener on the other side?

I thought it was at one time something I wanted-
Something that looked good on someone else,
Something they had,
They wore,
They drove,
They lived in,
Graduated from-
Something I just couldn’t quite chase down.

Oh I tried- really I did.
I ran as hard as I could,
Studied as hard as I could,
Worked as hard as I could
But
For some reason I just never quite found that thing,
That something that I thought or was told I
Should have
Or should be
Or should do.

And now what?
What do I do?

I have spent a long time-24/7
Seeking, knocking, searching and
If I am really honest-
Not doing anything-
Wasting time-
Fretting away time.
Now what do I do?

When am I happy?
When do I find peace?
When is enough well - enough?

I’m glad you asked
Because now I see
It’s not, it has never been
All about me-
About what I want
Or think or do.
It’s not about a sock,
A glove,
Or even a shoe.

How can I say this?
Express what it means-
What touches my heart
And makes it sing?
What eases my mind
And brings rest to my soul.
How can I show just who I am,
Why I am here?

If I opened my heart-what would come out?
Light,
Dark,
Sweet,
Sour,
Loud,
Soft,
Tender,
Hard
Maybe all of that-
the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

If I opened my mouth,
Would you think I’m witty?
Would you think I’m smart?
Do you think I’m pretty?
After all that’s what’s important, wouldn’t you agree?
That’s what counts or so I have been told.

And so I sit here pondering and wondering.
What would you do if you knew just who I am and why I’m here?
What would you do?

The Mod Squad

Aw yes, it's time for a walk down memory lane.

Hey! which one of you can guess who these cuties are?