Well, have been trying all morning to start a new blog, thinking this is what I had to do to get the new version, until my good buddy, Robin, informed me I didn't have to do that----ALL THAT WORK for nothing!!! AAARRGGGHHHH!! All I had to do was change my template!!!! And that's what I did!! Now you can see more!! :o)
SO, lets see---what's new----what's been happening?? Granddaughter, Jameson was so cute this morning going for her very first bike ride with mommy on the back of her bike. Mommy and Daddy bought new bikes and a bike carrier for Jameson. She LOVED it!! She looked so stinking cute with her helmet on!!!!
Been a quiet week here. The weather is AWESOME. Going to be in the mid 80's for the rest of the week!! WOOO HOOO!!! Time to go to the pool!!!
Daughter and Son-in-Law have been working hard on the back yard. The grandkids swing set is up, the patio is in and they bought tiki lights and a 3-seater swing to finish it off!! SIL fenced off a small portion of the yard as a "doggie bathroom". Nicest way I could put it!!! :o) They were killing the yard---so this is the answer. Works great!! They just go out the door and they are in their private bathroom! You have to open a gate to get into the play yard. He put ceder chips down and it smells so good!! And this way we know the kids are playing on nice clean grass (if you get my drift!!)

What a day!!! Remind me that birthday parties for four year olds are too harsh for grandmas!!! Oh well, it was fun!! Had around 12 kids at Chucky Cheese today and grandson Cohen had a blast!! Here are some photos of all the fun. His little sister had just as much fun as the big kids!! Cohen wasn't too sure about meeting Chucky----he looks a little apprehensive. He loved his pirate cake--the theme was Pirates of the Caribbean (did I spell that right?)
Oh yeah, the fat lip!! She was playing on brother's new table and chair set yesterday and fell out of the chair face first on the concrete. We are thankful she only got a fat lip!!
It was a beautiful day today, in the 80's, a perfect day for a birthday! Cohen got WAY too much stuff!!! But he dragged it all outside for all the neighbor kids to play with and they played all afternoon. The big hit of the day was the bubble maker, as you can see!!! Our neighborhood was covered with thousands of bubbles!!!! All in all, the kids had a GREAT day, and grandma has another pile of photos added to her ever growing stash!!!

Hello my friends. Yes I am still here, alive and kicking!! It has been a rough month, but things are looking up.
Sadly, as most of you know, I had to say goodbye to my scrap sites and many, many dear friends. You know the old saying "Fight or Flight"? Well, unfortunately, all my life, I always choose the Flight way out and then am so sorry afterwards.
I have to learn to STOP, evaluate the situation, and think it through before I do anything rash!!! As things clear up in my life, I am hoping to gradually get back into scrapping again----no, I have done NO scrapping!!! Photos are piling up faster than I can think!!!!
I can say one thing without a doubt and that is that God has been with me all the way!! There is no way I could have made it without Him!!!! He is my fortress!!!!
Now for what is happening on the home scene----well, grandson, Cohen will be four tomorrow and we are having a big blast at Chucky Cheese. OH FUN!! Can grandma make it through this?? Of course, that means MORE PHOTOS!!!!
Granddaughter, Jameson is going on 19 months old!! Where does the time go?? Right now, she is walking around (yes!! finally started walking!!) with a fat lip. Cohen got one of his presents today--an outdoor table and chairs set and Jameson fell face first off the chair.
I have been asked to teach a card class at my church this fall and I am really considering it. It will give me something to do and get me out of the house. I am becoming a HERMIT!!! MUST STOP THIS!!!
We had a wonderful Easter, but my favorite part was the week leading up to Easter. What awesome services ---- Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Saturday evening Easter vigil. It was awesome!!
The grandchildren had an Easter egg hunt at the church on Saturday. Jameson was so cute picking up her eggs. Then we had one at the house after church on Sunday.
Oh, we DID have one scary thing happen a few days ago. A kitchen wall cabinet decided to fall on me!! Fortunately no one was hurt!! It was full of dishes and canned goods. I had just put the baby in her highchair---usually she is right at my feet. We definitely had angels watching over us!!! We found out that the cabinet had been attached right to the wall board---NO STUDS!! CRAZY!!!! But I am counting my blessings. I came out if it with just a slight bruised arm.
Well, thats about it for now. Hope all my friends are doing well and scrapping away!!!!