Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Little Girls are Made of ...Everything Nice ~

Ellery Grace
8/20/2013
7lbs. 5 oz

Holding Daddy's hand while held by Momma....


The girls .....


Khloe's first look at her little sister Ellery Grace :-)

Her new bestie for life.

All is well, Momma pushed twice!

Feeling full of love is what echos from my heart today......... 

Monday, August 19, 2013

Keeping Things Straight, Or Not ....




Do you have trouble with memory?
I do and it seems to be worse when I have lots on my mind.

I actually keep two calenders, 
one in the kitchen/living area and one in the office.
I try to check a calender prior to answering a question as to 
availability on a particular day...
as to not double book,
and
just plain old so I won't forget.

Memory loss stinks,
I've always tried to hang on to my most treasured memories
such as when my son's were little.
Of late I try to keep fresh in my mind, the sound of my Mom and Dad's voices.
How soft Mom's hands were had strong Dad's hugs were.
Those which I hope to never forget.
It's all the day to day's .....


It's been a busy few months with the hubstirs two surgeries, the follow ups and trying to stay on top 
of the household day to days, and little things he was not able to do.
  Add to the mix several Doctor appts. for myself, Pilates classes to strengthen this 
tired body, hair appointments, monthly meetings, travel plans for two separate trips, staying on top of 
the bills, the laundry, social dates such as book club and our dinner group, retreat planning meetings...
 Of course, I'm always trying to be available to watch the sweet beans when needed.
Time with her makes everything better,
and
 I'm glad to see that her parents get time alone for each other.

You get the picture of busy, I'm sure I'm not alone.

My poor memory is exactly why I try and write a thank you note as soon as I have
someone to thank.
I never want to forget to thank someone that has done something special for me,
it's very important to me that I always remember to do so.




I'm not complaining about all that fills my calender, it's just
really bothering me lately.
 I'm finding myself so frustrated when I mix things up,
 miss an appointment, which I did twice in one week....
 then gave wrong dates out for a particular event, geeze......
Sometimes it's scary on top of frustrating!

Looking to empty my mind of that which is just taking up space in my memory bank.
I'm told we hang on to a bunch of junk we don't need :-)
Please don't think of me as crazy,
my memory just stinks.

You think it frustrates you when someone is always forgetful ?
What do you imagine it does to the one doing the forgetting?




Going to be praying for clarity in all things,
praying for the ability to remember all I need to remember,
and the ability to empty out all I don't need.

Thankful I'm not loved based on the ability of my memory :-)

 I welcome any ideas for improvement!

Wanting a better memory is what echos from my heart today.....

Friday, August 16, 2013

Gathering our Family ~


 Three days after returning from Montana we were off to the mountains for sometime
with our kids and grand kids.
We rented this house for three days so the kids could come up as they chose..


Has a nice pond that you can hear bubbling from inside the house.
 
Just steps down from the back porch is the hot tub set in awesome surroundings.

My favorite window in the house...

Staircase up to the loft and Master bedroom and bathroom.


Step down living room.


Side porch :-)
Bar in living room.
The view out my favorite window...
Back of house looking up to forth level...

Lunch with Son Brian and girlfriend Brittany .


Grandson Gavin, Grand daughters Aubrie and Julia with Pa


Love these crazies...and the fun they have together.


Pa and Khloe

Aubrie, Khloe and Khloe's Momma, Katie.

Ready for this new baby!!
Beans explores the bridge with Gramma..

Ice Cream every night!
Daughter Jackie and Son-in-law Everret

Getting ready for some dancing on the deck.


Son Mike and Katie, Khloe's Daddy and Momma

More Ice cream

Jenga fun!


Pa making waffles for breakfast!




Sunscreen hair :-)



Aubrie poolside

Katie getting some relaxation in...

Bean bag toss


Daughter Jackie and Ev :-)

2nd Grand, Aubrie

Our oldest Grand, Julia !

Oldest Grandson, Gavin
Best place to watch the "beeps" aka birds.


Never enough ice cream


Exploring down below at the creek.
Gramma and Pa were happy, happy, happy!
Our son Joseph who is stationed in Kansas and family were not able to join us...hoping they can do so next year! It's always better when everyone is together :-)

Thankful for the last little trip of the summer.
The rest will be spent waiting for Khloe's little sister to arrive!!

A good life, is what echos from my heart today.