One year later...

I follow my daughter's blogs, but can't seem to add them to my dashboard. She so capably expresses what most mothers need to hear. I wish I was as good at expressing myself.

I signed up for a free facebook account. It's a little intimidating for me!

I love to be able to keep up with my daughter because she lives so far away. She has two children too, and I miss them so much. They call me the "kissy bug". :)

The feet that you see in the picture are almost 2 years old now and a little bigger, not much. My, how time flies!

I have the most wonderful grandchildren there ever was ... and I'm not prejudiced!!!

So much has happened since my last post. More health issues. God has not failed me one time, though.

Maybe I'll post before another year's up!

I'm back!

Remember the pans I mentioned in a previous blog? I sold them and did better than I thought I would do. The electric skillet sold for much less than it was worth, but the lady who bought it was very happy, so that makes up for it!

I haven't been able to get the addresses of fresh girl and sarah so I could send the promised coupons. Please respond to this post with your e-mail address and I'll contact you to get your addresses.

It's been a long time, but I'll try not to ramble. :) My husband had an echocardiagram today and the doctor called to tell us that his valves are working perfectly. Praise the Lord! He will have a stress echo in two weeks. That may tell us better whether there is a problem with his heart or not.

My job is going well. Since I am the supervisor for the infant room, it has gotten better and better. I so love those babies! I told one daddy today I fall more and more in love with his little guy every day. When I pick him up, he cuddles so tightly and tries to pull my hair! It's so easy to get him to giggle. All of our babies are like that. Such sweet little innocents! My biggest challenge is a little boy just over 1 year old. He cries so much. If I pick him up, he is content, and when I put him down, he cries. If he falls asleep in my arms, I take him back to his crib. He almost always cries as soon as he hits the crib. I held him in my arms for an hour today. I love him so much and don't mind holding him, but my helper and I have anywhere from 5 to 7 other babies to care for. This little guy has several holes in his heart and also has a problem with his lungs. I asked his mom today if he might be in pain and she said it's because she held him most of the time when he was a baby. He was doing pretty well for a while, but for the last several weeks, he has been very fussy. Anyone out there with any ideas?

I mentioned in my last post (February 12) that my grandchildren were going to spend a few days with me. That didn't happen because my son-in-law got terribly sick with the flu and then my grandson got it, so they couldn't come. My daughter just let me know they plan to spend several days with us next week. I can hardly wait!

Well, I'm done rambling. Hope to hear from some of you.

I decided it was time to get another post out. Thanks to the snow, I got home from work early. It's supposed to be worse tomorrow morning, which means I probably won't get to work tomorrow. I'm a chicken when it comes to driving on bad roads. I guess that comes with being a grandma!


We had the grandchildren this past weekend. They hadn't been able to come the previous weekend and did I ever miss them! My granddaughter helped me make chocolate chip cookies and homemade bread. That sure was fun. My grandson qualifies for the Honor Society. I praise the Lord for that. His grades have really picked up this year. He is growing up. Their dad and mom have been attending church regularly and doing their best to serve the Lord. It has made a very positive impact on their home life.


I'm looking forward to having two of my grandchildren stay with me next week, Monday through Thursday. I can hardly wait!


In my last post I mentioned I am going to give away 100+ coupons. I've only had 4 comments so far and hope to get more people in on this. Please share this with your blogger friends. I will pick at least one winner on Friday, February 22.

Hey, anybody out there?!!

I guess it's time to get another post going! I guess I chose a poor name for my blog. Oh well, it's done.

I was off work last Monday (ice), Thursday, and Friday (ice again...). I organized a couple of my cupboards. It was kind of nice not having to go to work, although, I missed the babies!

I went to a discount grocery store on Thursday and did I ever find some great bargains! What fun. :)

I got this idea from my daughter and another blogger, so am going to give it a try... I have a whole lot of coupons (100 +, unexpired) and want to find someone who could use them. They could save a person a lot of money since you can double and posibbly triple them. Be sure to leave your e-mail address so I can get them to you if you win. Good luck.

Another Yummy Sunday Lunch

Yesterday, my daughter brought a smoked chicken with stuffing for lunch. My husband made a batch of green bean casserole without the french fried onions and some instant mashed potatoes. If you had to pay for a meal like this at a restaurant, it would be at least $30. The chicken and stuffing were the biggest hit of the day. My three grandsons couldn't get enough of the chicken or the stuffing. Believe me, I ate my share too! My son-in-law raised the chickens and then smoked it with apple wood. Absolutely too good to describe.

For dinner we always do a dessert, cake, brownies, etc. I made a jello cake yesterday and it went over well too! I used white cake and cherry jello. YUM!

We had very good services yesterday. Our pastor spoke of the need for holiness. It was an excellent message and one so needed today.

I need to keep after this! It's hard for me to keep at something, but I do want to do this. It's nice to be able to write a few lines about my day/days.

It's snowing here. I mentioned I work at a day care and care for infants. We have a buggy we put them in for walks in the summer time. Today, we loaded them up and took them upstairs to see the snow. They were so excited to see the snow! Then we took them to the gym where one of the younger workers took them for a nice ride. They absolutely loved it! One of the children started crying when we got back in the elevator to go back to the baby room. He was angry he had to go back! He has a temper. You wouldn't think he would have such a temper. I was so surprised the first time he displayed it. Children are so wonderful! I adore them.

Speaking of children, my middle daughter's children helped their mom and dad to butcher chickens this week. They are all a bunch of workers!! They were so excited about helping, and they had to do two days oc school work on Monday so they could help.

Tomorrow's Friday. Hooray!!!

I listed my pans on ebay. The electric skillet already has a bid on it and the other set of pans has 7 wathchers. I sure hope we sell them.

Well, I need to go get some beans started. I want to make beans and ham for supper.

Sundays are my favorite!

Sundays are my favorite days of the week. We had a wonderful service this morning! God came on the service and we had a shouting good time.

My dear husband made lunch for us. Today we had hamburg barbecue, french fries and corn. He is the BEST cook. He makes our meals on Sunday and my daughter said today it's like going to a good restaurant, you just never know what we're having. We had two of our grandchildren spending the weekend and my daughter and her family visit every Sunday. I just can't get enough of my family.

The hamburg we had for lunch today only costed $1.99 per pound. I got it at a meat market. It is a very nice, clean market, you can bet I'll be getting my hamburg there hereafter! I did very well shopping yesterday. I was able to get Yoplait yogurt for $.25 each. They were on sale and I had coupons. Not often I get a deal that good. I also got Campbells Chunky soups for $1.00 each. They will make a great lunch for work or even some evening.

My granddaughter was very sick this week. She is feeling 100% better and was here for the day. My daughter called me after they got home from church this evening. When they had her in the Emergency Room Thursday, they took a strep culture and they called this evening to tell them it was positive. Too bad they didn't know before. This sweet little girl never even complained of a sore throat. She also had gastroenteritis. I'm so thankful she is on the mend.

Well, tomorrow, it's back to work. With that thought, I think I'll call it a night.

In closing, I'll give you something to think about and appreciate... "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." By Abraham Lincoln