Happy B-day Zach!

This is Zach the man! Zach is married to Ali, Larry's granddaughter...Zach is a wonderful husband and father...ambitious (he is working on his masters), funny, kind and just over all a good person...we love hanging around this guy!! so happy b-day today Zach, we love love!!!

Gramma's got to brag!

From this to this...in 7 short years!!! Katelynn (I call her Katie) has come of age...this is from Prom this last weekend...she went with her boyfriend Casey to his HS prom...I understand that Casey was a real trooper he had a little flu bug that night but hung in there so not to disappoint Katie...Kate darling you are beautiful and getting way to grown up for Gramie...it was just yesterday that you born!! I am glad that you had fun and enjoyed this traditional HS experience..I miss you so much Katie girl!!! Wish I had been there to see you all in person! I love you!

LARRY UPDATE

Things are looking better and better every day...and pleased to say that Nurse Ratchet aka Annie Wilkes didn't stay long for Larry's sake!!

Happy 7th B-Day Zack

Happy b-day Zack!  Hope that you have a good one and get all the things you want...Zack is a fun loving kid...I love his freckles...one more year and then it will be your turn to be baptized!  Have a fun day...lots of love!!!

WHEN YOUR HUTS ON FIRE!

I love this story...and from personal experience my hut has burn more times than I would like to discuss...the difference is now I embrace the rubble...

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island. It had come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

The Moral of This Story: It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

Larry's Skin Cancer Procedure

Starts off as a little spot that won't heal...
They removed about a silver dollar size and a little over a 1/4" deep to create this crater..and they got it all first try!
With the Dr's magic touch he sews him up...actually he sews 3 different layers to make it look this way...

It takes a couple of weeks to heal...so watch for updates!!

From this to this in >60 seconds...She's BACK!!!

Ok it just did not take long today...we had JUST step foot out of the Dr's office and the transformation took place...from my normal sweet kind compassionate self to yes you got it good ole Nurse Ratchet..more to come tomorrow...I will have today's pictures of the surgery...as the day progresses I will probably be more like the character that Kathy Bates played in the movie MISERY...Annie Wilkes...Larry is in for a fun day...

Happy ? B-day Rod

Ok I know what the question mark is but you don't seem thaaaat old!!! Rod is the tax day baby...he is married to Larry's middle daughter Keri...we love Rod...he is always happy, calm, easy going Rod...a great dad and a wonderful Grandpa (just had his first grandchild, Franky)...thanks Rod and have a very happy day...we love you!!!

So I think that we see a theme here...it is all in the mind how you feel about life...we can't stop our bodies from getting older but we can control the mental approach to gathering more and more wisdom...I am not afraid of my body getting older..I don't like all the changes that take place however I do so dread being an old thinking and acting person...I DO NOT want to sit in my rocker all day long and twiddle the time away...I want to be a ZOOMER BOOMER and enjoy life...I still want to be able to roller skate when I turn 70 and go places when I turn 80...I want others to see me as an interested old person...not cranky and belligerent... and that can only start in my mind NOW!

My Grandmother had a friend (we called her Aunt Mary)...I loved Aunt Mary because no matter how old she got she was happy and always interested...when we would tell her about the latest dance craze she would insist that we teach her...when we would tell my Grandmother about it she would scold us and tell us we were evil to do such things..(good thing she doesn't see how they dance now!) So I always wanted to have Aunt Mary's ways when I grew old...It is not easy to constantly think happy, and how wonderful but I know that it can be done...each day I have to push a little more to maintain this attitude...but I think in the long run it will be worth it...this is just advice from a young at heart zoomer booming, but pushing 60 woman!

Happy 13th B-day Shelby!

Miss Shelby is 13 today and is now an official teenager!

Yahoo!!

I have to admire her she has to put up with 8 brothers! She is beautiful and smart...Have a happy day today Shelby girl!!!! Hugs and love to you.

Happy 12th B-day Matthew

Matthew is the big 12 today...once again it seems like yesterday he was a toddler...Matt is a smart young man, great grades in school, excellent imagination and can do just about anything he sets his mind to do...he has lots of friends and I understand from his sisters he has some girl friends also!! ; He is musicial, funny and great at video games (I guess most 12 year old boys are)...here is to you buddy happy 12th b-day...we love you and miss you lots and lots!

Ho Hum

Not that I can't think of anything clever or fun to blog about it is....I just haven't been in the mood. I have been watching American Idol and I guess I can talk about that...there is some real talent this year...my top pics are Adam, Danny and Alison (she might spell her name different) she is the 16 year old rocker....but the only way I can watch this show is to DVR it...too many commercials and when I don't like a singer or a judge comment then...BAM...fast forward through that baby and save me the pain...anyway.... any comments?

Happy April Fools Day

This use to be such a fun day each year when I was working...so many jokes that we played on our bosses and co workers...I am sure some of them are happy that I am not working anymore..I had one employee that use to call in sick on April Fools day because he just didn't like the jokes...there is always a party pooper in the group! Have a fun day and make someone smile!