So many changes

I just clicked on my Blog and looked at the picture of our family. So many things have changed since that picture was posted 4 years ago. .......That is what life is about. Change and growth.

shame on me for giving up

It has been almost a year since I have included anything on this blog! I decided that was crazy and that I should try again. it is 7:30 AM and I really need to be getting ready for my day and getting Afton ready for church too. So much has happened in 2009 that is worth recording so I will attempt to post this and if I succeed .....I will be so pleased with myself and motivated to write more later. If you all recall about 11 months ago I wrote a long post and then could not figure out how to make it appear on my blog! Shame on me for giving up.....here we go POST!!!!!

I am frustrated....I just wrote a lengthy post and somehow I lost it. I will try again another day

Summer has passed and Autumn is approaching

I am trying to remember how Ryan taught me to use my Blog! I had a fun summer that included time with all of my kids at the coast. I love the CA coast and would love to retire there someday....but we will probably not be able to do that and will have to continue to just make it a favorite vacation spot. We made a trip to Idaho and dropped Aimee(my baby) off for college. It has been a big adjustment to not have her around the house. Some nights I still expect her to come home. I am getting used to her being gone and it helps that I can talk to her on the web cam and I see that she is happy. I miss my grandbaby Lisa. We have so much fun when she is in our home. She brings me great joy and I am amazed at how much I love her. These are all new emotions for me - since she is my first grandchild. Since she lives far away it has taken me awhile to feel like I "know" her, but now I feel a connection and a great love and concern for her. She is near perfect in every way in my eyes!! Afton (lee's sister) visited us for awhile. We enjoy her company and she is always sad to leave and seems to enjoy her visits with us. I try to keep her busy and she doesn't mind. We have not used our air conditioning for awhile now and we are enjoying the cool evening breezes that Autumn seems to bring. I do always miss the east coast during this time of year and wish I could feel the brisk feeling in the air and the beauty of the Leaves changing colors. I feel like I am in the autumn of my life as a matter of fact. I need to get healthy and strong so that I can endure and really enjoy my future years...I don't know why my physical body has to be so hard to keep in shape. And why don't healthy foods tempt me!! Even when I get sugar out of my system and it tastes"too sweet" I have never had a desire to "binge" on healthy foods. I guess because I am supposed to eat all things in moderation. I am not very disciplined in this area. Every day is a new day Right?! I will start today. For reals!!!!

He's Still Got It!

These were the days!

Fun in the Spring with Gramommy

Last spring when Lisa came to visit she learned to sound like a puppy, "woof, woof!"