Christmas

Christmas has yet come and gone again!! With the blink of an eye, it is all just a memory! But oh what a memory it is!!!
Everyone arrived safely through the mountains and hills that they had to drive through. They also all arrive home safely, which is such a blessing.
We went to the movies, we sledded, we put up the tree with this years new ornaments. We ate and ate and ate some more. We read books and made Christmas cookies!! What a good job they did decorating them. It snowed and snowed and snowed some more. Jeff's family went home on Friday, and made it okay. Jill's family was going home on Saturday, but the passes were closed all day long, so they had to wait until today. They also arrived safely.
What a delight all my grand kids are! Each one has such a uniqueness about themselves that makes them so very special. It was a delight to watch Sophie, opening her presents, like she had done it many times before. She is so smart!!! They all are.
Jack came down with a cold, which he decided to share with me. Sophie also had a bit of a cold. I am better today, I think.
All in all the holidays were full of fun and more fun and more fun!! Such great memories to cherish forever.

AMACING RACE

What a race it was!!!!! It ended in Portland Oregon, which I have been to many times so that was exciting to watch. Except for the fact that the TV was having issues, staying on, which was very frustrating. The big question is where was Toni and Dallas? They were not anywhere that I could see at the end of the race. Were they still trying to get out of Russia????????

I always hate to see it come to an end, would be a great race to go on!!!!



Had a good day at the bazaar! Will try to see if I can post some pictures. I need to figure out how to do that, will see if I can.

Productivity

Today has been quite productive, which is a good feeling. I got more bags made to sell at the bazaar on Saturday. I would like to get two more made, but if I don't that will be okay. We ran arrands , and got stuff done around town. We had a coffee from Starbucks, that was delightful!!! It was cold here today. When we walked the dogs, it was really cold. Then the sun came out and warmed all up. I should have hung my Christmas lights, but we didn't get home before dark, so maybe Sunday i can get them up.

Today was my great uncle's 84th birthday, He lives in Colorado. Mom talked to him, and he was feeling good. He has good days and not so good. It would be nice to see him again.

Phennace has taken to laying on the dogs beds. I must say he is quite brave to do so. Leia, thinks that is not at all the thing for her to do, and gets him off of them pronto. Luke is much more nonchalant around Phennace, unless Leia decides to chase, then it is a free for all.

I guess i need to get pictures of my bags, and see if i can upload them. All for now

BELIEVE

It is hard to believe that it is this time of year again!!!! It seems to have gotten here really fast. I love this time of year, the holidays I mean. I do not like it getting dark early, but we are not far off now from the days starting to get longer.

Back to the holidays---------I guess the main reason I love them is because my kids all come home for Christmas. It is something to look forward to, this time of year, when the weather is usually not the best, and you get up in the dark and get off work in the dark. I am so much a light person. I just want to go to bed if it is dark out. Zaps all of my energy, that darkness does.

Once again, I am looking forward to everyone being here for the holidays!!! I hope for good weather, so they can travel safely. So far this year, our weather has been unusually warm. We have had skiffs of snow on the mountains, but not here yet. I do love the snow, but last year we had so much for so long, that it is nice that it has not come yet.

We have been having rain, which I really do not like. With puppies, the rain causes for much muddy feet and bodies , These puppies are 11 months old today, so they are full grown, not yet able to be trusted in the house if we are gone, which means some days they get many baths.

I have much to do to get ready for Christmas. I have been busy sewing and trying to get some thing made to sell at the bazaar. I have two bedrooms to get ready for company, now they are catch alls for whatever needs to be put there. I will get it all done, I always do.

My dad's 82nd birthday would have been this month, if he had not passed. It has been almost 6 months since he died. Sometimes it seems like the time has just flown by, and other times it seems like a really long time ago. I do miss him. Mom has been really missing him, even though she doesn't say much about it. I try to talk to her often, and do things with her and keep her busy. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my dad.

Now I have a situation that has happened to me that I have to deal with, somehow. I found out more about this situation tonight at dinner. After I had a moment to think about it, I just started laughing. I mean really, it is so bazaar that laughing about it all, is probably the best thing to do. I am so glad that I have the support I need to get through whatever happens.

Well, I guess I should get busy and sew, the time is getting away from me, and I have much to do. My creative juices are flowing, flowing over to be exact. Smile and be happy.

Thanksgiving Eve

Today was a nice quiet day, for the most part. Brad and I got up and started getting things ready for our Thanksgiving dinner. We had Brad's parents, and my mom here. It was small, but nice. The food was great, we tried a new recipe for sweet potatoes, and it was very good. Got it from my daughter Jill. (thanks Jill). We had a nice visit, and ate too much, or at least Don did! I went on line, and did a little shopping for the up coming holiday. Hope I got all the sizes right! Don and Nancy went home, mom stayed awhile longer, we had a turkey on a roll, and then she went home. I think she was struggling a little bit today, even though she doesn't share much about what she is thinking. She did say she didn't sleep well last night, but no reason why. I am sure she is missing dad. It does seem different not having him here. He so loved to eat on the holidays these past few years. He always like to eat, but whenever I had him out for dinner, he always ate really good. On thanksgiving and Christmas he always had a big appetite. I do miss him, seemed like something was just missing, with him gone. The next big hurdle, is his birthday which is coming up. Home health and Hospice has a tree, that you can light a candle for a loved one that you have lost, or just some one you really care about. I am going to do that, and the reading of the names just happens to be on what would have been dad's 82nd birthday.

The puppies are doing good, calming down quite a bit. This was their first thanksgiving, as they were born Jan. of this year. I think they enjoyed the turkey that Brad fed to them. They like their new dog beds, and have not tried to chew them up. I hope that me saying that doesn't jinx anything.

I tried to post the other night, but my computer would not let me. It was doing weird things, don't know why.

I don't know how to do some stuff, but I guess I will figure it out. I am getting ready to hook up to cable, instead of dial up, which will be great, I will be able to upload pictures and such. I so look forward to doing that. I know Jill will be glad when she visits, that things are moving a little faster.

I guess I have rambled on enough for now. I keep telling myself I have to work tomorrow, seems like I should have the day off, if I were queen, all would get the day after a holiday off!

Tagged

Seven things about me you might not know
1. I do not like it when it gets dark early. I am a light lover, and when it gets dark by the time
i get off work, i just want to go home and go to bed.
2. I really do not like clutter and stuff everywhere, but I can't seem to catch up on all the clutter
it seems the faster i go the behinder i get. I used to be so organized.
3. I love to quilt. I think i am about ready to get to my sewing machine again, and get busy
quilting.
4. I LOVE ALL MY KIDS AND GRAND KIDS WITH A PASSION! IF I COULD I WOULD LIVE
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THEM. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THEIR
EVENTS AND SPECIAL THINGS IN THEIR LIVES UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND NOT
FROM A DISTANCE. IT PAINS MY HEART TO BE SO FAR AWAY, ALL THE TIME!
5. I love going to the mountains and being out in the fresh air
6. I miss my dad
7. I love to ride my new bike, take my puppy's for walks, listen to music, watch the amazing
race, brothers and sisters, dancing with the stars and American idol when it is on. I am sure
there is lots more, but i need to get busy.

Back at Last

Here I go again!!!!!!!! I just typed a long post, and I hit something, and it all went away! I can't believe it! As I was saying, a lot has happened since I last posted. I have been to Utah to see my wee ones, which is the high lite of the past couple of months. Mom and I flew, got to see Jack play flag football, and Bella play soccer! Both were a joy to watch! Bella had a gymnastics lesson that was fun to observe. What a great facility they have in Lehi, the Legacy center. Of course we got to be with our Sophie girl, as she turned one! That was so much fun, watching her open her presents and eat, or should I say wear her cake! By the way, where did that year go, was she not just born the other day! Time just flies, and it keeps going faster and faster, especially the week we were there.
Grandpa Goo had a birthday a few days ago. His mom and dad came up and we went out for breakfast. I went to work, and then Brad, mom and I went out for dinner, at the pony! He had presents and I made him a fruit cocktail cake. Yummy!
Yesterday, we buried my dad up at the same cemetery that his mom and dad are buried in. They had a plot right next to them, so that was nice. We went to the cemetery about 10 in the morning. I had found a couple of crosses that had the lords prayer and the Shepard's prayer on them. I attached them to a couple of mum plants, looked nice. David read a prayer form the bible that the union gave my mom when dad passed away. I took 3 balloons, a red heart and a white and a blue star. I wrote messages on them, and we released them, they flew high into the sky, toward Baker first, and then toward Pendleton. We watched them until we could see them no more. As we were standing there visiting, this red fox ran through the cemetery towards the mountain. It was very cool, and one of those " ah ha" moments. I believe things like that happen for a reason. We left the cemetery and went out for breakfast. After breakfast we drove back to the cemetery to see how things looked, all was good. The day started out drizzly, but by the time we left, the sun was shining. It felt good that we had got dad to his final resting place. When I talked to mom today, her voice sounded so much better. I think yesterday was a much needed day for her, closure to that part of my dad's passing. I feel good about also. I do miss him, I can't believe he is gone, seems like there is so much more I needed to know from him. I was blesses to have him as long as I did, but it still wasn't long enough.
Mom and dad would have been married 59 years on the 14th. I spent lots of time with mom that day. She seems to be doing okay, I know she misses him alot, as I do too.
Work has been slow. Not surprising with all that is going on. I hope it picks up soon. On the bright side, gas went down another 10 cents a gallon. 3.25 here today. It's pretty bad when 3.25 sounds good.............Does that mean grocery's are gong to go down also?
So much to do, so little time. All is good here. The puppies are doing pretty good, calming down and being better , most days. They are napping now, just like babies do.
Well, I better get this posted, before I hit the wrong key again. Take time and remember to enjoy life, enjoy each other and be kind to someone today!