Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Oh No!

I finally got to talk with my boys last week and was able to catch up on what is going on in their lives. Unfortunately, they had their truck stolen a few weeks ago and, when I had talked with Matt, they hadn't got it back yet. We finally got to see each other at Vivian's birthday and he told me that they had found the truck but that it was a bit messed up. They are trying to decide wether to fix it or sell it as is. I think that they will decide to sell it - it will need a lot of work.

It was good to see the boys -- I don't get to see them much as we all have busy schedules but it is always nice when we do get together. Love you guys!! The guys are going to miss Thanksgiving this year as they have decided to take a road trip to Las Vegas! They are going with a group of friends to share the drive and have fun along the way. You guys better send me some pics from Las Vegas so I can share them with everyone here. Have a fun and safe trip!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

One Year Old Today!




My little baby granddaughter, Vivian Fay, is one year old today! It doesn't seem possible that a whole year has gone by already. She started walking, on her big sister's birthday last month, by taking a couple of baby steps and now she is walking between the furniture and to the people she loves, soon there will be no stopping her and she will be running which is sort of what she is doing now but out of control. Vivian is adorable and full of energy and we affectionately call her destructo baby!! She is a whirlwind that leaves destruction in her wake. If she can reach it -- it's hers! Gosh, I love baby gates, need more!!
Vivvie has developed a taste for cat food--can't get enough of it! Every time it gets really quiet and we realize that she isn't in the same room with us all we have to do is go to the kitchen and there she is sitting by the cats dishes with her hands in the cats food, a mouth full of Special Kitty morsels and a smile on her little face. YUCK!!! I think the cats are getting a little peeved.

The other day Vivian and Olivea were at my house visiting and the girls were playing with some blocks and little containers, Olivea would stack them up and Vivian would knock them down and laugh so hard, it was so funny to watch, she was having such a great time just knocking down piles (I wonder if she is going to become a demolition expert-remember destructo baby!).

Time does not stand still and the years are flying by, it doesn't seem possible that Olivea is 10 and now Vivian is 1. I want to enjoy my grandchildren while I can, they grow up so fast. I love my grand babies!!

Monday, October 1, 2007

Well, Kinda!

I had the best of intentions! I planned to get all of these chores done and do some high quality, much needed, me time! Well, I sorta did . . . on Saturday I cleaned my computer/scrapbooking room and arranged things there, then I put back together all the pictures and their frames that I had taken apart so that I could make copies of the pictures, having procured the said copies I matched everything back up and put the pictures back in the places they belonged. I moved the living room clock and hung a picture then did some laundry . . . so far so good, right? That's where the chores stopped. I didn't make it the store to get the flea shampoo so I didn't have to do, and have yet to do, battle with the fleas and cats. This is still only Saturday, there is Sunday yet to come, right?.

Sunday, dawns another day! I get up early and get dressed and ready to go to the store to purchase that elusive fleas shampoo and some other odds and ends that I need and to make more copies of pictures I need for a project I am working on. I get to my favorite store (Walmart) and proceed to spend the next four hours there shopping and making prints of pictures. YES, I FINALLY PURCHASE THAT DARN FLEA SHAMPOO! I then leave Walmart and go to my Aunt's house to give her some old family pictures and then she invites me to go to dinner so, of course, I go! No, I never got the cats bathed and I didn't finish my chores. But, I did have fun and I guess that is what was important to me. It was my weekend to do what I wanted and that is what I did! I am sure the rest of the housework will still be there when I get home from work and I am totally sure the cats are not upset and will not be holding a grudge about not getting a bath --- like they care! Believe me they will probably be holding a grudge by the time I get through with them -- they probably won't look at it like a "Day of Beauty", getting a luxurious bath, having their coats brushed and dried, and their nails done too, how chic!! Yeah, right!!