Jaylon livin' life!! :-)

Jaylon was a cute little monkey for Halloween! And his daddy was just his handsome self, as you can see!! :-) And mommy was her pretty self but she is behind the camera so she is not visible! Gosh, that reminds me of someone else....ME!! Always behind the camera! Never in the pictures! *sigh*








Here's Ed and Jaylon playing with blocks. Jaylon loves his blocks, especially dumping them out onto the floor! That is his favorite part AND he is pretty good at helping me pick them up, too, thankfully!! But we do have to be a bit dramatic about putting them in the container, so as to make it alot of fun!!! :-)






Awwww...and when we were outside the other day, I was sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch when Jaylon came bringing me a pretty little pink flower that Ed had helped him pick! It was so precious!!



And these are pictures of Jaylon and Rocky down by the creek, one of their favorite places....with me right there with them....behind the camera!!! :-)

Not enough hours in the day!

OR am I mismanaging my time? OR am I trying to do too much in a day's time? OR am I getting older than I am willing to admit and really slowing down?

Who knows?!?!?! But blogging or even the internet in any way just hasn't been a priority of late because I have a toddler at my house most days and then when he isn't here, I'm endeavoring to accomplish some things that I don't or can't do when he is here. 'Cause when he IS here....well, I just wanna spend time with him....playing cars, reading books, being outside, watching Tigger and Pooh, just holding him and kissin' on him and responding to his jibberish which he speaks very expressively and I try to respond to intelligently. :-) He is sooooo adorable, as you will see in the photos supplied below! :-)




Isn't his little toboggan just the cutest on him? :-) And in the last three, you can see just how much he loves laying on grandma's bed! Oh, and he loves jumping on it, too! :-) Especially when I hold his little hands and help him to jump "way up high". AND he can watch himself in the mirror!! :-)








I remember, as a child, loving to lay in AND on my mom and dad's bed. There was just something so comforting about it.

Mom and Dad's bedroom was the middle room of our house downstairs and it was kind of a combination bedroom/sitting room where we kids tended to gather to play especially in the winter time.

In the mornings, after mom and dad were up, usually on a Saturday or Sunday morning, Johnny, my twin brother, and I would get out of our beds and snuggle into mom and dad's bed. :-) It is such a warm cozy memory. :-)

Enjoy the pictures of the boy and I'll do my best to post again before the day is done!!

Oh and are any of you watching Dancing With The Stars? Who are you hoping will win? My money is kind of on Bristol, believe it or not!!! At first, I was of the opinion that she shouldn't even be on the show but I've had a change of heart. I mean, she is the only person who doesn't have any performance experience and after seeing the bios that they showed of each of the final four last night, my heart really went out to her AND she has been dancing really well the last two shows!


And I thought she looked especially pretty last night!!

It would be pretty awesome if she won!

Catching up on my thanksgiving!!!

Okay, somehow I missed Day 7 of the Giving Thanks Challenge that is being hosted by none other than Leah at South Breeze Farm!!

Soooooo, I'm catching up today!! Oh, AND today is my birthday!! My 59th birthday, no less!!

Did I ever think I would see 59? Nooooooo......I honestly thought the Lord would have come by now. Some 35 years ago when I gave my heart to the Lord and started learning about Him and also about His second-coming, I never thought we'd see the year 2000, but here we are and I am still watching and hoping, trusting Him each day, knowing that He IS coming back for His church one day!!! Hallelujah!!!

Today, Day 8, I am thankful for my relationship with the Lord. It isn't just something I've read about or heard about but it is a walking, talking, living, breathing relationship that my Saviour and I have each day. Oh, what a friend He has been to me and continues to be and He's so much more than just a friend. He is everything to me....a father, a comforter, a healer, a refuge, my hope, my peace.....everything I've ever needed Him to be, He has been! He has never failed me and never will. How great is our God!!!
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Backtracking a bit, as in going back to Day 7, I am thankful for my home. Next to the Lord, it is my refuge. Is there any place like home? That place where you can just be yourself and truly relax. *sigh* I loooove my bedroom! And truly.....be it ever so humble....there IS no place like home!!!

Giving Thanks - Day 6

It is Day 6 of the Giving Thanks Challenge being hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm!

I am thankful for my blog and blogging. I started blogging as a sort of therapy because I was going through a difficult time physically, I was unable to do as much as before and it became an outlet of sorts and also a great way to meet new people! It is also a journal which I would love to have published one day.

AND this Giving Thanks Challenge has really helped me to up my blogging game!! EVERY DAY!!! :-)

Giving Thanks Chalenge - Day 5!

Leah at South Breeze Farm is hosting Giving Thanks Challenge at her blog and I am enjoying it immensely!! Thanks, Leah! And it is always wonderful to make a new blog friend, too!!

On this, Day 5 of the Giving Thanks Challenge, I am thankful for my friends. My friend and prayer-partner, Pam, and I went out to dinner this evening and I was once again reminded of what a wonderful friend she is and how blessed I am to have her in my life, along with my other blessed circle of friends. (You know who you are!) :-) Thank you, Jesus.
Below is a picture of Pam in the lobby of the Ramada Inn where we had dinner this evening!

Giving Thanks Challenge - Day 4! :-)

It’s Day 4 of the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm.

Today I am thankful for my two sisters and sisters-in-law! They took me out for my birthday dinner tonight and we had such an awesome time!! My birthday is coming up on Monday, November 8, but this was a good night for everyone to go out, so we did!

They took me to the new Golden Corral in Lancaster and it was very good!

We WERE each buying a set of bath towels for whoever's birthday it happened to be but we talked the last time we got together for my sister Debbie's birthday and discovered that we are all getting way stocked up on towels, sooooo we decided to buy gift cards to Walmart instead, or wherever the birthday girl would like them from.

These wonderful women gave me some of the most beautiful cards! I will cherish them!!

It just seems that as we have all gotten older and our children have married, had children of their own and so on, that we five have gotten closer and really appreciate and enjoy our time together when we go out.

But now there isn't another birthday to celebrate until May! We will be having our family get-together for the holidays on December 11 and my two sisters, two brothers and our spouses go out for lunch on New Year's Eve Day, which is always a special time, so we will still be seeing plenty of each other. :-)

And I think we've discussed and agreed that we will probably do dinner out together sometime in February just for the fun of it! :-) The sisters and sisters-in-law, that is! :-)

Giving Thanks Challenge - Day 3

Well, here it is! Day 3 already of the Giving Thanks Challenge being hosted by Leah at South Breeze Farm! If you would like to join, just head on over to her blog and follow the instructions!!

Today I am so thankful for my church family, my Pastor and his wife. I am always encouraged and strengthened when going to the house of the Lord and spending time with these wonderful people as we worship the Lord and break the bread of life together, the Bible.

Some Wednesday Randomness

Or, perhaps....."It's A Hard Habit to Break"!! :-) I mean, being used to posting randomness Wednesday, that is. Those of you who read my blog faithfully and were used to doing the RD each Wednesday will understand said comments.

It is a beeeyoootiful day in SE Ohio today!! Wow......let the sun shine in!!

First of all, several weeks ago I had mentioned wanting a blog button and Joyce at From This Side of the Pond emailed me to tell me that her sweet daughter Shannon makes blog buttons. Shannon has a cute blog at Sincerely Shannon and, after emailing her, she responded and said she would be happy to make me a blog button. She just needed some time to look around my blog and kind of get a feel of what would be fitting for me. I could hardly believe the end result!
It's amazing! Thank you so much, Shannon! Sorry for taking so long to acknowledge your wonderful gift to me!!!
Here is the blog button she made for me:


Again, thanks so much, Shannon for my new blog button!!
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Okay, I have to take a couple of deep breaths here.

I.Cannot.Believe.That.Gretchen.Won.Project.Runway!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Mondo was robbed!!!! There was no comparison!! None whatsoever!!!! Gretchen's clothes were so drab and boring!!! Oh.My.Word. I am 59 years old and wouldn't wear her drab, saggy stuff! Hello.

When something like this happens, I always say that am not going to watch the show next season! BUT I usually do. :-/ I just cannot believe that they picked Gretchen over Mondo. Sheesh!!!

I have a Michael Kors shirt hanging in my closet that I really like but I am about ready to offer it as a burnt offering in protest!

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Jaylon has not been feeling very well, so Erin made an appointment for him yesterday and I met her at the doctor's office with little Jaylon.

The little guy has infection in both ears! No wonder he was whiney yesterday morning and wanted Grandma to hold him with his sippy cup and blanky.

AND does this little guy throw a fit at the doctor's office! Oh my!

When we got out of the car? He started crying and twisting in my arms but once we were in the waiting room and he saw the toys, he was fine.

But then the nurse came out and said, "Jaylon?" and he started in again, even when he was just getting weighed and having his temperature taken.

So we get settled in the examining room and all is fine until the doctor came in. Oh my. I had to hold both of his arms down while he examined his ears, nose, and throat and listened to his breathing. I had my hands full!

BUT, once the doctor scooted back away, Jaylon was fine. Those tears stopped like a water faucet being turned off and he even high-fived the doctor before we left.

And then he started crying and reaching for grandma when we left the doctor's office and he had to go with this mommy. BUT I just kissed him and told him goodbye and left. Whew. It took me a few minutes to recover. :-/

Anywayyyyy.....he is here now this morning, taking his morning nap and from what I can tell, he is feeling pretty good, even if his little ears aren't a 100%. But, hopefully, medicine and prayer will have them good as new in no time!

AND, hopefully, we won't be making any trips to the doctor again any time soon. *fingers crossed* :-)

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I have a pot of chili simmering on the stove and I finished baking a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies since Jaylon' s been sleeping this morning. I also started a load of clothes, got myself together for the day, so my day is off to a good start!

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Oh, and my dear husband's birthday was October 17th! He turned 68! Instead of baking him a cake, I made him his favorite dessert....peach pie!!! And it turned out really good!! Thank heavens!!



Oh, yes....AND, lest I forget....here's the birthday boy!! :-)

Giving Thanks - Day 2

I am thankful for good, well-marked roads to drive on, especially as my husband and I've gotten older!

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart

Let me begin by saying that I have enjoyed participating in a wonderful meme for the past several months at Linda's blog, 2nd Cup of Coffee. She has so faithfully turned out 12 random questions every week for a long time, giving those of us who participated a chance to share some of ourselves with the blogging world and also a wonderful opportunity to meet and make some wonderful new friends, which I have! Thank you from my heart, Linda!! ((HUGS))

Linda has decided to take a break from doing the Random Dozen and I understand completely!

So, in leiu of the Random Dozen, I've decided to take part in the 4th Annual Giving Thanks Challenge which is being hosted at by Leah at South Breeze Farm, which I found out about at my good friend Barbara's blog, Stray Thoughts!

If you would like to join us, All you have to do is post one thing you're thankful for each day somewhere on your blog. It doesn't even have to be an actual thought-out post. Just start making a list on your sidebar if you want - somewhere you can see it every day to encourage an attitude of thankfulness. You can click HERE to read more about it!

Soooooooo......to start the month off, I want to say that I am so thankful for our little grandson, Jaylon, who is truly a gift from the Lord. He got a bit of a rough start in life, as he had to spend his first six weeks in the NICU at Ohio State University Hospital:

BUT.... he is now healthy as can be and how can I help but be thankful for that? Jaylon will be TWO years old on December 22! How the time has flown!! :-)

Saturday Night Live

Yes, that's me! Here at my computer on Saturday night, I'm still alive and it is 10:23 AND I am determined to get a post up! Here goes! :-)

We have just been so busy and then, as a result of the "busyness", pooped....in a word. *sigh* When does it ever end?!?!?!?!

One thing....well, okay, the main thing that is keeping us busy is.....besides life....is that we bought Daniel and Erin's mobile home which they had lived in next door to us before buying a home in Logan and moving about a month ago.

Well.....we have been doing some work on the mobile home, sprucing it up, cleaning, painting, etc. getting it ready to sell and also for the impending winter if we do not sell it right away. So, that is where much of our spare time has been spent.


Oh, and, yes, we are still taking care of our cute little grandson, Jaylon, every day and is he ever growing by leaps and bounds, even if he still isn't calling me anything in particular yet. But he does seem to be calling me "Mom-Mom" or something that sounds vaguely like "grandma" every once in awhile. I'm thinking maybe I'm just making myself too instantly available to the little guy and maybe if I would play a little more hard-to-get, he might come out with a definite name for me! Just my luck, he would probably say, "Hey You!" LOL
Oh, but you should hear him run through the yard yelling "Pa-pa...Pa-pa..." It is soooooo adorable!!! *sigh* Someday, perhaps, he'll run through the yard yelling, "Grandmaaaa.....Grandmaaaa...." or whatever he's decided to call me. :-)

We took Jaylon to the pumpkin patch yesterday and he had a ball!! This particular pumpkin patch has several tractors sitting around and Jaylon loooooves tractors, so he was doubly excited! He even got to sit on one, as evidenced in this picture:


BUT, even more than tractors or pumpkins or anythingggg....he loooooves rocks! As you can see here:

I am the resident picture-taker in our family, so we end up with alot of pictures of Ed and Jaylon but occasionally Ed does try to get a picture of me and Jaylon together. Here is his latest attempt:
LOL.....I told him that he is going to have to just take my camera and become friends with it!

It is now 11:30 and I need my sleep so I'll close this post with some pictures of Jaylon and Ed, traipsing about the yard midst the beauty of fall here in our little valley:

My/Our Graduation Picture

Here it is, finally!! My and Johnny's graduation picture and, you know, I think I may have been a bit too critical of myself when telling about the picture in this week's Random Dozen. It is actually a good picture of me, especially seeing as how I am not very photogenic in the first place. Now the glasses? Well, what can I say? They were in style at the time...1969-70.


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Is anyone growing weary of all the political advertisements and mailings? Good grief. It seems to be worse this year than ever! I honestly just turn a deaf ear to it all and I wonder how many others do the same thing and, if so, does this mean that all of those advertising dollars are essentially being wasted?
AND I am tired of hearing from BOTH sides. In this case, one is just as bad as the other, where the advertising is concerned. Enough already. But then I realize that I might as well save my breath because it is only going to get worse as we get closer to election day.
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And here I thought that perhaps they were going to be a little more conservative on DWTS this year because the outfits didn't seem to be quite so revealing and the dances not quite so suggestive BUT I thought too soon, hm? Whoa. Monday night a pretty steamy. And, no, I don't like the raised, round dance floor. What's the point?
And what about Bristol Palin? First of all, I just don't think she has any business being on the show in the first place, what with all of the negative press that she has gotten over the past few months, whether deserved or not. Nor does her mother. Puhleeeeease. AND did you see Sarah looking at the monitors and then, upon seeing herself, smiling and laughing hugely? Again, I say...Puhleeeease!
I know this may sound a bit terrible but I just think they all need to go back to Alaska and stay out of the limelight for awhile ESPECIALLY if Sarah is thinking of throwing her hat in the ring in the next presidential race. AND for the sake of their children! All of them!!!

ANDDDDD....The Situation? How in the world do you become famous for being who you are just because you ARE who you ARE? I've never watched Jersey Shore and surely don't plan on it but I WILL say that he did lose gracefully.
And aren't you surprised at the people who just can't dance, like The Situation (AND what kind of a name is THAT? Hello.) and Michael Bolton (oh, but it was painful to watch) and The Hoff, though I didn't have as difficult a time watching him dance, but I was surprised that he was eliminated so quickly. I thought he surely had more of a fan base than that. Oh well.
Okay, I have one more thing to say about DWTS. Florence Henderson. I've never been a fan or not a fan. I didn't watch the Brady Bunch. But what I don't care for is these older women coming on this show and trying to act sexy or whatever. Can't they just age gracefully? I almost quit watching entirely when Cloris Leachman was on. Thankfully, I could fast forward past her segments. She was an embarrassment.
By now you may be asking why I even watch the show if I am so critical of different aspects of it. Hmmmm....because there are people and parts of it that I do like. :-) One of those being the host, Tom Bergeron. Oh, and that brings me to another criticism. :-) Brook Burris? Don't like her. She preens too much and tries to act too "alluring". Get over yourself, Brook. (My, but I am being a bit harsh, aren't I?) I much preferred Samantha Harris.
And that is all I have to say about that! :-)
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I also loooooove The Next Iron Chef!!! There is alot that I don't know or understand about this level of cuisine but I do find it so interesting.
I've watched Ming Tsai when he was a judge on Top Chef and also occasionally on his TV show "East Meets West" on PBS.


He strikes me as being an eensy bit egotistical but that could be complete misperception on my part?

This past week, Ming was one of the bottom two chefs. I believe it was a real wake-up call for him. I'm very interested to see if he does indeed become the next Iron Chef!

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And lastly.....Project Runway. I loooooove this show so much. I used to sew quite a bit in my earlier years. I made the dress that I wore in my senior picture. I made alot of my clothes when I was in school but nothing on the level of Project Runway AND I just don't get some of the designs, you know? Oh, now I don't have any trouble picking out the BAD ones! Oh my!! Only to find out that the judges sometimes loooove them. But I do sometimes wonder what they see in some of outfits that don't lose or are in the top designs such as this atrocity that Gretchen got raves for, though she didn't win this particular challenge. She was one of the top three. Go figure.



But, once again, I am anxiously awaiting the next episode which is due to begin in about ten minutes, so I had better get this post up, get some snacks and get all settled in. :-)



I hope you've had a good Thursday and tomorrow is Friday! My favorite day of the week!! :-)

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Oh my! I almost posted without sharing a picture of little Jaylon!! Sooooo, here you go! I got this one this afternoon as we were out the door and getting ready to take our afternoon hike around the yard! :-)

Wednesday's Really Random Dozen! :-)

I haven't participated in the WRD for a couple of weeks because of time constraints but am determined to do so this week! :-) I think if I didn't put so much thought into the questions it wouldn't take me nearly so long but I tend to overthink things sometimes.

Anywayyyyy, below are my answers and YOU can participate, too, by clicking on Linda's blog and following the simple instructions!! :-)


1. Is there a word which you initially mispronounced? Were the circumstances in which you made the faux pas embarrassing? By the way, that's not "foax pass." (I know you know that. Just jokin' with ya.)
Why in the world I have never forgotten this, I may never know BUT when I was in grade school, I remember mispronouncing "Scioto", which is the name of a river that runs through central and southern Ohio. I pronounced it "Ski-o-toe" and was corrected by someone, though I don't remember who exactly.


2. How do you feel about the use of texting shortcuts and trends? (ex: "I've got ur notes. Get them 2 u 2morow.")
I seldom text but when I do, I still text complete words, along with punctuation. After 59 years, it's just a habit that I find hard to break and the shortcuts seem a bit juvenile, which I am not. :-)


And I have to agree with Joyce, in that if I really want to get in contact with my nieces and nephews or DIL, who do not always answer their phones (an understatement), all I have to do is send a text. Voila'! An almost immediate response! Go figure. (Does this mean I am really old?) LOL

3. Tell me about your high school senior picture. Please feel free to post.
Well, I am a twin. I have a twin brother and so many people thought it would be neat if we had our picture taken together, so we did. I think Johnny and I were also endeavoring to be considerate of our parents, as they did not have alot of money to spend on extras when we were growing up. It was one thing to pay for senior pictures for one child but two? Hello.
Anywayyyy....we had our picture taken together and it turned out pretty good but I've always thought that I look old in mine. Not one of my favorites. :-) I'll try to post the picture sometime soon but time is not on my side presently!

5. Share a high school or college homecoming memory.
I can only remember our school having one homecoming. And we only had basketball at our high school. No football. My oldest sister Bev was one of the finalists. Of course, I wanted her to win but another girl did. She was a cheerleader but had a pretty wild reputation and, in my opinion, was not attractive at all. She and some of her friends had always given Bev a rough time about being a goody-two-shoes. Oh,well, it's in the past and as my friend Pumba once said, "Ya gotta put your behind in your past". LOL

6. Linda at Mocha with Linda wants to know: "Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?"
I think sunsets because I stand a better chance of getting to see one. And the ones in the fall are absolutely spectacular! Our church is on a small knoll and is the perfect place to watch a sunset!

7. Lea at Cici's Corner asks, "What is something you have not done that you desire to do?"
Get my photos organized and in albums. Travel out west and see the west coast. There is so much that I would love to do, it is difficult to just list one thing! :-)

8. Carol at Wanderings of an Elusive Mind ponders, "If you could come back [in another life] as an animal, which would it be?"
I would have to say a house cat. What a life! :-)

9. Joyce from The Other Side of the Pond is curious: "Where were you 10 years ago?" Please feel free to elaborate more than just your physical location.
Well, we were living here in the same place as we are now. I weighed about 50lbs. less than what I do now. I was a walking fanatic! :-) We were still home-schooling Daniel, which is such a wonderful memory that we have! I was working part-time at the library, which I absolutely loved! We had just returned to our former church and had begun working with the youth, which we continued to do for the next 7-8 years. That is just about all that I can remember at the moment! :-)

10. When you are proven to be correct in any contentious discussion, do you gloat?
No, but that is not to say that I haven't wanted to but the Lord always reminds me, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." "Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." "He that exalteth himself, shall be abased." Need I go on? :-)
I am so thankful for the word of the Lord that keeps me in line when I want so much to just tear loose sometimes. :-/

11. What is your favorite food which includes the ingredient "caramel?"
Oh.My.Word. On Sunday evenings after our evening service at church, we have been going through the drive-through at Dairy Queen so I can get a small caramel sundae with pecans. I am addicted. I don't know what kind of pecans these are but they are mostly whole and maybe toasted but they are to die for when mixed with the rich, creamy ice cream and the smooth, luscious caramel. Help me! I'm dying for one! LOL

12. From my 17 year-old daughter to you: "If you could be part of any fictional family, which family would you choose and why?" (She's so cute. And clever.)
The first family that comes to mind is the March family in Little Women. I just loved the book and the movie with Susan Sarandon as the mother. They were such a loving and giving family and I admired the conservative, humble way in which they lived, but I also loved the way that Jo was allowed to go forth and pursue her dream of writing in a time when women's worldly ambitions were more often than not suppressed. I see much of myself in Jo. :-)

It's Monday already!

This is surely going to be hodge-podge of a post....you have been warned....so here goes! (I have to get a post up! This is supposed to be a journal of sorts! Sheesh!)

Below is a picture of a barn that I took a few weeks ago. I was out early on a Saturday morning and was just amazed at the beautiful fall "flowers" that are or were so abundant in the fields! You know...the wild flowers that only come out in the fall? Aren't they gorgeous? I love the yellow, daisy-like flowers that just flourish around here in the fields and along the roads and the beautiful purple flowers that are everywhere.

Remember I told you about my FAVORITE apple cider? AND how expensive apple cider is? Well, my fave was on sale last week for $2.99 and I just had to have some! AND I took a picture of it to share! :-) (Do I need to get a life or what? LOL)

You know, I just can't figure out Ellie the cat sometimes. When Jaylon is here, she doesn't want anything to do with him....at all! But look at what I found her doing on Friday when he was home with his daddy! Yep, gazing into his bed as if she missed him. I picked her up and put her in his bed thinking that maybe she just wanted to lay on the softness but, no, that wasn't it. As soon as I put her in, she wanted out. So maybe she was just missing the little guy a bit. We'll probably never know, hm? :-)

Below are some adorable pictures of Jaylon AND his MawMaw Pat, as you can see in the first picture!


I just love these sober pictures of our little guy! He's all gussied up, ready to go to church! :-)

And I think I should send these pictures to Steak N' Shake to use in one of their advertisements! :-)




I took this picture last Wednesday as Erin and Jaylon were getting ready to leave for church! Aren't they both just beautiful? Erin is the best daughter-in-law anyone could have. We are so blessed!

Well, I'm going to get this posted before Jaylon arrives! May you have an awesome autumn day wherever you are!!!

Just Livin' Life to the Fullest!

Helloooooo....is anyone still out there, interested in reading my blog? :-)

We've been helping Daniel and Erin move into their new home, cooking meals for them, taking care of little Jaylon more than usual.....like we mind that at all! Not! :-).....carrying boxes, painting, scrubbing and cleaning, anything and everything that needs to be done, all the while taking care of things here at home and enjoying some activities that we like.

Below is a picture of their kitchen, which I think is just adorable. It will have more red in it, eventually, but as you can see, it is black, white, stainless and will also have red in it when finished.
Next is a picture of their little house. Well, it LOOKS little but it is like an optical illusion when you step inside because it has so much ROOM inside......two big bedrooms, one smaller one, a ginormous bathroom, two very nice-sized living rooms, one of which they are making kind of an office/study room out of, and there is a laundry room. There is also a small partial basement.
They have a spacious two-car garage that has alot of extra room for storage, an attached carport right by the back door and a rather small yard but that is good because they don't have alot of time for maintaining much of a yard anyway. Jaylon will still have plenty of room for toys and a swingset and all next summer! :-)

Jaylon just loves his new home AND his new BIG bedroom. It seems he is in their playing every time I've been there. He has so much more room now to play and all. But he hasn't been sleeping very good at night and we are praying that that resolves itself as he gets used to his new bedroom and surroundings.

Well, I have an appointment with the chiropractor in about a half-hour, so I am going to post this and be on my way!!

Oh, there are a couple of really cute pictures of the little guy down below, too! :-)

And those two cute critters laying on the doggie bed are our two grand-doggies. The boxer is Heidi and the Jack Russell is Macie.