Saturday, November 29, 2008

We had a nice Thanksgiving. The Tennessee children have come and gone. My goodness we enjoyed having them here. All of the James family were home for one whole day. The weather co-operated and the grandkids got to play outside - in and out all day and into the evening - in spite of some of them having sniffles. My side of the family are close by and we all enjoyed eating our Thanksgiving meal together this year. Well, almost all of us....a sister-in-law and a nephew weren't able to come and were missed. My dear Dad of 85 (going on) walked over from his house with the aid of his cane. I am so thankful that he can still get around pretty well go do about anything he wants. He amazes me sometimes.

We had a new family member with us this year- - my new grand nephew, Caden. He is only three weeks old and is so sweet. We didn't hear a peep from him but I imagine his parents heard from him that night as he has his days and nights mixed up. I do remember those days but only vaguely as its been a while.

Well, our next family get together is Christmas. We only get together with each other like this maybe four or five times a year....at least those of us who live pretty near each other. There's our two main ones and then there's Father's Day, Mother's Day, and my Dad's birthday.

Here's hoping all of you enjoyed good food, family, and friends. God's blessings to you all.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

30 years ago

Yes, it's been 30 years since the birth of son #2. What a day it was! Glad to say I was in labor for only five hours! Don't think I could have stood that kind of pain for very long. He weight 8 lbs. 2 oz. I don't recall his length at birth but he grew to 6 ft. 2 in. He certainly did not mess around coming into the world and not giving his mama much pain - for very long anyway. Actually the actual date was the 18th but I'm slow getting this posted.

My mom and dad flew up from Louisiana to Montana. That in itself is something since my mother always said she'd never fly. Bless her heart- she was really afraid. I am so glad they came. They had driven up in July(I think)of that summer and in November did they ever get a taste of Montana's blowing cold weather and snow. On that
I hope you read this Cody. I love you and if I could have I would have given you electricity for your birthday!

Monday, November 10, 2008

I love this time of year -even all the leaves on the ground that will probably be there for quite a while if it's left up to me to remove all of them. The best I can do is just remove a few or a few at a time. Buddy loves the pile I made using the lawn mower. He is using them for his current bed.

Under this tree the leaves are like a carpet covering a good bit of the front yard. I'll get out with the mower and blow most of them in a pile then burn them. Most of all I hate the gum balls. When the girls I take care of are outside they love picking up these, putting them in the little stroller thingy. They get into pretending and go shopping, making ice cream, and "feeding" Buddy. It's fun watching their play.

My Dad is a WW II vet. He and his cousin who was also in WW II are going to the local Veterans Day Program at the Community Center. Dad was in the Navy on the USS Mississippi and Shorty, his cousin was a bombadere in an airplane. They both had some very close calls. I am so thankful we still have them with us. There aren't many of those vets around anymore. Dad will be 85 in Feb. and I think Shorty is the same age. I'm glad they can do things together.

What great sacrifices men and women of that era made. I'm thankful not only for them but all veterans - long ago as well as our men and women of today. God bless you all!