A beautiful weekend...

My little princess is 5. I can't believe it. It went so fast.

luckily we have a little prince to fill in the gap

It felt like spring today...

and I love it. I cannot stand to stay indoors anymore, expecially since I don't really have the time or energy to keep up with the housework. Nothing worse than staying home and feeling like your house is just not that clean. So we went to the park today and it was fun.

LIFE IS SO SHORT...

It seems harder and harder to keep my blog up to date. I have been facebooking regularly and that seems much easier to keep up with. Not sure why-but maybe because it is just a quick blurb and not an actual commitment to writing. I have been very busy with my TWO grand babies. I am so in love with both of them that it is hard to really keep up with the rest of my life. But I look at it this way -- soon they will be all grown up and I will have plenty of time on my hands but this delicious time with these babies will be soon gone. When my children were little, I was so busy with working to pay bills and keeping house and family together that I really had no time to just enjoy and now when I look at pictures I feel so sad and a real loss. So this is my time to stop and smell the coffee (really smell the baby drooly breath) and I plan to enjoy every second of it. This is a glimps of what makes me so happy.


I have made a little sweater and a couple of tops for my granbabies--pictures will be posted in the near future.

I'm Back!!

My dh and I took a trip to Cancun, Mexico. It was a last minute plan. We were celebrating his early retirement. Also, my dd is going back to work after 5 months of maternity leave and I will be officially the nanny to my "TWO" grandchildren. It is a little scary and a little exciting.
We had such a relaxing fabulous time but came home to a little family drama. Nothing of any importance, but caused one of the biggest arguments dh and I have had in a very long time. But he finally saw my point so I am trying to get past it. Why is it that when someone starts a sentence with I don't want to start any drama you can bet that is exactly what is coming. Also, why is that some people are just all about drama. I have no patience for it. I just want to say suck it up and get over yourself. Maybe next time that is exactly what I will do. Yes, sounds like a plan.
Pictures of Mexico to follow!

Baby Sweetness and an FO

Awww!!! The little man is growing so fast. Pretty soon my dd will be going back to work and I will be watching both grankids. It's a little scarry :)

It has be since forever that I posted an FO. I have completed a couple but have not gotten around to posting them. This is something I made for him before he was born. Although I do love the way it came out, I find that crochet looks a little girly. I have been looking for patterns that are a little more boyish, but I find that I really wish I knew how to knit better (I can only make scraves).

It Was A Beautiful, Proud and Historical Day!

I was glued to the TV. Michelle looked so stylish. The girls are beautiful and Mr. President you makes me proud. I love how they look so in love and happy. It gives me hope.


Stunning!

Don't they look happy!

It's A New Year

And I am hoping it will bring good things to you all. I am inspired by Oprah to live my best life and to put myself on my to-do list. Since I stopped working (outside of the house) almost 5 years ago, I have been trying to squeeze my own needs in between all that I do for my family and my house. But that is just not working for me. So I am going to try and prioritize my health and fitness, MY fun and friends; without feeling like i am neglecting my family. Let's see how it goes.

I have caught the facebook craze, it's fun but different. When I blog I feel free to express myself with a certain amount of anonymity. Facebook is only people who know you which makes me a lot more careful. I think the biggest difference is that I blog what I feel and I facebook what I'm doing. And sometimes I feel, who really cares, either way.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I am very excited about 2009. 2008 turned out to be a little bit of a downer, but I cannot complain. I have a new granbaby, my family is in good health and we are all still hanging in there. Things could be worse. I feel good about a new start in o9. I am going to try and focus on the things that are most important. Our health and quality time with those that I really care about. My new focus will be to simplify my life. Since my time is so tight, I want to use it only on things and people that are really important to me. And I want to focus on thing that make me happy. Seems like that is a no brainer, but I notice that many times I spend valuable time with too many people that I call friends, and then don't have time for those that I really love, and that make me happy. I also want to spend more time doing things that I enjoy.

I hope you all have a great 2009. May you spend lots of time with those you love and bring you joy. May you have good health and prosperity and time to do things you enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving

Meet The New Man of the House!

I look at this sweet face and I I feel like who needs sleep when I can look at this beautiful face and smell that sweet baby smell. I feel so blessed that my dd feels close enough to me and she actually wants me around to help so she can rest. I wish I could have enjoyed my babies this much, but I am not complaining.

I VOTED!!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Ain't It the Truth!!!

Lack of sleep and too much candy and I'm with him! Not feeling very buff lately.

Rough Couple of Weeks

I have been helping my daughter out by going to her house and watching the kids, so she can get some sleep. The baby is a night owl. While there I also cook dinner and do some of her laundry. Then I come home to take care of my own stuff. After a while I don't know if I'm coming or going. But it is so nice to have some time with the baby and of course my little princess. She has been so good with sharing the attention. I'm surprised, I thought it was going to be a problem.

This week she is all excited about halloween. A princess again, of course. I will be both happy and sad when this phase is over. What's next, Hannah Montana? I'm not so crazy about that. We went to a halloween event on Sunday and she got to
where her costume. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. Except that her princess shoes gave her blisters and my dh had to carry her about half a mile to the car. He was not happy about that and could not understand why I didn't make her wear her sneakers. Men just don't understand the shoe thing!



The baby is doing fine. At first he was not gaining weight and we were a little upset about that. My dd was told to supplement with bottles and he is now doing great.

IT's a boy!!!!

To Blog or Not to Blog

This is my little granbaby which is due any day!

Blogging has become quite a chore. Originally, I started to share my crafting projects and communicate with fellow crocheters and fiber lovers. But life gets very complicated and I don't have as much time to play with yarn as I would like. Then I started to scrap my photos in order to save my memories. I had hoped to get more involved the scrapping and paper lovers, but never really got it together to post and write about my layouts. Of course, I can post pics of my little pumpkin daily, but I do want to have a blog just about her! We are days from welcoming a new little pumpkin into the family. Of course, I will have to share those pics with everyone. I sometimes think it is time to give up the blog, it's not like I have a big readership. But everyonce in a while I do just feel like writing a few words or sharing some of my thoughts. So, I guess I will take a day at a time for now and see how it goes.

All of you multitaskers out there, I wish I knew your secret of how you keep it togother!

Where did the summer go?

Back to school for my pumpkin. I can't believe how big she has gotten. It was a great summer, but really flew by. We are now preparing for the new baby coming the first week of October My daughter is nesting and I am trying to get my house in order also. I need to crochet some things for the baby and I want to scrap some of the great pics I have taken. Fall is a great time of the year, but I am not looking forward to the long winter.

Have a great week!

More Pics

I have been busy unpacking, doing laundry and cleaning up my house and yard. When we got back, my house and yard looked almost haunted! I really have a jones to craft, but just have not time. But I will share more pictures of our beautiful vacation.

Isla del Encanto (Island of Enchantment)

We are back from Puerto Rico and we had a fabulous time. The food, the people and the absolutely beautiful land was more that I could have expected. I would have loved to post all my pictures, but blogger will not allow me right now, but more will follow.

Summer is just flying by!!!

I can't believe that it is already mid-August. I have been very busy and have neglected (among other things)my blog, my crafts and my garden. I have been hanging out with my grand daughter at the park, waterparks, the zoo. I went with my dh to Mexico, enjoying my pool (adding a heater really was worth it). My new gran baby is due the first week of October so I really need to hustle and crochet. Next week I will be going to Puerto Rico with my family and my sister's family. We are stay at the beautiful El Conquistador Resort. I am so excited.

Here are some of my summer pics.







I hope you are all enjoying your summer. I will post again when I come back from PR.

I though I was so great!!!

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What a suprise! I am so glad I was not born then. Here I thought I was so above and beyond, ha.

PS>> mexico pics coming