Giving Thanks

I'll have to say that this Thanksgiving was one of the best I've had in a long time. Heather, the girls and I took a road trip to Virginia to Yvonne and Keith's new house for Thanksgiving. The drive there was not too bad considering that we have a 6 year old and a 5 year old along with us. Within about 15 minutes on the road it started,

" Are we at Leah's house yet?"

"I'm hungry"

"Can we go to McDonald's?"

"Shut up Bryanna"

"Are we at Leah's house yet"

"I want to watch Strawberry Shortcake"

Ok so we stop at McDonalds and after we ate I told Heather to set the DVD player up and put that damn Strawberry shortcake movie in. Bryanna could watch that movie all day and everyday if you let her. I am so glad I bought that DVD player because it was a life saver. After that the trip was smooth thanks to my nag-igator, Heather. who needs a Tom-Tom anyhow

We arrived at their house right before dark which is good coz I don't like driving in the dark in unfamiliar places. It was great to see Yvonne, Keith, and girls. I haven't seen my granddaughters since June and it seems they've grown a foot since then. Must be that good ol Virginia fresh air.

The new house is really cool, big but not too big. The kitchen-family room area is to die for. It's open, airy, with lots of windows to let in the morning light. aaahhh! The fireplace is adds a touch of coziness to the family room too. I think the finished basement started out to be Keith's "Man Cave" with the wide screen TV and the big comfy chair. It looks more like giant Princess play room if you ask me. Which is where all the girls spent most of their time when they weren't outside playing in the dirt pile in the backyard.

Yvonne prepared a wonderful feast of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, and so many other tasty treats. They invited some friends of theirs who brought some kind of garlic mozzarella salad, mmmm garlic. Oh, I can't forget the cranberry sauce. It was the best I've ever tasted. my mouth is watering just thinking about it

Best of all, I am very thankful that God has blessed me with my two daughters who gave me four precious grandaughters and also blessed me with loving family and lots good friends.

Busy Week

It's been a busy week for me. Last Wednesday Makayla came to spend a few days with us. I'm tellin ya this kid never stops! You gotta make sure she has something to do all the time. The weather wasn't the greatest,cold and rainy,but we managed to get a few things done. We went to the store to get stuff to make smoothies. Mmmm they sure were tasty. Oh yeah, the stawberry shortcake was yummy too. Later on she helped me fill the bird feeders since we both like to watch the birds and those old pesky squirrels. I have a bird chart by the window so she can identify the different birds that come to feed.

Thursday was one of those days when it would rain on minute and then the sun would pop out. I did manage to get a picture of a rainbow. Makayla was so excited because it was the first time she ever saw a rainbow.

Friday turned out to be a beautiful day. The sun was out and it wasn't too cold out. It was the perfect day for me to try out my new camera lens. The camera is a Canon Rebel Xti. It rocks. The only problem is ,I gotta get smarter than the camera. I'm learning though.

I packed the camera up and we headed to Carraige Hill Farm to spend the afternoon. Makayla had a lot of fun looking at the farm animals and I had fun taking a bunch of pictures.

A Bryanna Funny

Tuesday I had to pick up a few things from the store. As I got into town , I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost time for Makayla to get on the bus for school. So I stopped by and we all walked to the bus stop together. After Makayla left I noticed my former neighbors, Mary and Barry outside. I talked with them for awhile and got caught up on all the neighborhood gossip (they know everything that goes on) In fact all of my former neighbors love to tell me the juicy stuff about the neighbors,including my daughter Heather. Ha Ha!

I get back to Heather's house and asked her if she wanted to go to the store with me since she had to get some stuff too. We're in Meijer going up the aisle, all of a sudden Bryanna,who is 4yrs old, puts her little hands on her cheeks and yells out

"Oh my gosh Mommy,look it' a Dora blah-blah-blah!" (can't remember what it was exactly)

"Oh my gosh Mommy,look at that!

You would think that this kid had never been in a store before.

"Oh Mommy we lost Grandma"

Sometimes I take off to browse down another aisle,but I'm usually not too far away.

"Oh Mommy we lost Grandma again,ugh!"

This kid is crackin me up.

We leave Meijer and go to Target. They didn't have what I was looking for so we end up looking at the childrens clothes. I told Heather to pick out a couple outfits for the girls,since I have no idea what size they wear anymore. Heather holds a shirt up to Bryanna to judge the size and Bryanna grabs it and says

" Mommy I'll hold it up to me myself."

She holds the shirt up to her chest,turns from side to side and says

"Oh I just love this!" and tosses it into the basket.

"No I don't like that one." hands it back to Mommy

This goes on for about 15 minutes or so with an occasional "We lost Grandma again." By this time we gotta get moving because Makayla will be out of school soon. As we were driving back to the house,I told Heather that Bryanna might be a future drama queen in the making. Where does she get this from? Ohh, duh, it's gotta be from Heather's daddy side of the family. No doubt about that.

I drop them off at the house,get home and decide it's time for Grandma to take a nap.