Aunt Cece and Chloe

My children and my children's children, Heaven!

FHE cont'd Tennis anyone?

Maya's first visit to SF & FHE -softball & tennis

Easter time Saturday Style

While Luke and Maya are here we are getting alot of grandkid time in. My family room looks like a tornado went throught it, heck the whole house looks like a cyclone, or it did, I just cleaned it up. But I love the mess, that means that happy little children have been here and there's always smiles and laughter and giggling and..... well you get the picture. Derek and Tacie were over, that means puzzles, dress up, Go Fish, Old Maid, Disney movies, Shrek 2 this time. I have to admit it I love it, and David called through out the day yesterday asking, are the kids there yet? He loves it when they are here, He acts like a kid when they're here, he puts new batteries in his remote toy truck so he and Derek can play. Luke is great, cuz he's the chef, whatever they want he will make, and then there's the pile ups on the air mattress. Luke and the kids pile up on each other and run through the house giving piggy back rides. David and I went out to dinner during this time. This morning Luke made the kids breakfast, usually I make waffles, or pancakes, but I didn't have any eggs. Luke got up earlier and put the kids easter baskets together, so when they woke up there they were, ready to be attacked. We let them have a couple of pieces before breakfast. After all they're at GG's, (grandma for short). Then the Great Easter egg Hunt, I always put a few $1 bills and quarters, dimes and nickels in some of the eggs, that's just tradition. It's like Christmas, well almost, yesterday, Luke, Maya, Cecelia took the kids to Chuckycheese and took them out shopping for some spring clothes, so of course I had to get them a little something. They are getting so big. Tacie is talking so much. She is not afraid of spiders, this morning she came and told each one of us that "theres a spider over there", she already killed it. My girls are afraid of spiders, so Tacie did not take after her aunts. Can't wait to see them again next week. What would we do without children?, they are so innocent and make you love life, because they love life and they are amused by the simplest things. So precious.

It's Hump Day

It's Wednesday, we had a nice rain today and last night. Couldn't walk this morning due to rain, but got up anyway and cleaned the kitchen and do more laundry. Does this sound boring? If it does, you don't have to read this. I was just thinking about General Conference and thought about how thankful I am to have the knowledge and faith of having a Living Prophet here on this earth. I am so grateful for the many blessings that I have. I try to remind myself to give thanks, and not for the big things but for the little things as well, like, breathing and the ability to be able to get out of bed on my own two feet, where others may not. Like the fact that we have a roof over our heads, and food and clothing, and so importantly that David and I are employed and have health benefits. So so thankful for that. I'm also thankful for sweet friends in the gospel. Where would I be without them? My friends are so helpful to me to help me navigate my way in this world not to mention my family and our Savior. I'm thankful for a working washing machine and dryer and number one and two appliances, my dishwasher and microwave. That may sound silly, but I do love them. I am thankful for my children, they help keep all beauticians employed, meaning covering my gray hair that my children give to me, or maybe that's age. I started going gray in my early 30's. I am thankful for my wonderful husband, he keeps me laughing. His sense of humor is one of the greatest things about him that I love. Okay, that's it for now. I could go on, but you are probably zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing right now.

Lemons and Hydrangeas

It was a beautiful April afternoon today so to celebrate my friend Claudia's 55Th I invited her over for lunch. Claudia and 55 do not go together, she is the most youth like woman I know. She will try and do anything. I just love her. She brought with her one of her 26 grandchildren, little 1 year old Wendy, Bonnie's daughter. She is such a cutie. She is one and she likes to sing. Claudia says she finally got a musical grandchild. She sings, and she is plunking the piano. So I guess Grandma is going to teach this little one to play the piano real soon. She seems to be drawn to anything musical. She was beating our drums that we have in the family room. Okay, I took some pictures of my lemons and hydrangeas before they got here and then forgot all about taking pictures of our lunch. You'll have to trust me that it was good. On the menu: "SPRING SALAD WITH SLICED STRAWBERRIES & BALSAMIC VINEGAR DRESSING
ORZO PASTA SALAD
QUICHE LORRAINE
CROISSANTS
and for dessert:
MINI-CHEESE MARS CAPONE CAKE TOPPED WITH STRAWBERRIES
Is your mouth watering. Mine was. We both were so hungry. We caught up on all our kids. That's the best part. We have known each other over 20 years and it has been wonderful. I don't think we have aged a bit, at least inside. She has such great wisdom, insight, faith and such a great testimony of the gospel. I truly love her as a sister. Happy Birthday, Claudia.