12/24/08

Went to dad's in the morning before going to church for a seminar. He was feeling a little nauseated again, but he went out to eat with grandson, Brian the night before and had fish and fries. The fish was ok for his soft diet, but the french fries were no no's. He should have ordered mashed and he probably would have been alright. He was happy that Melissa, Bruce and the kids came to visit. They stopped at our house too, but we weren't home as we were still at church. BOO HOO....I was sad to have missed seeing them which is always a joy. I miss Hailey and Max and would have loved seeing them.
We were blessed when Vikki and Rody said they were coming to visit. We had been trying to think of something to do, but there weren't any good movies on, so we were so happy to have them come over, which was more fun than going to the movies. Vikki had called Kimmy so Jared, Kimmy and the boys came too. We had a fun time and lots of laughs when we watched American Idol.
Jacob was sweet and sat by me lots, which I loved. I loved getting to hold Adam too. He is such a good baby. I love his smile. I missed Mykenzie, but she was at a friend's house having fun so I was happy for her.

2/20/07

Today was a busy day with two doctor appt. for grandpa. They both went well though.
The second dr. we went to said he was going to live to 100. That made both of us smile. Came home between doctor appointments and made smoothies for grandpa as he is still on a soft diet. He has been feeling great the past few days with no more nausea. Got a call from Vikki and she is helping move furniture to help someone out and driving a big U-Haul. She had wanted me to pick up Kenzie but with the dr. appt. didn't know if I would be able to. We got out in plenty of time so I was happy to pick up Kenzie and get to spend time with her. I'm used to having her all week, but since Vikki's laid off, she's been with mom. Tonight she gets to spend the night here though so we will have a fun time. Bill has to give a 2 hr. teaching at work tomorrow, so I have been up late each night working on it with him and typing it up. Yipee it is finished now. Bedtime at the regular time for me tonight.
Hi to Kenzie, Hailey, Jacob, Max, and Adam. Nana loves you all. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

2/14/08 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE...

We had a wonderful Valentine's day. Dad (Bill) had given me roses the day before that are just beautiful. In the morning when I was getting Kenzie off to school, he told me he had another present and when I got home it would be right here on the cupboard. I got home and he hadn't left for work yet. There was a note right there on the cupboard where he said to look. It said to go look in the bathroom left side drawer, then there was a note there saying to go look in the right drawer of my dresser. There was a note there saying to look in the china cabinet drawer, from there it was the dryer, then the fireplace, then the freezer in the basement. ( I was getting plenty of exercise)
In the freezer was a beautiful card. The card said to go look in the tub. Of course I didn't open the card until I got downstairs with dad, so I had to go back upstairs and look in the tub. There was a big bag with hearts and in it was a beautiful bear (see picture) that he had made for me at his work. They took my mom's favorite tops, and put one on the bear and sized it to fit. The other they made a heart out of and put another white heart in the center of it. Then they wrote in memory of mom. Of course it touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. What a sweet thing for him to do for me, and such a memory to have. Bruce and I took my dad to see a new doctor. We had a long appointment but this doctor is smart and caring so we had a great appointment so should get great results. Afterwards, he took me to get a beautiful necklace and ring he had seen in a flyer he got in the mail. It was so thoughtful and caring of him. He said it was because I was a sweetie. I will always remember this special moment with my dad also. I have a wonderful husband and dad.

2/13/08 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY VIKKI AND RODY!!!

Today I took Kenzie to school, then headed to dad's to shovel snow. After that it was time for our Wed. morning breakfast. Because of the snow, there were only 5 of us there. We had a good breakfast and great fellowship. Headed back to dad's to take him to Meijers. He was nauseated, so I just went and got the stuff on his list. I take him to see his new doctor tomorrow so hopefully he gets this nausea thing straighted out and feels better. I gave him a haircut when I got back from Meijers, then headed home to watch Hailey and Max while Melissa and Bruce went shopping. We didn't have much time, but had fun while they were here. Went to get Kenzie after that and stopped to get dad's paper and mail for him. After we were home for a while, Bill got home from work. He brought me a dozen red roses that are just beautiful and they smell so good. Got an email from niece, Shani and the prognosis for her cancer situation is good. We are thanking God for that. Have a great day and wonderful anniversary, Vikki and Rody. We love you!!! Mykenzie took the cute pictures of Mocha.

Colorado Trip continued

Melissa and I had a great trip to Colorado. We were able to visit my sister Linda in the hospital lots and we were so happy she was off the respirator and able to talk and visit with us. She has been very very ill and now is improving. Has a long way to go, but we have sure seen the miracles so far. Praise the Lord!!! She stayed awake all the while we visited. Please continue to pray for her. We also got to go see the Garden of the gods which was breathtaking. It's my third visit, but it is exciting every time. Melissa loved it and wants to take Bruce there. Gail was a great hostess and we got to see lots of Tammy which was nice. We had lots of fun and laughs on the trip home and were at the airport from 930am to 945 pm. Long day. We sure were tired by the time we got home. Bill, Bruce, Hailey and Max met us at the airport. We were so happy to see them.






This is the play area for kids at OHare. Notice the wall of frogs sticking to it. It was a very nice play area







These pictures were taken while on the plane.


















We stayed at Linda and Gails place. Here are some pictures. Nice mountain view as you can see.





















These are called the kissing camels. Do you see them kissing at the top of the mountain? The horses were beautiful. One of the riders tried to get the horse to go down a steep rock, but the horse would have nothing to do with that. He backed up.











These are Linda and Gail (my sisters) dogs. They are cute and loveable