Baby Grant as a sports fan

 

Little Grant and my Sean

 

"Courage for the great sorrows in life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake." --Victor Hugo

Sweet Baby Grant....

Happy Easter!

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger
you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher

The doves in my backyard today...

I keep an iron statuette of a dove on this particular rock out in my backyard...it's a leftover from Christi's wedding reception decor....today I looked out and saw at least 4 other real doves congregating with the "dove of steel" in the middle. So cute!

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary
ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong
end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."

Theodore Geisel/Dr. Seuss

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY

There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the
hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never
capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to
prevail."

-- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because
he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears,
however measured or faraway." - Henry David Thoreau

I want to be young again...

i just found this picture last night. It was of me and Leslie at a Mother's Day Luncheon at her school. Taken in May of 1995....it feels like a century ago...and I want long hair again. Am I too old for long hair? 

Positive Quote of the Day

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly,
one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

-- William H. Sheldon

Which Conference talk did you like best?

Just a question for all my Mormon friends....I loved Elder Holland's talk. It was just what i needed. Pres. Hinckley was cute when he said that his talk shouldn't be considered an obituary...even though that's what I was thinking the whole time he was talking. But, sadly, I always wonder if this is the last time we will see him speak at conference. I adore him. The weather looked good in SLC....so...is it as perfect as it looked Sarita and Jess? Love you guys!

Cute Baby and Mommy

 

Christi and Baby Grant

Happy, fiesty and growing....that's Grant! 

Happy Easter!

 

Ryan was sick today...

Yes, very sick indeed. He had a fever of 101.6 and he had a headache that woke him up and even scared him. I felt so sad for him. He's a big kid at 14...taller than me...and yet, I went back to bed at 5 A.M. after finding out he was so sick and I worried for an hour about what could be wrong. He's still my baby.

It turns out that our family doctor was out of town (again) and so we waited at URGENT Care for 5 and 1/2 hours. He has a sinus infection but will mend soon with the prescription we were sent home with.

Another rain storm is coming in. I know lots of people are grumbling about it here where I live, but i love the rain and we really don't get that many rainstorms here...so it's a treat to me.

Total Eclipse of the Sun....

Wasn't there a song with that title? Oh, the 80's.
Today was a good day...I had to take Sean to have his TB skin test checked...it was fine...and then we went to pick up his packet to register for Kindergarten.
I felt sad all afternoon thinking about him leaving me to enter the world. And then, he came home from playing at his friend's house and behaved badly - demanding food and drink, etc. Suddenly I felt a little giddy at the prospect of school starting in September.... Funny how that happens. Well, maybe it doesn't happen to anyone else. All I know is that I read a quote long ago by Kahlil Gibran - he said, "Let there be spaces in your togetherness"...it is good to have some space now and then.

Someday I'll write my own words of wisdom...but for now....

There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness.
--Gelett Burgess

"Safety and happiness can only come from individuals, classes, and nations being honest and fair and kind to each other."
C.S. Lewis

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."

-C.S.Lewis

Just for You Cheri...

It was so pretty up there and I closed my eyes and pretended it was Christmas. This is the last of the snow for the season...although, they're predicting it might snow this weekend. Lovely......so clean and fresh. 

A Little Afternoon Jaunt to Shaver Lake yesterday...

This is a picture just for you Cheri...your old California Mountain Stomping Ground....Cute little bear is licking the dripping snow off his snout. 

Leslie, Sean and Baby Grant...with Cowboy in the background...again....heehee....

It is obvious how much little Grant adores his uncle Sean. So cute...this was Grant's first day of sitting up on his own at our house. So sweet. 

About a Week Ago....

Leslie performed at her very last Spirit Night for Clovis Unified. Now, don't get the idea that I will miss Spirit Night...no sir...I rather hate Spirit Night and secretly delighted in the fact that I will never have to attend another 2 hour long rally with 100's of little cheerleaders and their moms again. However, I am pretty amazed that Little Lulu (as i call her) has grown up so fast and so beautifully. She is no longer a little girl - biting Rachel on the cheek and such - she's graduating from High School in only a couple of months and from there.....who knows? What a joy it has been to be the mother of such an adventuresome child (an understatement by the way!! heehee). And finally...had I known I would be walking out on the gym floor with her to be recognized that night with my little corsage...i would have worn something more appropriate...at least something blue or yellow with a little touch of sequin. ah well........

Aye...a lovely little castle to call my own....

 

"It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive.
There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them."
– George Eliot

This little child...

...has made me smile over 1,267,000 times since he came to live with me 5.75 years ago. What a joy...what a blessing...I'm thankful every day. (Remind me of these feelings when he wants to borrow my car in another 10 years....)

A Wish for Lots of Luck for us all.......

Happy March!! 

Cute Little Baby Pandas!

 

I want a job at this place.....

 

Happy 18th bday to Leslie!

 

I love my silly Girlies...

 

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
that you didn't do than by the ones you did do...
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

In Fact....

As I was looking through these recent photos of Leslie and Grant just a few minutes ago...I came upon one like I've already posted below...(see below)...and yet, in THIS photo....you can see Cowboy sitting very much alone in the background.....isn't that precious??? It's like he KNOWS he wasn't invited to participate in the Grant-Fest. Funny that i found this tonight. Again...."GOOD DOG COWBOY!"

Ode to Cowboy...Faithful Dog O' the Manor...

no, he's not deceased...I was just thinking about little Cowboy and how he's still faithful despite the new addition here of our Grandson Grant. You can tell Cowboy has that look on his face - like he's thinking - "Who is this...and can we send him back?" Despite his obvious reluctance to "bond" with Grant, you can tell he's mildly interested in him and more than anything...he's willing to just take the backseat as the most important Small Being in our household. Good Dog. Let's all take a moment and give a hearty shout "Good Dog Cowboy!" 

Teaching Sean the fine art of child care....

All men should learn, right? I know you all agree. He loves his little nephew. Good times! 

Leslie and Baby Grant

 

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers
to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons
in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

~Sarah Ban Breathnach

like i mentioned below...i have this obsession with poppies lately....

 

I'm way into poppies lately for some reason....