I have either totally lost my mind or I am working up to it very quickly. We have been playing with the idea of opening a used book store....well, we fell into a deal we couldn't pass up! We purchased the complete inventory of a used book store for a fraction of the cost! Now, until we find an actual building to open in this is what my garage (and two very full storage units) looks like! We packed over 800 of these boxes full of books! When I think of moving it again and organizing it all it totally overwhelms me!

2009 Theme Word

My daughter, (http://jenxoxobri.blogspot.com/), challenged everyone to come up with a "theme" word to help guide us through the year 2009. After much thought I have come up with my word....Value! It seems like I put a high value on the people in my life, my husband, my mom, my children, my grandchildren. I always worry about them, their health, their safety, their happiness. If there is something that one of them needs I try to figure out how I can do that for them. I want to make their lives easier and happier. The one thing I often neglect is my own value. I must have value or these people wouldn't want to spend any time with me. So my word for this year is value...I will put value on my health, my happiness, my safety. I will find time to take care of myself so I can continue to be there for the people in my life. Now I also challenge each of you to come up with your theme word for this year.

Merry Christmas to all,

and to all a good night!

I wanted to share a small piece of our family Christmas party with you...two of my grandaughters, Allison & Kaitlyn performed for the family. Allison, 8 years old (black hat) choreographed this entire piece and then taught it to Kaitlyn so they could dance for our party. They were so cute...and Allison is sooooo serious! Love em!

Anyway, I hope you all had as great a Christmas as we did!

End of Fall Season....

Winter is almost upon us, we have had a taste of snow, and it makes me a little bit sad. I love Fall...it is my favorite season of all. The air is so crisp and clean, the smell of fireplaces burning, football, and like my dad always said, "it's chili sauce weather", because his mom always made chili sauce in the fall. This past weekend we were doing the finish clean up of the fall leaves, and fall leave raking just isn't complete without some children wanting to jump into the piles. I don't know what it is about a pile of leaves that just hollers to be jumped in! My three youngest grandkids were visiting this weekend and they took complete advantage of the piles of leaves!

and the biggest kid of all....

Happy Holidays Y'all!

Happy Anniversary!

I find it so hard to believe that 30 years have flown by. Michael, when we were first married you made a comment to me that someday I was going to make such a "cute grandma"! I laughed! Grandma indeed....I was still a kid myself! Now we have 6 of the most beautiful grandchildren from ages 1 to 20! I'm so thankful for the day that you walked into my life, you have been my best friend through all our trials and tears, our laughter, our life. Michael, I love you.

30 years ago when we were wed
Sweet and loving vows we said
I promised that my whole life through
To you my love, I would be true.
Years have gone by
And I still feel
That the love we share
Is just as real.
We have shared the good times
As well as the bad
We have celebrated in happy times
And clung together in the sad.
I have no problem with wondering
Just where I stop and you begin
For 30 years ago I married my soul mate
My sweetheart and my best friend.

Our New Family!


Honeymoon in Vegas

Landmark Hotel doesn't exist any longer

Canada New England Cruise

Well, Michael and I just got back from our cruise to Canada and the New England area!

We had such a great time....fabulous weather, fabulous sights,

fabulous food.....hmmm, did I tell you it was fabulous?

We started in New York City then visited Newport Rhode Island, Boston,

Bar Harbor Maine, Saint John New Brunswick and Halifax Nova Scotia.

We even got some "fabulous" down time....second night out we slept for 12 hours!

We cruised on Caribbean Princess and the beds had pillow mattresses

with down pillows and down comforters! (It was fabulous!)

I took almost 500 pictures but am only going to share a few with you (aren't you relieved?)

Oh, and did I mention that it was fabulous?