Feeling Helpless!

Here I sit at home waiting for the phone to ring to hear from our oldest daughter. She called early this evening to let us know that they have admitted our 4 year old grandson into the hospital to see why he has been throwing up and signs like the flu. But they say that is not it. So lots of test are being run to see what is going on. He has lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks and for one so young he is like skin and bones my daughter said. They are testing for a few things like childhood diabetes and chromes disease as they both run in the family. I also suggested that they check for lead poising as the house they are moving from is about 100 years old and falling down around them. Please Keep my little Arthur in you prayers. This photo is of Him and his big brother Junior.

A Mother's Broken Heart!

The Time has come the all Mother's have to face. My Oldest daughter is moving to another state in less then two weeks to where her hubby has found a job and housing. He will be back here next week to help her pack up what they are taking and to get them ready to head back while the kids are on spring break from school.

I am going to miss her and the family very much as this will be the first Christmas that we will not be having the family Christmas party as all of my kids are now moving on and doing things with there own family's.

Wow it is going to be hard now having them around all the time and having them call me to see when we are going to be seeing them next.

I guess that means the hubby and I can plan a getaway for the holiday. I know he has been wanting to do that. So we just may this year.

Getting Things Ready!

Well I have been doing lots of web searching for the cost of the flights. There are some really good deals out there now all I have to do is decide which one is going to be the best for us to take. The prices really do change across the airlines and it depends on if we make a change of planes or not. We have not made up my mind on which way we are going to go yet.
Mik wants a Non stop flight But I am thinking I may want the one with the lay over in New Jersey or New York they are about 12 hours lay overs and that way it would give me a chance to see my Brother that lives in New Jersey. So still thinking on it. Mik says what ever I decide is fine with him.

Aside from us going to England in May I am going to be going on a train trip with my mother to see my sister in Reno at her timeshare at the end of April and I will be gone 10 days. Do not know how the hubby will last without me. All 3 of us have our birthday in April so Mom and Sis wanted us to get together for it this year. Last year my sister showed up at my door at midnight on my birthday. We do not get to see each other much with her being in California and us in Washington. So we try to make the best of the time we have together. When she was here last We went and had a family photo done of us at J.C. Pennys it was the first one in years to be taken. I am looking forward to taking more when when Mom and I take our trip.

Learning to be Thankful for the little Blessings

One of the things I have been learning lately is to be Thankful for all the little Blessings that are around us. When I sit at the dinner table and listen to my Grandson who is two say he wants to say the prayer for dinner it makes my heart melt. I knew that he is hearing us and his sister do it but I never knew how young they can take things in and let you know just how they feel.

My Grandson was really instance that he was going to do the dinner prayer so we went ahead and let him. Boy were we surprised at how much he was being Thankful for. First he said Thank You Jesus for the food then he went on to say it for his family for his Sissy and Pandy his rabbit and being with Grandma and Grandpa. So much from someone so little makes you look around and see all the things and little people that we have in our lives to be Thankful for.

He is really getting in music with his sister who is 4 and they go around the house singing there favorite song and they both know all the words to it. It is " Lord Prepare Me ". They love it when I have my worship music on. They ask me to play my guitar and sing to them I do but I have to say my voice is not to heard by anyone but God and them as they all heart with the heart and not there ears because if they really heard what I was like I think my guitar would end up at the bottom of our swimming pool. I am just learning how to play and my voice is even far worse than my playing. But it comes from my heart and that is what matters to God.

There Mother the other day said to me "Mom do all kids think there mothers are great singers when they are young" I asked why and she because I thought yours was like music as kid and now where's the ear plugs.

She can very forward at times but what can I say I raised her that way. To say what you feel. Sometimes I think she takes it just a bit more than she should.

Things I am Thankful are My Salvation and the Salvation of my dear hubby and my kids and that I am able to see my Grandkids grow up knowing who God is and that Jesus died for them.

I am Thankful that I live in a free country where I can post this without worry of being jailed. For being able to worship My God freely and lift His name before all.

Planning a Visit

Vacation time is coming for us even though we are not sure of the exact date. We will be going home to see mik's Mum and Dad in England. It will be my first time there in the summer so weather will be much different than the other two times I was there which was fall time.

Looking forward going and seeing the folks they are really lovely and we have a great time each time we go. We will be booking the trip over the next few weeks as soon as we can work out the dates. Been doing a lot of web surfing to get some idea of what the prices will be. Was a bit surprised that they double for this time of year.

Not sure yet of how long we are staying but do know it will be at least 10 days maybe longer if we can work it all out. I am really looking forward seeing London this time around as the first times I never had the chance to make it there.

We always did a lot of the little towns and site seen other areas. Anyone have an suggestions of what to visit in the summer time over in the London area. I would welcome any thoughts on it.

Blue sky's and a Sunny Day!

Wow! Been awhile since we have seen sky as blue and clear as it is out there today. Looking forward to having a nice one for a change. Out side the trees are in bloom by our front door and you can really see the beauty that God has created, even the birds are singing with the sun.

Today will be a day of reflections and one of worship on our home giving Thanks for all the Good things that God has given us and being Thankful for the family we already have. Children sometimes can make more sense of things than any adult. My granddaughters thought on not being able to see her new cousin being born was "that's OK Grandma I know God needed her as an Angel and I will see her when I get to Heaven" Oh to have a child's view can be such a comfort.
Here is the view of the tree out side our door. We live up the stairs in the photos. Love the view when it is the summer.

Broken Hearts and Family loss

Last night was a night of Sadness for my Son and his girl friend. They had to take her to the hospital and she has lost the baby! That is so hard of thing to happen. She was crying late into the night on the phone to me. I wish I could of gone and been with her. She lives far from us and I do not drive so I just felt so helpless to her. Please Keep them in your prayers

Showing if the Kids

Well since I have CD in the computer I thought I would show off a few of my Grandbabies that I am so
proud off!

The Lady Meets Her Knight!

Where to start let me see, Well I had a friend that knew this man from across the ocean. One night while I was baby sitting for her a phone call came in from a man that had the sexist voice I had ever heard. Well I told him she was out and would leave a message that he had called and he asked my name and from there on it was instant attraction for us both I think. We ended up staying on the phone for at least an hour since the kids were in bed. He told me how he had met my friend on AOL and that they had been talking for awhile on the computer.

When my friend came home I gave her the message and asked who he was and she took me to the computer and showed me his photo and one look into the eyes and I knew that we would end up together. Something deep inside matched with him and I could really feel it in my soul that we would have a great friendship. My friend had me over all the time and she started teaching my how to use the computer as it was total new thing to me.

She showed me how AOL worked and I started to talk to Mik at first letting him think it was her.
Well it was not long before he caught on and let me know he knew it was me. We started talking more and more. It was not long before I got my own computer so we could talk a lot more.

Then it went to phone calls and snail mail letters that went on for over 2 years. As I feel deeper and deeper in love with this man that give me since of how it was to feel good about yourself and that you are worth something. He gave me the courage to pull myself out of the mess I was living in. Then one day he asked me to marry him and we had never even met face to face yet. All we had seen was photos of each other. But my heart did not have a chance to make it next beat as fast as I answered yes.

Then we talked and decided it would be better for us to get married over in England. Which we did do and had a 10 day honeymoon there, I had a wonderful time. Than here in the USA as we were planning on living there. But alas England was not to be as I had to many health issues. So my Dear Knight in shining armor moved here to the USA to be with me.

Well that is the beginning of how we got started. I am posting a copy of our wedding photo

A Family Gathering Tonight

Well This is going to be a busy night around the house tonight. Our oldest daughter is coming over with her family and she has 4 kids. Her husband has been in Texas looking for work and was home for the week but has to go back Saturday for a short term job. They were just married in December. I have to say I give the man his due credit for what he is taking on. Becoming a father of 4 kids that are not yours is hard. He loves them as if they were his own and they do love him very much as well. My daughter also had multiple personality disorder and bipolar with that family he has taken on a whole lot. He has been amazing the way he is working so hard to take care of them.

I was watching my youngest daughter's kids while she worked and we had corned beef and cabbage for dinner and our 4yr old granddaughter ask what the meat was so Grandpa told her, and her reply was I only eat beef!! So Grandpa took the next 10 minutes trying to get her to understand it was beef. She did finally eat but did not like the cabbage at all. Her Statement on it "eww!!" On the other hand her brother could not eat it fast enough. Grandpa kept telling him he was going to choke.

As for me and how my last few days have gone they have been very busy. I joined weight watchers last month. In my first month I have lost 12.5 lbs, my total goal is to lose 140 lbs. I am a diabetic with some heart issues that I am having to watch closely so not to have to go into surgery. The Dear Hubby is always so watchful to make sure I do the right thing. He handles me with kids gloves and is always there to make sure that I know I have him to lean on.

My next post is going to be on the way we met and how he courted me all the way from one end of world to the other.

A New Piece Being Added To My Quilt

Today is I have just found out that I am going to be adding a new piece of fabric to my quilted family. Wondering what this one will be like! I should say I have just found out I am going to be having my 8th grandchild. This will be my sons second child. He already has a little girl who will be 3 in October. I wonder what this one will be like if anything like sister then the family better stay on there toes. She is really smart and has a mouth that you would see on most teens already. So when she is at Grandma's she is learning the right and wrong things to say. Her name is Jade and cute as a button!

The First Stitches of Life

Well let me see where should I begin. I come from a hard back ground of abuse and I come from a family that is far from being what you may think of normal. Many things that have affected my life. Where I allowed myself to make many wrongs turns along the way. But now I am on the right path and working at patching all the old holes that are in my quilted life. My life now is on the way to being renewed in many ways. Mind, body and, soul! At 47 I am finely working at getting it all together so I can be a good example to my grandchildren.

First I will say that I have started with the most important part. Putting God back in my life and letting him show me what the path is that I am to follow. Then next it is learning how to expand my mind in my education as I have really never had real school training so please excuse any misspellings and typing I may do. And then the last is learning how to take care of health and regain a full healthy body that I will no longer have to depend on medicines to keep it running.

I am a housewife of a wonderful man that I met on AOL and married to now for 8 years. Also have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. So that is the reason I have more than ever to work at getting it all together. Here you will be reading my daily ways of doing things and have many things I hope will be an encouragement to you. That if you are really willing to work on it that you can truly pull it all together.