A few weeks ago I drew hopscotch on the patio and now it is necessary every time the grandkids come over. Come on, what 1 & 3 year olds don’t like to hop? lol

This time after hopping for a while Tristan wrote some things in the squares.  I really didn’t pay much attention to what he had done until his mama came to pick him up and said, “Oh he wrote his numbers”  He had written 1, 2, 3, and 4, she asked him if he could write 5 and he continued on.  He has been counting for quite some time but we didn’t realize he could write the numbers to.  Mom says he has been doing it for a while and she just caught on to what it was, asked him about it and he said yes. lol

To help you see his numbers I put the number in red and also in the direction he wrote it.

cell phone pic

Two evenings ago, Haden plucked a plant exactly like these and said, “This is Poison Ivy”

I said, “Really? Then drop it!  You’re allergic to poison ivy!  Don’t you remember?”

Him (dropping it), “But I’ve never had it since living up here, have I?”

Me, “I dunno.  Don’t you remember how bad you used to get?!  I don’t know if it’s possible to not get it if you’ve always gotten it.  You better go wash up right now just in case.”

(That’s our Missouri talk coming out, lol)

I swear that this boy cannot look at poison ivy without getting it.  He has been to the ER several times with it covering lots of his body, and in places you’d rather it not be.  One summer he was there 5 times!  I was so ticked at him as I thought he kept purposefully getting in it, lol.  Shots would help and we learned to wash him with Dawn dish soap immediately if we suspected he had been in it.  And the reason he hasn’t had it in several years is because he learned what it looked like and avoided it.  So what was he thinking plucking it out of the ground?!

So yesterday he woke up with one swollen/red eye and we had forgotten about the plant and assumed he got bit by a mosquito while sleeping.  Today he woke up with the eyelid worse and some itching on his ear.  Yep, he’s still allergic!

PS – I am not allergic.

I’m so thankful for technology, specifically cell phones, they kept me in touch with my teenagers and now they entertain the grandchildren. We found a cool app for toddlers that both the babies love. Addy decided to see if anyone was on the line though. You can see brother’s hand reaching out, wanting the phone too.

So, we handed Tristan my phone, with the same app, but it wasn’t long before Adrianna had both phones – just look at that joy!

We found this sign while in the Keys. Me thinks the other side might be more honest?

Thanx to my crazy husband for giving me his version of a drunk bum.

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We brought this 1979 Fiat 2000 Spider home to fix up and play with.

Currently it looks like this … well she used to be cute. She will be even better when done.

BTW: Fiat 500 will be coming to the US this December, I would really like to see Qubo come over though.

I have no doubt, that if I hadn’t went to the doctor when I did, I would not have been here to meet my grandchildren.  Everyday, I am thankful for my doctors and chemotherapy giving me the extra time.  Time to see my daughter become a mother.  Time to get to know my grandchildren.  They are so much fun!  I can’t imagine my life without them, their hugs, kisses, and precious ‘MeMaw’s.
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Today dear Son, as you walk down the aisle
You’ll see all the faces wearing a smile.
But as we remember those young tender years
Our smiles will conceal a few hidden tears.
They’re not tears of sorrow, but tears full of joy
As we’re both thinking back to our dear little boy
And now you have grown up and made us so proud
As you smile for the camera and the rest of the crowd
Remember dear Mikal as you take your new wife
You’re still very much a part of our life!
We’re gaining a daughter. not losing a son,
You’re new lives as husband and wife have begun
So be blissfully happy and enjoy your ‘Big Day’
Have a wonderful marriage with a rose strewn way

~author unknown

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