THANKS PAPA!!!

 Kylie from Christmas 2010

I'm not sure in what manner I mean Thanks.

Maria's kids, Calvin-3 and Kylie-1, spent the night with us last night.  Calvin was restless so I was up quite late and slept on the couch so I could listen for him.  Very early this morning Kylie got up so we crawled back in bed.  It was so nice snuggling up beside her.  It brought back memories of her mom when Maria was little.  She was so cuddly.  Kylie must has gotten up and I vaguely remember hearing Marty out in the kitchen with both the grandkids, feeding them breakfast.  It was so nice, I got to sleep until 7:45.  I got up and Marty had indeed fed them and had Calvin dressed.  Thanks Papa !!!!

As Marty and Calvin are slipping out the front door, to go to the garage, Marty said he thought Kylie had a dirty diaper.  Boy was he right.  It was SO bad I thought I was going to have to take her the the local (which is not so local) fire station to hose her down.  I had a mess everywhere.  I wonder if Maria would mind if I threw Kylie's pj's out.  I really do suspect that Marty knew for awhile about the dirty diaper. 

THANKS PAPA!!!!!!!

Sue

"PHONE HOME"

I have been feeling a little melancholy lately, which has come somewhat as a surprise to me.  My oldest brother & his wife bought our parents home a few years back, but now my brother is going to retire and they will be moving out and on to new adventures.  When my sister-in-law told me she would let me know when she was having the phone disconnected, I felt like someone had hit me in the stomach.


The reason this came as such of a surprise to me is because, I really only lived in California from Aug. 1969 to March 1975.  Not really that long, and I guess I  have always thought of Texas as home and now Minnesota.  The part that hurt, was that it has been "THE HOME" phone number for 38+ years.  In my mind I knew the day would come, but I guess it feels like an ending.  Age has never been something that has bothered me, but I guess I am getting to that stage of my life.  I look in the mirror and see my Mom.  That's not a bad thing, it's just I'm not sure what I have been doing, that life just snuck up on me.


Don't get me wrong, there are definitely advantages to getting older.  There is the AARP card (the discounts are great), & in 7 months I get the senior discount at our local grocery store.  I can love on my grandchildren and send them home.  I get to listen to them tell their parents "We're at Grandma's now" and I just smile at my children. And let us not forget Menopause.  I tell my kids (& husband, when necessary) that some women go crazy and kill for seemingly little things.  (That's not a threat or anything).  Also I can forget things and I really have an excuse.


 I guess you have to have endings to have beginnings.  I really do wish my brother Kenneth & his wife Virginia good luck on this next phase of their lives and send them love and wishes for true joy.


Isn't life GRAND!!!


Sue

Sue's first post

Well here goes my first blog post.  I'm really not sure why I've had to think about this for so long.  Anyone who knows me, knows that talking has NEVER been a problem for me.


First I guess I want to talk about Kathleen and me.  We are four years apart.  I got married to Marty on Kathleen's 13th birthday, which made me 17.(Yes,I know-my parents must have been crazy-or just tired).  Needless to say- I missed out of all of Kathleen's teenage problems-or not problems.  It was a nice surprise to find out after all these years how much alike-yet not alike we really are.  I am going to borrow a famous saying-or song- and say I'm a little bit country and Kathleen's a little bit rock-n-roll.  She loves the city and all the activities and things a big city has to offer.  I want to be as far away from the city as I can.  She loves Asian music and foreign films with subtitles.  I thought mandarin was an orange and if I have to work at watching a movie I'd fall asleep.  We do share a lot of interest.  We both love music, animals and our family.  We both like to sew and redo used items.  We both love to shop at thrift stores. I think Kathleen is a remarkable person and I really admire her for her many wonderful qualities.  She is so thoughtful and carries through with nice things that I do think about, but somehow never seem to get around to.  I love her very much and feel truly Blessed to have her as my sister.


I am looking forward to sharing this Blog, our lives and our quest to a long and healthier life.


Love you Kathleen!!!!


Sue