Pueblo, Colorado it had snowed a couple of days ago. So the roads were still icy with piles of snow on other side. Weather still below zero.
Of course that would be the time for my little girl to be born. After two boys well into school, a new addition was a surprise. I was so please to have a little girl after the boys. See was like dressing a little doll. She had a aunt and grandmother that felt the same way so she was well supplied.
She learn to sew at a very early age and loved every minute of it. We shared making home coming dresses and all of her school clothes.
She developed a love of music early on and wanted a violin. She was too little for a full size so she started on a 3/4 one. Mom put the violin on a payment plan and she love it dearly. She wanted a piano so Mom sold piano's out of the living room for a year for a piano. That piano was her 16th Birthday present.
She became a Christian early in life and loved going to Church the youth group and choir. She served one summer as a youth camper worker, cleaning toilets and mopping floors.
Her education was just a fun place for her she was in the flag core. Her first two years of college were just more fun time. Altho she always had a partime job. She was a office receptionists and cleaned offices after hours.
She worked in an offices and one of her bosses offered to send her to school but she wasn't interested. She spent some time in a home health office and found an interest in respiratory therapy.
Our junior college offered a course and she was accepted. She found her love in new born ICU's and worked until her illness forced her to stop.
She found time to develop a keen interest in crafts and was a natural. Rubber stamp clubs were fun, she belonged to two . Her cards were beautiful.
She left us after a battle with ovarian cancer on December 17, 2008.
My daughter my closes friend Happy almost 49 Birthday.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Friday, January 06, 2012
New Year 2012
I never thought I would live this long, but here I am
I will try to post more often this year.
I just returned from Oklahoma. Pretty land and cities. Norman is very pretty.
I am convinced that 4 generations should not live in one house. Number one sons house is a large one by standards but 4 generations really filled it up. I had so much fun watching the 2 year olds play. We now buy cardboard boxes that look like space ships. The boys ate it up. They were so active during the day. That when bed time came again it was good to see them go.
We then played Scrabble until midnight. That was fun but the 5:30 arise of hedgehog and tails was a but hard to take.
I loved the 4 generations. The trip over was awful to have to go to Houston to go to OKC is stupid. The trip home was very uneventful. Son was troubled that my change of ticket didn't go through but everything was fine.
I am now gearing up for the legislative session. Our education retirement and insurance is on the chopping block. I am behind in getting the other organizations behind me but I am surging ahead. I just hope I have the strength to carry the good fight.old's
I will try to post more often this year.
I just returned from Oklahoma. Pretty land and cities. Norman is very pretty.
I am convinced that 4 generations should not live in one house. Number one sons house is a large one by standards but 4 generations really filled it up. I had so much fun watching the 2 year olds play. We now buy cardboard boxes that look like space ships. The boys ate it up. They were so active during the day. That when bed time came again it was good to see them go.
We then played Scrabble until midnight. That was fun but the 5:30 arise of hedgehog and tails was a but hard to take.
I loved the 4 generations. The trip over was awful to have to go to Houston to go to OKC is stupid. The trip home was very uneventful. Son was troubled that my change of ticket didn't go through but everything was fine.
I am now gearing up for the legislative session. Our education retirement and insurance is on the chopping block. I am behind in getting the other organizations behind me but I am surging ahead. I just hope I have the strength to carry the good fight.old's
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Summer 2011
I have prayed and thought long and hard about how to finish blogging about my summer with Sweet pea.
She felt like her Father was punishing her making her to stay away from her friends for the summer.I aloud ed her my cell phone so she was in constant, I mean every moment in touch with them. To the extent that some of her friends parents complained about the constant, calling or texting.
Melissa was so exited about her coming she was sure they would be best friends while she was here.
Sweetpea immediately pushed her away and was rude and hurtful to her.
She didn't want me to say any thing, like do you remember living in the apartments here and going swimming. I tried very hard not to mention things then that would remind her of her Mother.
But I guess I was the biggest reminder of all. She tried to put someone between the two of us all the time. Unfortunately I had a friend who was mooching off of me, because she had lost her job. This friend was only to glad to be around all the time and do this so she could get most of her meals and any fun things I had planned for Sweetpea with her included.
Things at my son's house were escalating to the boiling point and unfortunately I got in the middle of them. ( I am too protective of my grandson that I have been so close to). Sweetpea was a spectator at the melt down and took the side of what she preseved as the underdog.
Sweetpea wanted to separate herself from everything in her past that was hurtful to the inclusive of wanting to change her name. She thought this would make all the hurtful past go away.
Unfortunately I got my feelings hurt because I was expecting the sweet little girl. I helped raise for most of her life. Just my presence reminded her of her Mother and the past. She responded by shutting me out and we were at a stand still. Every time I would get close to her she would run to either my supposedly friend or the underdog at my son's house.
My supposedly friend was only to willing to stand between us.
She felt like her Father was punishing her making her to stay away from her friends for the summer.I aloud ed her my cell phone so she was in constant, I mean every moment in touch with them. To the extent that some of her friends parents complained about the constant, calling or texting.
Melissa was so exited about her coming she was sure they would be best friends while she was here.
Sweetpea immediately pushed her away and was rude and hurtful to her.
She didn't want me to say any thing, like do you remember living in the apartments here and going swimming. I tried very hard not to mention things then that would remind her of her Mother.
But I guess I was the biggest reminder of all. She tried to put someone between the two of us all the time. Unfortunately I had a friend who was mooching off of me, because she had lost her job. This friend was only to glad to be around all the time and do this so she could get most of her meals and any fun things I had planned for Sweetpea with her included.
Things at my son's house were escalating to the boiling point and unfortunately I got in the middle of them. ( I am too protective of my grandson that I have been so close to). Sweetpea was a spectator at the melt down and took the side of what she preseved as the underdog.
Sweetpea wanted to separate herself from everything in her past that was hurtful to the inclusive of wanting to change her name. She thought this would make all the hurtful past go away.
Unfortunately I got my feelings hurt because I was expecting the sweet little girl. I helped raise for most of her life. Just my presence reminded her of her Mother and the past. She responded by shutting me out and we were at a stand still. Every time I would get close to her she would run to either my supposedly friend or the underdog at my son's house.
My supposedly friend was only to willing to stand between us.
Monday, November 07, 2011
July 17 to finish Sweetpea's Visit
July 17 was my turn to furnish snacks at Church Sweetpea and I arrived early and carried many bundles into the fellowship hall. I put coffee on while Sweetpea went to Church. This is a big job and really too much for one person to do. I decided I wouldn't volunteer again until they did something about the way we have to prepare and serve coffee and hot water.
My friend Harvey helped me empty the big pots I can't handle them by myself. We went to brunch with him. His X-wife has taken his car away from him. He has some dementia problems. He lives on my way to Church and is in my SS class, so I volunteer to pick him up and take him home. If I take him home after SS that is 10:30 and he has the rest of the day by himself. He likes to go to Brunch and I don't mind going. I spend the rest of the day by myself also. This man is no dummy he use to be a personnel recruiter for Sandia Labs, but he is older and lives alone. He forget to change his clothes as often as he should. I believe this is the lest of his problems.
Sweetpea was very rude to him during brunch. So he could have smelt better but that was no reason to be rude. Our relationship has been very strained during this visit. I finally realize that every time I pinned her down to get her to talk to me she ran to my friend.. The interference that friend caused was beining to bubble over. She tried to get her to not help with VBS. She didn't like her going to Church with me.
Sweetpea helped with crafts at VBS all week. I had very good reports about her actions during the week. She was still not talking to me. Every time I would break though and she was getting close, my friend would interfere. Friday was the breaking point. I picked her up from VBS and she had a sack full of things they had made. I ask about them and got no response. I ask if she would like to go for Pizza as we needed to go shopping. She answered that she was tired and wanted to go home. I took her home and went to the store for a few things we had to have. When I returned my friend was their again expecting me to feed her along with Sweetpea.
Sweetpea would talk to her and not me. I ask my friend to leave and she was arguing that she was needed. Sweetpea wanted to leave with her and I told her if she left with my friend she could not come back. Of course my friend didn't want her so she contacted Dad to get her home of course that was what Sweetpea wanted.
This was unfortunatly a very harsh statement but I was very hurt this point and was lashing back in a very hurtful way.
My friend Harvey helped me empty the big pots I can't handle them by myself. We went to brunch with him. His X-wife has taken his car away from him. He has some dementia problems. He lives on my way to Church and is in my SS class, so I volunteer to pick him up and take him home. If I take him home after SS that is 10:30 and he has the rest of the day by himself. He likes to go to Brunch and I don't mind going. I spend the rest of the day by myself also. This man is no dummy he use to be a personnel recruiter for Sandia Labs, but he is older and lives alone. He forget to change his clothes as often as he should. I believe this is the lest of his problems.
Sweetpea was very rude to him during brunch. So he could have smelt better but that was no reason to be rude. Our relationship has been very strained during this visit. I finally realize that every time I pinned her down to get her to talk to me she ran to my friend.. The interference that friend caused was beining to bubble over. She tried to get her to not help with VBS. She didn't like her going to Church with me.
Sweetpea helped with crafts at VBS all week. I had very good reports about her actions during the week. She was still not talking to me. Every time I would break though and she was getting close, my friend would interfere. Friday was the breaking point. I picked her up from VBS and she had a sack full of things they had made. I ask about them and got no response. I ask if she would like to go for Pizza as we needed to go shopping. She answered that she was tired and wanted to go home. I took her home and went to the store for a few things we had to have. When I returned my friend was their again expecting me to feed her along with Sweetpea.
Sweetpea would talk to her and not me. I ask my friend to leave and she was arguing that she was needed. Sweetpea wanted to leave with her and I told her if she left with my friend she could not come back. Of course my friend didn't want her so she contacted Dad to get her home of course that was what Sweetpea wanted.
This was unfortunatly a very harsh statement but I was very hurt this point and was lashing back in a very hurtful way.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
July 10, 2011
Sweetpea and I went to church afterwards we rushed down to Monroe's for lunch with Uncle Mark and friend. We spent a great afternoon at the aquarium watching all the fish and visiting the gift shop.
Sweetpea has had my phone and keeps in constant contact with all her friends in New Bern.
July 12 we spent the morning at the mall and the afternoon at tumbling.
July 15 Sweetpea, Shari, Candy and I took the early morning Rail Runner to Santa Fe. We visited the Cathedral, the chapel with the magic stairs. We had lunch at the La Fonda and spent the afternoon shopping. The afternoon Rail Runner full of noisy kids was a long trip home.
Sweetpea has had my phone and keeps in constant contact with all her friends in New Bern.
July 12 we spent the morning at the mall and the afternoon at tumbling.
July 15 Sweetpea, Shari, Candy and I took the early morning Rail Runner to Santa Fe. We visited the Cathedral, the chapel with the magic stairs. We had lunch at the La Fonda and spent the afternoon shopping. The afternoon Rail Runner full of noisy kids was a long trip home.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Sunday June 26th
Continuing with the summer.
I found another great buy at Good Will. A Singer sewing machine a dress maker head model. I bought it. Sweetpea was excited and wanted to learn so sew. I got excited that someone wanted me to teach them. We went shopping and bought all kinds of fabric and a pattern for Sweetpea to make for Abby.
Monday 27th of June was spent cutting out fabric and sewing
29th Sweetpea at Uncle Pat's I had a MRI and a Retiree's meeting. Sweetpea loved to play with Abby. She acts like she has a real live doll to play with.
30th we had lunch with my friend Candy and I took Sweetpea across town to tumbling.
4th of July we drove all over far west mesa trying to find a place to watch the fireworks. We finally settled for the grass in front of Restaurant on Nine Mile Hill. Watched fireworks and had a late night dinner.
5th of July Sweetpea and I both left street address and phone number at home. We drove for hours looking for tumbling. I was sure I could find it but I didn't. Come to find out we drove by it several times. We couldn't see it from the main road. Sweetpea missed tumbling and was not a happy camper.
7th of July we took directions address and phone number and found the place for Stunt Class. We raced across town to Shari's belly dancing class. We had permission to watch and Sweetpea was fascinated. I fell on the way in and Sweetpea and Shari took off and didn't look back to see me fall. I was miserable all during class. Everyone was disappointed that I couldn't go on to dinner. I had to come home and collapse.
9th of July took Sweetpea to a Stamp it up class across town. She was the youngest in a table of 6 women. The instructor sat her next to her so the instructor could help her with a rather complicated card project. It didn't take the instruction 10 minutes to find out Sweetpea's abilities and have her helping the rest of us to make our cards. The ladies speculated after class at how old Sweetpea was. The youngest they guessed was high school. Crafts are and will be a breeze for her and should be encouraged.
More log at a later date.
I found another great buy at Good Will. A Singer sewing machine a dress maker head model. I bought it. Sweetpea was excited and wanted to learn so sew. I got excited that someone wanted me to teach them. We went shopping and bought all kinds of fabric and a pattern for Sweetpea to make for Abby.
Monday 27th of June was spent cutting out fabric and sewing
29th Sweetpea at Uncle Pat's I had a MRI and a Retiree's meeting. Sweetpea loved to play with Abby. She acts like she has a real live doll to play with.
30th we had lunch with my friend Candy and I took Sweetpea across town to tumbling.
4th of July we drove all over far west mesa trying to find a place to watch the fireworks. We finally settled for the grass in front of Restaurant on Nine Mile Hill. Watched fireworks and had a late night dinner.
5th of July Sweetpea and I both left street address and phone number at home. We drove for hours looking for tumbling. I was sure I could find it but I didn't. Come to find out we drove by it several times. We couldn't see it from the main road. Sweetpea missed tumbling and was not a happy camper.
7th of July we took directions address and phone number and found the place for Stunt Class. We raced across town to Shari's belly dancing class. We had permission to watch and Sweetpea was fascinated. I fell on the way in and Sweetpea and Shari took off and didn't look back to see me fall. I was miserable all during class. Everyone was disappointed that I couldn't go on to dinner. I had to come home and collapse.
9th of July took Sweetpea to a Stamp it up class across town. She was the youngest in a table of 6 women. The instructor sat her next to her so the instructor could help her with a rather complicated card project. It didn't take the instruction 10 minutes to find out Sweetpea's abilities and have her helping the rest of us to make our cards. The ladies speculated after class at how old Sweetpea was. The youngest they guessed was high school. Crafts are and will be a breeze for her and should be encouraged.
More log at a later date.
Suprising Sunday
I had a couple of things happen today that were most unexpected.
While I was reading before I got up this morning. Hubby laid this arm around my shoulders. Hubby never does anything but touch me, once in awhile. I went off to 8:00AM service with the sky full of balloons( that Hubby loved) with a very warm feeling. I had just stepped in the kitchen door ( with my salad for the pot luck today) when there on the floor was a penny. My Penni sends them to me in the most unexpected places and times. I don't know why them both chose today to send me messages of love, but the messages were received and very much appreciated.
While I was reading before I got up this morning. Hubby laid this arm around my shoulders. Hubby never does anything but touch me, once in awhile. I went off to 8:00AM service with the sky full of balloons( that Hubby loved) with a very warm feeling. I had just stepped in the kitchen door ( with my salad for the pot luck today) when there on the floor was a penny. My Penni sends them to me in the most unexpected places and times. I don't know why them both chose today to send me messages of love, but the messages were received and very much appreciated.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
catching up on Summer
I have been unable to publish anything on my blog until recently. I am going to try and catch up on what I would have been publishing.
June 21, 2011
Hot and humid day in Albuquerque, but a special day I had all my December 30th birthdayer's together.
A Birthday picnic was planned including a cake will all the names Bruce will be 60 (son) Eddie will be 30 (gran son) and Michelle (gran daughter) will be 12. It was such a rare treat to have all of them together. We had two tables at the neighborhood park, with 2 great grans in attendance they got to play on the slides and money bars. Michelle helped and even get Abby to crawl through the tunnel on top of the slide.
We stayed drinking lemonade and melting until the clown on the cake melted, that was too much. Most of us when down the street to my little house to cool off.
I think hubby would have been very pleased and happy for our family to have expanded to include the 12 that were present.
June 21, 2011
Hot and humid day in Albuquerque, but a special day I had all my December 30th birthdayer's together.
A Birthday picnic was planned including a cake will all the names Bruce will be 60 (son) Eddie will be 30 (gran son) and Michelle (gran daughter) will be 12. It was such a rare treat to have all of them together. We had two tables at the neighborhood park, with 2 great grans in attendance they got to play on the slides and money bars. Michelle helped and even get Abby to crawl through the tunnel on top of the slide.
We stayed drinking lemonade and melting until the clown on the cake melted, that was too much. Most of us when down the street to my little house to cool off.
I think hubby would have been very pleased and happy for our family to have expanded to include the 12 that were present.
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