Happy 3rd Birthday!

Our sweet little granddaughter turned 3 today! We celebrated with her and family on Saturday. She had a ball opening her gifts, a pink wagon, a flying fairy, clothes, sticker books and stuffed toys to name a few. We got her a smaller trampoline. Her Daddy and Uncle Jimmy set it up for her in the living room.

What fun she had on it!

At 3 Emma is full of energy and has a wonderful imagination! What a joy it is watching her grow!

Happy 2015!!

We spent New Years Eve with Pam & Ben. Ben made a big pot of chili and Pam had invited over a couple of neighbors for the evening. What a fun time we had! After dinner we played some games. One was kinda like password and the other was spoons. Good Times....up 'til nearly 4am!!

On Mikes Birthday we drove over to West Seattle for a little trip down Memory Lane for Mike & Pam. We drove around their old neighborhoods and schools. Then down to Alki Beach for lunch of fish & chips & chowder at Spuds. That evening we were treated to Cinnibar (movie & dinner), Mocking Jay Part 1. Shannon came too. 

Holidays

Mike, Jimmy and I had a quiet Christmas Eve enjoying oyster stew, veggies, crackers w/shrimp dip and pumpkin cheesecake for desert. Our new neighbors came over with a plate of fudge! How nice!

On Christmas Day Jessie, Emma, Molly and Jimmy came, Becky had to work. We missed her! We opened gifts before sitting down to Dinner. It is so much fun watching the little ones open and play with their gifts!

Poor little Emma took a spill on Christmas Eve Day leaving her with a bit of a black eye...it didn't dampen her spirits any though! She is a trooper!

We had Cornish Game Hens, Spiral Cut Ham, Green Salad, Augratin Scalloped Potatoes and Corn. Later that evening we had Christmas Pudding for dessert. 

We got to FaceTime with Sophia and Kate and watched Sophie open her gifts from us. Almost as good as being there( not really). The temperature was quite mild and no snow...Mike and I took a walk after breakfast. 

It was a very nice Christmas!

 

My Little Loves!

Gobble 'till you Wobble

We had a quite a houseful for Thangsgiving! About 16, All of my children and grandchildren, my sweet SIL & her hubby and my dear nieces and newphew. 

Missing you Dad

.Dad passed away on October 26. He was 87 years old. He was so exhausted from his Parkinson's, lung issues and skin cancer that he just didn't have anything left when he fell and broke his hip.

Life without Dad is going to be weird....he has always been there for us....a Rock.

                      

Mom married Roy when I was 12 years old. They would have been married 46 years this November 12th. He was a man of patience, wit and wisdom. Selfless.. always putting others ahead of himself ...right up to the very end.  

I already miss his presence. 

Life can be Tough

My dad turned 87 on October 8th. He has had a tough time dealing with Parkinson's, skin cancer and now pulmonary fibrousis. He has been able to get around in the house okay using a cane on and off. I always have told him we would do all we could to let him live at home. We signed up for Hospice support just a few days ago, had hospital bed, walker and wheelchair coming. Then fate raised it's ugly head.  We went to Dad's home and he had fallen in his bedroom and couldn't get up from the floor. It happed that the hospice nurse was there too. He was in too much pain to move so we called  911 for the ambulance to take him to the ER in Toasket. Then it was worst case stenario ... He had broken his hip. He was transported to the Omak Hospital for surgery. It ended up he had a total hip replacement. A huge shock to an already frail body. Today he is tired, weak and groggy. PT has been in to get him up and around, not too successfully, he's eaten a little. I talked with the Dr tonight and the prognosis isn't real hopeful.