LIFE AS I KNOW IT

This weekend I chose to do nothing outside of the house. I did take the time to purchase a couple of gifts to donate to Wishes and More for their Valentine's Ball on February 7. I also picked up a friend from the airport on Saturday night. That was it!

I had the pleasure of watching my grandkids for a few hours on Saturday while mom and dad went out. We had a great time watching ScoobyDoo2, with commentary from Colby as to what as scary and what was funny. Max asked to play with my Nintendo DS and Mario Party. I can't play the darn thing but he just jumped right in and knew wheat to do. Colby chose to watch Max play rather than play himself and Sarah sat quietly playing with her Leapster. Pizza was on the menu for dinner which they gobbled up and then it was back to the DS and Leapster until dad came to pick them up.

I was checking some emails and came across as picture of Xavier that Leanna had sent from her phone. I love getting these kind of pictures but they also tear at my heart. I miss them all so much. I see these pictures and I start to cry because I miss hearing their voices especially when Xavier would see me and say "Nana, Nana" and Maddie says "Nana, I love you."

With the cold weather, Bruce decided to stay in as well and finally put the heat vent in the ceiling in the laundry room. It made a big difference in how warm it stayed down in the family room. He worked out in the garage for a while but just couldn't get warm and decided to come in.

We both watched TV today in different rooms. Bruce watched the TV that is now in the living room (first time in 16 years!) and I watched the big TV in the family room while I did laundry. He watched The Last Templar and I flipped between A Very Duggar Wedding and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Tomorrow night, I get the living room and he can be downstairs.

So today, life as I know it was in one word SIMPLE. Quite a feat for me since I am usually on the go, go, go.... It was great and I hope to have more weekends like this one.

Love to all of my grandkids, Max, Maddie, Colby, Sarah and Xavier, my daughters and their husbands, Jenny and John and Leanna and Stacy and my very special husband, Bruce!!!

2009

Today is January 4, 2009. I've just read a blog by my daughter and decided I should do this too. It's late and I don't have much to say but I will think about it and write something tomorrow.