Taco Thursday:

Lizzy

Last night was Lizzy's night to come over to the house.  She gets all the attention now as Nathan has moved to his Mom's.  lol  She is a special young lady and both Dwayne and I enjoy having her over.

Sput has $1 tacos every Thursday night so we decided to try it.  They were really good (and a cheap meal).
We stopped by Todd and Michelle's on the way home.  Michelle is such a bubbly happy person.  It's contagious, you feel the same way when you're around her.  They invited us over for a barbecue Saturday afternoon.  They were getting sand to set up the horse shoe pit.
Dwayne went to bed as soon as we got home.  He gets up at four every morning and drives to St. Louis.  I don't know how he does it, two hours to work, eight hours of work, two more hours to get home.  Makes me tired just to think about it.
Liz and I watched TV until her Dad came to pick her up.

I am so grateful for my family and the times we have together.

Mom and Dad:

My cousin, Ron York from Lake Tahoe and his wife, Martha visited with us exactly a year ago today.  Ron posted the picture on my facebook page.  We have visited back and forth throughout the years.  

Dad, Me, Ron and Mom

I was looking at old pictures on my phone today and came across this one from a little over a year ago.  Notice Mom and Dad holding hands.  They did that alot.

Mom, Me and Dad

I am grateful for these pictures, such precious memories.  I'm also glad to have them as I almost forgot what Mom looked like.  I have the last few months of her being so sick and looking bad ingrained in my head, it's hard to just remember Momma.

Easter 2016:

Easter was celebrated with both the Elrod's and the Feeler families.  We didn't have as many this year. All the Elrod's was there but I'm afraid that since Mom passed away we're going to drift apart.  We did have several but not all of us as before. I tried.

Great Niece, Tess sitting on Dad's lap

Cash coloring eggs

Great niece, Lizzy filling eggs.

Dad, David, Jessica and Cody Elrod

Great Niece, Kara and great great niece, Kennedy

Kennedy

Great great nephew, Parker

Parker

It was rainy out so we had the Easter egg hunt in the basement.  I think the kids liked it just as well.

We had a great dinner and an afternoon of visiting.

I am grateful Christ died on the cross for our salvation.   And I am ever grateful for my family, Elrod and Feeler's.

Dying Easter Eggs:

Days with Cash:

I love my time with Cash.  And to be honest, I like it that Pa isn't at home when I watch him when the babysitter is sick.  Dwayne just can't leave Cash alone even if I'm holding him.  I know he loves Cash, but give me a break!  lol

Cash coloring in one of his Momma's old Barbie books.

I usually take April to Columbia every other week for her visit with the doctor for being high risk.  This week, her babysitter was in the hospital.  With all the driving April was going to have to do, I didn't want her to also have to drive to Vienna.  I went over and watched him at her house. We went for a walk in the morning and it seemed cousin Elaina's riding toys looked pretty appealing.  Randy was home and said he could ride them.  Up and down the sidewalk he went.

We spent the day playing, coloring and hiding in the closets.  Such fun.  Our late afternoon trip outside consisted of riding his tricycle and picking flowers.  I had one very unhappy boy when we went in this time.

Cash doesn't say his ABC's out loud but he can identify each letter.  He has a ABC puzzle and no matter what order he puts in a letter, he knows what it is.  I love to hear his say X.

We're hoping his babysitter, Susie or also known to her kids as Su Su gets to feeling better and out of the hospital.

I am so grateful to be a grandma.  All I ever dreamed of doing was being a Momma and a Grandma.  Looks like my dreams are fulfilled.

Lizzy:

Tuesday night is usually the night Liz and Nathan come over.  Nate had to work so he didn't make it.
SO GLAD Lizzy helped, or should I say I helped Lizzy) fill over two hundred plastic Easter eggs.

Lizzy

We also had time to watch our TV shows.

I am grateful for my great nieces.

Weekend Update:

Friday:
We stayed home for the evening.  Lizzie and Nathan came over to watch some of their favorite shows with me.
Saturday:
I got up early to clean house for the bridal shower for Michelle I was having at two in the afternoon.
Instead of buying decorations, I used lace tablecloths and Dwayne's Blue Willow dishes along with Grandma Dodie's carnival glass punch bowl and glasses.  Dwayne and I bought this set for her before we got married (1976) and it still has the Walmart sticker price on the box, $4.96.  Can you imagine this beautiful set being so cheap?
                                                          Michelle's Shower

Michelle

Michelle and her Mom, Melba

Dad and Michelle

My sisters, Judy and Katie

Me and Michelle

Michelle and April

Reenie and Susan

My sister-in-law, Bobby, Melba and Michelle

Dad, MacKensie and Judy

Katie, Bobbi and Pat

Susan, Reenie, Ina and Pat

Grandpa wore Cash out today

April came over mid-morning to help out.  She also picked up the cake for me.  It was delicious.

Susan got there about five before two and at two o'clock we didn't have anyone else there, not even Michelle.  I was starting to panic.  Then they all started coming at once.  We had a good crowd.  Even my Dad showed up.  My aunts couldn't make it but they dropped their gifts off.  Everyone had a good time visiting and playing the games.  Michelle got a variety of items and was very appreciated.  It seemed no one was in a  hurry to leave and just sat around visiting.  I would call that a successful party.

Went downstairs to where Dwayne and Cash were.  Cash was passed out on the couch.  They had fed cows, went to see Todd, fed the horses and just ran around most of the day.  It was "Pa's Day".

Since Cash was sleeping so soundly, April stayed for awhile.  We had a big supper of roast beef sandwiches.  An overall good day.

Sunday:

Once again, I stayed home from church.  I really need to get back in the habit of going.

Dwayne fed the cows and fixed some fence as the horses got out.  Other than that, we didn't do anything but watch TV.

So grateful for Todd to have found Michelle and their obvious happiness with one another.  Life is good.