Fall already???

I have been marking stuff on my calendar and it has dawned
on me that fall is just about here. Sunday school in our church
is about to begin, our county fair is just around the corner,
we have Timberfest in our town too. Whew!! Then we start with
many b-days in our family.I saw where a place not too far away
is picking apples, oh boy, know what I want to do this weekend!!
Fall also means that the oldest granddaughter will be returning
from active duty with the national guard. Be so good to see her
again seems like it has been ages!! Hope oldest grandson likes
college but we will find out when he comes home around labor-day.
Oh yes we have a wedding this summer too. My ex is getting married
for the third time. I hope he will be happy and this is the last
marriage for him. My mother-in-law will be 90 the end of October
so we will be planning something for that too. Looks like I will
not lack for something to do in the next few months. Hope all of
you will have as good a fall as I plan to have.If your in Little
Rock on Oct. 11th be sure and cheer on the gals in the Race For The
Cure. My middle daughter usually runs and does very well in the
placings. She also looks great makes the rest of the family want
to get up and run somewhere. Would love to but my knees would blow
out the first two blocks! So I will just hollar for her and say
"You go girl".

Baby Pix

In this age it is not uncommon for folks to have ultra sound
photo's of the coming baby. I know I am older but so help me I had a very
hard time telling its lil head from its lil butt the first photo's
altho I was proud to get them. Now the second set were a lot of
help I can tell the head from the butt now. I would have loved to
have such thing back in the days I was having my children. I cann't
wait for the next set of photo's. I have started an album for
lil"Nugget" already. The folks I go to church with already think
I am nuts and they are so amused by the photo's. My oldest grandson
took one look at the photo's and said "Thats a baby????". Smart-aleck
teenager!! My sister in Florida is delighted to get photo's of
the coming baby, she is almost as excited as I am. Hay its the Grandma
in me.

Good Riddance

Well today ended for intense and purpose my oldest daughters marriage.
I for one am very glad to get her ex-husband out of her life. If he wasn't so
young I would almost swear he invented the word sorry-a__!! He is indeed
a very sorry person and the odd thing is he is so dumb he doesn't realize
he has burned the bridges behind him that have to do with his children.
The whole family is better off without him. My daughter will have to sell
the house she has raised her children in and I can feel her pain on that.
Twenty years ago I was forced to sell the house I had brought all 4 of my
babies home to.When the house was all packed I went back inside and just
screamed for several minutes calling the judge and my ex every bad name
known to me. Didn't do a durn thing but I felt somewhat better. My daughter
will get on with her life and have a better one than before I am sure of it
she is determined enough. I have every faith in her. I love you my precious
Katherine and am very proud of you.

New Grandbaby

Funny how I mentioned about holding a baby when I was talking
about my youngest daughters B-day. We found out shortly after that
that she is expecting. We are all excited about it and wish her and
her husband all the best. Now, daughter dear some advice from your
ole Mom. Your life will not be your own for the next 18 3/4 years. You
will be worrying about where your child is or who they are with until
they are of age (18), that is when they will inform you they know more
than you do or ever did.But every sacrifice you make will come back to
you ten-fold as you will find out.Motherhood is the most rewarding, nerve
wracking,difficult, job you will ever love. You and your husband only need
one bit of advice from anyone, raise the child with love and common sence and all else will fall into place.
I only dislike the fact I will not be right there when the baby is born
as I have been able to do with the other Grandbabies but be for-warned I
will be there as soon as humanly possible after that.