Time to Let Go--So Soon!

Hello All,

Well it's that time.  My husband and I will be taking our daughter and our grandchildren back to Texas this weekend. :0(  The Grambling homecoming was more fun than I can describe.  There was some bumps in the road, but when isn't there when you have lots of family together.  The morning started early with the homecoming parade.  Watching the different bands and feeling the beat of the drums was awesome!

My granddaughter was able to meet her cousins on our side of the family for the first time.  My granddaughter and my nephew are only a few months apart, and at the age of two, sharing was a slight or minor problem.  Once they were able to come to a compromise of sorts, things flowed smoothly.
I will miss my daughter and grandchildren greatly.  I'm going to miss my granddaughter calling "GMA!!, GPA!!  (That's her name for us).  I will try my best not to cry as we drive away this weekend.

My parents, nieces and nephew stayed overnight after the game was over.  This was in addition to our daughter and grandchildren.  Can you say full house.  Unfortunately, my schoolwork did suffer.  I was not able to concentrate as well as I thought I would be able to.  I guess I was overly confident in my skill to separate schoolwork from play.  Once I return from taking the family back, I will get back to business as usual.  I do not like giving less than my best.  I will be good to go until Thanksgiving when my parents return.  My mom will be making a homecooked Thanksgiving dinner!  My nieces and nephews will be returning, since my brother and sister-in-law will be going to the bayou classic. 

Next time I will make sure I get ahead on my schoolwork so I will not make the same mistake.  Lesson learned. 

Well I hope everyone has a great, blessed weekend!

What a Week--Weekend!!!

Hello All,

This has been a jam packed, exciting week, which is sure to become an exciting weekend.  My hubby and I picked up our daughter, granddaughter and grandson last week and they will be here for two weeks.  We have been thoroughly enjoying having them here with us.  Our granddaughter makes us smile several times a day, everyday.  She just warms our heart! 

Today my parents, brother and his family have come from out of town for the Grambling homecoming.  My brother graduated from Grambling years ago, so I'm sure this will become a tradition for me and my husband not that we have put down roots in Bossier.

I am not looking forward to when it's time to take the family back to Texas. :o(  I will miss them terribly!

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  I'm sure I will!! 

What's that Smell?

Hello All,

This has been another hectic week.  I'm sure that's the norm for just about everyone :o).  My week started off with me getting used to my husband going back to work.  Since retiring from the military in August, he has been searching for a job.  He found a part-time job and started this week.  After being together 24/7, I didn't know what to do with myself without him attached to my hip.  It was a strange feeling.  I missed him terribly, but I started to enjoy the alone time, to be in my own thoughts.  I'm sure he feels the same way.  We've always had "me time" and "us time."  We had gotten away from "me time," and this was a nice break.

After working on my schoolwork, I spent the majority of my alone time in the back room.  I finally went up front to welcome him home, and got a whiff of an odd burning smell.  I couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from and spent the next few minutes sniffing around the house.  Once my husband returned home, he too was welcomed with this odd smell.  Now we both was going around the house sniffing like hound dogs.  We narrowed down the smell to the kitchen area.  There was nothing cooking so we just couldn't understand, why the burning smell.   In the back of my mind I kept thinking, "uh oh" I forgot to reinstate our renters insurance.  I started getting closer to our computer in our "mini" office.  The smell became stronger, "BINGO," we found the source of the smell.  Our computer, the CPU or hard drive, not sure what it's called, was emitting a powerful smell of  burning rubber.  Just great!  Just what we needed!  The computer was DOA!  We tried not to get upset, knowing it could have been worse.  The computer could have started to burn while we slept and caught fire.  Also, we have a netbook that I can use for school until Best Buy figures out what's wrong with the computer.  All is well in life.  Computer getting checked, renters insurance reinstated. 

Getting ready for my daughter and grandchildren to visit.  Going down to Texas to pick them up.  I am so excited!  I hope everyone has a safe and happy fall break.

Made it to 45...What a Day!

My birthday was this past Tuesday, and I enjoyed it thoroughly!  I am thankful to be blessed to have had the opportunity to enjoy another year on this earth.  I was not able to exercise on my birthday as I had wanted, but "MY" day still started out well.  I received many well wishes for a "Happy Birthday".  I must admit, I L-O-V-E my birthday.  I'm not like some who never look forward to turning a year older.  Though my body is definitely showing the signs of aging, I welcome all that growing older has to offer, grey hair and all.  My day was spent running errands with my hubby and, yes, working on school assignments.  One of the highlights of my day was talking to a friend that I hadn't talked to in years.  We were stationed at two bases together.  She is one of the few people that really gets me.  I miss her so much!  My husband treated me like a queen.  He is always good to me, but on my "special" day, he went above and beyond.  My day concluded with a wonderful dinner.  Being on a strict budget, we have not exchanged gifts for over a year.  The way we see it, gifts are not the only way to celebrate the special days in our lives.

My family will be coming from out of town in a week or so for the Grambling homecoming and I'm so excited!  My hubby and I will be busy cleaning and making things just right.  I will have to figure out a way to make sure I don't fall behind on my school work.  In the twisted words of the wonder twins "Multi-task activate!" :o)  Am I showing my age?

Our daughter and grandchildren will be hopefully be visiting this coming weekend.  Can you say "happy camper?"

I hope everyone has a blessed and happy weekend!!