Happiness is Being a Grandparent

We were lucky enough to spend Friday night with Captain Awesome our Ry guy. We hadn't had dinner so we thought it would be fun to take him out to get something to eat and then some Ice Cream!!!
We were not disappointed it was way fun and funny.
It all started with the installing of the car seat in to my car. On Sunday when we were putting the car seat in the car I said "oh crap" and Ry told me we don't say that....Grandma was chastised and will now watch what she says...so back to Friday night; when we were putting the seat in on Friday he reminded me that I  shouldn't say 'oh crap' but say 'oh my goodness'.  He then told me that daddy sometimes says 'oh crap'.........  Got to love him.

We asked if he wanted to go to Five Guys or Pace's... He chose 5 Guys it was which was great with me. He had already eaten dinner but we knew he would like fries and a drink...however he wanted fries, a cheese burger and a wyemmamade (lemonade).  We went with fries, share grandmas cheese burger and wyemmaade. Wrong he wanted his own cheese burger and he wouldn't take mine. I knew he wouldn't eat it so we compromised with cutting my burger in half..... he didn't eat it.

Anyway all was well, we promised ice cream at the yogurt place next door. He kept telling us he wanted chocyet.  All was well we got our yogurt cups, but no chocolate...really. So after a scene we convinced him that we would go to a place with chocyet ice cream.  Then the fun began. We have forgotten about drips and messes. We were so glad we decided that we had to eat at DQ and didn't go through the drive thru.

 We ended the night with a bath, and Finding Nemo!

Happiness is being a grandparent.
MCC

Hiding Out

We had a fun afternoon making forts and hiding out....
Everyone ended up inside the "fort".
Nelson and Meg were both happy that I had sheets to use instead of blankets...the "to hot to stay inside the tent" memories were played out by them.
We had a fun time and no one wanted to be done. Mu Bet is it is going to be a long tent building summer.

MCC

Wednesday Weigh In

Wow it has been a very long time since I did the weigh in thingy. And this time it will be exactly about what it sounds like...diet and exercise
Over the past year I have been just living not particularly paying great attention to my diet and health and I can see how that is a problem...15 re-gained pounds this year later....yikes!
I wish I was more disciplined in this area....unfortunately I am not as good as my sister who I admire for doing her clean and healthy eating. That really takes a discipline I don't think I have, at least not now. But I do know I can do it and that it takes sometime to move those extra pounds away.
Once again I really need to figure out some healthy menus for dinner and ideas for snacks.  Breakfast and lunch parts of the day aren't a big deal for me it is the snacking and dinners that are my undoing...everyday. Why does healthy eating take so much preparation???  I also need to stop the quick and easy meals and eating out without thought......Why does being healthy require thought??? And it is time to get back to exercising regularly.....with the nice weather the walking will resume but I need to do more. For my birthday I think an elliptical trainer is in the cards and will be joining our household.... the low impact and the chance to move my whole body in my own home and on my own time should be a good thing.
so with spring beginning to spring I am now springing into a new attitude about health .....however not so happy with he springing ahead with the time, three days later and it is still kicking my butt....

Life is great!
MCC

I'm Alive

Yes, I am a live, I just have had a hard time trying to decide what is worthy of writing about.....I need to get back in the 'this is a kind of a journal' frame of mind....anyway today while reading some of my favorite blogs I decided that the time has come to begin again... at least write something.

I think I have been in a life is changing depression. Not a deep depression but a mini one where in I can act and am not debilitated, but I am merely existing, I am just floating along getting by. Today I decided that I have been living in my books. Thinking on this I know I have read at least 3 books a week since the first of they year, yeah that is a lot of time and a lot of books....and by doing so I have been ignoring life around me, getting lost in others lives. I have time traveled back to the 9th century, gone to many a ball in the Regency era, traveled extensively around the world and through time, lived in the country and city, solved murders, kidnappings and other crazy crimes. I have learned a little about shoe making, movie making and fashion.....  I could go on but It is time to emerge from my self inflicted library and enjoy my life a little more.

This week will be better and I will enjoy my life a little more. Maybe it all has to do with the winter freeze we experienced this winter and the quick thaw that is happening....I must be thawing as well.

MCC

A Rocket ship for Ryan

Captain Awesome or Ry guy, or Rhino, now he is three, is rocket crazy!  He is all about rockets and going to the moon and space.  For Christmas that is all he wanted was a bigger rocket.  He got a rocket or two for the big Holiday and when we asked if it was a big rocket he just looked at us and said no it's a medium rocket.   So for his birthday I thought will get him a rocket maybe something like a playhouse of tent.  I had seen a few rocket ship tents on line from very pricey children's store.  When I say pricey I mean pricey. They were not only expensive but unfortunately out of stock. Other play houses were out of the question. After looking at the only tent that I could actually purchase I thought I can make that for probably 1/3 of the cost.....and I did for about 1/2 the cost and lots of time and grandma love. It was worth it in the end since he loves it so much.

Happy 2013

What a way to start my New Year....in tears after talking with the happiest sounding kid I know. Elder Hayden is off to Utica today after a brief stop in Detroit, and a short flight to Syracuse. He called us from Detroit since he knew we wouldn't be as excited about a 5:00am phone call...smart kid.
He sounded so happy and I am so excited for him, but my mothers heart is missing him so much after hearing his voice. I couldn't want more for him which is a consulation of sorts of not having him around.
When we asked him what he was looking forward to most he said sharing the gospel with those who don't know how awesome it is....and not just with fake investigators.
He will be a great missionary, because he is a great guy and gives his best to what ever he is involved in.
Mondays email won't come soon enough.

Happy New Years Eve

Now for my 2013....what to do?

MCC

Christmas 2012

Why do they call the day after Christmas Boxing Day? Because you wake up feeling like you've been punched in the face.

Christmas Eve Breakfast

Christmas Day

It was a long Fun Day!

MCC

Happy Christmas

BTW we forgot to add walked the freedom trail...walked and walked yes, we walked, kind of like pioneer children.

Thanks to Rachel Cole this picture finally was taken, on a cold storm pending Sunday night...to make us feel more model like, you will notice the wind was blowing.........
MCC

What Matters

I had a great lesson and reminder about priorities and what matters most today. Last night after an awesome FHE we were making our weekly plans to go to the Temple.  We all committed but then  I began to have doubts that I could make it....there were a few unresolved scheduling problems with the movie theater and I wasn't feeling the greatest. So of course the thoughts kept running through my brain, just don't go to the temple. In my prayers I turned it over to Father in Heaven and said "I need your help to feel better and with the theater so I can go to the temple in the morning."  Fast forward to 7:00am, I felt only fair, the scheduling problems still existed but I could nothing about them until 9 or even 10 o'clock. I prayed again and said I am going to the temple help me feel better and re-solve the movies when I get home.
On the way to the temple I told Nelson and Hayden what had happened and we just laughed at Satan's attempts to thwart the plan.  While waiting in the chapel at the temple with our regular Tuesday morning group of blue haired widows and balding widowers I was suddenly excited to see how the day was going to turn out. While waiting we were approached by the officiator and asked how the three of us were related? I told him that these were two of my sons, he then asked us if one of the boys and myself could be the witness couple?...a little unusual, but okay. Hayden and I were the witness couple in our temple session today.....what a rare and special experience for both of us. I knew that this was Heavenly Fathers way of reminding me to take the time to take care of what matters most. It made my morning.
When we arrived home  after the temple I felt great, and the theater scheduling problems still existed, but I knew that it didn't matter, that all would work out because I made the right choice this morning.  Just FYI -the scheduling problems were resolved around 11:30 a whole hour after we arrived home. Were they resolved the way I thought they should have been resolved on Monday; No, but they were resolved quickly and all is well. I am sure that business will be fine this week and not as slow as it usually is the week before Christmas, all because we took the time with things that matter and because of Heavenly Fathers help with everything.

MCC

AHHH....it's almost time!

 Soon -to-be Elder Hayden Call

The count down to leave is almost over...yikes! We have 9 days and he is out of here. I am a bit weepy when I think on it all. I am also very excited for him. But I have done it before and survived.

I keep reminding Hayden that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and if missions were that bad there would be a lot more dead missionaries. Besides if Jordan and Nelson can do it, it should be a breeze Hayden.

I think Hayden is our most prepared missionary, but he is also our most dependent child.....come on he is the baby of course he is dependent.

There is a lot, but not, left to do before he leaves....a lot for me to do to have peace of mind and for the greet after our Sunday meeting. But not a lot because the list has all but 3 things crossed off.

Oh the fun!

MCC