Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Hanging out with Grandma Jan...

Yesterday morning, Ashley sent me this photo via text message...
 
Locklan was having breakfast...
He had a big day planned,
he was coming to spend time with Granny Jan!
 
We couldn't decide what to do first...
So we went and hung out on the hammock...
 
 
One of our favorite places!
 
We stayed quite a while...
 
 
And then he got that funny look on his face...
 
 
Poop time!
 
Next we visited with Shirley...
 
 
Who has much more patience with Locklan than she does with me...
 
 
But you know how tiring it is when you have fun...
 
 
He's amazing, isn't he?
 
We were blessed!
 
 
 
 

Monday, August 10, 2015

Do I have a claim?

I bought this mug...
 
as a joke.
My son is a Nationwide agent and I thought it would be funny to serve him coffee in this.
 
I ended up using it for myself.  I liked the size and shape of the mug.
 
~yes, I am picky about coffee mugs~
 
The other day, I made my coffee and came upstairs to work on my computer
when I saw a few drops of coffee on the coaster...
 
I investigated...this is what I found...
 
 
Look!
 
 
I immediately called my son to file a claim.
 
He agreed.  We have $1,000 deductible.
 
I paid 39¢ for the mug...
49¢ for the coaster...
 
You do the math...
 
Oh well...I tried!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, August 06, 2015

No excuses!

I'm retired, I have no kids at home and this week, I don't even have a husband at home...
 
You would think I'd have time to blog every day, wouldn't you?
 
I just don't understand it!
 
I want to tell you about the great times we had at the river last week, and I will, but lots of other things are going on as well...
 
Let me share...
 
Shirley keeps us hopping!  She is into everything and anything.  She insists on chasing the broom, so when I go to sweep (which is often since I have two shedding dogs here), I either put her in her crate, or let her annoy Winnie...
 
 
Every time she goes upstairs, she makes a bee line for Mr.K's bathroom.  She thinks he hangs a roll of toilet paper there for her amusement.
 
He doesn't feel the same way, so we try to keep her down stairs with gates, barriers...all kinds of things.  Still, this...
 
 
Is not unusual.  How does she get through?
 
For more excitement, Mr,K's grandson, Nick, got this...
 
 
His driver's license!
 
I renewed my relationship with my hammock...
 
 
it's such a wonderful place to  read (kindle?) before bed...those warm summer nights are the best!
 
Mr.K's grand daughter, Larissa, decided to try it too...
 
 
but she had company!
 
Tony finally got Mr.K out on the driving range...
 
 
They were both pleased with his progress!
 
 
I got to babysit this little guy...
 
 
Doesn't he look our of sorts?
 
He wasn't feeling well at all...
 
Shirley decided she could make him feel all better...
 
 
She gave him a kiss...
 
 
And they both snuggled in for a little cuddle...
 
 
Mr.K and I were able to take his grandson, Johnny, out for a birthday dinner...
 
 
Because some people can be poop heads, we have not seen him in two years! 
 
Mr. K was thrilled!
 
I decided I needed a Christmas quilt
(in reality, my collection of Christmas fabric was taking over my sewing room...
 
 
It's still a work in progress...subject to change?
 
And to top things off,
 
Tony's phone has a mind of it's own...
 
 
 
And that's why I don't have time to update my blog...
 
 
But when I do...
 
I'll tell you about this...
 
and this...
 
 
and this...
 
 
and even this...
 
 
And more!
 
See ya soon?