Playing Catch Up

Today is the last day of August - it doesn't seem possible! 

Summer goes by way too fast. 
Here are a few August pics that didn't get posted.

To start - a few of Tazzie.. (of course)

Sittin' on the bear...

Her favorite person seems to be Bob

how can that be???

None of our kitties have liked Bob better than me!!!

I'm sure it is just a phase.....

Here she is doing what she does best...

irritating her sister.

And Nap time -

the best time!!

 

I did take a couple of pictures lately that were NOT of Tazzie...

 

Here is my sunflower pot, that we bought in GA...

 filled with Sunflowers...

Toe-Toes enjoying some nice cold watermelon juice..she loves it!

Bob & Jeff trying to catch the swan...

It didn't work, he is still living on the nasty little pond in the field.

Aug. 20

A visit from John (Bob's son) Colleen and

our beautiful granddaughter Molly

Aug. 27

With our neighbors Mary & Joe

Sunday - we finally got around to cleaning out the garage..

well, we got a good start...

a great thing to do on a 90 degree day!!

Then it was time to for Bob to try to move the bubblers-

my job was to stand in the hot sun and pull him around the pond

by this yellow rope...

didn't go quite as planned - I think we have to try it again....

I'm waiting for a cooler day!!!

Today...Aug. 30 --still HOT

Bob called and said he had to go to Ludington

I said ~

 Can I go too????

He came home and picked me up...

We stopped at House of Flavors

for ICE CREAM to go

then went to the water.....

I LOVED IT!!!

The perfect way to say goodbye to August!

FINALLY....

Today we FINALLY took the boat out!!

We bought the boat in GA, then moved away from the water.

A few years ago we took it up to Torch Lake (BEAUTIFUL!)

but since then it has set in the barn.  

 We put the boat in on Lake Mitchell...

Then went under the road...

through the Clam Canal...

to Lake Cadillac.

A great day!!

We are hoping to get at least one more trip ( to a different lake) in before the end of summer.

Graduation

Jay, Shelly, Brooklyn, Levi and Landon

Today we went to Marion, Indiana -

where we watched as my son received his Master's Degree!

                        It was a great day and I am a very proud mom.

This day caused me to reminisce about both of my son's high school years...
a bit challenging.....
and now......

ALLLLLL these years later,

they both have chosen to continue their education.

It makes me SMILE
and wonder
why I worried.....
Love you guys!

Last Week....

First a definition -

Tasmanian devil - a stout, badger like, extremely voracious flesh-eating marsupial.

We have a new kitty - actually we have had her for over 2 months.  We waited to name her until we were sure her name would fit .... it is official - her name is Tazzie. 

How could such a cute little kitty be named after a Tasmanian devil????   Let's just say looks can be deceiving!!  Last Wednesday she went to the vet for a little "snip snip".  (Spayed and declawed)

I have spent the last few days trying to keep her somewhat calm

After being "locked away" for a few days, she was full of piss and vinegar today. 

She could not leave her sister alone. 

I am fully confident that she will soon outgrow all this "childish behavior" -

 in the meantime we will see who's wounds heal first - hers or mine!!!!

Also last week while  I was being NURSE.. I was also being GRANDMA. 

Mike, April, Joey and Sophia came for a visit. 

Bob & Mike were off working...

I enjoyed spending time with April

and our beautiful grandchildren

Sophia is only 3 weeks old - it has been awhile since I have spent so much time with a newborn ~ 

So Precious!

And Joey was a joy ~

he gave me a couple of days seeing the world through the eyes

of a 2 year old!!

It was a GOOD WEEK!

A Picnic in Pentwater in The Rain

Today we had a picnic in Pentwater -

and yes it was raining. 

 But just a nice warm DRIZZLE...

After lunch we headed up the coast to Ludington -

In the POURING rain

Stopped at House of Flavors

For a little ICE CREAM!!!

Yummmmmm!

During our day we acquired~

fresh fish from Lake Michigan

freshly picked sweet corn

and

Bob's favorite..

newly harvested

red skin potatoes

Supper was DELICIOUS!!

LEXINGTON!!!!

Yesterday we went back to Lexington for our grandson's Graduation Open House.  I always love going back to Lexington, so we left the house early so we could spend some time enjoying the sights and sounds and smells of the place we used to call home.

We walked out on the pier -

I have walked that pier SO many times, the very  best walks

were in the  early morning  just as the sun was coming up! 

And of course I had to take a picture of our lovely little house. (on the right)

 The beach is all grown up now ~

The yard looks nothing like it did when Bob was in charge

 of planting and pruning and watering and mowing

THEN we went to the river...the place I miss the most.

Where Lake Huron meets the St. Clair River,

it is the place that I went to just BE.

It doesn't matter if it was buzzing with people (like today)

or completely still except for chunks of ice moving downstream in the winter

It has a way of  mesmerizing me..so peaceful and tranquil.

All too soon it was time to leave ~

But that's OK it's time for Andrew's Party

 

I was impressed when we went to our Grandson Sam's open house - his mom had spent so much time creating posters of his school days (I posted some of them on my scrappin' blog)

Well she outdid herself this year.

This is only half of the table that was filled with memorabilia of Andrew

school photos and awards

 and this is one of Andrew's pieces of art

and then I saw this .... taken at mom's 90th birthday party

of course it brought tears to my eyes.

Then Rachael brought me this

 

One all framed, for me to take home -- -

do I even need to say that it brought MORE tears to my eyes???

Thank You So Much, Rachael!

One thing I have discovered...

You can say I want a picture of you with the cake before it is cut--

But that doesn't mean that a young man will remember when his sweet tooth calls.

Oh well,  pictures of Andrew cutting and serving his cake are much better!

And by all accounts......

That cake tasted mighty fine!!!

Congratulations Andrew ~

We Love You

and we sure did enjoy our day

 celebrating YOU!

Our New Granddaughter

Grandpa holding his newest grand baby -

Mike & April's daughter --

Sophia Marie born 7/7/10

She is our 3rd new grandchild in less than a month ~

We are blessed indeed!!

Family

Yesterday was a great day for me.  One of the best days I have had since December 22 when I lost my mom.  Sis & I had asked our sons to have dinner with us this evening - even my nephew Randy, who lives in TN was coming --- mom had left a little something to her grandsons and Sis wanted us to all be together when we gave them their surprise gift from grandma.  We were to all meet at Lucky's Steak House for dinner.
But first Sis, Randy (my nephew) and  I went to my son Jay & Shelly's house to see "the boys".  I was so excited, I had only seen my new grandson's at the airport when they arrived from Taiwan...  I was ready for some hugs & kisses!!  Levi has chicken pox - he was not  able to come to the restaurant.  So we went to the house and I was so amazed at the enthusiasm these little guys had for EVERYTHING !!  My sister said it best- these little boys were soooo thrilled to see us and they didn't even know us!!  What a joy!! 
Unfortunately I did not take any pictures at the house, so I have no pictures of Levi today,  his Papa Whitehead and great Grandma Whitehead watched him while everybody else went out.

At the restaurant - Shelly and Ron

Landon waiting for his dinner.  Isn't this just the prettiest little face?? 

Landon is holding hands with his mom and his Aunt Sarah - saying grace. 

(How precious is that??)

Sister explaining why we were all here -

yes, she got a little choked up.

She explained how mom had expressed her desire to have the money in her checking account split between her 4 grandsons when she died.  (When asked by mom what I thought of the idea, I had said it's a good idea as long as you don't go without something you want so that you can keep a bigger balance and mom had said "oh I won't, if I have a dollar they will each get a quarter"  ---

so Sis said here's your quarter and I gave them their envelope.

I hope they were all pleasantly surprised!!

My nephew Rick - My sister Yevonne - My nephew Randy