Wow!  It's summer and I almost let that slip by!
Let's see.... what's been happening?  Well, I helped Teresa clean at Mother's (because she gets it SO dirty) I mowed the grass (because it just keeps growing), and Kim had knee surgery (because she tore her ACL)
I went to see Dr. Wesley, Buck saw Dr. Karassi and Dr. Bivona.... Oh, and I had my yearly mammogram.  We do live an exciting life, don't we??
'Member when we went to the beach "for my birthday" and then it wasn't?  Last week after Kim's surgery we went to Guntersville because Buck wanted to and he was happy.  We watched Topher play baseball on Saturday ~ three games ~ it was great until we headed home and Buck was convinced we were going the wrong way (that happened on the trip up there too).
Anyway...
We made it and we have almost survived another week or "happy retirement".

Kim's birthday is coming up next Saturday and Jennifer will be coming with her girls in a couple of weeks.  I want to go see Greyson and Briggs....  working on that one.  Until next time

Memorial Day ~ last Monday in May ~ what to do what to do.
We are going to Kim's for lunch ~ unusual.  I am going to get in the pool and clean some more.  It is suppose to rain so ~ fun times all around.
Gotta get the pool ready so I can "work on my tan" cause, you know EVERYONE wants to see THAT.  Saving money so I can get a couple of tattoos but don't want to get them during swimming season.  Should have enough by the time I close it down in the fall.
Hoping to get Greyson some this summer and POSSIBLY Briggs ~ two make me a little nervous.  Haven't taken care of two little people since my own were small.  Jennifer and her girls will be here in July for a week so that will be fun.  Activities will be based on how Jennifer and Kim are feeling. Jennifer has hip issues and Kim has a bad knee so a lot of walking is probably out of the question ~ like the zoo or McWane center.
Buck is still working on his sticks.  I've got a TON of sticks and leaves to pick up AGAIN after Saturday's rain and wind before I can mow this week.  Need to figure out how to put new blades on the mower ~ that would make it a lot easier.
Well, time for oatmeal, coffee, and bible reading.
Until next month....

Monday ~ heading to Mother's in a bit to help clean her house.  Not sure why.... she doesn't really get it dirty.  When Teresa and I leave she will take a nap and hopefully feel like going out with me today. She hasn't been out of her house since a week ago yesterday.  
Trying to get the pool opened but we have a leak on the pump and I can't get it to stop.  Buck will be forced to help me OR I will have to call someone to come do it.
School is out for Greyson and I'm hoping he can come spend some time with us soon.  That will all hinge on Mother and how she is feeling and how much time I have to give her.  
Sarah and Claire will be out of school Friday and Jakob and Topher will go a day here and there this week until graduation on Friday.
Emma and Briggs aren't in school yet.

How's life treating you out there?

Good Monday to ya!
We had a trip to Gulf Shores last week and it went about the way I thought it would.  I didn't make it out onto the sand but we DID go to a seafood place to eat TWICE (yea?). Got a chance to spend a little time with Topher on his birthday, saw Jakob run, and watching Buck fish off that pier I've been hearing about for months.
On to a new week ~ right?
Today I will do the Mother/Teresa Monday and then this evening we get to watch Greyson play in his last tee ball game of the season.  It is such a joy to watch him ~ it makes Monday something to look forward to.  Tomorrow I'm getting my eyes checked and hopefully we will get back to buying groceries once a week.  It's been a little here and there since my trip to Dallas.  I sat down yesterday and mapped out a plan for myself.... I'll let you know if it works.
Hope you have a good week .... until next time MUAH!

Here we are ~ Tuesday May 2, 2017
Buck had an appointment with an endocrinologist yesterday.  He told him to take his shot in the evening and wrote him a new prescription with a sliding scale dependent on his "number".
Today I will be doing Mother Monday since I went with Buck to the doctor yesterday.  She will have a couple of errands and we will get lunch.  Then I will be coming back to the house to work in the yard ~ so many twigs were blown down Sunday when we had rain.
Heading to Gulf Shores on Thursday ~ supposed to be my birthday present ~ that's all changed now.  Jakob is running in the state track meet so we will go see him.  Buck wanted to stay on the lake in Gulf Shores State Park so no laying on the beach.  We will probably go eat with Retta and Celeste.... and we are only going to be there until Saturday.  I may not even pack a swimsuit ~ I mean, why bother, right?

Here we are ~ Friday April 21.  I left Alabama on Thursday, April 13 and drove to Dallas (Grapevine actually). On Friday the 14th I met the Windsor L2L team a the Gaylord Texan ~ that was awesome to see!  The girls did well for their first time out ~ Sarah got second in speech, both got finalist in Songs of Praise, and their puppet show WON the seventh grade division.  On Monday, Kim and I drove back to Alabama.

Tuesday morning VERY EARLY I drove to Calera to help with Greyson and Briggs.  I had forgotten how tired little people can make me ~ but loved every minute of it .... well maybe NOT the stinky diapers.  I got to see Greyson's school and on Thursday before I left we had a little one on one at Burger King ~ ice cream and playground.

When I got back to our house last night Buck had bought KFC so I didn't have to cook ~ yea!

Today I am running errands for Mother, picking up some medicine at CVS, sitting at the library (at this time), and MAYBE going to watch Jakob run.  He has a two day event so I'm hoping to make it to one of them.

Tomorrow is Greyson's birthday party and that will end out week....

Good morning!  
Monday and I'm up and ready to get the week going!  I'll be driving Mother today and going to Walmart for a few things for my Dallas trip.  Tomorrow we will get groceries for the house, the car serviced, and watch Greyson play tee ball.  I forgot his cap on Saturday so I already have it in the car to take to the game tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a good week ahead and enjoyed the weekend just past.  We had Greyson with us for a couple of nights and it was wonderful.  He loves to play outside and that was great for me.  We kicking a ball around and went for a walk to see the goats that live down the road.
He is also a good builder (knock 'em down) so we did that and read books and watched a couple of movies ~ one way to get him to be still and relax before bed.  We always did that when Jakob and Topher would come spend the night with us.  They don't do that anymore ~ too big ~ too many other things going on.  
It may be Tuesday of next week before I post again.  Monday I will be driving.... and then Tuesday I will be helping with Greyson and Briggs.... so it may be Friday....  a Magra needs to rest sometimes.  :-)