FINALLY!

 

You would have thought a Prince was about to be born

all the family gathered around

for his appearance

 

worth the wait...of course

 

He smiled at everyone....

 

Daughter Sarah is beaming

and resting

Oh I like days like these

 

Even great grandma was there to share in the joy

 

7lbs 1 oz

21 inches long

 

Mom had to have a rush c-section

and Walters blood sugar is a bit high

so there are a few things to take care of still

he'll be in nicu for 36 hours

 

 

We came home in a ice ball storm

and woke up this morning to a winter wonderland

of very heavy 5-6 inches of snow

Branches on the trees bending weighted down by this white stuff

 

Oh well......nothing came wreck my good mood today

 thank you for your prayers and good wishes

joy

 

crossed fingers and prayers

Blogger has it out for me
I am unable to upload pictures, and it is not a storage problem
I like to blog along with a photo...I guess because I like pictures
But, oh well, I am getting frustrated going into my computer to post pictures
So today it is just words.

Little Walter is still not here, so the doctors are going to induce my daughter.

Funny how our mom hats go right back on, competing with my grandma hat
No fear, there is room for both.
I am too nervous to tackle any more projects....only pacing to await a call
to come to the hospital.
Yesterday it was 55 degrees outside...can you believe it? Miss Kitty O'Shea hogged up the opened screened door, basking in warm sunlight on her aching joints. Age has its privileges.

Much of the snow has melted....but oh dear, we are going to get 6-8 inches tonight.
that should make good traveling on the toll way.  Maybe we will go earlier...it will only be raining with 40 mph winds. :-O

What I love about this event is the pulling together of the family. Major events do that.
We put aside our squabbles and different opinions and just love one another.
Our circle about to get bigger.

 

 

Still no baby

So I decided to tackle another project

cleaning my pantry

yikes

Have you ever looked at expiration dates on your spices?

and really how many cans of tomato sauce do I need

and what's with all these nuts?!

 

It is a beautiful blue sky day...I even opened the kitchen window

 

..I had a Swedish girlfriend who always told me to fling open the windows in the winter

air the house out or risk getting sick

Gosh I miss her. Her name was Sigrid

She had many sayings...

Like " you've got 5minutes to cry about it.....then get yourself back up"

"Your kid will always remember that you were there"

'If all else fails, bake bread"

 

I moved away and lost contact with her...I've tried to find her...but I think she remarried and

that was that.

 

I will be busy this summer with two new grandchildren..

.Tuula is growing so fast...

and praise the Lord..she is just like her mother

and you mother's out there know what I meant by that :)

And hopefully Walter will be born any minute now...!!

 

 I sense the years going by quickly

and I thought today that I must reconnect to my girlfriends...

I  somehow have been very busy these past years and going through much sadness

to connect much....

.But finding Sigrid's old large wooden spoon

in my kitchen drawer has given me pause.....

I need my girlfriends

 

I may even make up with one .....

that I truly do miss.....but ticks me off

 

the days are passing by fast....time to let go of the negative energy

that has kept me mad at her for 8 years

 

I think I may call her...listen to her drop the phone

 

....this could be good

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only one that is focused in this house is Boo

 

 I had to move my oxalis plant off of the cabinet

so he could get a catbird seat view

 

Why just look at that little sparrow...braving the window sill

 

Boo jumped and all the birds flew away

 

but they'll be back

 

It has been snowing for hours now

 

.....I am at my wits end with this winter

 

truly, I know we are all mostly in this same boat

 

but what happens to US is the most important

 

I can't seem to stay focused on anything but the weather

 

Friends call to bitch about it

 

and I listen sort of......

 

I have been making use of my time served

 

to clean out closets....but that is really a dangerous thing to do

 

I found a letter from 1969 from my brother

 

talking about how afraid and nervous he was to go to Viet Nam

 

He made it through Nam but died months after returning home

 

in a car accident.........but really  another victim of the war

 

I found colorings from my children when they were preschoolers

 

and old pictures....was I really that thin and cute? I wish I would have known that then

 

I spent my whole adult life feeling underordinary

 

It wasn't until I turned fifty and joined a bunch of crazy women

 

that I really found out who I was.....and I have enjoyed her ever since

 

It is hard to prune one's life of old clutter.....but I think there comes a time

when it is a must

So being in the mood I have been lately

 

I dived in

showing no mercy

 

closets should be cleaned and sorted by

dare I say...SPRINGGGGGGGGGG!

 



Miss Kitty O'Shea and I feel the same

We have both have been on a diet

during the longest winter ever

 

and we are crabby

 

It doesn't help that my daughter is overdue

Her baby was due March 1

and the last time I looked it is March 4th

Every day I try to console her....he'll come...he'll come when he's ready

poor thing...She can't sleep and has terrible heartburn

and she still gets up and goes to work

Heck, back in the day...hate that expression....but

back in the day....I stopped driving after my 5th month

and I babied myself......nothing has changed...If I want babying, I have to do it myself

no one takes pity on a 63 year old grandma

They just think I can do it......I always have

But hey, I am slowing down

exercise is getting harder

eating more restrictive,

I need Spring!

I know it will help my attitude to smell the wet glorious earth warming up

and to see a daffodil ...heck I want to see sunflowers!

oh and to hear the early morning song of the robin on my rooftop

oh, a woman can still have dreams

green...I want to see green

green grass, green leaves, green frogs

oh!

I feel better already

now if only I can get Picasa to post to blogger