Congratulations!

My daughter in the Lord, Mollie Guillemette, has graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Way to go Mollie! We are so proud of you.

The In-between Time

Thanksgiving and Christmas should be farther apart. I have always felt like this, but no one has listened to me. I need more time in-between. Things I need to do before Christmas:
1. Go to physical therapy.
2. Find a wonderful gift for Dean.
3. Clean my apartment for guests coming.
4. Prepare emotionally for a new baby coming which will change the family dynamics.
5. Find wonderful stocking gifts that will cause my family to cry out with joy. (I have issues)
6. Clean my lakehouse for guests coming.
7. Put up tiny tree at apartment.
8. Put up real tree at lakehouse.
9. Celebrate 2 daughters graduating from school.
9. Go see my parents in Abilene.
10. And much more, but this is getting a bit boring and all about me...

So, Thank you God that I have the opportunity to go to physical therapy, buy a gift for a great man, have an apartment to clean, have a new baby coming, have kids who want to be together for the holidays, have a lakehouse to clean, have two daughters coming to visit and two daughters who are thrilled to be graduating from school after lots of hard work, have a tiny tree and a real tree to put up with fun stuff to decorate, and most of all, that I have two sweet parents who love me and are happy when we get to visit. amen.

East Texas Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful time at the lake for Thanksgiving. The leaves were so pretty, it looked like we were on the East Coast. Thank you to Aaron for cooking the turkey. He wanted to learn how (and I was excited to let him) and he did a great job. Thank you to Meredith for making me a chocolate pie (her first meringue) which was delicious. We got to sit around the fire pit and enjoy the cold weather and then it was so pretty on Thursday we were able to eat outside. Thanks to Izzie and Meredith who spent the day decorating the deck and yard for the holidays. We are going to have a wonderful season.

Looking for a way to be more "green" this Christmas?

Happy Thanksgiving all! I will post Thanksgiving at the lake photos next week. Man, I have so much to be thankful for. I am going to start with being thankful for the pie that Meredith is going to make me!

Got Pie on my Mind

Would someone puleeze make me a chocolate meringue pie like my momma used to make? Yes, I want the whole pie. Yes, I want it to have those little beads of syrup after you put it in the fridge for awhile. Yes, cook it till the tips of the meringue are medium brown. hmmm... oh, and hurry.

Just for Fun

Thankful it has been a bit cooler the past few days. I am ready for fall and fires and even socks! Since I got me "the menopause" I have been looking forward to being "cooler"!

Planning Ahead

My daughter, Izzie and her husband Aaron are expecting their second child in about 8 weeks. They went to their birthing class today and came home with new instructions for me, the appointed caretaker of Ilon, their daughter, when Izzie goes into labor and the appointed food bringer. Apparently, they were instructed by the new midwife to leave me a list of what to bring them to eat after the birth. I don't know if I can handle all the stress of taking care of Ilon and waiting on the new baby and picking up the correct food depending on the time of day the new baby decides to come. :) Thankfully I won't be the only one involved. We are all getting used to the idea of this new baby coming soon. It has taken awhile to really believe it is happening. We have enjoyed having Ilon so much and it will be an adjustment for all of us with the new baby, whom Ilon has named "Roger". And she wants a sister. Go figure.
So let's get into the serious matter at hand. What will they really name this child? I am still hoping for Georgia after my grandmother. She was one awesome lady and her name needs to be carried on. Not sure about Ilon's choice, Roger Roepke.....too many rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs.
over and out.