Cardboard Testimony

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A Big Weekend

We had a wonderful, but busy weekend. We started with a Chiefs game Friday night. It was a perfect night for sitting outside and enjoying a good baseball game.

Saturday morning my mom and dad joined us for a trip to Chicago for my cousin Deb's wedding. It was a good trip and so good to share such a special day with Deb and her new husband Ken.

After church this morning, Tom, Jen and Olivia went to Galva with us so Olivia could meet her Great, Great Grandma. There were five generations together--that doesn't happen too often. Great, Great Grandma was a little confused by the invasion, but she loved Olivia. She told us not to forget that she was "an extra great". I didn't get a great 5 generation shot--hopefully one of the others did!

On the car trip home, Olivia was very tired, but Papa entertained very well. Here is a little video of their fun and games.

WOW Giveaway

I have been trying for an hour to get the picture link to post for the awesome WOW giveaway at http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2008/06/thats-a-lot-of.html. I am new enough to blogging and apparently not computer savy enough to figure it out. At any rate, I am resorting to a post hopefully with a working link. Visit Rocks in my Dryer for details or http://www.wowonline.com/ to get a look at an awesome new CD. I'll keep working on the picture link--maybe I'll get it someday, but don't hold your breath.

Olivia and Annie--Guess Who's Growling

Olivia and Annie had the best time playing the other day. They played for a good half hour with a piece of paper. Olivia loves Annie, but Annie is usually sort of indifferent towards Olivia. She is interested, but very cautious. They played and played and played on Tuesday and it is not Annie growling in the video--it is Olivia. She growled the whole time they played. She absolutely cracked us up.

New Favorites

I LOVE this picture!
These pictures are some new favorites with some of my favorite people in the world.

We had a wonderful weekend with Melissa and Jason visiting. They weren't actually here much, they spent most of their time in the car driving here and there, but it was so good to have them home. Mother's Day was awsome with the whole gang here. That hardly ever happens and I loved every minute!

A Visit from Great Grandma

Great Grandma May came for a visit today. Olivia made up to her very quickly. She kept crawling over to her legs and wanting to be picked up. We had a fun day. It is finally beautiful outside and we enjoyed it. Olivia LOVED the swing we hung in a tree. She kicked and squealed and giggled. She is a crazy girl--she loved it when I grabbed her legs and stopped her quick and then let go with a big push. Nothing delicate and timid about our little sweetie. Just the way we like it!

Waitin' for Papa

Looking for Papa

Just what they both were waiting for...

Our sweet Olivia was here again today, unfortunately, Grandpa had to be out alot. Olivia is his biggest fan. I am not exaggerating when I say that she lights up when she sees him. He left this morning while she was napping and was still gone when she got up. She and I had lunch and played, but she was looking for him. Eventually she crawled over to the back door and stood there--not sure she knew what she was looking for, but when she saw him step on to the back porch, she was sure excited. He had to leave again after a quick lunch. Olivia kept crawling over to him to be picked up. . . she didn't want him to leave again and he wasn't too crazy about leaving her either!

CLOSER TO HOME!

We are so very excited that Melissa and Jason are going to be moving back to the midwest. They have both been accepted into the Master's program at Indiana University. Melissa's daddy is excited that they will be back in the area, but is not too excited about having IU students in the family. I think he will be OK with it until they become IU basketball or football fans. The Purdue fan in him cannot quite handle that idea. His often used expression about his Illini loving son is "I thought I raised you better than that..." apparently not!

It is a real blessing to have them be within a 4 hour drive instead of 14. They have secured a townhouse they like, rented from a Lincoln Christian College alum who knows Jason's Uncle Tim and Melissa's Aunt Margie. This was the first place they looked at--it was definately a God timed connection.

We had been praying and praying for God to reveal clearly which school He wanted them to attend and He did exactly that. We are thrilled for the kids and can't wait until summer when they get to come CLOSER TO HOME!

Game Day!

Our attempt at self portrait

We spent yesterday at a long, cold Cub game. We were given tickets to the opening series with the Brewers. The game didn't turn out too well for the Cubbies, but we really enjoyed the day away from home. It was wierd being in the ball park and being so cold. Usually when we are there, we are longing for a little shade--yesterday we would have been overjoyed for a seat in the sun. For most of the day you could actually see your breath when you talked! My sweet husband wore a heavy winter coat and was still cold. Apparently the Cubs were cold too, or at least their bats were. At any rate it was a fun day with my sweetie at the ballpark.
Labels: Cub game

Watching Opening Day Cubs vs. Brewers with

Melissa, Jason and Olivia

Two of my Favorite People!

Olivia was here Sunday--she has definately got the crawling thing down good now. She was even making time on the slippery hardwood floors. I am not watching her this week because mommy is home for spring break. Good thing--I need this week to move stuff. Grammy's house is not too "crawling friendly" and it is time to get it that way!

It Needs a Picture

So I was thinking--what good is a blog called Just Call Me Grammy without an adorable picture of the sweetie who makes me Grammy, so here she is... Quite a cutie isn't she?

Just Getting Started

My first blog . . . I keep thinking I need to do this, but I am not a writer and I struggle with what to write about. I love reading other blogs. I probably spend too much time reading, but I really feel like I have gotten to know some awesome people and I know I have been blessed and encouraged by what others have written. I never would have thought that God would use something like blogs on the internet to connect, teach, encourage and strengthen my Christian walk, and yet He has and does! So this is the first . . . we'll see how it goes!