As We Shuffle Along

We are pretty much settled in our temporary housing only to move sooner than we had hoped.

David's last day of work is June 24th. Yes finally a for sure date! In fact he has only five days left to work from today until the 24th...vacation time you know! And after that every day will be a vacation day. Our most difficult decisions may very well be.....should we weed the garden, go fishing or for a drive in the woods in the jeep? Quite the decisions huh?

We had a very successful final garage sale, sold everything but two very small boxes of 'stuff'. We also had quite a few people interested in our one big item for sale...our temporary residence. Thinking what the heck...people will be passing through, it's worth it to put a for sale sign on the house. We even had a gal who seemed very interested saying that she could see a lot of potential and took our names...however she has not called. RATZ we say. Oh well we are looking forward to futzing it up to put it on the market.

And the latest picture of Julia Bernice. Lenny and Kel had a 3-D ultrasound done this past week. They said they could see little Julia Bernice playing with the umbilical cord the picture was so clear! How cool is that?!

Both Kel and Jen are halfway through their pregnancies and both are the cutest darned itty bitty little expectant moms...nothing like me who gained 75 yes seventy five pounds! Mom used to tell me that even my nose and eyelids were fat...and they were!

Next update from the north land as we head there on Sunday.

A Special Wish For A Special Girl

Happy first birthday Dezbah Daisy.

A year ago today your brave mom and dad gave birth to you in a wonderful, natural way.

You are a special little girl and we love you.

Grandpa Dave and Granny B

Well He Had To Fight For It But......

HE GOT IT

Yup the fight is over, it's official, David is retiring early. He has not received his last date of employment yet but it should be June sometime.

Phew we say!

Congratulations husband you deserve it to be sure!

PS-He didn't really get in a fight but that really is a black eye. A cement saw kicked back and got him in the eye. It got much blacker than that as the days went by. Does he look mean as can be there? Ya whatever, old softy doesn't have a mean bone in his body!

A Special Day

For three special ladies.

Happy Mother's Day to Rachel who is celebrating her very first Mother's Day with her almost year old Dezbah Daisy.

To Kel and Jen who are mothers in waiting and deserve a special day today as well.

You all are about to begin a journey and a wonderful journey it is.

Love you guys
Grandpa and Grandma

And a happy mom's day to all of you mom's out there.

Oh My Goodness-Oh my Goodness!!!!!

So, we are in the northland this week. Weather is not bad however there will be ice on Leach Lake for the fishing opener. On to my story.

At 1:30am this morning our motion detector light went on. It is on the garage, the garage is about 25 feet from our bedroom window. I didn't think much of it as it goes off whenever a deer etc walks by it. For some reason though I took a look last night, well both of us took a look. We had a nice big black bear standing alongside the shed. He looked pretty large. David thinks bigger than the one he shot some years back hunting. He didn't seem bothered by the light and just ambled into the woods behind the shed.

This morning we looked for track finding this one. As you can see his paw is as big as my foot.

Now I have been saying that I want to see a bear, want to get a picture of one and in fact jokingly told David that I was going to throw jelly doughnuts etc out to attract them. BUT I don't mind telling you that I am a bit freaked out about this sighting! I will be getting bear mace for walking in the woods....IF I walk in the woods again...


David is sure that he was just walking through. It seems he came out of the woods on one side of the shed, walked around the front of the shed (between the shed and our house) and then back to the other side and into the woods. I think I will go with..yup he is just passing through. And if not I wish he would pass through during the day, when we are all safely in the house, so that I can get a picture of him!


Gotta love the northwoods.

A Year Ago Today

We were waiting for the drizzle to stop wondering if the ceremony would be held inside or out. At the last minute there was a break in the weather and Lenny and Kelly were married outside in a beautiful ceremony.

Today they are expecting their first baby and have built a wonderful life together. For a mom there is not much better than seeing your son turn into a fabulous man, married to a great lady that he truly loves and soon to become a father.

Happy anniversary Len and Kel.

I Didn't Forget

I just forgot to blog my husband a very happy birthday.

Yup yesterday was David's 58th and his last birthday celebrated as an employed person. Next year we will be retired one way or another and in the north woods.

Love you David

Some Weeks I Have Nothing To Say

And the next week you can't shut me up!!! Those of you that figure I am always talking and never say anything anyway....shush you....haha.

So, anytime that you are a survivor of a devastating illness or event people ask you what are you going to do next, sky dive? I have been asked that many times and my response has always been, "Are ya nuts!".

BUT yesterday I think I did my version of sky diving....I had Lasik surgery on both eyes. Being the weak stomach faint when I have blood drawn kind of gal that I am I never ever considered this as an option. But David talked me into it and I went in for the consultation, scheduled the surgery date and got them to prescribed Valium as a pre surgery relaxant.

Yesterday I was not a bit nervous...well maybe a tad but not so much about the procedure but the fear that I would pass out and screw the procedure up. The doc let me know that if I did pass out it wouldn't be such a much as I would already be laying down and my eyes would be taped open. SO.....I didn't take the Valium and made it through without passing out during the procedure. Afterwards the old feeling came twice and I needed to lay down but didn't totally go under.

The procedure really is not that uncomfortable and it is so fast and it sure is nice to wake up and be able to see. AND I have a wonderful little Valium saved for another time......

Yup, I did my sky diving and did it my way.