Time keeps on slipping into the future

I don't know why I can't keep up anymore.  Grand kids maybe.   I'm so lucky to have mine living close by.  Theres never an outing with out them involved.  I love it, memories we will never forget.  We've been up the the mountains for a fishing trip, to the strawberry patch for strawberries, and to the park several times.  And that's just with school being out for 2 weeks.  We have lots more planned along with several camps for the kids. Everything is so easy lately.  Maybe I should watch out, the calm before the storm? 

 I have this long serious post planned out.  As soon as I have take time to write it.  We've had 2 birthdays this month.  Staisha turned 23, and Doreese turned 20.  WOW!  That's 9 kids graduated high school.  9 kids moving on with their lives.  I'm looking forward the the next 20, or 40 years with them.

more pictures

pictures from easter

MORE TO COME...........

grandkids birthdays

April has both Andrew and Laurens birthday.  It's our only birthdays for the month.  Andrew turned 11 and Lauren turned 6.  Nana sure does love her grand babies.

Spring!

I love spring.   I'm not sure it's my favorite time of year, but it's a close second if it's not.  Fall and spring tie for first place.  All my flowers are blooming, kids play outside until dark, kids at soccer fields, and glorious weather.  Our spring break is this next week, ugh! and joy!  It's so much easier when the kids are out of school, no stress.  But the kids get so bored.  We live in a world of entertainment.  Society tells us we can't just sit and reflect, we have to be busy.  I'm sure one of the first things the kids will do when they go back to school is write about what they did over spring break.  They think it's unacceptable to say OH we slept in, stayed up late, watch movies, and played outside.  Nope, they want to say we went to the beach or the lake house or on some dramatic trip.  Oh well,  guess they'll be disappointed.  I'll be happy to say we slept in, stayed up late, watched movies, and enjoyed the sunshine.  AND, we didn't have to do baths every night, no homework, no worries about what someone is going to wear and, no teenage arguing over borrowing clothes.  Now that's a break!    

Black Cloud

Well it's been so long since I posted I'm sure I've lost some of my readers.  It seems like we were under a black cloud for a while.  BUT Thank you Jesus it's been lifted.  The junk we went through finally ended.  All came out right as it should have (blessing # 1).  It was just the devil I'm sure but it's hard to keep on going as if nothing has happened.  We have been blessed, blessed, this month.   My son in law just completed his on the job training.  He has a bachelors in criminology and waited a year and a half for a job.  He finished in the top 5 of his class and got the shift and hours he wanted.  Way to go Josh!  Blessing #2.  Marvin and Doreese both got jobs. Good jobs. Blessing #3.  We got enough back on taxes to pay off some debt, and we did. Blessing #4.  Krishawanda, who had moved to another state with her boyfriend, (BAD situation) came back home. Blessing #5.  We are truly blessed daily, these were just big time prayers answered. 

Everyone is healthy and doing well.  We did have a few injuries this month, Hannah fell in the back yard and broke her arm.  The same arm and same place she fell and broke in 2010 when we were skating.  It is healing very well, and she gets her cast off in a couple more weeks.  John was playing football at school and broke his finger.  They didn't even call me, just sent him home on the bus as usual.  He had to have surgery to put in a screw.  He is doing great! So much better than I would have done I'm sure.

Everyone is looking forward to Easter.  We have a big dinner here as usual.  Lots of fun and family.  And SONSHINE.



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UGA

Woo Hoo!!!!  My daughter Jennifer (middle)  who lives in Tennessee and attends school at Vanderbilt,  has just been offered a job at UGA.  This is HUGE!  She will graduate with her PhD in December.  The job actually starts in August BUT they are willing to hold the position for her until December.  Thank you Jesus.  We are all so blessed!  I will love having her close and the job is her dream job.  Who would have thought there would be a professor in my family??  NOONE.  I was sure not the one in high school voted most likely to succeed.  Nope.  But God is just that way.  I gave him my life when I was 12 years old.  He works miracles all the time.  Sometime we don't know they are miracles, but time always tells.  Tabitha is on the right and Staisha on the left.  Tabitha graduated UGA with a degree in Social work.  Staisha is still working on hers, with 2 years under her belt at West Ga.  I am so proud of all my children. Destinee just started college and has overcome some major issues.   Some of them are slow at making the right decisions, but they will come around.  Again I'm giving God the Glory, he has made all things fall into place in my life.  Thank you Lord. Again, and Again.