Summer is Almost Over

Well summer has been a very productive one. Our house is now finished except for guttering and getting some things changed and painted up, porch, swing a few doors. We are loving the looks of the house and can't believe the difference it has made in the appearance. I will post before and after pictures soon

My Grandson finally made it home for his summer visit and I saw a few things this summer that I really was not really ready for, well I knew they were coming but you never want these things to make you feel you are really getting old and where has the time gone. My grandson is about 6'1" and kisses me on top of the head most the time because he doesn't like bending down to my 5'3" and giving me a real hug, once in awhile I do get a good hug from him. It is also amazing to hear him talk and I can tell him from his sisters now. When I would talk with him on the phone I would have to talk awhile so I could figure who I talking to before calling them by name. He is turning in to a very good looking young man . Where has my little grandson gone and it happens so quickly. I love the person he is.

Also going on at the same time we went camping for 4 days, had a really awesome time with family and friends and celebrated my granddaughters 17th birthday, seems like yesterday I was watching her be born. She being my 1st grandchild we spent much time together. She is a junior in high school and driving. Her mother got her a car for her 17th birthday so we came home and took it to the lake on her birthday, hide notes for her to find it and put a bow on it. She was very excited and cried a lot. She look so grown up getting into her car and driving off with brother, sister and grandfather (only has her permit). Seem like yesterday she was learning to ride a 2 wheeler. What a wonderful young woman she is.

That just leaves my youngest grandchild Jordan. I was worried I would not be as close to her because I was not present and overseeing her birth like the other two. We were still living in CA and I new I would not spend much time with her till she was about 1 1/2. Well God took care of that because he made her like her grandma, she like all the same things I like and we can both hang out in craft stores for hours, she loves to shop and we spend a lot of time together. She was amazing to watch camping. She has grown up a lot this summer,her actions, her speech. We did some tubing on the lake it was one of those MasterCard ads, tube 85.00, gas 10.00 grandchild's laughter priceless, we could hear her laughing on shore as she was flying in the tube behind grandpa's boat. It was a wonderful time seeing her and brother in the tube together. She really misses him and that is one of the many downsides to him living in CA, missing the bonding time together growing up. But they do make up for it while he is home.

We kind of decided that was one of the best vacations we have had in a long time. No amusement park, no driving or flying to get some where that we are always in a hurry to get some where else, busy all day, bed late up early and exhausted when you come home. We are thinking of places to go next year where we can just hang out. Surprising the kids enjoyed it also. Maybe house boating, we have done it before when Heather was small. It's restful, you can take your boat, and just make memories.


The last people I would like to talk about are my daughter Heather first. It was really good to see her having such a relaxing time. She stays way to busy most of the time and never complains of all the things she does, being her Mom I do worry about her. We have a really close relationship and I admire her a lot. She is a wonderful young women and does most everything with a happy heart the way the Lord wants us to. She has had a lot going on in her life the last couple of months and I know having Josh gone weighs heavy on her heart sometimes. She needed the rest and I was glad to see her enjoying herself with her children no TV, phones or any electronics, they were told they had to leave everything at home. Did take cell phones but they were used very little. I hope Heather can have at least one week a year like that was. Heather I love You.

Next I would like to say what a wonderful husband (39yrs) father and grandfather we have. It was his idea to get a toy for the boat so the kids could go tubing, of course thanks to PB knowing how to manage our boat he even got to tube. That was great fun to watch for the grand kids. They are amazed sometimes that there grandparent can do some of the things we do. Guitar Hero and all. Joel loves to fish and had planned on doing some, but never got around to it with all the kids wanting to tube and he being the boat driver. He never complained or mentioned fishing, he was just glad to see everyone having a good time. Thank you for being the wonderful husband, father and grandfather you are. You probably don't hear that often enough from us. I love you.

Well it has been a wonderful summer, the weather has been great, we had a lot of fun but all good things must come to end, but only for season. Hope you all had a great summer