Hello It's Me

I remember writing a post 3 years ago when I was turning 57 and how it bothered me just a little, today I am writing about turning the BIG 60 in just 3 days..Funny thing is that number doesn't bother me at all. Why you might ask? I'm not sure either and I won't spend much time worrying about it...All I know is my life is full & happy and I have more energy than  I've had in years (could be the weight I've lost or chasing Hazel) I'll take it either way....I will look back on my 50's with fond memories after all I became  "Oma" 4 times !!! So good bye 59, HELLO 60 Let's CELEBRATE and let the good times keep on coming, I'm ready if you are!!!!

2014 Ending

The year (2014) is coming to an end soon, as always we look back on the things we have or have not done and maybe we will accomplish them in the new year.   As I look back on my life this past year, I was blessed in ways I could not imagine....This has been a happy year for us.. We welcomed our 4th granddaughter Hazel into the family and I just have to say that child is pure joy, along with that Amy & her husband Jason are back home in "Sweet Home Alabama" Who could ask for more?  Having all "my kids" in the same town is a high light in my life....I am looking forward to 2015 and all that she has to offer me,  BRING IT ON....Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

Special Day!!!!!!

One of the happiest days of my life also happens to be the birth of my youngest daughter...when I tell the story of how that day went they can't believe it...it's funny..so here goes ....First, I had no idea that my water had broken ( Dr. broke water with 1st child) so I didn't know what to expect, let's just say I wasn't any smarter the second time around. I just thought that I was wetting the bed several times, so I got up & changed  my gown & then it hit me what was happening...I was never in any pain, just a back ache. Hubby was at Fire Dept. at the time so I called him. I think he thought he was going to have to delivered the baby cause he was home in record time..but I had not called the Dr.yet so he went into a panic mode....whats the hurry I said "we have time".. but I made the call...& Dr. said come in, I was only a day away from my due date...so I didn't have time to take a shower or wash my hair..so we woke oldest daughter up & out the door we went to my parents to drop daughter off but I decided to get out of car & go potty which made hubby nervous, any way he wasn't paying attention & fell down the hill rolling all the way down...you ought to hear how my mom tells the story..Finally we are at the hospital but no one told me you had to pre register so hubby took care of it..but I didn't see him again till I was going into delivery....what was he doing...well lets see...moving the car ,eating breakfast, calling everyone ,letting them know we would have a baby that afternoon. They were paging him & 30min.later he shows up as they are wheeling me into delivery..where are you going he asks...Mr.W. she's having the baby now..you see I had waited so long in taking my time getting to hospital they didn't have time to prep me..Well any way hubby's response was "you can't have the baby now", I already told everybody it would be this afternoon....Mr. W. this baby is coming now, are you coming into the delivery room?  HUH & he looks at me for a answer..At that point in time I could have cared less & waved  my hand in the air & said do what you want....a few mins later he shows up just in time to see our sweet  baby girl being born.  So on October 14,1979 I gave birth to the most beautiful baby ever that has grown into the most beautiful woman ever. There are a few details I left out (like not having a name for her) but she did get a name after 3 days & it fits her but I had nothing to do with her first name, hubby & mother-in-law picked it....thats another story,another time....

Open Letter To Oatmeal

• Dear Oatmeal,   You and I have never liked each other and I'm not sure we ever    will, it goes all the way back to my child hood and it would take hours & hours laying on a couch to figure it out but I have come to a cross road in my life where I must make a few changes...and my mother said you were good for me, mom's know best right?  I am willing to give you a second chance, we all deserve second chances even you...so tomorrow morning I will give you that chance to prove to me that your taste is not as bad as I remembered. I am counting on you to make me a more healthy me so here's to us...please don't make me regret this difficult decision...Sincerly Jane

Summer's Done 2014

Wow it's been awhile, but it's been a busy summer hanging out with the girls, marking things off their to do list....not to mention that I've been to Kentucky every month,(wonder why) & headed that way again next week. Hazelnut is 5 months already, twinkies will be in 1st grade & E. will be in 3rd. Where did time go?        The reason for this rambling on is that I had a conversation with my parents yesterday & one with my sister this morning about the things we do with our grand kids that we may never have done with our own kids..I don't ever remember laying in the drive way so they could outline my body in chalk, but I let E and we all took turns outlining each other, and it looked like a crime scene when we got through....That girl can talk me into most anything..  So as another summer comes to a close & school starts we are hoping that little Hazelnut can come join us in our adventure's at Oma's & Pop's house..I heard it's a fun place to be!!!

No Title

It's been six weeks since I've written anything. Let's just say it's been pretty busy around here or there or everywhere. We moved my mother-in-law in Feb. and she's doing well as expected for some one in her condition. She still knows me and for that I am thankful.  Moving on... And by now you know that our granddaughter made her way to us on the very last day of Feb. I've been up to Kentucky 2 times already and am dying to go right this minute again. I hate not being there for her like I was with the other 3 girls...but goofy me has already sent her a video reading her a story about 5 bouncing bunnies, after I sent it I realized that I looked scary but hey it was hard  trying to read & record at the same time. Oh and if you haven't heard her name it's Hazel Marin Richardson which I truly love!!!!!!!

"Name"

The day is almost here and I still can't believe my baby is having a baby..It won't be real till I see her & hold her in my arms and finally know her name that I have tried to get out of Amy & Jason for months....They insist that they don't know but I find that hard to believe that they don't have a few names floating around...or  maybe Amy is just like me and the poor kid won't have a name for 3 days like her..(long story) Any way I'm sure it will be the right name.. Stay tune, by Friday I'll know and it will be worth the wait...."Thank Heaven For Little Girls"

Girls Girls Girls

During the holiday's hubby & I took the girls out to look at Christmas lights. We took them to the same places we took their mommy & aunt Mimi and some new places we discovered along the way....We were all talking at the same time so I just got bits & pieces of this conversation....."Can we do this every year said twinkie A...." I think we can arrange it I said...Other twinkie said what about Mimi's baby, you know she doesn't have a name yet and  E. said well she can sit in my lap,  I said we may need a bigger car,then  twinkie A said with a sigh we can call her "Bob"...  it got quiet all of a sudden and then every one busted out laughing, that my friends was a Merry Christmas!

"Color My World Pink"

As I sit & write I find that it is hard to believe that I will be "Oma" again next year.. My life (our life) has been so much fun with little girls in it that we will be adding another little girl to join our "girls club" as I like to call it.. I laugh so hard when I'm with them, I forget what's going on in the world.. Life is wonderful & simple in their eye's, and just for a while my world of pink is full of laughter & a whole lot of love. Having 1 more little girl makes it even better....

"Baby Love"

When I posted last and said my life was about to change again now that all the girls were in school, I had no idea what was in store for me....I walked past all the little baby clothes & gave a sigh, like oh how I wish they were babies again.....little did I know that my oldest daughter was keeping a secret ....A BIG SECRET....She kept saying Mom you don't have to buy them (girls} anything and my reply was these may be the only grandchildren I ever have and E. asking me later if I was a sucker cause her Mom said I was.   Later  on my youngest daughter got on FB & wanted to Skype...I told her to wait till the next night because I was going to watch BREAKING BAD...Can you believe it , I had no idea what she was up to, she called her sister back to tell her what I was doing and big sister told her to call me & let me know what's going on....but she didn't....Next night we Skyped and as many of you know by now we will be welcoming a new member to our family....Will not know for a couple of weeks if I will be adding another sweet baby girl to the 3 sweet girls I already have or a little boy that will be thrown in to mix things up....either way , I'm in love.....:)

"Empty Nest"

My world is about to change again...My youngest twin granddaughter's will be starting kindergarten tomorrow, all day, every day, not to forget E. who will be in 2nd grade this year...Angie asked me how it felt to have grandkids old enough to be in school and I thought I should be asking her HOW she feels after all she will be the one that has the "empty nest" so to speak....After a few days of feeling lost (maybe longer) she will be ok, I know, I've been there...All I know for sure is that the years will fly by fast now ...and we will turn around  one day and they (girls) will have babes of their own..     Happy School Year To All...Love Oma

A Cave

While having lunch today a twinkie starting telling me about her adventure into a cave.....I listened carefully while she chatted away telling me that the lights went out & that it "freaked her out" her words......everybody was screaming and that "it was the worst day of her life"...her words again....I'm thinking , when did she take a trip to see a cave so I asked Angie.  Angie had no idea what she was talking about...I'm thinking again... this kid has a good imagination, the expressions on her face, she really believed she took a trip to a cave..All I know is that when I'm with them there is never a dull moment.  My life is so full of FUN when they are around....Stay tune ..

"It will get Better"

This year has started out as a bummer & we are only into the 1st 2 months.....things have to get better....right? I've already told you about my gallbladder so we won't go there again....let's just say I use my condition when hubby mentions outside work....and I say ..I'm not sure if I'm up to it yet, I wonder how long I can get away with it.  Now it's time for me to take care of hubby, he had surgery on his hand last Friday and o my goodness I'm about to go crazy.....this is a man that doesn't know how to take it easy & recover....every 5 mins he's hungery or he wants to know what I'm doing.. & we are only into the 3rd day of a possible 2 weeks of no work....#sayalittleprayerforme....

Lesson Learned

Well I have been forced to slow down for a while thanks to a gallbladder that decided to cause me a stay in the hospital..I am always the 1st one in the family to pave the way for others who may get sick after me.. I am so thankful that I didn't get sick during the holiday's visting my brother, that would have been the pits to end up in a hospital far from home & it would have spoiled everything...OK , on with the story.....We came back home on Dec.31, on Jan.1 I wasn't even thinkin about tradition, you know..black eye peas, greens, didn't even enter my mind.....there's a lesson to be learned, trust me....Jan.2 wake up in middle of night with bad pain, must have been that handful of pecans I ate at mom's .....thought I had the flu, stayed in bed, night time rolls around .bad pain again, moan & groan is what I did...not feeling any better....oh by the way I do have a tolerence for pain but after the 2nd night of rolling all over the floor I decided that something was wrong & it wasn't getting any better..We went to the ER & after 7hrs. I was in a room...you see, I had a bladder infection, dehydrated, pancreatitis & gall stones, now do you see why I should have eaten my peas & greens!!  Happy New Year!!!!!

"1st Grade"

I had a recent conversation with my sister about 1st grade....My # 1 grandaughter is starting 1st grade in a couple of weeks & she's so excited....I was thinking back to when I started 1st grade well over 50 yrs.ago & was wondering out loud if 50 yrs. from now will E remember her 1st day...I'm pretty sure she will, it's a big deal....I remember standing in front of our house smiling while dad took my picture, I had a lavender dress on, white socks, black shoes.(I think) or maybe I just remember cause I came across the picture recently but there's something else you don't know about me....I enjoyed 1st grade so much I decided to do it all over again at another school a year later...but I have no idea what I was wearing that day...& that my friends is all I have to say on the subject.....

"Laugh with Me"

I've had people tell me that I should write a book about all the crazy things that happen to me or all the funny things my grand kids say to me....I should at least write it down so I don't forget. So let's go back a couple of days ago....I spent the night over at Angie's .....the girls wanted me to "camp" out in their bedroom ....I'm glad it was inside & not out...A couple of people in my family know I DON'T like to sleep in a tent out side but thats a whole different story....anyway the girls had it all figured out how we were going to sleep...all on the floor...hard floor which isn't too kind on my hip or back but I can never say no to them... after all I'm the best "Oma" in the whole wide world...So we told stories, and a few minutes later they were sound asleep....and then I got up & slept in E's bed, around 2:30 A.M 1 twinkie made her way into the bed.....a while later the other twinkie showed up.....& then E made her way into the bed...so there we were all four of us together in that tiny bed....& Angie's right... these girls do not sleep late at all...they were up at 6:00 A.M with books for me to read.....& all I could think of was I needed COFFEE & lots of it if I was going to make it through the day....and thank goodness Chris came to the rescue when he came upstairs & said Oma a pot of coffee is brewing now .(.your a good son-in-law)....Let me leave you now with this ....I locked my self in the bath room so I could get dressed , doorknob turning....Oma let me in...no I say ...I'm getting dressed, I'll be out in a min...."..Oma, I promise I will not laugh.."

" 1 FLEA = 10,000 or MORE"

My world has been taken over by flea's. Where they came from or how they got into my house is beyond me,but the last month has been a nightmare. I have tried just about everything. Today I'm going to set off one of those bombs but in order to do that I must get up now & leave the house for a few hours. Today of all days when I had no where to go but it's 11:30 & I'm still sitting ....get up Jane & just leave already....ok, I'm going now...wish me luck that I finally get rid of them for good or I may have to call some one who knows what they are doing cause I sure don't....

"CHANGING"

Never say never cause sooner or later you will eat your words.....what I mean is ..it's never too late to change and that is exactly whats been happing to me..After 30 + yrs. my house has looked the same but somewhere along the line I just got tired of it..I've been watching to many home improvement shows & somewhere in my brain I wanted something fresh, bright & in the 21st century....no wonder every one is in shock, it's not me, every one who knows me knows I don't like change, I will kick & scream before that happens.....maybe some one came in the middle of the night & took me & left a pod that looks like me ....ok now thats just plain weird...my point is... my house is in one big fat mess right now and day by day I see what I had in mind what I wanted my house to look like and I love it....why oh why did I wait so long........

"BIRTHDAY'S"

I was sitting here reflecting on another Birthday & wondering why this ONE happens to bother me more...I'm not 50 or 55....but happen to be 57 right at this very moment....so why is it making me crazy you ask...heck if I know, I really couldn't come up with anything that made sence...Some one once told me that as you get older the years go by faster and it's true, the last 7yr's flew by me so fast it's a blur....So if anyone is turning 50 soon youv'e been warned...I will embrace 57 with everything she has coming my way this year,the good, the bad & the ugly...& be thankful for  it all...and to my parents when I said it was just another day, nothing special..I was wrong....my dad let me know that it was special to him. Another lesson learned in my ripe old age..:)

"Last Week"

Lets just say if it's going to happen, 9 times out of 10 it will happen to me....Last week was one the worst weeks I've ever had & I've had a few but it's been awhile...got my new credit card, my water line is being put in Now...Sorry my mind was drifting to that hot shower....any way..got a new microwave yesterday, took it out of box & well it has a nice big dent on top & no hubby didn't drop it....so now back to the store we will go before they think we did the damage...sigh...& I didn't get it at my local Wal-Mat.....I got it in Springville...on a bright note maybe I can visit my sister, she lives in Springville ....she's off work this week but didn't tell anybody so with my luck lately she may not even answer the door....I take that back she did tell my parents & my Mom told me so it really isn't a secret ...Have fun this week Cindy!! Back to my problems of the week , no wait this is a new week right ,well lets hope that it's better than the last....I'm counting on it..:)