Living Green?

Watching the Green Planet channel is so interesting and inspires one to do what you can for the environment. Deb and Nate also do a good job at reminding us of ways to be more green.I was feeling pretty good about how much we recycle, thinking that I'm doing my part. However, recently I started thinking about how many things that I buy in containers that need to be recycled. What could I be doing different.

Today Matt was talking about possibly switching to cloth diapers and then I brought up my guilt feelings for all the things that I buy in plastic and tin containers. We eat a lot of yogurt, and so immediately the guys decided that maybe we should make our own yogurt. Years ago when my children were little, my sisters and I used to make our own. Wil's sister, Sue makes great yogurt and so we need to get her recipe. Oh yes, we also decided that we may as well make our own granola. We eat a lot of that as well.

I love it that the guys are the ones doing the research and that they will probably be the ones making the yogurt!

I know that it would help if I would cook my own beans. There are so many things that I could do if I just would.

What are some ideas that you have that would be helpful?

Grandson #4

We are so excited about our newest grandson. Thursday I was just finishing up at work when Jan brought me the phone saying Matt wanted to talk to me. He started out saying, "mom, how would you feel about"(and my mind is assuming he is asking how I would feel about watching the boys tonight)-instead,"having the 4th grandson?" WHAT???!!!! What in the world. I had a tizzy. Just the day before they were told, they were #1 on the list for a boy. None of us had any idea it would be this soon.

They were expecting a Toddler between the age of 2 and 3. There new son is 2 months old and the birth date he was given is December 11th, which is Matt and Monica's anniversary. As soon as we saw his picture, he melted right into our hearts. He is an adorable little boy and he has cow licks in his hair, just like all three of our other grandsons.

Tonight we went to Daudy and Grandma's to show them pictures and Great Grandma's excitement was priceless.

We do however all think that Auntie Melissa gets the prize for telling the most strangers about him. I believe she said that on her flight from PA to AZ, she told everyone in her row about her new nephew and showed them pictures. I believe probably all the directors from Ten Thousand Villages know by now.

Papaw's Boy

This morning when Sawyer woke up, I went in to get him out of the crib. We had our usual conversation. Hi Sawyer! "Gramah" "Papaw? Papaw?" no just Grandma. Papaw is at work. "Papaw? Papaw? Papaw? Papaw?" Sawyer, do you want to eat? He shakes his head no and goes back to his papaw request. We try to call papaw at work on speaker phone. Only Papaw's voice mail came on, but that was enough to have him take the phone and put it up to his ear. We then went up to the computer and pulled up some pictures of papaw and then he was ready to eat.

Brennan the Photographer

Brennan spent the afternoon with us and decided he wanted to take pictures with our camera. I believe he took around 125 pictures. Many of them I had to delete, since I didn't need pictures of the floor and there are only so many that ones needs, of the same people sitting on the couch.

TV show we were watching.

He went went us to visit his Great Grandma and Daudy. He caught Grandma coming out of the restroom and Daudy reading the paper.

Typical scene when one is visiting Daudy's

Maybe I will check out my shoes, oh and why not my tongue as well.

Great Grandma sitting on her chair talking to Wil while Kathy is working on a puzzle.

Tradition is that every time Brennan goes to visit Daudys and remembers to ask, he gets corn candy. Brennan has always called it popcorn candy. Daudy always gives him the amount that he is old. Today he got 4 1/2! Great Grandma loves how Brennan always goes to the same place to eat his candy.

Superbowl Party

I told Rose Swartz that if I would have a Superbowl party everyone would need to come in their sweats or Pj's. I enjoy being comfortable. She said that they would be willing to do that and so we had Jon, Rose, Emma, Lucas, Matt, Monica, Brennan and Sawyer join us for a laid-back party.

Matt thought it would be fun to have me make homemade pizza like I used to make. Now, what I used to do is a little more work than just calling, The Pizza Depot. I did have fun doing it, even though I didn't have my homemade pizza sauce.

Emma and Brennan showing their goofy side.

This gives you an idea how relaxed and comfortable we were, including Sawyer. I regret that I don't have a picture of Rose and Lucas.

The evening ended with Brennan begging Jon to climb the chimney and stand on the log. I asked Jon to clean the the log while he was up there.

Closet

Walking into our closet Brennen said, "I know which side are your clothes. Yours are on the left because they are more pretty and Papaw's are on the right because they are more handsomer!"

Love

I love you Grandma.

I love you too Brennan.

I love you more.

I don't think so.

Oh yes. I love you 100!

I love you 100 too!

Oh, that's nice.

End of discussion. It reminded me of my conversations with Isaiah when he was about that age.

Basketball

I went to my nephews, Jesse and Judson's basketball game this afternoon. I enjoy going whenever I have time or should I say, whenever I remember. It's a good way to be able to yell and act young again. However, today I couldn't yell since I have this crazy head cold again and don't have much of a voice. To be honest, I really wasn't needed in the yelling department. I sat beside my two sisters, Anna and Carol. Then Jane Hochstetler was behind me and they all yelled enough for me as well. Anna's husband frank was there but I didn't hear him yell.

My brother JR and his wife Fern(the parents of Jesse and Judson) were right behind us in their usual place. It's a good place for us siblings to interact. JR is always videoing the game and so his opinions of the game all gets recorded.

Where else can one get so much direction in life other than on the basketball court. Defense! Defense! Shoot! Shoot! Rebound! Good Pass! What were you thinking?!! Come on! Yes, yes, go!
Oh, no! Come on guys, get your head in the game. Move it! Move it! That was not a foul! Why didn't he call that foul?! Stupid refs! and to think that we pay them. Go team Go!

And to think, these instructions are only the ones from the fans, that probably couldn't even run up and down the court anymore.

Like today, they don't always win, but we sure have fun watching them and getting all stressed out about something other than our routine schedules.

Afternoon and Evening with the little guys

Grandma Kathy with Brennan and Sawyer

Unshaven Papaw with his little buddy-Sawyer

Sawyer getting into Papaw's bags

This is how the Toy Room looked after Sawyer was done.

We had the boys while Matt and Monica went to Karissa Miller's wedding. We had a fun afternoon and evening with them.

This video was taken last Sunday afternoon. Brennan is quite competitive and isn't quick to give up.

Facial

For a while today I thought I had died and gone to Heaven. Well maybe that is exaggerating, but it sure was wonderful. It is one of the best gifts ever. Thanks to my husband, I enjoyed an hour of bliss. Soothing music in the background, hot towels,peace and quiet and I don't know what all. I am quite sure I was in and out because that hour went really fast.

If you too need to be pampered, you can call Intrigue at 825-3089
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Some of you may think I look like I did die!