A 30 Second Tutorial- How To Eat Jello-SweetCheeks Video

You may

THINK

you know how

to eat

JELLO.

Let me tell you..

you need more

than a spoon!

Stop by anytime

I think there may be

a few spoonfuls

left in the bowl...

just for you--

You can have them

all cuz

I'm not touching them!

SweetCheeks Visits Lowes-I Can't Go Back

I picked SweetCheeks up

to give her Mom time

to do their taxes
a couple of weeks ago

uninterrrupted.

Imagine that!

I told my daughter that

I had to go to Lowes

but I would take

SweetCheeks with me.

SweetCheeks immediately'

informed me that she

hated Lowes.

I think her exact words were~

I HAHTE LOWES, NANA!

Too bad!

Do you want to go with Nana

or stay with Mom and

stay quiet so she

can work on taxes?

*big sigh*

I'hll go witth yohu

but I stihll hate Lowes!

She brightened a bit

when I told her they had

flowers and we would find

something to do with

gardening that she could have

to "help me" come summer.

Immediately upon walking

in we found it..

the perfect thing..

a DorathuExplhoharh

watering can.

She smiled sweetly

and was a very good girl

while I found what I needed.

 Of course, before I left the

store I had to go to the bathroom.

I don't know why because

I only drank about 4 cups of

coffee and had

ONE STARBUCKS LATTE.

~Do you think they will ever

pay me for all the free advertising I

give them~

Anyway..

IN THE BATHROOM

the conversation goes something like

this....

I dohn't haffta go.

Well, I do..

There is noone in here so just

sit tight and look at

your cute self in the mirror

while Nana goes potty.

Oh-kay...

I close Door#1 behind me.

I hear footsteps coming in..

and peek through the crack

(why are we all so paranoid)

to make sure SweetCheeks is

still right where I can see her.

She is still looking at herself in

the mirror.

I uh...ummm..you know- tinkle-
for lack of a more technical term-

and go out to wash my hands.

I get my camera out to

take a pic of SweetCheeks

making faces at herself in the mirror.

Nana?

Yes, honey?

Did yohu see that wooman?

(Oh dear Lord in Heaven...

please...please...please...

it is echo-y in here and the

water is too quiet to drown

out any "secrets")

Nana?

Are we ready to go, SweetCheeks?

Noh...NANA!?

What?

Did you see that lady?

No..I can't help myself..

I am taking pictures.

Her looks like this...

Lord...please..please...please

don't let me start to laugh...

Her dusn't haff eny teeth..

her looks like this...

My face starts burning..

SweetCheeks is smiling happily...

like she has uncovered a nice

big secret.

Shhhhh...I whisper..That's

not nice....

Let's go..

Okay..Nana...

But you know whut else?

(silently to myself...I am NOT asking)

Yohu know how come I knohw that...

cuz hers smiled at me.

I think hers smiled at me cuz

hers liked my

Dorha the Explorah

water can.

I hear rustling..

I hear flushing..

but I am OUT THE DOOR..

before I have to

see the poor soul

that was locked behind

Door Number Two.

SweetCheeks last words?

Nana~WHY arhe yohu ahlways

is such a hurrhy?

It could be because I

don't want to get

"the look"...

you know..

"the look"

the one reserved for people

that can't keep their

kids "in tow".

I'll take my chances with

letting the chatter flow

because you never know

what pearls of wisdom

will drop from the mouths of babes.
Of course, you gotta take the good
with the bad...
If they say the wrong thing....
Just look at them like they belong to
someone else and pretend you
are babysitting.
It worked with my own kids
and it works even  better
with grandkids!

Easter Egg Hunt-Last Easter Post- I Promise

Listen-Bear with me for not
visiting this week-I am at a
MEDICAL CONFERENCE
 with MyHero and
SOMEONE
forgot to put the mouse
in the bag with this stinking OLD laptop..
so I can hardly type.
It makes me want to
BEAT SOMEONE...
Is there a Doctor in the house?;>)
 
Anyway-back to Easter...

After Easter brunch

we headed back to the house

for an afternoon of

Easter egg hunting and

family fun.

The eggs were hidden

and the line up to hunt

began...

little kids first

followed by older ones.

There are a couple of rules...

The big kids can't pick up

any eggs that are below their

knees...AND....

if it is high they have to figure

out how to get it down

with no help from the adults.

Ready...Set...Go!

As you can see..

MyHero is off and running

with his own basket.

"CheaterDog"

as I like to call him.

Ria stops to

think about her plan of action.

Lulu is off and filling her basket

SweetCheeks is off and running.

This is all new to BabyE.

He is not quite sure what all

the excitement is about

but he is figuring it out as he goes.

There are low eggs...

And high eggs...

And....do you remember that

I told you about

CHEATERDOG before?

Well, here you can see

him in action!

Caught.In.The.Act.

Egg is forfeited!

TheIslandScout

who likes to pretend he is

a tough old Suthern' boy

got caught in a tender moment

with his little guy...

AND

blowing bubbles

for the  kids to chase.

And..to wind up the day..

I looked down by the Bay

and there were all our

"boys"

looking out at the water.

A perfect end to a

perfect

Easter~

AMEN!

Easter Brunch Bunch

We went out for Easter

brunch this year..

We started at Starbucks

and got a picture of

Papa with his

precious little people.

We moved on to

the Radisson...

and were greeted by a

nice big salad bar

with a

bunny ice sculpture.

We had a nice table for

our family and,

as you can see,

some of us really

"get into"

our food.

The Easter bunny

made the rounds.

I ate all my carrots

okay...

just kidding..

those are fake.

And SweetCheeks

entertained her

OTHER GRANDMOTHER,

Marilyn.

She is almost

as good of an audience as I am.

She was still smiling when

she left...

even after

SweetCheeks informed her

that she had a fat face...

I think that was right

after she told anyone that

cared to listen that

Gramma has a fat face

and Nana has big boobs.

I heard the word

FLOPPY in there somewhere

and I DON'T think

she was referring to the

rabbit's ears.

Some really SHOULD

squelch that child.

I will try to do that

right after I stop laughing.

Baby E and Easter and Starbucks

On Easter Sunday,

after church,

we met at Starbucks

while we were waiting for

our brunch reservations.

We got there before

The Three Cousins

arrived

 so

BabyE had a captive

audience for a while.

He loved on his Mom for a bit~

Then he took off his jacket to have a bite

of pumpkin loaf cuz we just couldn't

explain there was a big brunch

coming up.  This little guy

was too hungry to wait!

A few bites and he was off to play

with the window shade chain.

And within a few minutes

and 3 or 4 phone calls

to make sure we were at the

right Starbucks

the

Three Cousins arrived.

Ria was the first to give him a big hug and a kiss.

 Next Lulu tried to love on him

but all he wanted to do was
escape and get back to his
window chain.

Uh-oh-Who's missing here?

SweetCheeks!

SweetCheeks!

Whut?

Don't you

want to give BabyE

a little love?

No-Thahnk yohu!

I'm bizzy rhight nhow.

And so she was...

Busy trying to eat the mints

BEFORE the meal..

Now I know where

she gets that

fresh mouth from....

Amen!



SweetCheeks Drawing And Talking Video

It is the first day that

it is warm enough

to sit outside.

Notice the snow

down by the

Bay.

Spring is not

really here yet.

The patio has

not been

cleaned of winter debris

and the playhouse

is not yet open.

Instead we will sit..

and draw..

and talk..

Enjoy~

At least I am not

old and fat

this time!

One last look and

she is off

and running~

Easter Blessings~

From My Family

To Yours~

May we never forget

the true meaning

of Easter~
Spending time with
my family tonight
& tomorrow~

God Bless and Keep You!

Diana

Loving On Baby E At The Bass Pro Shop

When we were in

Springfield, Missouri

we met our kids

at the

Bass Pro Shop.

THAT is quite an experience.

It is unbelievable, really.

Full of fish and wildlife

some alive, some taxidermied

into being forever perfect.

And, almost as perfect

as all those wonderful

animals, we enjoyed

our own little animals

for the day.

The cousins loved spending

part of the day wandering

in the

Bass Pro Shop.

But BabyE was the

hit of the day.

He is so cute,

and good natured,

that you cannot help

loving on him.

Auntie TPot got her

kiss in early.

Lulu was not far behind.

Ria is his most special friend.

She is on him like white on rice.

He adores her.

She got her smooch too~

Then there is SweetCheeks.

Don't you want to have

your picture taken

kissing BabyE?

Look- He's waiting for you

to give him a kiss....

No~ Thank you!

Nana-look up!

What?

Look at the ceiling...

Do yohu see those are fishes

fhloating and duckses flhoating

on the wahter in the ceiling...

and we arhe supposed to be

in the wahter?

Yes~ I see that.

Well yohu know whut!

What?

They all poop in the wahter..

and nohw we arhe gonna get

all poopie!

Really?

Nah....I'm jus' kiddin'~

Great- all we need...

One more jokester in the family~

MyHero will be so pleased!

SweetCheeks Talks About Boys-Video

I love all the

pre-school stories

that SweetCheeks

regales us with.

With a little encouragment

we can get her

to talk about

anything.

Actually, she will

talk about anything

with NO encouragement.

Please ignore any disorder

you see-I am not

a perfectionist when

there are kids around....

and it is hard for me to

show a picture

when things are in

less than perfect order.

It is God giving me

a lesson in humility.

Amen...

Enjoy

Conversations at the

Breakfast Bar~



Merry Easter!

These were taken

on

April 20th.
We ended up with
10 inches of snow.

Mother Nature

says we are

NOT EATING

on the deck.

She is smiling...

I am crying....

The playhouse feels sad...

The bird food is

covered with snow

The squirrels are

waiting for new corn

on the cob..

And then there's

The Easter Bunny...

and you can see

what he is up to!

Flashed by

The Easter Bunny?

(Double click on image

for a special treat)

Flowers And Bunnies For Easter

I love Spring flowers.

I love Bunnies.

Especially this painting

of French Rabbits

which hangs in my

dining room.

I love old things.

I love new things.

I love new things that look old.

I love old things that look new.

Take a peek..

at my

favorite old bunny!

I hope Hugh Hefner

isn't looking to

expand his

hutch!

Lookout Hollywood!!!