Giving Thanks!

We had a wonderful, hectic Thanksgiving this year. Everyone was at our house but the food was not the main event this year. We welcomed our newest little grandson as he came home from the hospital to join us. Here's a picture of the two new family members we've added this year and feel very blessed to have them both in our lives. Randy's bride is holding two day old DJ.

Thankfulness

It's always a good idea to count your blessings and be thankful even in the midst of hardships. This year it'll be easy--our new little grandson will be coming home from the hospital to join us for Thanksgiving! DJ was born at 5:43 this morning and weighed in at 9 lbs! After struggling to carry him to term and even being hospitalized, we rejoice at his safe arrival. His brother was born almost a year ago and spent 20 days in the NICU center.

Weekend at the Beach

Ok, so it wasn't the typical anniversary weekend but we still had fun! My husband of 36 years and I took our 11 month old grandson to the coast with us so his very pregnant mommy could get some rest. It was his first trip to the ocean so we had lots of fun and although we were exhausted long before he was, it was quite an adventure! Here's a view from our room and then a few of the little one enjoying it all!

A little helper...

Grandpa was busy installing child safety latches at the new place when Michael thought he'd help. So much for child safety!

Still more boxes to pack!

Moving is exhausting (for the grown-ups) but it has it's perks too! Grandpa had Michael racing around the room!

Waiting

This is one time when we hope we have to wait a long time! Our daughter-in-law is in the hospital and will remain there until the birth of our new grandson. The doctor says she is at 32 weeks & two days and in his estimation, the baby will probably be born by Sunday. (He's hoping that he's wrong). They are expecting about the same complications as Michael had, but that remains to be seen of course. The hospital is really cracking down due to the flu season so her other children can't visit. It's hard to explain why mommy isn't around to a 10 month old! I've got a bad cold so I can't go either but keep updated on the phone. When I talked to her a couple of minutes ago, she was having more contractions.......

Just weary

Maybe it's the gray damp weather or the stress level of paper work deadlines looming at work, but whatever the cause, I find myself very weary these days. In the morning, I have all sorts of things I want to accomplish when I get home from work but what I actually do is collapse on the couch and think about how soon I can go curl up under the covers and sleep! The weekend is coming-maybe that will be the answer to those unanswered chores!