Wednesday, March 28, 2012
March 28,2012
Today is Wednesday the 28th, I can't believe how fast time goes!!! Last Friday we went to St. Helens and got Aimee my 18yr.old granddaughter and took her to pdx so she could fly to Medford to visit her dad and step mom. This is spring break and it's already half over! We hadn't seen Aimee for a month so we had some catching up to do.Although we text and do face book as well as talk on the phone it's not the same as being able to see her. It's always fun to see her! She is very transparent and blunt in her style of conversation. She has always been this way,since she was little. She would say she is shy around her peers. Our time with her this time was spent talking about college. She graduates this year from highschool. Her choices are Portland State,which is close to her mom.or Southern Oregon Universary in Ashland which is close to her Dad. She'll have to live in a dorm it is required for freshman. I think she is alittle afraid of all this change. She's an only child and has been a little overprotected so this is going to be a big transition for her. I have confidence in her that she will do fine and end up loving college,she's a strong girl. So when we pick her up from the airport this Sunday it will be fun to see her again,and find out if she's made any decisions after spending some time with her dad. To be continued...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Thursday,March 22,2012
Two nights ago I got to go to my grandsons orchrestra concert. He is in fifth grade and plays the cello. His family came over and we had pizza before the concert, so we got to get in on him getting ready in his black pants and white shirt and tie. He looked so cute, so we took pictures with him and his cello before we left.
The concert was held at the North Salem High School. I had never been in the school before,it's huge!!!! I think maybe it was built in the 40's. The concert had kids playing from 4th to 12th grade. It was really fun to see how they improved through each grade level. It was alot of fun to watch my grandson interact with his friends. I was so very impressed with his behavior while watching other students play, he really paid attention!! His sister who attended the concert was also well behaved during the concert. The concert lasted about an hour and a half,the teachers did a remarkable job. It must be hard work to be a music teacher to that many kids!There were probably 200 hundred kids to keep organized.! So I went home a very proud grammy,and felt like I got a little culture in the process.
The concert was held at the North Salem High School. I had never been in the school before,it's huge!!!! I think maybe it was built in the 40's. The concert had kids playing from 4th to 12th grade. It was really fun to see how they improved through each grade level. It was alot of fun to watch my grandson interact with his friends. I was so very impressed with his behavior while watching other students play, he really paid attention!! His sister who attended the concert was also well behaved during the concert. The concert lasted about an hour and a half,the teachers did a remarkable job. It must be hard work to be a music teacher to that many kids!There were probably 200 hundred kids to keep organized.! So I went home a very proud grammy,and felt like I got a little culture in the process.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
March 18th, 2012
See something happened...Anyway
Yesterday Sat. March 17th 2012,Papa and i went to the "Original Pancake House" with Jake and Ella. Jake who usually likes savory food ordered buttermilk pancakes, Ella who loves sweets ordered a huge ham & cheese omelette and hash browns. I suggested they sorta share, but they were having none of that! They hovered over their plates and ate very, very well hahaha. They both excused themselves half way through and proceeded to the rest rooms.....hahhaaahaha. They came back and resumed eating.Sorry guys this just had to go down in history..
After Brunch we went to the Lancaster Mall and viewed the new movie the Lorax. It is a Dr. Seuss story about a young boy,who wanted to win the love of a beautiful girl,by planting a tree in their "perfect sterile, treeless town." Jake and Ella are such well behaved children,that it just amazes me!!! Before the movie started I leaned into Ella and asked: "Did your parents give you instructions on how to act?" She shook her head No!! I said really? She said no. I then asked her "do you get spanked?' she said "No not any more." I told her I used to get really hard spankings with my fathers belt. Don't know why I felt this conversation was important..... it just reminded me of a conversation my grandmother and I had had about 58 yrs. ago. I loved her for it,because if she got spanked then it was o.k. that I got spanked to. crazy I know.
Yesterday Sat. March 17th 2012,Papa and i went to the "Original Pancake House" with Jake and Ella. Jake who usually likes savory food ordered buttermilk pancakes, Ella who loves sweets ordered a huge ham & cheese omelette and hash browns. I suggested they sorta share, but they were having none of that! They hovered over their plates and ate very, very well hahaha. They both excused themselves half way through and proceeded to the rest rooms.....hahhaaahaha. They came back and resumed eating.Sorry guys this just had to go down in history..
After Brunch we went to the Lancaster Mall and viewed the new movie the Lorax. It is a Dr. Seuss story about a young boy,who wanted to win the love of a beautiful girl,by planting a tree in their "perfect sterile, treeless town." Jake and Ella are such well behaved children,that it just amazes me!!! Before the movie started I leaned into Ella and asked: "Did your parents give you instructions on how to act?" She shook her head No!! I said really? She said no. I then asked her "do you get spanked?' she said "No not any more." I told her I used to get really hard spankings with my fathers belt. Don't know why I felt this conversation was important..... it just reminded me of a conversation my grandmother and I had had about 58 yrs. ago. I loved her for it,because if she got spanked then it was o.k. that I got spanked to. crazy I know.
March 18th 2012
Hi! When I started this blog I thought it had to be some smart sexy thing with pictures and hip words to entice hundreds of people to read it. Of course then I would beleive I was the coolest Grammy alive. Well screw that...
This is for ME and my grandchildren(if they ever see it or care),it's just going to be a journal about our times togather.
Yesterday I went to the "Original
This is for ME and my grandchildren(if they ever see it or care),it's just going to be a journal about our times togather.
Yesterday I went to the "Original
Friday, January 6, 2012
It's The Weekend!
I love the weekends even though I'm retired,maybe it's because all the people that are important to me are either still working or go to school.Today I got out and did a little shopping...the first time I'd been out since Christmas! Before Christmas I saw this cute little armless,black and white chair with lettering on it,that I fell in love with. Today I went back to that store and walked around and around and around, all of a sudden I saw it! It was meant to be... So that cute little chair is now stting beside my fireplace. Tis going to be a good weekend....Well now it's time for "Happy Hour!" See Ya..
Thursday, January 5, 2012
My Grandchildren
Being a Grandma is the best! I've been a Grandma for 18 years! I've got 3 grandchildren, 2 girls and a boy. It's been wonderful to be able to live close to all 3 of them,so I get to see them pretty often. It's also been so much fun to watch them become good friends with each other,two are brother and sister, one is an only child. They get along with each other and have sooo much fun. I not only love them very much,I really like them. They make me laugh, and they teach me things. They are all "pluged in" and know more about elctronics than I do.... the youngest is 8!!!!
The nice thing about being a Grandparent is just relaxing and enjoying these people just the way they are. I don't have to dicipline them,(they don't need it any way) or get involed with how they do in school,or with there friendships. I feel so lucky, and yes "blessed" that my Grandchildren and Children are really kind, honest,lovely human beings. It makes beining a Grandma a very rewarding time of life!
The nice thing about being a Grandparent is just relaxing and enjoying these people just the way they are. I don't have to dicipline them,(they don't need it any way) or get involed with how they do in school,or with there friendships. I feel so lucky, and yes "blessed" that my Grandchildren and Children are really kind, honest,lovely human beings. It makes beining a Grandma a very rewarding time of life!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
My Grandma
I had one grandma,my paternal grandma Klein. I was her first grandchild,and she was crazy about me as I was her. I came along ten years after her last child.I was the only granddaughter for fifteen years ,with a string of six boys, before Debbie and Tammy arrived back to back.It was fun being the only girl while it lasted!!!
Grandma was a tall, strong, woman, with a quiet voice, and seemed timid, but,once you knew her learned she had her opinions. She had light blue eyes, long blond hair, and very fair skin,which she washed every night before bed and applied Noxzema to.
I loved going to her house. It was in the country,two miles from town.Her one hunderd year old house was on a tree lined lane next to a creek. Her white kitchen gleamed, smelled of geraniums and home baked bread. The clock in the dining room chimed on the half hour and hour. Her buffet was adorned with dolies that she made,and a bowl of her homemade anise red candies. Her living room was wallpapered in a pretty green and white lily patterned,her piano,took center stage lined with framed photos of her children and grandchildren. She did her daily devotions in the living room.Reading her bible, playing her piano and praying for every child and neighbor or freind. I know this, I was kneeling beside her on the times I was visiting.
Her bed room was upstairs.A cozy room with slanted walls,and big fluffy quilts that she and her freinds had made. I loved sleeping with her in that room. In the morning before sunrise she would get up and go help my grandpa milk their four or five cows. She would tell me the night before not to get up.until she got back! How exciting that seemed to me. Her room was above the kitchen, and the wood stove pipe came up through her room. Her and grandpa would come back, and she would crank up that stove and start making breakfast. I loved peeking down at them through the grate in the floor.
I know this sounds like "Litttle House on the Prarie"and it kinda was. I have so many wonderful memorys of that time in my life when Grandma was around. Those days are gone forever....times were so simple, but so rich then. I don't want to forget them, I want to remember where I came from. Just a simple little girl from South Dakota. You know that is where the Ingdalls from House in the Prarie were from? South Dakota.
Grandma was a tall, strong, woman, with a quiet voice, and seemed timid, but,once you knew her learned she had her opinions. She had light blue eyes, long blond hair, and very fair skin,which she washed every night before bed and applied Noxzema to.
I loved going to her house. It was in the country,two miles from town.Her one hunderd year old house was on a tree lined lane next to a creek. Her white kitchen gleamed, smelled of geraniums and home baked bread. The clock in the dining room chimed on the half hour and hour. Her buffet was adorned with dolies that she made,and a bowl of her homemade anise red candies. Her living room was wallpapered in a pretty green and white lily patterned,her piano,took center stage lined with framed photos of her children and grandchildren. She did her daily devotions in the living room.Reading her bible, playing her piano and praying for every child and neighbor or freind. I know this, I was kneeling beside her on the times I was visiting.
Her bed room was upstairs.A cozy room with slanted walls,and big fluffy quilts that she and her freinds had made. I loved sleeping with her in that room. In the morning before sunrise she would get up and go help my grandpa milk their four or five cows. She would tell me the night before not to get up.until she got back! How exciting that seemed to me. Her room was above the kitchen, and the wood stove pipe came up through her room. Her and grandpa would come back, and she would crank up that stove and start making breakfast. I loved peeking down at them through the grate in the floor.
I know this sounds like "Litttle House on the Prarie"and it kinda was. I have so many wonderful memorys of that time in my life when Grandma was around. Those days are gone forever....times were so simple, but so rich then. I don't want to forget them, I want to remember where I came from. Just a simple little girl from South Dakota. You know that is where the Ingdalls from House in the Prarie were from? South Dakota.
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