Family Reflection

September

Barbara — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:47:34 +0000

A not so early Saturday morning, Punkin is getting ready to go with her Dad to haul gravel and Sweet Pea is trying to get Punkin’s underwear on … she is wearing them on her arm now.

Oh My

Barbara — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:35:07 +0000

Is it April already? Actually April 21?? Time gets by me quickly, it is lost forever. Looking forward to receiving a book I ordered from Amazon: Women, Food, and God. It shipped today, which might mean it will be here for the weekend. Maybe I can read a book this weekend, can’t remember when I last read a book.

Magic

Barbara — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:37:02 +0000

So, the Cars song with “Summer…it turns me upside down” is going thru my head now. From the wonderful song “Magic”. Makes me want to run out and buy the Cars CD and download those songs. I could put them on Brittany’s Mp3 player and we could sing together as the weather gets warmer and the days get longer.

The recent time change has made this week a tough one, but I think we are slowly adjusting to the new schedule.

To Sleep or not to sleep

Barbara — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:55:52 +0000

My life seems to be really out of whack right now, and I don’t know why. Sure, I am trying to fit in 40 more hours of work a week, and only spending about 16 hours on it. Perfect equation for something to NOT work. I am exhausted and could sleep 10 or 12 hours a night. NOT good. If I could sleep less and work more, things would be a whole lot better right now. Gregg is just going to have to step up to the plate and help me more, so I can concentrate on the work I have to do. The thing I enjoy most in life, spending time with Brittany and Jewel, is going to have to be limited the next 4 weeks so I can get all my work done. And then once summer gets here, we will have a little more free time to enjoy ourselves.

The sacrifices we make now will pay off in the end!

January

Barbara — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:34:35 +0000

This is the month we are all so optimistic. The new year brings new hopes and dreams of what could be. I have not made any New Years Resolutions this year. I have been considering some lifestyle changes, so I would suppose that would be the next best thing. Something has to change because it can not continue this way forever. So hopefully it will change for the better!

One of my #1 priorities is to exercise more. Brittany has so much energy, she will be my perfect exercise companion.

New Year New You 2010

Barbara — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:52:33 +0000

2009 was such an exciting year in our household, with #1 being the birth of Jewel on June 2. I am not sure why God blessed us with this beautiful baby, but I am so glad she was in His plan.

I admitted yesterday to feeling a little melancholy. That may have been brought on by the end of the Christmas season, but some of it was because I was thinking of what I had accomplished in the last 10 years. Because doesn’t it seem like yesterday it was the year 2000?

I’ll sit down and think of how I want to start off the new year of 2010. Brittany will start school this year and Jewel will start walking. My 25 year class reunion is this year. My neice Amanda turns 21 this year. Lots of wonderful things to look forward to.

Nebraska weather

Barbara — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:11:49 +0000

Today, Friday, November 6, 2009,at 2:00 p.m. it is already 82*! This is our Indian Summer for sure. Last Friday we had a snow storm. And that is Nebraska for you!

November

Barbara — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:29:38 +0000

It seems I mostly post on here about how fast time is going. We are all happy and healthy today, November 2, 2009. Tomorrow we go to Hastings to Dr. Meeske, Brittany’s dentist. Mom will pick us up early and we will do some shopping before the appointment.

It is to be a nice week ahead, the weather climbing into the 60’s. What a change from last week’s snowstorm!! Gregg’s Dad has not been feeling well, and is warning his visitors this might be the last time they see him. His kidneys are shutting down, so probably only a matter of time before he gets an infection he can’t fight off. As his POA, Power of Attorney, I should talk to him about his last wishes, in case there is anything he wants done at his funeral. I am not even sure where he wants his funeral, he was not a regular church goer when he was at home.

I will post some pictures this week of our October. And then I should burn them to disc, and then download them to Kodak.com where my pictures of Brittany are. Oh!! And today is Jewel’s 5 month birthday. She is such a sweet and precious baby. My sister-in-law Christy made fun of me since I always refer to Jewel as “the baby”. Next year I will have to refer to her as “the toddler”. And then I remembered that awesome movie with Patrick Swayze – Dirty Dancing – the girl in that movie was named “Baby”. J

Another month flies by

Barbara — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:51:03 +0000

Ok, here we are in the end of the month of September. Baby Jewel is nearing the 4 month mark. She is such a good sleeper, and she just grows and grows. She is coughing and so is Brittany. I sure hope these girls are not getting sick.

Do you approve Michelle Obama’s shorts?

Barbara — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:17:32 +0000

Yes! I want to look that good in shorts at 45.