Proud to be a Woman

One Flaw In Women
Women have strengths that amaze men.....
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in..
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they
think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what
makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their
family and friends.
Women have vital things to say
and everything to give.

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT'S THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH!!

 I truly believe that God put us here on this earth for a reason. Men couldn't do it without us. I'm so grateful I'm a woman. I'm a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandma, aunt, friend. Each one of us are sent here to be doing exactly what we're doing right now at this moment. I hope each of you will know how important your role as a woman is and take pride in it.

Lake Havasu Trip

Our wonderful friends, Mike and Teresa invited us to go spend a few days in Lake Havasu with their kids. We stayed at Jeremy and Steffanies place and got treated to a fun time. They took us to the London Bridge, a car show, garage selling, flea market, a huge fireworks show, and we ate at some good places and played rock band. It was 74 degrees there so it was a nice break from the cold weather.

Teresa is one of my very best friends. We are so much alike and have so much fun. I love hanging with her whether we're shopping at the mall, dancing, going to lunch, you name it. She's a BFF.

Steffanie is Teresa's daughterinlaw. She's so cute. She told us how much she loved hanging out with us so that made me feel good.

This is the beautiful London Bridge. From what I understand a man bought it and disassembled it and brought it here for a tourist attraction. It was beautiful walking along the lake.

I love this man. I want to hold onto him forever.

We asked someone to take a picture of us all together. Mike, Teresa, Rog, me, Jeremy and Steffanie.

There was a huge fireworks production for 3 nights in a row. People come from all over the United States to see it and buy whatever they are wanting for their big holiday fireworks shows. It was well worth it and so beautiful.

We were quite a ways away sitting on a hill so I'm so glad these turned out so good.

What a fun time we had that night watching the fireworks. We bought pizza and treats and had a great time sitting on the tailgate of Mikes truck. Beautiful night for fireworks.

Hi Honey!! Say cheeeesseeeeeeeee ..

Teresa reminds me of Prisilla Presley. A younger version. What do you think?

An Afternoon With Grandma

I think I'm the luckiest grandma in the world. I"m so fortunate to have my grandkids so close by. I complain that Shana's kids live an hour a way but then I have to realize it could be much worse and they could be out of state. Thank goodness they aren't.

Makinley loves when I pick her up at the school bus. Today she ran to me and jumped into my arms. Wow!! Way to make my day!

We picked up Gentry and off we went. We met Papa for lunch and it was so cute. Makinley said "I love it when Papa meets us for lunch too." After we had lunch we came to our place and the girls and I made some cookies for them to take home. Of course they loved it. I had bought some new lipstick and we all put it on. I couldn't resist leaving my lips on their cheeks.

I told the girls about when I was little and how much I loved going to my Grandmas house. My grandma was incredible to me. She taught me how to crochet, we played many, many games, we would watch the Lawrence Welk show, eat maple nut ice-cream, walk to town with her little cart behind us. Oh how I loved my grandma. I remember seeing her many times on her knees at her bed saying her prayers. She was from England and had the cutest accent. I used to have tears in my eyes as we drove off and Grandma was at the door waving goodbye to us. She died on Christmas Eve and that was the hardest Christmas ever. It was the 2nd time I had ever seen my dad cry. He loved her so much. (it was his motherinlaw). He called her Lizzy to make her mad. Her name was Elizabeth and wanted to be called Elizabeth. lol

I hope I can be the kind of grandma that she was to me. I loved spending my weekends with her. I never realized how important the calling of being a "Grandma" would be. I never realized how much joy all my little sweethearts could bring to me. I pray that I will be able to be healthy for many years to come so that I can watch them grow up and have them come to our home to spend time with us.

Thank you Makinley and Gentry for sharing your time with Grandma today. I love you!