just checking in

Catch up time! Ya know I would post more often if I remembered the password and user name...lol Since the last post I have been fortunate enough to do some traveling. My cousins and I drove to Tulsa over the weekend of the 20th of March. That Saturday was the first day of spring...yeah right. We got seriously snowed on and it cut into our shopping fun. We still enjoyed visiting with our cousins, Steve and Rosa. In April I flew to Houston to visit with my son, Jason and his wife, Mandy. We always have such a great time! We went to a concert at a local bar, ate out a lot and shopped for baby stuff. Did I mention that they are expecting their first child???? We are SO excited that they are expecting a little girl in October.

A week after I got home I left again. This time for Louisiana. My first stop was in Baton Rouge to see Keri and the boys. Austin and Nick are growing up so fast and it is always fun spending time with them. Their whole family is going through some very challenging times right now and could use your prayers. Keri and Chad have decided to divorce and move on with their lives. The house is up for sale and with the depressed market we really don't know how long it will take to sell. Hopefully it will happen soon.

From Keri's house I drove to Angie and Ryan's and got to see them for a couple of days. Jacob has grown alot since I saw him last visit. He is laughing and smiling more now.

I then flew from the Big Easy (New Orleans)to the Big Apple (New York City) for an exciting girl's trip week with my two bestest friends, Karla and Linda. We kept up a hectic fun packed pace for the majority of the week, seeing many things in Long Island and in New York City. Fortunately we didn't take the train into the city until Sunday morning (the day AFTER the attempted bombing in Time Square). We stayed in the Marriot right there in Time Square and had a fabulous time!

I flew back to New Orleans on May 5th and got to see Ricky, Beth, Bradley and Ella that night at Angies. We watched Delaney play a great softball game. Then on Friday, after a Mother's Day tea at Madelyn's school ;-) , I went to Hammond and helped Mandy with the preparation of Monique's baby shower. I got to spend Saturday night with grandson, Fe'de (who just turned 16), Jason, Mandy, Monique and Clay, in a great condo overlooking Jackson Square in New Orleans. It was beautiful weather and we met up with Mandy's mom, Alicia, Saturday evening for dinner celebrating Mother's day. Sunday Morning we walked to Cafe du Monde for my favorite breakfast food....and left covered in powdered sugar.....aaahhhh SWEET! Then back to Angie's where we celebrated Delaney's 10th birthday which just happened to fall on Mother's day this year.

I drove back to Arkansas on Monday after a wonderful two weeks. I was so blessed that I got to see All of my children, and All of my Grandchildren...even the new baby bump! Life is good.

Isn't it funny that when I started this post I was going to lead with the fact that my beloved Rick will be gone from me and this earth 3 years tomorrow (May 18th). It was going to be a sad post. I still miss him so much.....but as you can see from the above...Life Does Go On !

Spring has Sprung

I was actually shocked to see that I had not taken time to blog yet this entire year. That is exactly 86 days that I haven't shared a darn thing with you. You might ask, "What's new with you?" I am afraid I would have to answer...Not a damn thing....still treading water....marching in place. Well I guess that is not exactly true. There are some wonderful things going on within the family and some tragic things going on. Some of these I can talk about and some I can't.....some are secret, for now. Now that I have peaked your interest, I promise that I will blog about it all at a later date.

I am still in Arkansas and waiting for the opportunity to move to Louisiana to be closer to the kids. Still waiting for the house to sell in Baton Rouge so that I can make that move. I am SO ready to be closer to my girls and some of the grandkids. I'm pretty sure they are ready for me to be closer too!

I don't know about you but I am sick of cold weather. I can't wait for warmer temperatures (eventhough it will be harder to hide this fat body under layers..lol)
I have decided that I am on the road to becoming a fluffy, soft grandma. What's up with the weight gain?? Driving me crazy...makes me want chocolate ;-). It has got to stop and IF THIS CARDIO/PILATES class KICKS BUTT for several weeks I just may be able to stop the beast.

Peace Out