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How to win your heart

They wrap their fingers around your heart and you are gone! Luci



Mum and her two babies. ELla is pretending she is asleep. Two sleeping wee ones. Makes my heart melt.



13 days old and fresh from a bath. cute as a button

Number 9

June the 1st was a special day for many people . For us it is because Luci Phyllis Gladys Terry joined our expanding family she is so sweet . I haven't met h er in person yet. I have the dreaded cold/flu with the cold sores that are so dangerous to newborns. So I will get all well before I meet her. I have been told lost about her. like she weighted 8lbs 8oz and she has dark hair. Her brother and sisters have the gorgeous shades of Strawberry blonde . So she will be a stand out beauty in her family. We will meet her soon and love her to bits. I never thought I would have children, much less be the grandma to 9 gorgeous angels. WE are proud of our kids and grand babies. Who are all as excited as we are that another soul has been entrusted into our family.

the CROW BOOT

This is not the miracle we thought it would be. It weighs 3 half kgs, is cumbersome, has to be changed twice a day. They at first expected us to keep it on 24/7. No way not sleeping with that. And you thought spurs were a bad idea. So we change it for a lighter softer version at night, still hurts if it kicks you.

BIG SIGH! such is life. AND we are gettign a second one on the other foot real soon. Are we excited, yes to wash the leg, and to treat the ulcers . Having the caste changed every two weeks to treat the ulcers underneath. Oh the fun and excitement . WE have !

I stole this idea from Jasmine, who stole it from some one else.

Watching :: House, Biographies, movies love "the Blind Side"
READING :: Phillipa Gregory "the White Queen" Like her books right now
Reading :: Blogs, learning from them
Making :: progress, very slowly on some charity quilts, a quilt for me and making my spare room livable for friends and family to visit.
Eating :: wishing I could eat raspberries and cream right now
Feeling :: flat as a pancake
Thinking :: Should be doing some other things
I have so much to do
Hoping :: i will get some things done today.
Wondering :: how much will I achieve today and will it be worth the effort, when this cold thing will go away so I can think
Hearing :: the TV , knowing Hubie is happy and not needing my help just now.

Liking :: autumn days and colours and cool nights and my kids and their kids coming to see me
Wanting :: just a lot more time - some time for just me . A whole day would be nice like the day in the picture , just me and two Grandbabies, enjoying being together and by a river mmm so good!

A broken arm and a wet Grandma

Feb 12 Saw me rushing to the aid of Sam's wee family as his oldest 15 month old had broken her arm in a fall. A week later saw me again rushing to their aid as she had to have the arm reset under anaesthetic. A huge thing for the family. Happily they are all fine and we all survived this trauma.

Grandma also survived



Mum and Dad getting madam ready to go to theater
















last hug with DAD

















I only want my Dad now its over, He will give me Food please. The hardest thing is to make a small child go without food and water.












I am coping very well with this thing Grandma, but I get tired of it. It moves when I run, oops it fell off 3 times. Then they made me a bent one, stays on and I can get up off the floor and play.

















The next day while Grandpa and Grandma visited I got to hold Missy #2 who was to have a bath. Mmmmm ooops ahhhhhhh well is is only refined milk and it was warm !!!!!

I am BLESSED

Today I have been busy. And very Blessed.

I have seen all but one of my children and spouse's or is that spice's. In one day.
Good to catch up with them all. To see those precious Grand babies , total 8.
To spend time with them. to see how they have grown, so much.

MY Dear Mother always said "they grow at the end of summer".
Boy she was right, they are growing.

So are the two special spirits growing in Utro. big spurts happening there too. I envy the mums having this special time with the newest souls coming into the family. How I loved being pregnant. The anticipation, the special feelings I had,while being a co-creator. Sigh I miss those special times.

Had some special time with one wee soul, 'reading' the newspaper, she was so proud, much to see in the newspaper, many pictures that held her interest for a long time. I cant get her to sit and read a book with me yet , but the newspaper she loved.
She told her Dad when he came home "paper" but he didn't know what she was telling him, but Grandma did, as Grandma's do.

I hope these sweet spirits remember me, I hope I am around long enough to have many special times with them. I hope they know I love them very much for the special little people they are.

A sweet lady my Auntie Pearl , left this life yesterday, I have also had memories of the times we were together. Remembering my Parents, and their siblings and special childhood times we had.
I was blessed having them as my teachers. A special Day for me . More than just another day for me.
James is also a huge blessing to me , remembering some of our times together too.

Getting older wasn't so bad today, reminiscing and remembering