Our 26th Anniversary

Tonight we went out for our Anniversary, we decided not to go out of town, why I don't know but for some reason we decided we could go out to eat at the Turtle Club, stop for a couple of drinks and then come home. We were home by 10pm. The food was great, it made me wonder why we don't go there more often.

It's been 26 years since we said "I Do", where has the time gone.

The hmuan mnid is amzanig!

Tonight we took Adam to tour a technical college, this is a difficult thing for all of us. For Me it's the sending my baby out into this big bad world, even though I've done it before it's still hard for me to think about it. For John it's his best buddy not being right here to stroll through the woods with, to talk about tires, rims and exhaust, to grump at each other in their father son way, it's his son making a step into not needing his dad. For Adam it's all the unknowns that will be happening. Right now Adam is doing great in school, all his teachers know his dyslexia issue and help him deal with that, next year he will have to start all over. His entire learning ability will be turned upside down or it may turn right side up, it just depends on how he sees it. The tour was interesting and it seems like a great place for Adam to start so we signed him up, now we'll have to wait and see if they accept him.

No picture today just a magazine clipping that has been hanging on our refrigerator for years, it was given to me by my sister Starla because she thought of Adam when she seen it.

The hmuan mnid is amzanig!

Rscheearch sohws taht it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod aeappr, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid does not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amaznig, huh?

Now just think, what does Adam see when he looks at words? Let me tell you from being his mom for 18 years.... the notes he leaves us on the counter are a lot of work to figure out, but we get it after awhile. He will be fine, he's made it this far and I don't thinks it been all on his looks and personality. :)

Sunlight

Weave the sunlight into your days and the moonlight into your nights.

Every moment in time is sacred.

Fall Back

I feel like it's been an entire 2 weeks about me so today I struggled to again talk about me but here it goes.

Does anyone else have trouble falling back? It's dark when I go to work, it's dark when I come home, it's too dark to take a walk, it's too dark to do much of anything, I have a hard time not falling asleep at suppertime... After about a month of this darkness we get used to it and we start to function again, spring ahead is so much easier.

Warm Fall Day

It was a very warm (low 70's) fall day and I was home recovering from my flu. By late afternoon I was able to eat 1/2 a turkey sandwich and kept it down. All I can say is GET YOUR FLU SHOTS!!

John and I went to the woods to enjoy the late afternoon warm weather, here is a great fall picture. I love the forest floor covered in leaves with the green grass still poking through.

And here's a couple of fawns we watched for quite a while.

And sorry you'll have to live with a proud grandma for awhile.... Another picture of Garrett doing what he does best... sleeping!!

Flu Bug

So this morning about 3:30am I woke up with the flu. I have not had the flu in years as a matter of fact I can't remember the last time I've ever had the flu. Well I got it good today, everything you can get with the flu I have. Finally at this point in the day I think I'm going to live but I had my doubts about 6:30 this morning as I lay on the bathroom floor because the room went black but I had to get up or I would be cleaning my floor later.... I'm sorry John for you having to help me... you were great and you must love me for better and for worse, in sickness and in health.

I love you.

So with the flu there's no visiting my new grandson and we had to call Kyle to come pick up Elly before she got sick (she had her flu shot so hopefully that helps her). This is totally not fair, mom's are suppose to be there for their children when the have babies, they're suppose to help them, give then advice, spend all day at the hospital. I have never had time for sickness and I don't take it very well. I've worked at my current job for almost 25 years and I called in sick one day (when I had my appendix taken out). I don't have time for this!!

I asked John to go visit Shannon and check how everyone was doing. He came home with an update.... Garrett is the best little boy ever, he is so content, he barely cries, he slept most of the night and Shannon is doing wonderful. Shawna believes the WaterBirth has something to do with Garrett being so good. Since Shawna has had 3 boys herself and was there for Elly she said this birth was very different. It was less traumatic on the baby, lets hope this continues. And he said Elly sure loves her baby brother, she can't get enough of him and she is sooooo happy he is a boy. I'm not sure why she wanted a brother, but it could have something to do with her uncle Adam, he was there for her first 4 years of her life more like a brother and still continues to be more brother than uncle. The love they share is unbelievable, this may be why Elly wanted a brother. This photo is from yesterday as Adam was trying to nap after work and Elly wanted to play. Most teenage boys would have gotten upset with a pesty little girl that wouldn't quit... not Adam he tried to sleep right through it.

November 1, 2008

The birth day of our grandson Garrett.

I guess when Shan says she wants a November baby she gets one. She called this morning at 6:30am and asked for me to meet her and Kyle at the hospital to pick up Elly, she is having contractions.... I was very calm, got dressed, brushed my teeth and drove the speed limit (even on Gibson) and we met in the parking lot at the exact same time. As soon as Shan got out of the car I knew this was it, that baby dropped almost to her knees from yesterday. Shan was very calm and wasn't sure if this was the real thing. We check her into a room and then Elly and I came home to wait and wait and wait..... It was Emmerich Soup Off Day so we had lots to do. We got an update about 8:30 that this was the real thing and there would be a baby soon.... we got another update at 2:41 that the doctor was called (Shannon's doctor was out of town) and it shouldn't be too much longer. Good thing we are with lots of family so Elly isn't climbing the walls too much. We finally get our call at 6:11 that Elly has a baby brother and everyone is doing well. He is 8lbs. 8ozs, 20 1/2 inches long.

Tia is out of town visiting her Oregon friends, she called last night to make sure we weren't having a baby while she was gone and I assured her that Shan was doing fine and she would be back home before that baby was born..... well Shan called her tonight with the news and I'm sure she's jumping out of her skin to get back here. Sorry Jesse it's gonna be a long ride home, I can almost guarantee she will talk until your ears bleed. In case she's checking the blog from there, I hope this picture ties her over for awhile.

Congratulations Shannon he is perfect

Thank you Shawna for being Shannon's coach once again. You are Shannon's earth-angel.....we love you!