Just me!
by hotjavy
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Crazy Mood
Our sweet grandson had his last chemo treatment today! Of course, he has to have scans in a few weeks and see if he is clear, but it’s still such a relief. For some reason, that has put me in a ...
Happy 4th!
I hope everyone has been having a good day! Bill and I took a day trip to Mt. Airy, the small NC town that was the inspiration for Mayberry RFD. It’s about an hour and a half from us, and the rid...
Beach!!
We brought Andrew to Myrtle Beach for the weekend today. We take each grandchild for a weekend as their birthday trip. So far we’re having a blast! He’s so sweet! He’s been worried about his olde...
The next phase
Our sweet Owen shaved his head last night. I saw him when we went over to join them for Caroline’s dance recital. Our little princess was gorgeous, and I love her dancing, but the whole time I wa...
Relay For Life
Yesterday was such an emotional day for our family. Our sweet little granddaughter had her 6th birthday party, and Bill and I stopped for about an hour of that, in between getting things ready at...
So it begins
Tomorrow morning my beloved grandson will have scans and tests to determine the extent of his cancer. So horrified about this. Love him so much! Prayers appreciated.
Sad news
Well, we got the dreaded diagnosis. Our sweet grandson has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. We heard that news yesterday. I’m so sad and sick and upset. Have not been sleeping and have been so anxious. When h...
Beyond devastated
Our precious 12 year-old grandson has been being treated for swollen lymph nodes. Today he had a surgical biopsy, and the doctor told my daughter and son in-law that he believes it is lymphoma. W...
Sweet weekend
Our 3 grandchildren spent last night and today with us, and we had such a good time. We went to see the play “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” One of the cast members is a classmate of ou...
Great weekend!
We had a lovely weekend. Friday was our 39th wedding anniversary, and we went to Colonial Williamsburg. We used to live close to there, and it was also the site for our first honeymoon. So we wen...
Day off
We got a little surprise snow here in NC. It wasn’t much, but was expected to be just a dusting, so the roads weren’t prepared at all. Accidents everywhere!! Thank goodness our school closed for ...
Fun Day at School
Today we had our Valentine celebration for our class, and some of the parents wanted to know if we could have Pajama Day, too. We did! It was a relaxed, fun day. Tomorrow is a teacher workday, so...
Getting organized
We have been busy this weekend trying to get things in order around here. First of all, we needed a new washer. So we got that, and now we can catch up on the laundry! I cleaned under the bathroo...
Coming to an end
We’ve been in Myrtle Beach since Wed. night, and I hate to see tomorrow come, because we have to go home. sigh I love the beach! We’ve had such a fabulous time. Thursday night we went to the Chri...
Merry Christmas!
We had a really nice day. We celebrated with our kids, our grandkids, the in-laws the grandkids’ other grandmother. A good time was had by all! Last night we attended 2 Christmas Eve services. Bo...
Sigh...
I’m so proud of our son. He has just been offered a job in Rhode Island as a dosemitrist. He trained hard for this and is very smart, so I’m proud as can be. However…we live in NC, so I will be s...
Grateful
I’m very thankful this time of year. 7 years ago on Nov.23, I had the surgery that removed the cancer from my body. So every day is precious. Hope everyone else has much to be thankful for!
Busy times
This will be very short. So busy with the new job, but I’m loving it!
It's a new day!
so it appears I have gotten myself hired for a new job (rather, will sign on the dotted line in the next few days). One of the teachers at our grandchildren’s school quit right after the year be...
Where is everyone?
I’m wondering if everyone has been as busy as I have. I’ve missed reading about y’all, so please update!
Whew!
One of my granddaughter’s teachers left the school on Monday, so I was called in to sub. While I was there, they asked me if I would be willing to continue to sub while they decide who to hire pe...
She's okay!
I’m so happy to report that the young girl who collapsed at the soccer game is fine! I was so relieved to hear that!
Scary afternoon
This afternoon, my grandson had a soccer match. Just as the match ended, and the teams were getting ready to head out, a girl from the other team collapsed. EMT’s came, and the school staff were ...
Be careful what you ask for!
Ha! I’ve been worried about finances since I quit my job at the church, and I was hoping to get more sub jobs at my grandchildren’s school. Well, now I hardly have a day when I don’t sub at least...
Amazing!
I did complete the stair climb. It was actually 8 flights 9 times to mimic the 72 flights of stairs first responders had to climb on 9/11 to lead some people to safety. When we signed in for the ...
Book Description
I’m a wife, mother, and grandmother. Also a sister and daughter. As you can see, I’m all about family.