this morning Toby arrived around 7.30 AM. He is spending the day with us.
after breakfast we took a walk and then we went to the park to have some fun
after lunch we played outside some more. Before we knew it daddy came to get him and we said our good byes. We had a great day enjoying being grandparents.
Hubby turned 50 today. Happy birthday honey, hope you had a great day and I Love You!!
After the birthday party last night the rain made it in. It poured for hours and then it got colder! Ughh it was another night of sleeping on the heating pad. Since i haven’t been sleeping good and plus being worn out from having too much fun with the grands i slept in this morning. In fact i spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing!
Later in the afternoon Cora came over we sat outside basking in the sun. As long as your in the sun your okay but the minute it goes down it’s coldddd!! I’m wearing a sweat shirts and blue jeans .. not the preferred clothing attire.
Hubby’s birthday is officially over as it’s 12.43 AM and i’m up with a back that is killing me. Oh what would it be like to sleep all night long and not have a back that kills you. I tried laying down on my heating pad but the back is still hurting so i’m waiting for a pain pill to kick in so i can get some sleep.
Nothing to blog about .. hope your all faring better then i am these days. I’m really missing Florida’s warmth!
I had a bit of a ruff night sleeping as the back was still bothering me. I slept on heating pads most of the night. I knew i had a busy day ahead of me so i took some more pain meds and got my day started. The grands were up by 7.30 AM and our day was started. The wind blew a bit but It warmed up and ended up being a beautiful day.
We had a surprise 50th birthday party for hubby. The grands kept Papa busy so Gram could get things going before everyone showed up. Thanks Toby and Hailey you did a excellent job keeping Papa away.
Our kids Gabe and Kelsey sitting at the picnic table
great friend Cliff
Georgia, Sam and Cora sitting in background
Jim and Dave
Heather and Toby
Wanda and Tyson in background. I made chili, Vegetable tray (Wanda) Chocolate Cake (Wal-mart – very good cake) and home made ice cream (Cora) Our friends are more like family and we are so thankful that our family could be here to celebrate with us. The rain held off until our party was over. Thank you Jesus for holding it off. The kids helped me clean up before it was time for them all to head home. About an hour or so later the rain came and it poured.
We spent the rest of the evening resting from a very busy, tiring and wonderful weekend. It is so good to be back home with our family and friends.
It was a stormy night with lots of rain. The grands did good sleeping through it and we got up this morning and it was still raining.
Since it was raining we had to find some things to do inside. Playing with play do is one of their favorite things.
it was still a bit nippy but we decided to brave the rain and go outside and play. YES it was still raining.
Riding bikes in the rain is fun and the kids enjoyed it. Before we knew we were all chilled to the bone so we retired to the inside. Grandma needed to take some pain meds and lay down to rest her aching back. Papa took over after we got their clothes changed while grandma rested.
We decided to go up to the dinning hall and have chicken nuggets and taco’s for lunch. It was still raining. When we came back from lunch it was warming up and so we decided to play in the rain some more.
Mud puddles are lots of fun and grandma has a washer/dryer so it’s okay to go through another set of clothes
After getting chilled again we needed to go inside and warm up. So we changed clothes and put on our swim suits and decided to enjoy the warm indoor pool.
Papa needed a nap so Wanda went to help Grandma with us since her back was bothering her.
Can a kid ever get too much water??
Hey Wanda grandma got you too .. haha We finished swimming and went back to Grandma’s and Papa took us on the 4 wheeler to go play at the park. Grandma rested while we were gone. Gabe and Kelsey came by and went fishing. After Grandma rested she started dinner on the grill. BBQ pork steaks and hamburgers. Papa made mac and cheese. We had dinner and then played some more.
Papa and Uncle Gabe got a fire going and Cora came to visit and we all had roasted marsh mellows and smores. Yummy. Before long it was time to get ready for bed and the kids were fast asleep. So was Papa and Grandma. Grandma back is still bothering her from the cold and rain. Tomorrow is going to be another fun day. Hopefully Grandma’s back will be better.
It’s a chilly day so being outside wasn’t on the list. I had other things to do instead. I spent the day getting things ready for the grands this weekend. We headed to our son’s house to pick up our precious grands. We arrived before Hailey got home from school. As soon as she arrived we loaded up their stuff and headed back home. First on the list was a trip to Wal-mart for Toys! Toby got a new trash truck and motorcycles, Hailey got a new barbie and both got new movies.
then we went to McDonald’s for some dinner. We got home and the kids played outside for a bit but it was pretty chilly so we went inside and played with the new toys and then before we knew it was time to get ready for bed. We got Hailey sea turtle earrings for her souvenir and Toby got a Mary Manatee book from our winter trip. Toby enjoyed Papa reading to him.
while Hailey played her DS. Grandma also had to read the book to Toby and before long both were out like a light and so was Papa and Grandma. We had a great time spending our Friday the 13th!
Carlinville, IL
We woke up to another cold morning. Temps were registering 36 degrees. Once the sun came out it started to warm up a bit. By mid morning being outside was bearable if you were in the sun. Since my back is not liking the cold temps i didn’t really do much of anything but rest an aching back. Most of the day was spent laying around watching TV and sitting outside in my lounger lounging in the sun.
I have been going to do a re-cap of our winter trip just haven’t really gotten around to doing it. Well today i decided to get to it. On November 18, 2012 we left Springfield, MO and headed to Illinois to spend a week with family. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our family. After the holiday was over it was time to head to warmer climate for our winter adventures. We traveled through MO, AR, TN and MS. We stopped in MS for a month and then it was time to head to Florida. Our journey to Florida has us traveling through 6 states. We spent 3 months in Florida going from the panhandle all the way to Miami. Our journey home took us through FL, GA, AL, MS, TN, AR, MO and IL .. 8 states. Man O Man In total our journey lasted 120 days, we stopped at 16 different stops, traveled 3793 miles and spent $1783 in fuel.
The winter temps were wonderful and one of the best winters we’ve had since we began our journey. There was one very tragic event that occurred and it was the worst part of the trip. Losing our beloved LuLu who passed away just before we began our journey home. I hope you have enjoyed sharing my journey with me and i invite you all to join me on the next journey. We never know where life is going to lead. We never know the bumps in the road ahead of us and we never know what is just around the corner. All that we do know is that as long as you have Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and the pilot of your journey you are assured a eternal life in heaven.
Last night was a cold night. I woke up to 31 degrees! Brrr .. my back is not liking this cold weather at all! We are suppose to have another freeze warning tonight and then warm temps are on their way back. Of course then the rain is suppose to move in. My back doesn’t like the rain either.
Today dish network showed up to install our satellite dish. No more having to watch stations that come in and out! Trying to get the news was almost impossible with Digital TV. It’s horrible, if the law is going to require it then they should require them to have good enough equipment that brings the stations in so you don’t have to listen to it coming in and out and you can actually watch TV. That sound of it skipping drives me insane!!
Later in the afternoon the sun came out and sitting outside in the sun felt good. Cora and I were sitting outside when another friend i hadn’t seen all winter stopped by to see me. It was good to see Dale and he looks so much better then when we were here last year. Hubby and Dave joined us and we enjoyed basking in the sun. Without the sun shining it would of been a very nippy day.
Before long the sun was starting to go down and it was time for us to all retire inside. The rest of the evening was spent enjoying being able to watch TV!
