"THE ICING ON THE CAKE OF LIFE"

That's what I said to my niece on the birth of her grandchild on Wednesday May 2nd. I told her that having a grandchild is the icing on the cake of life! I am so happy for her. 

I have been enjoying all the precious photos of her grandson. I get to meet him in about 7 weeks and I can't wait! 

Isn't this a precious photo. That's my dad looking at his great great grandson and my sister looking at her great grandson. You have my dad, my sister, her daughter, my nieces daughter and now my great nieces son....that's five generations! 

So I'm here to tell you that my icing is on the way! 

That's right, I'm going to be a grandmother in October. 

Adam and Gabby are having a baby boy! 

DON'T GROW OLD.....

I INTERRUPT THIS POST TO TELL YOU THAT I AM FUMING ABOUT READER SHUTTING DOWN. I TRIED FOR HOURS TO FOLLOW STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES TO TRANSFER MY BLOGS TO SEVERAL OTHER PLACES AND COULDN'T DO IT! FYI: I AM THINKING ABOUT PINNING EVERYONE TO A PRIVATE BOARD ON PINTEREST SO I HAVE A PLACE TO GO AND READ YOU.     OKAY, GETTING DOWN OFF MY SOAPBOX!!!!

....are word that my dad has said to me at least a hundred times sharing the words of his mother, my grandmother, who said this to him often. You know those words never meant very much to me until I turned 60. Of course we all want to grow old but the things that happen to the body are not fun at all.

 

Since I lost close to 40 pounds last year it seems as though the slimming of the face has given way to more wrinkles than I care to see when I look in the mirror. Not that I want to go back to the chubby face but I wonder what it will look like when I lose another 40 pounds that will put me closer to what I should weigh for my height. (even that is changing!)

 

I've always told myself that I will never get a face lift or Botox because I didn't believe in changing ones appearance but now I am second guessing these thoughts. No I will not get a face life but maybe some facial treatments that I had seen on Oprah years ago.  No one is going to cut me, that's for sure!

 

This is just crazy!

 

I have been using moisturizers for years and thought I was seeing some improvement until I lost the weight. Of course looking in our 10x mirror doesn't help or even when I look in my mirror with my reading glasses on. (Don't get me started on those reading glasses. They make a big difference in cleaning your house too!)

 

If only we could look this cute with our wrinkles.....

 

Have a Great Weekend!

 

FYI: I've been on a quest to find a nice BB Cream that I can wear alone or with foundation if needed and I am pleased to say that I really like the clear complexion BB Cream by Aveeno. It is oil free and covers nicely.

(BB cream is promoted as an all-in-one facial cosmetic product to replace serum, moisturizer, primer, foundation, and sunblock. It can be worn alone as a tinted moisturizer, over serum and moisturizer as a regular foundation, and under powder, depending on the desired amount of coverage.) 

I FEEL THIS WAY TOO!

Received this in an email and I thought I would share it with you.

Paul Harvey Writes:

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.

I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.

I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.

I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.

When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.

I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.

If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.

When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.....

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy/girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Hannukah/Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.

These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.

Written with a pen. Sealed with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die before you do, I'll go to heaven and wait for you.


IT'S FRIDAY SO I HAVE A NEW POST AT DEBBY'S TREE.

GRANDPARENTS DAY 2010

To all of my blog friends who are grandparents I hope you have a wonderful day.


This picture is a rare photo of both sets of my grandparents.

Looks like I was in a bad mood here and I don't know where my sister was.

Looks like it was a special day for my brother at church.

I miss them and love them very much.

To my father and my mother-in-law thank you for being wonderful grandparents to our children.

To my mother, father-in-law and step father-in law in Heaven thank you for being wonderful grandparents to our children. We miss you.