Precious Additions

This year our family has been blessed with a precious addition. This is our new grandson. Isn't he just adorable? We are all smitten.

It is such a blessing to see how our son, our daughter-in-law and the whole family have fallen completely in love with this little guy since his birth. Our family has been truly blessed. I am looking forward to spending more time with him and watching him grow. It is truly going to be a treat.

He has quite the personality already and keeps us all smiling. He will always give you a cheeky grin when he is called handsome.

I have not found my nickname for him yet. I thought I would call him Snickerdoodle but most of the time, when I get my hands on him, I call him Handsome. I am a sucker for his smiles.

He was born February 22nd and pretty much so, on schedule. It is amazing to see how strong he is for being only 9 weeks old.

Here's a photo of Handsome's mom and dad. You can see why he is so adorable. I love these guys. They are going to be wonderful parents. I am so proud of both of them both.

Here's a photo of a totally smitten Papaw. We have already heard the plans of fishing and camping trips to come. I see good times ahead for the guys.

Here's a photo of our other two precious grands. Can you believe how much they have grown just since I started this blog? I can't. Time flies and I warn every new parent and grandparent, don't blink. You do not want to miss a moment because it goes by way too fast.

Life is good and I love being a Mamaw! I thank God for all of our blessings.

Many blessings to you all!

Life's Challenges

We all know them from time to time, those hurdles that keep popping up in the seemly never ending race to an image in our mind where we can relax and pursue our own passions. You know the dream of that steamy cup of hot tea placed next to your creative adventure for the day and no demands on the schedule. Ah, that place! Soon, right?

Life is busy. So busy it seems these days that I had to take a vacation to have a moment to blog. It has been since the end of summer of 2013 that I have blogged. I miss it sometimes but I can't say that I am not having a good time.

Doodlebug has found a passion for ice skating. It started a couple of years ago when we were home schooling. This past year she has competed several more of the designations and will be competing for the first time in a few weeks. Leading up to this has been a total commitment for her Papaw and I, not to mention our closest rink is about 20 miles from our home. We have been at the rink on average of 4 days each week. It has been so fun to watch Doodle's ability and confidence grow but classes, coaching and program practices are very time consuming. So much so, I would crindge when an appointment needed to be scheduled or a must do came up.

Soon it will be time to start the gardens, clean and mulch the flowerbeds and get reacquainted with my my tractor. I am looking forward to the garden goodies and digging in the dirt again.

Maybe one of these days I will get to toss a tea bag in a mug and enjoy its comfort and aroma while creating. For now, I guess I'll settle for what each day blesses me with and know, someday I find those creative spaces in time and I shall not squander them.

Many blessings!