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Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen miscellaneous things.

Savannah Rose is now two months old! She weighs 13 pounds and is 23 inches long!

I’ve been screwing up with my eating lately. On Wednesday I weighed in and I was shocked. So it is back on track for me.
This is tough because in the summer I love to eat all the things that one shouldn’t eat, like chips and burgers and dips.
I told Hubby that now I need to eat, fruit and vegetables, and cut out the junk! I’ll report in each week and I hope that keeps me honest!
It was so wonderful to see the Women’s Gymnastic Team win the Gold Medal at the Olympics!
I also loved seeing the joy on Marta Karolyi’s face! She was so proud of her girls!
Love, love, love, the tennis as well. I’m hoping Roger Federer wins the gold.
I’ve been watching a lot of the Olympics. Both on the TV and online.
Favorite sports, gymnastics, swimming, diving and equestrian.
I found that watching the fencing was sort of interesting, but I did not understand the rules at all. Or the point structure.
Hubby knows it all. He is a real sports aficionado! Thank goodness.
The peaches in the yard are getting pink and lovely. We’ll be picking soon.
When I got the munchies today, I looked around, panic in my mind! I ran to the fridge and got a long stalk of celery. I chewed and chewed until I felt more under control. Boy, losing this weight is really going to be a challenge!

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. I’m joining my daughter1 in the 101 in 1001 challenge. Essentially you create a list of 101 things you hope to do or accomplish in the next 1001 days. What’s one thing you’d put on your list?

We’re talking about my office again. Really it is just terrible. It’s on the other side of my house, and I avoid looking in at all costs. The other thing is my closet. I desperately need to clean it out and get things together to donate.

2. How many remote controls do you have in your house? What’s one item in your home you wish could be operated by remote control?

Five. Just for our family room TV/DVD/VHS/Satellite. Then two in our bedroom and two in the guest room and then 3 remotes for the air conditioner and one for the sun awning. I’m the only one who knows which ones work on what, and how to operate them. One thing I wish worked on remote? The door to let the dogs in and out!

3. What does having it all mean to you? Is it attainable?

Some people are pretty screwed up about this. Having it all to me means, sharing life with the ones I love. Good health and happiness. The rest will take care of itself.

4. What’s your favorite movie soundtrack?

It’s got to be The Sound of Music! What beautiful songs! Second favorite….The Lake House. No sung words, but beautiful themes.

5. Describe the best view you’ve seen from a rooftop.

I think it was when we went to the top of the Empire State Building in New York. It was a nice day and the view of the city was beautiful! But, I tend to dislike heights, so I don’t go up that high too often.

6. What’s your least favorite thing about summer?

When it gets too hot. You can only take off so many clothes. I much prefer winter, as you can always add another layer.

7. Our weekly Hodgepodge falls on the first day of August. In ten words or less sum up your July.

Crazy. Root canal. Beautiful Savannah. Vegetables. Dill Pickles. Greek Festival.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Savannah Rose is now 2 months old! Can you believe that? It’s gone so fast, and yet, it always seems like she has been here, and always that I have known her!

Savannah Rose

On Monday I drove down to babysit Savannah Rose. Mandy had asked me, as she had a doctor’s appointment. Well, you didn’t need to ask this grandma twice!

I got up really early because Greta was barking at the door to go out. I kept trying to get her to come back to bed, but eventually gave up. Her neck was bothering her and eventually I gave her some medication for that. She has two small discs back there, that bother her from time to time.

After that, I showered, dressed, made Hubby breakfast and was on the road by 8:20 AM!

It is amazing how much babies change at this time. When I walked in the door, Mandy was just doing a diaper change and getting her dressed for the day. After that I scooped her up to give her a bottle.

She smiled and watched me and I told her all about the fact that I was her silly grandma, and I will be here to make her laugh all of her life.

Mandy left to go to her appointment and Savannah found a comfortable spot on my shoulder and fell asleep.

She loves to watch everything, looking around at everything, and trying very hard to figure it all out. The brighter the color or the mobile moving above her makes her truly excited!

Mandy is such a great Mom and she adores her baby girl! It warms my heart to see her with her baby!

It was wonderful. I held her, I fed her, I changed her diaper, and eventually when her Mommy came home, we three girls went out for some lunch. I kept thinking that this was the first lunch that we three girls will share along the way.

Soon it was time for me to head home. It always seems that these visits go way too fast. I hope, once again, to make the trip down and spend time with my daughter, and her daughter! Wow! This is just the best!!!

Friday Fill-Ins

And…here we go!

1. For the first time I saw Savannah smile at me!

2. Becoming a Grandmother is one of my best memories of the summer so far.

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3. My recipe for Sauer Braten is one of my favorites because it makes me think of my own Grandmother.

4. I look forward to watching my daughter with her own daughter for years to come.

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5. It starts with a smile and then you are truly, deeply, in love.

6. Allergies make it impossible for me to enjoy candles. So I have no fragrance I enjoy most in a candle.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to Staying cool with Hubby and the doggies, tomorrow my plans include staying cool and trying to keep the garden hydrated and Sunday, I want to read the newspaper, watch a movie or two and once again, stay cool!

What I Did Over The Weekend

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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Over the weekend I did the usual, laundry, watering of the garden and meal preparation. What was different was that we also bathed the dogs, and then had to search for Greta because she ran away from home after her bath. I guess she showed us!

So now that the dogs smell wonderful, and are dry, both Hubby and I need to take baths!

It’s been terribly hot here, and we now have an official heat wave! This means that Hubby and I have spent quite a bit of time watering the garden. It seems we just get done watering it, and then we have to water it again!

We’ve had our first little cherry tomatoes come in, although they are not bright red and ready to eat. Soon though.

Still suffering with the allergies, but as the day closed out, I was slightly less stuffed up. A couple of good rain showers and the pollen levels will go down and I will be a whole lot more comfortable.

And my sweet Savannah Rose is now a month old! Boy, that sure went fast!

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Thoughts

My car is finally home and running well. I love this car, as it is comfortable, easy to drive and has a great CD/Satellite Radio in it! Oh yes, I rock and roll in that car!

We are coming up on a long holiday weekend. Actually, next Wednesday will be July 4th, which is America’s Independence Day! Needless to say, we have a lot of people driving up into the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, so the traffic was horrendous!

I don’t mind much. Actually, I am in for the weekend. I don’t need to drive anywhere. My big plans for the weekend include, laundry and weeding the garden! Doesn’t that sound exciting!

Mandy posted some new pictures of Savannah. Isn’t she just a doll? I can hardly wait to get down and see her and Mandy again!

Have a great weekend everyone!

What A Great Visit!

Thursday night we went out to a great restaurant with Mandy, Matt & Savannah, called “The Homestead”. Great food, and rustic, New Hampshire decor. A great place to cool off, and unwind after a long hot day.

Savannah slept the entire time and didn’t make a peep! What a good baby. Mel and I shared a lobster roll and an order of asparagus. I wanted to order a “bad” meal (meaning non-Weight Watchers”), but I kept talking to myself telling my somewhat chubbier self, to knock it off and eat the way I should! Best of all, I did!

After dinner, Mel and I went back to our hotel, and climbed into our freshly made, delishly soft beds, with creamy white sheets! We watched a cooking show I think it was called “Chopped” where three cooks are given various things and must create a meal. It was quite interesting.

At 10 we shut down the TV and Mel fell asleep almost instantly. I, however, was bouncing off of walls! What could be wrong with me? Then it hit me. Hot day, two large iced latte’s and two regular iced teas. I was like a kid high on candy, only my problem was the caffeine!

In the morning Mel admonished me for my snoring. I did not know that I snored. Oh well,

We dressed and went down to have the hotel supplied breakfast. What a nice, wide variety of foods! We ate what we wanted and then about that time, Mandy called to let me know that they were up and to come on over.

This is what greeted us when we got there.

While Mandy took a quick shower, Mel and I took a gazillion pictures.

I was amazed that Savannah was so patient with us.

Here she is with her Mommy and me. So very proud of my daughter.

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All too soon on Friday afternoon, it was time to go home for both Mel and me! So sad to say good bye to Mandy and Savannah. Hopefully, I’ll get back again very soon!

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Visiting Savannah, Mandy & Matt!

Usually I do Friday Fill-Ins, but my cousin in away and well, so am I. I’m visiting Mandy and Savannah and Matt and I was lucky enough to steal away my sister to have up here too. What a great time we have been having!

This is my sister Melodie, holding Savannah. She has not had the opportunity to spend time with her, so this was a real treat!

Here is Savannah with her Mommy! What a much loved child she is! Mandy really is a great Mom, and I am so proud of her!

She is doing great, is happy and healthy and we all feel so blessed. I promise there will be pictures of me with Savannah, but right now they are in Melodie’s camera! So for now I will say, more to come…

Thursday Thirteen

I’m off to see Amanda and Savannah with an added bonus of seeing my sister!
We’re all meeting at my daughter’s home and then Melodie and I will share a hotel room.
I learned tonight we are due for a real heatwave on those two days!
They are forecasting 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit!
I plan to pack clothes for any weather event, except snow!
Still no word about my car.
I’m thinking that I will be taking Hubby’s car south.
I will miss the satellite radio!
My favorite pocketbook sort of fell apart today! It made me very sad.
Also my clothesline fell apart too. It’s very old. I have new clothesline to repair it.
Did you ever have someone do something in their professional capacity that just made you furious?
It’s no one that any of you or my friends and family know, but my goodness how can people be so unprofessional?
New pictures soon, of sweet Savannah Rose!

Growing & Changing

Life is racing by me right now. It seemed that Mandy’s pregnancy took forever, and then wham…Savannah was here and now the days are slipping by. With each day, she grows and changes, and I’m watching a miracle happen.

Birth…a few days old…2 weeks old.

Being a very young mother, I never thought much about time, or the fact that I needed to slow down and just appreciate all those little things that make early motherhood so incredible.

I got caught up in watching the girls grow very fast and being a fairly big coach for that.

Back then, with no digital cameras I took as many pictures as I could, but…you not only used film, but you had to pay to get it developed. Photography was a luxury. It was very expensive for young parents. Now with Savannah, we are taking a bunch and still I will be taking more.

I watch Mandy with her daughter and my heart swells with pride. She is an awesome mother. I hope just a little of her mothering goodness comes from me, but I’m thinking probably not. Mandy is her own person, doing things her own way, and I sure admire how she is doing it!