Family night at Grandmas....Shannon and Chelsea,Stephanie ,Spencer and three chefs made for a fun evening...Its amazing how their faces glow when they are enjoying what they are doing...Grandma was the photographer for this one....Enjoy this little video of the evenings events....
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
SNOW SNOW SNOW !!!!!!!
I don't know when the last time we had snow like this but I did think it was the year my dad passed away ...1990...I remember it was just before the gulf war and I couldn't find a plane or train...I had to go to nebraska by bus...Alan drove me to Bellingham in a snow storm and picked me up a week later in another snow storm...I was thinking about this and then on the news they announced that the last white christmas was in 1990...and I was right! It has been snowing here off and on since last wednesday and to this time I think we have had about 18 inches of snow...unheard of here in Olympia ...we are lucky to get an inch or two and then the rain comes and takes it all away,...My grandchildren Austen and Tanner have enjoyed a few days of sledding ..and I am sure will get a few more in...My daughter Chelsea flew home from Utah yesterday and managed to get here on the last flight before the airport shut down....we were soooooo grateful but it was a scary ride up there to get her and even scarier to get home..but we were blessed and arrived safe and sound....so grateful! Here is a little video....
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Return of the Mask!
Several years ago 11 to be exact after the birth of our first grandson Jordan...His new mom requested that when ever we held Jordan we wear a surgical mask....in her defence I should add that Jordan was a difficult birth and was quite small...anyway when we held him we donned the mask..even though we thought it was a little over the top ( see pictures below)
....Many years and children later every time Shelley sees pics like these she shakes her head in disbelief that she really did that....and we laugh over it.
Now to present day and birth of grandson # 11.....on December 4th 2008
At the time Rowan was born our five year old grandson Tanner had a terrible cough ( we thought the residual of a cold the previous weeks) As we took him to see the new baby...he started coughing at the desk going into the maternity wing and the receptionist suggested that Shannon go to the restroom where they keep a stash of surgical masks and mask Tanner up so the nurses wouldn't have issue with him seeing the baby.
These are what she found there...so cute ....so being the thrifty individual and being concerned for her new nephew and all the colds this time of year she took a handful to take home....thinking anyone who had even the sniffles was gonna wear one of these around Rowan.
With us desperately trying to keep Rowan from getting sick...with so many germs around...I think I now know how Shelley was feeling when she asked us to wear them and all these years later maybe I should apologize to her for feeling silly about the whole mask wearing thing. After having two grand children develop RSV as babies...maybe having masks on hand is not so bad a thing after all.......and when Shelley comes to visit the new baby...if she has the sniffles or a cold...she might just be asked to put on a mask.....and we can laugh over the whole thing once again....
....Many years and children later every time Shelley sees pics like these she shakes her head in disbelief that she really did that....and we laugh over it.
Now to present day and birth of grandson # 11.....on December 4th 2008
At the time Rowan was born our five year old grandson Tanner had a terrible cough ( we thought the residual of a cold the previous weeks) As we took him to see the new baby...he started coughing at the desk going into the maternity wing and the receptionist suggested that Shannon go to the restroom where they keep a stash of surgical masks and mask Tanner up so the nurses wouldn't have issue with him seeing the baby.
These are what she found there...so cute ....so being the thrifty individual and being concerned for her new nephew and all the colds this time of year she took a handful to take home....thinking anyone who had even the sniffles was gonna wear one of these around Rowan.
With us desperately trying to keep Rowan from getting sick...with so many germs around...I think I now know how Shelley was feeling when she asked us to wear them and all these years later maybe I should apologize to her for feeling silly about the whole mask wearing thing. After having two grand children develop RSV as babies...maybe having masks on hand is not so bad a thing after all.......and when Shelley comes to visit the new baby...if she has the sniffles or a cold...she might just be asked to put on a mask.....and we can laugh over the whole thing once again....
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