Grand Social, catching up.

Due to computer problems missed a lot of blogging days.

Hope things are all good now.

Many things been going on.

Lost a dear friend in Mississippi.

A friend, a member of The Sisters of Charity right here in my home town was murdered in Mississippi last week.

Two of them served a poor section of the state as the only health care givers.

Both RN Practitioners.

May they rest in peace.

Precious ggson getting his hair cut for 2 yr. old preschool.

A mixed emotional day.

Grandson, Ben, being sworn into the U.S. Army.

Proud but bittersweet.

Beautiful gdaughter, Ellen, in her new dorm with my afghan at the foot of her bed.

 Gdaughter, last first day of college.

Gdaughter, last first day of highschool in the pink.
Mosaic of all 4 years at the same school.
Yes, the same outfit, uniforms.
This is the last of our grands to finish high school.


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Grand Social, after days of no computer.

Computer has been down a week.

IT person to come work on it today and for some reason  I was able to turn it on again.

Well he will surely fix it.

It just keeps going off and won't come back on.

So This is my first post for several days.

GD Cindy and her son.

He has been taking swimming
lessons. 

 Magic booster seat.

 Graham's favorite place while on vacation was the suite's fridge.

 Finally some photos from our gd Cindy of her son

Graham with Sophie. 

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Grand Social. Our grands first family loss.

These two grands had a wonderful time, just one week ago, at the party for our GD's graduation.

 

This week they lost their maternal Grand Dad.

 

Both of our families were close to each other and because of his illness he was not present at this celebration.

However it was a surprise and a very sad occasion for us all that he had passed.

 

He was a Deacon in the Catholic Church and the Celebration of Life was so uplifting.

 

These are our daughter's children and they are so mature and respectful we could not be prouder.

 

May he rest in peace.

 

Our grandson, in the yellow shirt, had just gotten home from 2 weeks on a work study program in Peru.

He had lost 20 pounds.

Hiking, different foods etc. sure trimmed him down.

 

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Talking with the grands about careers. Nothing better.

Nothing makes grandparents feel better than spending time with their grands one on one.

Grandson has completed 2 years of college in communication.

He and his friends are considering going into the army.

Our son, and all of us, secretly hope he doesn't but no one wants to discourage him. He and his papaw are very close.

GS asks

"What do you think Papaw?"

Papaw did not pass for the army due to a heart problem and can not give any advise based on experience.

Papaw always encourages the grands to look at all alternatives.

GS seems to have a calling for criminal forensics.

He is waiting for clearance on a football shoulder injury to go into training.

Trusting in God to help him decide.
 

GD sitting across from me is a CNA wanting to persue a career into nursing. 
That is all she ever talks about to me. She started nursing school and found it very hard.
Recently I have read a BSN is the hardest career to reach in college these days.
I told her to keep on trying. 

True the college and training is a lot harder than the actual work.

I can remember our professors and Lab RNs telling us this is the way your learn to do it right. It may not end up being the actual way you do it.
Must be very flexible and autonomous to be a nurse.



  

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Grand Social with family celebrations.

Things are back to normal for our daughters family for the time being, so a graduation party for grandaughter and welcome home for grandson were finally held.

This was the first day brother and sister had gotten to see each other since his return.

Oh how they missed each other.

 A wonderful cook out with family and friends was a great success.

Grandson lost about 25 pounds while in Peru with beautiful grand daughter looking healthy and tanned since starting her job as life guard at one of the Country Clubs in town.

Listened to stories of Peru from grandson who was so excited about his experience, despite picking up a stomach bug.
Several of the students did.

Old faithful, Blossom, has been with us 16 years.

GD named her when they first got her and as her brother says, a girly, girl name.

Well sure.

Proud dad  sitting beside Blossom is glad to have every one home now.

But only for awhile.

Son will  be a senior in college next year studying for a business degree and has already started his internship at an insurance co. and daughter will start Architecture school in the fall.

GD loved her afghan I made her and it matches perfectly with all the colors she chose for her dorm room.

 Got one more grand to graduate from high school next year and she has already told me what color she wants.
Gives me plenty of time to geter done. 

And Father's Day fun too

Dad, son and grandson

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For some reason we have not had many hummingbirds this year.

In fact we have had only one.

I think we got our feeder out too late and all the hummers have found their feeding spots and they have settled there.

This is the only one we have had.
It is the green one and stops about 3 times a dad to feed.
I finally got photos, which are not very good, but we have one and we are very happy with him. 

Two tomato plants we put in containers this years so we can have them close to take better care of them.
They are doing great.

 

Had a great family Golf Scramble and family reunion on Memorial day.
No pictures that day.


Did get one of the winners.

 Couples Susie and Joe and Anne and John.
We have been having this golf tournament for 22 years in honor of the Jones Dad and Mom. 
The two in the middle are brother and sister and grandchildren of the honorees.
Makes for a wonderful day to keep up with the Joneses.


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A Grand Social Derby Party and Mother's Day.

What a fun time we had at a family Derby party at our daughter and son-in-loves home.

On the ground floor deck.

BBQ and food galore.

On the back deck.

They love to entertain and decorate for the parties.

 Hubby doesn't go to this party.

He and our son have been going to another party for years.

 My once a year Mint Julip

 Wow I was in the money this year.

 Little folks were entertained in another part of the house.

 Where all the fun kiddy things were.

Finally this little fella gave his GG a kiss.

Then all kinds of Mother's day gifts, flowers, cards, hugs and kisses made for a great week-end.

This bouquet had a purple cabbage flower.
Decided to display in a separate vase to give it room to open wide.
Beautiful.

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Grand Social. Celebrating with two 2year olds. What fun.

If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so. Isabel Allende
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“A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” – Lois Wyse

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Our two great grandsons, Graham and Maxon,  each just turned 2 just months apart.

Max just had the most recent birthday.

They always hug when they meet.

Their moms are our granddaughters.

 They always play so well together.

Max loves farm toys.

His birthday cake, made by his mom, was decorated with little animals and barns.

 Looks just like a 2 year old birthday boy should look.

 Max got a mini John Deere and he wanted Graham to ride it right away.

Max wanted Graham to ride it right away.

 Max showing Graham how to ride it.

 Of course G wanted his mom and dad to get him one just like it.

 Graham was 2 in December.

What fun it is to have little ones around again.

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