Grandparents are precious to have

Thank you to all the Granparents out there. I grew up with just one Grandma and she passed away back in 2000. Then when I married Andrew, his Grandma and Grandpa became my new set of grandparents. Kara is so lucky to have a slew of Grandparents. I want them all to know how very special you each are to her. My in-laws, Bob and Judi are her Grandma and Grandpa and my folks, Gail and Mitch are her Grandma and Grandpa. That is four grandparents! Then we also have Andrews Grandma, Kara wasn't able to meet. She passed away last year in 2009 when Kara was one month old. We visited the Thanksgiving holiday before that while I was pregnant with Kara and visited with Grandma Thelma. We still have Andrew's Grandpa Gordon which is Kara's Great Grandpa. He is 96 years old, so he just recently moved into an assistant living place and out of the big house that he has lived in for decades. He is starting to go and not making much sense these days. He talks about the past as if it were going on today, currently. A scary thing happened last month; he was waiting on the sidewalk of his house for a taxi to take him somewhere...luckily he didn't actually call for a real taxi, he just thought he did. If he were to actually go somewhere in a taxi, we would not have know where he went and he would go missing! It is so scary with situations like that where he was living alone at home. He is better being in the assistant living, but I don't know how much longer he will live? I hope he makes it till April in the Spring. We want to fly out to CA over Easter break and visit him agian (once more). I surely hope it will not be our last time visiting, and that he lives onto turn 100 even. But IF this is our last chance to visit I want it to be memorable for Kara. I just hope she remembers her Great Grandpa when she gets older, and has memories of visiting with him. ( I am getting all teary eyed) I have to think of better thoughts. and not get to caught up in Grandpa Gordon passing away. We don't know really when that sad day will come...could be yrs from now, or months.

On a happier note I started a Skype session with my folks to see Kara live on the Webcam. This is a free site to set up with your web camera and you can call people using the skype who are also on the skype to see each other. If you have Skype, let us know and we can set up a time to hop on there and you can see cute Kara. I'm starting the catch phrase, "Skype you later!" instead of the old school phrase, "See you later!" haha. a Modern twist to it. I coined the phrase, and take all the credit, hope it catches on.

click the link to check out and start a Skype Free account.
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/?c=204

Let's Get the Girl Her DVD!

Door bell rings, the dog barks, I answer the door to a cute little girl holding a clip board and brochure to sell her Girl Scout Cookies. I decided to purchase one box of Thin Mints, $3.50. While I was filling out the cookie form, she tells me, "If I sell 1,000 cookies I get the DVD and ALL the prizes!" Cookie Sales have come a long way since I sold them as a Blue-bird. This was about 20 yrs ago when I sold cookies, door to door. Back then I was making a goal to sell a certain amount for a pink Dino stuffed animal and a Tootsie Roll brand piggy bank, that was filled with Tootsie Rolls. This girl is selling cookies for a DVD player! Sad to say, but, we didn't even know what a DVD player was back in the 1980's. Haha. Sometime at the end of February I will be getting my box of Thin Mints. I hope she makes her goal of 1,000 boxes to get all of the prizes!

I look forward to someday, Kara will be a Blue-bird or Girl Scout. She could go to camp and bond with the other girls. I look forward to so many adventures for Kara to grow up and get involved with.

Dear Kara

Dear Kara,

This is mommy, I want to tell you that I love you and I'm so proud of you learning new things everyday. You are growing up quickly. Currently you are a little over 9 months old and already you are Cruising around the coffee table, crawling all over the house, and eating solid foods. I am forever amazed by you. When you look up at me with your big smile and recognize that I am your mommy, it melts my heart. Thank you for being a happy baby so far, Daddy and I are extra lucky to have you as our daughter and we look forward to the many years to come.

There will be times, baby girl, that you think I am being a "mean Mommy" but rest assured that I am only trying to help you. Currently you have had a runny nose with little buggers and snot. I have to help you clear it all away and use a baby wipe or q-tip. As much as you hate it, I have to help you out. Mommy is not trying to torture you or be mean when wiping your nose. Know that. Because when ever I wipe your little baby nose I have to hold your head and wipe away, and you scream and cry. But you don't seem to understand I am only here to help. I am not trying to be a mean mommy. Please understand Kara.

One day you will look back on this blog, when you are able to read it, and laugh. I just want to document this and say I am sorry for wiping your nose and picking it with a q-tip. Years later there will no doubt be even other situations that you will fuss over and hate me helping you with. I am sorry in advance for those things too.

Love you my little sunshine.

Mommy