Yaaayyy! Jill was here this weekend, & we finally got my background changed. We had such a good weekend with Jill, Stephen, & the girls! They are soooo adorable!! Well, Lucy & Lilybeth are--Mommy & Daddy are just "cute"(?). I love having them come to visit, & I think they like coming to Nana & Grandpa's house, too. The girls seem to be quite comfortable here--that makes me so happy! I've dreamed about being a grandma for so long!! This is truly the best time of my life!!!!!

Greg's 60th Birthday

First of all, I want to apolzige to anyone that follows my blog for my background. I have absolutely no clue how to change it; &, we were so busy the last few days that Jill & I totally spaced it! (Jill takes care of my background with a tiny bit of input from me--thank you, sweetheart! I really do appreciate your taking care of me!!). Anywayyy, this past week (or so) has been a whirlwind of emotions. Jeff turned 33 on Sunday. Greg's 60th (!?!) birthday was Friday, Stephen's 33rd on Saturday & my Dad's 85th will be this next Wednesday! The ladies at the drug store did a fabulous job of celebrating Greg's birthday with Kentucky Fried Chicken (his fave!) & Eileen's famous brownie, chocolate sauce, ice cream dessert (also, his fave!). Jill, Stephen, & the girls surprised him with their arrival to celebrate his birthday late Thursday afternoon. John, Dad, & Jean all came over for a prime rib roast dinner on Friday evening. Then Jeff, Jamie, & the boys arrived later that evening to celebrate the big day. We had a wonderful weekend with the kids & grandkids! Thank you all for being with us for this special day!! Nothing means more to us than our family. We are very tired after all of the excitement & activity, but so happy to have had the chance to share such a special occasion with all of you!!!

My Muttly Crew

Here we go again! My muttly crew has again confounded me! Tonight was Cheeseburger special night at Bergies --long story---okayyyyyyyyyy, I'll relate. Several years ago, I was out of town. On Mondays & Tuesdays, Bergies (the fast food restaurant in our little town of Grace) used to have a 99c cheeseburger special--mustard, ketchup, pickles included. Anywayyyyy, I have no idea how Greg decided that this would be a good way to feed the dogs for one night while I was gone, but he did--thus, Cheeseburger Tuesdays started! There have been many Cheeseburger Tuesdays since then! (I am so grateful for them since that means I don't have to mix & fix their dinners for one night a week!;). By the way, cheeseburgers are now $1.75 each!!!!!!Anywayyy-guess what?! today is cheeseburger Tuesday! The dogs & Greg enjoyed their cheap cheeseburgers while I "dined" on mini shrimp. Of course, I couldn't finish my meal, but Chico kept pawing at my leg--this is unusual--he doesn't do that since he knows I do not feed him from the table. Grudgingly, & knowing that no dog in his right mind would eat shrimp, I gave him a small piece. He took it in his mouth & his litttle eyes looked so happy! I then proceeded to share the rest of my shrimp with the rest of my pack, who also enjoyed the shrimp--who knew that dogs like seafood?! (By the way, Chico ate the most shrimp of all of the Muttly Crew!) And, I'm hungry again!