Cashing in - #4

This month has been full of  excitement.

Friday's have been busy with One-On-One, 

Full day of fun and

Overnights with our grandchildren.

The four oldest Grandchildren received 

Gift Certificates for Christmas, for an overnight and lots of fun.

They got to pick out what, where, and when, they wanted to do.

Who knew it would be such a HIT? !!!

This is Lulu!

She is 13 but soon to be 14 years old.

She is our first grandchild.

Lulu's request was to go shopping all day (😊).

For lunch she choose Chic-fil-A.

It was a cold and rainy day and the restaurant was closed for dining in.

But that didn't stop US!

Tom surprised Lulu by meetings us there, with our RV!

We set it up with a table clothe and flowers.

We went inside and ordered our meals....

and took it back for some fine

dining, inside the RV.

We were so cozy inside,

 while watching everyone ordering their lunch from the drive thru.

Then it was back to shopping!

(til I dropped)

Lulu loves a good salad, so for dinner we went to

a fancy grocery store that has a magnificent salad bar.

The dining room was open!!

 We all enjoyed another great meal.

Afterwards we picked out dessert from the Bakery.

Took our goodies home to enjoy while watching a movie.

Lulu's pick for a movie was 

Meet Me In St. Louie (Louie), 

with Judy Garland.

And what would the evening be without a game of 

cards or two?

Saturday morning, Lulu cuddled up 

with Banjo on the couch.

Lulu is now learning guitar,

 on top of knowing how to play violin and piano.

Plus, she singing!

Lulu smiles all the time! What a happy girl!

💓💓💓💓

I'm a bit sad that this month is over.

Having laughter, talking, and just more busyness,

 was such a blessing!

I know what our grandkids will get for Christmas next year!!!

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"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called, according to his purpose." 

Romans 8:28

   

 

Cashing In

Tom and I gave out Gift Certificates for

Christmas Presents, to our four older 

Grandchildren.

It was for an overnight;

Dinner of their choice;

Movie of their choice;

Breakfast of their choice;

Plus lots of FUN!

First one to cash in on his certificate was,

 7yr. old Silas

The first thing he asked to do was to have,

Cinnamon Toast.

SURE!

Silas loves Banjo!

He spent a lot of time with our dog.

Here he is with Papa, taking Banjo for a walk.

When it was lunch time, 

it was a hard decision to make.

[Do I eat in the restaurant, or back at home in the RV?]

Panda Express

was Silas' choice for lunch.

Silas choose to eat in the RV!

But the battery was dead. 

So we came inside.

But that didn't bother him.

This is one very happy boy!

After lunch Silas wanted to go to a park.

But it's not fun by yourself, so he

invited his older brother, Levi.

Then they came back for a few rounds of games.

After a fun afternoon,

we settled down for pizza and a movie.

When it was bedtime,

Silas choose the couch, along with Banjo.

Good morning!

Breakfast time!

Here is Silas making his breakfast.

Cinnamon Toast!

Some of the biggest grapes I've ever seen.

They looked like small watermelons.

This is one very happy boy!

He wanted to eat on the counter.

And of course we said yes.

The things you didn't see were all the hugs and kisses

that were handed out, back and forth.

Fun and cute conversations.

Facetime with mom, 

making sure she didn't miss him to much.

Our mission accomplished!

It was a great time for all of us.

 I don't know who had more fun, 

Tom & I or Silas. 

Love You Silas!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." 

1 Timothy 4:12

 

 

Eye Surgery

For several years now I haven't been able to see very well.

I'd get a yearly eye examine from the optometrist, get new glasses and still didn't see well.

Last year my vision was really bad. 

Driving was hard.  

I'd read a speed sign and only saw the  __5. 

I didn't know if the sign read, 35, 65, 55 ????

When I came to a stop sign, all I could read was OP.

But I knew it was a stop sign.

I was finally, referred to an Ophthalmologist.

She found a hole in my macula, 

which prevented me from seeing completely, in my left eye.

 Then I was referred to a surgeon.

 to repair the hole.

 But before I could have the hole repaired,

 I needed to have my cataracts removed!

So both were removed. 

One surgery after the other.

Whew!

 Lots of eye drops.

Lots of eye examines.

💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

Finally, the day came for the , what I called

 THE Big Surgery.

( info about this surgery)

Our grand daughter, Ila May,

 sent me off to surgery with a handwritten letter of LOVE.

It was in my pocket even during surgery.

I was told the surgery would take a couple of hours.

This is me in recovery, after only 30 minutes!

I was "awake" for the part of the operation.

The Surgeon even told me,

"NO TALKING!"

Ooops!

Recovery for this surgery is 

really different. I had to have my

  face down.

For 15 to 20 minutes every hour...

 24 hours a day...

for 7 days...

I had my face down.

Tom moved our comfortable chair 

to the kitchen table.

This was my favorite spot.

Someone else liked it too!

Though, I found several other places.

Sometimes I had company.

Recovery had other difficulties.

For 6 days I didn't wash my hair, and no makeup. 

~smile~

Could the glasses get any bigger?

My eye was dilated for the whole time!

These huge sunglasses (prescribed by the Dr.), 

I wore inside and outside.

It was so bright!!!

Tom was in charge of my eye drops.

I took 4 different drops, 4 times a day.

Plus, an eye patch at night.

As you can see, I had a chart...

which came in handy!

I finally said good-by to my "station".

I did a lot of praying here!!!

(15 minutes every hour!)

When recovery was finished,

 I finally washed my hair 

and put of some fun sun glasses.

My eyes were kept dilated during the 7 days of recovery.

To celebrate the end of recovery, 

we had a party.

An Eyeball Party!

Rib Eye Steaks!

Deviled Eggs!

Gifts!

Ping Pong Eye Balls

Levi hand drew this beautiful 

Peacock tray for me.

And a homemade card from Ila May!

A pop-up card that says,

"No more glasses on Grammie-goo!"

And that's right!

I don't need glasses.

Only for reading.

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"Devote yourself to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving."

Colossians 4:2

Happy Birthday Kimmy!!

Celebrating from a distance.

But we still celebrate YOU!

Our family has a funny but great tradition.

We celebrate birthdays, starting out with cake for breakfast, 

followed by opening birthday presents!

Tom and I participated in the opening

 of Kimmy's presents...

On the back deck...

through the open window...

and through the screen!

It was different and a memorable way of 

celebrating.

 Almost like being inside, except it was COLD!

 Someone didn't understand why we didn't 

come in.

 Others just took it as fun and different.

Actually, it was great to be this close and almost

touching them.

We are blessed to be able to do this!

Happy Birthday Kimmy!

You are loved very much!

💗💗💗💗

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"Strength and dignity are her clothing,

And she smiles at the future."

Proverbs 31:25