Home Alone

It's not very often that I find myself alone in the house with my thoughts

With Valentines Day fast approaching I find myself giddy thinking about love,

Remembering falling in love, the excitement of the first date, the butterflies in my stomach when the first kiss unfolds..... Finding a lasting love, a secure love, there is nothing like it in the world.

I remember the nervousness I used to feel wondering if I was wearing the right thing, doubting the way I did my hair, not wanting to eat and of course the all too familiar diet that seems to be popular with a new love.

Even many years after my marriage I still experience the flutters when I see my Johnny walking to me.....anxious for the hug he gives me when he comes home from work...knowing that after almost 14 years that he still loves me and I him.

Although there are obstacles to work through I think the love between us just gets stronger with every issue we face and conquer. I am his, and thats what brings an enormous smile on my face but knowing that he is mine tops every emotion I've ever felt.

Happy Valentines day to all............

May You all experience the joy and happiness that comes with finding your true love, not the love you know or think you have....but the sincere security of love that you grow into with your mate years down the road.......

Thursday Jan.22

Well as many of you know, Mom went home today. She thought she was ready and knows she can come back anytime. We all miss her!! First of all I want to tell Teri thank you for the wonderful recipe called vegetable casserole that she gave me the other day! It furned out great and everyone loved it again!!It went beautifully with our porkchops we had for supper a few nights ago...

All the kids really love helping out in the kitchen.....Ieshia does a really great job serving desert...Mom has been feeling better this last week so we have been able to get out more. The other day when we were in Galesburg we stopped at pizza hut for the buffet.....

It was good and we enjoyed it. Derek and Emily have been practicing their reading a lot lately with Mom and I am so proud of them. They are doing such a great job!

Emily was working very hard on her homework tonight.....she didn't even notice that i took her picture! HA

Ieshia was bored tonight so she decided to work on the puzzle...Well, thats about all I have for tonight I'll try to post again soon!

Monday Jan 19

Well the kids finally go back to school tomorrow! It seems like they have been off for such a long time! They had 3 snow days last week, then the weekend, and today they were off because of Martin Luther King Day! They are anxioius to go back and they miss their friends!

They have been spending a lot of time with Grandma. They especially like reading to her and playing games that she makes up........

Mom has really been helping them with their reading....and of course we have been doing puzzles again. The kids absolutely love to do puzzles and Derek is so good at them...here is a few of the recent ones.....

Today it warmed up a little bit and the kids were able to go outside and play! They had a snowball fight with Grandma Keller....

Brian showed up and joined in the fun...While they were all out playing in the snow I was in the kithen making banana muffins...

I also made some homemade vegetable soup for supper and it was delicious!Mom was feeling a little bit better today and she has been trying to use her right arm but she still can't move it away from her body....here is a picture of her helping set the table for supper...well thats it for now I will post again soon!

January 15...

Well it's been a week since a posted anything. I have been so busy I just haven't took the time to do a whole lot on the computer. Our week started when Teri went home. We had a nice visit and I really appreciated the help she gave Mom. I especially loved the beautiful gifts she brought. My lovely pink rose was the most beautiful rose I've ever seen....I took both of Moms beautiful bouquets and made one beautiful arrangement...Mom really loved the flowers! Well, of course we have been eating like Kings and Queens....Everything from Steak, hamburgers, brownies, fish, and everything in between including spaghetti.... We even had cherry cheesecake.......YUM-O

Iwent out in the garage the other night and John and Brian were busy working on various cars and trucks.......

but I got such a kick out of Derek....this is his workbench and toolboxes and here he is laying on his creeper under his wagon which is up on jack stands and of course he is fixing something on it! I think this picture is so cute....Mom has been enjoying her foot rubs..The kitties have been enjoying there afternoon naps....don't they look cute and cozy???? Derek and Emily have been practicing reading....

Emily made a very nice book for her Grandma....she wrote and illustrated it all by herself...

Then everyone has been working on puzzles....my kids are really good and putting them together....Mom even sits and does them from time to time...the kids like me to take pictures of them so here are the ones we have done this week.....

well, that is all for tonight I will try to post again soon.....

Thursday January 8th

We have had a wonderful day. Mom and Teri and I spent the day together just relaxing and visiting. Teri fixed Moms hair today while she relaxed in her comfy chair.......

Isn't she pretty?Then Teri bought us all nachos from Quinns Corner and we sat and ate them and watched a juicy movie on lifetime about missing babies, narrated of course by none other than John Boy Walton..(Rickard Thomas)........haha......

Aunt Connie called earlier and offered to bring over supper for everyone...Wow were we excited! Around 5:oopm Uncle Danny came a knockin' on the door and delivered a wonderful supper of homemade chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, mini crescent rolls, and a wonderful pineapple cake for desert! There was tons of food and it was delicious!!

As Mom said"We all ate like thrashers"...LoL

Everyone had a full belly when they left the table......I walked in the room and seen Mom sitting in her chair still looking pretty, she's holding the teddy bear that Teri bought her.Mom enjoyed listening to Teri play the piano....We had a very nice relaxing day....