"Directory" of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2011

Jan. 3, 2011 - Christmas 2010 with Analyse
             includes pictures

Jan. 27, 2011 - Phone conversations ... ;-p
               Analyse tried to get Gaa..ma's help in getting her way.

Feb. 17, 2011 - :-) !!!!!
                we were headed to visit the kids. includes a picture

Feb. 23, 2011 - A neat place to EAT!
                in Illinois, includes pictures of Analyse

March 3, 2011 - our recent weekend at the kids -
                lots of tales about things Analyse said and did

March 6, 2011 - Time spent with a friend :-]
                includes pictures of the clothes Kate and I picked up for Analyse

March 17, 2011 - Baby News :->
                  Ultrasound report

March 21, 2011 - Brandon and Analyse
                  they came to town for Brandon's birthday. "Ms. Analyse continues to keep all of us on our toes."  Examples given.
                  includes pictures of Brandon and Analyse

March 24, 2011 - Two Analyse Stories ;->
                  # 1 - "Cyn-di....you won't believe what your daughter just did!!!" And then "Little girl, you are too smart for your age!".
                  # 2 - Cyndi had said "no, you can't have popsicles with out a bib".  ...
                  includes a picture

April 12, 2011 - So, about that name...
               they changed their minds about the coming baby's name

April 21, 2011 - "Baby Shower / Come Visit Time"
               includes pictures

April 22, 2011 - just us, hanging together
               (after the shower / get together time)  includes pictures

May 4, 2011 - Complimentary phone call ;-)
             the compliment was the reason behind the call...

May 16, 2011 - For Analyse's upcoming 2nd Birthday
               includes pictures

June 10, 2011 - Analyse's 2nd birthday - Part 1 - the banner
                includes WONDERFUL pictures of the birthday girl

June 11, 2011 - Analyse's 2nd birthday - Part 2 - The Cookie Monster(R) cupcakes
                includes pictures of the birthday girl

June 13, 2011 - Analyse's 2nd birthday - Part 3 - the food we took
                includes pictures of the birthday girl

June 16, 2011 - Analyse's 2nd birthday - Part 4 - fun pictures from the party

July 7, 2011 - Yet again, He provided ;->
            a double stroller

July 12, 2011 - "Theyhadababyit'saboy"
               includes a picture

July 14, 2011 - They named him...
               includes pictures

July 22, 2011 - We met Elliot! :->
               includes some blurry pictures

July 29, 2011 - A "Grandma Tale" :->
              I had every single stuffed animal dug out of both bins lined up down that couch...

Aug. 12, 2011 - About my birthday
               Over the phone, Analyse sang to me and a picture of her

Aug. 24, 2011 - Progress Made:
               Who was coming

Aug. 30, 2011 - Wedding Weekend - Fri. Night
               a bat visited us while it was just Boo, the grand kids and I to home

Sept. 13, 2011 - Part 4 of Brent and Kayla's wedding
                 Analyse  helping get the church ready

Oct. 12, 2011 - My week this week
               Examples of how I was having a very busy week this week being grandma. :->
               Example #1 - those gorgeous blue eyes popped open and his expression asked, "What ya doin grandma?"
               Example #2 - A couple of minutes later, I could not discipher what she was saying, so I turned my head to look at her.  She had removed all of the burner knobs off of the stove, but could not ...
               Suddenly I realized that Elliott was moving, towards the edge of the counter. By standing on tip toe, she had been able to ...
              she discovered that she could fit her little hand in through the handle of a box, which was sitting on a bench in the kitchen ...
              Amy's van was home, a visiting we went!
              when we returned home, the kids and I then spent another two hours outside.
              Two things about that. First, Ms. Analyse likes to talk!!!     Secondly, Mr. Elliot seldom stops moving.

Oct. 17, 2011 - Grandma Tales :->
              Watching Elmo(R) - "Friend". 'silence is usually NOT a good sign coming from young children'. Aw yes, grandma remembers now... all to well.... ;-p

Oct. 27, 2011 - "Updates"
              Pictures of the new born Elliot (we found our camera), how we learned Analyse resembles Grandma "Honey", Elliot at 3 months old

Nov. 1, 2011 - We had taken Elliot along on our date...

Nov. 15, 2011 - Currently (now) living in our house

Nov. 27, 2011 - Ga_ _ ma's bunny and it's "bed"
Nov. 28, 2011 - 'Aunt' Billie's Banana Bread Recipe
               alternative title for this posting could be: "Cooking with Gaa_ _ ma" :-D !!!
               contains a tip about a special type of sandwich

Dec. 2, 2011 - A Different kind of Stuffed Manicotti
              several cute pictures inserted there in

Dec. 7, 2011 - "Nonunions?" = a grandma's tale ;-p!
             trying to decipher what song it really was she was requesting I sing

Dec. 16, 2011 - 3 Heat Warming Grandma Moments :-D
          #1 - "I cuddle you!"  #2 - his cry turned into laughter  #3 -  Analyse's response to me finding the missing 'baby'.

     Do you have any idea how much I've smiled while doing this listing?  I am SO-O-O-o BLESSED!!!  Thank-you Lord!

     And now for some pictures :->

        Nov. 11 #007
       "Papa 'Honey' " feeding Elliot the Sunday before Thanksgiving

         Nov. 11 # 008
         Analyse keeping "Papa" awake ;-p
          [her outfit is a combination of clothes she already had, and clothes brought to us by a friend and her daughters (something I have on my list to post about...) ]

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~ "Directory" of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2010
          includes a couple pictures

~ "Directory of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2009
          includes a picture

"Directory" of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2010.

      I'm feeling 'the blues' today, so I know I've got to do something(s) to try and pull myself up out of it. Insert here - Why are they called "the blues"? I like the color blue! Shouldn't these feelings be called 'the dull browns' or something?  Nothing against the color brown either, I like that color too. But ya must admit that there are some dull shades of it that just fit better with these melancholy feelings, than shades of the color blue do. Elton John's song "And that's why their called the blues" does not answer my question, it just expounds on what type of feelings the expression entails. So that's no help. Do any of you know why?
    So anyways, I've got 'um, and I know I need to do something(s) to pull myself up out of them. Thus I figured that today was the perfect day to create the:
   
    "Directory" of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2010.

Cuz ya know how much I smile when talking about my little sweetheart! :-)
   And besides, I had promised that I would do one, and I KNEW all of you were looking forward to me doing so o;-p.

January 7th - "the BoUnCiE seat" (pictures)

January 22nd - "Called Byron - funny story there!!!" (the story had happened back in Nov.)

March 2nd - "They kept the secret ;-D" surprise visitors from out of state and a silly game with grandma ;-p  (picture)

March 9th - "The Surprises Continued :->" while the out-of-state "kids" were here for a surprise visit {pictures - Analyse + Xander}

March 23rd - "Cute Grandma Tales ;-}" "she started doing this ever so adorable, heart touching thing" while sitting in my lap.

March 24th - "the second (grandma) tale" tucking her hair behind her ear

April 21st - "Timing can be humorous!" a comment and picture from Brian's face-book page

May 21st - "Silly girl ;-p", singing and dancing via our phone connection (picture)

June 10th - "I'm back home again - ", at Cyndi's INSISTENCE, I stayed for a few days after the B-day party.

June 13th - "Chocolate B-day Cake :-)" (includes cake recipe) {pictures}

June 19th - "The "green" quilt" (aka: "My secret project") the quilt I made for Analyse (pictures)

June 21st - "The Princess has a throne  :-)" (her seat in front of the window) {pictures}

June 29th - "Show-N-Tell :-)" (pictures from her B-day)

July 20th - "On the sink" two girls hairbrushes ;-)

July 22nd - "our weekend", the out of state "kids" were here for a short visit (picture)

July 29th - "A toddler now"

Auguest 7th - "from Brian's Facebook page -" (picture)

October 25th - "I was trying to be helpful..." by turning off the baby monitor and closing Byron's bedroom door ....

November 14th - "I'm Thankful For:"  "Oh Lord, thank-you for my grand daughter!!! Thank-you for allotting me the honor and privilege of becoming a grandma :->!!!"

November 16th - "Our first 'real' phone conversation"

December 9th - "o/~ "I'm so happy and here's the reason why" o/~" - announcing that a second grand child is on the way :-)

December 11th - "Remembering a FUN garage sale"

December 30th - "Flowing of Christmas with our kids (2010)" (part 1) {picture}

December 31st - "Christmas with our kids (2010)"  (part 2) {pictures}

   Doing this posting did help my "dull browns" (;-p). Counting your blessings / reminiscing about your blessings IS therapeutic!

   Now on to step #2. For me, cooking can also be therapeutic. So I decided to attempt making a winter stew using up the left over Pork Loin in the fridge. I had potatoes and onions on hand, and our neighbor Chris just brought over some carrots I called and asked to borrow. Hopefully it will turn out delicious. If it does, then yup, I'll be posting about it. By the way, how did you guess that I would? o;-p

   But before I go to the kitchen, here are a couple of pictures of my sweetheart :-)
            (taken in March 2010)

2009 "Directory" about "the grandchildren" :->

   I first started creating what I dubbed my "directories", with hopes that they would help me find when and where it was I had posted something. Yes, on this blog we have the ability to 'label' posts, and we gladly use it. But we hadn't had that option on our previous blog site, and there were a whole lot of postings on there we still frequently refer to. Postings which I hoped would be easier to find again by listing them all in subject related "directories".
    My hopes were fulfilled! I have found this methodology of keeping track of certain types of postings to be ever so helpful! So I kept creating them. And then after having been on this site for a year, I decided to continue making them on a yearly (or as appropriate) basis for different 'label' categories. It is so-o much easier to scan through a year long listing of that type of postings looking for one in particular, than it is to scroll through all of the individual postings.
    Thus, I have decided to make a "directory" for yet another of our 'labels' categories. And I doubt it will surprise any of you to learn that the newest "directory" is for the 'label' titled "The Grandchildren". o;->  You did know we are grand parents, r-i-g-h-t? o;-b   To one absolutely adorable impy girl, as well as one grandchild still growing inside their mother's womb. We are so blessed! :-D

    This then is a "Directory" of the postings about "The Grandchildren" from the year 2009.

(yes, from our first blog). And yes, that also means I shall soon be doing one for the postings from 2010. Something for you to look forward to, huh? o;-p


January 9th - "Baby News" - according to the ultra sound it's a girl; and they chose the name Analise Christine.

April 27th - about the Ill. baby shower

April 29th - my gifts for the Ill. baby shower

June 9th - "Introducing... :-} "  complete with some new born pictures.

June 18th - "The Big Yellow Envelope" (to us from  ? )

July 7th - "Visitors :-D"  Analyse's first visit to MI

(part of) July 9th - "still smiling"

July 28th - "B1, C2 and A moved v/"  (more pictures)

(parts of) August 26th - they were here for a visit again

(parts of) September 10th - Labor Day weekend

Oct. 7th - "How Could I Resist? o:->"  Thanksgiving bib (pictures)

November 1st - "This Grandma's Tale / Tip"  Analyse and the computer

November 3rd - "Grandma's and the 'raspberries' :-p"

November 5th - "Our favorite Trick-or-Treater" (picture)

November 20th - a children's consignment shop

December 22nd - "a grandma / grand-baby story :-}" while rocking her to sleep

December 23rd - "Analyse and Boo ;-}" kisses

   I sure had fun reminiscing while scanning for and then sort of re-reading all of these!! I'm sitting here with a very warm heart and a smile on my face. Analyse, I LOVE being your grandma!!! ;-)

                                

                               ( a picture from our files of her )