Drew or Shelly? (or Billy or Hannah or Rebecca or Nicholas)

Okay, we'll start out the weekend post with the lovely Hannah:

Even her brother is helping take care of her (or is she teaching him bad habits?):

Aunt Bambi is calling her the "bat baby" because she likes to hang upside down:

Billy took a nice relaxing bubble bath:

I told Shelly that everybody at work said she looks like Drew Barrymore in E.T., so she spent the day trying to be a model and pose and wanted me to get just the right picture. So here's my collection and see if you can tell which is the real Drew:





Gotta admit though, with just a little work, she could win a Gertie Look Alike contest.
Then came the other grandkids. Rebecca is so lovely when she first gets up in the morning:

The two of them like to pose for pictures:

Rebecca is getting limbered up for the upcoming cheering season:


Of course, she still is a Hannah Montana wannabe:

Imagine how it feels to fall down these steps:

Here they're playing a shopping game. Rebecca is ringing up Nic's purchases:


But the cashier got very tired:

So now you see a typical weekend in my life. This is what my life revolves around. My grandkids. I am so happy that Mary told me about this site even if I'm the only one who ever looks at it. I'm sharing my babies.

David's Bride

Some of you may remember the post I did on a couple at our church who had a wedding ceremony after they had been married 50 years. David and Florence Corum are their names. David had said he had always wanted to see his bride walk down the aisle to him. His sweet bride, Florence, passed over into Glory Land this evening. She was in St. Mary's Hospice in Halls. He never left her side. He stayed with her 24/7 in the short time she was there. She didn't want for anything that he wouldn't get for her. Theirs was definitely a marriage made in Heaven. One day they will be reunited on that Heavenly Shore. She was a precious lady in every sense of the word. She was also a wonderful Saint and a true Christian. We will all miss Miss Florence.

Nic's Birthday Party

Today Nicholas turned 5 years old. In a way it seems like he should be older, in a way it seems like he should still be in diapers. Bambi was so afraid that no one would come to his party. So we went by and got Billy and Shelly and took them. We had to take my mom and Doug's mom too, so we didn't have enough room for Hannah. Anyway, when we got there, there was one of those moon walk things that are filled with air and everything. Quite a few kids were there and older kids too. We all had a ball! The party had a spiderman theme, as you will soon see. I am not posting all the pictures. I took the red-eye off my camera, and the pictures turned out really lousy. Nic got alot of gifts, but I must say his favorite was from his mom and dad. A Nintendo Wii. Personally, I think he's a little young for it, but that's what he wanted, so they got it for him.
Here are my two favorite boys in the thing out back:

Nic and Shelly had fun jumping:

Even this "old kid" had fun jumping:

Don't really know what Rebecca was doing:

I had to put this picture of Shelly on here. Check out all the blond hair:

Then came the time for the yummy spiderman cake:

After Nic blew out all the candles, we all sat down for cake with extra yummy saliva where he kinda put the candles out by blowing raspberries at them:

Guess you could say he was really hungry:

Billy ate all his cake:

Shelly looked like she was saying something real important:

Poor Rebecca...sitting there with fork and spoon and no cake:

Nic handing his mom one of his birthday cards:

THE GIFT!!! A Nintendo WII:

Billy stayed occupied eating a second helping of cake:

You should have seen Nic when he opened his WII. Well, you can! Here it is!

Pictures of All the Kids

Well, as I promised, I have some new pictures of Rebecca and Nicholas. But of course I always make pictures when Billy and Shelly are here too. It just seems like most of the time Nic is on the computer, and Rebecca and I are usually doing girl things. But here are new pictures of them all.
Here is Rebecca, following in the footsteps of her Nana:

And a rare picture of Nic coming down the steps instead of being on the computer:

But alas! He was coming downstairs to get on the computer anyway:


He did take a minute to let me pick him up (on the way to the computer):

And Rebecca enjoys holding Hannah when they're here together:


Hanna was making these cute faces where she was sticking out her lower lip to cry and I was trying to get a picture of it. But I had the red eye reduction on the camera, so by the time it made the picture, she just looked real solemn:


But when we put her down in the floor she was happy. What you don't see is when she go the sock to her right and put it in her mouth. It was Shelly's dirty sock:

And here's the camera hog again:

Doug's Blog

Doug and Rose took the kids (mainly Hannah) to have their pictures made. If you're interested, they're really cute. Go to http://tacobelldoug.blogspot.com/

My New Toy

Never let it be said that my son will out do me. I love his new car. So I went out this morning after I got off work and bought me one like it. Only mine's blue instead of red. I'm gonna have to go without a few meals, but as fat as I've gotten, it won't hurt anything. So here's my new Nissan Sentra (then I'm going to bed):


Poor Troy. He's wondering what kind of car he'll have to get used to next.

Doug's New Toy

Well, my son got a new car tonight. Not a "new used" car, but a brand new one! With all the bells and whistles on it. He doesn't even have to have a key to start it or unlock it! It is so cool! Now I want one like it. It's a red 2008 Nissan Sentra. And of course I have pictures.
Back view:

Front view:

Side view with the proud owner:

And what post of mine could be complete without a baby picture? So here is Hannah doing her thing on Mommy and Daddy's bed:

Land of the Rednecks

This past weekend Rebecca and Nic didn't get to come up because Shelly had chicken pox. She had her shot, she is just one in the less than 1% who got it anyway. It was a very mild case. Just little pink, raised spots that turned a brownish color and faded. They were almost all gone by the time she went home. But the dr said it was chicken pox. So I guess it was. I can't wait for Nic and Rebecca to come up. I miss them so much. Nic even talks to me on the phone now. Something he refused to do a while back. Billy and Shelly and Hannah got to go to church. They don't usually get to go because I don't keep all 5 at one time now. Shelly had picked Billy out a shirt and tie to wear. He was so proud to be dressed up like he sees his daddy sometimes:

And here you can really tell he loves his sister:

Doug is really losing alot of weight. He probably won't appreciate it, but here he is in shorts that fit him last month:


Now for the good part. Being from the south and all, I must say I'm proud to be a redneck. Tonight I fixed a gourmet dinner of Banquet Salisbury Steak, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and Great Value Turnip Greens. All with a side of Sara Lee bread. I thought it would be nice if Doug and I had a candle light dinner. We had never had one before. So I put out the good china and set the table, complete with candle:

(In case you didn't notice, the candle is a rare #4 candle. Since this was a special occasion for us, I used only the best.)

Guess I'd better go for now. It's almost dark outside and I need to light the lanterns so I'll have something to read by. Y'all come back and read some more, y'hear?

I'm A Camera Fanatic!!!!

Last weekend was a good weekend with the kids. Somehow, I just don't get as many pictures of Rebecca and Nicholas as I want. I guess I'm just busier when they're here. Plus Nic is most always on the computer. But then, so is Billy. I think next weekend I'll just concentrate on making pictures of Rebecca and Nic. So my next post will just be of them. I may take my camera to work with me tonight since Anna's working and I don't have any recent pictures of her. Maybe I'll do a post on my life as an RN. (a new RN that is). So here are the pictures of the kids that I made last weekend. I know you probably get tired of seeing my grandkids, but they are my life.
This is only one of the camera hogs, Shelly:

In this one her mouth was dirty, but she's a kid, what can I say? She was still happy

And she loves her "pet" monkey:

Hannah enjoys the exersaucer I got her:

And Shelly enjoys the rocker I got for Hannah (It holds toddlers too):

And Billy (on the computer, as usual, along with Shelly, the camera hog):

Billy gets as close to PaPaw as he can when he sleeps:

And he could also make a good advertisement for a toothpaste commercial:

Alot of moms and grandmothers would like to do this to the kids. I don't have to. They do it themselves:

Rebecca looks prettier every day (she's growing up too fast. She's just 10):

Here is my daughter, Bambi, Rebecca's and Nic's mom with her hubby, Jeff:

So much for my grandkids. Now, when I got home from work yesterday, there was this huge spider web next to the driveway. It was so perfect, I had to make a picture of it. And the creator of the web was in the very center. OK! I'm a little too camera crazy. But here it is anyway:

Babies Can Make Even the Stongest Act Stupid

This is a video that I have been trying to post for a long time. I guess it was because I was using Internet Explorer. It posted fine on Firefox. Anyway, this is when Hannah first started laughing.

Classes over at work

My classes for work are over, for now anyway. I think I still have to take the critical care classes. I'm happy to say that I passed the classes and now I'm ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) certified. Now if we have a code on the floor I can run it at least until the ER doc gets there. I love codes that we get back. It gets my adrenaline going. I love trying to revive people, although I don't like to see anyone having to go through that. Am I making sense? Probably not. Let's see, I do not like seeing people getting their chest pounded on and ribs broken, but if they have chosen to have that done if something happens, it excites me. What doesn't excite me is seeing someone who is 145 years old with a terminal disease who choses to be a full code. That means they want everything done. I remember the first time I got to defibrilate someone. I was so disappointed. I expected them to jump high off the bed like they do on tv. He just jerked a little. Oh well...so much for my sick choices for excitement. I'm just glad I passed the classes and now I can concentrate on being an RN. I'm going to work a couple of weeks on day shift so I can get the feel of really doing my job with all the doctors and families and stuff. I need to get busy on my nasty house now. Have a good day!

Lyrics

Okay, this is a sick song...but it's hilarious if you read the words while he's singing.

I bought a gerbil at the petting zoo
If Richard Gere can do it I can too.
I get undressed, I start to lube
I stick the gerbil in the end of the tube.

Wondering just how he'll feel
Will he like it better than his little wheel
Careful now, he's right beside me
One more inch and he's inside me.

Go...gerbil go!
Burrow harder, burrow deeper
Be my little chimney sweeper
One thing I forgot about
How am I supposed to get you out?

So now my gerbil's on easy street
It's warm and cozy and there's plenty to eat
The situation is beyond my control
Gotta find a way to get him out of this hole

I try crowbars, I try wires
I almost had him with a pair of pliers
I try cheese but he's not biting
I wish this wasn't so exciting!

Go...gerbil go
Jesus, I am such a sucker
Please get out you furry fgrrrrrrrr
I think I am getting ill
Suddenly he's very. very still.

Now it's too late, my gerbil died
I guess I have committed gerbicide
Here's some advice, it's very clear cut
If you love your gerbil...don't stick him up your butt
Don't stick him up your butt
Little furry gerbil in your booty hole...

The Gerbil

Just in case you didn't see it, here's the gerbil video. Sorry, it didn't come with closed captioning. But I'll post the lyrics on the next blog. It's too funny!