Surgery!

After spending 8 weeks being worn down by heavy bleeding, I was finally able to have surgery to remove the offending feminine body parts. Complications arose ..... but I am now on the road to recovery.

The hardest part of the process is that I can't hold my grandbabies for 6 weeks. I have seen Ty a couple of times since then, and he keeps reaching his arms out to me and tugging on my pant legs so I will pick him up and hold him, and I can't. And I cry. He finally toddled over to where I was standing, took me by the finger and led me to where he wanted me to go. I was so overwhelmed that he figured out a way to keep me in his life in spite of my restrictions. He is truly my special buddy! I only hope I can have as close of a relationship with little Rocco. Just hard to do when he is 16 hrs away! :(

All in all ..... the surgery will be worth it in the end. I am already feeling stronger now that the bleeding has stopped. Just gotta get over a few more hurdles ... and I will be better than ever ... in a few weeks!

Missing Others

Do we ever stop missing the ones we love .... and have lost?

My brother passed away 5 years ago this Memorial Day .... and I still miss him like it was yesterday. And my parents still miss him as well.

Their dilemma now is how to divide their estate. They have one remaining child and five remaining grandchildren. How do you divide one estate to make it fair for everyone?

You can't. Not unless the remaining child drops out of the line-up.

And that is OK with this remaining child. No amount of inheritance .... no amount of estate .... will ever bring my brother back.

And that is what I would treasure the most.

Money comes and money goes.

But loved ones are only here for a while.

I miss Jeff.

I love Jeff.

But I know his love will stay with me ...... forever.......

Long after estates and inheritances are gone.

Rocco at 6 weeks!

Craig and Jesse just sent us some new pics of Rocco! We haven't him since he was 2 weeks old! My! What a cutie he is! Enjoy!

Near and Dear .....

I can honestly say there has only been one man who has ever been near and dear to my heart!

Oops! No .... I guess there have been three!

Um .... no ... uh .... four! No ..... five!

Ahhhhhhh ...... no seven!!

Whew!

Yup! I can honestly say ....there have only been seven men who have ever been near and dear to my heart .... !

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Steve

Brian and Craig

Dad and Jeff

Ty and Rocco!!


Tee hee!! :)

Grammiehood!

You know ...... I have always considered myself to be a youthful soul .... a little bit adventurous .... and a little bit rebellious. :) But there were times in my life when the role I had to play did not fit comfortably with my soul.

The stay at home farm wife early in our marriage was disastrous for my emotional state. We had no money, so I could not go anywhere. And cooking and cleaning all day were not compatible with my adventurous spirit.

Then the babies started coming ... and I started to feel a little bit more comfortable in my role. I could play with them ....take them for walks along the creek ... be involved in their school activities.

Then the empty nest stage occurred. And even though I love my boys dearly, I loved having an empty nest as well! Now I had time to take off and explore the things I had been missing out on in life. And I was working, so I had a little bit of extra income to be able to afford some nice vacations! And I had the enjoyment of seeing our sons become the men I always hoped they would be.

But .... you know .... as good as that stage was ...... I think this stage of Grammiehood is the best of all!!

I get to love my babies .... and not be tied down by them! I get to play with them ... and be adventurous with them! And I get to see the amazing parents our sons and daughter-in-laws have become! And that is the best part of all!

Yup ....... life is good. I finally fit my soul. Even though on the outside I am a plump, gray haired, matronly, middle aged woman. On the inside, my soul is still a kid!

And that is good!

Another grandson!! Yeah!!

We have another grandson!!

Craig and Jesse became the proud parents of Rocco Aaron Florschuetz on 3/2/10. He weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz, and was 20" long! We are going to VA to see them in a couple of weeks! Can't wait to get my arms around all three of them!

Fun in the sun .... porch!

I stayed home from work today to take care of Ty. Brian and Kelly's babysitter's little guy has the flu, so we are taking turns staying home with Ty this week.

Today he got to inaugurate our new high chair! I tried using a booster chair with him last week, but that didn't work out too well. So viola! We have a new Winnie the Pooh highchair! He is now eating the second step of baby food ..... the wonderful blends. Kelly said he did NOT like the chicken and noodles one .... but he did well with his fruit and rice for breakfast.... the peas and something or other for lunch ..... and the mixed veggies for supper. He is still getting 3-4 bottles of formula a day, and usually has two naps at Grammies ...... tho I understand he doesn't sleep that much at the sitter's. But ....... she probably doesn't play soft baby music and have the curtains drawn and the lights down low for him. We Grammies know how to encourage a nap! :)

In between mealtime and naptime .... we soaked up the sun on the sunporch. I even moved Kasey's daybed out there so he could soak it up with us! It has been such a gloomy and rainy Fall that it felt soooooooo good to sit in the sun. And I am hoping the extra Vitamin D we absorbed will help Ty ward off the flu bug.

Finally .... here is a video clip of him playing in the bouncie turnie thingie. As usual, he was laughing and grinning at me ..... before I got the camera! He has such a quick sly smile that it is hard to catch on film. Oh well, as long as I get them in person .... that is all that matters to me!