Wacky Grandma... Goofy Songs

Yesterday was my weekly 'Day With Jake' day. And I have to say that there's nothing on earth that I'd rather be doing than hangin' with the Jakester. However upon my return home I'm always haunted by the demons of those wacky songs we sing! Today of course I still have 'Five Little Monkeys' jumping around in my head...

I've been carrying around a new little tball set in my trunk, and since I've never been known to hold onto gifts for official special occasions, I broke it out yesterday afternoon. The little critter knew exactly what to do with it! (Must be something genetic...) Grabbed the bat, stepped up to the plate and gave it a good smack; left-handed of course. I never got to bat. Grandma helped retrieve the balls.

As usual, he was Mr. No Nap for me. We were busy, busy, busy all day. We finally settled down to chill out and watch Shrek, when Daddy got home. I set Jake down on the couch while I went to the kitchen to get him some juice (I've become a very obedient retriever) and when I got back only seconds later, he'd already fallen asleep on the couch and Daddy took him up to lay him down on his bed.

I guess Grandma is just too much fun to give in to a nap!

(By the way, he's not picking his nose in the pic! He puts his finger on his mouth while he ponders deep thoughts.)

Top Toddler Chef! The Noodlemaker

Grandma shows Jake how to pat the dough out, which of course Lori had to show me first.

Jake inspects his dough to make sure it's patted out to the exact consistency he wants.

Of course Jake wants to get right to the equipment, not allowing Grandma to help since he automagically knows how to operate any piece of machinery. And voila... noodle perfection!

One Tired Grandma!

Today was my day with Jake, and what a busy day it was! My dear friend Lori (Altered Glass blog) came over to Jake's house and we (all 3 of us) made a batch of home made noodles. Jake was totally into it, complete with flour from head to toe. Lori took some pictures so I'll upload them soon. It was a lot of fun actually... at least for Jake and me... not so sure Lori had so much fun, but she is a saint and went along for the ride.

Then we took off for a local tree/plant nursery for a visit. It was a virtual playground for the Jakester... run, run, run. Bless Lori's heart, she was so patient with us! Jake & I then hit both McDonalds and Hardees for our weekly lunch extravanza. When we stopped by my house to eat and watch Underdog, we noticed that Grandpa Ryser and Great Grandma Wille were at Great Grandma's house, so of course a visit was in order. I was thinking he'd fall asleep in the car on the way back to his house, as he normally does. But no, no. Lots of outdoor time for us when we got him home. Blowing bubbles in the yard, swinging, sliding, climbing, digging gravel out of his dad's driveway and filling the back of his gator with the gravel treasures, and of course more running/chasing up & down their hill numerous times. I did get him to slow down long enough to enjoy some M&M's, then off to the races again. We were just settling down to watch Madagascar when his Mommy got home.

I'm sure he'll sleep well tonight... I know I will!

Long Time ... No Blog!

I'm back... It's been a year since I've blogged: a long difficult year.

On the bright side the light of my life, little Jake, is two now. I still get to spend a day with him each week and I look forward to it. He's starting to talk, but in typical boy fashion he uses his words when it suits his fancy, not on anyone else's urging (unless of course the two are combined).

We had an 85th birthday party for my mother, and were surprised to hear her say that it was the first 'official' birthday party she'd ever had. Of course we always had family get togethers, but nothing on the magnitude of this shindig.

My son has recently changed careers. The combination of exceedingly high stress and equally low pay caused him to leave his position as a Mental Health Professional. I think he really enjoyed his work with clients and judges in the mental health court program, but just couldn't support his family on such a meager salary. So now he's the Bud Man! Working for Budweiser (Annheiser Busch) and liking it!

As for me... well it's same-old same-old.

Morning Cup

Since my life is about as interesting as a dish cloth, I thought I'd share my morning routine. I have several Mickey/Minnie Mouse coffee mugs that I use each morning for my daily cup 'o java. Then I go online and see how much time I can while away. Between Facebook and blogs, I've found that I can indeed waste quite a bit of time! But on the positive side, my fingers get a good workout, and since they're part of my body I guess that means that I'm working out. Woo hoo!! Not sure just how aerobic that is, but I'm counting it. Didn't realize until just now that I seem to have some kind of "pink" theme here.

Got Nothin'

I've been reminded by my bloggy-friends that I've been remiss lately in updating my blog. Why is that??? Hmmm... honestly I don't know. Guess I don't lead a very interesting life.
However in reference to a previous post of mine, I want to let you know that I have acquired a new bird feeder and another hummingbird feeder. Those of you who've read my post on getting old and feeding birds will get a chuckle out of this. Those who haven't should probably read the old post so you can be in on the chuckle.
Had lunch with my friend Denise yesterday, and she mentioned working out. Interesting concept. The term sounded vaguely familiar. Ah yes, that's why I have a Wii, Wii Fit, some interesting equipment that is great to hang clothes on and to stack my boxes of craft materials (that I'll probably get to some day), and about 25 workout and walking DVD's.
I occasionally think it would be a good idea to walk to my egg-lady's house when I buy my eggs from her. It's about a mile & 1/2 away, up and down a couple of steep hills, would be a good workout. And then I move on to other great thoughts and ideas.
Which reminds me... I have some sewing to do - a couple of pillows for Jake and tote bags requested.

The Birthday Parties

I finally got the birthday pictures uploaded. We had such a fun week celebrating Jake's first birthday. And Jake really seemed to enjoy it too! He's a very social little fella, so entertaining his friends and family was right up his alley.

It was a celebration for all of us.

And what a beautiful day it was. I'm only in one picture because as usual I was the one taking the pictures. But that's quite all right with me.