Day Two Hundred Twenty Nine

Happy 3rd Birthday, Elijah!

Today is Grandson Elijah's 3rd birthday! Here he is on the day he was born and this past Saturday at his birthday celebration. His Grandpa and I love him to pieces and are so blessed to have him in our lives. He's a terrific kid who always makes us smile when he's around.

And here he is today. His mom and dad took him fishing at Center Hill Lake this afternoon. He said he caught some goldfish. (I think they were blue gill) I was so happy to get to see him today, as he usually spends his Mondays with his other grandmother. And I was very grateful for the opportunity to take his picture on his birthday. We love you, Elijah Man, and hope all your birthday wishes come true, today and all your birthdays to come!

Day Two Hundred Twenty Eight

Wings For Supper?

Hubby Neil flies radio controlled airplanes and usually stashes them in what I call his airplane hangar after he's done, but for some reason, this one ended up in the kitchen this evening.

This is just one of several in his collection and I hope will soon find its way back outside and into his hangar, also known as his "man cave". I don't venture out there very often, which is why there are never any pictures of airplanes on here. I feel kind of bad about that. His planes are pretty cool. I'll show them to you sometime.

Day Two Hundred Twenty Seven

Elijah Celebrates His 3rd Birthday


Grand son Elijah celebrated his 3rd birthday this afternoon with a Scooby Doo themed party and his family and friends at his house.

The giant slide has become a birthday tradition. Here's Elijah man coming down fast!

He loved his new Spiderman bike from Granny and Grandpa and took it for a spin down the hallway.

Another birthday tradition is each kid taking a swing at the candy-filled pinata. Elijah enjoyed opening his gifts (tossing the clothing aside, of course), playing on the big slide til he was red in the face, and loving every minute of his day of days. I'm sure he'll sleep well tonight!

Day Two Hundred Twenty Six

Eddie Kitty sez, "This vet stuff is for the birds!"


Eddie returned to the vet this afternoon for his temporary shots, including the Feline Leukemia vaccine. Poor kitty. He was not a happy camper. I had to keep a firm hand on him or he would have high tailed it out of there. Eddie weighed in at a whopping 2.14 pounds at about ten weeks old. His age is mostly an educated guess. He was pretty scrawny when he showed up at my house just after the fourth of July. He eats like a pig these days. I can only imagine he must have weighed less than a pound a month ago.

Grand daughter Shelby was my helper for Eddie's trip to the vet just after school. She loves animals. I can picture her becoming a veterinarian some day. After two shots in his skinny bottom and some worm meds and ear cleaning, Eddie was good to go. Little does he know I've scheduled another appointment for him in four weeks when his manhood will be stripped away (Ouch!) without his permission. I hate that for him, but it must be done. He'll also get another round of shots--most likely a rabies vaccine. Poor thing. He cried all the way to the vet but was strangely silent on the way home. Maybe he overheard me making that appointment....

Day Two Hundred Twenty Five

Grand son Elijah turns 3 years old on Monday, August 17. He's going to partay this Saturday. He wants a new bike, so Neil and I got him this one at Wal-Mart tonight, along with a helmet to wear when he's burning up the road at his house. Shh...don't tell him.