The Valance

During the Christmas break, sorry Holidays our family was here and we eat, sleep and play games, well this year because it was so cold outside the guys decided they needed some male bonding, so our sons Duane and Tim decided to take the nephews (our grandsons) and teach them something about woodworking, Duane has a lot of equipment in his basement, and both sons love woodworking.
There was not too much complaining or undesirable looks on their faces, so they accepted the challenge. Uncle Duane worked with one boy Sean and Uncle Tim worked with the other, and low and behold a valance was cut and assembled for the living room in Grandpa's and my condo. Voila, now that it is covered and hung, it is beautiful and exactly what I wanted. God bless grandchildren and sons too.

When I can take a picture, I will put it in my next blog so all of you can see their accomplishment.

WHAT'S THAT WHITE STUFF?

This afternoon, while driving home from the dentist's office, I couldn't believe it, but I was seeing white spots in front of me. Wow it was sn sn snow. In Atlanta, it was snowing. I thought I had seen the last of it when I was in Detroit. Can't stand the stuff.

I don't mind the cold, but ditch the snow. I couldn't believe the people I saw were so excited, it was like it was their first time to see it. And when I asked them, it was. So hooray for them.

It seems to have melted on the sidewalks, but it is stuck to the ground. Hope it,s
gone by tomorrow, or I'm in for the long haul. Guess I'll just curl up in my jammies with a good book.

TRIBUTE TO PAULETTE

SORRY, I'M REALLY NEW AT THIS AND AM TRYING TO TEACH MYSELF. FORGIVE ME FOR NOT DOING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

THE MEMORIAL TURNED OUT TO BE VERY NICE AND I'M SURE IF PAULETTE WERE WATCHING, SHE WOULD HAVE REALLY ENJOYED BEING THERE.

THERE WERE PEOPLE THERE FROM HOLLIDAY PARK WHERE SHE LIVED AND ALL OF HER CHILDREN AND ALMOST ALL OF HER SIBBLINGS. THE GIRLS DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF ARRAINGING MEMORIES BY SHOWING PICTURES ON A SLIDE SHOW OF HER WHOLE LIFE, FROM THE TIME SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL TO THE TIME SHE WAS A GRANDMOTHER.I DIDN'T SEE A FROWN IN ANY PICTURE, ALWAYS SMILING.

FOOD WAS VERY GOOD AND AND PLENTY OF IT.

KATHY READ A FEW E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE THAT WROTE IN TALKING ABOUT PAULETTES EARLY YEARS, WITH A CLEAR VOICE AND A BIT OF ANIMATION, SHE HAS A VERY NICE VOICE, SHE TOLD US SO. (DOESN'T THIS SOUND LIKE HER MOTHER?)

ANYWAY, I AM GLAD I FLEW TO DETROIT TO SEE AND BE WITH EVERYONE. NOW I KNOW WHAT SOME OF OUR NEICES AND NEPHEWS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THEIR LIVES ARE LIKE. BLESS ALL OF YOU AND KEEP ON HAVING FUN, THAT'S WHAT YOUR MOM WOULD HAVE WANTED.

THANKS
AUNT PAT

TRIBUTE TO PAULETTE

WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS

Christmas is just a few days away, and even I can hardly wait, waiting for most of our family to arrive by car. Karen and the boys, Tim and JP will be here on the 26th. Dad (Grandpa) has to teach his classes at the Y, so he drove in on Friday the 20th and left this afternoon the 23rd. It won't be the same without him, but we will survive I'm sure. Dawn and Mark and their family will be spending their Holiday in Chicago. Colleen of course you all know will be spending her heavenly Christmas with Jesus, and the children will be in California.

I want to wish all of you that blog, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year.
May all of you remain in good health and may the ones that are ailing, get better soon.

With all of my love,
Pat

Rain, Rain wonderful Rain

Well we finally got some much needed rain last night, and it was wonderful. It has not rained in the Atlanta area for at least 3 months and it has been scorching weather.



I walked outside this morning, and what a pleasant surprise, it was 87 degrees, compared to the 3 digit temps we've been having. All I want to do all day is sit in the A/C all day, cause it is an effort to move.



Well, the geraniums croaked, I would water them every day, but the sun was so hot, it would dry them up faster than they could drink. Only the strong survive.



Wednesday will be one year since I moved some of the belonging from the house in Florida, and it doesn't show signs of furnishing this place for some time. I am disappointed with all of this, cause I really thought Marcel and I would at least be together in this move. The economy is telling us different.



Sorry I've been such a slacker with blogging, guess my life isn't as interesting as I thought. It has tken me three months to do this blog, maybe it will be another three.

geraniums

They are gasping for water, which I gave them, but they are crying for rain, as we all are.

Our Memorial Day weekend was very nice, at the pool, here at the condo. There is a grill there which Duane successfully maneuvered, roasting corn, hamburgers, bratwurst and hot dogs. Our bellies were full. And everyone had a lot of laughs.

We had an out of town guest who seemed to enjoy the setting, and hopefully he will return soon. The rest of the night was spent watching the big screen in the living room. Ah family and friends are nice to have.