Summer Guest

toDD the toaD

This is toDD, toDD the toaD,

He came to live on our road.

He's very quiet, never makes a peep,

But we have to watch where we put our feet.

He likes to sit in the soft porch light

That glows in the dark every night.

He sits and sits and sits some more

Just outside our back door.

As bugs circle the glowing light,

toDD just smiles at the lovely sight.

And when his tongue begins to sail,

We never hear a buggy wail.

When he's full and can eat no more

He disappears from our back door.

toDD the toaD has grown fat

From eating bugs for a snack!

The Sleep Over

Four of the loveliest girls I know!

Georgia

Dani

Camryn

Emma

This is my favorite picture!

Aren't they beautiful!

We had our GIRL sleep over.

Shane was on a business trip, which is important because there are absolutely

NO BOYS ALLOWED!

We took picture's

Ate food. (Cherry Limeade and Munchies)

Made anklet's and played SPOONS!

Once again, Georgia was the champ and

Camryn was the s-p-o-o-n.

We, talked and talked and talked and talked.

Had the traditional pancake's, scrambled eggs and bacon breakfast.

It was fun!

We are already thinking about the next one,

and the next, and the next...

Sweet Words

Joey had his tonsils taken out and hasn't been feeling well. He told me he was "very sick." I asked him how sick he was and he said, "27." I'm not sure what 27 means, but I took a picture of him to document what a "very sick 27" looks like. Doesn't he look terrible!

His throat has been very sore and he hasn't had much of an appetite. He would say, "Grandma, I'm hungry." We tried a banana, pears, oatmeal and mashed potatoes. He would take a couple of bites and say in his most pitiful 27 voice, "I don't want this."

Kacie was here too and when she heard Joey say I don't want this, she would say, "I eat it Grandma." And she did, she very graciously ate everything!

Leile went back to school this week and was given two cookies for her snack and she saved one for me. After school she brought it to me; it was in a sack that had Grandma written on it. She smiled so big and with sparkling eyes said, "This is for you, Grandma!" I felt so loved. By the way it was a chocolate chip cookie, um mmm!

Lydia was very happy to see me when I went to babysit them Tuesday night. She was very chatty and had lots to share with me. One of the first things she said was, "Grandma, Emma and Ben lost toofahs!" (tooth) And yes, the Tooth Fairy did come.

Sweet words.

Cousin-ville

One, two, three, four, tell me that you love me more!


Pump, pump, pump it up.


On your mark...get set...let go!


Simply fun!

The end.

Afton

Isn't she beautiful !

Ending and Beginning

Saturday, August 7, 1982
"Our baby finally made it! He was born on Thursday August 5th at 12:34 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. We named him Austin Marshall Cruze. He is a beautiful baby so plump and pink!"

Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Our baby finally made it! Austin and Katina were married in the Temple today! It was a very tender moment to see their love for each other shinning in their eyes. They were pronounced husband and wife and a new family was born.

Ending...
This is it, the last one,
There are no more left.
Austin is the caboose, kaput!
May you, "Live long and prosper." (Spock)

Beginnings...
Waking up to morning breath, stinky!
Seeing true love as it really is...oh, the possibilities!
Cooking 101
Crankiness, testiness, irritability, good days, bad days etc.
Laughing, teasing, private jokes,
Happiness, tenderness, kindness, compassion...
Growing and learning to be a family.

But don't worry, "All you need is love!" (The Beatles)

It was a beautiful day!

The Rule

I made a rule for myself: If I find money in the washer it is mine to keep. When I do find money, I smile with excitement and gleefully think, ah ha, 5 bucks! I don't tell anyone when I find the money, and since nobody knows about my rule nobody has ever asked, "Mom/Kay, did you find $5 in the washer?" If they did ask I would have to say, "Finders keepers, losers weepers."

I kept the nickel, but the pocket knife...I just put it in the basket on Shane's dresser, and a new rule was born.

Finders weepers, losers keepers.