January,Friday 11,2013.

Well it is getting dark a little bit  later each day. So if we could convince Mother nature , maybe she would stop throwing those little cold snaps at us down here in the great south. I am hoping for a hot  summer. Have noticed a lot of the trees are budding out already. I believe we had about 20 or more  robins in our lawn this morning,plus starlings and sparrows.  Our lawn  was virtually covered with  assorted birds.
  Well my Honey has slipped his hip someway. So I am trying to help him as much as I am able. He tries not to complain,but he is in a lot of pain. I have a bum shoulder. So we are always helping each other.But I will tell you this much,he does more helping me than i do him! So I am keeping him  :)
    So I see we have some new TV shows and some returns . Going to some good watching, I believe"Fringe"   is new tonight,"Arthur" is on later tonight."Scandal" was good last night,as well was "Elementary" They were very good.

Ty Trimming the tree 2 yrs old

Ty and his truck.Add caption

     Oh yes My son Christopher's mother-in-law fell down the steps on her way to work the other week, she broke her leg in 2 places below the knee and also fractured the ankle on the same leg. She  is laid up and our grandchild Tiberius, who just turned 2 yrs old last month, is so enthused with this.He sits on the foot stool beside her leg an pets it telling everyone Nana has a bobo, yes that's what he calls it. Not a booboo.  So he was upset with something the other day so he gave her a little pat on her bobo and said "now cry!"  Tiberius  is  something else. You never know what he will say or do.He has a giggle attack whenever anyone sneezes. Or if someone has a large burp, it is time for a giggle attack.  It really is very entertaining being a Grandma. The Grandma with the broken leg, is called Nana I, the other Grandma, am called NeeNee.  I donot mind  he named me.His Grandpa over there is PawPaw and he calls his Grandpa over here PoPo.   He is the only Grandchild in either family.He is a little spoiled  but it will be taper off soon.

What is Happening to Our World????

I am deeply saddened and along with the sadness is a burning rage, that this could keep happening to our children!!!!!!!! I am beginning to realize why a lot of people wish to  home school  Their children. Most are safer at home.Home schooling is alright as long as you also find away to socialize your children with other ones of the same age and back round. I know there will be a lot of strange things going on Friday the 21st  . Many people who are panicking about the " end " of times supposed to be happening at that time.  I  do not believe this. There has been many of these predictions., each one  was wrong. I was a student during one of these  such times, in fact I faked being sick so i could stay home. Around lunch time I came down from my room and asked my mom what she was making , she looked at me and said something about a fast recovery,well then I told her.She snickered and went  to the kitchen and made soup and sandwich .When she came back to eat with me and have a talk about this   whole idea,she opened the window up  and asked if I had ever seen a prettier day?  So my mom has passed a couple of years ago, I only hope I can relay this message to my children and Grand son. like my Mom did for me those many years ago. Have a nice day and I know you will be having a week or 2 off for Christmas.During this season be kind to each other, especially your Moms and Grand moms, After all they are the ones who make this day a success! Be blessed and happy. Try to be on your best behavior  Jodie

Well, Hello Again! It's been a while!

    I have been busy so. Howard  has been blogging.So I am going to  put my 2 cents in, and do a blog.  It  is the  season  where families come together and celebrate.  It is supposed to be a religious holiday, but somewhere along the way it became all about spending money. Now it is basically a time to have fun ,I am not really complaining ,  it does help to bring families together.   But, I believe that if you have so much money to spend on expensive presents, you can afford to go to the food pantries or the Salvation army kitchens, where they are making Christmas dinners for the poor and homeless. I believe that if you are fortunate and not just financially, also health wise, you should give back and help those who are less fortunate.
    As you probably know, if you have been following our blogs. We are blessed with a grandson "Tiberius" Ty  for short. He will be 2 yrs old tomorrow. This is the first Christmas that he has actually noticed everything about  the holidays. He has grouped all the parts of the season into 2 words Ho Ho.He sees  trees trimmed and they are Ho Ho trees. Santa is Ho Ho man., Decorated  houses or the street decorations are Ho Ho trees. The  way he see's it if it is lit up it is a Ho Ho ,(Christmas) tree , house, candy cane etc. He is so full of excitement and the wonderment of  Christmas it is  The most fun I have had for a long time. Just looking at his eyes as he is watching the twinkling colorful lights is so fulfilling and exciting. His other Grandma Laura and I both agree that Tiberius is our only grand  child right now,,yes we both are spoiling him  but not in a bad way. We are just giving him an abundance of love. As for the Grandpas, Howard is the brains and Allen is the brawn.Howard is the computer, books , pencil pusher type though he is no weakling by any means.Allen, the other Grandpa is the Sports minded, hunter fisherman type. So between both  Ty will learn about  everything. But he will learn a lot more from his parents. It is going to be a long wonderful time growing up our Grandson. I hope all you grandparents and parents will  look at your children and think about what I have said and enjoy your years with  them.  be blessed and happy  Jodie From Alabama.

NOVEMBER 7TH 2012

     Our President was re- elected last night. So congratulations are in order. I have spent some time reading the text messages etc. Friends, relatives, an acquaintances, A lot of disappointed people about Obama's win and some very happy ones like my hubby. At one point I almost laughed, but I held  back. Someone said we are all going to die.(eventually we all do)  I thought that was a little far fetched,so I just  said, oh  Dec 21,2012 is next month. But I am sorry I am an optimistic person. I do not think the world will end next month. I think it could be another change  that will make things different. Could happen Like Sandy changed New York city.  I heard that they were going to get hit by a nor'easter snow storm.I think it was supposed to be today.To be honest I didn't check the weather as of yet.It is chilly here today(62 degrees) so I am not moving around alot .My other half and I both have diabetes and copd combined  with arthritis and cold weather is not a good thing.  We live on the southern tip of Alabama so it gets down to the 40's or 50's with a possibility of the teens in Jan but not usually. When I lived in Northern New York state,It was on the St. Lawrence river so It was cold and frigid and short summers and at that they were not hot .You had winter, and fall  for the most part.So,now I am in mostly warm weather. I have been trying to get my son Robert to move down here, but no luck yet.Howard is working in the kitchen  God this man can cook! He made a special dinner for me last night:)  steak filled with crab cheese  and potatoes and onions cooked together. I was so full! I am keeping him. :)  that's all for today Be blessed, happy,and safe  Jodie

October 6th 2012 already!

Time certainly is flying by. Seems like it was just yesterday that it was beginning summer.  My  grandson will be 2 yrs old in 2 months.  He looks and acts like he is a 3 year old . He is a very special child.  I know all grandparents say that. I waited 40 years for a grand child. My oldest 2 sons haven't " gone forth and multiplied,"  My youngest, Chris , did it. I am so glad he did. As i was saying Ty is like a 3 yr old. Chris bought him a ride on "Thomas the train"He only had the engine.
He went and found 2 boxes from his pull-up diapers and put them behind his engine.  
He thought of this himself, he surprised himself and everyone else. Howard got him some crayons and a Thomas the train coloring book. he was all excited, wasn't sure about the crayons,His mom showed him how to color and he did some but found it more exciting to try to color his legs and arms with the green crayon. Thank God it was crayons ,they do not work on the body, had it been markers we would be looking at some serious Pesciso  body art. (smile).

    My little American Eskimo (Spitz), had us  really scared. We went shopping one afternoon, leaving Justice and Sparky home alone as we do, Something happened when we got home Justice was acting strange. He  cried out when he got up he seemed to be standing with his head hanging  so I thought he might have a sore throat or tonsillitis. Yes dogs do get that, I had a German shepherd catch it from me years ago. Well the next day he seemed  a little better so we gave him the antibiotics and pain killers. The next day I took one look and I thought he was dieing, we rushed him to the vets and she checked everything and he has a badly sprained neck. Her idea was that the 2 dogs were playing on the furniture and they got a little to rough,Justice either fell or jumped and hurt himself.  He is almost like new he is taking prednisone and Tramadol.Thanks to our Vet.Amy Paszkowski., Justice will be around a while longer. That's it for now" Live long and prosper" (Mr. Spock")
   Be blessed and Happy Jodie  from Alabama.

jodie-fyi: WOW!

jodie-fyi: WOW!:       WOW!  Unbelievable!  My other half is doing a blog also, he is all about current events, politics,wars, everything all around the worl...

WOW!

      WOW!  Unbelievable!  My other half is doing a blog also, he is all about current events, politics,wars, everything all around the world.  He has readers from  everywhere all over the world.  He is surprised at how many people are interested in what he has to say.  I on the other hand,am not really surprised. He is very intelligent, he is well schooled ,was in the service, and a college graduate.  He watches and reads,researches everything he writes about.Yes, I have a smart man and he can cook too! Seriously ! He  really can,and healthy tasty food. Yes he is a keeper!!! O yes and he does clean-up nicely also.
      Well yesterday it was 90 degrees and sunny.Went swimming, shopping, was a nice day. Today, it is 71 degrees and raining.  So it is a slow dreary day. My little dog isn't feeling well , he is 7 yrs old so it could be arthritis. He acts like it hurts to move. He has no fever no runny nose or vomiting or diarhrea  So its not a disease.
       Oh yes I meant to tell everyone who reads either  Howard's or my blogs, We would love to get some feed back from our readers. We like to hear what you think, good or bad. At the bottom of the blog you will see it says no comment then shows the picture of a pencil. Click on the pencil and it will show you where to write your comment. We really want to hear what you think.  Well thats about it for this rainy day in Alabama, be blessed and happy Jodie