Thanksgiving came and went!

Thanksgiving came and went.  Yes, I ate too much!  But this was really the best Thanksgiving I've had in years!

As you know the two daughters, my son-in-law and my grandson spent it with us.  This was the grandson's first experience with snow and even though I didn't get to be there for his first encounter, I heard that he held the snow in his hand with expressions that ran from.....  "Oh pretty!" to "Are you crazy?  This stuff is cold!"

We had snow for the first two days that he was here, but then the rains came and turned everything into a soggy mess.  After a couple days of that, the white stuff was simply gone. 

With three women in the house, the poor boy didn't have a chance.  We played dress-up and bundled him in hat, gloves and coat... 

I love this picture...notice the California tennis shoes!

Today, Thanksgiving is over and I'm a bit depressed. Yes, I get to put up the Christmas decorations and  play Christmas music but I also have to start my pre-Christmas exercise program.

Still, (big sigh) the two daughters, my son-in-law and grandson flew home to California with out me this morning....and I miss them already.  Thank-goodness, I still have a son who lives here, so for everyone, thanks for the wonderful pictures and memories.  Lets make lots more holiday memories together!

PS:  Girls, you have become really good cooks! 

A Warm Jacket

I am so excited!  My perfect grandson, Quinn, his mother (my daughter, Kelly), his father, Eric and his Auntie (my other daughter, Christy), are all coming for Thanksgiving.  They will all be here for 5 days!  Hooray! I’m so excited!  But I’m a bit worried also.  These kids live in the Bay Area.  Yes, it can get cold there, but it’s a different kind of cold….one that does not involve snow.

The last time my daughter visited for the holidays she flew into the Spokane airport. As we were walking out the doors toward the car, the cold air hit her. She stopped, said “Somebody PLEASE turn on the heater!“, turned and walked back inside the airport.  It took an hour to get her though those doors again.  Dad had to warm the car up, park it outside the door, and then lend her his radiant hot jacket before that could happen. 

   

So this week, I went to the Harding Center and got this jacket for the grandson.  Isn’t it adorable?  I figured I could always re-donate it after the holidays. The Harding Center were out of coats in her size when I was there, but they did receive a huge new supply from Sonia’s Cleaners just as I was leaving.  What an amazing service these two organization provide to our community!  I’m sure they have plenty of adult coats now.  However when I talked to Kelly about the fact that snow is predicted for tomorrow she didn’t sound happy but she did promise to bring coats.

I probably won’t need this coat but I’d rather be safe than sorry…After all there is nothing more miserable than a sick child during the holidays.

Social Media + growing grandson

Watching my daughter, via her blog on Facebook , I get to watch her be a mom for the first time and I love it.

My prefect grandson is learning to eat veggies and his mom is learning the tricks that Mom’s use to encourage good eating habits. I miss her and her growing family like crazy. I’m sure it was just yesterday that I was encouraging her to eat veggies, creatively. But aches and pains in getting up and sitting down has announced those days really are over for me.

Reading Meagan and Larry Johnson's "My Dad Un-Friended Me on Facebook," http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meagan-johnson-and-larry-johnson/babyboomers-facebook-_b_853756.html,

I feel like I imagine Larry, the Father, must. My lack of expertise in navigating Facebook and other social media probably makes me seem creaky to the generation I helped raise. I haven't un-friended my children, yet, but I'm sure they have horror stories that they share with their friends about my antiquated computer skills.

Today being able to see, via Facebook, that my daughter has found a way to encourage her son, to eat his veggies has been a delight! It's a pain to learn the new technology, but today the effort paid off!