My BIG News!

Have you ever asked yourself the questions "How on earth did I get here?" and "Will I ever go back home?." Going home is not always that easy or simple. Sometimes it takes many years.

After nearly eleven years of living in this beautiful mountain state, I'm going home -- back to my home state, back to Oklahoma.



Hubby and I moved to away from our home state in July of 1987 to the great state of Texas because he was transferred. At first I was very sad to leave family and move to the “big city” but I very quickly adjusted and grew to love Houston. That may sound a little strange to some people but I really did love living in that big state. My kids basically grew up there and we had a lot of friends, nice church and many things to do. I loved the mild winters, TexMex, seafood, Bluebell ice cream (yes I love food!) and well you name it… Texas has everything. Well that all changed one day when hubby came home and announced that the mountains and dryer climate was calling him. I admit that mountains and a nice climate IS the only thing that Texas doesn’t have.

Eleven years ago my two youngest kids were still in high school and even though we took a family vote and it was 3-1 to stay in Texas … Hubby said we would move anyway. My oldest son didn’t get to vote because he was already moved back to Oklahoma and going to school.

I didn't want to move to this beautiful state and really it has never felt like “home”. Never the less, another chapter in our lives began.
As the years ticked by, I would often complain to people that hubby dragged me here kicking and screaming and they would look at me like I was CRAZY! “How can you not LOVE this beautiful state?” they would say.

Over the past year, it became increasingly harder for me to be content here. My oldest son and his wife were expecting my first grandchild. YEA!

(My little Jenna Joy! The reason for this blog really.)

I was traveling back much more, and I was finding I missed home even more. Besides my little bundle of Joy… I felt like I needed to be closer to my mom. She is getting up there in age and I want to help my sisters take care of her and spend as much time with her as possible.

Well bless hubby’s heart…He knows how I want to be closer to family. He has been looking for another job for a couple of months now and after an interview on September 19, 2008… I can now tell everyone… Hubby has a new job in Oklahoma! Prayer does work. I can hardly believe the change that's about to come!

Now for the sad part. No… the sad part is not leaving this beautiful state because it’s beautiful with its purple mountain majesties.

The really sad part is I will be leaving my darling daughter behind. Through the years the kids have adjusted quite nicely. A lot better than me. She is 26 years old now and it is her choice. She does have a boyfriend here and so I will have to convince the both of them to move. My youngest son is prepared to make the move with us. YEA!

I guess I will have to change the name of my blog now. Stay tuned… I have a new name that I will reveal soon.

What makes life worthwhile?

I recieved this in an email today and thought it was worth posting...

1. Take time to dream -- it hitches your soul to the stars.
2. Take time to work -- it is the price of success.
3. Take time to think -- it is the source of power.
4. Take time to play -- it is the secret of youth.
5. Take time to read -- it is the foundation of knowledge.
6. Take time to worship -- it is the highway of reverence and washes the dust of earth from your eyes.
7. Take time to laugh -- it helps with life's loads.
8. Take time for health -- it is the true treasure of life.
9. Take time for friends -- they are the source of happiness.
10. Take time to love -- it is the source of joy.

And of course... this is what life is all about for me....



My little Jenna Joy



Look what Nana is missing out on...



Watching the babygirl grow...

Maybe I'll just have to try and move there!!!

My new obsession

As you can see from my last post… I have now changed my blog header twice in the last two weeks. I have been in a dilemma lately as to how to revamp my page. My biggest problem is How to Add a Page Element.

Because of Connie’s referral to Bannerofblessings.blogspot.com I found another cool website called Cutestblogontheblock.blogspot.com Both are free and I love their products but I can’t figure out how to add a page element. !! I have been so frustrated and staying up late at night researching and trying different things to no avail.

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear from you. The problem is when I go to my Layout tab… there is no Add a Page Element button to select only Add a Gadget.

In the meantime… I have discovered Scrapblog.com. It is so cool. I haven’t scrapbooked very much so this is kind of a learning experience. This free website not only lets you create on-line scrapbook pages but you can also create a “header” for your blog as well. I have wanted to find something like this for a long time now. It is so addicting… I think I will probably be changing my page with every season.

New Banner

I'm trying out a new banner... I'm not sure if I like it or not. I don't have graphic software on my computer so I have to just do what I can with my photo editor. I am thinking of paying someone to create a new banner for me. I just can't decide...

Beautiful day here in the Mile High City. Perfect weather.

Hubby and I took Beau for a walk earlier today. Other than that it has been a lazy Sunday. Just the kind I like.

We will never forget!

There are events in our lives that we will never forget. Maybe the days that will never be erased from our memories are happy days like the births of our children or our wedding day but there are also those sad and terrible events in our lives that we will never forget.

One horrible day that I know that I will never forget is September 11, 2001!

Our older seniors also remember Pearl Harbor. My mom was in high school and says that her class listened to the news report on the radio. I'm sure that was a terrible and scary time. My dad joined the Navy his senior year in school. This was approximately a year or two after the bombing of Pearl Harbor but he did see many things and served his county well.

I may be old but not quite old enough to remember President Kennedy's assassination. That was another sad and terrible time for America.

I can’t believe it’s been 7 years. I can’t believe that one day in history can change so many lives, and leave such a lasting impression. I think I will always remember the events of that day- the fear, the confusion, the surprise that something like that could happen to US!

So what about you... I know you will agree with me.. September 11, 2001 is a day that...

We will never forget!

Oh look... It’s September!

I've been scarce for the past month and so once again I say sorry... I’ve been a little busy lately. I have been reading some other blogs but just couldn’t find the time to even leave a comment.

The short list of reasons includes:

Life

Nothing big... just life.

So it is now September.

While the calendar tells me that it is still summer, the feeling of the atmosphere outside has turned.

The sun is lower in the sky and the air is crisper.

This past weekend was Labor Day weekend and I believe it is a completely appropriate name because hubby and I spent much of the weekend laboring. Hubby worked on our balcony/deck (a big project that he has been working on for quite a while now) and I worked on cleaning and organizing the house.

While sweeping the floors and scrubbing toilets I got a little misty. The urine streaks were enough to draw tears, but that was not the entire picture. I pondered as to what it was that made me so emotional.

Part of it is that I do not do well with change. Change is good, yes, but it always causes issues for me. Whether the change is good or bad I consistently have a hard time with it all. I get a little angry, a little weepy, a little out of sorts.

Why the drama over the changing of the seasons? They are completely and utterly out of my control. Nothing I say or do will cause it to stop, to stay, to reverse itself.

Summer, in all of her glory, is fading. Fast.

Back in May I posted about how excited I was for summer to begin and how summer is my favorite season. I just don’t want it to end yet. I have unfinished projects to do still yet. Like paint my upstairs. I planned to do this back in May…WHERE does time go???

Come on summer…hold on a little bit longer.

Oh well… I will get to see my Jenna at the end of this month. Woo Hoo!!

Hmmm...I do enjoy cool nights, the fireplace and pumpkin pie… pumpkin pie especially.



Okay...Bring on FALL! I'm ready!