LOVE-ly Week!

Some weeks feel like you are continually going uphill!

Remember I told you in the last post that our neighborhood is hilly.   Our house is at the top of the hill.  This is just part of my walk.  I can actually feel that my "core muscles" have been strengthened this week.  It feels like I have done bunches of sit-ups!

 

 One day we saw all these cobwebs in a wooded area.  That is not a usual occurrence.  They looked quite pretty though with the sunlight reflecting off of them.

Benjamin and I were pleased to find time to take our daily walk because there had been a lot of activity at our house.  We discontinued our Charter TV-Internet Service and switched to DirecTV and Uverse.  We had no complaints with Charter other than the price for the amount of stations offered.  Every second year the cost goes up.  The only way to keep it constant is to drop some stations.  My husband has mentioned to them it is not a good way to treat loyal customers.  The deciding factor was when a buddy of his became a new customer of Charter and got a much better package for much less money than we are charged.  Our monthly bill with our new providers is almost half as much as it has been in the past.

Long story short, we had service men here four or five different days in one week.  This was in addition to our kitchen oven burning out a few days earlier and my husband's car breaking down and being in the shop for a couple of days.  (Car is fixed.  Stove is probably going to have to be replaced.  It's old - needs a new wiring harness which has been discontinued cuz the stove is old!  For safety's sake, we will shop for a new one - - but there is no rush.)

As you can see though, life went on as normal for Benjamin!  He added some additional cuteness with this outfit!

His Nana (paternal grandmother) bought this for him.  Yes, that is the mascot, Smokey, on the hood.

This past week has been almost a vacation with only Benjamin here and not a bunch of technicians, etc.   Plus I received a nice gift in the mail from Buttercup!  Thank you, Carol!

Hope this week is LOVEly for you!   Tell someone or a bunch of someones how much you LOVE having them in your life!

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.  Matthew 22:37

 

ME

I made Grammy VERY HAPPY today because I said her name!!!   Well, part of it anyway.

At lunch Pop Pop asked me to say, "Grammy" and I uttered sounds that made them believe I had mimicked them well. 
However, when I woke up from my nap, I called, "Me" . . . . "Me" . . . . "Me" and then I was looking at Gram---MEE beaming at me!   She said, "You called Grammy, didn't you?"   She seemed very pleased with no words for an answer but just another big smile from my Pack 'n' Play.  It's amazing how she and Pop Pop become my servants with just a smile!

 

As you can see, I am growing into a future football player.  (My hips aren't really that big - - - It's just the way the fabric has fallen.)  I, Benjamin, am now 6 1/2 months old and as tall as an average 9 month old.  Grammy says I give her quite a strength-training workout.  My thought is all women her age need that kind of exercise to help increase their bone density.

 I try to help Grammy as often as possible since I can now hold my own bottle (that is filled with my mommy's milk).  I do like to be in control of my actions and schedule when the adults will allow it.  In addition to a couple of bottles, my diet includes fruits and vegetables.  Every few days, my taste buds experience something new!

 Grammy reads books (recommended by my "mamamamama") that give her ideas on how to "guide me toward my potential".  One idea was to put my toys in a clear plastic box and I could have the option of choosing.  My thought was just pick up the whole box and chew the bottom of it.

  Grammy thinks fresh air is important, too - - - no matter how cool it is outside.  That's great because I love strolling around the neighborhood.  The tall, tall trees fascinate me and Grammy's labored breathing as she climbs the hilly road is funny.  She keeps telling me how much she loves me and is excited every morning when she sees me again.

 

  And here is one of my favorite friends even though she won't let me pet her but Kit Kat will get close enough to talk to me with her eyes.  She likes me and acts like a guard dog.  Somebody needs to tell that sweet kitty that Grammy and Pop Pop are thinking about getting a dog for me at their house next fall.  I know that Pop Pop is using me as an excuse for him to get another "man's best friend".

  

 Grammy wants you to know that all the pictures were taken with her phone.  My Mommy has time to get pictures with her camera and post them on her blog but Grammy hasn't mastered all that yet!  She always has her phone close by but not her camera.  Plus she doesn't seem real thrilled when I try to grab for the camera.  My thought is anything near me is a toy for me - - right?!!

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother  2 Timothy 1:5