"Home Front News"

Its been a few days since I have blogged but hopefully the back will let me sit here long enough to completely bore you!!

We had little blue eyed blond haired Grace Kelly for a couple of days. What a joy she is but I am telling you even the energizer bunny could not keep up with her. She has more energy than 15 people put together. I wish you could hear her read. She had a Mother Goose book of rhymes and I thought she was reciting them she was saying them so quickly and then realized that she was reading them when I saw her turning the pages. She and I sleep together in the middle bedroom (she calls it hers and Grammy's room) and several times during the night I feel that little precious hand reaching out to touch me. She does it ever so lightly but just wants to make sure I am still there. She loves to go in the pool and did several times each day. She reminds me of a dolphin in the way she comes straight up and then dives back under water. I wish I had the strength to have her for lots of days.

My doctor is making an appt with a neurosurgeon for my back and believe me I am ready for whatever they have to do to fix it. It has literally "grounded" me almost and I don't do grounding very well.

J has gone back in the VA hospital. Hopefully he will stay this time until he can conquer his demons. He would probably enjoy a card or call. The address is on the net at VA Hospital in Omaha.

Well my time is up so will write more later.

"Life Goes On"

We are working through the fog that has surrounded us for these past several months. We just have to keep remembering that without rain there would be no rainbow.

The Alien is being very creative these days. He has rigged ("oops, meant invented) a way to pump the water through the solar panels into the pool to warm it more quickly. I felt the water this morning and it is working. I am anxious to get in that warm water. The cub has already been in it but when she turned blue she decided it didn't match the color of her bathing suit so out she came. She has a dead line of Friday (our deadline for her) to prepare for taking the written test for her learner's permit. I am sure that we will "rue" the day we pushed this issue, lol.

Talked with my older sibling this morning and she had a strong voice which made my day.

Hopefully, I will be getting to see and spend some time with little Grace Kelly soon. I think she comes next week for her visit. Haven't heard when or if the NE crew will get to come down. I think Z has summer school in English.

Our cub is getting excited about her mission trip with our Church group to Florida in July. We have dental appts, eye appts, etc this month trying to fit everything in. Since her school starts the middle of August, she has a busy schedule ahead.

We had our first two ripe tomatoes yesterday. Will let you know when we chomp into them just how good they taste "or not".