Cousin Day and A Few Answers

Hello Sweet Friends

I hope you have enjoyed a

Wonderful Weekend

Thursday is my Joy Day

And this past Thursday was no different

Now that summer has arrived and the kiddos are out of school

I had all 3 K's

Plus my niece came over with her 3 kids

Having time to watch the cousins play together

Is so refreshing

They get along so well

And enjoy each other's company

The kids are all so busy during the school year

That summer offers a fun time for

All of them to just hang out together

I LOVE Thursday's

And

I Especially LOVE Cousin Days

On another totally unrelated note:

My Health

In recent months I have become more and more exhausted

For seemingly no reason

In my desire to be strong and independent

I self diagnosed as depression

Due to the events of the past 8 months

However, when I got to the point

Where I struggled to get out of bed

And get ready for work in the mornings

I knew it was time to figure this out

Well, after a bit of lab work and a couple

Other minor tests

We have a diagnosis of

Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia

Whew...

Honestly, I have been quite concerned

Because my dad was diagnosed with

Leukemia at my age which eventually took his life

So far, the tests are not leading in that direction

So I'm Thankful

More tests are being considered

Yet, for the next 3 weeks

This is my daily intake

We are taking a non invasive and

More gentle approach to getting my iron up

Before we look at more invasive

And more aggressive treatments and tests

I've been doing some research

And know this is a long process

I truly was hoping I'd feel better in a few days

But so far, not so much

At least I know why I've struggled to

Blog on a regular basis

By the time I get home from work

I'm pretty well finished for the day

And I've shared all the 'chores'

I've had to get done around here

I'm hoping as the weeks progress

I will find more energy

And blog more frequently

Or at least get by your blog for a visit

In the mean time

I'll be around as much as possible

And always appreciate your visits

And now

Because it is 115* outside

And I'm super HOT

I'll share one of my favorite photos

From many years ago

'In The Fall'

May you Be Blessed

Pool Time and Parties ...

 Hi Friends,

It's been a busy few days with
Lots of pool time
Lots of cousins
And Birthday parties

School starts in two weeks

So we are attempting to get in lots of cousin time

Somehow swimming makes the little's hungry

Lots of cookies and juice

It's okay, summer is almost over

Lots of craft time too

One thing that all the kids know

Is that Nana/Aunt Cindy

Has LOTS of craft supplies that they are welcomed to use

And they do ... makes me happy

To see them be creative

Today we celebrated K~Bugs 11th birthday

More swimming, food and fun

Some little Bug was Super happy when she opened this huge box

To find a small gift inside

Yep, daddy bought her ~ her first phone

Middle School here she comes

More cousins

More Swimming

 Mommy's / Nana's

Lots of Sun

 

Daddy's and Papa's

Were working on This Nana's A/C

They fixed the piping and sealed the leak

No more drip drip drip

Thank you Guys!!

Since it is National Ice Cream Day
I decided to buy a bit of Carvel
YummY

Happy Birthday Miss K~Bug
You are a Shining light in my Life
And I Love you So Very Much

Also,
Happy Birthday to these two 
Nephew's of mine
Chris and Mike
Love you Always you silly boys :)
 

Thanks for stopping by
Blessings for the Day



It's Thursday ... That Means ...

It's Family Day

Hi Friends,

Because I have the privilege of spending time

With my granddaughters on Thursdays

I seem to always share kid photos on the blog

Tonight is no different

Mother's Day with my Youngest Son

 

Mother's Day

Me, My Mom, My Niece, My Sister

 

Awana Club Awards Night

My nieces 3 kids and My K-Bug

Cousins learning about Jesus Together

 

K~Baby, K~Bel and Cousin E

 

And the first bloom of the year

Yep, I'm a slow bloomer :)

May your Day/Night

Be More Than Blessed 

With All Things Good

Have a super weekend ahead!

 

Hodge Podge

Hi Friends,

Thursdays can be fairly crazy around here

I don't work on Thursdays

But I do spend the day with my two youngest K's

And soon, 3 more weeks, I'll have all 3 K's 

Every Thursday throughout the summer

Today we also got to have another visitor

Miss E, my nieces' daughter

She is such a joy to have around

The three girls and I spent a lot of time outside today

They played with play-doh for a couple hours

They made lots of delicious looking goodies

And then sold them from the play house

Which they turned into a 

Snack Shack for the morning

 

By 11 AM is was well over 90 degrees

So we came in and had lunch

Then the littlest took a nap

 

How is the world can she sleep like this

 

While the girls played

I got my plants planted

I'm a little late but they will be nice by Memorial Weekend

When I'll have my first pool party

And Family BBQ of the season

Just love to spend time in the yard

 

After all the kids left

I got the mail

3 Happy Thank You cards in two days

Makes my heart feel good

And just in case you think I have a boring life

Yeah, I Do

I'm watching the NFL Draft tonight :)

Oh the JOY

Sending blessings to all

For a Wonderful Weekend Ahead

Bless someone's life today

Smile!!!!

Delayed Easter / Giveaway

Hi Friends

Sorry to be a bit delayed in sharing a few Easter Photos

It's been a hectic week

But a good one

Here are just a few of my favs

From a wonderful Easter

And my mom's 79th Birthday celebration

My 3 K's

 

6 of my mom's 12 Great Grands

 

I think they wanted to find a few eggs

Or, maybe it was the candy :)

 

I think they found enough

 

My mom's birthday was Saturday

So we celebrated on Easter

 

Mom with 6 tired and sugared up greats

 

The REAL EASTER Message

Had 'Sunday' not happened

We would have no hope

YET

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3

Praise God for HOPE!!

Don't forget to go HERE and enter to win my 

700th post giveaway!!!!

Have a Blessed Week Ahead!

 

My K~Bug Turned 10

It's hard to believe that my sweet K~Bug
Turned 10 over the weekend
It seems just yesterday we were anxiously
Awaiting her arrival 
And now she's 10

It was such a treat for me to be able to host

Her 10 birthday party for our family

She wanted an Aqua Luau

And that is exactly what she got

Preparations were so much fun

I loved every minute of getting ready

To make her day special

This is just one of the many, many fun photos 

We took of the cousins that were here

We sure miss the 6 that live out of state

(Hint, Hint, don't you want to move to AZ?)

The pool was used for several hours

Even the adults had a blast

My K~Bug getting ready to open her gifts

Her new glasses case was a Hit!

Of course, anything from Justice is....

But those converse tennies

Brought some really Big Smiles too

She was so Happy with ALL of her gifts

Such a sweet, gracious, thankful and appreciative girl

 

Must have ankle bracelets for luau's

Thank you G for making them

Super Cup~Cakes 

Yummy :)

 

Showing off just a few of her many gifts

And at the end of the day
I think many of us
Felt just like my little K~Baby

Miss K~Bug
Your Nana loves you SO much
And I am SO proud of the lovely young lady you are becoming
I am also SO honored to be your Nana

Happy Monday Everybody!!

Love Cousins

Don't you just LOVE when cousins 
Have the opportunity to hang out together?

I DO

These 6 cousins got to spend some time together today

And when I asked:

"Who wants to go swimming?"

YEP
We all had a Great day

And Saturday
We get to do it all again
To celebrate somebody's 
10th Birthday!!!

Happy Thursday