Memory Making
Today was a busy day at work...
Very busy!
My plantar fasciitis couldn't handle it.
:(
Ouch.
But...
I didn't let that stop me
From picking up the grandsons
and
baking cookies.
And
playing!
I love these boys!
We had lots of fun and I just ignored the foot.
Some things are just more important.
Happy Thanksgiving!

1980

1980 what a year...
My parents moaned in 1979,
no marriages
no grandchildren
so sad.
Well...At the end of 1979
Jim and I got engaged!
Being #4 of 5 children,
my parents weren't expecting me to be the first married.
We set our date Feb. 2, 1980.
Well, the next thing we knew
my next older brother(#3)
the middle child (of course)
announces that he is getting married
AND
guess when????
Just S I X days before his little sister.
Say what???
Oh well, my brother got married Jan. 1980.
Then I got married Feb. 2,1980.
Later...
Surprise, my brother is going to be a father.
Then...
Shawna's feeling nauseous.
Next...
Jim's brother is getting married in Aug.
My brother (#3) is a daddy of a little girl at the end of August.
Followed by...
my brother #2 is getting married Oct. 1980.
Finally...
Shawna & Jim have a baby boy Nov. 1980
E N O U G H ! ! !
My parents cry for mercy.
Thank you
B U T
Let us catch our breath!
No more complaints!
What a Year!

Nov. 20, 1980-I am a mother!

Happy birthday to my son!
I remember Wednesday the 19th of November.
I was sad that my due date of the 17th
had come and gone.
We went out to eat with Jim's bro and his wife.
We went to Hamburger Hamlet in Costa Mesa.
YUM
When we got home @ 9pm I felt a little twinge!
5 minutes later there was another and then another!
Every 5 minutes for 2 hours the twinges came.
So, following the doctor's instructions,
at 11:30 pm we headed to the hospital.
Walking into the ER the nurse is like "what's wrong?"
I said the baby is coming my contractions have been
5 minutes apart for over 2 hours!
She LAUGHED at us,
said it was braxten hicks
and said come back in a week.:(
That is so hard to hear.
I knew the contractions weren't hard,
but....
they were consistent.
Jim drove me home and I cried.
The contractions lasted all night.
At 8am Thursday November 20th,
I called the doctor
" Now my contractions are 3 minutes apart,
they are stronger and steady.
The nurse told me to return in a week..."
He told me "GET TO THE HOSPITAL!!!"
Because it was the 80's
of course, I went au natural!
And happily at 1:15pm my beautiful,
healthy, baby boy was born.
I'm so thankful for the chance to
be his mom.
He is a wonderful husband,
great dad and
terrific son.
(Glad he's not a teen anymore!)
I love him very much...
Happy Birthday Son!

Fun Day

Tuesdays are my fun days.
My sis-in-law and I do things on Tuesdays.
This week we went to Ensign books.
OOH the Christmas books, decorations, and
whatever was fun to browse through.
No 2009 primary singing helps yet:(
they are ordered, just not in
Oh, well.
Then onward to the Alley.
I don't know why it can be so fun, it just is!
Searching through all the bric-a-brac
is an adventure.
Oh, I like this, just not for ME!
And
the cards can be hilarious!!!
Next, Check out Mervyns going out of business sale!
Exciting??
No when we got inside everything was 40% off.
The problem was the base prices were
SOOOO HIGH
that even with the discount the prices
were like regular cost. Boo
Yippee, we decided to eat at COSI,
have you tried it yet?
The most delicious flat bread sandwiches
and flat bread pizzas.
YUMMY.
Can't wait for next Tuesday.

SEW - What?

Do you make your kids clothes to wear?
My mom made me this cute dress
and matching reversable scarf!
WOW!
I loved it...
I remember wearing it a lot.
And I mean A LOT!!!

So this is a picture of Sara
in a dress I made for her.
She picked out the fabric and pattern.
She also chose the special lace collar.
She probably wore this dress
less than ten times. :(
It was hard to make:(
I made matching dresses for
Diane and Sara for Easter one year.
Sadly,
I found that it was just cheaper to buy them dresses
than buy patterns, fabric, notions
and all the time it took me.
Now, I don't even sew.
I think it's becoming a lost art.
Do you sew?

FAMILY PHOTOS
When we were little,
the milk company would send
a photographer along the route.
He would go to all the houses
and take family photos
for a modest price.
My parents bought these photos
yearly
and I'm so glad they did!
You can see my older sister,
my two older brothers,
my youngest brother,
and me.
WOW,
five kids and we're all smiling
and look good!
How exciting is that!?!

Breathe, and everything is going to be okay.

Today at work I had to deal with a problem customer.
I have to get it off my chest.
I have to put it behind me.
Breathe, Deeply.
Now this wasn't a problem customer
that didn't like the food.
It wasn't a problem due to a long wait.
It wasn't the service!!!
It was an old man that was creepy.
Ugh
He was trying to grope me.
He was loud and offensive in his speech.
He kept trying to grab my arm
(among other body parts)
(you can't see my shudder but it's there)
He is old and maybe going senile
BUT
there is no excuse for what was happening.
What's sad is that his wife was there too.
She just laughed like it was a joke.
They need to be in a nursing home and not out in public!
My other customers were turning to look.
Then the manager came over and spoke to him.
It was AWFUL!
In eight years this kind of thing has happened only 3 times.
I hope it never happens again.
Thanks for letting me vent.

It's always been the happiest place on earth!

These are some pictures at Disneyland
a loooong time ago.
You can see my younger brother and me
on the casey jr. train.
We were not wild animals,
we rode in the giant sleigh!
Again my younger brother and me
with our precious grandmother Ruth.
I believe we're in front of the castle moat.
Lastly, Mickey Mouse with us!
I have three older siblings...
where are they??
I'm thinking this was a visit while
they were in school.
How sweet...
But when I looked at the date,
I'm 7 and he's 5.
Maybe we got to play hooky...
Even better!
We went to Disneyland when you used
tickets for each ride
and admittance was
FREE.
I remember we had a drawer full of
tickets,
but only A or B tickets.
E tickets were the best rides.
then D and C.
A and B tickets were pretty
much the lame rides .

Do you remember the tea cups?
I loved them when my older brothers
would spin the wheel so fast
my head would snap back.


This picture was from 5 years earlier.
I'm 2 and my brother is 4
(different brother,younger brother not born yet)
and that's my dad on the Dumbo ride with us.
In the dumbo behind us is my older
sister and brother.
Our family loved going to
Disneyland.

Get out and DO IT!!!

OOH, it's a drizzly day...
The air is chilly...
The roads are wet...
It's really
FALL!
and
so
enjoy the change of weather
BUT
don't
forget
to
VOTE!
Your preferences are
YOUR
OWN
just
vote!