PTTHHH!!!! :(

I'm back!!! Back to the day to day list of things to do that life requires! Back to the days filled with timelines, chores, errands and just plain old stuff to do! But vacation was fun! I throughly enjoyed my time with my granddaughter, son and daughter-in-law. Business put aside, blogging put aside, even facebook was neglected except for the random pic uploaded here or there.  Just a time for fun with an almost 2 year old, playing with dolls, reading books, dancing, singing, laughing-lots of laughing and giggling. Her giggle is infectious! I miss her already! I'm having withdrawals of hugs, kisses and smiles. So now it is back to work! Gotta make money so Grammy can go see her giggly girl again soon! 

Happy Birthday to Me!

      

Today is my birthday! 

I am 43 years old today! A lot has happened in the last 43 years. 

I will spare you most of those details! You are welcome! 

To treat myself (other than the piece of cake I just had @ 2 am!)
 I made myself a birthday montage of some of my life. 

I thought I would share it with you! Not all of my family made the final cut, 

it would have to be a full length feature film to achieve that, 

but some key players are in there! 

In doing this I have done something that proves I am 

growing up, maturing, learning to accept myself, etc... 

Just a very short time ago I would NEVER have put a video of myself up anywhere, 

not facebook, youtube, anywhere for anyone else to see. 

I have always hated getting my picture taken. 

I have had it taken plenty, good thing or there would be very little footage to use. 

But I hated every picture and wish I wouldn't have stood there and posed. 

In choosing pics for this endeavor I took a good look at myself in them 

and I think, finally, that I don't look half bad in most of them. 

It doesn't bother me that this will be out there for all to see. 

I am definitely not an attention seeker but I'm ok with sharing my life now, 

even if that includes pictures. :)  

Where? When? What?

November!

Where has this year gone? Lots of things happening in November! My birthday! 

The election!  My son's birthday! My daughter-in-law's birthday! 

I get to go to see my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter for 12 days! Thanksgiving! 

So many things, lots to plan for! I am so excited for this month to arrive 

yet astounded that it got here so fast. Need to remember, with so many things on the agenda, to stop and enjoy the moments of celebration, make some memories, 

snap a couple of photos, (or a few hundred, you know me) 

because before we know it, it will be December!