March 31, 2004
What an angel
Everybody tells me what an angel my granddaughter Taylor is, and I agree. And now I have proof; check out that beautiful blonde halo! Or, is she just having a bad hair day.
Thanks for sending me these pics Michele, it helps keep us close to you while being so far away.
March 29, 2004
Ultrasound
I just received a picture of my soon to be newest grandchild! Michele also sent me an Elk snack treat, I can't wait to try it.
Michele has picked out a coupla nice names depending on what the baby turns out to be;
Nikolas Blake for a boy and Jessica Ashleigh for a girl. I think she's hoping for another girl. I don't care as long as the baby and Michele are healthy.
March 28, 2004
It's open for business!
I am beat! The kid's bathroom is finally done. No more whining about the bathroom being gross. Now we have to see if the kids really appreciate all this time, effort and money by keeping it clean!
We had a contractor do all the installations (tub, toilet, sink, vanity and the two cabinets) and I finished up with the painting and hanging the shower curtain rod, toilet paper holder and towel rod. Our contractor Steve, of Skill Builders is the best! He got the job done quickly, properly and at a great price! Cassie and I will definitely use him again for contracting work.
The only thing left to do is recover from the work I did.
March 27, 2004
The bathroom's almost done!
When Cassie and I bought our house two years ago we had a lot of remodeling to do. We had most of it done by a ne'er-do-well contractor Named Joe Cline, owner of TLC Construction here in Beautiful Browns mills, NJ. We have since learned our lesson and now are very careful about who we hire. One of the things we needed to do was the downstairs kids bathroom. It was ugly! We even entered it in a contest for the ugliest bathroom. It is hard to believe we didn't win.
Picture of the crack in the tub
Here's some pics during the remodeling.
Yaaaaaaaaa! Michele came through!
It looks like I have a secret weapon to get Michele to send me pictures of her gang of kids. I just have to mention it in my blog!
Here's the latest pictures of my terrific grandkiddies from Tennessee.
We sure do miss them.
Brandon
Ryan
Taylor
"The Gang" Michel, Brandon, Ryan and Taylor
I'm not sure what Taylor was up to, but she sure looks sheepish, and Michele has that mommy look on her face.
Oh by the way, yesterday was Mr. Spock's Birthday he is 73
Live long and prosper
March 26, 2004
Where's my pictures?
My daughter promised to send me some pictures of my grandkids last night, and here it is morning and no pictures. What's up Michele?
Before I married my darling Cassie, I seemed to have a strong distaste for cats. When Cassie and I Married, she brought into my life three children and two cats. I adore these cats (the kids too!) The rest of my family think I've lost my mind because of the kitties, but secretly I've always wanted an orange cat. Do you remember the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes? I can identify with Calvin because I am so much like him. I even had an imaginary friend, although I didn't call him Hobbes. I always wanted my own Hobbes. I can't get another cat just yet because my daughter Heidi has allergies and one more animal would send her over the edge, but someday....
I downloaded this picture of the perfect cat for me from the Internet.
I would name him Hobbes.
Here he is.
March 25, 2004
I love my Grand kiddies
And I also love to post pictures of them. I'm waiting for Michele to send me more pics from Tennessee, she promised some tonight. We'll see.
Here's Tomas getting a bath at my house.
I'm prejudiced of course, but that is one cute baby!
March 17, 2004
Li'l Abner
See Cassie's entry for more details about the play. It was great! All the kids did a great job.
Here's Billy as Senator Jack S. Fogbound (I luv the stach)
Three of my favorite characters were: Mammy Yokem and Li'l Abner
And Marryin' Sam
March 15, 2004
PI day
Kristin's school celebrated 
(PI=3.1416) day today. The kids were allowed to dress up as something relating to the sound "Pi" (as in pie) They also had to bring in a pie to share. Kristin decided to dress up as a pirate. One of her favorite characters is Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in Pirates of the Carribean. So she asked me to make an iron on transfer of him for her T-shirt. We searched the internet together for a good picture of "Jack" and printed out the transfer. She did the rest herself, that Kristin is a very creative kid, Check out these pics.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR
March 14, 2004
Taylor
Recently Michele, David and the kids relocated to Tennessee. Now I miss them and can see them via email only. Thank goodness for the phone and digital cameras! Here's a few pics of Taylor
