Jesus loves me this I know...

Talk about a gift from above. I love going to church to recharge my battery every week, but this one was going to be tough. We just returned from spending a glorious week in Florida with "Icky Mouse" and all of my family - kids and grandkids - but I tell you...that was no vacation! Next time it's the beach with a book and Mancala, and the kids, of course. Quiet bonding time with each of my sweet offspring is what I am talking about. Not fer nuthin'!!!

But, as usual, I am off topic. I know Jesus loves me because He cancelled church today and I am going back to bed! Having stayed up all night getting ready for our first big week of the year in Primary, this is truly a gift. Now I can truly recharge my battery!

Now maybe if I wear my pajamas inside out there won't be any school tomorrow!!! Here's to the New Year!

Christmas Vacation

Whoever thought that Disney World for Christmas was a good idea is a sadistic fool! Everyone and their silly brother, mother, sister and grandma are here, so why am I????? We are having a good time in spite of most of the world's population being here at the same time we decided to stop in to see "Ickey Mouse." I will write more later explaining all the deliciously cute things my grandchildren are up to. So, stay tuned and if we make it home on New Year's Day, it will be a true Christmas miracle.

Almost Like Being in Love...

Why must silly things from the past make us crazy from time to time? Take for instance...is there a human out there who can attest to the fact that I was a cast member of Brigadoon back in the 60's? I doubt it. Why does that bug me? Guess I better move on...not fer nuthin'!


Had a wonderful date with the missionaries tonight. They are such great influences on my boy. We can use all the elder influences we can get these days.


Not sure of the countdown, but it's almost here...The Vaisey (Griswald) Christmas Vacation - DisneyWorld 2009. I absolutely cannot wait. All my babies in one place...I can't stop dancing in the streets...it's almost like being in love.

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

From right to left:  The Professor, The Lawyer and The Nose Guard

H1N1 and Applesauce

No blogging since July? That's a sin! I spent most of my summer in Cali with the Vaisey II family and LOVED every minute of it. I am counting the days until the "Five Year Plan" comes to fruition. We really miss that branch of our family and look forward to all the fun and games down south this Christmas!

Now for current events...it's true. I have the Piggy Flu and there's not a dang thing I can do about it. Cough, cough, cough...waaaaaa! I am out of work all week and am not even having a good time. I always wanted a doctor's note, but it's not as much fun as I thought it would be.

And how does applesauce fit into this picture? Holy Hannah! SIX bushels of apples later, almost 100 quarts of both smooth and chunky sauce, life will be apple-filled for the next three or so years. I was shooting for grape juice, too, but then the pig showed up. Next year. I forget how much I love to can even though it's so much work initially. There is such a feeling of providence. Call me silly.

We are really in a jam now!!!!

We went strawberry pickin' in the thunder and lighting with a 3-year-old and a 18 month old laughing our way in the drenching rain back to the car and this is the result. Kelly's turned out better than mine. She's a natural.

Love those California Kids!

A week in the life of one Babajuje and four sweet grandbabies...take a look at what we did!



It was so fun hanging out with the Vaiseys for April break. I don't think we could have done one more thing because we were out of gas at the end of the week. Bowling, movies, teacup rides (I almost puked and DeeDee was relentless on the spinning detail), baking cookies for a sidewalk sale, sprinkler madness, cleaning out junk and packing for the big move in a week or so, reading books, watching "Little House on the Prarie" (Season 3), ice cream treats, dinner with friends...it just goes on. Oh, how I love those kids...I even kinda like the Mom and Dad kids, too. They are a well-oiled machine, those Vaiseys! Keep up the good work...you make us proud! xoxoxoxoxoxo