Another Wednesday

New pic of the darling Layla today. She is starting to coo and make noise. Carmen and I think she's so darn cute we can't stand it. But what else would a grandma and great grandma think? :)

Winter is cold and messy. I am trying, without a lot of success, not to be the grumpy old woman about it so I'll say that every once in a while it's kinda, sorta pretty, in a way.

I have a talent for writing - I have done some great poetry if I do say so myself and the novel I started has some really good writing. But, I'm not too sure I have the capacity to sustain a plot. The reason I say this is because I have watched "Emma", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility" in the past months and, Oh! how I wish I could write like Jane Austen! Or even close. Perhaps I will work on ye olde novel some more and see how it goes. I have to change the plot line anyway because someone in the past few years has published something very similar to my plot - I know, how rude! I couldn't even believe it and I must say I was mightily po'd. :)

I am reading two mysteries at once. One by James Patterson, High Lord of the mystery and one by Catherine Coulter, also a fabulous writer. They are both so intense that I can't just sit and read for hours so I switch back and forth when I think I can take it. I get pretty involved in these stories. :)

Wow, there are a lot of "I"s and on that note, that is all for today.

The gorgeous group!

Me again

Oh my gosh. This world is a mess. As my little Eli would say "what a bunch of mess." :)

My nephew Sam just got home from Marine boot camp. He didn't like it, but he graduated and we are all so proud of him. Let's hope he stays safe. Let's hope they all stay safe.

I am sooooo tired of all the political jibber jabber. If it took Bush and others, but mainly Bush, to turn our country upside down, don't you think Obama could get more than a year to try and turn it around? It's all such bullshit. I can barely watch the news any more. Sigh.

There's a new pic of Joey the reading machine. That boy seemed to learn to read overnight and he reads so well. I love that all the kids love to read.

Great-granddaughter Layla is so precious and such a joy. There's nothing like watching a baby develop unless it's kissing their precious little cheeks. :) And Regina is a good mommy.

Rhiannon is growing up. She's such a wise soul. Grandchildren are a very very precious commodity. I adore all of mine. :)

And that is all.