Video Walk with Ricky Recardo

My daughters are happy we have a dog to fuss over, takes the pressure off of them. Today I am upset cause Cloyd won't agree to dyeing RR pink (using kool ade packages only) for the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk Cheering Station in Plymouth tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Jessy!

Ricky Recardo and Fancy Lexi the Papillon

Ricky Recardo a Havanese Rescue. Havanese doggies come from Havana Cuba so we named him after the most famous Cuban we knew Ricky Recardo.

Ricky and Popi are best friends. He is not fancy dog like a my friend Lexi the Papillon but he is very special to Mimi and Popi cause he needs special love and attention. Here is a picture of my doggie friend Lexi, she is very fancy and very special to her mom Rita. Rita brings Lexi to work with her every day and because Mimi works in the same building as Rita, Mimi gets to see Lexi often. Mimi calls Lexi "Trixie" cause she is sooooo cute and fancy.

Anna's got the mimi's camera....cause she wanted it.

These are Anna's pictures of Mommy dancing. "Smile mommy"

"smile Kitty!"

"say cheese Mimi" woops

of course she must take pictures of her kitty....

These are Anna's pictures after she danced for me to Little Baby Monkeys. I have such an awesome life!!

Anna and Mimi playing. She loves to sing and dance and talk and tell me what to do. So that is what we did on my visit to Atlanta July 4th weekend 2009. She did get to take pictures after this song which was fun too. (go down to the bottom of the blog and turn off the music to hear her cute sweet voice) She was busy putting on her chap stick but it made the dance more interesting.

So I am figuring out this grandparent thing.....like why we are so crazy for these little kids that we will do anything to make them happy or laugh or not cry or whatever. It's like the same feeling we had when we first fell in love, another trick and blessing from nature that gets us together in the first place returns to make you fall in love all over again with our grandchildren. That loving feeling dims and gets replaces for something else that seems less simple even unsure at times while you are busy building a home and family, and busy does not describe the double and triple scheduling of parenthood these days, My children do not have any reference to taking off into the neighborhood to play, to find your friends, go where life leaded you only to return when you were hungry while mom hung the wash on the line, cleaned the house and planned a meal we all sat down to at 6pm. I miss those times of playing night tag with my brother, soaping windows on halloween, (bar of ivory that mom broke out and split into 4 uneven pieces, dial did not 'soap' as well.) Ok where was I oh yeah, you got that loving feeling back again with grandchildren, focus, focus.....ahhh back again. So there is this great gift we get back and it's real and crazy and fun and it's called being a grandparent. And the parents of these beautiful creatures put up with our wanting to name ourselves, we are Mimi and Popi cause she can say those names and hearing those names drives us crazy (a'gain) .

We'rrrre Baaaack

So forgive me I've been busy and this blog has been neglected for 6 months or more. But that did not stop me from visiting Anna in Atlanta several times, and many others fun things (and some not so fun) anyway....I will try to catch you up. In the mean time look who has a pony now.

Mimi's Visit with Anna at 14 months old

I don't take as good a picture as Sara of this beautiful child but here we are playing outdoors in sunny, 65 degree day in February. Everything, and I mean everything, she does is either thoughtful and her wheels in her head are turning or playful, and she squeals with delight. These pictures are the thoughtful Anna.

Mimi has another Birthday

Songs from Mimi, Max and Jessy!

Aunt Jessy came all the way from Chicago to play with me, here we are in the library zone.

Mimi came for my birthday and Christmas!

Aunt Peggi came all the way from Lousiville and brought me this cool pony. This is my friend Lauren who I love!

Mimi came from Berkley to spend 10 whole days with Miss Anna Banana. What a great Christmas gift for Mimi. Pappy decorated all of the cupcakes and designed the tablescape for the party. We all had fun doing our jobs for the party before the friends came to celebrate. Anna had her bff Lauren at the party. Harrison, Luke, Ashley and Nathan were there too. Anna didn't really take a good nap that day but just like her mommy she turned it up a notch when the kids arrived. She was a happy happy girl. Everything was recorded for great memories. Her first taste of sugar! yummy Anna ate her birthday cupcake all gone! Sweets for the sweet! .

Visiting Mimi in September 2007-I had a fun time . Mommy and Me at Mimi's house

I got this shirt from Aunt Shirley "give peas a chance" me and John Lenon are tight.

Aunt Sandy was funny and kept wanting to feed me.

Anna is visiting for the WHOLE week and are we having fun!

Went to a garden party Mimi invited friends and family to meet me! I liked my Great Auntie Del she is very special to me. This is my new friend Ellen Miss Shirley made me laugh! And put on the red hat to make me laugh harder. Aunt Jessy and I had fun on the swing. I liked Miss Nicole alot. Miss Adrianne too! Miss Rebecca was very fun. Miss Mary and Me Finally mommy let me put the red hat on! Miss Lisa sure knows how to handle a baby she must do this for a living. Grandpa Cloyd gave me a dollar for being such a sweet baby all night and letting all those ladies pass me around. Now this is what I'm talking about.