My grandmother is 92 (I think) years old. Up until she moved to Kansas City, I saw her 3-4x a week. Now because of the move, I see her once very couple of months. But we still get to talk. I had been trying to get a hold of her by phone for a couple of weeks now. She is never at home since she is doing things with her friends, getting her hair done, or doing some "old person" activity the Towers have to offer. I am grateful she is this active but sad I don't get to see her very often.
Today has been an emotional day... I woke up with a headache, been teary, and worried. This is our first month to have to pay our bills and expenses without the help of Dustin's check. I called my grandma to talk to her. At her age, I have to repeat my side of the conversation several times, but I don't mind, it makes me smile. I have always claimed that my grandma had a hot line to God's ear. Her faith is just that strong. I have often admired her faith and walk with God. Even though Grandma isn't remembering things as she used to, she has a certain gift to relate and comfort people in a time of need! During our conversation I told her about D and loosing his job. This topic bared no repeating or forgetting on her part. She was strong even though I was crying. Her words were uplifting and supporting in a new way that I hadn't heard from my friends and family. Of course, doing the Grandma thing, she offered money, which I respectfully declined, and then asked how "I" was doing. With my strongest attempt I tried to answer without tearing up again! To which she replied, "Oh that good"... again Grandma's words can always make me laugh! After we talked awhile and assured her we were doing okay and our call ended. I left feeling better then when we had started.
A few minutes later the phone rang and it my Grandma. I was shocked...1) she knew my number (again not remembering things so well) and 2) she was calling long distance! She called to ask again about money, the girls, and making sure we were covered. This time around I was smiling and again reassuring her everything was going to be alright. I told her, "Grandma, I don't want you to worry about it" and her reply was, "I'm not worrying about it, I am praying about it".
Her words just lingered on the phone as we both paused. What a thing to say, without missing a beat in our conversation. I told her that is what I needed the most and I was glad she was on my side (again the hot line to God thing coming to play).
I thought I would share that with everyone as it meant a lot to me on a day that I needed it the most! What a special lady I have in my life! And knowing her, she might not even remember saying that in a few hours, but I will!
I am so excited to announce I am married again...
So, here to the right is our darling angel baby Mia. Mia is 7 months old and still is not sleeping through the night! I am looking for some answers. When Gaby was an infant she slept with us so when we woke up during the night it was easy to feed her, comfort her and get her back to sleep. When K was an infant, she slept through the night day 2 of bringing her home. And, now there is Mia. She will be dead tired at 8:30 pm, has a full belly, and goes down super easy. However she'll wake up 2 -3 x a night to eat, at least that is what we do to get her back to sleep. I need to get her on a better sleep routine... I allow her to wake up whatever time in the AM since daycare is sorta crazy until about 8am. But most days she still wants a AM nap, longer afternoon nap, and then a short PM nap. I am up for suggestions on how to get her to sleep during the night. I am so not a perfect parent that knows all of the answers. Only thing I don't like doing is letting her cry for more then 10 minutes or so. I think she still too young for this method... let me know your thoughts!
Okay, so I am just gonna come out and say it! I have never been one to spend lots of money on my underwear. No one gets to see it, so who cares how much it costs? I love bras but as long as I have a simple pair of undies to match, I am okay with buying Hanes or whatever.
Day two started at the Zoo. We had a blast! We got to see more animals then our zoo, had great weather, and the kids did a great job even though it was a long day!
Kadyn and her "mengo's"! She is in love with flamingos and the entire week before the trip she kept asking if we would see them. When we first walked in, the flamingos were the first thing you saw. Kadyn starts running over to them while clapping and yelling, "yeah mengos". It was funny to see her excitement!
Mia and her size penguin.
The zoo had a huge "Jungle" which is somewhat like our Rainforset in regards to the smell...yuck! This place was huge and had the coolest animals...bats, sting rays, dozens of birds, waterfalls, aquarium. It was just an awesome place...nesides the smell, did I mention it sucked?
Dustin, Gaby and Kadyn on the back side of the waterfall!
We had a great end to our break. After our trip to the zoo, we took our time getting home stopping in Emporia to eat. It was a fun time to get away, spend time as a family, and see some new things! However, I am not a traveler.... one night away for me was enough.
During Spring Break, Dustin and I loaded up the kids and my mom and headed to Wichita. We only stayed Friday and Saturday but our time away was jammed full of activities and fun! Our first stop Friday afternoon was the Uptown Theater. We saw the Children production of Cinderella.
At the theater, they had an all you can eat buffet. The menu was designed for the kids... nuggets, fries, fish sticks and hot dogs. I wasn't a huge fan, it was a meal G and K loved!
As we left, the actors from the show signed autographs and took pictures. G and K are with Cinderella and her Prince!
Later that afternoon, we checked into our hotel. Within minutes the kids were changed and ready to hit the pool. We were swimming most of the afternoon, took a break for dinner, then swimming again! Gaby and KK had a blast!
Gaby is a great swimmer- she was all over the pool!
This week we have been talking about "that green holiday???" called St, Patrick's Day. Yesterday we paint Shamrocks using rocks in a container. K really got into shaking the container as fast as she could.
Lil' A is showing off her Shamrock...she is all smiles until I get the camera out, then it is business!
Lil' K took a few minutes to start shaking the rocks around but once she started she was upset when we were finished!
(back row left to right) Dawn, Laura R., Brandy
Us ladies are are bras... we like to lift each other up and support no matter what! That is what we do best!
We made tee shirts to document our party... we all signed our shirts with "camp" nicknames. I have always been "Baby Momma"
Here is Allison showing off her "guns"! As she said, "take a picture of these, I worked hard for them". 
As the night progressed the sillier we got. I am tattooing Lisa's stomach with a big smiley face. And, no... I wasn't drinking! To many WW points!
All of us brought yummy treats to snack on... we had chips, dips, sweets, chocolate, strawberries...it was all Yumm-o!
The next day we met up and saw the cutest chick flick..."confessions of a shopaholic". This was taken in the bathroom at the movie theater as we all had to go after the movie was over.
After the movie was over we hit our favorite restaurant, On the Border (aka Lime's given by Gaby). We have this table in the corner that is our seat. Every time I have been there with the girls, we have sat there. Just luck or was this table made for us???
