It's a real baby!!!!

Talk about the cutest baby ever! Here's my grand kid:

Here comes the sun

Finally!

it has a delayed start - but worth the wait! So me!!

I need to retire, work just gets in the way

So I sat around most of the winter with all this time on my hands. That's when I had the wonderful idea of volunteering at the animal shelter. Now that I've completed the orientation and had the first (of the necessary three) training, suddenly there is no time to schedule the next training. All of sudden it's like "my people must call the animal's people," and set up lunch or something - woe is me, I will have to wait until May 16th for the second session. I miss the dogs already. Even the cats had it made there - they have a huge room (definitely bigger than my living room) where they have lots of scratching posts and even a "balance beam" type thing that goes across the top of the room for them to play. I wish the dogs could have such a nice room, but alas, each one of them has to be in its own pen. However, I did learn during my first training session, that once fully trained, I will be able to take any dog (even the puppies, when they have them) and bring it to the recreation room and play as long as we want!!! Oh yes, there will be lots of pictures then!

That's my grandchild!!!!!!!

Isn't this the most beautiful baby you've ever seen???????? - comments please!!!

I should have known

I went to my first training session as a dog volunteer at Bide A Wee this morning. After about an hour of "lecturing," I was ready to meet my faithful pals. All the puppies that had been brought in the day after orientation were already adopted, so off we went into the "old folks home." Of course I already love them all, but wouldn't you know - there's always that "one." You know, the one that stares right into your eyes and says "mommy?" Her name is Nalla and she has some arthritis (we'll get along great!). Her across-the-aisle roommate is named Molly and she is the one that I accompanied on a walk with the trainer and another volunteer. Things I learned on the walk: female dogs also lift their leg to pee sometimes; older dogs definitely get tired quicker than younger dogs; Molly likes to roll on deer poop. Needless to say, I had a ball!! I found out today that I am allowed to take pictures so I will do that next time. Unfortunately, do to scheduling, that won't be for another two weeks...stay tuned.

Words

Spring. Finally. Warm. Outside. Sun. Tan. Walk. People. Smiling. Mr. Softie. Bicycles. Strollers. Smiles. Baseball. Yankees. SUCK!!!!!!!!!!

The Old Man

This was my "speech" at my father in law's funeral last Wednesday:

I always thought I knew what rich meant until I met the Wilgis family. This family that is gathered here today taught me that it doesn’t take money to make you rich. All it takes is a hug and those three little words (that aren’t so little after all), "I love you."

My father in law, "The Old Man," as I so affectionately referred to him, told me he loved me like one of his own. For that I am a richer person. He never judged me, he just accepted me for who I am, despite the fact that I am a die hard Yankee fan! He even wore his Yankee tee shirt with pride, not because he became a fan, but because I gave it to him. (And the fact that the Orioles stomped all over the Yankees Monday night was just his way of getting the last word, but that's ok, he deserves it.) My phone will no longer ring when the Orioles hit a home run, but it will ring in my heart forever.

The Old Man taught me everything I know about football. While watching the Super bowl together this year, he taught me the difference between “off sides” and “false start” – something even my husband could never get me to understand. He tried and he tried to get me to become a Ravens fan and to that all I have to say is “Let’s go Jets!”

Goodbye old man. I am a better person because you let me know the real you. You let me into your heart. I was proud to be your “favorite daughter in law.” I will miss you.

Week 8

Check out week 8:

Marveling over a baby's tiny fingers and toes is one of the joys of the first day of life. Those fingers and toes are just beginning to form this week, and the arms can even flex at the elbows and wrists. The eyes are becoming more obvious because they’ve begun to develop pigment (color) in the retina (back of the eye).

Also, the intestines are getting longer and there isn’t enough room for them in the baby’s abdomen, so they protrude into the umbilical cord until week 12.

By now, the beginnings of the buds that will develop into the baby's genitals have made their appearance, although they've not yet developed enough to reveal whether the baby is a boy or a girl.