Maxima

ohhhhhhhhhh I have not blogged in such a long time that I don’t think anyone is still reading this.  I am not sure I even remember how to post a blog.  Or do I blog a blog? hmmmm

This is what I have been up to since November 18th.

We welcomed Miles on Nov 23rd.  He is our great nephew.  I think he likes peace and quiet (see his hand over his ear).  He has a full head of white blonde hair and is adoreable.

Celebrate Thanksgiving.

Celebrate Christmas: bake and send cookies, decorate the house, buy all the presents, undecorate the house including taking down the outside lights except for the red/white/blue tree.  We light that on Friday nights so the neighbors coming home know it is the weekend.

We welcomed our first grandson on Januari 7th.  His name is Jarne.  Here is the whole family including our oldest granddaughter, Jonna.  Now M and G-J have *the king’s wish*, a boy and a girl.  We are very very happy for them.  I just want to reach in there and hug our grandchildren.  I love them sooooo much!

Blips was in Seattle for four days over our 7th anniversary, so I went out to Chinese Buffet by myself.  Our wedding reception was shared with family at a Chinese Restaurant, so I was remembering how long and short ago that day was.  It seems like we just got married.  Mona got my fortune cookie when I got home. 

We celebrated our middle grandchilds birthday.  Nancy is two now and looking more and more like a sweet little girl instead of a toddler.  K tells us that we are referred to as Opa and Amerika.  We know who Opa is so I must be Amerika.   That is soooo cute!

We went organic now that we have a Trader Joe’s in Woodbury.  After multiple young relatives and friends have been diagnosed with cancer, it is just something that is important to us.  That means we rarely eat out anymore since it probably is not organic.(Chinese buffet is excluded from this rule)  So, more shopping and cooking and cleaning up at home.

We go to the YMCA for fitness exercises 5-6 times a week.  This takes up most of our evenings.  Blips has lost 20 pounds and I have found 10 of them.  ?????  I know, don’t ask!  It just makes me want to scream.

I have been looking for a job and today I got hired.  Actually, I got hired by two places this week.  One is just 3-5 hours a week starting this spring, so I will do both jobs.  I am hopeing to eventually settle on a schedule of working Tue, Wed, and Thursdays with one day for community errands and one day to get things done around the house.  We are used to me being available at anytime to do whatever is needed.  I hope things go smoothly.   I start Friday with orientation.