Well, according to my last post it has been almost 4 months. A lot has happened since that last post. Summer has come and gone. The whole month of September has come and gone, and we are now into October! I have decided that I need to blog to remember the enjoyments of life. I have so many things that I would have liked to share on here, but I now cannot remember them. So maybe if I blog more then I will be able to remember them better...all I can say is I will try. I am not sure if anyone reads this, but maybe Nana or PopPops will look back on this and smile one day.
I can say that Nana and PopPops are blessed in oh so many ways. Our Father God loves us so much. We are constantly reminded of all that he does for us and all that we have because of Him! Our family, our home, our finances, our health!!
We are still working on the Dave Ramsey plan. PopPops went to the EntreLeadership Seminar on Sept 27th with Dave Ramsey and he said it was a great 4 hours. PopPops is a small business owner and Dave Ramsey has so many helpful tips for business owners as well as personal finances. For those of you working through the Dave Ramsey plan and just might be struggling with it and wanting to quit, DON"T!!!, just remember that gazelle intensity and move forward...it will be all worth it.
PopPops is now leading a small group at CCC. This is a HUGE step for PopPops for those of you who know him well. A couple from one of the small groups approached PopPops and Nana back in June and asked us to consider leading their small group. We prayed and prayed about it most all summer. We have been a part of a small group for about 8 years and have very much loved our small group, but we also new it was time for us to move on and share with others. PopPops felt God was leading him to step out and be challenged. I have to say, he is a great small group leader. He is also really enjoying it. God has done a great work in him...I so love him!! We have a wonderful group in our small group, which is not really that small...we have somewhere between 11 - 16 that come each week.
Nana had a birthday in September. I had a great birthday. I started celebrating on Sunday and celebrated all the way through until Wednesday. Kellie, her boyfriend Shane, Jeremy, Tracy (soon to be Jerm's wife ~ woohoo) and Bri (soon to be Jerm's step daughter and our step granddaughter ~ woohoo!), PopPops and I went to dinner at Tribeca Tavern on Sunday evening. It was a beautiful evening, so we sat outside on the terrace and had dinner. It was delicious...however, we were all stuffed. We then went back to the house to open presents. I received 2 sweaters (a royal blue one and a brown one with a bracelet and earrings to match) ~ loved them and a picture frame (with a pic of Kellie and I ~ so special) from Kellie and Shane, and I received Perry Ellis perfume(smells wonderful) from Jerm, Tracy and Bir. I have told you that I have the best kids ever!! Oh how I love each of you very much!!! We celebrated on Sunday evening because Kellie has to work until 8:00pm on Tuesdays and Jerm needed to be in Virginia on Tuesday. Then on Monday I met my dear friend Lisa for lunch(On the Border ~ Yummy!) for my birthday ~ Love her! When I arrived home after work, there was a package on my door from......Josh, Stefanie, Carter and Coleman! Nana skyped with them and opened my presents...the boys were so cute, they watched me open my presents, of course I had to hurry as their attention is not that long, but they did watch. (I did receive birthday kisses from each of them though)...I received a precious vase that the boys had made with Mommy's help with their handprints on it and with purple flowers in it (Mommy said each of the boys picked out that color of flower himself ~ how sweet is that!!!) (I have it on my shelf at work so I can see it everyday...it fits perfectly). A pearl bracelet (love it) and a gift certificate to a stationary store online (can't wait to see what they offer!) The cutest thing was on Tuesday I received a video text from Stef of Coleman telling me Happy Birthday(melted my heart!)!! Ummm, did I mention that I have the best kids and grandkids ever!!! How I love each of you so very much! On Tuesday, one of my sweet friends from work took me to lunch at Kanki, we had the best time with the people around us and she had the cutest little cake on my desk...just the perfect size. Then we had small group at our home and Patsy brought a delicious red velvet cake and they all sang happy birthday to me. What a wonderful way to spend your birthday evening, studying the Word of God and eating with your brothers and sisters in Christ! My boss had been out of town Monday and Tuesday and he was back at the office on Wedneday, and he left his gift on my desk...a fall baking pan with Pumpkin spice muffin mix! I cannot wait to make that when the family is all here the end of October ~ more on that in my next post! But I have not told you what PopPops got me...an iPhone!!! Yeah!!! I am still working on figuring it all out. I still cannot get all my emails on it, but it is better and I have finally figured out how to get my bluetooth to work on it, I am a big bluetooth user in the car!!! Always need to be safe while driving...especially since most of what I drive to and from work is highway. But what I like most is the camera...I can take pictures and send them so easy now...it is the small things, I know. Have I mentioned that PopPops is a wonderful man!!! So Nana had a great 54th birthday. You know that number is a special number for me as my dad passed away at the age of 54. That age of being 54 means alot to me and I have been extra conscious of my health over the past few years. My dad was a good man. He had his faults, but we all do. God gave him to me as my dad and I loved him very much.
We have made some changes to the house...I have connected by email with an old friend...more on each of these in another post too. See I am setting the stage to remember what to write on next. I am getting smarter... must be my age! Until next time.
