MLK Jr. Day

Hello from Taco Bell!
Today was fun. I ate a soft taco. Yum Yum Yum








This is us at the Movie Theater.












We went to go see Marley and Me

WI -Cayleigh

Hello again!This is some of the stuff I used to fix the boxes.







Do you see the tape on the boxes? I did that!








This is me with Marley.










This is me trying to fix the box.





I did it!

GA-Aiden

Hello, this is me going to bed before today.









This is a car wreck that I made.










This is a Thomas wreck with Duck's train and Thomas' train colliding.





This is Toby's train smashing into Thomas' train.

Aiden's Blog

Hello, this is my first blog. In this picture I am typing on the computer at the library. I was trying to find a book to read.







This is me and Grandma Eileen in front of the library. Cayleigh took this picture.








This is me and Cayleigh playing after dinner in this picture.








This is me with my new dog. His name is Ill, Jr. He is named after my cousin, Joshua Kong's dog, named Ill.





This is my new Dale Earnhart Sr. NASCAR.



This is my blog. Do you like it? Bye Bye.

Cayleigh's Blog

Hello, everybody!
This is my first blog.
I had a fun day today. This is a picture of me at Target. Grandma Eileen, Aiden, and I went to Target today to spend our Christmas gift cards from Grandma. Grandma got me this little dog. I named him Marley after the movie Marley and Me.





After Target we went to the library. Aiden took this picture.









Here I am looking for a good library book.








This is me and Aiden dancing and playing on the floor after dinner.








This is me making this blog. How did I do?

Hello from Georgia

I flew to Georgia yesterday. Best flying experience I've ever had. No crowds, great tail wind. Arrived 20 min early on the first leg of the flight and 15 min early on the flight from Atlanta to Savannah!
They layover was a perfect 1 1/2 hours, so no rush for the next gate, time to get some exercise, relax.
Even so, it takes a day. I arrived last night after Cayleigh and Aiden were asleep. I went in to kiss them in their beds per their instructions. They returned the favor this morning, coming in to kiss me in bed before they left for school.
I have been slowly recovering from a virus I got more than a week before Christmas. I have never had such a tough time recovering. The doctor I went to last week said I'm not contagious (didn't want to share anything with the Burgdorfs), it's just a tough one to recover from. I've felt like I must have mono. But, thank goodness, it's not. And I am getting incrementally better every day. So, I have spent my first day in Georgia relaxing, resting, getting over my jet lag, and having a wonderful time not having to do anything for a change.

The first picture is probably too dark to see but it's Cayleigh sleeping. This next one I took sitting on a beautiful white rocker on Christie's front porch. Tomorrow Christie is taking the day off work, the kids will be in school, and we will have a mom and daughter day. That is until after school when we pick up the kids, grab some dinner, and she takes off with Noel to Charleston for the weekend!
They will be home soon, so I will start dinner now. I'll keep you posted on the adventures of "Meemaw" (check out Heather's post) and the grandkids. (Is that what Meemaw should be calling them?)

Beauty in my own backyard

I went out to the backyard. It was cold and gray. I sat there with a cup of coffee while Tucker played. There was a shower of yellow leaves falling. It looked like it was raining leaves. Tucker pranced around and I realized there is so much beauty in my own backyard. I see it so often it's easy to take it for granted. I ran and got my camera. I see the world a little differently through the camera lens. I looked at my backyard from angles I don't usually focus on. Although this first shot is right out my kitchen window and I do appreciate it daily.
I love the contrasts of the plants in the yard. The older couple who owned the house before me did a lot in the backyard I was told by a neighbor when I first moved in. The older gentleman actually died in the backyard which he loved so much. If you believe in ghosts, there is a benevolent ghost in my backyard.
It's hard to see in this shot, but this is the last of the pomegranites hanging like big red Christmas bulbs on the trees with the yellow leaves in the center of the picture. This is also the view from my kitchen window and I really enjoy those red orbs every autumn.

The last rose of the year. When we first moved into this house, Matthew was about 12 and quite upset to be moving from his beloved first home. He had had a rose garden in our previous house and we decided to plant a rose garden in our new house. This is the only rose we managed to plant. The soil in Claremont is mostly rocks. It took all day and even help from his dad to get this one rose planted. It's pretty special. I can see it right out my kitchen window also.

This is a hidden part of the yard. Those green stalks grow firey orange flowers every summer. They are always a surprise and a delight.
This big old tree keeps my house so cool every summer. It also costs a small fortune to trim.
I really do not like birds of paradise. OK, usually I hate birds of paradise. But this morning, even the birds are pretty.
Yes, there is a lot of beauty in my own backyard.
Tucker has to be right beside me at all times. Here he is wedged beside me in my chair as I post this blog. His bed, on the floor right beside the chair is too far away. I think I forgot what it's like having a dog. Are they all this needy?