Here it is now March 24th, 2014, and time is flying by once again for this year, 2014. And, I seem to not be accomplishing all that I want to accomplish this year. I guess one would have to get up off the couch or chair and move, right? Hmmmmm..........that could be the main cause of nothing getting done.
It seems, though, that every time that I do write, I have some sad news. on January 23, 2014, I lost a very dear cousin (Kathy Lee Duffy Moler) quite suddenly and without notice due to heart problems. She was only 62 years old, just a mere 2 years younger than me. It is always hard to lose a family member so suddenly and to know that it could happen to "you" or anyone at any given time just as quickly. My heart and thoughts and prayers are always with her family as they digest and understand what happened and why. Life is so short and we just take it too much for granted. I hope that I am learning as I grow older that it is so short and when losing someone this close to you, it really does hit home and makes me re-evaluate where I am in my own life. Love you, Kathy! R.I.P.
The weather here in Montana this year has been really rather rough, but I still love it here. I have no desire to go back to Arizona any time soon, although I do have to admit that I kind of miss the perfect Winter weather they get down there, but it doesn't last long enough there and by early April, the temperatures are already in the 80's and 90's--too warm for this northern gal, for sure. Yes, it gets below zero here, but my thought process is that "you" (meaning me) can always put more clothes on, but you can only take so many off when the temperatures reach the 100's and above. So, here is where I will stay.
I am thankful that I can be my sweet mother's caregiver and get to spend her later years with her, listening to her stories and laughing and watching TV and just being here together. It is a true blessing and she is a true joy. She is 87 years old and is still going strong except for some memory loss (who doesn't have memory loss? I know I do and I am 23 years younger than her) and she has some difficulty with stability since she had both knees replaced a few years ago. But, other than that, she is definitely in better health, even, than I am. Love my Mama so much! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Here is a picture of Mom taken about a week ago when we went out to visit my sister's grave site on her one year anniversary of her death.
Now, we are preparing to make a trip to Utah in late April to go to my oldest granddaughter's wedding! Oh, how time does fly! And, she just does not seem old enough to be getting married. She is a real beauty and she has a level head on her shoulders, so I am sure it will all be okay. But, my daughter, Melissa, from Tacoma, Washington and her husband are going to make a straight trip over this direction to pick me and Mom up and then we all will head south to Utah with a carload of 4 wonderful little munchkins (my beautiful grandchildren), Melissa and Matt (her husband), and me and Grandma (Evelyn Taylor). Thank goodness they have a large enough vehicle to hold all of us! It is only an 8 hour drive from here in Montana to there, so basically just a one day drive. I am excited to get to go there---Utah is a 2nd home to me and I absolutely love it there! Can't wait to go! Here's my beautiful granddaughter, Katelyn! Ta Da!!
I am also working on being more involved in doing my crochet and crafts. I am involved in a swap with a nice lady in Oregon and will be sending her a package every 4 months with the last month being an afghan that I have been working on making her since the middle of February, so some lofty goals going on there. I absolutely love crochet and it is my first and foremost love in crafting. I learned from my special and wonderful Grandma Gladys over 55 years ago as I sat on the floor at her knee as she sat in her rocking chair and had so much patience to teach me. Every time I lift a crochet hook, my thoughts go back to my Grandma and all that she taught me to do as far as crafting. And, now, I have the distinct privilege and blessing to live in the home that she and my Grandpa built back in the 1930's and the house I spent a lot of time in while growing up. I hope, as I continue to learn this blogging experience, to add pictures of things I have crocheted and things that I want to crochet. But, I guess it shouldn't take 3 months every time I get on the computer to put something on my Blog.
So, with all of this said, I will sign off today and hopefully, will be back again soon. No promises! LOL!! I need to learn more of how to do some of this stuff on here to make it look good. WAIT! I just saw something at the top of this page as I have been typing for adding a picture. Let me see if I can do that. Please bear with me on this. (Oh, and wish me luck! :) )! YIPPEE!! The picture worked! I put one of my mother up in the first part of this post where I was talking about her. Isn't she a beautiful lady? I just love her so much! :)
And, one more thing. I have a really sweet little doggie that we kind of, sort of rescued. His name is "Bubba", but he definitely does not look like a "Bubba". He is part Yorkshire Terrier and Part Wire-haired Dachsund and he is the love of both Mom and my lives! He's quite the partner and brings a lot of joy into both of our lives! So, here is a picture of Bubba!
