Charlotte is 1 Month Old Already!

Our granddaughter is 1 month old already and boy has she grown and changed. We can't wait to get to North Carolina to finally see her and hold her. We are going for 2 weeks mid March. Jeff said her hair is starting to lighten, but still has a bit of red in it. Since Sarah is a natural blonde, Charlotte will probably turn out to be blonde, but I think it would be cool if it stayed reddish!

Spring has Sprung!

Although spring isn't due to arrive until March 20th, my daffodils have started blooming! These are the first ones to pop open. I suspect they opened a bit earlier than the others around the property because the are protected by the front porch overhang. They sure did cheer me up! I love the beautiful colors of spring.

Icicles Anyone?

The best thing when the snow starts to melt are the beautiful icicles that form off the dripping roof. I think these are our biggest ones yet! Yes...when you look at the pictures you will see that the Christmas lights are still up....Scott has been working out of town a lot and every time he has been home it is either snowing or raining.

Dominic Plays Basketball!

Dominic had his first basketball game on January 26th. Turns out they lost their coach the week before so no one was in charge of picking up their uniforms or getting the team organized. Oh well, they got uniforms, just not their sizes and one of the workers from the YMCA coached for the day. Dominic was a bit more concerned about his uniform falling off during the first part of the game, but then he seemed to fall in to the flow of things by the last quarter. These kids are fun to watch! I laughed a lot.....not at them, but at how cute they all were!

Dominic tries to adjust his jersey.

Dominic stands back to see the action around the hoop

Getting a little advice during the break. Dominic finally put his shirt on under his jersey because he is so shy and it was exposing too much for him
Finally get's in the groove with his arms up and moving to toward the ball instead of away from it

Our New Granddaughter!

She's finally here. Sarah and Jeff have given us a beautiful granddaughter. Charlotte Delia Coleman. Born January 27th, weighing in at 8 lbs, 4 oz, 21 1/2 inches long. Sarah was a champ...and Jeff kept us in touch all along the way. We think she looks just like Sarah. We are going back to North Carolina to visit in March. We can't wait to hold her. Here are a few pictures of the proud parents and their little princess.

What a hoot!

Who needs an alarm clock when you live in the country? Not us! This morning around 6:45 something hit our bedroom window and the dogs started barking. I got up (yes, I was still sleeping) to see if the wind was blowing. The wind wasn't blowing, but I saw feathers on the window and Scott told me I needed to stop using windex....hahahaha! All of a sudden, an owl jumped up on to the screen and hung on for a while. I thought it was injured, so I grabbed my camera to take advantage of this rare photo opportunity. The owl jumped down in to the flower bed. I was able to get this great picture. The owl appears to be a youngin'. I think it was just startled from crashing in to the window. As soon as I flashed the camera, it took off in full flight. I hope he starts hanging out in our barn. We would love to have a barn owl! This was just one of mother nature's moments.....one of the reasons we love living in the country!

Happy 2008!

I would have posted this on Jan. 1, but we woke up to no power. It was kind of cool having to heat the house with only the fireplace and make coffee the old fashioned way on top of the stove. It's amazing what you can actually do without electricity. Funniest thing of all is when I called to wish all the family a Happy New Year, Dominic asked me if I remembered to pay my bill....for a 7 year old, that's pretty smart! Okay, on with the resolution. This year I am not making any resolutions to cause me any pressure. My one resolution is to drink more water. With that in mind, I think drinking more water will make me healthier and eventually lead to weight loss and better skin. Who knows, if I'm drinking so much water, I might not want to smoke either! So there you have it. Drink more water.