Saturday, August 30, 2025

Cutie pie

I love being this little boy’s Granna. Isn’t he the cutest ever? I definitely enjoy every moment I get in person, through FaceTime, or pictures and videos sent by his mama or daddy. Love this boy! (And his dog brother)





 

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Catching up

 End of Summer…School…Grandbaby Ani …Life

Isn’t Ani just the cutest thing! His mama and daddy are too! Chris and I visited last weekend and wow how he has grown. He is making all kinds of noises and coos. He can hold his head up and he loves standing with weight on his feet.He loves tummy time , nap time, and listening to his mama hum or sing especially Moon River. Definitely in love with this cutie! 








School has started! This year I’m teaching third grade.  We are departmentalized yet again. I’m teaching the ELA portion of the day with Mrs. Henning. She was my student teacher last fall and was hired in November so she and I have not only taught together on the same grade level team but we have similar teaching styles and classroom procedures, expectations, and hopes and dreams. She is teaching Math, Science, and Social Studies. One class is GT and the other is a mix of high performers yet gen ed and resource students. We are learning and growing everyday!
I haven’t even taken a picture of Austin since he started his junior year. He is taking a rigorous schedule but I am proud of him. He has been studying and looking over his content each day. 
Dylan has graduated. He is hoping to begin some training with a local vocational center. Today he had his annual cardiologist appointment. This was the first appointment as an adult cardio patient. His echo was great and his heart sounded good! The doctor wanted him to exercise or walk eat day, but he doesn’t have to go back for check up  for 2 years. 





Chris and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary. We had a day in Mount Pleasant with lunch and shopping and followed with downtown with walking, talking, snacking, and dinner. 




To end our summer, we took a second cruise. This time Helen and Jim were able to join us.We went to Daytona Beach  before the cruise and had fun at the beach ! We  visited the Bahamas and a new private destination Celebration Key. We had a lot of  fun enjoying the food, family, sun, and water. Austin was also able to enjoy the water slides. We could see our feet in the water. (Thankful for water shoes). We also saw a big manta ray and a lot of coral. We saw the building of a new dock too.