ILLINOIS......Fun Fun Fun

I'm having lots of fun here.

Yesterday with my sister Barb, Pete, sister Joey , Katie and her five little ones. and I got to go to 'Willow Creek Church'. The best! So much fun. Barb, her grandson Denver, Brock and I went to the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery yesterday and saw where our mom and dad's ashes are. A beautiful plague with their names on it and the dates. It's a military cemetery in IL. My dad would be proud! Today is the third year since my sweet mother passed away to be with Jesus. Three years. Wow. I miss her still so much. :(

I got to pick Brock up from pre-school today and when he saw me he yelled, "Gramma!!!" Then he ran and jumped into my arms. Yes folks, and that's why I love being a grandma so much. They love you just for you. He doesn't care about my clothes, he does think I am funny, cuz I make him laugh. He doesn't tell me to go lose a few pounds. He just loves me for me. We have so much fun together Brock and me.

I got to see my best friend Barb today again. We had iced coffee drinks that she made. Boy were they great. We did a little shopping and laughed a lot, looked through her computer at all their photos, I just love being with Barb, This is my friend that has loved me and been there when no one else really was. She has loved me through all the mistakes I've made and all the sadness I've had, and tons of fun stuff too. I love her so much. She is the reason there is 'Best' in Best friend. Thank you Barb for lovin me for the last 15 years...

Ok gotta get to bed. Busy day tomorrow. Brock and I have stuff to do.....Molly has to do lots of hair.

Prayer requests... Please pray for my dear friend John Pelka who has been in the hospital for weeks. He is fighting cancer. Also for my friend Eva, who is still in pain from her second knee replacement. Thanks everyone. I am a big believer in the power of prayers...That's how I got Molly....Peace xo

I can't spell

Sorry I spelled ILLINOIS wrong. I am having so much fun here, I forgot how to spell it.... Love, Gail ..........Tomorrow off to my sister's home..:)

I'm IN ILLINIOS...NOT ILLINOIZZZ

Good Day. It is Friday the 20th of July. I am watching Brock today and having a blast. This boy is so funny. He loves to make people laugh. He dances with his little hips wiggling. He had me sing the "Where is Thumpkin" song more times than I can say. We sing the "Ittise Bittise Spider" song together. He is so awesome.
Molly colored my hair again. looks good. Darker than what I am use to. Tonight we go to a cook out at my best friend Bar and Jim's house. they have three kittens. Brock will love them. Molly too.
Ok gotta get a move on. Brock and I are walkin up town for sidewalk days here. Love......Gramma Gail

7/08/07......Oh goofy me.

I forgot to put this in my blog yesterday. Bob and I went to a bookstore in Pueblo, before the movie. Well, I go up to this couple sitting down looking through a tattoo magazine. Well I had to show them my new tattoo. OK so I start looking at magazines and talking to Bob. I pick out my magazine and force of habit I swing my arms forward and backwards. Well I didn't realize 'that guy' was right behind me. I swung my magazine back hard and hit him right in the "man parts". Ouch. He froze and just stood still gasping. I turn around and I can't stop saying "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry". And having a little bit of my sister LIN in me I was also laughing. Shame on me. Oh I felt so bad for that guy. He kind of waddled slowly back to his girlfriend, and sat down. He wasn't mad at me just in pain. Bob said I turned so red. I felt bad but it was kind of funny too. Just had to add that. Hope you all had a good laugh. Ciao for now....Gail

07/07/07**************So Cool

Oh wow, it's 7/7/07. Sounds lucky to me. I have my plane ticket to WI/IL so I guess I am lucky. I will be there from July 16-31. A nice long relaxing trip. I plan on seeing all my family and doing fun stuff. But more than anything, I want to spend days playing with Brock!!! Yea.
So much to write. I was bummed I missed my families 17 hour Slumberfest. That sounded so fun. See my nephew, Greg's blog on this.
I gotta tell you the weird, funny stuff that has happened in the last couple days. Last weekend, there was a car show at a strip mall near us. I got to hold an albino snake around my neck as I was holding a three foot long alligator. Ok, no big deal. Yesterday I was sitting in the car waiting for Bob at Wal-Mart and a butterfly flies into the car and flies around me, then lands on the bottle of water I had in the car. It sat there for a little bit, about 4 minutes then flew off. So weird. Then we get home later that day and a cute, little bat is perched up on our porch. Cool. Ok A few weeks ago I put up and filled a hummingbird feeder on our porch and I have seen ONE hummingbird drink from it, BUT.... I see this beautiful bright yellow bird drinking from it all the time. It's a hummingbird feeder. I just feel blessed when I get to see such neat and different things in my life.
The other day Bob and I went to the ranch my in-laws take care of. We saw fireworks in Gunnison Colorado. Very good ones! Bob's dad, Bob's brother Ray, Bob and I went fishing the next day. It was mighty fun but I was the only one who didn't catch a fish. That's ok. I had fun. They caught rainbow trout.

I love Colorado so much. The beauty of this state overwhelms me. The endless mountainsides of trees, the huge mountains, the rivers and creeks, the different colors of birds, the rock formations. So much to absorb. I love it here !

Bob and I are looking for a house of our own to buy. It is fun and hard work all at the same time. We found one house I loved in town that had nice bedrooms, two bathtubs, fruit trees, raspberry bushes, flowers, trees, and I loved it. But, Bob wants to have a chicken coop and maybe a pig or two, so we can't get a house in town. We did find another house in the same town we live in now. It is above our price range but, we may try to make a deal. A cowboy lives there and it so happens he goes to the same church we do. And it is on a couple acres. The next door neighbors have alpacas, horses, cats, and I think I saw a donkey. It would work out well so say a prayer. God knows what will happen. It is all in His hands. If we don't get that house, we will find something. God will show us...

Bob and I saw the movie "Evan Almighty" today. Very cute !!!. Go see it. Then do the dance. Funny stuff.

Tomorrow the American Bulldog puppies will be six weeks old. Wow that went fast. Bob and I will go over and give them their first shots. I can't wait to see how big they are. I hope they can sell them all for the price they are worth. They sure are beautiful. Anyone interested?

Ok I've rambled on and on again. Just trying to catch you up on life. Have a fun filled weekend and next week too. Until next time................ Peace