My grandson has arrived!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the world John Michael Smith, born 1/31/2009 at approximately 9:00pm, 6 lb 8 oz., and 19 3/4 inches long. Mom and baby doing well and father is proud and trying to live down the fact that he cried like a baby when his son was born. His mom and dad are Amber and Bobby Howell Smith, John Michael is actually my step-grandson, but I just see him as my grandson, there is no reason to not let him have all the grandparents he can get. I will probably call him either JJ or little Mikey, but time will tell. I pray he has a long, healthy life filled with love, and as little heartache as possible. Yes, I love him already. Well, it is late and has been a very exciting day so I am off to bed. May God bless you all,
Judy

Today is and exciting day!

I am so excited and anxious today, I got a message today that my stepson and his wife's baby is on it's way. I am going to be a grandmother! Her water broke this morning, and as soon as the boy I am babysitting goes home, my husband and I are going to the hospital to see the proud new parents and our first Grandson! I will post pictures as soon as I can as well as details on the baby.

The only this is, I think that B.J. is upset about it all. They chose the name that she had decided that she wanted to name her baby if she has a girl WAY in the future. She hasn't really said anything, but her facebook status hinted that she was sad about becoming an aunt, and I think part of that is because of the name issue and passed issues that the family had to deal with. I pray that if she needs to talk to me that she will, and not try to deal with it by herself. I pray that God will guide her through her emotions. That is the only down part of it all.

I have gotten through most of my bad feelings, and forgiven the past wrongs, though I haven't forgotten or regained the trust back, but I am dealing with it all a lot better, thanks to my Bible and my faith, and knowing that God expects us to forgive those who sin against us as he forgives our sins. I just pray my daughter can find that faith and strength to deal with it all.

But anyway, pray for a smooth delivery of a healthy new baby on this earth.
I am so excited!
Thanking the Lord for all the Blessings he has blessed me with today and every day!
Judy

Okay, here it is.

Well, here it is, the picture of the baby sweater I made for my grandson, who is due in just a couple weeks now. The picture is a little dark, but it is a hoodie, and instead of buttons, I chose to crochet some strings to tie it with. A great friend of mine picked up some very small pompom makers for me, and that is what the little white spots are. I couldn't use the yarn that I used for the sweater because it was to heavy a yarn to make small pompoms out of. Not bad for my first one I ever made. I made 2 more since making this one, but I forgot to take pictures before I took them to the friend I made them for. She was so excited and happy with them, and she didn't want them for herself, she wanted them to give to her friends at their baby showers. I am so happy she liked them so much.

Other than more knitting and crocheting, I haven't done much except for the same old hum drum stuff called house work. I am baby sitting again today, and he is being so good I thought I would get online for a spell.

B.J. got her first High School report card this week (drum roll please)...............

She got all A's, they were 100, 98, 99, and 100!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of her. She now has 4 credits towards graduation. She is such a smart young lady, I don't know where she got it, I had to work hard for my grades and they were not that good, and her dad worked hard to just graduate. She is the smartest in our family, minus John, if he had made it he would have gave her a run for the highest grades, he also was a very smart young man. So, I am blessed to have such a smart and responsible young lady in the house. I let her go out with a couple girl friends last night, her first adventure out with just the girl friends and no chaperones. I was a nervous wreck! LOL! But she was good, we text a little before they went to bed, and she got home today before her appointed time, which was very good. I feel I can trust her more than her older siblings when they were her age. I also felt good that she came home and told me about what they did and some of the things they said. It reassures me that I am raising her right, and that she is growing up and learning to be a responsible young citizen. I thank God for her every day as well as my other children, and I also thank Him for guiding me in raising them.

My husbands dad is now home from the hospital, he had back surgery Wednesday, and is doing well. Sore of course, and can't do anything except for what the doctors told him to, but he is doing well, and so is my mother-in-law. I Praise God for that. He is 78 this year, so we were worried about how he would do.

My husband is doing well, trying to drum up some work of course, the life of a construction worker is hard sometimes. But with God on our side we will manage one way or the other. But he is doing okay, and like me just taking it all one day at a time.

Well, that is about all for now, May God Bless you and keep you all,

Judy

Hello Again

Well, hello again! Things are okay here. I have been busy the last couple days. My father-in-law had back surgery on Wednesday, and my mother-in-law doesn't need to stay by herself at night, so I spent the last two nights with her just to keep her from worrying and to make sure she didn't fall or anything like that. The surgery went fine, and he should be home sometime today. I am babysitting today, so it is another busy day for me, but I can handle it. I forgot to take a picture of the sweaters that I made for a friend, so I will try to take one of the one I made for my grandson and post it soon.

Yesterday was my anniversary, my husband and I have been married for 16 years now. And I love him more with every passing day. We didn't get to spend to much time together with his father in the hospital, but we got to spend a little time together, and we talked on the phone a bit as well. I just pray the next 16 years are even better than the last 16 years have been, that would be almost too much happiness, but I can handle a lot of happiness! HA HA!
I love you Babe, in case you are reading this.

Well, it is off to fix lunch now. May God bless you all every day, and may you take time to realize all the blessings and thank Him for them.
Judy

Sinus Head Colds, YUCK!

Well, we are still online, but I haven't been feeling to well the last couple days. I think I am trying to come down with a sinus head cold, Yuck! My head hurts, my nose is stuffy, and my ears are itching, and I just feel miserable! I stayed home from Church today so that if I am contagious, I won't spread it to my friends. I have still been knitting, a friend at Church asked me if I would do a couple of baby sweaters for her last Wednesday, so I have been working on them. I have one completed except for the buttons, and have started the other one as well. I hope she likes them, I am really liking this pattern. Got it online of course. I have some more patterns I downloaded and I am going to try them after I get these that I am working on done. I knit one for my stepson's baby that is due in just a matter of weeks. I am getting excited about it, I am going to be a grandmother, okay step-grandmother, but I don't care, I still consider the baby my grandson. I will try to get around to taking some pictures of the baby sweaters in the next day or so and upload them so that you all can see what they look like. Well, other than some regular work around the house, that about covers my week.
Take care and God bless,
Judy

Still around

Well we are still around, there just isn't to much going on. I have been knitting, and the regular stuff around the house, and going to Church. But other than that I haven't been doing much exciting enough to post much. B.J. is going to school, and well, that is about it. She plays online, and does her chores, and stuff that teens do, but not much besides the norm. And my husband is still out there trying to find jobs and such to bring in money. So things are about the same. I am going to the preacher's house tomorrow to watch the twins while my good friends take their oldest to the doctor. She broke her arm a little over a week ago, and they can't put a cast on it yet until the swelling goes down, so they have to have the brace re-bandaged since she is only 4 and it is getting dirty which is to be expected. But I always have fun watching the twins, and look forward to it. They have so much energy and are very happy children, when they are not sick anyway, and I just love them so much, as I do the whole family. So, pretty hum-drum wouldn't you say? Just taking life one day at a time.
Until next post,
Remember to let your kids know how much you love them,
and may God bless you all,
Judy

We are still here.

So far, we have kept the internet going, we will just have to take it one day at a time. I am okay with it all, finances are getting rough almost everywhere right now, but we will manage. I may be getting a job to help my husband make ends meet, that is if I can find one. There are not that many around here right now, but God will provide. So, on to how we are doing besides the financial stuff. I have completed the baby afghan that I knit for my stepson's first born son who is due in about 4 weeks or so. I still can't believe that I will be a grandmother soon, even if it is from my husbands first marriage, it is still my grandson too! I have also knit a bib, can you believe that, a bib that was knit. I found the pattern on the Internet, and had to try it. It wasn't perfect, but for a first try at the pattern and it being more advanced than I have ever tried, it turned out pretty good. I also finished a knit dish cloth. I have really enjoyed knitting lately, and even when I am interested in a television show, I will knit while I watch it. HA! My mom never thought I would be knitting! I wouldn't even try when I was young and she would try to teach me. I didn't have time to sit and do girl stuff, I was a tomboy through and through. That is until I had children of my own, and became a stay at home mom. You find that the "girl stuff" isn't to bad. I have also began a Bible reading program and I am reading every morning while I enjoy my breakfast. I got this one year seasonal Bible while I was in hospital with John during his treatment, and it has scripture from the Old Testament as well as the New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs for every day of the year so that when you get to the end you have read the entire Bible. That is one thing I have never been able to do is read through the whole Bible, but I am resolved to do it this year. Wish me luck and perseverance.

B.J. is still the teen aged Hermit that likes to stay in her room except to eat, use the bathroom, and go to Church and School. I did find out however that the reason she didn't want to go to the Convention with Lads to Leaders was because she didn't want to write and do her speech, she just wants to do song leading. I decided that instead of pushing her to hard, I would agree to the song leading only, especially since she is having to do without things here and I know that is hard for a teen to deal with, plus the fact that she works so hard at school and brings home real good grades on her report card, well, okay, I folded and decided to let her off the hook where the speech is concerned.

My husband is doing okay, worrying about us and the bills and such, which is normal for him, it is just worse now. He is such a hard worker, and it bothers him when he can't get enough work to sustain us. I try to let him know that I am okay and we can deal with not having extras, but he wants to give us everything and sometimes that is just not realistic. I pray for him every day. He said he wants me to wait until after convention in April to get a job, but that all depends on if he gets enough jobs to make it until then. See, he is a carpenter, and works on houses, building them or remodeling them, and work is slim this time of year on a regular basis, but with the recession and all here in the US, it is worse this year.

So that about does it for now, I will post when I can, and I have something to say, or gripe about, or just babble about (HAHA).
May God Bless you all,
Judy

Finances bad, and it bites

Well, with finances bad, and my husband working in the carpentry, our financial situation is really bad right now. We have had to turn off our home phone, and the next thing will be Internet, so I may not be online for a while. I am okay with it, worried about how my daughter will deal with it, but she does need to learn the very valuable lesson of if you can't pay the extras then you just don't get it or keep it which ever applies. Money management is a good lesson for all kids. I worry about my husband also, he is so stressed about it all. So for now it is day to day for Internet access, and I may be out looking for a job to help my husband make ends meet. I will try to get over to my mom's computer from time to time to post and let my Internet friends know I am okay. God will provide, I do have faith in that, but the extras will just have to go for now.
Trusting in God fully,
Judy

Happy New Year!

Well, the new year has started, it is hard to believe it is 2009 already. The day has been beautiful so far. I woke up and cooked myself breakfast, my husband had already gone to work and B.J. was still in bed, and started reading my one year seasonal Bible. It has scripture for every day of the year, and for each day it has passages from the Old and New Testament and from Psalms and Proverbs. It is designed so that you can read the Bible in one year, and I am determined to read it this year. Then of course I started calling some of my friends and wishing them a new year as well. For those of you that I didn't call for whatever reason, I pray that you have a wonderful year, full of the Love of God, faith, family, friends and Happiness! I feel so blessed to be hear, and look forward to seeing what God has in store for me and my family.
Until next post,
May God bless us all!
Judy