Pickles!

I don't know if Cash will like them but I canned some dill pickles for him!

It a great recipe that my family really likes. I haven't made them for a few years so it was time. Johnnie Belle gave me the recipe, it was from her friend Elma.

I was also going to can peaches but we ate them all. They were so juicy and delish. Maybe another day. I would rather hold my grandson!

I made a wonderful peach dessert two times with some of the peaches. My friend Teri Mitchell shared it with me and it's yummy. So just in case you don't have it:

Peach Dessert

Crush about 1/2 box vanilla wafers (I use just a little more than 1/2 a box) ~ set aside
Cream together: 1/2 cup very soft butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar

With butter mixture add crushed wafers, mix well. (Save 1 cup of mixture to sprinkle on top of dessert) Pat in bottom of a 9x13 cake pan. Peel and slice 8 to 10 very juicy peaches. Add to top of crust. Whip small carton of whipping cream with 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold together whip cream and a small container of Cool Whip. Add to the peaches and sprinkle with 1 cup of reserved vanilla wafer mixture.
Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.

One week...

I can't believe how my world has changed since Cash was born last Tuesday.

Tiff asked me to come over while she took a shower and hold Cash. I was in the car with the speed of twenty year old! Not only do I enjoy the time with Cash, it's also great to spend time with my daughter-in-law. I am so proud of her. She is feeling better everyday and becoming more confident. She is the loving mother I knew she would be.

Cash had a doctor appointment on Monday and he gained 5 ounces!

My one week old grandson... he is changing already. He had his eyes open and was looking around. We talked and I sang to him. Oh, this is FUN!!

Thank you for letting me help you today Tiff!

To quote again my friend George Durrant, It's my best day so far!

Over the river and through the woods...

Thankfully (for now) Grandma and Grandpa's house is just down the hill!

Cash visits Grandma and Grandpa's home for the first time and he is hungry!

Grandma's turn

Still Grandma's turn

OK, silly Grandpa can have a turn!

Dinner and gifts to celebrate Christopher's birthday.

Time to go already, hurry back!

Quote for the Week - Grandbabies

Grandbabies...

Who instructs these tiny thieves
To steal our hearts
and take our breath away...

Cash and More Cash...

Our pocket full of sunshine!!

Mark has got the wrapping skills down!

Happy Family!

This Grandma gig is absolutely fandoubletastic!

Christopher's birthday present!

Let me just pause for a moment to say how wonderful Pam is. She is a first responder... always the first to offer support. She is there for the good times and bad. She has a great capacity to love and serve.

Cash has a little red mark on his forehead. Mark says it's a check mark from Heavenly Father, approved and ready to go!

Cash (Mark calls him his "Little Lad") is home now and he just keeps getting cuter everyday. The forever family is happy to be home... there's no place like home.

I'm so proud of Mark and Tiff. They are a great team and wonderful parents!

Happy Birthday Christopher!

Uncle Chris

College grad

Lover of all things Asian

things i love about you:

September 18, 2010

That you were born on September 18^th

Your ability to laugh at yourself

Your self confidence

You have the biggest heart

And your capacity for compassion and forgiveness is immeasurable

For that I am thankful

You have an endless amount of patience (for most things)

That you are a leader, not a follower

But you are not bossy

You are quick to apologize

and mean it

You will help me with anything

You need a lot of sleep

You know that I am not a perfect mother

And that’s okay

No one is

You have beautiful eyes

And an infectious smile

Everyday I am thankful that you are my son

You have a personality that other people gravitate towards

You love to cook

And enjoy dining out

You still ask me to buy your clothes

I

love

you

very

very

very

very

very

very

much

Phew.

Happy Birthday Christopher Glenn.

Cash - Mark

Does Cash look like his Daddy?

Cash Harrison


Mark Joseph

By the way Grandpa Tim won the "Guess when Cash will be born." Can you believe it?! Runners up were Pam and Marie! Thanks for playing.

Wow...

He is here and we are so thankful! Tiff and Mark went to hospital about 7:30 yesterday morning. After about 12 hours, she was not making any progress. With other concerns the doctor said that a c-section would be necessary.

Cash Harrison Williams was born about 7:30 last night. He weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces, 18 inches long and is just perfect.

He was having trouble breathing so he was put on a c-pap oxygen mask. He also had low blood sugar and had to have an IV but after a few hours everything was back to normal.

We got to see him get his first bath, he loved getting his hair washed.

Notice Mark in all the pictures, always a big smile on his face.

It was so fun to watch Mark, he never took his eyes off Cash. We tried to get him to turn around but this was all about his new son!


Clean as whistle and ready for Daddy to hold him.

He said to Cash, "Mommy is coming."

Finally Mommy gets out of recovery and this little family was reunited. Tiff is doing great, just a little tired.

I couldn't sleep last night. What a glorious, sacred experience to welcome this new little grandson. The word spoiling does come to mind. My life as grandmother is just beginning and holds so many great things to come, lots of secrets to be revealed and the making of some very special memories.
 

Our children were gifts given to us to cherish and to hold dear. Our grandchildren are icing on the cake, gifts given later in life to be enjoyed and loved. We are always parents, there when called upon and needed, always loving and being there when called to service. It's different with grandchildren, we are on the sidelines looking in, waiting to be invited, waiting to be involved. Lots and lots of love spilling over onto everyone, part of an extended family, what more could anyone ever want or need. The circle of life complete with all its components, a gift of joy in a sweet little baby.

Thank you to family and friends for sharing in our joy. Your gifts, phone calls and visits have meant so much to us. We love you!

I'm off to the hospital to hold my grandson.

Life goes on...

At this very moment, somewhere across the earth, the sun is rising on a new day. And somewhere else, the sun is setting on a day just completed. Dawn to dusk, day to night, we move forward along life's pathway.

The unrelenting pattern of sunrises and sunsets reassures us that life goes on. No matter what happens today, the sunset will bring the day to its natural close, and tomorrow's sunrise will welcome a new one. In the meantime, let us embrace more fully the present hour, whatever our season of life may be.