1) First and foremost and the MOST significant event in my life this week is ....drum roll please, I am going to be a great-grandmother. My grandson, Brandon and his lovely wife Hilary are having a baby....whoop whoop. It has been far too many years since we have had babies in our family, so with this news I was beyond overjoyed. Actually I have known this for almost 2 weeks, but they wanted to keep it under wraps until all was well. Can you imagine how difficult this has been for me? Me who likes to share just about everything about my life.
2) And another family event, today is my daughter-in-law, Nelly's birthday. She and my son Lane have been married for 2 years and I can honestly say that she has made my son the happiest I have ever seen him. He was 43 years old when he finally met and married Nelly, this Mom had pretty much given up on ever having a daughter-in-law, but fate moved in and the rest is blissful history.
3) I am not sure which I enjoy more during these last days of winter....the bouquets of flowers from TJ's that bring so much color into the house, or the bright colors of the beautiful cardinals that brighten the world outside.
4) Read in the newspaper this morning that there are 24 days until baseball season begins...there is going to have to be a whopping amount of melting going on in these next 24 days for this summertime sport to make its debut in Chicago. According to the forecast it could reach 50 by Monday....oh that makes my heart happy.
5) And, a hop over to my collaborative blog "Focusing On Life" would be much appreciated where I am musing on "Lasting Impressions" today.
So that's it...life is pretty calm right now, will see my friends from Arizona this evening for dinner after 3 days of them being with the family of his good friend who passed away. I was hoping to spend more time with them, but they were where they needed to be.
"There's nothing like having grandchildren to restore your faith in heredity. " ~ Doug Larson
Until next time.....
congrats on your growing family! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! How exciting to have a great grand baby on it's way :). What a beautiful photo of that cardinal. As much as I am tired of snow it is a great background for the photo.
ReplyDeleteOh you must be over the moon - a great grand baby, how fun...and a brilliant built in portrait photographer! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, boy -- what great news -- a great grand! Beautiful family portraits. Love the flowers (TJs sure comes in handy) and the gorgeous cardinal. I've been watching spring training -- fun! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all congratulations to you all, you are far too young to be a great grandma . Better start practising taking photos of babies, glad it is beginning to warm for you....
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! The new baby is exciting news! Your photos are superb as always. Your family is beautiful and I love the flowers and cardinal. The cardinals have certainly helped cheer up many dreary winter days. Happy Friday to you!
ReplyDeleteSuch happy randomness today! Your portraits are wonderful - that great grand will be gorgeous/handsome! I wish we had cardinals here at altitude - they're so vivid against the snow. Great news about your predicted warming trend!
ReplyDeletewelcome to the great-grandmother's club! My 3-year old and five-month old great-granddaughters are delightful and so precious! Cardinals are nature's way of keeping us in good cheer during winter's grey days. Like you in Chicago, Indiana too has piles of snow and ice yet to melt. But today's high of 60 might help.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! You must be so excited. How many baby outfits have you bought already? I have enjoyed TJ's flowers this winter too. Your image of the yellow flower is beautiful.
ReplyDeletewow, lot's of exciting things in your life right now, congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You have a lovely family.
ReplyDeleteWow - when the sun shines - it really shines! So much good new this week! Congrats on the new great-grand baby - very very exciting! I'm so happy for your son, it does a mother's heart good to see her children happy. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteHappiness all around Deanna. Congrats on the new baby and I love that Nelly has made your son so happy. Beautiful post my friend.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your expanding family. All your photos are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Congratulations, GG! {Great-grandma} I know you've been waiting for this. Whoop whoop indeed! Nelly is beautiful, she was worth waiting for. Good for Lane. It got up to 50+ here today and it was wonderful! Have a great weekend, GG!
ReplyDeleteCongrats.on the great grand baby. Two adorable couples shown here.
ReplyDeleteGreat news - congratulations. Your son's wife is beautiful and they look so happy together - just shows, it's never too late. Beautiful flowers - very cheery.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear a smile in your blog again! Congratulations on the new baby! And your daughter in law sounds like she was Heaven sent!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your great-grandchild! Wow, that is cause for excitement! These are beautiful photos of your family :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! What exciting news!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat news . . . a GREAT grand on the way . . . me too . . .
ReplyDeleteI really liked the Random #2 . . . . their faces say it all!
Happy - HAPPY - Joy - JOY!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post, so much love shared & felt through your words today. A great grand baby - so excited for you. Someday I'll be having grand babies, of the not so furry type.
Have a great weekend my dear friend. Warm weather means clearer roads which means us being closer to a real life meet up!
Congratulations great grandma! What exciting news! Both couple look so happy.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend!
So many warm congratulations on to you great grandma! Congratulations to the lucky couple too. Have a wonderful weekend xx
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations on becoming a great-grandmother! I love the processing on the photo of the happy parents-to-be! Congrats to your daughter-in-law, and keep those beautiful flower images coming!
ReplyDeleteGreat grandchild? You are much too young Deanna!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of your son and his bride. Makes me feel there's still hope for me to have a DIL someday.
xo
Congratulation to you and the happy couple on the news of a new little family member. Babies are indeed a wonderful joy.
ReplyDeleteAlso a Happy Birthday to your daughter-in-law, Nelly. I think it's wonderful that they found each other and are so happy together.
Your flowers are pretty and that Cardinal is indeed a bright spot of color.
Enjoy those warmer temperatures. It was 63 here yesterday, sunny out but then it rained in the night and is overcast & rainy today. Oh well, it's not snow and that makes me happy.
Congratulations! I will become a grandmother again in August...so very nice! yes, lets hope for lots of melting in the days to come!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! A great grandbaby. That's exciting.
ReplyDeleteAnd, happy birthday to your daughter-in-law.
I hope that you get a big thaw, real soon.
Stay warm....
BASEBALL SEASON??? Hard to believe with the snow still here. Love that shot of your son, and wow, he looks so much like you!
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