Hartwell Dam Floodgates~Floodgates have been opened. The Hartwell Lake has not been this high since 1964.

Time to Wake Up

When I wake up every morning, first thing I do is head for the coffee pot. This morning was no different. You know the drill with coffee. Water, filter, and then coffee. I put it on and go about doing my business in the morning. After a bit, I decided it's time for a cup. I head in to the kitchen only to find--water everywhere. Coffee everywhere. Guess what? I forgot to put the glass coffee pot under the spout. Oh my! What a mess I had. I thought to myself~ Is it Monday? No!

 It's just me half asleep. Now I had begun to get irritated by now. So, let's try this again. I made another small mess again. As they say the third time is a charm. By this time I was awake without the coffee. Ha! Ha! on me. I thought you would enjoy this on the fine Tuesday morning. Wishing all of you a super day. Mine is going to get better. 

Rekindle the Fire

http://www.gatewaybelievers.com/blog/rekindle-fire

My Daughter

My sweet daughter who this past weekend graduated with honors and a BS in Corporate Communications.
For her senior project she did a twelve page magazine called (Focus), it was about people with disabilities who go on to live a normal life, in spite of the odds. She wanted the magazine to focus on their abilities, not their disabilities. It was a hit. She got a 97 on the project. Woo Hoo! I was one proud mama. She went five years in college to get her degree. Of course we had to fight with everything in us. You must be a fighter to succeed at anything in your life.

Grandbaby

Things to remember that my Grandbaby is saying now!

Some of Mason’s first words

Tractor, mama, I need that,

Mason’s Words at 20 months old

 Helicopter, horn, Keller, Rudolph, yellow, moo, go dawgs, I’m hungry, eat, paw paw, papa, hotdog, auntie, nana, Eli, down, drink

21 Months old

Where da da go?  

What mama eating?

Bible, bird, bath, (ba), wa, (water), pre, (pretty), flower, plane

22 Months

Dump truck, Gru {for Gram}, ride, tea, green tractor, Kel,

Where papa go? Gru’s car

Come on Papa, come on

23 Months

Mailman, amen, yes ma’am, dada gone, mama gone, papa gone, ride car, ride truck, where papa, what's papa doing, where's Gram, where's mama going?,  Hey Mama, Hey Annie (auntie), I wanna go. I love do, Happy Birthday to do, 

24 Months
Lawnmower won't go, tractor won't go. baby, I love you, 

25 months
I hear that, I see that, burn out, wonk, wonk, choo, apricot, Oh Daddy, Oh mommy, Oh Memaw

27 months
Jet ski, sunshine, sunset, birthday, 55 chevy, burnout, Where's Gram's house?, Where's my house at?, baby brother, wimming pool, eat, I want daddy.

29 months
My, my time has flown since my little man could not speak at all. He is forming his sentences well. He lets you know when he wants, or doesn't want something. It's amazing at what they remember before they ever begin to talk. 
Papa got stuck, daddy and pa pa gone, I wanna go to Gram's house, I asked him, "whose little fellow are you?" and his reply was, "mommy's" and daddy's."

2 1/2 years 
Gram got tuck (stuck) Aauntee you want to go, I want to go to Gram's, I'm mommy's boy, I'm daddy's boy..., There's Gram's house, I catch you, I hungry, I want cannie (candy), santa clause, Let me have it, I want to watch this, You wanna come with me, I get you, this is Bryson, that's my brudder, Bryson's got baby toes-I got big toes, Bryson's clean, des- means yes, Here my am, I love do, where's Bryson?

3 years What you saying Gram? I wanna stay with chu(you).
7-22-2014~ Mason went to my mom and dad's Vacation Bible School. Last night they have prayer time and he requested prayer for Auntie M. Tonight at bible school he asked for prayer for me, his gram. I thought this was so awesome. At 3 yrs old he is learning to pray for people. How many three year olds that you know will do that.

Intimacy

Go read my post. http://www.gatewaybelievers.com/blog/intimacy

The Perfect Gift

Christmas time was so fun this year. I have a grandson that is almost two and to him everything is new. It was so awesome to watch as he is learning about everything. I wanted to get him something special this year that he would really love. I looked and looked for weeks before Christmas. Finally, one day I went into this tractor supply store and I found it. A international tractor. Almost like one his paw paw had.

 So, I fixed it in a bag and put paper in it and a new pair of hiking boots for him. You should have seen his little eyes light up when he got a glimpse of the little red tractor. It was a special gift. He took that tractor everywhere for a few days. Now he keeps it at home and plays with it everyday. I couldn't have given him a better gift.
 Love my grandbaby