Updating and Grandma Ramblings

This has been a very strange couple of weeks. We thoroughly enjoyed having our kids and grand kids here for the holidays and I have been almost in a depressed funk since they left. I miss them every day! I have also been sick since they left. I'm not sure who left the germs, or if they caught them here, but almost all of us have been sick since the holidays. Poor Kolby went as far as having strep and making a trip to the doc to get it taken care of. He is still not feeling too great. My poor little buddy! Then of course, we had Kallie's little excursion to the ER while she was here. She wasn't feeling too perky once they got home either, but is now on the mend and doing well. I ended up giving in and going to the doc to get drugs to help me kick it. What a wimpy grandma I have become!

We found out this week that Blaine's horse is not going to gift us with a foal this year after all. Maybe some other time...

We also had some sad news from my niece in Wyoming. She had her little baby, Kaden James on Christmas day and he came almost three months early. He put up a valiant fight for almost a month, but sadly lost his short little battle on Friday and returned to his heavenly home. I guess he just needed to come get his body and return to our Father to do His work. We look forward to meeting him someday. We are all praying for comfort and understanding for his mom, aunt, grandmas and grandpa.

There was other sad news this week and plenty to worry and stress about, but that is enough of the downer news! On to the happy stuff!

Today we enjoyed having Wade and Stephanie and McKenna and Bryce out for dinner. we were able to have a good visit and Bryce cracked us up by coming out of the toy room wearing one of the tutus...and only his spiderman underwear! Quite the sight! I couldn't help but take a couple of pictures of him, but Steph told me I wouldn't be her favorite auntie any more if they ended up on the internet. So, take my word for it, they are CUTE!

The Shoopman girls have been dancing like crazy this week. We got several cute videos of them dancing. Baylee does a very good job and Taylor....well, Taylor has a good time! Baylee was trying to teach her some moves today and Taylor wasn't getting it, so Baylee told her she was a baby because she just can't listen! So funny.

Abbie called Papa this week to tell him that her mom had left her and Kallie in the car and was in the store. Note that Tama was within eyesight at all times, only gone for like two minutes and locked the car and took the keys AND left Abbie with the phone in case she got scared. Well, Abbie decided to take the opportunity to call Papa and tell on her mom!

I am no longer surprised by anything our grands do or say! The sky's the limit! This week Tama had a very moving experience where the Holy Ghost prompted her and she was blessed for listening to the spirit and was teaching her family about the Holy Ghost during FHE and how he is always with us like a friend. Well, as she was in the middle of her lesson, Kallie stops her and tells her that she has a "fwiend ghost named tewi and she jumps out and says BOO!" Tama said that finished the lesson and they moved on to refreshments!

Sorry no pictures today, but I got a new portable hard drive and pulled all the pictures off my computer and, frankly.... I am just too lazy right now to get up and get it out of the office.

Until next time...keep your face to the sun and bloom where you are planted!!