Not such a slacker!

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For those of you who actually check this thing often please let me apologize for my slacking! I don't really have an excuse but if you would like me to come up with one let's just say I have been busy cleaning house!! Anyway, I really don't know what has been causing the slacking. Probably the fact that I am back at work! I no longer have the luxury of staying up all night doing smilebox. Whatever the reason, I am back and I have put together a little snippet of what we have been doing this past week. I hope you enjoy and I hope you have a "JOY"ful day!

Ring Ring goes the bell!

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He's finally here!

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I will write all about it later! Just wanted to get up some pictures!

Our crazy life!

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There is really no rhyme or reason for this post, just some cute things that have been happening that I wanted to share. Have a "JOY"ful Day!

A day in the life of a birthday monkey!

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Wanted to let you see how we celebrate a birthday on Roberta Ave. Here it is from morning to night! Hope you enjoy. Have a "JOY"ful day!

Tomorrow will be 8 months since mom passed. August 14th would have been her 61st birthday. Paula and I have regretted many times not throwing her a big party for her 60th but you know my mom and unless all her kids could be there she did not want it and it was virtually impossible to get all of us together so she wanted us to wait. The one thing she did want for her birthday was a family picture. As I was going through my pictures tonight I found these. We took these at her funeral, I am only sorry she did not get to carry them with her in her purse and show them to anyone and everyone. I am sorry she never got to hold it and brag about her grandkids and tell everyone how she only has 1 granddaughter. I miss her soooo... much as I know many of you do. Some days I can't imagine one more day without her and other days I am so thankful for the strength she instilled in me to be able to make it through the bad days. Anyway, I wanted to share the pictures with all of you just like I know she would have, had she been able to hold them in her hands. Have a "JOY"ful day!

Our little Birthday boy!

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The day is finally here, Cass Cass is turning two. It seems like just yesterday he was puking all over us. Cass shares his birthday with George's daughter Rachael, who he knows as Sissy,(on the day Cass was born George was having a newborn and had a daughter who was turning 13! Not too smart on George's part!) so we are actually celebratig 2 Birthdays today. (and not to forget my nephew Eric who is the big 13 today) I know we are weird but for some reason we like August 4th. As I sit here typing I am thinking of my mom and how much she loved Birthdays. She may not have made a big deal about ours as we got older but she certainly did not slack on her grandkids. I wish she were here to watch him blow out his candles and to give him his Birthday spankings. I wish she were her to eat his Birthday morning pancakes and to watch with joy as he opens his presents. I miss her so much! She definately was the greatest NANA in the world and although the kids do not realize what they are missing, I do. But I know Cass will have a great day, just as Alex did and just as John will. We love you Cass and we pray this year will be awesome for you! You are our Sweet Angel!

Get off the sidewalk, Rachael can drive!!!

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