Life in Indiana

Oh, so much time has past since Macy helped me make this blog.  Then I got sick with some stupid virus that lasted for months. Christmas came and went and when I tried to post more on here, I couldn't figure out how to get into it.  FINALLY, I think I have it conquered, but we'll see how well I do on trying to post pics, too!

It seems like we have been out here for a long time.  We had to find the closest place to grocery shop, the closest pharmacy, find a new doctor, figure out where to mail things because there doesn't seem to be a post office anywhere in the whole west side of Ft. Wayne and on and on!  I have actually gotten brave enough to go on a few shopping trips by myself.  It has been very difficult to move to a new place at our ages and try to set our lives up all over again.

There we more than a few challenges with our house, right off the bat, like the furnace and water conditioning system not working and having to have them replaced.  Now John has been working for the past 2 months on turning the little kitchen bathroom back into a pantry and finishing new cupboards we had made.  Brent helped him put them up on the walls, so at least they are in place now!  Hurray!!  John is still sanding and staining them, but they look great and the kitchen is starting to look so much nicer.  I can hardly wait until the whole kitchen is done.  Then we will start renovating the bathroom!  It will all look great!

Two and a half weeks ago we got our 9th grand baby.  Brent, Macy and their family welcomed little Matthew into their family.  It was wonderful to be here when he was born and be able to go to the hospital to see him that very first day.  His big sisters kept saying "He's just adorable!" and they are right.  He is!  All three of the kids are so excited.  They love to take turns holding him and giving him kisses.  He has lots of pretty, dark hair and looks so much like the other kids.  Sometimes I think he looks like Viv and Nathan and other times, like Sophie. They are all peas from the same pod.  They look so much alike and are so cute!

I am going to experiment and learn how to put some pictures on here.  I'll be darned if I am going to have a boring blog now that I can finally access it.  I love all my family and still want to share my life and the things we are doing with you.