Ahhhhhhhhhhh

Being back at the beach. I knew I missed it but didn't realize how much until I spent the weekend. I'm here right now and I must say...I'm not ready to go back home. Even though somethings aren't what they use to be since Ike make it's visit September 13th...you still can't beat sitting on the deck...looking out towards the Gulf...feeling the sun and breeze upon your face and listening to the surf. It's wonderful!

I'm here alone on the deck right now but did have friends join me for the weekend. It was nice being able to share my weekend back at the beach with friends.

Now I'm debating do I go home tonight....do I wait until tomorrow or do I just stay until Tuesday since the Direct TV guy is coming out between noon and 4....too much of a dilemma.

I'm hoping the survey guys will be back tomorrow or Tuesday...they couldn't finish the job last Thursday cause pins were missing so they had to re-shoot the property and then do what they do in the office and then come back out. I just cant wait to get to the next process where I can rope of my property in order to save it from drive bys.

But I am lucky...at least I can stay in my house and didn't have damage to the house to keep me from living it in...Most can't say that. I do feel a little guilty at times when here I am enjoying my home and beach and others have homes destroyed or a lot of work to do.

The area has come along way in the last 4 months but still has a way to go. Amazing!

Hope your weekend was enjoyable...I know mine was...maybe next time you can join me...I enjoy company. Until next time.....Robin

Back To The Beach

Today I have returned to the beach...to stay! I'm here for the weekend and I must say....I love it! I have missed it so much....not as many cares when at the beach.

I still have some work to do but not with the house...all that is done. Now comes the land issues. Today I attempted in getting the land re-surveyed...but of course most of the pins in the ground that mark the property are gone because the storm washed them away....so the process is a little more time consuming. Hopefully by Monday I will have the property marked as to know where my property begins and ends.

I'm doing this so I can fence around my property...since the road that was our way in was washed away folks have been cutting through my property ...so in order to keep my property safe from any more damages I need to block it off. It's a headache but hopefully one that will be dealt with soon. That is my #1 goal for right now.

But besides that...I'm loving being back at my beach house! Being away for 4 months without sitting on my deck has been AWFUL!!!!

Tomorrow I have friends joining me for the weekend...one of my best gal pals and her husband will be her late afternoon...we're all looking forward to a relaxing time and forgetting about whatever it is we need to forget about.

Hope your all doing good and that so far 2009 has been good to you. Take care and until next time...Robin

Colton and Grams Day At The Zoo

Today Colton and I spent the day at the zoo and had lots of fun.

I must say...it's hard being the watcher, the one to pose the child for pictures and take the pictures...needless to say most pictures were not posed. Every time we had a posed shot by the time I moved back to take the picture Colton had moved on to something else.Above are the pink flamingos. Colton thought they were cool birds and tall too.

Below are the Zebras .... which was his favorite of all today. That's all he talked about.

When we got ready to leave we made our way into the gift shop and he saw all the stuffed animals. I asked if he wanted one and he said YES so I told him to go and pick one out and he picked the Zebra. I thought the Giraffe was cute so I got that one for him as well.

I'm the Grams...I can do that!

We made our way to the petting zoo and the only thing out were the goats...he liked them though. I have a goat at my house but the ones here are smaller and have no horns so much easier to get close too.

It was funny...Colton kept telling the goats to get up...most of them were just laying on the ground chillin' as if no kids were around at all.

And Colton giving the goat a hug.
And Colton thinking he's all grown up...that he doesn't have to ride in the stroller...he doesn't have to hold your hand and he can certainly walk all on his own and at his own pace.
It was a good thing the zoo wasn't crowded...not sure if that was good for me or for him...but it was good!

I've had Colton since Sunday evening and tomorrow evening he goes to his other Grandma until Sunday morning when Tammy and Kyle return from their honeymoon.

I must say...I'm gonna miss him...I wish I was gonna have him for the weekend as well. We've had a good time and I'm not ready for him to leave yet...but I know it won't be long before he's here again and that's just fine with me.

Take Care!

Two Grand-Babies

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching both grand-babies...I have Colton while Tammy and Kyle are on their honeymoon and Hayden I had for several hours while Jessy had doctors appointments.

It's been while since I've had 2 to watch and I must say it could be a little difficult. Colton was a little jealous I think...so trying to get him to behave around Hayden while not making him think I was playing favorites was a chore...at least for me....but we managed.

It was nice during nap time...we all fell asleep on the couch...Hayden in one arm and Colton beside the other.

It was funny....when Colton and I sit on the couch together he sits on my right side...earlier I had put Hayden in that arm to feed her...Colton saw and came over and and started pulling on me saying...Colton, couch...Colton, couch...he was trying to tell me that was his spot...when i moved Hayden to the other arm he climbed in his spot and said thank you. Now that's precious. Ha!

Tomorrow I think Colton and I will venture out...if the weather holds true for a nice day I think we'll make a trip to the zoo and see some animals.

Take care!

The Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Sheard

January 3, 2009

The wedding was beautiful and so was our bride. She never looked more beautiful or happy. I think everything went according to plan...or almost everything but if it didn't only those behind the scenes know about it.

This was the handsome Ring Bearer....Colton...the son of the bride and groom and of course my most beloved grandson. He did well considering he's only 2....he helped add to the memories.

The bride and groom are on their way to Jamaica courtesy of Carnival Cruise line...they'll also make a stop in The Caymans and Cozumel. They are on a week long cruise.

I have Colton until Friday and then his other grandma will have him until Sunday when our happy couple return.

For those of you that joined us this past Saturday to help in the celebration I thank you for coming out and sharing in our most happy celebration.

Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's a time reflect on the past year and to look forward to the new.

I thank all of you that have visited my blog. It's been fun. I've enjoyed keeping you up on what's going on with me and the family...I hope you've enjoyed reading about it. Thank you for letting me share.

As this new year approaches I plan to have more updates on the beach house and I plan on spending more time there as well...telling you about Tammy's wedding (which happens in 3 days)...my trip to San Francisco in February...the arrival of 2 more grand-babies this summer ...what's new with Colton and Hayden and the rest of the family...so keep posted.

Take care and God bless....Robin

Christmas Gone...Wedding On

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We had a good time...it was noisy but it was good. Hayden slept most of the time and most of that time was on me...I didn't mind. Colton enjoyed opening a present and then running off to open another. I think he liked the novelty candy/toy that was in his stocking the most. You pressed a button and it had like a fan that turned and blowed air and lights came on.

The more people you get in the house, especially opening presents there will be a little chaos but was still an enjoyable time. Present opening seemed like it took forever though. The kids were over for several hours. It's amazing that when they leave you can tell exactly how noisy it was because everything now is so quite.

Before Colton got ready to go we were taking pictures and he finally decided he was say cheese for a picture and actually pose. Here is the result of that cheese picture with both of my beautiful grandchildren below. I wonder how next years pose will be with 4 grandchildren? I can hardley wait.

Now that Christmas is over we can put ALL of our attention and focus on Tammy's wedding...after all it's only 9 days away and still it seems like so much to do.

Today the girls have their last dress fitting and should still be interesting since 2 are pregnant and one just had her baby a month ago.

Hopefully it all come together ....there really isn't any choice.

I'm hoping to post again before the wedding but if not I will do so afterwards...hopefully...I will have Colton that Sunday evening after the wedding until Friday evening.

Have a Wonderful New Year!

Robin