My Trip to Utah...
My mom was turning 70 years old (my dad, Jerry, was going to be celebrating his birthday a couple days later. I had never been to their new home they had built since they moved from Sunny California to Cedar City, Utah. So, I made a last minute decision to catch a flight out to Utah and surprise my mom and dad. My sister, Raelyn, helped me by coming to the airport in Las Vegas to pick me up. She sures does know how to keep a secret! When we got to their house, I ran into my mom's closet in her room. Mom and Dad were called into the room by Raelyn and I came out. I have never seen my mom's mouth open that wide before! She just stood there and held her mouth open in shock. Dad kept saying Oh My! Oh My Goodness! For Goodness Sakes...! while he was laughing... Mom hardly let go of me. It was the perfect surprise. I was able to be with Raelyn and Stephen as well. I went to the concert Raelyn sang at and met some of her friends and saw where she works. They took me to go see the 'Parade of Homes'. Other than that, I enjoyed trying to help organize, hang up , and fix up the rooms in the house. It was great fun. I sure wished Richard and the kids had been with me. Other than that, it was a great.
Long Time, No Post...Sorry
I know, you have looked out the window a little too long and are sick of it...Sorry. Life has been incredibly busy and I had a few hang ups with the techno stuff again that it made it almost impossible for me to get back into blogging. All's good now, (knock on wood). Lots of LIFE has happened here at the Waldron home. I will try to do a quick recap and then continue as best I can.
One difficult thing for us was that our long time friend and kitty, Porky, passed away the end of August. This was not an easy experience for any of us and we miss him terribly.
After that, I felt strongly I would never get another animal. A few weeks later a kitten came to our door! I couldn't believe it! After Angela begged me to keep it I told her NO WAY. She went around trying to find it's home but couldn't. It came back a couple days later. My determination got squashed! Long story made short, after much discussion, we named her Gracie. She seemd to be a gift from the Lord in answer to Angela's prayers. I humbly submitted, took the little thing to the vet, spent money on meds to get it better...only to have it run away a couple weeks later...we still haven't seen sweet little Gracie ever since! She was here just long enough to give us what we needed to help us overcome our grief.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
I Looked Out the Window and What Did I See?...
...Popcorn popping on the apricot tree!" It is cherry blossom time and if you are advantagious enough you can drive to Washington DC to see the beautiful cherry trees and take part in the parade...or you can come visit me and look down my street and see what literally looks like "popcorn popping on the trees!" All we have to do is look out the window or walk out the door and you are in the presence of beauty provided by nature! This new background of blossoms looks like the trees on my street. I will have to take a picture of it if I can get a camera that works.
Along with the beauty of the blossoms there is the sudden appearance of the bees, wasps and flies! It is as if they were just waiting for company. They don't seem to want to come out to play unless we are out there!
At this time of year, activities also change...we are involved with softball(Kathryn and Angela), track(Aaron) and graduation preparations(Jonathon from UHS and Andrew from WVU)...plus Nathan and Jessica's wedding coming up in July! Lauren is thrilled as we have gone through our bookshelves and has discovered some books she hadn't read yet.
There is a lot to be excited about but mostly it is just wonderful to walk outside and feel the good ole' sun shining delightfully from up in the sky to say "Welcome to the day, and isn't life wonderful".
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Jon won #1 in State Wrestling Finals!
Well, all those hard days, months, and years of practice finally paid off for Jon the end of February. We went down to watch the State finals held in Huntington, WV. It was a very exciting moment. I had to call my two grandsons for good luck and to calm my nerves before the match. The guy he beat was a 2 time champ and was ranked nationally. Jon was confidant and Ben was right there supporting him. He did a great job and won 6 - 3. It has been so fun and exciting for all of us to share in Jonathon's accomplishments. Jon will tell you that it was with the help of his bro and friend, Ben, who helped him out as a workout partner. He had great coaches and underclassmen who were supportive. It has been so fun to watch our two sons wrestle through high school and as the coach said at the banquet, there will be no Waldron's on his next roster. This is the first time in over six years there won't be a Waldron on their team. Between Ben and Jon it has been a great experience watching them go through all these matches and learn so much. They have matured and have grown. We are closing this chapter in our Waldron book of life but I am sure there are more chapters ahead that will bring us much joy.
Nathan is Engaged!
We are so excited to be gaining another daughter in our family this coming July. Nathan has great taste in choosing a companion. Jessica Miller is everything we could hope for and more. She is a doll and so sweet. She isn't afraid of our big and crazy family, in fact, she fits right in. I remember one of the first times she came to visit us and we played this crazy card game called 'Egyptian Ratscrew'. It is a game where it can be a little intimidating. She was a little nervous to play but in the end, she won! She has also won our hearts and we are so thrilled for them. She has what Nathan seems to need and visa-versa. They met while working at Kroger's and the story they tell about getting up enough nerve to talk to each other is cute. Nathan bought her a beautiful and unique ring. We officially met her family at a dinner we had together at the church, which is wonderful for us as well. They are planning to get married July 12th, this year. I have to say, I have not seen Nathan this happy in a long time, he just seems to glow.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Due to "Technical Difficulties"
Don't you just hate it when you hear...'due to technical difficulties'...the show will be postponed or whatever. Well, that is sort of what has happened in my life. I have had one "technical difficulty" after another. If it isn't the camera breaking ( all 3 cameras at the same time!!!!), it is the computer that has a virus (I am not complaining only amazed that not only is it our home computer having problems, but Richard's work computer and so here I sit at the good ole' public library using their computer - if these go down, then I can say that I have some bad luck! ha) ...to my cell phone being lost ...to me trying to finagle any sort of a cell phone to use until the two year contract comes due again.... to my microwave quitting the day after Kathryn looks up and asks me how old it is and how much longer will it work?! Ugh...I am afraid I am living in a technical world and am very tetchy-deprived lady which is why I haven't been on my blog recently. I have had with-drawls. I have thought of all sorts of things to write about...like the other day - it was a snow day (wait, we've had several snow days, so they kind of run into each other). Anyway, like I was saying, it was snowing and there were some cardinals pecking on the pine cone covered with peanut butter and seeds that Angela's Activity girls made for the birds. It was a beautiful sight and what was really neat is that the birds really ate from the pine cone. I had no camera and no Internet to write it down so I add it here. I did witness it and it was a lovely moment. Ugh... the life of the bloggers. I will return. Hopefully it won't take me too much longer to resolve my techy problems plaguing my life.