Some of you will remember a certain teenage daughter that we almost lost a few years ago.  Well she's 21 now and last week I helped her move into her own appartment.  After a long twisty road she is handling life quite well and has found someone that makes her happy.  The bonus is I actually like the guy.  But I'll never tell her that

-Dennis-

DennisM1045 wrote on Jul 31^st, 2012 at 2:40pm:


A particular rememberance, and a persevering dear Aidan.  Thank you, Dennis.   

QnHeartMM wrote on Aug 1^st, 2012 at 12:14pm:


I'm glad you guys had a good time. Sorry we missed you. Maybe next time!

-Dennis-

Everything is ready for the baby; we got the last things we'll need yesterday.

It looks like that our baby is not in any hurry to here, but her grandmas are getting restless! My mother mentioned only five times on Friday that she would love the baby to arrive this weekend.

We'll see... the expected due date is next Saturday, August 11th. Although I'm excited to meet our precious baby, I am a bit nervous about the pain involved. I know it's funny... a clusterhead who is a bit worried about pain, but this is different pain. At least I know that there are pain management methods which actually can work just like that and the reward for it all will be well worth it.

Any quesses when she'll be here...?

Sanna & Little Rascal 39+1

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  August 17th. 

Brian, I'm salivating here.  You should have gotten more than just a kiss for that dinner. 

Not exactly what i had in mind...but what the hell.  A beer with that delicious dinner is perfect, and i dont even drink the stuff.   I would make a horrid Aussie, Canadian or Wisconsinite, wouldnt I?

sandie99 wrote on Aug 5^th, 2012 at 6:58am:


Horoscope for those born in Finland -- soon.

You will begin a journey carried in footprints of those closest to you and then rascally exploring alongside before bounding a distance further to your own path, which will be very rewarding.  Along the way among blossoms of imagination may be a tea party with guinea pigs.  One may be late looking through the mirror.


Any name ideas?       

I just got back home from a week long trip to Grand Rapids MI.  This was so my husband could go for training there.  His company paid for the whole thing and I got to go along for free.  That was the best part.  We golfed a couple of nights there.  I got to watch the olympics all day long for the week.  It was nice since we don't have a tv at home.

Yay, baby's first horoscope, thank you, Kevin! 

Linda, August 17th was Little Rascal's original expected due date. That was altered during the first ultrasound check up. If our baby will arrive that day, I sure hope that she will start her great entrance during my friend's party - that would make a great story...

Names... Here in Finland most parents keep their baby's names as a secret until the christening day. We're planning to do the very same. Of course, part of this secrecy is the fact that back in here, people want to see the baby first before naming him or her; they want to be sure that the name will be the perfect match for the baby. We have decided that our baby will get 3 first names, just like I have. At this point, we're planning to give her the same third name than I have, but that can change if we end up changing the first two names we are currently thinking.

I can tell you, however, that we had a hard time deciding the perfect first name for our daughter, because we disagreed on so many of them. It took us a long time to find these 3 on our list for now, so let's hope that they will suit our daughter. Then again, if we're getting a boy after all, we do have 3 nice names in mind for a boy, too. That process was much, much easier for some reason.

I will reveal all the names once our baby is officially christened, which will happen within 2 months after her birth.

My mother does want to know the name badly. She has been asking for it for months now, but we have been firm. So she can pick up the calendar and say out loud all the names she finds, but we won't reveal our picks just yet.

Sanna & Little Rascal 39+3

Linda_Howell wrote on Aug 6^th, 2012 at 4:50pm:

That'd be AWESOME.  Just sayin...



Let's see, my good news is my eldest has picked a profession and will be attending the Technical College next year after she graduates High School.  This year I will have one a Senior, one a Fourth grader and one a Pre-Schooler.  Going to be interesting!

So, after a LONG discussion period, of a couple of months, Auban and I finally decided to take the plunge and get a second vehicle...a 2008 Chevy Equinox.

This allows me to not HAVE to wake up with him every morning (though I still enjoy it some mornings), and allow us a little extra room when it comes to transporting his gear and his hobby.

Price was good for us to be able to afford payments each month, and still be able to pay off 'hopefully' within one year's time.

Sooo happy!!

And sandie...I'm partial to August 18th...that's our anniversary. 

Had a great weekend!  My son helped us drive home from NC overnight Friday night so we could make a wedding near Chicago Saturday at 1.  We got to meet the young lady he is interested in on Sat night.  Very sharp girl!

My elder daughter and her husband and my new granddaughter came and spent the night with us Sat and then went to church with us on Sun.   So at lunch we had my son from SC, my daughter, her husband, and daughter, and my son who lives about 45 minutes away came with his wife and two sons.  Great weekend!

I love playing Grandpa!

Jerry

Going to Connecticut to spend some time with my family, specifically my grandfather.  I'm very fortunate to have this time off before I start a new job next week!!

Joshua