I'm back!!

So much, so much, really Lili's graduation was last blog, wow!!

Since then, uumm, finally a solution to ibs, a magic pill, that you can take up to 8 a day, I take 3 normally, really keeps it "in check". Lili has a job at a law firm in West Columbia, really has boosted her self confidence 10 fold, she's practicing for the LSAT, Bella has made many visits, getting very proficient at changing diapers, pulling things out of her mouth (6 teeth now) watching her walk (yep, she started walking along the walls at 10 months, holding hands and stepping high at 11 months, now all on her own, very well. She still loves to crab crawl. She's off bottles, baby food and pacifier, loves anything, "uuums" all the way through every bite. Drew is in his second semester at Tec, just got an A on a 250 word medical terminology test (wahoo). Margaret and Bella have moved from Margo's home to a friends home (not so good for Bella) but we just pray she stays safe and doesn't have lasting memories of the turmoil in her life right now! Julie's good, still feeding every stray cat in the neighborhood!! Suzie and Austin were here this summer, how do you keep a 14 year old computer nerd busy - Not easy!! I gave up my role as treasurer in SIS (5+ years, plenty of time in the hopper) now I'm just a regular member with memories and awards to prove bragging rights. Kenny, love that man, he's fine, keeping us all sane!! I did a little summer school this summer, learned some coping skills, mainly acceptance, good for the soul, and next week I will have a procedure done to remove some warts and female parts and pretty soon I'll be hormone normal, hopefully. Mom and Dad doing great, keep us all straight with the always warranted advice. (much of what goes in one ear and out the other by all three of us) but you have to give them "A+'s" for trying.
Today, it's transforming what is a normal home into Halloween Manor - the most fun thing to do ever!! Yesterday was a prelude to all of that when Starbucks brought in an 18inch boa/python/anaconda mix alive and presented to me on the floor in the kitchen. Immediately sprang into action 1-get flip flops on, get something heavy to drop on it (wooden chopping board) from the height of a kitchen chair (packs a mean punch) then dropped a 12 pack of pepsi on the board, an 8lb body building weight on top of that (by now 9 lbs with all the dust on it), then smothered him in pledge, all along waiting for my Daddy to get here and rescue me. Luckily he brought a shovel, chopped off the pledge covered head, loaded him up and threw him in the lake!! Yum, Yum, say the turtles. Really, Starbucks, I actually was dreadfully worried about him because all I've had is one frog this whole summer. Really bummed by his lack of interest in hunting and calculating his age, worried his days were numbered! Yea right! Off to decorate!!

Hot Hot Hot

It's been over 100 everyday and yesterday the heat index was 110!!! Can't do much in that stuff!! So, you watch the tv shows that you have been putting on the dvr!! Where oh Where has Million Dollar Decorators been all my life?? And next week is the season final, it just started!! Those Bravo people better bring them back!! So.... who are they...well. Ross a previous model from S Africa is my favorite assistant. He's gorgeous!! I love his hair!! His partner is mild manner and a little in the clouds but love their house!!! Love, love Martyn Lawrence Bullard! His projects are yummy and love his accent, English meets Cabo San Lucas meets Southern California. Not sure if its real or made up. Kathryn Ireland has gorgeous fabrics and love her house person who used to work for Coco Channel!! Mary McDonald is funny and her taste is perfect, but she cracked me up when she went to High Point with her gorgeous lamps. Poor girl isn't used to the Quality Inn Hotel being the high end hotel of her town!! But she suffered through!! I can watch them over and over again.

Last week a real bummer, how oh how could Casey Anthony get away with murder, cruel murder at that and her pack of lies. She better have a bullet proof vest close by.

College of Charleston Graduation

Brillie and Lili. All the girls wear white dresses and carry red roses, guys wear black pants and white dinner jackets with red rose in lapel. 1600 students graduated on Saturday in 2 different ceremonies. Luckily, Lili's was first (4 hours still) and it wasn't steamy!! The graduation is held in the cistern of the school, oldest in state and one of the oldest on the east coast!! Right up there with Harvard in age, and just as pretty.


Us, I guess I am that short!! Pretty azaleas still in bloom

Walking across stage. Yeah, Lili!!

The actual President's office in the cistern where they set up the stage. Anthony's company just finished restoring all the windows and columns to this building. He mainly restores old windows in churches with stained glass!

Then it was from our finery into sweats, and move that girl back home. The work crew bailed, so it was just Ken, me, Lili and Anthony and one big u-haul truck. We each did about 12 trips up stairs loading down stairs into the truck. Left Charleston for Lexington about 5:00 pm, got essentials unloaded, tv, bed, clothes and toiletries and anything small. The rest was done by another work crew yesterday. Ken and I are tired and sore!! Feel like I did lunges all day!! WE were home and in bed by 9:30 p.m.!! Needless to say we postponed Mother's day until next week. But I did get a box of chocolates from Baby Bella!! (mysteriously the writing on the tag looked just like Ken's)

Today, it's a funeral for a guy that drank himself to death at an early age leaving a wife and a 10 year old daughter, very, very sad!

He's gone!!

That horrible man from 9/11 is gone!!!! Now bring all the soldiers home!! Any others get hurt or killed would only be for political reasons and that's just plain wrong!! This gives me hope for my country, maybe we won't move to some American compound in a foreign country afterall!! (well not yet!)

Babysitting over the weekend

My first boat ride, loved it and I can make motor boat sounds with my mouth now!! I tickle myself when I do it!!


Practicing standing up, which I have down and now I'm ready to walk!


Grandpa telling me the difference between Republicans and Democrats

I'm going to a party!! Spent the evening with 20 people and smiled and giggled for all of them!

This is how I look when I'm getting my diaper changed!!

This is me doing my rolly polly after a clean diaper!! GB went through a lot of diapers this weekend!!

the wedding!!

we had a ball at the wedding in our fine hats!!

Exercising

I started Tuesday back to exercising, this is me, doing good, RIGHT. I'm only doing 1 mile to start off, seems so little, but that's how bad I am right now. I used to do 4 miles with no problem, no I have blisters all over my feet, not to mention the huffing and puffing that goes on, just to get me around the track that much. Thanks to my coach Julie, (sister Julie) likes she needs exercise!!!

Bad storms coming through here, but nothing like Alabama! Closing down the computer!! Thunder and lightning everywhere!!