Memorial Day Weekend....

WOW- After stopping and thinking about it, this is the first Memorial Day I have spent most of the long weekend at home in over 10 years!!! No camping what so ever, just a fun uneventful weekend at home.

So to sum up the weekend...
Friday, we both got off work a little early, and then hung around the house until 8ish, then took the kiddo's to the Drive In movie's... We had all good intentions to stay and watch both movies (Narnia & Speed Racer), but we BARELY made it through Narnia! It was SOOOO cold it was miserable. So as soon as Narnia ended, up and packed up up and off to the WARM house.

Saturday, Doug had to work most of the day, then we met up at Pierponts at Union Station for dinner. Now, we ordered a bottle of wine, and did not finish it... Now usually that is a problem, as when you spend money on wine you do not want to waste it; WELL not any more, some places including Pierponts ave a wine doggy bag! So, they cork the wine, put it into this bag and heat seal it and "WALA" your wine can now go home with you.

Sunday, My Mom, Grandma, Braydon and I drove to Joplin to place flowers on graves of family members. We visited and placed flowers on the following graves:

In the Osborne Memorial Park:
* Jesse Jacob Young - This is my Great-Great Grandfather (my dad's, mom's, dad's parents)

* Melvin Andrew & Mary Isablle Young - These are my Great Grandparents (my dad's, mom's parents)

* Woodrow & Betty Young - This is my Great Uncle & Aunt (my dad's, mom's, brother & sister-n-law)

* Clarence (known as Jr) & Dorothy Baker - This is my Great Uncle & Aunt (my dad's, mom's, sister and brother-n-law)


In the Ozark Memorial Park:
* Harold Davison - This is my Grandfather (my dad's, dad)

* Byron & Dorothy Mitchell - These are my Grandparents (my mom's parents)

* Louie George - My Great Uncle-n-Law (mom's, mom's brother)

* Phyllis Mitchell - My aunt (mom's sister-n-law)

* Lisa Mitchell - My aunt (mom's sister-n-law)

* Purl & Freeda Knapp - My Great Grandparents (mom's, mom's parents)

* Dixie Mitchell - My aunt (mom's sister-n-law)

A few pictures placing flowers:

Monday, SLEPT IN! Finished laundry, washed vehicles, planted tomato plants, re potted house plants, rested, watched TV & Typed up this blog!

Braydons's favorite new thing to do... Yes use the vacuum. You know the thing that just a few weeks ago ran screaming the other way when you got close... Something clicked and now he is ALWAYS wanting to do it... So instead of dragging out the big one, I have got him hooked on the little one...

At some point over the past week Braydon has learned to put his fingers into a "three" to show how old he is. It is SO CUTE, so we filmed it to share, I also included a couple of stills of him showing it off:

And another darling sleeping little one picture:

Happening's....

So it is offical, Alex has graduated! Was seeming kinda iffy there for a while with his choices, but something happened in his life and he took a turn and pulled it off. Now to get him moved! (hint, hint - prayers needed here). His plans have been to attend Culinary school in Chicago, but due to finances and such, that will not be happening this fall, or at least right now, that is the story. So I plan on talking to him about attending Maple Woods for the year, as if he quits school, he loses his benefits of health insurance through my work..... & I know it is not cheap to get insurance on your own!

Doug & I have just been working and working and working, but you have to do what you have to do to pay the bills, right???

The Senior Class

Alex Receiving his Diploma (case)

Blury, but the only one of all of us....

Alex with his DIPLOMA!

My nephew is also a senior this year and is actually graduating this evening. I took his senior pictures and thought I would show off some... So enjoy! This is Patrick.

Patrick

Davison

To end with is a cute one of Braydon... You know, when they are asleep!

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Mother's Day

Just saw that for some reason, I never posted this... So I spent time doing it, I am going to post it! So better late than not at all.

Mother's Day was nice... To start with since Braydon had pink eye, we stayed home from church. So that meant SLEEPING IN, well at least until 8:30, which is late for me. Got up we then cooked a nice breakfast and Doug cleaned everything up. Spent the good part of the morning and early afternoon outside playing. Well actually, Braydon played, Doug tilled and I sat in my new chaise lounge chair! Mom & Dad came over for an early dinner and a game of cards, which for some reason, my Dad chose to beat all the mom's out on Mother's Day and won the card game.... Yes, we gave him a hard time about this, but he did not feel one bit of pitty on us! LOL!!!

Pink Eye, Sinus Infection, Ear Infection & Issues

So what do those all have in common?? They are a recipe for undoing perfectly made party plans. Going into the weekend we had Braydon's 3rd Birthday Party & Alex's Graduation Dinner planned. On Friday evening we noticed Braydon had green stuff in the corners of his eyes.... I cleaned it up, and thought nothing more of it until about 30 minutes later there was more, so I cleaned it again and got to looking closer and saw the whites of his eyes were turning a light shade of pink. Doug & I talked it over and decided it best to call off the birthday party, so we called and cancelled his friends from coming and called family and told them to come later for Alex's dinner. Then some issues arose Friday night on Alex's Dad's side of the family, so that whole side cancelled on coming over to for Alex's graduation dinner.

So on Saturday morning, we got up and moving and I took Braydon straight to the doctor, and not only did he have pink eye, but a sinus infection and an ear infection. Poor little guy! They gave us two prescriptions to get him better. Now the fun part - Have you ever had to put eye drops into a toddler's eyes??? Well let me tell you - It took THREE of us to get them in. One holding his body down, one holding the head and a third to open the tightly squinted eyes and put drops in. The whole time he is screaming and yelling at you.

Despite all of this, we still had a nice time, Braydon was actually in a good mood with all that he had going on with his health. He was actually down right funny! (except when he was getting drops put in).

Braydon & Alex watching TV

Say Cheese!

Braydon on Alex's shoulders

Close up of Andrew

My own Fishing pole!

A place to use the new shovel! & yes that is colored sand...

Just like Mom...

I'm THREE!

Who needs a fork?

NOT ME!

Look Mom - No Fork!

Gma cleaning Braydon up