One thing I'm certain of is that I'm not a good blogger.  I haven't given up entirely though so here I am at the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 before me.  The most exciting news to finish up the new year is that another grand baby is on the way!  Stephanie and Mike are expecting a baby brother or sister for Emilee in July.  We're hoping for a boy, for Mike's sake, but of course a healthy little baby is all that counts.

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone has a very prosperous 2012.

The Grandkids, October 3, 2011

We were able to get all the grandkids together in one place, which is rare.  It only took about 50 tries to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time.  The baby, Tinsley, was watching her cousin, Emilee, in this one but it's the best one we could get.  It wasn't until later that I noticed Jake had on a pair of boots and Bryce had on some dinosaur shoes.  I'll make them Colts fans yet!!

Free Home Energy Conservation Kits

I signed up online a few weeks ago to receive a free Home Energy Conservation Kit through our utility company. It showed up yesterday and it's not shabby for being free!! Four compact florescent light bulbs, two low-flow shower heads, three faucet aerators, a refrigerator thermometer and a hot water gauge. You should see if your local utility companies are offering this free kit in your area.

I'm in North Carolina with my mother-in-law and most of the family. She's in hospice with acute renal failure. It's exhausting, emotionally & physically, watching a loved one die. I don't know how parents of young children who are terminally I'll find the strength to go on every day. Mom has been on borrowed time for the last few years and has spend quit a bit of time in the hospital from falls and broken bones, her continual need for I.V. Meds, and weekly blood tests. Her pic line became infected a couple weeks ago so they took her to the Hanover hospital. She walked in, but they gave us back a comtose person. Another week at the rehab facility to regain her strength and after spending all her energy on her physical therapy she just didn't have any more energy for living. She refused to eat anything & since she was practically comatose, suggested she go back to the hospital. They took her to Cape Fear Hospital this time instead of Hanover. She's been there ever sense and there's just nothing more they can do but make her comfortable. Tomorrow, my daughter, grand-daughter & I ate going to try to fly back home if the airports are open in Indianapolis. Over night there has been an ice storm & snow storm in the mid-west so almost all flights have been cancelled. If we can't get out, at least we'll be here with family.