Well here it is Monday, today is the day I have to figure out why there is a string of lights out in my tree before I put it away. I will miss the warm glow from the colored lights. I have it up two months and you would think that would be enough. It's not.

I can't help but wonder what Mac is doing at this moment. I remember this time of the day well when we brought the kids home from the hospital. The holding and bonding with them in the middle of the night. The little darlings have to be fed and changed so often when they are so little.

Grandma had a wonderful day yesterday - David and Richard both called, I am sure she talked to Joy at some time. Her brother Robert called, at least I think it was Robert, it may have been Louie, Grandma couldn't remember who, and her neice Donna called. Her neice Bonnie popped in, that was special, she brought her a favorite soup, chicken wild rice soup and the book Marley and Me. Scarlett will have fun reading it. The phone sure was ringing. It was such fun for her and in church we included her and Mac and Laura and little Hope in the congreations prayers of thanksgiving.

I had a dentist appointment today but this is the second time they have had to cancel it. Living up in Remer can have it drawbacks. The weather controls our appointments sometimes.
We go to Grand Rapids today and Scarlett, Grandma's respite care aid comes today to spend 6 hours with her. Will be fun for Grandma to keep the celebration going.

We go to Grand Rapids Grocery shopping. We did something really dumb last fall, Two men in a truck showed up selling cases of steaks ect., they said the beef was from Pipestone and wonderful. Well its tolerable, not wonderful, our meat market is wonderful. We had to learn the lesson, I more or less insisted we at least try it.

I almost have Susie Q' scarf done. Will have to get it off in the mail today and start on one for Deborah. I do have fun with my scarf making.

Wish I was holding little Hope in my arms today. Don't get much chance to hold a new baby anymore.