iM BaCk!!!!

after 3 1/2 years i decided i want 2 blog again!
drum roll plz!
i know all of u have been waiting 4 this moment since i stopped!
plz try 2 contain urselves!
now maybe i wont feel the need 2 write so many facebook posts about stuff a lot of people don't even care about! (or maybe not! maybe i ll just write twice as many! here & on facebook!)
i can write them on here
i gotta write them somewhere!
i might explode if i dont!
i dont have anybody 2 talk 2 very often so i need an outlet!
also lets face it!
i just LOVE 2 talk!
at least on here u can choose 2 read it or not
i know u can do that on facebook 2 but here it doesnt just pop up in ur face like it does on facebook
i just had a thought:
maybe I use so many ! in my writing because my life is an !
i feel everything strongly!
my highs r extreme & my lows r extreme!
my thoughts r going to jump around from 1 thought 2 the other in my writing bc thats the way they come 2 me in my head
random thoughts come into my head all the time
i'll b talkin about 1 thing & then i'll start talking about something else
this makes people really confused sometimes but thats just the way my brain works!
u c how my thoughts just changed from talking abt facebook and blogs to my highs & lows 2 random thoughts quickly!
just a little forewarning!

My Quotes

I love quotes! I have tons of them written down. I've come up with some of my own:

Grandchildren are the definition of joy!~Carol Beck

My children are my heart. My grandchildren are the heart within my heart.~Carol Beck

Don't pray for anything that you aren't ready to accept the answer for.~Carol Beck
(whatever it might be! you don't know the way that God is going to answer your prayer. i learned this from personal experience! the most painful thing that has ever happened to me in my life was the answer to a prayer.)

~*~*~Im BaCk!!!!~*~*~

i bet your thinking LONG TIME NO HEAR FROM! (a famous quote by my hubbie, Steve. he gets his quotes a little mixed up sometimes. :) its a family joke now & we all use the expression). hope you dont have any ill effects from the shock! im thinkin about starting to blog again for the new year. actually it was previously mentioned hubbies idea (not that i have more then i)! i  used to really enjoy blogging a lot. gonna try it again!
ive been thinking a lot about resolutions & ive come up with 2 biggies!
 #1 is the same one i have every year~lose weight. fat chance of that happening! actually hubbie & i are going to give it a try together. maybe thatll help me have more success.
#2 is getting organized. this is a monumental task, but im gonna give it a shot. i get overwhelmed when i think about all there is to do
here are some suggestions this lady on tv gave for keeping resolutions:

be as specific as possibly
set short term goals
have a plan for when you get off track~get back on track asap
limit new changes~1 at a time
set a time limit
make many changes with spouse

losing weight:
rid home of temptations
reward your successes
expect to fall of track occasionally~get back on track asap

sound like some really good suggestions i think. huh?
gotta get back to pinterest, my obsession. it used to be facebook, but now pinterest has taken over the top spot. i still do facebook just not as often.if i didnt do facebook id never know what was going on in the world!

later alligator!

UTAH

I'm in Utah right now visiting my adorable granddaughter, McKinley, my daughter, Megan, and my son-in-law Travis. I got here on Tuesday the 15th and I am going to be here until Friday the 25th. Travis went out of town a few days this last week and Steve is going to be out of town all next week and neither Megan or I wanted to spend the time alone. We have been shopping, visiting relatives, shopping, eating out, and shopping! I didn't shop at all when I was in that bad place that I talked about in the last post, so I guess I'm making up for lost time! In our family two things that we always do when we get together is shop and eat out.(except the guys don't go shopping very often. Especially Steve!) I have taught those girls well! Mandy, my oldest, says my oldest granddaughter Gabriella, who is 3, even loves to shop! The tradition continues!
By the way... in case I've never told you... I have the cutest grandkids in the world!!! It brings me SO much joy just to be around them!!! I absolutely love every minute!!! I'm very blessed to have them!!!
I'm also very blessed to have 4 beautiful daughters!!! I love spending time with them!!! They make me SO proud!!! (I don't mean to make ya'll feel 2nd place! You were my first loves!!! After Dad, of course!)
And speaking of Steve... I love that man more every day!!!(even after 34 1/2 years!!!)
I'm feeling very grateful lately!!! Just had to share!!!

I'M BLOGGING AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bet you can't believe it but... I'M BLOGGING AGAIN!!!!! You know for sure I must be in a good place!!! I used to love blogging, but for a VERY long time I was in a bad place and I wasn't motivated to do any blogging (or anything else for that matter). GLAD TO BE BACK!!!!

NEW GRANDBABY

I have a new adorable grandbaby!!!!! Her name is Melia Rose Dillard. She was born to my oldest daughter and her husband on June 26. That is also Steve's and my anniversary,two of our son in law's birthdays,and Steve's sister's birthday. What a wonderful anniversary gift! I was able to be in the room for the delivery! What an amazing experience that was for me!!!

THE LAST FEW WEEKS

It's been a whirlwind last few weeks but now everybody is gone and it's SO quiet!!!!