Beautiful Girl!
January was a cold month! After
staying in Mobile with Mother on her last night in the hospital and her first
night in Rehab, I returned to Birmingham and went to Angela’s early Thursday
January 4th and spent the night. It was cold! 19 degrees early am on
Friday! After school the girls played in the gym after Lyla’s Girl Scouts
meeting. After Brock got Willow I stayed with Lyla until the last child left
the gym and she went home with me to spend the night,,,and helped me
undecorate. She slept late and played with her Barbie Dream house. The next Monday, fortunately, I
was dismissed from Jury Duty so I was able to be with the girls to take them to
school and to the park then ballet class after school on Tuesday. On Friday since school
was out at 2 pm we were able to go to Jimbo’s for ice cream before they closed
at 3 pm. I took Annie the dog home because the Rotters were going to the beach
for MLK weekend. Angela reported the beach trip was a wonderful family time.
While Annie was with me she got her teeth stuck in the metal part of door to her doggie
bed. It was terrible! Wayne and I finally got her free. We had a “snow day”
and the next day I took Annie home. The snow was gone but HMS had a late start.
Friday after the girls played in HMS gym, Lyla went home with me to spend the
night and go to a birthday party at Let’s Play. She seems to be getting a
little old for Let’s Play but she had a good time. The cold weather made less “park
time” and more “TV and game time” this month. I'll be glad when Spring comes!
January is the beginning of a new year, and a continuation of
Angela’s work towards her MSN and becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Fortunately
so far all of her school work has been on-line so she doesn’t have to travel to UAB
for classes. But she does have a lot of work to do on-line…and tests to take
and papers to write. As I’m writing this I have had time to start cleaning out
the boxes and files from my days working on a Masters Degree in Nursing and working 15 years at Samford University School of Nursing and earning a
Doctorate of Science (later converted to a PHD) in Nursing. And working for 25 years plus at UAB Hospital. I’m so pleased
Angela is working towards a MSN and becoming a Nurse Practitioner. I’m hopeful
her last year of school (which will begin in September 2018) goes well. I’m
very proud of her and glad I can help her to get through school by helping with the girls. I look forward
to her completing her education!
Lyla and Willow are growing up
quickly. Willow had her first visit to the dentist! Lyla is half way through
first grade and Willow is staying at school each day from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
In January I read a whole book for the first time in a long time. It was “The
Last Chance for Justice” which was the story of Sen. Doug Jones and former
Lt. Gov Bill Baxley’s prosecution of Bombers of the 16th Street
Baptist Church in 1963. The case was reopened in 1995.I heard them speak in
January at Temple Emanuel. As I’m writing this in July 2018, I’ve continued to
read books. I also spend a lot of time watching shows on Netflix and HBO etc.
I have the best of both worlds…time with precious grandchildren and time to
read and do projects etc. and visit with my mother as well.
But the time with Willow and
Lyla is the most precious of all to me. “Children grow up when we’re not
looking”. And they are so funny and sweet!
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