A Morning at the Park

A couple mornings ago Ruby, Rosy, and I went to the park.  We tried to beat the heat and left the house at 8:30.  We were the only ones there except for a minivan with an older man inside who I think might be living there.  Just speculation. 

Mineral Wells park here in town is wonderful.  Most of it is in the shade for the whole day.  This park holds a lot of history in our town back to pre-statehood.  It was the sight for the first "Bedlam" game back in 1890something.  I'm bad with these dates.

Ruby swung for a long time, she played on the little slide and the wavy medium slide.  But then she decided she wanted to go down the spiral slide.  It's not real tall to a grown up, but I imagine to a 2 1/2 year old it looks huge!  She's been down it before, but one of the cousins was there to go down with her.  I think she only remembered she'd been down it before because once she got seated and just about let go she locked up!  Then she was saying, "Red!  Hold my hand!  Red!  Come up here! Red!!!" 

It was too tall for her to reach my hand.  And she wouldn't back up for nothing.  I went to see if I could go up the back way, but there was this tunnel I wasn't sure I could get through.  Gotta love that!  I went back to the slide and tried to coax her down again.  Not happening!  So, I kicked off the flops and climbed up the slide.  I got close enough that she would let go and we slid down.  She wanted to go back up.  Not hardly!

I'm sure Mr. Minivan and Rosy loved that show!!!

It's Movie Time

Anyone remember last summer when my nephews, nieces, dad and sis#2 made a movie? 

Well......they are making another!  They started filming yesterday.  Last year's movie was titled "Treasure in Texas".  This time around the boys are searching for "Treasure in Oklahoma". 

Rosy will be added to the cast this year.  And.......now I hear Rosy talking from her crib!  I'm sure she's rehearsing her lines.

Rosy Is On The Move

Rosy is now 7 months old.  I can't believe it!  Seems like just the other night we were headed to the hospital for her to be born. 

The time has come for her to crawl.  And I mean this baby is a mover!  She's long for her age and not a chubby baby, so she doesn't get high centered like her cousins use to.  It's so much fun to see her play.  A few days ago she hit her head on the coffee table trying to crawl under it.  Next thing I knew she had gotten under the table and was sitting up.  She was proud of herself. 

And, her hair is growing in like crazy.  And.....it's not very red.  I think she's gonna be strawberry blonde like her sister.  Oh well.  We'll keep her anyway!

It's Been 30 Days!

I haven't been here in a while.  Actually, I've been here and thought about writing, but then a baby cries, or the connection isn't good, or I just didn't feel it that day.  And a lot has happened in 30 days. 

Something happened last week that has me very unnverved!  To make a long story short......I saw a person outside of my house at 11pm one night.  That's never happened before.  For a girl who has never, and I mean never, lived in a house where a key was used to get in the door it's a big deal! 

The strange thing is I am now spending more time in my own house!  I think it's because I don't want to have to go there in the dark, and if I'm already in there with the doors locked and the curtains closed when it turns dark it's all ok.

So......No more late night trips to and from my folks or grandma's house without a flashlight and pistol. No more sending one of the nephews to go get something from their house to the north they forgot.  Basically, no more life as we knew it before last Thursday night at 11pm.  Oh well.

On a way better note, nephew Snort made a scene yesterday morning during worship services.  Apparently, when the collection plate came by he put in his dollar, but before it got to the end of the pew and handed to the man at the end he also put in a baby wipe.  My sister snatched the wipe out before he walked away.  There were a few chuckles around and Snort had no idea why!!!