Farewell Blogging World

It has been a fun time writing on this blog. I find myself in a position where I just don't feel like I have anything any more to say. I don't have any news and I have no great wisdom to share and no new song to sing. So...farewell blogging world. I will be checking in with you as I am able. Keep up your wonderful sites and keep sending those pictures. They are delightful and so joyful to see. You have such interesting lives and are building such wonderful families. What a gift to the world you are!!!! Love you, Miss you, Mizpah, Me
Later - Gator

Grandma's Book-reading Bed

Never was there a better use for Grandma's bed.

One day I was just enjoying the comfy-ness of this old antique bed, trying to finish up the third vampire book (thanks, Caity) and next thing I knew I had visitors.

First Maddie climbed in and grabbed a book from the top of the bed and then Ryen followed close behind. Pretty soon we were all "reading" and just enjoying the coziness of it, together. They were just as serious as I was about their reading material and well...I just beamed. I hope they always love books and I hope they always feel the inclination to come visit!

Sonny, King of Fiber

This is the king of fiber! Ever since I arrived at his homestead he has been constant at extolling the virtues of fiber. He loves the orange flavored gunk and says, as he is glugging and chugging it down how very wonderful it is.

Now as I have visited my other children I have noticed that each of them has a kind of persona that seeps out to motivate me or influence my daily life. Amber - have more fun/play games, Ben - jog, Caitlyn - read this/be thrifty, Carrie - cook culinary delights, Drew - eat nutritionally/lift weights, Joel - be one with nature, Kaleb - technical gadgets/internet savvy, Megan - digital scrapbooking, Steve - let go of your grown children/paint beige, and Suzanne - cooking nutritionally/diet/exercise. Of course these things are just the tip of the iceberg. They support and love me and are the best examples of the gospel and Christlike behavior - that goes without saying. They have more than I just mentioned but this is how each of them have influenced me over the last year.

Megan gets that look as Sonny begins his "fiber talk" and she's not falling for it. (I can't get her to take my healthy green drink either.)
So a few days ago he started in again on the virtue of fiber and began to tell me how particularly healthy it is for diabetes. I caved and decided to take the challenge for one week. So now I am adding two packets of fiber to my green drink twice a day. That's a lot of fiber.

So now I have a musical toot to my step that wasn't always there before. Thanks Sonny! Anyone want to join me?