GRANDMA AND GRANDKIDS

NEW PYJAMAS FOR EVERYONE!

He wants to take his evening bath.

He is dying to get into the new "old man" pyjamas grandma bought for him.

Fresh from his bath and in his new "old man"pyjamas.

He is even sitting like an old man.

New pyjamas for everyone!

Courtesy of Grandma.





PRETTY BLANKETS FOR SWEET GIRLS

Leanne and Tania came to sleep over at my house.

And I let them use the blankets I made for them.

And he says he wants one too.

With SPIDERMAN design.

MAN OF THE HOUSE

He was annoying his 2 sisters.

So when I went to the kitchen, I told him to accompany me.

He asked why.

I told him i was scared to go alone. I needed him to protect me.

He took the bait.

And shouted at the top of his voice:

I AM THE HOUSE OF THE MAN!

I burst out laughing and told him he is the MAN OF THE HOUSE.

And here he is, showing how brave and strong he is.

OLD MAN PYJAMAS

Grandma bought him a pair of pyjamas, just like Grandpa's.

And here he is, looking like a miniature Grandpa!

And he doesn't seem to mind us laughing at him.

FRIENDS

In WW1 an English soldier watched in horror how his lifelong friend fell under gunfire. All the soldiers had to retreat. The soldier went to ask permission from the lieutenant to go and fetch his friend from the no-mans-land.

The lieutenant gave permission, but added: "It is hardly worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may die too."

The soldier did not care about the warnings and miraculously he did reach his friend, lifted him to his shoulders and stumbled back. He was wounded in the process.

The lieutenant helped them to safety and noticed the soldier´s friend was dead.

"I am sorry for your friend - but I told you it was not worth it. Your friend is dead and now you are also seriously wounded."

"I have to disagree with you. It was worth it", the soldier answered.

"What ever do you mean?" the lieutenant wondered.

"It was worth it", the soldier repeated. "When I got to my friend, he was still alive and said ´Jim, I knew you would never leave me.´ "

ARE YOU POOR OR RICH?

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the
country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be
considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,
"How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad".
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah" said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and
they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

MORE FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN

Pink Stars

Carnation

FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN

Actually, I don't have a garden.

But the title sounds nice and nifty.

What I have is a tiny cemented front yard.

And I have decided to brighten it with flowers.

This plant was given to me by a dear friend.

It has been blooming well lately, with tiny white

flowers and giving out a sweet pandan fragrance.

It's called "kerak nasi" in Malay, the scientific name

is Vallaris Glabra and the common name is Bread Flower.

That was my one and only plant. It looked lonely. so I decided

to add a few more flowering plants to keep it from feeling lonely.

BREAKFAST WITH GRANDPARENTS

I am hungry.

Where is my Milo?

Here it is.

Careful, it's hot!

Yummy!

RACHEAL, THE SUPER HERO!

SATURDAY.

Went to school at 6 AM for marching.

Came home at noon.

In the evening,

she mopped my house,

 the whole 2 floors!

And after dinner,

she made muffins.

Then decided to have a pyjama tea-party.

Waited until her little brother has gone to bed.

And invited her sister and grandma to the party.

Unfortunately, her little brother sneaked downstairs.

He wanted to join the tea-party.

The sisters said NO!

He threw himself at Grandma's mercy.

And Grandma said,

"Let him stay"

Happy he got his way.

THE IDIOT BOX

This is where I worship the Idiot Box.

BIRTHDAY PRESENT

An early birthday present.

Now I just need some cupcakes!    

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

SOME SPRING QUOTES

No matter how long the winter,

spring is sure to follow.  ~Proverb

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose

I would always greet it in a garden.  ~Ruth Stout

If we had no winter,

the spring would not be so pleasant;

if we did not sometimes taste of adversity,

prosperity would not be so welcome. 

 ~Anne Bradstreet

The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in His heaven -
All's right with the world!
~Robert Browning



UNDERWATER BEAUTIES

Snapshots of my brother-in-law's salt-water aquarium.
I wish I know the names of the species.