The Travel(l)ing Dawsons

..which way now?! No, I'm not moving again! Macey, who technically is a Gurley now, is on her way to Virginia Beach! Yep, off to start law school. Wow, seems like only yesterday I was taking her to her first day of Kindergarten and listening to her tell people her name was 'NOT MACEY, it's MATER BUG'! My sweet, sweet Bug! So far away now, but so very close in my heart and soul! To you and my wonderful son in law I pray for wonderful blessings in your lives!
Ok, wiping the tears away now, lets talk about whats going on. Our house in Tennessee still hasn't sold, ugh! Bitter sweet. I am getting more clients every week, yay! Meggie has a job, whoot whoot!! Zech is totally bored not being in school, so much extra energy. He is such a boy! Life is good!

Sweet!

We took Grandma to the Drs. yesterday. Zech ended up being there with me because the Dr. was running behind (lol...go figure) and I had a client coming in so Meg dropped Zech off with me and Grandma. Finally, when the Dr was done, Grandma had to get blood drawn so I was going to run to my office and check on Meg. We went to leave and Zech went over to Grandma to help her up and take her walker to her. I said 'Zech, Grandma is staying here, let's go'. He looked up at me, with the widest eyes, and you could tell he was thinking "what do you mean?! No! She's gotta come home!" He did NOT want to leave Grandma. I explained, left, and then came back. He was SOooo excited we were there and Grandma was coming with us!! The nurses were cracking up!! It really made Grandma feel special.

Now, on the subject of Grandma. I don't know how many of you have ever taken care of an elderly person, but it sure can take its toll on you! At first I felt guilty feeling this, but decided it is what it is, Grandma knows she difficult at times. BUT there are so many things my Grandma has done that are hilarious! I thought I probably needed to start putting them in writing so I won't forget someday. I'm going to jot a few things down and do a total post on the things I do remember, then put them down as they continue to happen. Trust me, you will NOT want to miss out on "hearing" some of them..Stay Tuned!!!

On the road again...

Went to Tennessee this past weekend. Quick trip, but productive. Took Zech to the ENT, still no hearing in the right ear, slight hearing loss in the left. We are checking in to a hearing aid for the left ear. We are going ahead a upping the sign language usage, just in case.
Grandma is back home. She's a little sas I think, maybe it was just the long trip, just praying she gets happier.
It's been about 95* here, hot!! Working a lot lately, so glad! I can't stand not working, I know I work a lot at the house, it's just not the same though. I love making people look and feel better.
Well, lets see what today holds.

And the Emmy goes to..........

You guessed it, ZECHARIAH DAWSON! Just returned home from the 1st grade musical, "Is a Camel a Mammal". Too cute! Zech was on the front row and did so good! I was so impressed at how he did the gestures and kept up with everyone. Well, most the time, there was the Panda song where he was about 3 seconds behind everyone else, thus creating his own mini solo stepping out and saying "Panda", yep, that's my son! I can't remember laughing so hard!
Going to see Macey and Brad (and the rest of my family..:))this weekend. Its going to be a long trip in a short amount of time. I'm sure it will be packed full of adventures.
Oh, before I go, the answer is "Yes", a camel is a mammal!

The mask

The yogurt mask was wonderful! I might try doing it everyday or at least every other day. My pores looked better and my skin was sooo soft! Too bad I can't take a bath in it!
Three years ago we were in Hong Kong, meeting Zech for the first time. I can't believe its only been three years, he seems like he's been here forever. I guess he has, in my heart! I know I've said it before, but I have to say it again...I truly can't express how much I love him! You know those days when you just feel like staying in the bed, life seems so depressing, you need that hug from somebody that loves you unconditionally. You know, those hugs that make you feel like your soul is actually being hugged too. Well Zech gives those hugs...each and every hug from him is like that. The way he looks at me with those eyes...I think he actually can see my soul too, looking at me with such admiration.
On my birthday he sat in my lap while everyone sang happy birthday, he held my face in his little hands and sang to me and was so proud to be sitting in my lap! It is my prayer and wish that everyone should be able to experience that feeling...at least once in their life!
To soulful hugs!!!

I miss my pool!!

First, I did complete everything on my list the other day. I got most done that day, but one or two carried to the next day. So, I MISS MY POOL! Oh, its days like today that I wonder...'what the heck did I do'! I use to LOVE playing in the pool ALL day with Zech!! We were outside today, 90*, and I did not have a clue what we could do on our little part of Plymouth! We played ball for a while, that got boring. I picked dead flowers off my plants...exciting. Then, we came in and took a nap. What the heck!!! I guess I'll bring a little plastic pool for Zech, but what about me?! Ugh! I know God wants me here, but I hate it when my feelings and wants sometimes don't line up with his. Well, I guess they do for the most part, I just wish they would ALL the time!!
Well, about me...SOoooo sick of being in limbo, that is with my fitness! I actually did a sabotage correction the other day, I believe it helped. I felt great anyways. I truly believe to be successful with a healthy lifestyle, you have to be around like minded people. I am on my way, but its so easy to drink Coke and eat junk food, so hard to do the healthy choice!
Has anyone ever heard of Aloette skin care? I'm really loving it so far. I still like doing the things for your skin that you get out of the cupboard though, actually, I think I'll go do a yogurt face mask now. I'll let you know how it goes.

To do..to do...

Oh, the things I have "to do". Does anyone really follow and do what is on their "to do" list? I write things down, and still do whatever I feel like doing. I might be more productive if I actually did the things on my list. When should I start? What do I do first? I think if I wait long enough, maybe they'll just fall off my list (or someone will do them for me..lol). Zech was suppose to be in a musical last night, but it was cancelled due to weather, next week. (see that fell off my list yesterday :)).
Ok, seriously, maybe I need to make my list here and everyone can hold me accountable. Here's my list today, let's keep it simple, small steps:
1. Go to bank
2. Go to grocery store
3. Vacuum
4. Change sheets on beds
5. Put clean clothes up
6. Cook Dinner
7. See a client at 5pm - 7pm

Stop!!!That's enough for one day. Whew! Better get started.