A New Granddaughter

We are grandparents again!!!.  Elyse,  Adelaide was born on January 14 to our son Nathan and daughter in law Himilce.  She is our first granddaughter (with 5  wonderful grandsons leading the way).  We can't wait to get our hands and lips on her. I waited a while to announce her birth, only because the timing hasn't opened up and I haven't really got any pictures of her yet.   Himilce says she looks like Elon.    We do have a picture from the hospital, taken from cell phone, but will wait to post a picture when you can really see little Elyse clearly.  It has been a month of  "go, go go" for everyone; particularly Nathan and Himilce and Jon and Marie, and Elizabeth and Benjamin.  They have all been moving, and interestingly enough, everyone moved the same week.  Nathan and Himilce closed on their house the week before the baby was born, and then began painting and then... along came baby.  I can't imagine trying to move and settle in after all the work of having baby, but , they have done it with a little help from Himilce's parents.  Elizabeth and Benjamin, and Jon and Marie and babies closed on their property the same week, and have moved in.  They bought a little acreage with two houses and a pond. It is fun to hear their stories.  Everyone is excited to begin gardens and goats and chickens to what ever degree they will be able to do that.    One little "fly in the ointment" in all these happenings, is that everyone has been without internet (by everyone, I mean the 3 above mentioned of our  kids and their families and even Luke) , it's funny you don't realize how you get used to the internet as a life line connection to the kids when they are so far away, and lately we have not been able to do Skype or Face Time with them; we are hungry to lay our eyes on kids, grandkids, new grand baby, and new homes; thank you Lord for cell phones at this time.  I would hate to  be in the pioneer days under these circumstances, and have to wait to hear via letter/wagon train or pony express; so I guess I can say that I do really appreciate many aspects of today's technology.

We got some snow at the beginning of the week, and are finally feeling a little bit of true Colorado Wintertime, (which has been quite scarce this year).  It is melting fast, and the sun is shining again, (I never protest that),  but hopefully we will get quite a few more snows and enough moisture to  turn this drought around, otherwise I am afraid we are going to have another "Dust Bowl" around here this year.  

As I was talking to my girls this week, they were planning gardens and talking about vegetable seeds and so on, and I realized that I ought to be thinking along that line myself.  Perhaps I will start my tomato seeds soon.  I am having a hard time getting into that mode....didn't we just finish with the fall harvest?  I am starting to get back into a some what normal routine this last week, after a very busy 2 and a half months; Starting with a visit to Florida, and ending with a visit from our friend Sue, we realized that every day has been chock full, with only a few moments here and there to catch breath.  Not complaining, "just saying".  Hope you all have a great week.  May it be filled with "His Peace".

         Behold, children are a gift of the LORD,

         The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

         So are the children of one’s youth.

                How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;

         They will not be ashamed

         When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127:3

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