My Heart is so full of Love

Look at this precious boy! My little grandson, Thomas Michael, had his first 3D pic this week!

About 7 weeks to go!

That little nose! (He's leaning up against his arm.)
 

Dog and Bones

 Not a dog's bone. Mickey went to the vet last week and other than being FAT he did very well. His  blood work came back normal (thank goodness). He has an infection in both ears and they treated him for that. With the bloodwork, ear treatment and regular stuff, the visit came to over $800!!!! Thank God we aren't poor but it still hurts. That's a lot of money from seniors like Mike and me. 

As far as bones, it's me. I'm going for a bone density test in about an hour. My doctor has wanted me to get one for a long time but it's my oncologist who talked me into it. I hear it's pretty easy, like an X-ray. Sitting in the waiting room will be a bore but at least it will be done with. I'm on an estrogen blocker (Letrozole) that apparently messes with your bones. I take calcium so maybe that helps. I think my bones are pretty strong. I only ever broke one, when I smashed my toe into a table leg years ago. 

Update on Megan, Michael and the baby: all is well! The shower is in a few weeks.

Baby Update and Memorial Day

 All is well with Thomas Michael. Megan told a cute story. She asked for pictures but the nurse said the baby was facing her back. As soon as she said that, Tommy turned around and faced the 'camera.' You can see his cute little fingers. (I need to load the pics onto my computer so I can put them in here.)

We had all the kids here for Memorial Day, although we did celebrate on Sunday because Katherine had to work Monday. I surprised Andrew with corn fritters, but I had him actually cook them (I  made the batter) because he's had experience as a fry cook. They were made with corn I cut off the cob last August and have had in the freezer. They were really good!

We had hot dogs, hamburgers, venison sausage (from my sister Martha), and steak. Also had onion patties (they tasted good but looked messy--which is why I had Andrew handle the corn fritters), potato-egg salad and a really good broccoli salad Michael brought. That was a recipe from my mother's cookbook.

Oh, and I made fresh-squeezed lemonade. 

It was a lovely day and I did say 'thanks' to my dad, Mike Sr., and my brother for their service. 

Follow Up

 The kids went for a follow-up visit last Friday. Megan's procedure was actually to have a stitch put in to keep her cervix tight, and it's holding just fine.

Baby Tommy is doing great!

On Saturday, Mike and I met up with some friends of his from the gym who gave us a bunch of really high-end baby equipment, including a beautiful stroller. I can't wait to take my baby grandson for walks! 

We had dinner at Catfish Annie's. The people, Rosemary and Bob, were so nice. I hate meeting new people but I felt very comfortable with them. 

I always says I'm unsociable...but I'm NOT unfriendly.

TODAY'S NEWS: Mickey got out of the back yard because someone (his initials are Mike Pastore) did not completely latch the gate. I didn't even know he was gone until I went to feed the birds about 20 minutes after I let him out. I had checked the gate and from my POV it looked closed. But I guess it was open enough for Mickey to get out.

Luckily, Nicky was home and we found the dog fairly quickly. It did make a neighbor a bit nervous but I explained he's a very nice dog.

And I still plan to be doubly careful about that stupid gate.

Worries

 Megan went for her every-other-week checkup yesterday. She ended up having some kind of procedure to make sure the baby doesn't come early. Michael said she was in a lot of pain and they might have kept her overnight. I'm going to text him in a little while to ask how things are going. I feel bad for them, but also glad that they have such a good medical team. Megan is 'high risk,' so they are really keeping watch over her!

Meantime, and importantly, Thomas Michael is doing great and Michael says he's really kicking up a storm!

Easter Sunday

 We spent Easter Sunday at John and Noreen's, as usual. Dinner was leg of lamb. Best gravy ever!

Katherine and Andrew

Mike. Noreen in the back. Zach the dog waiting for scraps.

Noreen, John, Katherine, Andrew.

I was the one taking pictures.

Coloring Eggs 2023

 A few pics of our egg color night. 

Megan and Michael looking over an old Easter Scrapbook.

Katherine and her friend Michelle with some little Easter animals I crocheted. Katherine says my duck looks like it had lip injections.