one more kitten?

this morning, natalia went with jim to help the neighbor farmer with morning milking chores. this evening, i asked her if she had fun...

me: did you have fun at the farm with daddy this morning?

natalia: yeah.

me: did you get to hold the baby kitty?

natalia: yeah, sam put the baby kitty in my arms!

me: did you bring it home for me?

natalia: no, daddy said no.

me: how come?

natalia: because we don't need any more kitties sitting in the driveway.

natalia: and, because they sit in the lawn too.

OH WAIT! that's what i heard at first...BUT what she REALLY said was...

"because we don't need any more kitties shitting in the driveway. and, because they shit in the lawn too!"

**ahem**

grandma...

sorry for the delay in posting. i owe you (all 3 of you) a continuation about jameson and his seizures, a natalia 4th bday post, and a halloween post. i promise, i'll get to those.

first, my grandma garrett died. :( we all know that our grandparents are going to go at some point. we know. but, when it happens, it really...really...really sucks. i remember so many awesome things about lorraine garrett.

on our drive to minnesota for her funeral services, we noticed this. a sunbow. i've never seen one before, but this beautiful beauty wrapped clear around the sun. no rain, no clouds, no moisture of any kind. just sun and color. grandma was leading the way...i've no doubt.

she was silly.

she was funny.

she was excitable. [jim did a fantastic job of bringing out this trait!]

she was short.

she was my grandpa's love of a lifetime.

she was a mother to 6.

she was a grandmother to 16.

+ 9 spouses (so far)

she was a great-grandmother to 11.

again...so far.

she reminded me of glinda the good witch from the wizard of oz...but i'm not sure why.

she was stern.

she was a WONDERFUL baker.

she is missed. a lot.

i love you grandma rainny...fly high!

my cousin carley thought it would be nice to have the great grandchildren release a ballon in memory of grandma...

almost up to her in heaven...