Being older has its perks but not sleeping is a way of life with me so when I do sleep it seems so strange. Tonight/ this morning is not one of the sleeping times. Who knows why but I really like being up in the middle of the night. I used to love being up with the babies, nursing them, cuddling them. It was the only time I and I alone got to be with them it was special to me. Now when I wake I think of those babies who are having babies themselves. It is strange and I pray for them to learn and grow through the experience. I get to look at pictures of my son who is at boot camp. Now that is the way to lose weight. No sleep and lots of exercise. Not sure I am ready to sign up but it does promote brain growth and his brain has grown and he has decided that going to school and doing well is a great idea as well. Good. He will make a great officer one day. I love summer richness. Picked blackberries this week and bought peaches. Have the blackberries frozen and some of the peaches. Many need to ripen but that is so easy and smells so good. Gonna make peach jam. Never have done that. I like peach butter as it is so easy to do in the crockpot. Reading Robert Rohr Falling Up. Wonderful book about ministry in the 2nd half of life. Also reading the Southern Sister's Mysteries. What fun books! Easy read and I am flying through them. Book Club reading Anatomy of a Soul and this is a rich full book. That is all the reading for now. I am quilting again. Finished the redwork for one quilt that I am doing with a friend and finished a quilt with my daughter Becky for our new baby Ellis. It turned out wonderful. Now I am doing a hanging with English Paper piecing for the sunflower time of the year!
So here is the best picture this year! My children's children. They are great. Look at the smile on Ellis's face. She is laughing at one of the girls. I think she will be a giggler. B loves her and really my kids are the best parents ever. They seem to actually have learned from our mistakes and yet they are not afraid to keep the kids in line either. It is so exciting to see them be great parents and to see the fathers really parent too. I love this picture. Now we just need to get one with Papa in it too that I approve of !
