Mr and Mrs Crawford...

I took this picture of their first dance. It was all I could do to take the photo as the tears were rolling down my face. I took a bunch of photos but this is the first I edited. Only because I couldn't wait to post a photo...

The sign...

This the sign that was at the end of the driveway that greeted our guests yesterday evening. It says everything about my girl and her husband. Wow, that has such an odd sound to it. It is wonderful though and I am so happy for them. I will post pictures when I edit them. As it is now the heat is quickly getting this room too warm to have my computer on.

Today

His mommy and daddy get married. Though the bride is supposed to be the center of attention I have a strong feeling he will steal the show.

Eureka!!!

I found my dress.

Minus 24 and counting...

All things are done from my end. But I can't find the dress I wanted to wear!! Ahhhh.....

Just two more days...

Then these two will be man and wife. It is hard to believe that the day is almost here. In August of last year this day seemed a long way off. Though there have been big changes since then, it appears that all is coming together fine. Some stuff has become unavoidable and annoying but we will weather this too. By 9PM Saturday I will officially have two sons-in-law. How cool is that??

Damn fairies...

They didn't show up last night. What's with that???

CASH IS CRAWLING!!!

Dang not only do I have to clean good but baby proof too....

ETA: Maybe the housekeeping fairies will show up tonight. Yea and maybe the fairies that bring cooler weather could show up too!! Ha..ha..

Eight days...

These two will become Mr and Mrs Nate Crawford. It hardly seems possible that they have been together for four years. The time has just flown by literally. All kinds of little loose ends to take care of but we have a list and are being marked off as they get done. The downside is just as soon as we check something off, something gets added. Little details that we have forgotten but I hear this happens all the time. Sheesh...

Love this guy...

He is so darn cute! Yes I am a bit biased he is my only grandchild and after all I am his #1 grandma. I took this photo at the park on Saturday when we were celebrating Lisa and Norma's birthdays.

Dessert ...

The family got together at Lisa and Bucks for dessert. The side benefit was the baseball all-star game. Imagine my surprise that Lisa was watching it. :) Cash got to spend time rolling around on the floor playing with the Nerf stuff for her Wii. He looked like he wanted to cry a couple times as he kept watching to see if his parents were going to leave him. But he finally relaxed enough to barf on her floor a couple of times. He is so darn cute!!
ETA: What the heck, here I am again not sleeping though I took a sleeping pill.

Eleven days...

Yes, I can hardly believe it! My little girl will become Mrs. Crawford. We are on the home stretch. Tables, chairs and linens; check. Flowers; check, ribbon for decorating center pieces not yet but on the list. Sarah will be coming over tomorrow after work to try on her dress so I can hem it. I still have shawls that I haven't hemmed yet, dang!! Have to check the list for all the other things I can't think of right now...

Happy Birthday Norma!!!

Here's a birthday wish to the sweetest mother-in-law on earth...

Lisa is 31 today!!!

I just doesn't seem possible. We, most of the Fordyce family, met at the city park in Silverton for a barbeque/birthday party. It was my Lisa's birthday and my mother-in-law Norma's is tomorrow so we celebrated them together as we have over the years. It was lots fun as usual. It included several games of volleyball which was hysterical at times to watch. Loads of pictures were taken by Cash's mommy and daddy using my camera. Sarah said she doesn't like my Canon Rebel. Good, that means I won't lose it to my little girl...
ETA: The picture is of Cash with his Aunt Lisa riding a swing. Cash wasn't all that crazy about it either. In this photo they are watching Nate ride on the swing next to them.

Things are looking up...

I received a call from the life insurance "benefits analyst" (whatever that is), to tell me that he was submitting my claim and that it should get approval next week. Also that the AD&D policy would take a bit longer as they are waiting for the toxicolgy report from the coroner. I was so frustrated earlier this week and my dear friend Mary stepped in. She made a call to the insurance commission and I filed an inquiry into the claim. I have no idea if this prompted the insurance to respond but my guess is yes. Dang I guess it is true, the squeeky wheel does get the grease...

Wednesday wedding...

I attended a wedding yesterday afternoon at Beckenridge Vineyards in Dallas. It was a very pretty setting and very nice reception. As in a few weddings there was a brief altercation between families. Thank goodness most of the guests had left. The grandmother of the bride and the new mother-in-law got into over a floral table arrangement. It ended with the mother-in-law stomping off out of the building. Why do grownups choose settings like this to act like little children? I am proud to say that this didn't happen at Lisa's wedding and I hope it doesn't at Sarah's but the potential is there unfortunately. The kids have made some changes that may prompt some discussion from some of Nate's family. I told them to lay any of the blame on me, and that in my grieving state I made some requests that they can't say no to. It totally lets them off the hook and hopefully no one will be tacky enough to approach me about it.

I hate insurance companies...

Okay, maybe that is a bit of a generalization but it speaks of my state of mind right now. I had to put Steve's estate into probate because I was not listed as an owner on his plane. Because of that small detail the insurance company would not proceed to pay off the loan on the plane or pay out on the small amount designated for the funeral. So paperwork has been started so that I can be named Steve's personal representative. What a royal pain in the back side. Though the insurance company is paying for the attorney it is still a nuisance. They have to post in the paper and send a contact letter to both Sarah and Pam Lusardi's husband Rob. They won't pay him unless he files for it. Don't even get me started on the life insurance people!! I have called and left messages and no one has responded to me. My bank account is getting pretty low and I see no early resolution. Damn...

Dead battery...

I would have had pictures of last nights festivies but my camera battery was dead. Darn it! I noticed it was needing to be charged at my last camera class but I totally forgot about it. It was food, fun and fireworks. The fun part was the water fight my nephews, some of their friends and my brother-in-law Craig took part in as the smarter people just watched. The fireworks display was a good one as ususal and the weather was perfect. The only reason I put my sweater on was to keep myself shielded from the mosquitos but I still had five bites when I got home, the damn things.

His favorite holiday...

He was in his own little heaven every 4th of July. From the home made "howitzer" that shot tennis balls through appliances to flares taped to propane tanks he was just a "little boy" at heart. He loved the fourth of July with purchased or homemade fireworks. He loved putting smiles on little children and watching their reactions to the evenings events, but mostly he just loved "blowing" things up for the load noises. The only time I remember him having an equal smile on his face was when he and Lisa danced their "father-daughter" dance at her wedding. All these memories bring me laughter and joy which we will share with Cash. Because some of these events we actually have video of just in case he doesn't believe the stories we will tell him of his grandpa Steve...
ETA: These photos were taken in 2006, and these were just a very small portion of the fireworks that we had that evening.

Summer is here ...

Summer is officially here. It hit 92 degrees and looks to stay in that temperature range through the weekend. The cool down will happen next Tuesday, so the weatherman says. An impromptu gathering occurred at Raymond's for his sweetie Annette last night. We had loads of fun and yummy cake thanks to Raymond. It was such a delight to see Cash and Stuart sitting on the ground getting acquainted. My family has been invited to their place for their 4th of July activities. It obviously won't be the same without Steve. There will be no tennis ball cannon, nor the 'howitzer' (what I called it), and no small explosives in the grain tank. Yep won't be the same. It was his favorite holiday...

Another sleepless night...

So here I am once again wide awake. How I hate this.