So the Pearly gate was slammed shut--with me still on this side!!

I've so missed all my blogging friends!    So sick I couldn't even get on computer to read any posts-much less post on mine!    A week ago Wed. my daughter drove me to walk in care in time for full blown  anaphylactic reaction to something--they scolded me afterward-for not going to the ER-driving past it in fact-but that's where my peeps are I said and I don't know anyone in the ER!   I tell you there's nothing like walking in that bad off and being greeted by a huge bear hug from a nurse I worked with for 25+ years!

These photos are just some of the reasons why when blood pressure dropped to nadda-throat closing in-oxygen dropping and the white light--that really happens-you can hear and vaguely see the nurses and PA beside you-but can't understand what they are saying!--anyway the light was surrounding me all except straight ahead-and in the classic "fight or light" syndrome-- I was fighting!!    Spent a few hours there and was discharged home-with severe warnings to GO TO ER next time!!  Well-really where would you rather be!!?
And of course now I have to see an allergist because -we have no idea what triggered it!  happened at 8am -so only thing different was a new ketchup!--yes I have ketchup on my omelet!!  Was trying a new organic-no carb-no sugar-expensive! and yes it did taste good!       And then I had a reaction to one of the 3 meds they gave me to get over the allergic attack-and was so sick abed with terrible diarrhea and dehydration for 4 days-and couple more days to get strength back from that-and finally feeling GOOD!!

 Sweater my mom just made for little Alden-will fit him in the fall perfectly!  It's beautiful and the color just didn't come out right-it's a beautiful creamy butter color-wonderful on him-hopefully it will match his hair if he gets some by then!!  Love to tease his mom!  He doesn't care-just laughs at us both!!

My maintenance man gets me a hanging fuchsia plant every mothers day-says I have done a wonderful job with our girls-brought tears to my eyes!

miniature hyacinths from my friend Claire

can you believe Shirley is 7 years old!!

At the Gettysburg museum store last summer my maintenance man actually posed with this hat on for his Alabamian sister and brother in law and niece and nephew!!   Sometimes he surprises me! which I guess is good after 34+ years!!
And that's my little adventure this past week-afterward I did tell the Lord if he really needed me to go I would try to behave-course it really just isn't in me!--but I was just soooo not ready!

Best mom's day gift...............

I can't clean out the barn with no hat-mom hasn't found my hat in the storage bins!!

That's better--a  do-rag like grumpys!!

 My two favorite guys cleaned out the chicken barn today !!!  Yeah!!!!!

Three of my favorite ladies-Ruffles-Autumn-Fluffy

I asked them to look up up for the camera--and got three fluffy butts immediately??!!

Cleaning out a winter's worth-~I must remember this for next year Mother Day!!

One tough ombre of a crew boss!!

                                                                      

Love you guys~~~Thank you :)

Hit me again bar keep......

Some of the many places little Alden stopped for a bottle on the ride with his grumpy and gigi up the coast from North Carolina to Maine a few days ago!

In McDonalds in North Carolina!-too interested in watching the people watch him though!

Next stop was the Chesapeake Bay Bridge--the ducks were a little distracting though! The rest area

restaurant was a nice break and the crab cakes were delicious!

Crossing the rest of the Bridge-Tunnel was something everyone should try to visit!

Somewhere in Delaware!

Thank goodness we finally made it to Edgewater, New Jersey-Auntie Bev was waiting with margaritas and a beer for grumpy-looking out over the magnificent New York skyline! Alden only had eyes for his own bottle again!

 Leaving Aunt Bevs-heading up Palisades Parkway to Tappen Zee bridge-Gigi had to pull over to take some parting shots of New York City-the Canadian geese were a nice touch!!  Didn't even care we were there.

Dunkin Donuts parking lot in Conn.~~
Please just get me home grumpy!!

Most Maineah's recognize this place on 95-in New Hampshire!

                 



Recognize it now  !

                    If you put me back in that car seat~you will be sorry...................

Should we wake him up for almost the best part-the New Hampshire bridge crossing into Maine?!!

That would be a definite NO...........

So the front seat doesn't have a lot of  wiggle room either-25 miles from home-baby couldn't make it another mile without a stretch of the legs!

It's over!!!!!!!!!!!  Orrington-Maine~ Baby's new home for awhile-now to get mommy and daddy packed up-out of the Marines-pack up the kitties-did you say 6-yes~and they should be here in 3 weeks!!  Yay-do you think Gigi ~grumpy & aunt Mol-hee can handle me!!  Haha-we'll see!!

Beautiful new grandbaby-being rocked by his grumpy-Alden Alexander Sullivan Bartlett--born Nov9-2010. He's perfect!!