February Days...

Derek would lay a piece of popcorn on his leg

and Jack would come and eat it...he enjoyed it

just as much or more than Dad and Derek.

Glad they didn't start trying to give Jack

some of grandpa's orange soda!

Tom checking out the new guitar I got him
for his 50th birthday (February 2nd). The
big 5 - 0. He felt just like me, no difference
from 49! He'd taken a little interest in Malia's
guitar and so I wanted to get him one that he
could play around with and maybe pick-up a
few notes here and there.



Checkin' it out.



A happy picture of the folks. They came on November
13th (2009) and now they have told us that they plan
to leave for Seattle around the first of March. That's only
a week from now. Wow...it'll be lonely around here with-
out them. We have enjoyed their time here and now we'll
have to wait for their visit down South this coming winter.

Is Change Really that Good?

Sometimes our words come back to "bite" us or "haunt" us, and on my February 2nd Blog entry I said that change is sometimes good...and at that point I agreed and still do, until it comes up front and personal. I have had a difficult week and a half since Malia has moved away from home. Her and Tom weren't seeing "eye" to "eye" and this sounds maybe a little crude, but it might be something like "my house, my rules"....."you fit into the rules, the standards, etc. of the home and you get to enjoy the benefits of home"...No BIG or major thing happened I guess, it was more a build-up of things that eventually came to the point where Malia was relieved to not be under the same roof as Tom and I believe the feeling was mutual with him. But this mom here has had a hard time having her "baby" away from home especially since she is still in school. She is living in an apartment with another 17 year old girl. Since Tom didn't let her take the car, she is getting rides to/from school, to/from work by me or Daniel or Derek. Tom feels that there can be some benefit and growth if right choices are made in the situation. Hopefully that will happen...we talk or text or see each other most days, so that helps. She and Daniel both plan to graduate this December, both are doing well in school...so lets hope that stays that way. Have appreciated all the love and support from our friends here that know and love all of us and know the situation.