Our handsome son Bartholomew married beautiful Kelly on Saturday at St. Thomas More church. We are blessed to have Kelly and her sweet daughter Camellia in our family. The weather was perfect and so lovely. Our daughter Amanda was a bridesmaid and did awesome. It was her dream to be a bridesmaid and she enjoyed it a lot. Christina and April were readers and did a great job. Kelly's uncle did the first reading. It was nice meeting some of Kelly's relatives who live out-of-state. Dillon was the best man and Camellia was the maid of honor. Kelly's sister Pam was the matron of honor and Elena and Lila were flower girls. Mother and Son Dance Tom and I won a dance contest that was for married couples! Elimination of couples occurred as the DJ gave years married. We were the last couple dancing because we were married the longest at 45 years. We won a gift card from Bart and Kelly. Our beautiful grandchildren Two of our gorgeous daughters - April and Christina! They were readers for the church service! Daughter Sara and grandson Dean Daughter April with her husband Michael and their son Dean!
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Our son is getting married this Saturday. Our daughter Amanda is thrilled to be a bridesmaid for the first time. A bridesmaid dropped out so Amanda was asked the end of August to fill in. We went to David's Bridal to get her dress ordered. They didn't have her size. The only one they had closest to her size was in Georgia's David Bridal and unfortunately, 2 sizes too big. It's been altered and sharing the picture of Amanda wearing it. Our two granddaughters Elena and Lila will be flower girls. Our grandson Dillon will be a junior groomsman and Carmellia will be a junior bridesmaid. Camellia is the bride's daughter and the same age as Dillon.
I had to order several dresses before I decided on one. And I love my navy blue sparkly dress! Shoes have been a problem with getting the right size. I looked in many stores but couldn't find any navy blue with low heels. I have to have a little extra height in shoes because I didn't want to get dress altered. Why do I have to be so short? haha I even ordered a size 10 petite and still too long with flats. It seems like the stores aren't carrying as many shoes to try on, so I ordered shoes online from Macy's, Kohl's and Amazon. I have a pair now. I wish they made more rounded toe shoes for women with wide feet. I'll share wedding pictures next week. I had my IV infusion this past Wednesday at the treatment center for my 2 year maintenance therapy. I haven't felt great since it but doing okay. My white blood count is still way too low. I do have great news about my recent CT scan - it was good and showed no recurrent lymphoma. Woohoo! I have next CT scan in 6 months and next IV infusion treatment in October. As usual, I was dizzy but this time I start falling but I grabbed a divider shield in front of desk when I checked out. I'm glad I didn't break it. But I got to ride in a wheelchair after this happened to our car. Tom pulled up right away to the door. Such service. :)
Something interesting was said to me by the technician while I had the CT scan. I had a mask on so she only saw my forehead and she asked me if I had Indian blood. She mentioned that her mother had Cherokee in her background. Apparently, my forehead reminded her of her mother's. People have asked me in the past if I have Native American blood. I don't know of any. This summer we had our eight-year-old grandson Dillon during the daytime on Tuesday-Friday every other week. Grandpa did a lot of things with Dillon. They went fishing, played cards, checkers and some times they played with the train set in our basement. I enjoyed having him here too. Last week, our other grandson Dean was here one night to sleep in a tent with Dillon in our woods. We sat around the fire pit and had grilled hot dogs and pasta salad. The boys and Grandpa ended up coming to the house to sleep. The next day, I playing hide and seek with the boys and it was a blast. On Thursday, Dillon realized it was his last day of summer to be with us because our son Bart had planned to take Friday off. Usually Dillon would have been here on Friday. He seemed sad and was wondering if he wouldn't see us until the holidays. f I told him we would see him before the holidays! Sara turned 44 last Tuesday and Bart was 36 two weeks ago. I'm sharing pictures from our days of tubing, fishing, and cookout! The summer went by so quickly. Tom and I celebrated our anniversary earlier in the week. Sara and Amanda had a summer respite for 4 days so it was the perfect time for us to get away. We went to Murphin Ridge Inn in Adams County for a couple of nights. The photo was taken by our server at the restaurant where we ate dinner outside. The tables were far apart and there were never many eating at one time. In this rural and Amish area, there are fewer cases of COVID-19. It wasn't our first choice but felt it was the safest place to go.
Our cabin was lovely and we received a huge surprise while there. We returned to our cabin after spending time at the pool and we were shocked to see a bucket with champagne, two glasses filled with chocolate kisses, fruit, crackers and cheese plates, chocolate covered strawberries, and a cake. The inn had forgotten to include a card but we learned it was from our daughters, April and Christina. Underneath the goodies was a gas fireplace. We realized that it didn't put out any heat so had it on in the evenings. Very romantic! Our grandson Dean's 6th birthday was last Monday! We dropped off his presents in the afternoon, and we had a fun zoom birthday meeting with him in the evening. A lot of family members joined in on the zoom event! Dean loved it and we did too! He is an awesome little boy and brings us great joy.
I can't believe today was already Memorial Day. It was different without having all our kids and grandkids here. Christina visited us on Saturday, and we went for a walk. Sara and Amanda started back to their camp last week after being home for 2 1/2 months. Only one or two other adults are attending. The adult recreational camp is in phrase 1 which means only 8 are allowed with a reduced staff. I am wondering if it is due to transportation. We now take them to camp and pick them up. We are allowed to go back to church this next week. I'm glad things are opening up for us. Tom and I went to our son's house to celebrate our youngest granddaughter's 5th birthday! Lila was as cute as ever and we enjoyed seeing our other grandchildren. I did hate that Elena and Lila cried when I tried to leave. They wanted me to stay longer. It's been weeks since we've seen them and they were afraid it would be a while before we would see each other again. The COVID-19 virus has certainly changed our lives but we need to continue trust God. We are thankful that all of us are staying well during this time.
Because of the COVID-19 virus, my husband couldn't go into the cancer treatment room with me for my 4th cycle of maintenance therapy. He dropped me off and got groceries. Then he went home. When I was on the second bag with the rituximab drug, I called him to let him know when I'd be done! All the patients and staff wore masks. I have made two masks but the one I am wearing I bought.
I'm thankful to God that the first nurse didn't attempt to try to get a vein for IV when she couldn't find a good one. Sometimes they keep trying to get the tube into a vein, then finally give up and get another nurse. She realized that another nurse was needed. Suzanne found a vein and got it in the first attempt. If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, I will send one soon and giveaway is $10 gift certificate to Amazon. There is a form on home page to sign up. Keep safe, my friends. Sara and Amanda are home still from their Adult recreational camp, but enjoying doing exercise tapes, especially Richard Simmons' ones. During this time of quarantine, these jokes might brighten your day! A church friend Regina shared them with me!
Day 17 of Self-Isolation (Feels like a 100) You know if you keep a glass of wine in each hand you can’t accidentally touch your face. I am starting to understand why pets try to run out of the house when the door opens. Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands??? I’m so excited; it’s time to take the garbage out. I wonder what I should wear? You think it’s bad now? In 20 years our country will be run by people home schooled by day drinkers… Day 7 at home and the dog is looking at me like, “See? This is why I chew the furniture.” Home schooling question: Does having your children fix you mixed cocktails count as a chemistry lesson? (Sorry, I’m new at this) Where’s your husband?....In the garden….I didn’t see him…. You just need to dig a little. My Mom always told me I wouldn’t accomplish anything by laying in the bed all day, but look at me now! I’m saving the world! Coronavirus has turned us all into dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food. We’re told “no” if we get too close to strangers. And we get really excited about car rides. If anyone owes you money, go to their house now. They should be home. Homeschooling Day #3: they all graduated. #Done. I’m giving up drinking for a month. Sorry, punctuation typo. I’m giving up. Drinking for a month. When our churches were closed in our area, I cried and couldn't believe this had happened. I don't remember ever missing church on Easter. I have fond memories of going to sunrise service on Easter at Powell Memorial church with my mother and sisters in my youth. For years, I enjoyed going to Easter at St. Louis with my hubby and children. After downsizing seven years ago, we have also attended St. Ann's. It's hard on our youngest daughter Amanda because she is an altar server, so hasn't been able to serve at Mass since last month. Now we watch church services on TV and have faith in our wonderful Lord that soon things will return to normal.
I hope and pray all of you are staying well during this unusual time in our lives. Have a Blessed and Happy Easter. Hope everyone is staying well during this time. It's been interesting in the Craver household. Three adult daughters live with us. One daughter was planning on moving out by now, but didn't get to start her job yet with the COVID-19. Other two attend an adult camp and it is closed. I also have a retired husband who can't go to his activities that he enjoys. It's hard to write with so much going on here. I'm going to start getting up earlier in the morning and writing.
Here is a new review for my Christmas of Hope: book Sweet story and a quick read. This is the fourth book in The Bishops Daughter series. This series would probably be better read in order. Most of the characters were probably introduced in previous books. I could still follow what was going on but I felt like I missed the flow of the book. It was still a good story. Buy link for Amazon! |
AuthorI write Amish fiction, Christian fiction, Historical Christian fiction, Contemporary Romances, and Chick-Lit Mystery. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother. I have 6 wonderful children and 6 adorable grandchildren. I give thanks to God for being a cancer survivor! |