What about.... you can call me......

Pam

Still waiting for grandbaby!

But in the meantime, what should I be called -  Grandmother, Grammie, Gram, Grandma, Nana, Nannie, Meme..........

Help!

None of these seem to fit!

So, I've waited so long to become I grandmother that I'm thinking I have to have the perfect name.  WRONG, I know it really doesn't matter and I'm hoping that when I hold this baby and nuzzle him/her and smell that sweet baby smell, then I'll know.  I think ya just gotta feel with my heart and stop thinking with my head. 

Okay, so what do I feel like...... 

What about....Baby Jones

\Single digits people, we're in single digits!

9 days (or so) left!!

What about.....a redneck's Disney World!!

Need I say more...... 

 Last weekend we made the trip to the annual Moose Lottery Drawing- Everyone know what I mean?...  You pay money to put your name into a drawing to get a permit to shoot a moose.  Simple, right??

I took this picture thinking I'd hopefully enter the Best of the Beast Photo Contest.  I was hoping Jeff would get a permit, after putting his name in the lottery 25 years I thought it was time.  Wouldn't that be fun.  Maybe a picture of baby Oscah riding his first moose.....or maybe a picture of baby Oscah lasooing a moose.... or....... maybe a picture of baby Oscah napping in the antlers....... or......move on Pam.

This is where it started 

Followed by a little fooling around with my camera and The Jones families.  Three of them were soothing a sweet tooth..........  We see you Carol......

This is the camera man from that show "North Woods Law"  and the place was loaded with "Hollywood Wardens"  You'd have to watch the show to fully understand that phrase.  And, no, I don't get paid to say that, although, maybe I ............  never mind

Mom and Dad - they had the comfy chairs in the back - the rest of us, hard plastic pain in the butt chairs, literally!

Let the festivities begin!!

Wayne gets his name drawn right of the bat!  Interviews followed and then the planning begins.

Oh wait!   An hour later....... MY NAME!

The plans start changing..........

So, why is it- just when you've got the bull by the horns, someone adds a set of horns!  Get it, "bull by the horns"  In case you couldn't guess we both both got bull permits.  

Gotta go,

I've got guns to try on!

Gotta find the perfect fit!

and btw -    Fifty is turning out Fabulous, wouldn't you say?

What about.... the baby

Just two weeks left!!

And she still helps the boys put in the float!!

Let the excitement roll!!!!

What about.....hand me downs

Ain't she a beauty!

As most of you know, Mom, Lindsey and I travel the state of Maine in April on the annual Shop Hop.  We've done this now for 3 years and at the end of every year prizes are handed out according to how many of the shops you visit during the month.  WE VISIT THEM ALL!  from Cape Neddick to Presque Isle - we do all 32 shops!  And in May - we rest!

This $3000 dollar sewing machine is the prize I won this year.  That's the 3 of us picking up the prize!

You could say I carried away the Grand Prize - and you'd be exactly right!

I carried it all the way to Mom's house.

Long story short, I always said if I won I was giving the machine to Mom  - so that's where she  resides( and Mom I think we really need to give her a name, she's red so maybe something a little firey!?!? )

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And as usual when Mom gets a new machine (Dad, step away from the computer and plug your ears) which she's done a couple of times, her last machine gets handed down to Lindsey, Lindsey latest machine gets handed down to me, and my latest machine will go to the next in line - sorry friends, our family is a little bigger - I've got a sisiter-in-law and a neice that sew.

So, now I want to talk about "hand me downs" but what I really want to say is a HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FABRIC GARDEN and all the people that help run this Shop Hop and donated  prizes making it possible for me to give this to Mom after she's handed down (Dad, plug those ears again) I think we've counted 7 or 8 sewing machines.  Winning and receiving is fun but being able to give like this really is what it's all about - I've learned from example, wouldn't you say?

BTW, this is turning out to be a fantastic 50th year - 50  just rocks people!!