Sunday Thoughts

I have shared how I prayed for my little grandson when my daughter was pregnant with him. I still can't believe sometimes that Otto is here and I will always be so thankful that God answered my prayer.
I had a situation happen today that is very sad and upsetting to me. I don't understand the actions of Otto's father. I am Grandma Linda, not Otto's mother, so it is hard. I can voice my opinion and I have, but that is all I do. I can pray and I do pray for that sweet little boy who has stolen my heart. 

A Glance at Otto's First Year

"Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while....but our hearts forever."  Unknown

Our little Otto Wirth came into our lives one year ago today. Oh, what a year this has been for our family. I am a bit sentimental this afternoon as I work my way through this blog post, but the purpose of my blog has always been to record my personal feelings and journey. This post is just a glance back over Otto's first year with us, so I understand that it isn't for all my readers. My heart is about to burst today and the tears are appearing off and on, tears of sheer happiness! I am so grateful that God allowed Angie to carry this baby to full term. It was a difficult nine months for my daughter and for Chris. Each step was hard and required a great deal of faith along with lots of prayers.  The delivery was not an easy one, but thanks to Gina and Chris, Angie was able to get that little guy out!

Being a grandmother is such a reward for raising our own children! It has brought me unexplainable JOY and HAPPINESS. I told Ang I didn't know I could love a grandbaby as much as I do...almost as much as I love my own two daughters that I was blessed with in my life. Being a grandmother is fulfillment that I was not able to understand....another pure JOY of being a woman. I raised two daughter and my life was filled with pink and dolls and gentle wonder. Now this little guy has been an exciting surprise to me the past year! Blue and trucks and strong little muscles...with lots of giggles and laughs. Having a grandson is a new adventure in my life and I quite like it!

I don't want to forget Otto's sister Ava in this post. We are so blessed to have her as our bonus grandchild! Those of you who know me, know that I would have been a bit sad not to have a granddaughter. Ava loves playing dolls with me and has been so much fun. She has even gotten me back into my vintage Barbie doll! She plays with me all the time and you know how grandmas like that!

So with a grateful heart, I will just be quiet now and let you have a little photo "review" of Otto's first year!

Happy Birthday sweet Baby! Grandma loves you...and so does Grandpa!

Tea Time Thursday #43

I am planning a special tea party next summer and have been on the hunt for six Mary Engelbreit cup and saucers. I found #6 at the big garage sale at the Clark County Fairgrounds on Saturday. It was $3 so I was pretty excited! This one has the quote about a grandmother, so I thought that was wonderful. It says "When a child is born, so is a grandmother". So sweet.

I didn't know that it was an Italian proverb! Of course, that makes it all more special for my family.

I have had this darling tea book by Mary Engelbreit for awhile now, so this seemed to be the right time to share it. It's a great book with many ideas and lots of pictures.

The book is filled with many of her darling graphics which are so colorful and so sweet.

The book end covers are this tea time patchwork. What a fun idea for a quilt. I wish it was as easy making a fabric quilt as it is to make a paper quilt!

I also have this ornament and it matches the ones featured on this page in the book.

Don't you just love this from Jane Auten's book EMMA? I would love to have this framed to hang on my wall.

When we did our Expo show, I found this great metal stove for my ME room. I now have it in my cottage...it makes a great display piece.

I'm working on another project using the 1950's plastic doll furniture that I once had growing up. I needed a kitchen table with chairs, so I was excited to find this set. It's in great condition. I hope to finish the project before the end of summer and yes, it will be a blog post down the road.

I hope you have enjoyed my Tea Time Thursday blog post. I seem to be flipping back and forth between my Tasha Tudor goodies and my Mary Engelbreit things. I love them both.