My Mandolin hobbie update!

I thought I needed to update my progress on my mandolin lessons. I bought a book and a DVD of the same teacher, and so far I have mastered 1 scale- G, 4 chords,G,C,D,A, and 3 songs, all in the key of G, Yankee Doodle, Worried Man Blues, and Wildwood flower. My Dad is so proud, he likes me to come by and "pick" with him. He wanted to play my mandolin so bad, I ended up ordering one for him. He loves to pick on it and it is fun to have someone else play along with me. I know Mom is probably tired of hearing the same song, along with all the mistakes I make. Dad plays his Martin Guitar while I play the melody and try to keep up. He just gets faster and faster, while I am struggling to hit the right string. I am surprise I have gotten this far. It is fun and a real challenge to do so many things at one time. Read the music, find the string, and do the fingering on the left hand, along with keep the tempo, and think about the words to the song. I love all kinds of music and this is just a way to enjoy the sound. Dad wants to have a picking at his house and let me play my one or two songs. I don't know if I am ready to jump into the middle of all these experienced men and women, I don't want them to think I am replacing any of them. This is my Dad's whole life. He looks forward to every opportunity to play with a bunch of people. I think I can take it or leave it. But for now, I am gonna give it a try.

The first image of Baby Spraggins

This is the first image of Baby Girl Spraggins, Grand Mama (ME) and Lindsey (mommy)!

My Surprise!

Lindsey and Gary have had a big year. They decided to look for a bigger home and sell their first home. This didn’t take too long, once Lindsey started looking. She finally found one that was just perfect and located between interstate 20 and Interstate 30. It is so nice to have them on this side of Dallas, it is only 90 minutes from my door to hers! This is a good thing because in October, she and Gary surprised me with the big news…. SHE IS WITH CHILD!! It was a Friday, when Lindsey called and said she and Gary wanted to come by, they were in Tyler for some sales meeting, and were bringing lunch. This sounded unusual for her, she always plans ahead, but I didn’t hesitate on a visit. We all ate and sat around for a while, when she let me know she had made me copies of our old home movies on CD’s and brought them to me. As we went over the CD’s and the neat way she had designed the covers, we got to the back last CD case, and on it was a hand written title of “It’s time to start a new Edition of Home Movies! Baby Spraggins due in June!” I was so happy I looked at her and told her “ oh my goodness, really, WOW, wonderful…GREAT!” I can’t tell you the joy I felt! Yes, she is having a baby around June 4, 2010. I was so thrilled to become a Grand MaMa! I can’t wait to start spoiling and kissing the new little bundle of joy! On January 14, 2014, I was invited to share in the joy of the viewing of the sonogram of the baby, where the doctors measure and check how the baby is developing, they also tell you the sex of the baby! We found out she is having a GIRL and that everything was on schedule for birth the first of June. We were all so excited to now know the little one is a girl, now a name and preparations for her arrival has began! PINK, PINK, PINK everywhere! We left the office and went to eat at The Cotton Patch, where we called everyone and informed them of the news. After digesting the news and food, we went shopping for pink stuff! It was a rainy and cool day, but I was on cloud 9! What a wonderful day with my daughter and her husband, by four o clock, Lindsey was really tired and we went home. I had to come back to Tyler to work on Friday, so I called Camy, my cousin and we talked all the way home about babies and the future! I praise God for this wonderful blessing we are receiving!