This is us with our newest neice Brianna.  This was some time ago, so she is a bit older now.  She is the friendliest baby.  Seems to never meet a stranger.  Wish we could see her more often.

Today has been a very laid back day.  I have cleaned the house, dusted-the real way with pledge spray and a rag, and have gotten most of the laundry done in the house.   I am now working on rearranging the furniture again, much to Bill's disliking.  He fusses cause I am always changing it.  I just can't stand seeing the same thing month after month.

Lets see, for my pet peeve today I choose nit-picking.  To me, nit-picking is finding all the faults with something (minor or major)  and making a huge dramatic deal out of each of them, instead of trying to look past them.  I think that this hurts alot of relationships between couples and also within families. 

For example, my family in Indiana did not like the thought of my uncle's step-daughter recieving the flag that had been draped over his coffin.  They said that because she was not his real daughter, she did not deserve it.  To me, I think she had every right to it, even though he did have 2 sons.  The reason I feel this way is because he raised her from the time she was 4 years old.  As he and her mother aged, she stayed by them and took care of them.  When her mother died, she looked after my uncle faithfully for 5 years.  She took care of his bills, she run his erronds, she helped bath him and changed his diaper when he was suffering from end stage Alzheimers.  She kept up with all of his medications and his doctors appointments and made sure he made it to all of them.  Although he did have 2 sons, they were able to remain in there homes over 600 miles away and leave his care soley to their step-sister.    When he died, they got mad because the preacher presented her with the flag that had been on his coffin.  The brothers both recieved flags from the US Army, at the same time at the end of his 21 gun salute.  On top of that, she decided to keep a few of his photo albums, as well as the wedding album from him and her mother.   My family is irate because of this.  I think its justified.  He was her father for over 50 years!  I cant believe it is even an issue!  Needless to say, I always have been, and will continue to be the outcast of the family.  **Sniff sniff**  I guess after reading this I will definitly be off of the family reunion list won't I?

Bill and I both hope and pray that our family's either leave us nothing, or spill out exactly what they want done with each and every thing that they own.   We both feel that we would rather end up with nothing but our memories rather than to fight over our parents belongings.  I have heard stories of children going in and while one parent is still living, taking things that belonged to the other parent without even asking the living parent.  I can't believe that someone would have the "balls" to do something like that. 

Ok, that is the end of my rants for today.  This is a biggy so I may rant on about it more tomorrow...till then, is there any family that would like to adopt this outcast?   I think I will be disowned soon...