These Are The Things I Want To Remember Forever

We have good days. 

And we have bad days. 

We have funny days. 

And we have sad days.
(that was not meant to rhyme....it is just what came out) 

I always want to remember every day with her. 

Because she is my Grandma (see post from last summer all about her), and I love her. 

I want to remember everything about her.

But most of all I want to remember:

1. Her little laugh.

2. The way she walks (or shuffles).

3. How, when she sings, she acts like she is conducting an army of musicians. 

4. Her wedding ring that can't come off her hand because it has been there for 60-some years.

5. The way she calls me "Doll-baby" and "Honey-pot".

6. The funny words she invents. 

7. How she blows kisses across the room.

8. How she consistently feeds the dogs every meal no matter how many times she is told not to. 

9. Her little pink slippers. 

10. How , when I tell her to smile, she says "Hello camera, Grandma proud of you!" and waves.

Yours truly,
Mackenzie Hope

A Bit of My Day

I took a couple pictures today.
Here and there I would pull out my camera and take a picture of something that caught my eye. Some thing that I thought would make a good photograph.
I think photographers see in photographs.
So, here are a few of today's shots.


Yours, truly,
Mackenzie Hope

This Made Me Smile::Monday::

In my last blog post I mentioned that I was going to do something new on my blog.

Well, I have decided to post something every Monday. 

Something that makes me smile. 

It might be a picture. 

It may be a good quote. 

It may be a memory.
Maybe a Bible verse. 

I might even be a link to a friend's blog. 

Just something that makes me smile. 

You see, Mondays seem to be days that everyone dreads....I will admit that I do at times. I want to change that a bit, so that it why I am going to start doing this. 

So, today's "Made me smile" is a picture. 

This picture makes me smile for the following reasons:

1. This is me and my Grandma holding hands.

2. I know I want to save this picture forever because it was a real moment (not posed!). 

3. I love my Grandma and my family and I are very blessed have her living here.

4. I love the texture of her hand, it tells a story.

5. She loves that watch. 

So, that made me smile today. 

Happy Monday, I hope your day is full of smiles!

~Mackenzie 

11 Random Things

1. I am 6.1" ( and 1/4)

2. My all time favorite song is You Are My All In All ( I have no idea who it is originally by) . This song has been my favorite since I was able to start talking. It still is. 

4. I do not play sports well. 

Mackenzie + sports = tentative disaster 

I do love trying to play sports every once-in-a-while (like soccer), but none of the pro stuff for me.
One of the main reasons for this is that I always trip over myself. (see #1)

5. Sunsets are amazing. 
End of story.

6. Spring is amazing.
End of story.

7. I love answering the phone.

Everyone thinks I am my mom when I answer it. 

 Me: "Hello"

Person: "Hi A, I was calling to ask you what I should bring for that party."
Me:"What party?"
Person:"The surprise party for Mackenzie!"

Me: "Um, Ohhhh.....yeah. She would love a Canon 5D with a nice big external flash and while you are at it why don't you get her a 30mm 1.4 len-......"

Person (very confused at what a 5D even was): "Ummmm... I meant food"

Me (disappointed I am not going to get a 5D): "Oh, yeah. Food. Ummmm.....I guess you can bring some salad.

Here let me let you talk to mom.

MOM!"  

Person (feeling like they should have hung up when she said 5D): "Oh"

8. My favorite drink all -year-round is London Fog Bubble Tea.
It's the best stuff EVER.
No question about it. 

9. Our dog (Linda) has 10 million names.

For example: Boo, Loo, Shtoo, Shtoo-boo, Linda-loo, Loo-boo, Lind, Lindy-loo-boo.
And The Shtoobinator.
Yeah. 

10. The other night at the dinner table our family was talking about caucuses and primaries (yeah, we are just geeks like that). Someone asked my Grandma (who has stage 3 Alzheimer's and lives with us) what party she would vote for, she did not answer at the time. Soon the conversation turned to whether we should get livestock to put in our now empty horse pasture.
 I know politics and livestock they have such a connection.
I was begging and pleading that we get a horse that I could ride. Mom wanted sheep, and my older sister wanted a pony.
My little brother wanted nothing.
My dad wanted what my mom wanted (everyone say "Awwwww")
So my dad turned to my grandma and said "What would vote for: Sheep, Goats, or a Pony?" (apparently my horse had been voted out)
Grandma proudly replied, "I would vote republican"

11. Time flies. I mean, I can't believe it is March already! It seems like it was November just a few minutes ago!
And it seems like this morning was a few hours ago.
Wait, it was.

The End.

~Mackenzie Hope