1929… 80 YEARS OLD….

Lisa April 17, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Today is April 17th, 2009, and on this date 80 years ago, my Great Grandma Sally was born. 

She was born the year the US Stock exchange crashed…. the first ten years of her life were to survive what history books call THE GREAT DEPRESSION.   I tell you this because we all have stories and we all have things that we have to endure to enjoy the nicer things of life…. We have to endure being separated for a short while… and when we are togetehr again, it will be HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN…After the depression, and so many things in her life,  Great Grandma Sally has done far more than survive… she adopted Nana, who adopted you, and now… THERE IS A GUILLIANNA…. for everyone to love and adopt into their hearts. 

In Grandma Sally’s 80 years so much has happened.   The world is a different place.   Herbert Hoover was president in 1929 and he was the very first president to have a telephone on his desk…. prior to this it was in a booth outside the president’s office.   Communication in the past eighty years has really changed.   Now I am able to communicate with you on the World Wide Web, and send you love letters to keep us close even while you work hard in Iraq.   In 1963, the president put the first hot line between the US and Russia in his office (following the missile crisis), now I have a hot line to you… and I am not even a president.   And cameras…. well take a good look at the photos Nana keeps taking… Grandma Sally saw the first hand held cameras in 1948… and now Nana can’t seem to get one out of her hand.   YOU WOULD THINK THAT TODAY WHEN I WAS LOOKING QUITE ADORABLE, AT GG-ma Sharyns house Nana would have had her camera… but no … she didn’t get even on picture… what is up with that…

Grandma Sally has seen the development of many things that make my world possible… x-rays… well they help Poppy help people and make it so he can give me CAMP NANA.   In 1953 television, which I love to watch baby Einstein on… and while hairspray in 1955 is not something I currently need, it seems something a princess will eventually use… and nylons, and radio, and transistor radios, microwaves, LP records in 1948, to music CD’s downloaded from iTunes… and cell phones, text messaging and a bazillion other things.   Since the 1920’s we now have bandaids, and insulin…( THANK GOODNESS since Nana uses her fair share of the stuff)  We have seen all kinds of new transportation and invented helicoptors in 1939  gone from propeller planes to  jets… a most important toy the SLINKY  came in 1945… AND E-MAIL in 1972… right after pocket calculators and the micro processor of 1971…  well… enough history I guess, I was just making the point that there are so many wonderful things Great Grandma Sally has seen, but THE MOST WONDERFUL OF ALL WILL SURELY BE THE DAY YOU COME HOME FROM IRAQ AND HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS, AND NANA SNAPS A PICTURE WITH HER ‘HAND HELD CAMERA’ AND PUTS IT UP ON THE ‘WORLD WIDE WEB’.  

Happy 80th Birthday Great Grandma Sally, I cannot wait to meet you and until I do please remember… the greatest day ever was the day you adopted my Nana… because of that, she found my mom and I now I have born to a country they serve and protect for my future.   I don’t know what I will do when I grow up, or how many children I may have, but I do know that the labor of your love, made my life possible.    HAPPY HEALTHY BIRTHDAY… LOVE YOUR LITTLE GUGU BUG!

Today was spent visiting Great Grandma Sharyn, or my GG-ma as I like to call her.   I got all dressed and ready to go… made the trip there, and not a single photo… not a single one… when we got home Nana tried  to slip in a few pics, but it’s clear, I am tired, it is late, and not the best photo op… who did she think she was kidding… I say… write … protest and let her know you won’t put up with such silliness… I mean if she expects me to put on a smile and act like it is – all the middle of the dayand stuff.., as if… not…. or that it is my happy time, and for me to ACT like the princess that I am, well then she better not try to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes and slip in some late night photo THAT CLEARLY SHOWS I AM EXHAUSTED FROM MY DAY OF PRINCESS VISITING …. shame on Nana…. you are busted!   I told my mom on you, and I will not hesitate to tattle on you in the future… 

I think I set her straight though now mom…   until tomorrow, I love you , and and I miss you, and I hope you can still have sweet dreams of me, even if Nana didn’t get my smiles and cuteness on the web from earlier today…. I am always your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

Mrs. Pat and Brett

Lisa April 16, 2009 4Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

How are you doing today?   I am doing great.   I was a bundle of energy today despite the fact that I only slept from about 3am to 5am…

I was up and ready to go… ready for formation, PT, and anything else you could imagine, other than sleep.    I fell asleep for a nap this afternoon which lasted all of 15 minutes… my cold is better, but still not gone… it’s a keeper I guess… and now Poppy is sick with the CRUD, that makes people cough… and cough and cough… 

Today Mrs. Pat brought her son Brett over to meet the puppies…. they already saw me the other day, but Brett, well he is a lover of dogs, and he came to say hi to ours.   Mr. Griff greeted them both with such adoration… barking so loud he scares himself.   After a few minutes of canine chaos… they settled in and all was okay.   Thank you Mrs.  Pat for bringing Brett by the house… to meet MR. GRIFF in real life… AND I DO MEAN REAL LIFE… anyone who has been to visit CAMP NANA, knows the pooches rule the roost here…

Here I am today, just hanging out with my boppy and loving being upright, as it makes me cough less.

I am wearing an outfit, my great Aunt Pam gave me, and Nana says it makes me look even more Adorable than I already am.

Just one small tidbit Aunt Pam, the phrase on the shirt…”my sunshine”  only HELPS NANA BREAK INTO SONG… YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE…. YOU MAKE ME HAPPY WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY… BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH…. one more verse of it, and I may just jump right out of the outfit, and my skin….ewww… gross… note to self –  keep skin, tape Nana’s mouth…

I love you both very much, as Little Miss Adorable… prepares for bed, I hope you have sweet dreams of me, and know how much you are loved.

Your daughter,

Guillianna…

TAX DAY! April 15th, 2009

Lisa April 15, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad…

You are moving out of our first home, and packing everything to leave Fort Hood.   I am resting at Camp Nana, and everyone on the news is talking about TAX day.  

My Mimi from California, is very busy this time of year, so I want to say thank you for making the trip to see me this past week end.   I bet you are tired now, and still have to work so hard.   THANK YOU

I hope that Nana is finally caught up with everything and we can now be on time with my love letters…   Tonight Great Aunt Pam came over instead of Thursday, and we had a great time playing and I ate soooooo good for her… I was a chow hound!   Nana and Poppy thought they would get to sleep tonight around eleven or so, but they didn’t know I was up and ready to go… wide eyed, and ready to play… it is now eleven twenty six…. and I am still, LOOKING LIKE IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP NOT GO TO SLEEP….  ha ha …. party my crib  two a.m.   and I am not kidding….  while I tease Nana, and keep her going a while… (she may be a bit tired tomorrow….hee hee hee)

Please remember  – I love you both very much, as always, Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

How long does a Michigan cold last?

Lisa April 15, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

It is Tuesday, and I have had this cold for a week a week tomorrow… I am not trying to whine.. but geez… this is not fun.  I am a bit better every day, but at night, the nose gunk, really makes me irritated to where I cannot sleep.   

Today we stayed at camp all day, and rested.   I really do have a relaxing day,  when we have no plans… and Nana says it will help me get better faster.  Can you believe Nana didn’t charge the battery on her camera… and couldn’t have my daily photo shoot today…. what is up with that Nana… ?   Are you slipping again…?  Lucky for you guys there are a couple quick shots of me… and yes I am adorable even when I am not posed for a photo shoot.

Nana had to rewash dishes and glasses from the party, and send notes to some people that helped make the party for her.   She also left some things undone over the weekend for Poppy, but will get them sorted out and done tonight.   After today, we should be back on track.  

We have no appointments tomorrow either, and I am sure more rest is on my camp nana schedule… probably until the sniffles and cough are gone… daddy has has his for weeks, but I am hoping to be done with mine sooner than later…. since I am not allowed outside without a coat.   Nana says daddy is back in Texas where it is warmer and soon to be in Iraq where it is probably even warmer…so maybe now he too will get better.

I love you both very much but Nana is making me get to bed early tonight, and has the vaporizer on already…just remember even with a cold I am still your one and only – Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!