Grandma Cheatham's Viewing & Funeral

This posting is for the close family and friends and anyone else who cares to see pictures of the viewing and funeral and my intentions are not to offend anyone.

Wednesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. was the viewing in Frankfort, IN. Thursday morning was the funeral at 10 a.m. They had the funeral dinner immediately following the service and then the burial was about 1 1/2 hours away near Shelbyville/Franklin, IN at 3:30 p.m.

Following the viewing Wednesday evening, 31 of us went out to eat to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant there in Frankfort, IN. Thanks to Nathan Easley - our wonderful cousin - for treating every single one of us and only requesting that we all leave the tip. Thanks! We had a great time and was able to spend some fun times together during unfortunate circumstances. Family is a great thing!

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Aug 22 & 23, 2007 Grandma Cheatham's Viewing & Funeral

No, outsmarting us parents...

Just tooo smart. Monday, Lindsey was unusually very fussy and I was set on her having a very necessary nap. I put her to sleep and went and laid her down. Five seconds later she was awake. I laid down beside her and got her back to sleep. Jonathan arrived home from work about that time. I quietly got up from laying beside her. I was out of the room for a mere few minutes and she very loudly let us know that she was awake. I then sent Jonathan in to take care of her because we were going to win the battle. He laid down with her and she decided she wanted to play. A few minutes went by and then Jonathan decided to holler for me to let me know she wasn't going back to sleep and BAM she hit the pillow beside Jonathan like a scared cat. She KNEW that Mama meant business and that she was supposed to be going to sleep and not playing. So, I came in and gave her the Mama talk about having to take a nap and that she had to lay down beside Daddy. I left out of the room and did not see her again until she was awake from her nap. Jonathan told me later that after I left back out of the room that she still wasn't going to sleep and so Jonathan said to her, "Do you know what Mommy would do if she was in here and she knew you weren't laying down and going to sleep?" She clapped her hands in a manner implying -spanking- and then patted her hand on the pillow. She KNEW that she was supposed to go to sleep. Well, she finally did under the persistent help of her Daddy. (Yes, he disciplines her as well, although this story doesn't seem to imply that, but she knew that Mommy meant business about the whole sleeping situation as we have been dealing a lot with this lately.)

On another note, which might be the cause of the fussing, she has been teething. I kept watching for this one particular tooth to come in for the last two weeks and then tonight I checked and to my amazement there were two new teeth that are coming in and the one I had been expecting isn't one of them. She now has 14 with more quickly to come. The two new ones are hardly visible, but I can actually feel the hard tooth that is coming through so the teething on those aren't over with - uugghh!!

Here are some 1sts for Lindsey


She finished unrolling a roll of toilet paper to the very end the other day. She has rolled toilet paper off before, but never in a LARGE quantity and never finished a roll off before. But, she has now. I had to laugh and realized that I was lucky that this hadn't happened before now.

Monday evening when we had the whole sleeping ordeal we were actually at my parents house and she took her nap in my parents bed. When she wakes up from her naps she always just crys enough to let me know she's awake. Well, she didn't this time. Here she came walking into the kitchen from the bedroom. She had never done this before and it quite shocked me. I knew she could get down off of the bed by herself, but she had never done it after a nap. My little girl! Where did the baby go? She wasn't crying, and she just looked really sleepy.

She told me Monday evening for the first time that her diaper was dirty. I have asked her on other occasions if her diaper was dirty and she would imply that it was, but she had never initiated the grand news. Monday, she came up to me and kept trying to get my attention and hitting on my skirt. I thought she just wanted to sit in my lap and then I looked down at her and she started pulling at the back of her skirt. And... sure enough - she needed changed. Another step leading to the readiness of being potty trained. YEAH!!

Well, I hope this didn't bore you too bad, but I guess it's too late if you were, because you've obviously read it all now. Until next time - Tu da loo!

Grandma Cheatham

Jonathan's Grandma Cheatham passed away in the early hours of this past Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. She lived a very full life, one of ministry with her husband. She has now joined him in Heaven and they are together again and both free of pain. Grandma had been very sick and although her death was not unexpected it is never easy to let a loved one go. It is peaceful to know that she is no longer suffering. Please remember the family in your prayers. The viewing is Wednesday evening and the funeral is Thursday morning.

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Grandma Cheatham

Obituary (http://www.goodwinfuneralhome.com/obituaryNew.asp#Cheatham)
Frances Esther Cheatham 79, formerly of Franklin, IN passed away early Sunday, August 19, 2007 in her home, following an extended illness.
She was born on February 26, 1928 in Frankfort, IN to the late Rev. Dorsey and Esther (Miller) Schenck. She married Rev. Robert E. Cheatham on June 9, 1952.
She is survived by her five children, Joy (David) Easley of Bradleyville, MO, Cindy (Paul) Easley of Frankfort, IN, Brinda (Jay) Pitcher of Fishers, IN, John Cheatham of Dalton, OH and Retha (Clayton) Jones of Pell City, AL. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchidlren, 2 brothers, Lee Schenck of Lakeland, FL and Rev. Eugene Schenck of Ashboro, NC, and 1 sister, Linda LeBaron of Westfield, IN. She was preceded in death by her wonderful husband of 53 years, 2 brothers, and 1 grandchild.
She graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and Frankfort Pilgrim College. She served as a pastor's wife and a legal secretary for many years.
Services will be at 10:00 am Thursday, August 23, 2007 at Bible Holiness Church, Frankfort, IN with Reverends Mark Mowery and Lonny Dunn officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, IN and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be 3:30 pm at Miller Cemetery in Shelbyville, IN. Memorials may be made to: Memorial donations may be made to L.A.O.M. (Latin American Outreach Mission) P.O. Box 401, Frankfort, IN. with envelopes available.

Pregnancy Q & A

I have never posted anything like this, but I though this was pretty funny and quite blog worthy.

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.

Q: I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.

Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?

Q: My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor,but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A! : Right after you find out you're pregnant.

Q: Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word "alimony" means anything to you.

Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.

Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

Q: Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Haha! Gotcha!! You thought this was an announcement posting for an addition to the Pitcher family! Well to set all of you wonderers straight - No, is the answer to the question! My Mom actually sent this to me in an e-mail and I enjoyed a few laughs from it and thought you might enjoy as well. Have a great weekend!

I took this pic of Lindsey back in July on a Sunday night after church. For the life of me she would NOT cooperate. I could not get her to stand still long enough to smile at me for one decent picture. I took about 24 pics and this is the best I got with Grandpa S. in the background. She was too busy clowning around and wanting to see the picture that I hadn't even taken yet. She's getting "bad" about that. I go to take her picture and before I have even snapped the picture she is up running towards me to see what the picture looks like. I guess that means I've taken one too many pics of her in the last 18 months and the technology of digital cameras - haha! They do learn some things way to fast that's for sure.

Shaffer / Loper Wedding

Last Friday, my good friend Joanne Loper got married. My brother and I were the photographers. My brother takes ALL of the pictures and I do ALL of the placing as to where people should be for the pictures. I only took some quick snapshots with my own little camera, but thought I would go ahead and share them with you (non-professional). It was a very pretty wedding. The recepion was at Der Dutchman's Amish Restaurant. Congratulations Solomon & Joanne. I wish you both much happiness and a wonderful life together!

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8-10-2007 Solomon & Joanne Shaffer's Wedding

Mater / Miller Wedding

My cousin Martha Going and her family attended their new pastors wedding this past Saturday. They live in Indiana and came over this past weekend and stayed with my parents. Martha borrowed my Mom's camera for the wedding and I have now posted all 60 some pictures that she took to my picasa web album so that she can download the pictures at home. I thought while I was at it that some of you other blog readers might be interested as well. Enjoy!

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8-11-07 Mike & Michelle Mater's Wedding

!! BIG GIRL !!

"Wow, what a Big Girl you are!", I told Lindsey as I clapped, jumped up and down and commended her greatly on her accomplishment!

Lindsey went potty in her potty chair for the very first time today.

I don't know if I will ever be able to conquer the whole potty training thing quite as early as my own Mother did, but at least at 18 months, Lindsey has a verrry good idea of the whole picture. She knows all about opening and shutting the lid, tp, and flushing it. Now - - - to just get her to do this all the time, but at least it is a step in the right direction.

I couldn't resist posting this great news that happened today!

I'll also gladly take any suggestions regarding this subject that any of you experienced mothers would like to offer.

Catch up Posting!

I have lots of pictures that I haven't shared with you. Some from a couple of weeks ago and some from the last few days. I hope you enjoy!

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Lindsey and I went up to Brian and Janella's house for the day. It was just us four girls. Our daughters and Janella and me. It was scheduled way ahead of time due to our car situation for the two of us to spend the day at their house and to go swimming. It started out as a very cloudy cool day, but the sun finally came out much later. We had the pool 100% to ourselves, which Janella figured would be the case since the neighborhood seems to be mostly made up of working households including the mothers for the most part. We had fun and Lindsey got to experience her first big pool. She did good, but has a very healthy fear :)

Swimming Day 7-25-07

Lindsey received an awesome gift last Saturday. Grandma and Grandpa Pitcher came and bought her a swing set. She absolutely loves it. We had a great day being together despite the horrible heat while the guys put the set together for about 3 hours or so.

~THANK YOU SO MUCH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA ~

~ I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH! ~

~THANK YOU FOR COMING TO VISIT! LOVE, LINDSEY~

We started the day out by going to Wal-Mart and getting the swing. Then we had an enjoyable luncheon/dinner at Johnny Carino's Italian restaurant. We then came home and the guys put the swing together. After the assembly of the swing, it was almost time for them to head home. We went to Graeters before they left town and had some very enjoyable ice cream. A very nice way to end our day. Thanks for coming, we very much enjoyed having you come over.

A Fun Day with G&G Pitcher 8-4-07

Last Saturday night I decided to curl Lindsey's hair, which I don't do very often. I tried my best to get a good picture of the front of her, but as you can tell, all I was able to get was some weird faces and the back of her. Before I could hardly take a breath her hair was going straight after we walked out the church doors into the horrible humidity. We had a farewell get together for a family that is leaving our church due to job change and as you can see Lindsey quickly turned into a rag-a-muffin with the hot weather. It was quite hilarious.

Sunday events 8-5-07

Monday night, Lindsey got a bad boo boo. She actually was burned when she fell and hit the hot iron that Grandma S. had just finished using. She is certainly a toughie though. We knew she was hurt, and she cried a little, but we didn't even know what had actually happened until an hour or so later when I saw it welted up on her face. My poor baby, I felt so sorry for her. She rubbed her little cheek and said, Hot! The top mark was gone completely by Tuesday morning, but the bottom one is much worse and has actually blistered and then partially broke some. I am doctoring it we neosporin and it seems to be helping. She hasn't complained any though and it didn't even seem to bother her when I gave her her bath.
Tuesday afternoon, I was swinging her in her swing outside for a few minutes and she fell asleep. I snapped this picture just a second too late when she woke up after having been asleep only a minute or two. I ended up taking her out of the swing, much her to great dismay and taking her into the cool house and putting her back to sleep. It has been so hot here and she certainly couldn't have taken that heat for her whole nap. She loves he swing though and was in it for a very long time.

Lindsey's boo boo

Well, that's all for now! I hope all of you feel "caught up"!

I FOUND IT & I can hardly believe it :) So Excited!

This one is MINE :)

I can't believe I actually found quite a few of the Little Golden Books that I had when I was little. To top it off, they were found the very same week that I happened to have already blogged about them. I was doing was extensive cleaning this evening and --- There they were :) I had already shopped for two of these books on ebay this week and just hadn't bought them yet ( thank goodness ). My favorite - Where Did the BABY Go? is in absolutely horrible shape - Well, actually just the front cover. The inside of the book is fine, used but ok. I am going to do some repair work on it and it should be just fine. I also had the book Baby Dear. I have posted some pictures for you to be able to see them and also the actual story of Where Did the BABY Go? Hope you enjoy! A walk down memories lane - how fun for me to have found these this very week!

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The Story of Where Did the BABY Go?

By: Sheila Hayes ~ Illustrated by: Eloise Wilkin

(Directions - Click on the actual slideshow to view the pictures in the format that I normally use and they will be bigger pics if you are actually wanting to read it.)

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~ ORNERY ~

I think Lindsey's trying to give me a taste of what will be in the near future - like in less than 6 months - the 2's :) ha ha. Tonight I was working in the kitchen and of course she has to be in there with me - not playing with her toys, so I had her sitting on the kitchen counter while I worked. She is very good about sitting up there and I don't worry about her falling off. In fact, she will scoot herself back if she thinks she's getting too close to the edge. Anyways, I was cleaning the microwave out and there it was when I turned around - Lindsey was splashing her feet in the dirty kitchen sink water that I had been using to clean with. Yuck! Yuck! :) She's hilarious and keeps me busy every minute. Too bad, I didn't take a picture, but I was too worried about keeping her clean since she had just had her bath.

Lindsey had her first of this Monday night ~ Bawbaw (aka - Grandpa Snelling) came and when he went to leave she very much wanted to go with him, so she did. That helped Mommy out very much and I was able to get a lot of work done in that hour or so that she spent up the hill at Grandma and Grandpa's house. She did the same thing Tuesday night for quite a while as well and I was able to get a lot more work done. Thanks a bunch!

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More of July 2007