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Happy 4th of July from Walchle World! Had a burger grille out with Jaimee and the kids followed by homemade strawberry ice cream and chocolate chip cookies. A little target practice. Then, fireworks on the driveway! And now about to have a slumber party!;-) Happy...

Especially to my husband, Jim!  You are such an inspiration and a  great example of what a godly man should be! xoxox, D

What a whirlwind weekend! Mommie was properly and deservingly celebrated, and then Jim and I headed back to the ATL. Loved surprising her and thanks to all who came to honor her in such a special way! At times, she was completely overwhelmed, and tears of joy flowed...

My grandmother was an amazing cook, very creative and a ton of fun! I can remember many occasions when after dinner, as the sun began to set and the Miami breeze was cooling off a tad, she loved walking around her yard proudly admiring all of her plants and flowers....

Had such an enjoyable evening out at Chukker Farms for an outdoor concert with six amazing singer/songwriters backed by an amazing band. Our wonderful, gifted and talented friend, James Casto, (Home by Dark Productions,) has concerts there the first weekend of every...

Had a Grammy Day lunch with Springer, Azaan and Zain at Chick-fila. Our special guest of honor was Officer Josh Ott an instructor and motorcycle officer for Roswell PD. We gave him a copy of, There's an Owl in the Closet and a sing along CD for his little four year...

Early morning conversation with my husband: Jim: Good morning, Beautiful! D: Good morning, Stevie Wonder. ( I have on no make up and thus no face and my hair looks like Rod Stewart Jr.) Let's just say, love is blind! I make our morning smoothies, we drink them down...

Today Springer, our 17 year old grandson and I had a Grammy Day. We boarded my Mini Cooper, Piccolo and he chose a trip to the High Museum. What a great idea! We had the best time, taking our time and leisurely looking at beautiful masterpieces ( European and...

Conversation with Grammy: Zain: Grammy, Azaan and I got lost. Grammy: What? How did that happen? Zain: Well, Ameenah took us to the bathroom and when we came out she wasn't there. So we just started walking. And we walked and walked for a long time but we still...

Tonight had the best time with our oldest grandson, Alex (who got all A's in his first year at Georgia Tech, not braggin' just saying;-) We started out with dinner at Gladys Knights Fried Chicken and Waffles. I managed to avoid my favorite dish, which is smothered...

Tonight was a big night in Walchle World! Humza graduated from Middle School and now officially joins the ranks of a high schooler. So proud of this gifted, talented, smart, funny, kind and compassionate grandson! We love you so much! Congrats, Humza! Big hugs, Grammy

Our 8 year old grandson, Azaan made the honor roll and got an award for his many A's! He is the first in his family to make the honor roll. He worked very hard this year to excel in reading, writing paragraphs, is #1 in his class in math and will be successfully and...

Happy Mother's Day to the best Mommie on the planet! She will be 90 this year and still volunteers at the hospital twice a week. She is active in her Sunday school and church. She visits the sick. She is a voracious reader. She has a great laugh and does so often....

Last night at 11:30 pm my phone signaled a text. It was from my 14 year old grandson, Humza. It said, " I love you, Grammy. Just thinking about you." Can I just say, it's hard to go to sleep with puffy eyes and a stopped up nose.wink emoticon I was so moved that I...

For almost three years, I've been a Grammy. However, today I think I got my "authentic" "official" status underscored when I opened my bathroom cabinet to move a few things around and found a half eaten ginger cookie staring back at me. Ginger might indicate sometime...