Fantabulous Evening

I happened to get a picture of sunset last night. It was pretty spectacular. Check and see for yourself.

Father's Day pics will be coming in a day or two, stay tuned.

Imitation of Life

Just watched it...balling my eyes out. I'm a sucker for a great classic movie. I've got to go watch it again, but this time I'm brining some kleenex.

Birthday Mania

The birthday girls, Kierra and Anne.


The birthday boy, Lynn.


The Texans together (Riley, Jarrod and Anne).

The family and I have spent the last few weeks celebrating birthdays. It's always fun to get together, visit, eat and open presents. This past weekend we celebrated three birthdays: My niece, Kierra, my mother-in-law, Anne, and Todd's uncle, Lynn.

As a special surprise for Anne, I made sure to bring her two Texans for her birthday present (my nephews Jarrod and Riley are out visiting from Texas). Anne loves all things Texas, as she was born and raised there.

This coming weekend is Father's Day, and I'll fill you in on my next post with pics and tales of our adventures.

JUNEuary

Enough is enough! I don't love 100 degree plus weather, but for goodness sakes, I would like to at least see a little sunshine. It would be nice to go kayaking and hiking. Here's hoping that next weekend brings a little better weather.

Triple Epic FAIL

I woke up super duper early today, 5:00 AM, because I had a to do list that I wanted to get done. The list: polyurethane my project, pull weeds in flower bed, plant new flowers, pull flowers out of planter, eat breakfast, paint the hallway, straighten up the kitchen and living room, go to my parents for Alexxa's birthday dinner.

I started off with the polyurethane project, but after I finished, I realised that it was too cold outside and it made little fuzzy bunnies all over...first FAIL! Next up was planting my flowers/plants...I'm not strong enough to bust up the rock, so my plants are all sitting about an inch and a half above the ground...second FAIL! Next project I tackled was pulling the dead flowers that I had just planted about a month ago out of the planter, you know, the pretty little raniculas...third FAIL!

I did succeed at eating a yummy breakfast, and the day pretty much improved from there. Thank goodness because I don't think my little ego could have taken any more.

R.I.P. Patchie

Picture of Patchie on Sunday.

We lost a beloved pet suddenly on Tuesday. Patches was a great pet and a loyal friend. She will be missed.

Mother's Day Pics

So I couldn't wait a couple days to post the pictures from Mother's Day, not because they are spectacularly beautiful or anything, but because I worked on a project...with power tools....and safety googles....and gloves. Yep, your heard me, Todd entrusted me with some of his power tools (granted he was standing right next to me when I used them). I can't tell you what I made because it is a gift for someone who may read the blog, but I can show you pictures of the process - Yay!

Also, I got a shot of breakfast in bed and dinner with Anne, Dennis, Lynn, Todd, Austin and Alexxa.