Monday, July 28, 2014

#209/365--Birthday Love

Lauren made breakfast for me
(breakfast burritos and a
chocolate chip muffin)

Michael is with his Uncle Erik
so
they all called me this morning
and 
I got the gift of
"text messages"
from him

Chase and Google
wished me
a Happy Birthday

and
my Facebook Family
showed me lots of love
...in addition to...
many texts
and
some other goodies

Birthdays are so much fun!

#208/365--Home Again

lots
and
lots
of
road
construction
on
the
way
home
from
Arkansas

#207/365--To Arkansas

Michael is going to Arkansas
...to hang out...
with my brother
...and his family...
for a week

...he is taking his buddy...
--  Sandy  --
with him

Friday, July 25, 2014

#206/365--My Dad: In Memoriam

I sat
on my bed
...this morning...
looking through
old pictures
...remembering...
me, wearing my dad's glasses
...of course, I don't remember this...
but
it reminds me of how much
I adored my daddy

...how much my dad loved to bowl...
He 
...almost went Pro...
...bowled in weekly leagues...
...took our family bowling a lot...
...bowled in a couple of Father-Daughter
tournaments with me...
...has bowled a perfect game...


...how much he loved my mom...
...and how much she loved(s) him...

...his fashion sense...
...that my brother and I...
continuously
found
...hilarious...
and unbeknownst (but really, known-st) to him
we would (lovingly) make fun



...his service in the Air Force...


...his love of constructing...
so many projects
(that's a dollhouse for Lauren
when she was 4)

And
...my heart...

(even tho it's blurry)
...he adored his grands...
he could always be found
playing with them
teasing them
squeezing them
....loving them...

Happy Birthday, Dad.
I miss you.



#205/365--Early Birthday Goodies

Some of my favorites
took me to lunch
and surprised me
with some
early
birthday
goodies

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

#204/365--Texting

When the kids are at their dad's
...we text...
...often...
But today...
I hadn't heard from Michael
...and it was later than usual...
so I messaged him
yeah.
...that's my kid...

#203/365--Midas Touch



#202/365--Baby Shower Gift

Lauren found this cute idea
for a baby shower gift

(it's sad when...
...your 17 year-old...
...is going to baby showers...
...for her friends...)

...so...




Wednesday, July 16, 2014

#196/365--If you Give a Girl a Bubble Bath...

If you give a girl a birthday gift,
she will want to open it right away.

And, even if it's not her birthday,
she will want to use
the bubble bath salts
...that she received...
...right away...
 ...she will take some pics...
with her iPhone

...and hope that she doesn't drop it...

Seeing the bubbles will remind her that
...she's thirsty...

...and if you give a girl a bubble bath...

...she will want...
...a glass of wine to go with it.


...you are never...
...ever...
too old for bubbles!
Thanks to my cousin, Traci,
for thinking of me!

#195/365--Grilling Out


#194/365--Brownie against the Sky


Wednesday, July 9, 2014

#189/365--Summertime

...summer...

...time for required reading...

and

 quizzes on chapter books
for
...school...
and

playing with apps

to create 
new pics 
out of old ones

...from this...

...to this...

...and from this...

...to this...






#188/365--Camo