Here is a rose Corey picked for me from their back yard. He wrapped it in wet paper towel and foil and gave it to me to take home – this was on Danielle’s first day back to work and I watched Zach while she was at work……….very special when my son gives me flowers.
That was nine days ago – it’s still beautiful today – I just took this pic…………..
It’s hotter than heck and I like to take a walk 5-6 days per week. Keith suggested the obvious when I was complaining about how hot it was when I take my walks………….walk earlier in the morning. I used to do that but now I enjoy laying in bed longer. Today may have reverted me back to my old ways. I LOVED my early morning walk. The weather was still hot and humid but much cooler than walking at 9 a.m. or noon or whenever the mood would strike me. I had shade from the big arborvitaes on one side of my track (our walking track is .19 miles per lap). The big payoff was the beautiful dew hanging off the fence wires, arborvitaes, grass, spider webs – just a beautiful morning.
Here’s our a pic of our house and shed from the back of the track………
…………here’s the beauty looking back toward the woods………….
…………and a gorgeous spiderweb (why do spiders freak me out but the webs are gorgeous???)………..
There are no pictures in this post. That’s out of the norm for me. However, Mark and I decided this weekend that we are McAmish (McDermott and Amish). We helped Don and Amy work on their new house on Saturday (so did Corey, Danielle and Zach). We think that’s how life should be – just like the Amish – people helping people with no thought of getting anything in return. Sure, the Amish get paid for whatever they do by way of jobs – some work in factories, or handcraft furniture, or sell their produce……….but…………..as a community, they help each other.
Why can’t everybody just help everybody and not expect something in return, like when the Amish help each other with a barn raising, for instance. Wouldn’t this world rock more than it already does?
Just thinking…………
Zach spent his first night at our house on our 27th anniversary. He doesn’t look happy in this pic but that was just one moment in time. Check out his sleeper. That’s the sleeper Corey wore home from the hospital when he was born almost twenty-five years ago. Danielle sent two sleepers and I asked Mark which one we should put on him after his bath and Mark said “Corey’s”, so Corey’s sleeper it was.
We had a great night other than he likes to be held instead of sleeping in his bed. That’s fine – I told Danielle we need to stop saying he’s spoiled (even though he totally is) and from now on we say he’s just very loved. Nothing wrong with that.
He had mirror time in the bathroom with Grandpa Mark………..
He had a bath in the big boy bathtub…………
He had cuddle time with Grandma Teri…………
Great Grandma Carol came over in the morning to visit and brought him a teddy bear as big as he is………….
Great Grandma Carol had the teddy bear watch over Zach as he slept – sweetness………..
I love this picture!!! Me, Justin and Keith feeling Zach moving. What a special time for this family and what a joy to have Zach.
These pics are from a gorgeous day when I took a walk – just a little snow and a big beautiful sky.
ME!!!! Yes, Happy Birthday to me – even though my birthday was December 22. My parents had Mark and I over for dinner. Corey and Danielle came too. I thought we were there just for dinner and dessert but then my parents disappeared and came back out with this beautiful pumpkin bread. Dad made the pumpkin bread (topped with pecans – yummy). He then cut it and arranged it beautifully and Mom topped it with the candle (zero years – I’ll take it).
Why a birthday party on February 27 when my birthday was December 22? My parents got me Amazon gift cards for my birthday and Christmas and they got misplaced so I didn’t get them for my birthday and Christmas. I told Mom “no big deal” – I don’t need gifts anyway. She found them and my parents did this little surprise party to give me my gift cards. Awwwww. And then here’s the double awwwwww – Sammy – not great pics because it was dark and I was using my iPhone – but this is me holding my cake and Sammy on the floor wishing he could have a piece. He’s adorable.
It was a great surprise – I couldn’t figure out whose birthday we were celebrating when everybody starting singing “Happy Birthday”. Thanks Mom and Dad!!!!
January 7, 2010
Who better than I? Grandma always used to say that. I don’t think Grandma really did all that much for herself but she always said it to me – so yah, let’s all do something for ourselves. We’re just as important as all the people we take care of. This I made for myself after a brutal two-hour shoveling session during the first big snow storm of the year. I LOVE it. I don’t look great in a hat but it is very effective – very warm – very soft. The pattern is http://throughtheloops.typepad.com/Thorpe.pdf and the yarn is Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky – the color is Golden.
Did I mention that I LOVE THIS HAT?
Update March 2, 2010: When I made Justin’s Thorpe, I added a pom to the top. I liked it so much I added a pom to mine too. Here’s a pic of mine with the pom added…..
Ahhh….much better.
A 48 year-old snow angel – I used to love making snow angels. It was fun to do it again – you’re never too old to make a snow angel.
I’m way behind in posting so it’s time to play catch-up. This is what we did on Thanksgiving after a big, wonderful dinner. We all made little gingerbread houses. It was so much fun. These kids are all so creative.
I should have used the digital camera instead of my iPhone because the lighting wasn’t so great and a flash would have really helped – but here’s a shot of all five of our gingerbread houses……
…..and here’s Keith with his…..
…..and Justin…..
….and Corey and Danielle, who chose to put their little picture that was at their table-setting instead of their sweet faces…..
…..and this reject is the one Mark and I made. We made a very pretty one last year so gosh only knows what happened here.
