Story of My Life

Kinda also made me think of Jake's head. . .

Prayers & Blessings

Please pray for sweet 18-month old Lucas, his parents (my sweet friends from Tech who are in New Jersey now) and his doctors. He has a really bad infection in his pericardium (sac around his heart) and pneumonia. They are draining LOTS of fluid from his pericardium and he must stay sedated.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY blessings to Mr. & Mrs. Pat Lewis! Can you believe I don't have a picture of the bride & groom? This one of big Patrick and little Patrick is one of the only ones I have, but it so them! More and more I am impressed with "true love." You guys are lucky to be best friends and love each other so much. Well, it's not luck. It's God-blessed

Perspective

Last night while I was watering flowers around 9, I managed to step on this piece of "lawn art." Why do I have this P.O.S., you ask? We acquired it about 4 years ago in the "Chinese Christmas game" we play in Slaton. And yes, it was always this rusty. Since then, both ears have fallen off and I have just left them sitting next to the dog, as if they were going to magically re-attach themselves. Back to last night. . .in the dark, I managed to step on some part of this rusty canine. Patrick showed his true compassion and ran inside to get me a towel so I wouldn't bleed on our carpet on the way to the bathroom to check out the damage. He was facscinated with the hydrogen peroxide and was truly, truly compassionate. (Our bathtub conversation last night after this was about what it means to be compassionate.) He kept saying, "I'm sorry you hurt your foot, Mom."
Lessons I learned/Things I have to be thankful for
1. NO ONE needs rusted lawn art. It's going to the dumptser TODAY!
2. I am glad my tetnus shot is up-to-date. (Thanks to slicing my thumb in March.)
3. I am glad I wasn't holding a glass of wine (like I usually am when I water flowers) because then I would have glass somewhere in my body and possibly my lawn, and a broken wine glass.
4. I should water flowers when there is still light outside.

HAPPY late B-DAY KATIE!

AH. . . I am a day late! But nevertheless HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Liberace-Anne Murray-Celine Dion-listening, AquaNet-using, Danny Amendola-loving, big hearted RED RAIDER of a friend! You are a true blessing to me!

It's the Little Things - installment #4

31. Just sitting next to someone you care about, not having to “do” anything
32. Having someone run their fingers through your hair
33. My cheesy cowboy hat with the red bandana
34. Really cold schooners – so cold that the beer freezes and “grows” up the sides of the glass - Caprock Cafe's are the coldest by far!
35. Homemade white wine sangria (and remembering to add the mixer, Michelle)
36. Singing patriotic songs on Canada Day in your front yard while waving giant sparklers (This one's for the Colonel)
37. Funnel cakes
38. Biscuits and gravy
39. Body glitter
40. Having exact change

It's the Little Things - installment #3

21. “Hullabaloo”
22. “Rigmarole”
23. “Pass it on” cards
24. Pens with feathers, pens in the shape if flowers or animals, pens for holidays, pens that light up
25. Candlelight baths listening to Johnny Mathis
26. Laughing a joke so hard that you can’t finish the punch line
27. A first kiss
28. Drinking champagne for no special reason
29. Newly painted “Britta Red” fingernails and matching toe nails
30. Crossing off items on your to-do list

It's the Little Things - installment #2 - and July Re-Cap

11. Grandma’s sweet rice
12. Mammie’s beans and cornbread
13. Dancing with someone you know how to dance with
14. Not knowing why you are laughing
15. Collegiate fight songs
16. The smell of sheets that have been washed in Downy
17. Cozy sweaters
18. Good hair days
19. “Chaos & Mayhem will ensue”
20. “poppycock”

MAN, was July a doozy. Let's see. . .
3 Jake’s head goes BUMP!
5 Jenn and Eric GET MARRIED! And my cousin Trish’s birthday
10 Marsha’s birthday
12 Cyd’s birthday
13 Jake, Kim and Kerry’s birthdays
17 Mary Kate’s birthday
19 Snead’s birthday
24 My birthday
25 Brooklyn Elizabeth born! Welcome, precious child!
28 Jon Mark’s birthday
31 Rylee Elizabeth born! Welcome, sweet baby! And I reached 60 miles for the month.
Am I missing anything? Whew. Hello August!