Scooters in Action

The kids got $ for their good grades, and they decided they wanted to get kick scooters.  The first round on Saturday was chock full of scrapes and skinned knees.  That brand new box 'o Band-aids came in handy.  Today they had the hang of it and it sure made my heart smile to hear them laughing and playing.  Instead of crying like yesterday, muahaha.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Hope Mom/Granny Old like the cakes we made for her!

And, since it's better to be way early than a few days late, here is the prototype for Granny's 2013 cake!  So unique...and all edible :)

 

But, just in case the peacock one doesn't turn out, we have a backup cake plan.

 

 

Happy Birthday Mom/Mami!

Happy Birthday Woman!

Happy Birthday Granny Old!

 

Mirror

Mirror

I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
Whatever I see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful-
The eye of the little god, four cornered.
Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.
It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long
I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers.
Faces and darkness separate us over and over.
Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she really is.
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.
I am important to her. She comes and goes.
Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.
In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish.


by Sylvia Plath

Cloud formation

These are clouds only--no rain.  When I saw them, I thought Fiat Lux - academic of me, yes??

Blue Moon

On August 31, 2012 there was a blue moon. 

 

The next blue moon will occur July 31, 2015.   I will post comparison pictures on that date.  Mark your calendars now!

Save The Cats Benefit Auction

This was sent to me by John Sam's 2nd and 3rd grade teacher. 

"The article tells about my parents' cat rescue in Live Oak, FL.....they also have a FB page that gives info.---'Save the Cats of Live Oak'. They could use your help with donations and/or adoptions!"

http://www.suwanneevalleytimes.com/archives/336-save-the-cats-benefit-auction.html

https://www.facebook.com/#!/SaveTheCatsOfLiveOak

Please click the link and/or find them on Facebook.

Yes, that's happy purring you hear in the background :)

29 Aug 2012

Happy Birthday to ME!

I couldn't have asked for a better day :)

A few pix...

How about this when you drive up after a hard day's work?!  Talk about surprised!

Cuties forever

 

You have nooooooo idea how good these cupcakes were.  You think you can imagine it, but haha, you can't.  Just saying.
 

 

xo xo

Two classes

I like both of my professors this semester.  I will be reading and writing a lot.  I mean, a LOT.  Only 14 more weeks to go, muahaha.

Another school year

"She-Who-Always-Has-Her-Camera" did not check the camera battery last night. It was lifeless this morning because I didn't turn it off the last time I used it.  Camera phone, you saved a scrapbook moment!

JS rides in the front seat now....

Ready to learn and ready for the picture taking to be over. ;)

I sent xo xo xo to school with them.

Summer isn't over yet

We had a lot to do on the last day of summer.










We went to Fashion Square movie theater to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - it was hilarious! The three of us each got our own snack pak. John Sam was quite dismayed that the pak had such a tiny bag of M&M's. A lady I work with said her nephew calls those the NOT fun size, lol. Good thing I snuck in the humongous bag of Skittles I got for my b'day. Crisis and subsequent drama averted.


After the movie, the kids wanted to wander around the mall. That really means Claire's and Game Stop. Ha!  They were having a custom handcrafted show inside the mall. At the very end, two ladies had an orchid booth. I got on the email list for shows, and asked a few questions about cutting the spikes and which ones need to have a plant stake and which ones don't. I told the owner I had 5 at home and since it is my first batch, I was surprised at how well they were doing. She laughed and said, "You're hooked, don't try to hide it from an expert." I just happened to ask if red orchids existed, so she took me around the booth and showed me one. To me It looks dark burgundy, but she said that was about as close to red as they come. It was a want and not a need. Here is a picture of it--despite my knowing perfectly well that I should have waited and bought it at another time.

 

 

 

We got home and sorted out the uniforms. We wanted Papa Junk, I mean Papa John's, for dinner so that's what we got. We chowed down. That cheese and pepperoni pizza didn't stand a chance!

I got a customized manicure from Caroline.  See?

 
Last night on Zing's late night stroll around the park, I said to Caroline, "I can hardly believe ya'll have done so much growing," to which to she replied, "Well, believe it....(small pause)... ’cause you're living it."

Just typing that makes me crack up.


Tomorrow is the first day of school.  Lots of new and fun things coming our way for 2012-13.