Find

Great find at a garage sale - $8. I saw it and just had to have it. I hung it in my entryway. Now I need something for the adjacent wall that will compliment it. I'm thinking about a wrought iron shelf with some black lanterns hanging above the shelf. Add some greenery around the shelf and a candle or some Willow Tree angels.

The picture is from France. Beautiful countryside with vibrant colors. I also really like the frame.

A couple friends and myself are holding our own garage sale this weekend. Maybe I will make enough to buy some of the items I mentioned above!

Wedding

So as I was saying on my last blog, I flew from Pensacola Florida to Kansas City for my SIL's sister's wedding. My mission, should I choose to accept it (which I did) was to take care of Cora while her mom did her bridesmaid duties and her dad did all the music for the wedding including DJing at the reception. The bride was beautiful and the wedding went off without a hitch.

The picture to the right is Cora before I put on her dress for the wedding. We waited to do that at the very last minute.

It was a long day for me because I had to get up at 3 a.m. to get to my flight and to fly into KC by noon. The wedding was at 6:30 p.m. and I left the reception at about 11 p.m. My head was starting to feel a little fuzzy -- luckily by then my daughter was taking care of Cora!

The picture to the left is my beautiful girls.

Cora and family have been very busy for the past month. This week they are vacationing in Nashville and then the Great Smoky Mountains. Check out my daughter's blog to read about their adventures. Their blog is called "Continue the Conversation".

Beach Bum Returns

My husband and I were chaperone's for our church's Senior High School Class graduation trip. We first stopped in Memphis for lunch and then New Orleans. We visited the French Quarters area. The St. Louis Cathedral to the left is beautiful.

We spent the majority of the week at Ft. Morgan, Alabama in a beach home right next to the Gulf. Walk out the back door and there is the wonderful ocean.

While on vacation I read "Running With Scissors" from Augusten Burroughs and "Tuesdays With Morrie" from Mitch Albom. I really recommend "Tuesdays with Morrie". It was a very inspirational read and I think I will reread sometime soon and highlight parts. I'm a little behind on these books because I know they have been out for awhile, so many of you have already read them -- do you recommend either of these author's newer books?

I loved listening to the waves, looking for shells, digging in the sand and watching dolphins swimming by not far from the shore. I'm an ocean girl and could definitely live on a beach full time. As soon as I returned to Missouri I picked up my sinus problems and didn't feel any of this once in Alabama. I think I medically need to live at the Gulf Shores -- I'll work on my presentation of this information to my husband. He might give me the same speech for living in the upper Northeast or Alaska! That would definitely be too far to commute to see each other.

At the end of the week, I flew back to Kansas City for a wedding. Some pictures from that fun day will be posted soon.

Steven Curtis Chapman

Please pray for his family today. MSNBC reports that "Daughter of gospel star hit, killed by car". This car was driven by Chapman's older teenage son. Maria was the Chapman's youngest daughter (child Steven is holding in picture). Very sad story this morning. Just yesterday the Chapman's announced their oldest daughter's engagement. Lord, please put your arms around this family through this time in their lives.

Memories

28 years ago yesterday. We were married on May 17, 1980. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday. Who are those young people? What a cutie I married! We've had a wonderful 28 years -- what do the next 28 bring? The first 28 years are so eventful: living away from family, new jobs, first home, children born and children growing up and graduating from college, first grandchild and many other firsts.

What is in our future? More grandchildren, traveling, mission work, volunteering, retirement, many things I have not thought of yet. Whatever it is, I'm glad it will be the two of us doing it together. I love you sweetheart.

Good Weekend

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. I touched base with all of the moms in my life. We visited my mother and dad on Friday night, spent the night and then traveled to visit my daughter who is a first time mom this year.

Then on Sunday I was on a panel of moms at church where we discussed the trials, joys and the meaning of motherhood to a class of High School students. Our lesson was on love and Jesus' never ending love of us.

After church we then went and had lunch with my husband's mother and other family members. It was a good Mother's Day weekend. I received a wonderful card from my daughter and granddaughter and a phone call from my son as well as a gift certificate to a garden store. So I'm looking forward to picking something out for my yard.

The rest of the weekend I caught up on some of my DVR shows and sewed. I finished a purse I had been working on and then made another burp pad for my granddaughter. We finished off the evening watching "Charlotte's Web". It was a cute movie, but it is hard to beat the animated movie I use to watch as a child.

Zoo Trip

Cora's first trip to the zoo! What a great balancing act! Actually, her dad is behind her holding her up! Look at that cute hat! Very stylish!

It was a beautiful day and St. Louis has a fabulous zoo. Her mom and dad had a great time but at this point, I don't think she was overly impressed with the animals!

Another type of zoo is my son's semester finals! He's almost done for this semester and then only one more semester until he graduates. We will all be happy about that! He will be graduating with a Computer Engineering major and Computer Science minor.

2008 is a great year for our family! A new grandbaby and out youngest child graduating from college. Fabulous!