I GRADUATED!

Jeremiah 30:17A
But I will restore you to health, and heal your wounds, declares the Lord.

Hip Hip Horah!

My foot felt so good today that I decided it was time to graduate from my yucky black brace I've been wearing when I play tennis or golf into a less bulky one. (My doctor okayed this.)

George and I rode our bikes this morning over to the village and had breakfast at Starbucks - breakfast of champions (yeah right?!) I played three sets of tennis in the smaller brace and I did just fine. It is still sore at times, but it's getting better every day. Thank you God! Afterwards, we did our 6.1 mile ride around the big loop here in the neighborhood and went back to the village for lunch. It was a gorgeous day...perfect for being outdoors. George and I are having the most fun doing things together...we always have, but living here gives us more things to choose from.

Of course, I had to play "catch-up" this afternoon to get my errands and chores done. Lots to do getting ready for our trip to Calfornia, since we're leaving next Tuesday.

WORKS FOR ME WEDNESDAYS (Clean dryer lint screen)

I've done this for years and never really thought about it until not long ago when a friend saw me and thought it was unique. Maybe, maybe not. Anyway, it works for me.

Every time I finish emptying the dryer, I use the used fabric softner dryer sheet to wipe down the dryer lint trap. It makes it easy to get all the lint off of the screen. I wipe it down good and then throw it all away.

Presto...I'm ready for the next load.

(for more good idea, click here)

WELCOME BACK BOB

I've waited for this day. ABC today has been covered with the story and return of Bob Woodruff, anchor of ABC World New Tonight, who was critically injured 13 months ago in Iraq. He was always one of my favorites to watch, but watching his wife and children as they have dealt with his injury and slow recovery has been awe inspring. This morning on Good Morning America it was incredible seeing him back again and seeing video of his wife, children and their journey of recovery. Amazing. I made sure I was home in time to watch him again on Oprah this afternoon. And then tonight, we were glued to the TV watching the ABC evening special. An amazing story. Welcome back Bob! God is good.

TOO TIRED TO THINK, MUCH LESS POST

Today was my first full day working in The Boutique at Stein Mart. I'll only be a sub twice a month, but since I'll be gone for awhile in March (our California trip), I'll be working again on Friday. Let me tell you....it's hard work standing on your feet all day, especially my feet since my foot/ankle is still sore. It's only be 6 months since I broke both bones in my right leg. I'm exhausted tonight and I'm going to bed early. Nighty night!

SUNDAY

We LOVE our church. Jeff is a wonderful minister and his messages always inspire us. Having David Seering as our Minister of Music is an unbelievable gift. Before we moved here, everytime we came here for vacation or a long weekend, we had to go to The Ocean Club for dinner and to hear David sing. When he sang songs from The Phantom of The Opera, it literally made me have chill bumps on top of chill bumps. He can sing Sinatra just like Sinatra (well almost). He's incredible. This morning he sang one of Shaun Groves songs Welcome Home...oh my, the words and music were awesome!

WELCOME HOME (Shaun Groves)

Verse 1

Welcome to this heart of mine

I've buried under prideful vines

Grown to hide the mess I've made

Inside of me come decorate,

Lord, Open up the creaking door

And walk upon the dusty floor

Scrape away the guilty stains

Until no sin or shame remains

Spread Your love upon the walls

And occupy the empty halls

Until the man I am has faded

No more doors are baricaded

Chorus

Come inside this heart of mine, its not my own

Make it home

Come and take this heart and make it all Your own

Welcome Home

Verse 2

Take a seat, pull up a chair

Forgive me for the disrepair

And the souvenirs from floor to ceiling

Gathered on my search for meaning

Every closet's filled with clutter

Messes yet to be discovered

I'm overwhelmed, I understand

I can't make this place all that You can

Bridge

I took the space that You placed in me...

Redecorated in shades of greed

And I made sure every door stayed locked

Every window blocked, and still You knocked

Take me, make me...All You want me to be

That's all I'm asking, all I'm asking

SATURDAY

I got up early and walked with the girls this morning even though I felt too tired after our fun night last night. Afterwards, Linda and I met George and Jack at Longhorns. The Realtors were having a benefit breakfast for The Women's Shelter...$5.00 pancakes and sausage and drink. It was actually very nice and for a good cause. I had some leftover taco soup for lunch - ummm ummm good! I just felt soooo tired today. I haven't slept good for a couple of nights and it's caught up with me. I took a 3-1/2 hour nap!!!! I put in my ear plugs, grabbed my "blankie" and curled up on the couch. I was out for the count. Sadly, I could have slept longer, but I needed to get up and get ready since we had invited our friends, Jo and Rex, over for drinks before we left for our dinner reservations in the village. We had a good time tonight. What wonderful friends. They will actually join us in California soon. Still tired, so I'm off to bed soon.

GETTING TOGETHER

Me, with Linda, Barbara, Jeanette and Kathy (The guys were all out on the Lanai playing pool)

I really love our friends. Yesterday, just on a spur of the moment thought, I decided on getting us all together tonight. I made a few calls and before you knew it, our party was planned. The guys played some pool and the girls ended up playing Mexican Train. Everyone brought some appetizers and we had a ball. Everything was extra tasty tonight...and lots of it. Ugh...I'm stuffed and ready for bed. Hope I can sleep with all that food and wine on my poor tummy.

A POSTCARD DAY

Today was one of those picture perfect postcard days. Gorgeous, 70+ degrees and the water was clear and beautiful. I drove across the bridge this morning on my way to run errands and I promise you it took my breath away. I just wanted to stop the car on the bridge and stare.

DORIS DAY I'M NOT

I don't watch much TV at all, but I do channel surf when I walk on the treadmill. Tonight I found a real treasure...one of my favorites. Doris Day and Cary Grant in A Touch of Mink, a very sweet romantic comedy. It brought back such wonderful memories. As far back as I can remember, I loved Doris Day. I thought she was "IT". I loved her spunky personality and the sound of her voice. I loved the way she dressed. She had such a cute shape, so she looked good in everything she wore. When I was just a little girl I played with my Barbie dolls or my paper dolls and I was always Doris Day in my head. So I really had to chuckle tonight when I saw her in this movie. I thought "Damn, I even chose a hairstyle like Doris without even thinking about it." Too funny! But, Doris Day I'm not...not even close.

WORKS FOR ME WEDNESDAYS

Psalm 5:3
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

I love reading my favorite bible verses and for awhile I had bookmarks all through my bible. I was wearing my bible pages out and risked tearing some pages. Also, sometimes when I talked with friends, etc. about how much these verses were helping me get through difficult times with my cancer surgery and treatments, they would ask me which verses were my favorite. I decided to type them up and save them as a document on my computer. Now if I know someone is going through a difficult time, I can print them off a copy or e-mail it to them. I keep the document open on my computer and I read them every morning. It's a great way to start my day. It works for me! Go here for more great ideas.

TUESDAY

I walked for an hour this morning with Linda. It's wonderful having them live here now. I don't think I really believed they would actually move. It took 5 years, but they're here!!!

The Tuesday Lunch Bunch was fun today. There were so many of us, we had to have two tables.

I went for a manicure and pedicure this afternoon. What a treat!

We had dinner with Jack and Linda...steaks and steamed veggies.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

"The Village" - What a gorgeous day!

Breach - Great Movie!

The good:
I got in a good 45 minute walk on the treadmill this morning.
I had a fun lunch in The Village with George. It was a beautiful day (60+ degrees), so we ate out on the deck.
We had a date night tonight...dinner and then we saw the movie Breach. Unbelievably good. George has been wanting to see it for some time. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but I loved it.

The bad:
No tennis this morning and then my walking partners backed out on me.
I wanted to do better with my eating today and failed miserably - again.

The ugly:
One word - swimsuit. Oh sweet mercy...I went shopping this afternoon hoping to pick up a few things for our trip to California that's coming up. No luck at all. Like a crazy person, I tried on a swimsuit and now I'm depressed.

COUCH POTATO

I literally did NOTHING today...well, at least nothing constructive. Since George wasn't feeling good, I just hung around the house. I watched the first five seasons of Grey's Anatomy on the DVD Bree gave me. I played games on the computer and visited one blog after another. I ate everything in sight. That was pretty much my entire day.

I'm exhausted! Doing nothing is tiring.

HIS HEAD WAS SPINNING

George hasn't felt good all day. He felt dizzy this morning when he stood up to turn off the alarm for church, so he went back to bed. I got in the shower and thought he'd be up by the time I got out. Nope. So I started getting dressed. He tried several times to get up, but felt too dizzy. I was really looking forward to church since I missed last week, but I decided to stay home with him. I just didn't want to leave him alone. He thinks now it was a combination of low sugar and an upset tummy. I made chicken and rice soup for lunch and he's a bit better. We're staying in for the rest of the day.

THE VIEW TONIGHT FROM OUR FRONT DOOR

DO THIS WITH ME

It's funny how you can go to one blog and then see something interesting and visit another blog. Kinda fun when you've got some time on your hands. I'm glad I did today. Through Rocksinmydryer, I found Holy Mama's and boy does she have a good idea to remind us all to do breast self exams on the 17th of each month. (Her January 20th post explains why she started this.)

As a breast cancer survivor myself, I know how important it is to do this every month and also to get a mammogram. I'm glad to be a member of Club 17. Join today...don't delay. I'm a poet...didn't know it.

STORY SATURDAY

Here's George now with his family.

My friend, Jean, has started "Story Saturday". What fun! Here's one I love to tell when friends learn I raised a stepchild and ask me questions about how I did it.

THE DAY HE BECAME MINE

Two months after George and I married, his son, George (who we call Little George when we're talking about him...even though he's not little), decided he wanted to come live with us. He was 14 at the time and I was 25. At this point I have to give a little background information. I was the oldest of three girls. No brothers and no boy cousins that lived in my hometown. So I really knew nothing about what to do with a teenage boy, who was fast becoming a young man. Now, the problem was not with him. Little George was a great kid. Good looking, a beautiful smile, charming and really fun to be around. I was actually jealous of him because he and his Dad did so much together. Things I really couldn't do. Such as play sports, talk about sports, watch sports,etc. You get the picture. Now if it had been a girl, that would have been easy. (Or so I've convinced myself....shopping, manicures, discussing trends, etc.) Little George was a family person too. He loved being around us. He loved talking...boy could he talk! I really liked this kid. I truly did. But I couldn't say I loved him. Love has to grow and come naturally. I can remember vividly the day it happened. It's funny how you can remember some things so vividly and some things are kinda hazy. Anyway, on this day, I was standing in the kitchen in front of the stove stirring something in a big pot (maybe chili or soup or whatever...that part is not clear in my memory). Little George comes home from school and begans talking. Again, in my memory I can't remember what he's talking about. It's kinda like the way the teacher sounds in the Charlie Brown cartoons. "blablablabla" Anyway, I'm stirring my "whatever that's in the pot" and he's talking and smiling his great smile, and here's the truth. I felt something literally turn over in my chest. I'm telling you, I KNOW it was my heart. It was a physical feeling. I looked at him, I stirred some more, I watched him talking, and I realized in that moment that I loved this kid. From that day on, he became mine. He and his children might not be mine "by blood", but they are mine "by heart". I love this kid.

HEAVENLY

George gave me a massage gift certificate in my Christmas stocking. I'm so glad I didn't use it right away. I got a terrible headache a few nights ago and a stiff neck and shoulders. The headache went away, but the stiffness remained. This morning I went in for a deep tissue massage. Heavenly! Oh My! If only, I could hit a "replay" button.....

WOW

No one has ever written me a song. How awesome would that be!?

Carlos (over at Ragamuffin Soul) is one of my son Eric's best friends. He wrote a song for his wife Heather for Valentine's Day. It made me a little jealous, but very happy for his lucky wife. Carlos is not only a great husband, but an awesome father too.

THINKING ABOUT MY FRIENDS IN PENNSYLVANIA

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'm thinking about my friends in Pennsylvania this morning. I understand right now (8:30 am here) that it's 13 degrees there, but feels like 2 below. Wow! I can't even imagine! Hope they're not buried in snow! Cheryl and Jean, stay warm! (It's 35 here right now, but feels like 27....that's cold for us...but it's sunny and I'm sure it will be beautiful later.)

Off to work....

VALENTINE'S DATE

We had an old fashioned date night. First a calorie packed meal of hamburgers, french fries and cokes at Johnny Rockets, then a cute "love" movie. Music and Lyrics starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. A cute, feel good movie.

Off to bed...tomorrow is my first day at Stein Mart. I'll be a working girl again.

FLOWERS TOO!

I'm having a good Valentine's Day.

My sweet hubby just walked in the door with my very favorite flowers, Alstroemeria. I love the way they look and I love that they last for a long time. I had some silk flowers in this vase on my foyer table, so I just removed them for awhile and put the clear glass vase the Valentine flowers came in right inside my vase. Voila! Perfection! Candy and card this morning and now flowers too!

WORKS FOR ME - Recording Memories

I'm still cleaning out our storage room (slowly, I know) and going through every single box and then deciding what to keep and what to throw away. It's a slow go for sure. Anyway, one of the items I found is yet another treasure.

I found a cassette tape interview my daughter who's now 25 did with my Mom in 1994 for an 8th grade project (Nashville Heritage Project). Oh what a find!

I encourage everyone to take the time (soon) to record the voices and stories of those you love. I love photos too, but hearing the voices is just another wonderful way to remember them.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

I'm typing this with my mouth full...pardon me! My sweet husband gave me a box of dark chocolates and the sweetest card. I sure do love him. If I had to do it all over again....I'd still do it the same. He's my soulmate, my lover, my bestest friend.

NEW BLOGGER SETTINGS

Okay, I had soooooooo much trouble signing in to Blogger tonight. It refused to let me unless I switched over to the new Blogger. I did. Hope it will work for me and things will not be too different. We'll see. I'm too tired now to even do a post. I'm going to bed and hope things will be okay tomorrow.

SWEET MEMORIES

Jason Wyatt, Puppy, Lolly, and Mario - These were Bree's "bestest" friends (and her invisible friend, Mickey...as in Mickey Mouse)

Oh what sweet memories I have tonight. This afternoon while cleaning out more boxes from the storage unit, I found these. (Yep, I'm STILL working on the garage. I'm a perfectionist, I'm only able to work at it a few hours every once in awhile, and I get lost in making decisions about what to keep and what to get rid of. But...I will get through this eventually. Surely!) Anyway, these are true treasures. Bree loved these and slept with them for years. My Mom made the blue outfits for Jason Wyatt and Mario and I cross- stitched their names on the front. My Mom brought Mario back to Bree from Italy. He had a pacifer and would cry unless the pacifer was in his mouth. Once Mom took Bree to a restaurant and somehow they left him behind. Within minutes, it was discovered Mario was missing and they had to hurry back to recover him. Mom said when they got to the restaurant, the staff was trying desperately to figure out how to make him stop crying. Too funny! Lolly was Bree's first doll ever. She got it right after she was born and she's now 25. Puppy went almost everywhere Bree went for awhile and when she got a little older she would leave him on your bed. I would make up stories about his adventures while we were away. If we were late getting home, I would tell her he was probably sitting on her bed on his tailbone (as in the picture) and wondering why she didn't come home so he could go to sleep. She would just giggle and giggle. Oh, the memories!

SOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!

Good news! My mammogram was good this morning. Praise God!

My appointment was set for 9AM and I was told to be there at 8:30. I was and they called me back to registration right away. Computers were down and the check-in part was chaotic. I was dressed for tennis since I needed to be on the courts at 10AM and I thought "no problem". I was shown into the actual room for the mammogram by 9:10 which I was happy about. The technician did the mammogram and left me to go show them to the Radiologist and said she'd be right back. Sure. I waited. And waited. And then waited some more. I had visions of them going over the images and discussing changes. I was so nervous. Just being in the hospital, but especially in the very room where I was diagnosed less than a year ago, was so nerve wracking! Like the old saying..."My panties were definitely in a wad". I began to pray. I kept telling myself to not think negative thoughts. The doctor might be on the phone or in the bathroom, etc. and the technician was just waiting for him to read them. F-i-n-a-l-l-y, she returned to report everything is good. I left the room and hurried to the ladies room. My stomach was upset and has been ever since. This too shall pass. But, oh my, what a morning I had. I got to the tennis courts right on time, but I was shakey, I wasn't sure I'd play well. It ended up being the best thing I could do to take my mind off of the scare. Thanks everyone for your prayers for me this morning. It's so comforting to know prayers were being lifted for me.

VERY TIRED TONIGHT

Sherry made some delicious "Morning Glory" muffins this morning. Very yummy! They were made with whole wheat flour, craisins, pecans, grated carrots, coconut and grated applies. Very moist and soooo good. Full of fiber too! :-) After breakfast, I drove "Other Mother" back home to Columbus and was able to pop in and see Angela and the kids for awhile before I got on the road again headed home. We had a cocktail party to attend tonight so I literally raced in the door to change and freshen up. It was alot of fun, but I was glad to finally get home awhile ago. Looking forward to climbing into bed soon.

Send up some prayers. My mammogram is tomorrow morning at 9:00. I'm so thankful we live in a world where there is such technology. I still get nervous though. (I found out about my cancer last February 27th and had my surgery March 9th.) Praise God...mine was caught early with a digital mammogram, it was tiny (the size of a BB), and I did my radiation. I'm truly blessed.

CUTE CARTOON

Aint't it the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!

"CELEBRATING" MENOPAUSE

After the show, the cast invited members of the audience to come up on stage. Several from our group went up and danced.
15 (out of 18) went to dinner before the show. The others met us at the theatre. I took a pic of this poster. Why? Because it was taped on the tampon machine in the ladies room. A poster about menopause on a tampon machine...too funny! (somehow, I cut off the actual knobs, etc. on the machine, but you get the idea)

Oh My Goodness! We had a ball! 18 of us! Mom, "Other Mother" and I joined Sherry and 14 of her friends (all teachers) for a fun night of dinner and then Menopause The Musical. I'm so glad we were able to go before it closes in Atlanta on the 25th. It's opening in Birmingham on the 28th. I just might get up a group to go see it there. What a fun thing to do with your girlfriends. (Note...from the picture...there were some men there too?)

When we got back to Sherry's house, we ate slices of warm chocolate pie with vanilla ice cream that she made earlier this morning. We also played Phase 10 until we weren't able to keep our eyes open any longer. Off to bed.

MENOPAUSE

I got in a fast hour walk this morning with Jeanette and Barbara before hurrying home since we had a furniture delivery. George and I rode our bikes to the village for lunch and then rode our usual route, about 6 miles. I literally spent the rest of the day working in the garage going through boxes, etc. from the storage unit. Slow going, but I'm making progress. Sweet George picked up Chinese tonight so I didn't have to worry about dinner. I've packed for my trip. Tomorrow morning I'm driving to Atlanta to spend one night. Mom, "Other Mother", Sherry and I (and about 12 of Sherry's friends) are all going out to dinner and then to see the play, Menopause The Musical . It's supposed to be hilarious. It will be a quick trip, but soooo worth it. Off to bed...gotta get up early and get on the road.

ANOTHER GORGEOUS DAY

A Chick Flick for sure...silly, but cute.
I snapped this picture as I was driving across the bridge around noon today. (I know...not smart!) The water was just beautiful. Several of the girls went to the beach today and they said it was awesome.
Carol, Jeanette, Me, Linda, Barbara and Jo

Wow...another gorgeous spring-like day! I played tennis this morning (and lost!) and then ran errands. Tonight we had a Girls Night Out and the six of us went out to dinner and to the movies to see "Because I Said So". It was a fun night.

SPRING DAY IN FEBRUARY???

Oh my goodness! Today was absolutely awesome! It really felt like an early Spring day....unbelievable in February. I played tennis and kept thinking just how wonderful it was to be outside, playing a game I love with good friends. I even put the top down on my convertible...in February! (Cheryl and Jean, I'm not rubbing it in. Honestly. I know you're dealing with such cold temps now. Sorry. Wish you were here.) After lunch, I just had to get back outside again. I took a ride in the golf cart just to be outside a little longer. It feels like Spring is just around the corner. Everything looks so green and the birds were singing like crazy. Sure hope Mother Nature doesn't send us any freezes. I don't know what tomorrow will be like, but I sure enjoyed today. Thank you God for this day!

When I got back to the house, I made up for my day of "play" and got busy on working more in the garage. It's taking awhile to get things organized now that we're moving things from the storage unit to here in the garage. I'm literally going through every box to decide what to keep and what needs to be donated or given away. I made a pretty good dent in things this afternoon. It's amazing how much "stuff" we hang on to.

WE LIKE EACH OTHER

In honor of Valentine's Day, today is the Love, Sweet Love Edition of Works-For-Me Wednesday over at Rocks In My Dryer.




George and I have been married 29 years (in March). I can truthfully say, it gets better and better. 29 years! I can't believe it! In one way it seems like we've been together for our entire lives, and in another, it feels like only a short time ago that he stole my heart. It seems unreal that we really found each other. He came from another world from mine....he grew up in New York and I grew up in Georgia. How could someone from so far away find his way to me? Just think - of all the billions of people on earth, we found each other. I believe in my heart that we were brought together by God and I feel our marriage has been blessed in so many ways. We (mostly me) had so many concerns about our getting together, but how much more perfect could one marriage be? I look around often and am amazed at how few people have what we have - a good strong marriage, a true friendship, beautiful heathly children and grandchildren and a lifestyle to enjoy every day. We are very lucky. I AM VERY LUCKY. He has been the best husband, friend and lover. He has provided for us so much and spoils me constantly. He has been a wonderful father and we are so blessed to have four children who love us and love each other. I know some people feel that as time goes on marriage becomes less interesting, less exciting and less fun. I don't agree. Our marriage only seems to become more interesting, more exciting and more fun. Our marriage has only gotten better and better and our love has become stronger and stronger. He is everything to me...someone I can count on....someone I believe in and who I know believes in me....someone I love with all my heart. In my deepest dreams, I never thought I could feel this close or be this happy or love someone as much as I love him. If I had to do it all over again, George would still be the only one I would ever want to share my life with.

What makes our marriage work? I think it's the fact we like each other. Of course, we love each other, but I believe you have to really like each other too. We were friends first. I think this was important. We liked being together and sharing our lives and we communicated easily. We still do. I have friends who can't imagine spending so much time together. It's not a problem for us. We never tire of sharing our lives, day by day. We each have separate things we like to do, but for the most part, we do most things together. Marriage "works for us".

IT MADE ME CRY

Landon with his Dad and one of his Lego creations.

My seven year old grandson, Landon, loves Legos. I mean really, really loves them. He's amazing with his creativity and imagination. For his birthdays or Christmases, we have given him complex Lego sets and he does then in no time flat. He started a Lego club in Atlanta among his friends...his idea.

Angela told me recently that Landon was sad about their move since he knew he would miss his friend, Wesley. This past weekend, he showed me a tiny "saberlight" made from 2 Lego pieces Wesley gave him to remember him by. He kept it in his pocket during the day we traveled from his house to mine and he layed it on the night stand each night at bedtime to look at. He didn't say alot about it except to say it was something special Wesley had given him, but his actions and his eyes told me the whole story. It was so touching...it made me cry when I left his room the first night. I worried that he would lose it and would be crushed. I didn't want this to happen on "my watch". Every morning, I would ask him where it was. He wouldn't tell me. He would just say that he put it somewhere safe. Every night, I would see it laying on the nightstand. So sweet.

When I met Angela yesterday to take the kids back to her, I told her about it. Immediately, I noticed two fat tears rolling down her cheeks. She said "I know, he really loves and misses Wesley".

Saying goodbye is never easy. Friends are important to us no matter our age.

RUSH AND THEN RUSH SOME MORE

I had a crazy busy, busy day. I had to go to the doctor's office this morning just for lab work since I have a physical next week. No breakfast or coffee until after the bloodwork. Double yuk! At noon, I had lunch with my Tuesday Lunch Bunch. Today we met at a new cafe inside Chan's Wine World. It's not gonna be a favorite though. There was fourteen of us today. Our friends Giles and Suzette are in town and wanted to come by and see the new house this afternoon, so I rushed home to be here for them. I rushed out the door after they left since I had my hair appointment. Then I rushed home afterwards to "re-do" my hair (girls...you understand...it's never the same until you can fix it yourself). Our friends, Jack and Linda, came tonight for drinks and then we all went out for Italian. Yummy! I literally spent the day rushing from one place to another. Kinda glad to be home now. Whew!

FIVE AND THEN JUST TWO

It was fun having the grandchildren here. It really was. They are so well behaved and so cute. Kids really do say the darnest things. The five of us had a good time. I drove them half way and met Angela in Dothan, Alabama. We met for lunch at a Cracker Barrel. It was nice getting to see her and hear all about what they accomplished on the new house while the kids were with us. The kids were excited to see her, but I honestly don't think they were quite ready to go home.

It's good to be back home tonight...just the two of us again.

:-)

FUN, FUN, FUN

It was cool, but still a nice day. We rode the kids around the resort on our golf cart. They had a ball.

We rode over to the village for lunch. The kids love to climb up on the giant rocking chair.
Granddad let Landon sit between his legs and "drive". He actually did a great job of keeping it on the road.
Landon got to sit up front with Granddad. I sat in the back with Kaley Grace and Sydney Anne.

FUN, FUN, FUN

We went to three different parks on the resort.
Having fun with Granddad.
I love this shot. They look like three little ducks in a row. Landon was leading the girls looking for treasure.
We pushed the girls on swings and Landon would try to walk through without touching either of the swings.
Believe me...we went down ALL the paths.