Fun at the Photo Booth!

My dear old friend Linda came to visit from Florida last week. We spent a whole day shopping and while at the mall decided to get a little crazy by doing the photo thing. First of all we were trying to figure out how it worked, trying to get our faces to fit inside this oval shape on the screen, etc. when the camera clicked and we weren't ready. The next 2 shots are as good as it got. The last one I said something funny and we were laughing so hard we had stomach aches. We have been friends for 39 years through the good times and bad. She's nuts, but so am I. I could tell you some real good stories since she hates computers and won't see this, but she'd find out somehow I bet. So the secrets remain safe. Love ya, Linda!

Yesterday is now just a blur in my mind. I was helping Jill paint large polka dots on one wall of the baby's room and I must have had a major brain fart or something, because I spilled a whole quart of paint onto the carpet. I remember telling myself not to cry because it would make Jill cry for sure. I also remember both my hands being completely submerged in paint as I was frantically trying to scoop it up and back into the can. I remember going to the kitchen to rinse out rags and seeing 3/4 of the kitchen floor in water - Jill dropped a pail of water - by this time I knew she wasn't going to cry if she hadn't started by now! After getting most of the paint up, we got out the steam carpet cleaner she just bought Damon for his birthday and went to work on it that way. At one point I thought I'd be buying new carpet for that room, then later I thought well, maybe just a throw rug! Then two hours later, it looked just fine. I couldn't believe it. My whole body aches today from all the stress! But that room looks so CUTE!!!!! For some reason this thing won't let me type in a title for my post. hmmmm - don't have time now to mess with it anymore - Linda will be here soon and wacky time begins.

Pre-4th Fun

Me: Do I look pretty?

Lily: funny Grandma!

the 4th of July

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!
Lord, heal our land.

Aladdin Jr.

Congratulations to Andy as Jafar in Aladdin!!! So many talented kids. wow. But Andy was fantastic. We wondered if they had to stay in character afterward in the lobby, cause when we spoke to Andy, he nodded and moved right past us like he did not know us. (Or maybe just being a wierd teener!) Anyway we sure liked his performance and think he has exceptional talent. Jackson and Will sure enjoyed the show as well. But going to something like that gets me all in a huff all over again about sports vs. the arts and who gets paid to go to school and who doesn't. Our system is messed up. Someone like Andy (or Em) should be paid for their talent. That's all I'm gonna say about that for now anyway! Aren't you glad?

My Latest

The McC's are finally moved into their new home! It has been quite a journey for them. I got to help paint the bedrooms, make curtains, move, watch kids, all of it lots of fun.
Now I am working on a project for the preschool - redoing the science table. I have 3 panels of hardboard that I am painting and will later attach to the sides of the boxlike table at school. It will be very different from what they've had and I gotta say myself, it will be awesome.
My baby girl is in Florida vacationing on a beach somewhere. I haven't heard from her since she landed there. She must not be bored. I'm assuming she has not been kidnapped and that she is just too busy to call her mother!
Last week I went with Jill to her appt. They did a quick ultrasound. I got to see that baby's feet and head, hmmmmmm..........oh yes, and I saw that little heart beating in there. A very precious miracle of God. Thank you, Lord, for giving me a peek at Your handiwork, a look into it's heart before he/she is born is incredible. I will be sure to help fill it with Your love. alleluia!!!

BLOG-LULL

There has been a let up on blogging lately. It is a busy bunch I blog with! What with appointments, painting, going here and there and kids and ballgames and you name it. Laura and Joe are moving into their new house this weekend. It has been kind of crazy for them and the craziness kind of rubs off on the rest of us I guess. It's a very exciting time though. I just finished some work on their living room curtains. I hope to still help them with painting if I am able to endure it, especially when they do their latenight thing. Jill and Damon are re-doing Will's room for he and Sam. So there is painting going on there also, then furniture for Damon to assemble from Ikea. Jill is trying to think about the nursery, too. fun! It all makes me good and tired just dabbling in their stuff. It also makes our place seem that much more dark and dismal. Don't know what I can do about that, but, oh well.