He's bewitching without even trying.  And that is the best part of it all.  Soaking myself in the sunshine by the pool.  Watching my kids drown...one by one.  I have decided that we need to explain to the younger ones...if they can't touch the five feet end then there is no way they can go down the slide into the ten feet end ( Read more... )

Ten Simple Pleasures

1.  Drving barefooted.

2.  Catching fireflies.

3. Dreaming about the future.

4. Getting presents from little kids.

5. Drinking water out of a mug.

6. Eating eggs over medium my way.  First the yoke with a spoon, and then the white.

7. Calling up a old friend.

8. Gettiing tan without trying.

9. Having Mark mow the lawn and ( Read more... )

Its so hard not to snap when the humity is as high as the temperatures.  When the kids are asking for paper ever 5 seconds.  (which reminds me I need to bring them white paper for tomorrow) and the tattle talers cry every ten.   Then there's that one kids who's always being bad.  Throwing sand in eyes, hullahoops at people, threatign to bring guns ( Read more... )

I want to make a list of dreams.

perhaps they won't come true, but its always nice to write them down.

MUSIC/ARTS
have decent accompanying skills
pick up my viola again
join a handbell choir
become a lead in a musical
take jitterbuggin lessons
blow glass
LEADERSHIP
because a president in a club
entertain the children
teach them about I win or ( Read more... )

The only thing that could make her smile now was the twinkling of fireflies covering her backyard. But alas, they had disappeared. She had often dreamed of them as fairies. Tiny little pixies that had envaded only for the sole purpose of intending to enchant her. But as she wiped the sleep from her eyes, she knew that her fantasy world was near ( Read more... )

I had a conversation with a cat today. I think it was just ploy to break into my house. I will never know.......

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It was late morning and the sun had just disappeared behind a wall of clouds. The only sounds were the mechanical scratching of a paint scraper against a house. She stood there helpless in her thoughts. But she was content. Content ( Read more... )

I cried this morning. It came during my thank you note to the Brei's. I hate picturing that Brianna and I won't be able to see each other every day. Or maybe its the knowledge that we won't be as close as we are now ( Read more... )

DREAM: Joe and I were hanging out at a bridge underpass. The colors around us were very neutral. Out of nowhere one of his friends appears. I know I have never seen her before. Somewhere I had a feeling that she was an underclassman, maybe a junior. Her eyes are striking. They are grey..no green...clear..beautiful. I was comfortable even ( Read more... )

Natalie's grad party was amazing. I love hanging around socializing with friends and bombing on others. Mean but true ( Read more... )

It was an absolutly gorgeous day. The sun was out ready to fall into a slumber leaving the wind to gently play among the energetic bodies. Oh it was summer. I called Leah an hour in advance. Little did I know that she had gone jogging that morning. Good girl, always wanting to keep in shape. So the hour arrived and I set out deteremined to go ( Read more... )