Beach Day!

105 degrees heat index in Southeast Texas.........hmmmmmmmmmm.... let's go to the beach! Collin took a friend and it is pure torture to get them to "pose" for a picture...as you can tell....very impromptu shots. (smile) They were splashing each other with the paddles for the boat. We looked for shark's teeth and beach glass...that's "our thing" to do. The boys had a great time at the water slide after the beach. We are so glad that we are so close to the beach and it can be a perfect day trip.

Splish, Splash --Yum Yum

Yesterday was a terrific day for a swimming get together! Jerry's brother and family were in from Grapevine and it was a good afternoon to have the whole family and his parents, Krista and Amber over for swimming (splashing) and, of course, eating. Jerry grilled up some great sausage and chicken and we topped it off with dreamsicle ice cream and banana pudding. Our new little nephew (only 1 year) is quite the water bug and stayed in the pool most of the time with me.

Mamma Mia!

Yesterday was a perfect day for a movie. Rain, rain, rain. I got a chance to go to lunch, movie, and concluded with Starbucks with a few of my friends. We chose a movie that we probably couldn't drag our husbands to. Righto! I think there were two men in the theater. I just love musicals and it has been years since I enjoyed one. The added bonus was ABBA music! Nothing like awesome 70's, 80's music! Ladies, I highly suggest Mamma Mia!

Boo Boo

Boo Boo is our parakeet. We have had him for ten years. I often wonder how long parakeets live. Obviously, a very long time. He is especially fond of Jerry's music and bobs his head up and down when good ole rock and roll is playing. The older he gets, the less grooming he does and isn't crazy about trimming his beak. He is my alarm clock during the summer when I am off from teaching. As soon as the sun rises, he begins singing in the sunroom.

Straight Hair

Collin has beautiful, thick, and sometimes curly hair. The longer it gets...the more it curls. He has been wanting to grow his hair alittle longer. The longer it got, the more curl we saw. Today, he had a chemical straightener put on it and it actually took alot of the curl out. He was pleased. He had his high school physical at the doctor's this a.m. and was not happy to find out his needed another tetanus shot. That's how things go..... He convinced me that I needed to rent him a new game at Blockbusters after the doctor's visit because he used to always "get a prize" when he was younger. He won. Game rented.

Thought for the Day

"I came to realize that a life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty, in return for the lavish life God has devolved upon me, to help others He has placed in my path. This is my highest and best use as a human. Faith is not believing that God can--it is knowing that God will". Ben Stein

"Out of Sorts"

Our two dogs...Dash and Nipper..are really having a hard time with Drew's death. They have been totally out of sorts the last few days. Every evening, we let them in our sun room (they are generally outside dogs) to lay in Jerry and my laps for "special time". They nap and are at peace. I'm sure they are grieving too. I find myself having a wave of emotion at really odd times for that old gal.