The Week of Dad

My dad called me today and the first thing he said was, "How is it that your mom's photo is always on your blog and I never get a photo?" Well I took that as a personal challenge! My reply, "You want a photo....you'll get a photo!" So I declare this as "The Week of Dad". It works out good since my dad's birthday is this Sunday. In addition to regular posts we will have the Daily Dad Photo. So here we go

My dad the grillmaster!

Most the time all is well. Look at that yummy chicken. Mmmmm

And then sometimes you just need to get the garden hose!

Tomorrow we'll have a blast from the past!

--Love ya Dad!

Memorial Day

I hope that you have had a great day, and that you will remember to keep our soldiers and their families in your prayers.

We had the family over for lunch today. We had good food and a good time visiting.

Aaron, Mema, and Rachel spent some time putting together a puzzle.

Mmmmmm....can't you just taste the sweet corn!

This is how Dusty relaxes. At least he's not studying for a test!

So what do you do for supper when you have a refridgerator full of leftovers from the previous two days of festivities? Make a menu of course! Write down everthing available in the fridge. Have your guys mark what they want to eat. Pull it out of the fridge and distribute.

Makes it all nice and easy! So I know you're wondering what's with the crown. Well I am the Queen of the Castle after all. :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Rachel!

We're at the end of a full fun day. Rachel turned 3 today. So decked out with a princess crown and a crown cake we kicked the party into gear. We celebrated with my Mom and Dad, Dusty's parents, Daniel, Becky and the kids. There were new toys, new clothes, and a sugar buzz from the icing that kept Rachel going until about 10:30 PM. She's now tucked into bed with her new Dora doll and Dora pillowcase.

Landscaping, Party prep and other miscellaneous

Whew...it was a full day and I'm beat. Started out with soccer followed by an exciting round of cleaning out the car. I had to get groceries for the birthday party tomorrow, and I also decided that the front flower bed needed attention. It's now sporting petunias, russian sage, and pincushion flowers. For fun there is also a turtle stepping stone, glass frog and a Happy Birthday flag for Rachel. We are tired, dirty, and ready to party with little girl. Well almost, I still have to make a cake....and wrap presents....and decorate....gotta go!!!

Candy fueled memories

I was out shopping at Meijer this evening, and they have the bins of bulk Brach candy. I happened upon the Milk Maid flavored caramel rolls and remembered how my Grandma Lynn would have them for us to eat. It wasn't something that she had all the time, but I do remember having them at her house. Well that was excuse enough for me to bag up a small scoop. So in a nostalgia-induced candy binge I got to thinking about my Grandma. She always had Pepsi for us. She would ask if we were hungry and would get out vanilla wafers or some other snack. Or she might offer a bowl of cereal, or a "bowl of nothing" as she would call it. :) My Grandma was a kind and loving, no-nonsense and practical, generous and Godly woman. And I miss her. P.S. - I did share with the kids.

Indy's Back!

Just caught the new Indiana Jones flick. A few observations

• Indy's getting older
• Harrison Ford's stunt double gets a lot of action
• But, who cares, it's still a fun movie
• There's nothing like a good theme song
• Just like the past movies the bad guys will either get ate up or burst into flame (or both)
• It doesn't matter what some movie reviewer says about the movie; you know you still want to go see it at the theater

In fact you're humming the theme song right now, aren't you!

School's OUT!

Let the quest for a schedule that is not too rigid, but will keep me from saying, "Turn off the TV" at least 10 times a day begin!