Day One Hundred Ninety One 2011

My sweet niece, Sarah, turns sweet 16 on July 13. She celebrated this milestone yesterday with a dinner party for good friends and again today with cake and ice cream for her crazy relatives. We had tons of fun and lots of laugh, and I wish I had another piece of that yummy chocolate cake right now. As the line from a song goes, "Slow down; you move too fast!" I know you're growing up, but please, not so fast! I love to love you, Sarah. You are a blessing to me and everyone who is fortunate to know you. Wishing you all the good things in life you so richly deserve today and always!

Day One Hundred Ninety 2011

It was a beautiful day. In any color setting.

Day One Hundred Eighty Nine 2011

Random~Happy TGIF!

Day One Hundred Eighty Eight 2011

My grandpeeps, Elijah and Shelby, at Echo Valley Swimming Pool this afternoon. They have such a brief time to enjoy the summer before school starts again. School has been out for several weeks now (in fact, school will begin again in about two weeks) and I had not taken them swimming. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing. I knew there was a chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, but it was a really nice day for the pool--hot, but not too hot with some clouds to keep the sun from scorching us. We got there at two and enjoyed about an hour and a half of cool splashing before one of the lifeguards yelled, "I hear thunder! Everybody out of the pool!" Then it started to pour rain. So that was that. We had some fun while it lasted. Maybe we'll try again next week. And if we don't make it to the pool again, we do have the beach to look forward to before our summer is just a memory.

Day One Hundred Eighty Seven 2011

"Solitude never hurt anyone. Emily Dickinson lived alone, and she wrote some of the most beautiful poetry the world has ever known...then went crazy as a loon." ~Matt Groening, The Simpsons, spoken by the character Lisa Simpson.