Day Fifty One 2013

Randomness. again.

Afternoon out my front door

Two of my favorite things~stained glass and a book of quotes.

I tried a new slow cooker recipe for supper~sausage and black bean soup.  It was yummy.

Always do whatever’s next.
~George Carlin  
[random quote for the middle of the week]

Day Fifty 2013

Randomness

Taking the back road home

I love a sunny blue sky day

Windy today, like March, only it’s not. Yet.

Grandson ‘Gangsta’ Elijah after school (he said he was wearing his hat like a gangsta, so he gave me a gangsta face and some gangsta moves)

Juicy navel orange slices ended up in a fruit salad for supper tonight. Good stuff.
Hope there was some good stuff in your Tuesday. Especially the random kind.

Day Forty Nine 2013

On the road to Chattanooga

where we rarely travel

the East Tennessee landscape is undeniably beautiful

even in the dead of winter

At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.  
~Toni Morrison

I haven’t reached that point in life just yet.

Day Forty Eight 2013

Sunday afternoon snack. Peanut butter tastes just as good upside down as right side up.

Day Forty Seven 2013

SATURDAY PEEPS, BASKETBALL, AND SNOW

Grandson Elijah played double header Vision Basketball this afternoon.

Grandson Knox and his mom Kelly made a special trip to see Elijah’s games. This was the first basketball game Knox had ever seen. He kept pointing and saying, “Ball!” He wanted to get out there on the court and play, too.

Elijah jumps for that ball. Thanks for the pic, Kelly!

Elijah in the fray. His team lost (badly) to the first team they played but won their second game by two points.

Knox finally got his chance to play on the court after the game. We were afraid he was going to get beaned by an out of control basketball. He didn’t.

Granddaughter Shelby comes to all her brother’s games (well, no choice there, really) but she patiently watches and roots for his team to win.

Today was a cold windy raw day. We got bursts of snow flurries (mini blizzards) throughout the afternoon. Neighbor kitty Lily, her fur dotted with snowflakes, was at our door, hoping to come inside.

Snow on the roof

Elijah Man = Cool Dude!

Trying to get the grand peeps all in one spot to snap a group shot is like herding cats but it can be done.

Knox and Shelby checking out fun stuff on Shelby’s mini iPad.

The sun finally came shining through on its way down. The snow left and so did my peeps. Sometimes, the briefest moments together are the most fun and the best remembered.
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Heartfelt sympathy to my brother in law Don Foy and family in the loss of his mother today. Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. May the love of those around you help you through the days ahead. You all are in our prayers.