From the Look of It, He's Rich

Max is about to break the Tooth Fairy's bank...He leaves this buddy out for the wad of money he will get.

Gardening Memories

This is what my mother and grandmother called "border". Forever I thought that was its name. I still do not know its real name, but I think it is Bishop's Weed. This is one that I brought from my home in Paris, TN. It has gone with me from Crossover, to Maxima Cove, and now to my little home in Joffre neighborhood.

I like it so much. I love the varigation.

I like it because I watched my mother and grandmother growing it so many years ago.

Fall

I am so sad that summer is over. It really seems like it has been gone for weeks because my grandchildren have been back in school. Now though, it really seems like fall is close. The oaks trees have been dropping leaves and limbs lately, thanks to Ike. The grass is trying to die, and when I walk outside I step on acorns. It just makes me sad. I look at my flowers, and herbs I have planted in pots and say, who cares! Why can I not be excited that soon we will be cuddling up for the winter, wearing sweaters, and making soup??? I don't know, do you?

Being A Child

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY

On September 6, 2008 my daughter-in-law was forty. Now, personally, you could not prove it by me. She is young in spirit, and does not look at life in ages. At least that is how I see things through my youthful 61 year old eyes. Being mom to Lily and Forrest is keeping her young.

Happy Birthday Amy....so happy you are in my life...
I tried to cut Kevin out of this picture, but he is so darn cute he refused to be cut...

HAPPPY BIRTHDAY FORREST

Forrest turned four on August 30, 2008. As I write this I am turning 61.

We celebrated at Chucky Cheese. It was fun, fun, fun. There was dancing with Chucky.
We played lots of games and won prizes galore...We sang Happy Birthday and ate pizza and cake. The favorite gift was anything to do with Star Wars.

More pictures later...

August 15, 1970 & August 15, 1974

On these two days I became the happiest mother in the world. I had wanted to be a mother all my life.

When Brian was born, I was so happy to hear him cry, but even more excited to hold him. I remember looking him over and seeing that he was perfect. He looked exactly like his daddy. A beautiful baby boy. He was mine, and I wanted to be the best mother, and raise him to be a wonderful person. He is wonderful to me.

Move ahead four years and ten minutes later. I became a mother again to another beautiful baby boy. He looked like me. I was so happy. He was a happy baby, watching his older brother and was just happy to be by his side, even as a baby.

As we celebrate their birthdays each year, I am overwhelmed with emotion. These two little boys are men now with families of their own. Looking at them, I could think to myself, I was the perfect mother I always wanted to be. They are such remarkable men. However, they are the ones who have made me into the mother I always wanted to be. It is because of them, my life is blessed.

This year on their birthday I took the two of them to lunch. It was a special day for me to be with them, talking with them and reminiscing. It was like the days long ago when it was just the three of us.

The next day we really celebrated their birthday with Kevin cooking his and Brian's Birthday Dinner. We had Cuban Sandwiches and other yummy dishes. Shannon is the baker in our family, so she made the Yummy Birthday Cake. It was a lively day with our now much bigger family. We sang Happy Birthday, then we all gathered in the den and just did what families do. Laughed. Talked. Played.

After I got home I thought about how much my life has changed. From the time when they were babes, to their marrying the loves of their lives, to the birth of their babies. My life is so blessed.

Happy Birthday Brian and Kevin

This is the time of the year that I tend to get a little sad. I do not know why, because it is close to the time of my boy's birth. The happiest times of my life.
It may have to do with the fact that they are getting older, and then two weeks later, I get even older. Do you know what I mean?

So, in order to push away the blues.....look at what I've been looking at....

Max Where Did Your Tooth Go? Now they are both gone