Catching up

Wow. Almost a month - life can get busy, and ours was, is and will be until we move.

We've been choosing the granite, tile, floors and paint. What a lot of decisions! Absolutely, incredibly beautiful slabs of onyx and marble. Makes me wish I was a geologist so that I would know how God created them. If you ever have the chance, just walk through a large slab yard. It's an artistic treat.

I gave my 30 notice at karate after 13 years. When we move we'll be 40 minutes from the do jang. I'm hoping to find another exercise that I'm as passionate about. Any ideas? Jacob's mom teaches Ashtanga yoga or I might get a personal trainer for a couple of sessions and see what they say. I haven't been to a gym for so many years.

Catching up: My Mother's Day was one of the best ever. The Saturday before, Julie and I went to Time Out for Women (a church women's conference). Spending time with Julie, the speakers and the music, and just taking a break were all wonderful.
For Mother's Day, the kids took care of everything! Sean and Donnie are both great cooks and did the meat. The girls brought everything else. And best of all, all the girls cleaned up (we're still working on the boys)! Every last crumb, dish and chair. What a blessing! And, Tami's boyfriend's (Jacob) mother and her boyfriend came. So it was a full room and a lot of fun.


Here are the gorgeous flowers I got. Plus an Ipod - at my request. I love it. I get so tired of listening to the radio and my car only holds a few CD's in it's deck. The quilt in the background is one Julie made me a couple of years ago to match my dining room.

We went for our first river trip last week-end. It was 112 degrees in Yuma. We had sold my 11 year old 2-seater that I love. It was a two-stroke that takes more gas, has a much shorter driving range and is more for rivers then lakes, where the swells can get HUGE. We got a great deal on this used one. It's got more horse power and a bigger gas tank than my car! Took it out once and we're selling it. Don and Todd both said it's too powerful! It was fun to drive (I keep the speeds down) but sounded like a train because of the super charge. We'll get a smaller, friendlier three seater for our trip to Lake Powell.
This is what I found in the kitchen when I came downstairs this morning. A 5 inch centipede. Ugh!! Luckily, Sean found it last night and it was safely contained, to be released by Don across and down the street. He said their sting is less then a bee. Some consolation.