Memories in May

Graduation...what a joyful time! Jamie graduated last week and it was exciting and fun for the whole family! We are so proud of her and her accomplishment and also proud of the beautiful young woman she has become..

There was a celebration at her grandmother's house and much love and laughter. Many memories come rushing back to my mind of the past 18 years and her life and all of our happy times together. I have a great surprise for her coming up soon!

Today I went with her to a job interview at the daycare where Cole goes. I hope she gets the job. It is what she wants to do and I believe caring for children is her calling in life. She does have a gift for it.

I also went to Leah's pre-school graduation, which was so cute! It was fun to watch and she was excited that I could be there. Ronald had to work and she wanted to know where he was! Some people think all of the pre-school, kindergarten and grammar school graduations are silly and I guess they are in a way, but they are also a good excuse to hang out with the kids and celebrate.

This past Sunday, I attended Sarah's confirmation at her church. Ronald had to work and oouldn't be there but I went and watched her recite her vows to the church and to Jesus. It is a big step in her faith and a new experience for me at a Methodist service. She is growing up so fast!

I am looking forward to the next few weeks, when I will attend Sarah's 6th-grade graduation, her violin recital and her dance recital. She is a busy young lady! All of her special dates fall on days when Ronald has to work, so he will miss out on all of the celebrations.

What a busy, exciting time!

the beach and then it's over...

Wow! Did we really spend a week on the beach?! We came back on May 11th and after slowly getting back to reality, the last few days have been busy! More about that later...we had the best time. All we did is lay on the beach all week! We went to play miniature golf one night and went to see Spiderman 3 one night and other than that...hung out on the beach. We stayed at the Phoenix 3 in a one-bedroom condo with a gulf veiw.

It was so relaxing and we didn't want to come home on that last day. The weather was gorgeous just about every day. On the 4th day there were very high winds...up to 25 miles an hour and the sand blowing around was a stinging blow to our legs when we walked. We walked to the closest pier which was a couple of miles and then back...it was a pretty good workout! We did lay out by the pool for a few hours that day, but would rather be down by the water!

The rest of the time was great weather-wise and there were some mornings that we sat on the balcony while we drank our coffee in the mornings and watched dolphins out in the water hunting for their breakfast.

All in all, a much-needed break!

Beach Bums!

We are off to Gulf Shores and sunny skies, the beach and the ocean. I've been looking forward to this for months. Some quiet time with my sweetie!!