A good day

Today Frankie got some great news! It was a good day.

So I stopped and got him a little bite of this....

God is so good to us for so many reasons

carrot cake and jobs included!

Girl's Night

I love these girls.

They got to hang out together tonight.

The sixth grade strings kiddos were invited to Highland High to

spend the evening with the junior and senior high students.

A MA ZING!

They played their little hearts out with the "bigger kids"

and made their mamas proud.

super bowl. super day. super family.

this is the b family

(just a small part of the very large B family!)

this family is mine.

it's seen good. it's seen bad.

it's loved. it's lossed. it's loved again.

today was a day of super - ness

fun. football. family.

FOOD.

kids playing with an uncle.

moms cooking

dads grilling

laughing. cheering. jeering.

even a little swearing (at the tv of course)

some were happy. others disappointed.

in the end it was super.

because in every bit of ordinary, every moment of "nothing big"

it was filled with something extraordinary, something huge

it was filled with the blessings of the people i get to call mine.

Stuck

Guess who we found sitting on the desk after

being left at home in charge of things?

Buster the cat dog.

Poor little guy thought it might be a worth a look around

but couldn't seem to make the leap down...

Managed to make quite a mess.

Somepuppy is in the doghouse.



"Eye" only have eyes for you

I took little man to the eye doctor today.

He's been saying he can't see the smartboard at school.

I haven't a clue what a smartboard is?

What happened to chalk?

Were chalkboards deemed dumb?

I digress.

He was right. He can't see the smart or dumb board.

He looks like his dad. Talks like his dad. Laughs like his dad.

He sees like his mom.

He picked some "kick-butt" glasses (those are his words).

The ones that cost more than any other pair in stock.

He looks like his dad. Talks like his dad. Laughs like his dad.

He spends money like his mom.

I digress...again.

He's handsome and looks perfectly adorable

in the glasses he chose....all by himself.

The eye doc was sweet and told Trey he only needed to wear his glasses during class or when he's watching a movie or tv.

He said, "you'll be able to see what the teacher writes on the chalkboard."

I laughed. Frankie sighed and gave him his million dollar grin.

The tale of two mugs

Frank wanted a masculine coffee mug.

A big one.

One that looked like "a guy."

We went mug hunting and came up empty handed.

Alone shopping at the supermarket

I found the heart mug.

I realize it's not manly, but it was rather big.

I thought, I'll tell him to remember I love him everytime

he enjoys his cup of joe.

You know, kinda valentinish. A bit on the sweet side.

Alone picking up his latte

He too found a mug.

It has number on it. I say kinda boring.

He says it was just what he's looking for.

Guess who has a new mug?

And so now everytime I drink from it

I'll remember just how much I love him.

Cold #2

You know those people who say, "I'm never sick?"

I used to be one of them.

I was honest. I can't say that anymore, honestly.

So to all those people who come to the office hacking and sniffing I say, "STAY HOME!" To that lady at Safeway last night in her pajamas who looked pathetically ill with a big red nose
breathing all over the dairy case,

I say, "YOU SUCK!" (sorry I try to keep this kid friendly but I'm mad)

I feel gross. Look yucky. Sound ridiculous.

Sniff.