Joel Time!

We went to Broken Arrow to visit Joel & stephi. We did so much! Antique shopping, watching American pickers, painting, church...Church on the Move's 25th Anniversary...free burgers, bouncy houses, and Bocce Ball, which us Mausies just love, so we played,,,funny thing was nobody else knew how to play! People came over and asked," what is this game? How do you plaY? We saw the bus Joel is now certified to drive, and We hit up the zooWe went to the Drive In to see Spiderman, and Dad watched Joel fire a knife he is making from an old file...We had Tea, we went pickin' at Habitat for Humanity and other odd shops. No trip with Joel is complete without a stop at an old book store. The guys went fishing, whilst the gals set up Steph's booth. and we all laughed so hard my stomache hurt as Joel recounted his experience with a certain indian man on the phone. This morning Joel blessed me by wearing his Tshirt. What a wonderful son! He always goes the extra mile to make me feel appreciated and loved! He and Steph are the most hospitable people I know! We miss them so much, already

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Stephi's Day

After the morning surprise, we went to Cherry Street to a French restaurant for breakfast, then to Stephi's Antique booth to set up her new dresser, that her and i painted the day before. Later we visited a Tea house ( yes, Bob had tea in a tea room....lol) then Cheese cake factory for dinner...back home for a balloon game and tv... a great day with our girl! It's was such a blessing that she wanted us to come and be a part of her special day.

Happy Birthday Stephi

We had the wonderful pleasure to celebrate Stephi's birthday with her. So we had some fun! We got up early and decorated, so when she got up she was surprised with balloons, banners, and robbin's egg blue everything! a vintage tablecloth and antique mason jars finished thee theme! She was surpised, and loved every gift and card that was sent to her.

Independence?

Independence day...the 4th of July
Same old holidays celebrated a new way...
This year, we were planning to leave on vacation early the next morning and
Our April has to work tomorrow early...like 3am early,( she's doing the traffic for all you folks) so, we wanted to do somthing simple and somthing early,
so she could rest and we could pack...
Dad and Nate came up with a pancake breakfast....
Well, then the power went out, and it became more lunch than brunch- blunch.
This family is nothing if not flexible!
We moved the blunch to Nate's and Dad made pancakes...
while April and Grandma did the decorating! RED, WHITE & BLUE pancakes!

A quick dip in the pool and then back to our chores....
I love my kids....Nathan, April, Sarah, Jordan, Connor, Kaeden...
and boy! can those lil guys swim...they inherited their Daddy's love of the water.

As usual, i got home and found my pictures didn't grasp the day completely...
no pics of April, Nate or I :)

Here we go again

Oh the joys of renovation... We are updating our bathroom. I have waited nearly thirty years for this job. Our bathroom had the strangest green tile, it never matched anything sold in stores.
I had forgotten how I hate the way everything gets coated with plaster dust... At least I've learned to cover some things -like my books, the piano.... I know I will love it in the end, but the worst part...is the decisions. I still hate making them.
The only thing i am sure of, is what I don't like. lol
It's great having a big strong son to help carry things like a cast iron bathtub.

How God handles Rejection

And God said, “Do you think I don’t know rejection?
Every day I go to work.
“Half the people on this planet wake up refusing to have anything to do with Me.
“I go to work anyway.
The song of Love calls to their hearts and I await their answer.”