A mom's life

How true is this statement!  My children have a piece of my heart with them always!  When they hurt ~ I hurt!  When they are happy ~ I'm happy!  (And it will always be that way!!!)  I never knew how much I could love.  I love these two more they will ever know!!  Perhaps one day when they have children, they will understand. 

Please help me guide these two beautiful children of mine.  I pray that they will know that I will always be their "Safe" place to fall and that they can come to me at any time!   I pray that they learn to turn to you in times of need and thank you in the good times as well.

Kansas City Fun

 

While in KC last weekend finishing up estate stuff, we were able to catch a few days off to hang with Ann and Eric.  They drove down to KC from Iowa and we spent the weekend shopping, eating, catching up and visiting with some of our younger relatives.

On Friday night we met up with my cousin, Maureen's kids, Lauren and Taylor as well as their spouses, Tyler and Kelsey.  We had a great time telling "Stolley" stories and getting to know this younger generation!

Kelsey,Taylor, Lauren & Tyler

The next day the younger crew took us to the Boulevard Brewery for a tour and tasting.  Again a great time.

 

The time I enjoyed the most was just sitting in our rooms with coffee or a drink and just talking.  Ann and I are so blessed that Bob and Eric get along so well.   Vacationing with them is one of our favorite things to do!

 

Thank you for the gift of family.  Thank you especially of my Sister-Cousin, Ann.  Thank You for making sure that the two of us have always have each other.  Thank you for helping us to remember that

"Family is Everything!"

 

 

 

1 Year Anniversary

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of Pops' death.  We were in Kansas City last weekend finishing up some estate stuff and stopped by his grave.  The ground was covered in snow but we were able to find the correct spot and uncover his marker.  Bob hides his emotions pretty well but yesterday he let them out in small ways. He says that he woke up at 1:30 in the morning, the same time his dad died.  He says his dad woke him up.  His rheumatoid is acting up and he said that was Pops' way of telling him to retire!  K-state played Kansas for the conference title last night.  Pops would have loved that game.  Pops was his "own man".  For better or worse, he lived life on his terms.  I hope he is watching from Heaven and I hope we are making him PROUD!

I pray that Pops is with Jesus and has had a chance to work out all those bad things from his past.  I pray he is watching over us and is protecting us as our own personal angel.

All Good things come to an end

 

Brooks played his last basketball game this week.  We won two playoff games but then lost in the Regional Semi-Finals.  It was an ugly, ugly game.  The other team decided that stalling the ball and holding it for 3-4 minutes at a time was a good idea.  The final score was 23-21.  We even played an overtime period.  It was a terrible way to end, but "All good things DO come to an end.  Brooks has played basketball since he was in 1st grade.  Bob was his coach in MYB for the first 6 years.  After that he played on a select team called T3 (Texas Triple Threat).  He also played at Howard Jr High and of course at Legacy where he played varsity for 2 years.  It has been so much fun watching him play and I am going to miss it.  He made some really good friends playing ball and Bob and I have even made some life long friends. 

Thank You for the gift of our son.  Thank you for the many years of bonding and learning about life through basketball.   Please help my son use the lessons he's learned to succeed in life.

Painting with a Twist

Last night we celebrated Lisa's birthday by painting our 'Birthday Suits"!  What a blast!  I haven't laughed that much in a long time.  The evening continued at LG's with a few Cosmos and alot more laughs!  This morning I looked at my phone and there were about 12 messages in a message thread between the ladies.  I walked away from my phone for a few hours and came back to 32 MORE messages from the group.  I can't relate what the messages said but I think I remember the words Poll Dancing and Firemen mentioned!!

Laughter is GOOD for the soul!

I think my painting turned out pretty good and pretty much looks like me!!