What a Wonderful Year

What a Summer!! The "Teen Crowd" begged us to be able to "Stay Home" this summer!
We had to listen to them, this time ... We knew this was coming... and we have spent our "free" time doing the following "Teen Concierge Activities": Pick up friend/Take to other friend's/take to lunch/pick up other friend/soccer soccer/drop girls off at mall or maybe.../soccer soccer/... we should make a movie?/soccer soccer soccer/ Oops, one of you forgot her purse/ipod/sunglasses/make-up/money/ and "What happened to my phone?/camera?/laptop?/sunscreen?/do you think I should do my nails in "Zebra Stripes" with a light coat of glitter?" (Wow... we used to use "Sun In!")
More soccer soccer soccer/travel/soccer soccer/travel/soccer soccer... and so it goes... TWICE!! Thanking our blessings- and wishing you, yours... What a wonderful year...

Best Pranks on the Planet

Okay.... Now, I would love to have heard the conversation which preceded this resulting bit of folly. I can only imagine the chatter after the big BOOM BOOM sound. Was it a simple "Woops..." or more like "OMG!" or what...EVER?
I nominate this for BPOTP!

You have GOT to be KIDDING...Right?

Wow! What a crazy time: Kidz,Dogz,Catz, Have you had that FEELING lately... it's just a bit too much? Of course, we'd love to drive you teens to the beach... Of course, we LIVE to go to three-day-soccer-tournaments in the central valley in August while we skip our annual family vacation in Tahoe... on the water... on the golf course... on the jet ski...
But then, I remember that we have less than 365 days with both children living at home. Then, I really get shaken when I figure out that in about 1100 days, both children will be launched into College Land.
Wow! Let us pause and inhale the moments and thank our Lord and the Universe-with-its-Infinite-Sense-of-Humor...
Embrace the "Crazy Time"...

A Time for Life and a Time for Death

What a tragic mass murder at Virginia Tech...My heartfelt prayers go out to the families and friends and the community there in that beautiful lttle town. There are no words to comfort the survivors of this vicious and senseless slaughter of lives and souls and innocence.
People ask "How can this happen?" or "Why us?"
There is no rational understanding; no spiritual justification.
I refuse to remember the name of the monster who did these acts.
When I was an undergraduate nursing student at The University of Texas at Austin ("GO HORNS!") I walked by the Tower of Texas several times, every day. We were free to go up to the top and I remember studying for a Chemistry Final with an old pal while up at the top. There was no net, no bars, and no shooters. But, all of us, back in 1973-1977, remembered a man named Whitman who had used that beautiful site to shoot students, back in 1966.
Although I knew about that event, including the year, the name and the number of victims, I never felt a residual horror of that violent day.
I pray that same peacefulness triumphs in Virginia, as well.