I'VE BEEN STUCK IN A RUT

 

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But I've had it with myself! 

And,

Unexpressed ideas are lost forever...

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So,

please bear with me as I catch up on the last month...

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Our town’s Memorial Day parade got rained out this year,

but the day turned out nice enough to cook out on the grill.

I enjoyed a relaxing day.

My girls did all the cooking, including prep and clean up! FAB!

~gratitude and love~

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On June 1, the week before school got out,

tornadoes left a path of destruction 40 miles long across the state.

Too close for comfort.

Thankfully, though, we only had hail and thunderstorms.

Many are still recovering from those few minutes of fury.

I can't seem to get this picture out of my mind.

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A few days later, my husband and I took the T

to Fenway for a Red Sox game.

On the way, we met a couple who live in one of the towns worst hit.

It makes you feel kind of funny and

SO GRATEFUL

to just get up and go about your business

when you think that a few miles away

people became homeless in the blink of an eye.

June 4th was a perfect day for a ballgame in Boston.

The weather was ideal and the Sox won. 

 I agreed to leave after the 8th inning to beat the traffic

(the Sox were winning with a healthy lead)

and we certainly needn’t have worried!

By the time we got to the T,

the game was tied and went into overtime!

They played 14 innings before beating the Oakland A’s 9-8.

We stopped for dinner at the 99 Restaurant

where Crystal works and watched the rest of the game on TV!

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I can’t believe the last day of school was almost 3 weeks ago!

{ducks then}

Sometimes the end of the school year can’t come fast enough

and I was counting the days along with my class of mostly boys

(just one girl!) and eagerly anticipated summer vacation.

After a few days of curriculum development the day finally arrived

on Flag day this year!

~love those stars and stripes~

Did you know?   Flag Day, celebrated in the United States on June 14,

commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States in 1777.

Wikipedia

On June 15th my family was delighted that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!

On June 19 I celebrated Father’s Day with my husband,

Dad &GrandpaExtraordinaire,

and my 3 girls.

I did have a few teary moments.

Love you, Dad. Miss you every day.

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My family has celebrated graduations and birthdays,

I've spent hours with my grandkids

watercolor painting, reading and playing,

and chasing the ducks.

{ducks now}

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And these pics...

were inspired by

Christine at{Vista Woman}.

Take a look here.

{Your pics made me smile, Christine.}

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Now, for those of you who have made it

all the way through this lengthy post,

I will leave you with this thought and photo of sweet Olivia...

Life is good.

Blessings!

catching up

Since the last time I posted,

I have enjoyed several dinners and lunches

with family and friends to celebrate my birthday. {thank you!}

I’ve dressed to be filmed for a school promotional video

(told I must wear any color except green (against a green screen)),

and the next day wore green to celebrate the bit o’ Irish in me on St. Patty’s day!

I’ve baked oatmeal cookies with the afterschool program kids, known as

“The Producers” of what will become “HCA Gourmet,

or, the local cable network’s best film of kids cooking for kids!

I’ve scrubbed and polished ‘til my house needed it again,

and painted and decorated the guest room.

(more on that another time)

I’ve welcomed my brother for a visit,

delighted in the first day of Spring,

scraped the snow off my car on the second day of Spring,

led our Kindergarteners and First Graders on “The Lewis & Clark Expedition,”

and met with our lawyer to determine the next steps in settling my Dad’s estate and

caring for my Mom’s interests as she is in a nursing home.

I've enjoyed spending time with my brother,

pictured with my daughter, Crystal.

He leaves tomorrow.

It has been a really nice visit and I'll miss him.

{Love you, Bri.}

Now I must concentrate on The American Adventure Banquet,

(the theme changes every year) our annual school fund-raiser dinner.

There is a great deal to be done before next Thursday.

I must also “read up” on incubating duck eggs.

Our new incubator arrived last Thursday

and the duck eggs have arrived!
BUSY...
but never bored!
Blessings!