There is No Place Like Home

We are back...
It was a terrific trip to Cocoa Beach- the past 10 days were so much fun, and we already miss the ocean, sand, pool and everything else...
But, there is just no place like home!
There is so much to tell, and I will... after the unpacking and reorganizing is over.
A few highlights include the wonderful trip to Disney (where we were picked for some of the extra special "Magical Moments"!), a monstrous sand castle, EJ learning how to swim under water, Cub jumping in the pool and going under water, and many many more special times with our family.... it really was a fantastic vacation...
See yall soon!

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love Ya, Tomorrow!

Cocoa Beach or bust!
Hmmmm... where did this particular saying come from?
Anyhow, it works... and I can not wait to get it all done today, and head out for our vacation early tomorrow morning!
So much to do!

But, by tomorrow morning it will done, or just delayed/forgotten, and then the family heads out for a nice rest (?) at the beach.
(I only question myself because we will also include a trip to Disney while there, and though it is always exciting and fun, is it truly relaxing?)

Doesn't matter, as we all enjoy the kids pure joy and excitement while in the Magic Kingdom, and the rest of the vacation will be more relaxing... Diddy got a big 'ol tent for us to park ourselves under/around while on the beach, and then the kids can play, I can tan (yes, I know I am a redhead, but thank goodness I can tan!), Geoff can make those huge sand castles and Momma and Diddy can join in. Uncle BB and Aunt Reynie will join us next week for more of the same, as will Reynie's parents and our Aunt and Uncle. It's going to be a lot of fun - and all of us are really looking forward to this!
I will obviously be away from this Mac for awhile (whoo hoo!), so I will catch up with yall when we get home -Have a great week, and Memorial Day weekend coming up!
(Oh yes, we are gonna be gone that long!)

PS - When we get back Reynie is gonna help me spruce up the look of this blog! I am clueless, but she does an awesome job, so hopefully it will look much different sometime soon!

Happy Mother's Day Yall!

Happy Mommies Day - I have had a beautiful one... we all went to church (where EJ sang so sweetly with the children's choir!) and then hosted the family gathering here in the rock garden. I will post more pictures tomorrow, but for now here is one from today of me and my babies!

Our Little Graduate

Elizabeth Jo graduated from Pre-K on Wednesday...
Yes, I cried!
It is so true that time flies....
It seems like yesterday she was just learning to walk, but in the fall she will begin kindergarten!

Here she is with her teacher, "Miss" Amy as she received her certificate!

Got Lots to Show and Tell, but No Time to Tell It!

Let me see, there is EJ's Pre-K graduation day and party, her pre 5th birthday party with her best friend at school (they both have July birthdays, so it was an early one so they could celebrate with their school friends...), and a few other things from our super busy week...

Geoff and I went to the Doc today about his knee - it is fractured instead of the torn ACL or meniscus, so that is good - no surgery. But, it still hurts him to walk, so he will have to give it time to heal.

So much to talk about, but I have no time to linger as I am cleaning house. On Sunday we are hosting the Mother's Day gathering in our rock garden, and my house/yard is a mess... as of now the total guest list includes almost 40 folks! It will be so much fun, and I am looking forward to it..

Once everything is clean that is!

Happy Mother's Day yall!

GeGe, A True Southern Lady

Fannie Rozar 12/16/1916 - 05/06/2007

One year ago today GeGe went to be with our Father in heaven, and though we miss her very much, we know she is in a wonderful place. In that we have peace, and know that we will one day see her again.

She was fun and feisty, with a strong will and lots of energy. She loved the Lord, and was a true southern lady. Later in her 80's, her knees just wouldn't let her use that beautiful energy to do what she wanted to anymore, and then a series of strokes kept her bedridden until she passed last May.

She used to talk about the dances they would go to when she was young, so I am certain she is in heaven organizing lots of dances for the other angels, and Granddaddy. Or, she was once a beloved lunch room lady at the elementary school in the small middle Georgia town my Momma grew up in, so she is probably fixin' the angels fried chicken and biscuits. Maybe some fried peach pies for dessert as well.

The December before she died she turned 90 years old, and the family had a huge party for her at my parents house, where she had lived since her knees gave out. There were 90 roses in her honor, and lots of great stories being told.

And, lots of love for GeGe. Lots and lots of that...

I miss you Grandmomma!

Why? When? How?

My two year old son, who is approaching three (in July) is at that stage...

Yall know what I am taking about, right?! I know the Mommies do.

This is how our morning began. Please picture little Cub with sleep still in his eyes and his pajamas on... EJ is fully dressed for school by now, and I am supposed to be making her lunch as well as getting them breakfast. Playhouse Disney was surely on, and the Dunkin' Donuts coffee I love was going to take too long to grind, then brew, so I was downing a Diet Coke instead.... my other addiction.

Oh, and did I mention we are probably running at least 5 minutes behind? That is just normal for me and the kids, so I know it to be true.

"Mommy, where are we going?" Cub asks...
"To take Sissy to school, and then back home" I say....
"What is school?" he asks...
"A place kids go to learn and play" I say...
"What is learn?" he asks...
"Hmmm... it's when you are looking at something new and you remember it when you see it again" I say, beginning to get frustrated as it was too early for my brain to work so much.
"How will we get there?" he asks...
Ahhh, I think, an easy one! "In the Jeep" I say...
"Where is the Jeep?" he asks...
"Outside, Cub" I say as I try to figure out a way to end the interrogation without a fuss...
"Where is outside?" he asks...
Grrrrrrrr..... "You know where outside is, you silly boy!" I say, tickling him to distract him from the next question.
"Why am I silly?" he asks, now grinning from ear to ear...

I give up! They never said being a Mommy was easy, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.