1st snow of the year

I can't believe it is really snowing out.  I had planned to work in the garden today and to clean up around the house.  So what am I doing??  I'm stilling on my butt playing on the computer.  I should get up an start baking to warm up the house.  Great there goes the 45lbs I just lost....

Special Day

This is a special day indeed!  I don't like pictures of myself and I very rarely post any.  But I just wanted to share a picture of Ed and I that our friend Kristin took of us at Steve and Joyce's Wedding.  I am learning to let go of the camera and not hide behind it.  What prompted this change?  It would have to be my daughter and her insistence that I did not go places with them because I am not in the pictures.  If you ask her, I was not around for several YEARS while we worked on our house.  Apparently I was shoppping.  All because I was not in any pictures.

Cub Scouts Nature Hike and Craft

The scouts got together to for a nature hike.  Had some snacks.  Made some crafts. Yep that's about it.

 

 

 

a stroll on the beach

We were the 1st ones up the next morning and decided to take a stroll on the beach before breakfast.  It was so nice and quiet.  We collected a couple of shells to bring home to the kids.  It doesn't matter that we have a huge bag at home already.  Nicole loves her shells.

Hey look there is even a picture of me.  I think it may be time to invest in a new coat.  That thing is is like four sizes to big for me now.

Steve and Joyce's Wedding

I have to say this was one of the best weddings I have ever been to.  I love that Steve's kids where the best man and maid of honor and Joyce's best friend was the minister from the Universal Life Church of Modesto California.  Where I also happen to be a minister.  I've just never ordered the paperwork to do anything with it.  It was small and perfect.  My kids would have loved it.  To bad they didn't get to go.  Since it was also our anniversary weekend we decided to have a little adult time. 

Ed had a ball.  Who knew he liked to dance?  He usually doesn't but he was on the dance floor/deck the whole time.  I tried to upload some more of the pictures but this darn computer won't let me.

regret

Well, today my oldest brother passed away at the age of 56.  We didn't get along very well the last couple of years.  In fact I think we only spoke a few times to each other in the last 10/15 years. 
This past summer I had taken our mother over to his house.  I had even gave him a hug and told him that I love him.  I feel very guilty that I didn't do more or make an effort to fix our relationship.  Things would never have been perfect, but he was still my brother. 

Early morning wake up

I woke up this morning to the house shaking.  Since I'm really not a earlier morning person I stayed in bed trying to figure out what the hell was going on.  As I wake up a little more, I notice a banging noise and then the house shakes.  I still couldn't figure what was going on so I got up to investigate.   It took me a few minute to comprehend what was going on.  Five in the morning Brody our Great Dane is pouncing on his new toy he got last night.  Pouncing, you know like a cat.