Flaming June's Love

"O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life."

As I had expected and hoped Allies party went off well. I am attaching a few pics of the evening. One o fjust her on her night and one with her two best friends. They are good kids that have gone to different colleges but come home to one another. The blonde Kellie is just that.. a blonde kellie!!!! Overly happy but honest. smart but dumb. A good friend that doesnt know any better. Kailyn is highly intelligent and sassy, not a naive bone in her body. misread as a bitch.... no ... she is a bitch... if you dont know her. honest, and if she doesnt lilike you you will know it. Allie rounds is out by rounding them both down, Kellie not so soft and Kai not so hard. It works for them. Missi is away for the week at camp. As everyone knows camp is her highlight. she loves it every summer. It may be called bible camp but I dont see it. If she is religious she tries very hard to not appear it. She Ibelieve is very spiritual but far from religious. SHe can seem abrasive with her voici...

19 years ago today I gave birth to the best thing that ever happened to me. How do you describe a child that defines what every parent would want in their future? There have been few surprises with her. She has told me almost everything there is to know in the progression of teenage years. I have had less than ten moments of upheaval with her and truly look forward to her company more than anyone elses. She had some friends over tonight in the backyard and Iloved it. I am now getting to bed with Andy and I dont worry at all about what they are up to really. I am sure they are being typical teenagers but I trust mine. Thank you God for giving me her. Thank you for all of them. She is my reason. Not perfect, but you know what , I love that part too.

Yeah I was roaming youtube and found this song which in turn reminded me of again.. another one of my wanderings.... I met this guy at the Y. yeah the Y when Missi was a baby. He was there with his daughter and I was swimmin with her. He and I just clicked and he shared alot of his favorite music with me. This is one them. He wrote the words out for me and put them in my car. He also pressed some flowers for me and put them with it. Yeah it was real real sweet. I was taken with him and the great conversations we had. No crazy funny business just a cool guy I should have met another time. Then again.... maybe not. He wrote out the words to Eric Claptons Wonderful Tonight. He attached a note because at the time I cut my hair really really short. He thought I looked beautiful no matter what I did.

A few pics from today. As you all know Andy is workin his tail off to $et these porches done for Allies birthday. He is now on the last but bi%%est of them all in the back. Today it rained and he was out there in thunder and li%htnin% unitl my MOm called and said "tell ANdy I said $et out of the li%htinin% or he is %onna %et it from me." He came in. When the boomers stopped he went back out. I am attachin a fe pics of he and Missi workin to%ether. If you would have told me Missi would use impact drivers and LIKE IT I would never a%ree but there are moments she looked at me and smiled like this is COOOOL. I tooka pic of the card she made me for my birthday. The characters onth card are just so the three of them and I love it. I hope to frame it as soon as I remember what size it is at the store. We looked on line and stuff for the perfect colle%e for her in Philadelphia. Havent foundit yet but it is comin%. I am hopin% to find one on the east coast since she seems ...