one more month!

this sweet man of mine will retire one month from today

after 31 years with the same company.

it has been a bit bitter/sweet of an experience

and i can only imagine what it feels like to let go

of the security he has known for so long,

in these troubled times.....

however...

he is also ready to begin a new chapter, one where he will be able to:

~turn the alarm clock off

~clear his head of all the thousands of details

he normally is reponsible for each day

~spend more time with his grandkids

~have more time for hobbies and projects

~have more time for MY projects :-)

~travel and not worry about having to get back on any certain day

~just plain ole relax

~exercise more

~just reconnect with himself and his dreams

and i am sure the list goes on and on.

i could never say enough about the man i married, the man who raised our family and this man i share life with today...

i truly am so proud of every aspect of his living and the many, many years he has toiled for us and our needs....

and i am so happy that finally

he will get a chance to do

what he wants, when he wants and how he wants!

30 days baby....

WOW!

so come as you are

heard this song this morning;

"perfect people"

by natalie grant.

thought i would share it

since it filled me up.

wordless wednesday

lopez island (san juan islands)

what the world needs more of.....

central station antwerpen belgium

hope you can take a little time to enjoy your coffee and watch this. it certainly uplifted me ......we all need a little more

do re mi fa sol la ti......

have a wonderful day!

living life to the fullest

i'm made aware more often these days that with ageing

comes immediate expectations ......or a lack of perhaps.

it seems that it starts with the number 50.

it was like overnight i heard more "well that's because we're 50 now"

or such comments about why we feel certain ways (physically)

or why we can't/shouldn't do things anymore etc.

i never heard this from my husband when he turned 50....

and i don't embrace those comments/feelings myself....i don't think that way.

i've always been a doer......strong....and independent

while raising a family of five.

i never hesitated to move the piano across the room while everyone was at school/work or to paint or wallpaper a room by the time bryan got home.

i have driven many looooong trips alone or with the girls,

spent months in one city with the girls while bryan was in another working

and kept up with everyone's schedule and activities (they do tell me now that i was a little more stressed than i ever thought i was)....:-)

but point is......i am me....i do what i do

so when i stay out til 2 in the morning dancing with my girls....

or walk the 3-Day, or plan a trip hours away, scream for adam, jump off

a cliff with my clothes on (or off)......that is who i am.....20, 30, 40 or 56.

i am so thankful that my husband, daughters/sons-in-law and i'm sure my

grandbabies all just take it pretty much for exactly that....after all.... they know me.

now, i'm not saying that i can still do everything i did when i was younger and as easily....but i know people who are older than i am who still can do what i can't.....but then that has been true at any age !

i think it's what you are used to, what you have done your whole life barring disease and illness....and attitude.

so.....no surprises or less expectations....

no excuses here.....

i'm just gonna keep bein me.

it's my prerogative!

well....my husband watched this show last night.....

and today he signed up for~

T.E.A.M. arizona motorcyclist training!

i could hear the smile in his voice

like a little kid with a new toy!

any phone calls from daughters

need to be made directly to your father on this one.....:-)

my tshirt from the concert!

the concert was fantastic!

i think the decibel level was 115

and i'm finally hearing just fine (i think) today! :-)

adam....what can i say....he rocked the place.

he is just such a showman....natural talent galore..

but i also was so thrilled with the performances of

scott macintyre and matt giraud....

they sounded awesome, and did a number with dueling piano's that was
so entertaining!

so....thanks again my dear girls and guys....

for the very musical night!

LOVED it!