NOT pointless

i LOVE music....

i saw this on facebook from a friend and while watching it, found myself dancing in my chair, smiling, laughing, shedding a few tears and ultimately......being uplifted and encouraged for the day!!!!

this is an example, somewhat, of what is known as a "flashmob".

i love it!!

it unites .....for just a little while.........it brings happiness!

here is the definition of a Flash mob From Wikipedia~~~

A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then disperse.
i have to disagree with part of this definition.....

our world is in such disrepair.....there is so much infighting and bickering going on.....so many hurting and in need....so little compromise....so little understanding .....we are so divided....and for just a little while.......

despite race, religion, age, ideals, agendas, lifestyle etc....

we have fun. laugh.cry.understand.appreciate.dance.sing.dream.live.

believe.unite.compromise.love.

care.join.pariticpate.

and to me....something that allows you all of that...is certainly not

POINTLESS!

Quiet Thankfulness

"There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy." ~Ralph H. Blum

i'd like to learn more about living a life of gratitude.

Wishing you and yours a very

Happy Thanksgiving

journey completed....job well done!

the girls came

and walked...

and walked......

and walked some more!

amy, cassie and carrie the night before the start of the 3-Day

family at one of the "cheering stations"

another cheering station....concern over blistered feet

one of their shirts showing who they were walking for

reworking bandages and moleskin

this year they walked for 3 grandma's...thus the name

welcome!

colors flying

cassie walked for one of her best friend's mother-in-law

she passed away wednesday morning before the walk on friday

our tree of who the girls were honoring and walking for

they finished...

job well done ladies!

the salute to honor all survivors!

every one deserves a life time

The Breast Cancer 3-Day

60 mile walk

starts a week from today

and this year.......

my dear daughter Cassie is walking with two friends

Cory and Jessamyn started our journey participating in the 3-Day 60 mile walk in 2005

and the tradition was carried on with my brother and i in 2006

2007


2008
myself, my brother and his daughter
my cousin and her daughter


2009
my brother and 3 of our friends from albuquerque



and now a new journey begins and a new story and experience
for three more walkers.
we will be there every step of the way
thank you for walking everyone deserves a lifetime

special times

lately, we have tried to do a few "special" things with each one of the grandchildren.

we watch them regularly....and that is great...but they usually need to fit into our schedule during those times.....

it started with taking brody and wyatt to the circus

then i had the faerie tea for journey

papa took asher to the dinosaur museum

and then we took milo to the kids museum

little clay just thinks crawling around the house is special for right now!!!!

i thought i'd share a few more photos of our special times

(papa took photos of asher, but that camera is not cooperating right yet!)

papa and milo with his dino souvenir

he loved driving the car....until this little gal said he needed to share!!! :-)

grocery shopping was a big hit


so many products to choose from!


playing in the sand


the climbing apparatus was amazing and he loved it!!!
this museum is just wonderful and divided into age appropriate areas!




brody and wyatt at shriners circus

gotta have a souvenir ya know!

just watchin the show

got to ride the elephant....all by their very own selves

without papa or nonnie!

.....and the ponies

he really did have fun...i promise! :-)

same face his mama used to make when she was little!!!

(and his auntie)

it has really been fun getting to share these special times with these amazing little ones....

we look forward to many more!!!

and we are anxiously awaiting grandbaby #7

jessamyn's due date is today!

xoxoxo

Tea for Two

i have been telling journey,

our only granddaughter (to-date),

that we needed to have a TEA.

things got hectic and the TEA was put aside

but journey often talked about it.......

so finally nonnie got it together

and journey and i had

a

FAERIE TEA PARTY

and it was so much fun!

this was her invitation sent through the mail

i made faerie dolls and a faerie house

and i had almost too much fun doing it!!!!!

i set it up out on our patio

as the weather has cooled off now

faerie house and dolls

tea party friends

our faerie woodland

my little faerie tea partner dancing to faerie music

gotta have dancin shoes and a marvelous dress

we made faerie wands

and faerie dust necklaces

and had scrumptious food fit for a faerie tea party

(nonnie had hot tea but journey wanted "pretend tea")

although she did enjoy the sugar cubes!!!!!

faerie dust necklace

playing with her faerie dolls

her purse filled with goodies a little faerie might like

our dancing shoes

thank you journey girl

for all the fun!

my wings are put away for now but i'm going to keep them close!