It's Friday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JiJi!

Today is HER birthday!

She married our youngest son two years ago.

We're so glad she did!

Happy Birthday JiJi.

We love you!

We are so thankful for you.

Thank you for being so good to us!

Go HERE and wish her a happy day!

Niece At The Beach

A Summertime Window Sill

The Century Club!!!

This is the song hubs is singing today:

*I'm a member of the Century Club.

Century riding is what I love.*

He did it.

He rode 100 miles today.

Check out his calves....

 Proud of you hubs.

17 on the 17th

1. Jesus
2. Hubs
3. Family
4. Diet Coke
5. Playing with the *littles*
6. Blogging
7. Magazines
8. Mornings
9. Doughnuts and homemade cookies
10. Vinegar...and anything made with vinegar.
11. Being outside
12. Friends
13. A good haircut
14. Photos
15. Hammock time
16. Hub's home cooked meals
17. Life

Oh, and blogs with pictures.

Laundry

So apparently I have this weird thing for clean laundry.

Because I seem to talk about it a lot.

I am fascinated with the Dry Cleaning place.

Fascinated.

Is it weird that I always wonder how when they take your shirts and lay them in a pile, you get YOUR shirts back?

I love how they push a button and those shirts slide down a conveyor belt. I always think "They are going to give me someone else's shirts." But they never do.

And, is it weird that for a long time I thought I might want to own one of these?

Really, I did.

But, I was afraid of this:

Seriously.

You have to draw the line somewhere.

HUBS

Does your HUBS have a hobby?

Mine does.

He golfs and he bikes.

Golfing was his slight obsession 

until he had knee surgery this past March.

Golf has had to take a back seat to biking for a while.

SERIOUS biking.

Like he rode 80 miles this morning.

80.

He hopes to participate in CYCLE ACROSS NC in September.

I'm proud of him.

Does YOUR hubs have a hobby?

Venting

I don't think most of my readers follow professional basketball. But if you read the papers or follow the Yahoo home page or watch television, you probably know that Lebron James was all the talk this week. He's the professional basketball player that held a press conference last night announcing his decision about where he would play next year. (Not that it matters, but he chose Miami.) He had been playing for Cleveland (not that that matters either.) Getting to my point here. The owner of Cleveland was upset that Lebron left. Very upset. So upset that he wrote THIS letter. Wow. Just wow. I don't care where Lebron plays. But I am sad that this kind of letter is what my *littles* will read. That this letter is what is normal these days. He's mad. He's hurt. If Lebron had stayed, he would be his best friend. What about "class?" I'm not picking on him. I don't have a favorite NBA team. I'm just sad today that this is accepted as normal behavior. 

These *littles* deserve better. Your *littles* do too.

Important Things Your Mom Told You

• Never return a dish empty. You know, someone sends you a meal or a dessert in a dish and you need to return it to them. Mom always said to send it back with something in it. It doesn't have to be something you made. Perhaps fresh fruit/vegetables or their favorite candy bar. It's almost like a thank you!   

• Never give a wallet as a gift without money in it. Even if it's a dollar. Just don't give it empty.

• Always send a Thank You note. If someone takes the time to give you something, take the time to send them a thank you.

• When you are spending time at someone's home, make your bed.

• Never decorate with a candle unless you lite the wick.

Have you heard of these tips? 
What did YOUR mom teach YOU?

Missing These GrandGirls

Call Me CRAZY.............

.................but I think I want these

(these are called Vibram Five Fingers. Check them out HERE.)

It's like walking/running barefoot.

Have you tried them?

WOULD you try them?

Impromptu Picnic

We really didn't have any plans for the weekend of the 4th.

So, on Saturday we drove to Chapel Hill to a bike store.

We were hungry so we picked up food to go at The Loop

.....And took it to the campus of UNC to eat.

The weather was gorgeous. 

We sat under huge trees and enjoyed the breeze and each other.

 (not a great pic...it's hard to take one of yourself!)

(a view from the ground)

Life is a Honeymoon.

Happy Fourth Of July!

Received this picture on my cell phone yesterday of 

my nieces and nephew:

Kids at a small town parade.

Freedom. Love. Independence. Family.

It's The Big 3 0 !!!

Happy Birthday K!

This is a big birthday for lots of reasons.

It's the big 3 0 

AND

It's the last birthday you'll have without a child to hold!!

Year # 30 will be a special one.

So are YOU.

Happy Happy Day!

Much Love,

FMIL and FFIL

Friday Favorites

A basket of veggies and homemade pickles 

from my friend, Renee. 

And my DIL, Jenny.

What a blessing!

The *LITTLES*

Hubs

A long weekend!

What are YOUR Friday favorites?

COHEN

A Blogging Day Of Silence for Cohen.