"THOUGHTS" out of body

Well....once in awhile (I would love to blame it on the stars being out of alignment) or the cosmos out of wack or something like that and you know they probably aren't but Monday was . . . an out of kilter, out of sorts, out of body day for me...so my thoughts were not flowing like usual. I wanted to cry at the drop of a hat, and could of, even if there was NO HAT to drop, but I got through it. Have you ever told a man that your hormones were out of wack? Well try it on your boss some time. It is pretty funny actually. They give you this blank stare,


then they put their hands in the air like you are pointing a gun at them, they will tell you, it's O......K..... you can go home! IT IS MY perogative to have a weird freaky day!HMMMMM it worked....I went home.....and Monday passed, I am still here, the world DIDN'T come crashing down around me, the stars didn't fall from the heavens, NO HATS WERE dropped and even though I struggled NOT to cry (which would have felt pretty good)(but I am woman you know) Tuesday came...happy to say...so I will share some fun pics of a few precious moments past.

While Camille came down with the kids last week for a few days, they colored a lot of eggs, and colored a few fingers and hands.



(Papa found 5 in the bushes last night 7 days later!) they played hard, and after a busy day slept soundly, (there is nothing more precious than sleeping children!) they slept through the night...wow Lauren too! it is because she was sleeping with her "brudders" she said.
Poor Camille came down with a bug that put her right in bed, so Papa and I, along with Tera took the children to the "Pirates Island" for pizza, we all got in on the pirate hat thing. Owen was in charge of telling us when it was our turn to be seated...
Lauren went dressed as a "Princess Pirate" (who would have guessed?)

Even Papa got in on the fun of being a Pirate (for a minute)



It was hard to keep up with them after eating, they played in the play area, and Ryan was not happy when it was time to leave. But got over it quickly when we distracted him with something else. We had a great time while they were visiting on their short Spring Break. You all know by now how much I love my grandkids. To me, this is what it is all about. I know it is what keeps me grounded even when I am having a MUNDANE mun⋅dane  [muhn-deyn, muhn-deyn] –adjective
1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs.
2. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
3. of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.

MONDAY.

Need I say more?

HAS SPRING REALLY SPRUNG?

I took some pics of my yard the other day. I was overwhelmed with the color of the clear blue sky and calm breeze, and as I pulled up in the drive after a days work, I couldn't believe what had transpired, OVER NIGHT! I was sure the yard didn't look like this the day before....did it?

The lilacs were in bloom, the grass was really green, rose buds were appearing on all my rose bushes, the flowering plum tree had lost most of its beautiful pink blossoms and was coming into the dark beautiful purple leaves and I was taking in the powerful smell of lilacs when I stuck my nose into the blooms! Is Spring really here? Is the cold winter actually going to go away?

Can I think about laying out in the warmth of the St. George sun that it is so famous for . . . next to the pool in my SWEET back yard????


OH...and what is this? Just a sweet reminder that someone was thinking of me...little ole me... and wishing me a great day! Aren't sisters great! Not only sisters that are siblings...but "sisters".


Can I think about putting away my LONG winter pants and pull out the capri's and jeweled flip flops that have been screaming to me??? and paint my toe nails all pretty and shiney for all the world to see???? can I huh, can I????? (sigh)

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT! well after I go to the tanning salon a few times...I wouldn't want to make a TOTAL fool of myself and blind any poor unsuspecting soul, with my lilly white BOD!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

My thought for the week: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres."
1 Corinthians 13

BIRTHDAY BOY! My thoughts turn to the Birthday Boy BOB who had a big one last Saturday. He hates it, doesn't want to acknowledge it but knows that it came, passed and is now history! He isn't one that likes a lot of hoopla, and fuss. Never has and never will. A quiet time together, a movie,
dinner with Brad and his family at our favorite restaurant Samuri 21. Then home for a relaxing evening.

Camille and the kids came down Sunday afternoon and Bob barbequed his famous chicken. We had another great evening with everyone.
Brad made his famous cake (to die for)! and the kids helped Papa blow out the candles and lick the frosting off the candles. We had a wonderful evening. Camille and the TTC (triple trouble crew) will be staying for a few days this week. It is fun to have all the energy around us and believe me THERE IS A LOT OF ENERGY!

Koltyn loves to help load the dishwasher
Owen loves to jump into the picture when I asked Lauren to show me her pretty new princess PJ's, and jumped in when I asked Ryan to pose...he just loves to be in pictures!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!

WHO IS REALLY THE FOOL HERE?

I have been played a "fool", been a "fool" been "fooled" and "fooled" around! (with Bob of course)! but...found out lot's of interesting information about this day in history.


DID YOU KNOW: Aphrilophobia is the fear of April Fool's Day. Many of the phobias associated with this day are termed social phobias because they pertain to being embarrassed in public or worse.

Katagelophobia - Fear of Ridicule or Embarrassment
Neophobia - Fear of something new
Scopophobia - Fear of being stared at
Ereuthophobia - Fear of blushing
Mythophobia - Fear of making a false statement
Traumatophobia - Fear of being emotionally wounded or injured


and because I am a little Dutch girl (born in Rotterdam Holland) I thought this was also very interesting:

Here's a funny story why the Dutch celebrate April Fool's. Spain's King Philip II ruled the Netherlands back in 1572. Rebels opposed to his rule were called "Geuzen" after the a French word (Guex) that meant beggars. Den Briel (a small town on the coast) was seized by the Geuzens on April 1, 1572, beginning a civilian uprising against Spanish rule that spread throughout the Netherlands. Commander of the Spanish army was the Duke of Alba, and was powerless to stop the Geuzens. The Dutch word for glasses is "bril." And, apparently during this uprising, the Duke of Alba lost his glasses. Because the Dutch enjoy this silly mishap, they use it to commemorate April Fool's day.

hmm pretty deep huh! I looked up "April Fools" and found all kind of interesting things...I then read an e-pals post (Marcy) about her fool's jokes and found it all to be fun and made me giggle. A co-worker and I thought it would be a great laugh for all call in sick or something today....but who would be the fool in that case?
The boss would probably have called in too or better yet given us a pink slip...but HA he is being fooled at this very moment with his own pink slip! Yep I printed off an official looking parking ticket and filled it out with all sorts of FOOL-a-rottery and placed it on his windshield after he came back from lunch today. I am the one who will probably be a "fool" for doing so....but it brought some laughter to the office, which is soooo important on a Wednesday, don't you think?