Some Glad Holiday

Birthday shout outs!

Kim Roepke! Enjoy the day Aaron's mom!

Dennis - You are my friend4ever. "h40bd."

Now I hope all you people out there had a real nice Memorial Day HOliday weekend. (note the way I gave HOliday a little sumpin to make it stand out..)

We enjoyed making new friends with lake neighbors Gary and Karen, hanging out with Mere and Clint (see pic above, thanks for the fishing lesson Clint!) and going to a neighborhood send off for a Lt. Colonel who will be going to Germany for two years. We have a really eclectic group of neighbors out at the lake. Some obviously used to the bruncheon cocktail hours and talk about golf and such, and others who have worked with their hands and backs all their lives who like to talk about fishin' and huntin'. But today I discovered a very common theme between all of them. They hate snakes and feel that they should be shot on sight, they hate it when the storm brings waves that steal their dirt from under their retaining walls, and they all seem to know who owns the biggest boats on the lake. We can always find commonality somehow. Dean (the cute one in the hammock) and I have alot to learn and I need to buy me a gun.

The Bluffs

Shiner has made himself at home...

pillows and pottery

welcome pig

Dean loves a patio

Just a few photos of our new little place...

Things I Like

1. The color turqoise...oh yes, just like the color of my favorite pottery bowl that disappeared in our move TWO BLOCKS AWAY
2. Dogs, more specifically a dog of my own.. yellow lab come to mama
3. Dark chocolate with almonds
4. Pink cookies (hard to find, but when you do... (sugar high)
5. Going to Central Market with Dean for a drink or a snack or maybe even groceries
6. The Flying Fish at Preston Center... first booth on the left
7. A large unsweetened iced tea from Sonic... oh yeah, sonic ice is good and only $1 from 2-4pm
8. A really good book that is a series so you can look forward to more
9. Turqoise earrings (like the sweet ones Angie bought me but I only got to wear once and I am not pointing any fingers MJD)
10. T shirts from Old Navy... they are so soft and great to sleep in
ok.. i am totally bored with myself and my stuff.. if you are too, then go check out thepioneerwoman.com she is not boring.

Life since grandkids moved away

Stay Tuned

Yea! Katie's coming home tomorrow for a few days to see the Roepkes before the move next week. (oops, she has bangs now.. sorry Katie, send new photo with bangs)

We are going to the zoo on Saturday and celebrating Aaron's 29th birthday with a steak dinner, having a send off for them at church on Sunday and packing up and moving. woohoo. lots going on. Stay tuned for all the fun details and photos to come.

no tears in heaven...

Random

Praise leader at our church, David Chrane keeps his hair shaved short. His three year old son worries about harmful rays burning his dad's head and finds random items to cover his head such as leaves or the latest, sweet and low packets. He took 30 or so and covered his dad's head and after standing back and taking a look, he said, "it looks good dad, lead praise this way.

My granddaughter Ilon Rain Roepke, my BFF, likes to be "tittled" when she is going down for a nap.

I bought Izzie a loaf pan for $4.95 and she said, "no way! Sweet!"

Gonna have to find a way to make moving to our new "boring off -white apartment" (a smaller version of our current "boring off-white apartment"),more fun. Suggestions welcome within reason. (Neither of us want to paint said boring walls as we will have to repaint in 11 months.) Maybe some new art work like "La La Love You"?

People from my last high school have looked me up on Face Book and asked to be my friend. "don't make me hit my friend!" what movie???? anyhoo... I am old. Don't remember much from high school. Thought I would always remember everything. I was wrong. Hope I was nice to people. Hope I told them about Jesus.

http://www.alumniclass.com/greenmountain

I do remember some people and like that they have checked in with me after so many years. Good friends, Mike C., Jerry Y sent notes I and hope to get in touch with a few other friends that made an impact on my short time there.

Praying for my sweet D and G who are now waiting on the Lord for direction and wisdom as they meet a new crossroad in life. God is GOOD and thankful he knows exactly where you are and where you need to be. Can't wait to hear the plan.

Okay... random thoughts on a non random day.

"This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."

Later peeps.

"It's Moving Time"

First, go re-watch one of my favorite You Tube videos from Flight of the Concordes, "It's Business Time." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU

Then, kind of sing while you re-read the title of this blog.... and chuckle while you think "what does this have to do with anything?" Well, we are moving again and I just wanted to make the announcement a bit more fun as the move itself is not. Just moving down the street to "The Bluffs". Sounds kind of exotic and beautiful in a desert kind of way doesn't it? (but they aren't) This is the year of "SAVING MONEY" so that we can go travel to see our family that is far away and continue remodeling the lakehouse. A year of practical living and fun times. Thankful to have a decision made and that we don't have to move ourselves. "We're movin on up..." (if you are my age, you are singing.."to the east side")