Perfect For Me

We are not perfect but we are perfect for each other!!

This is one of our favorite sayings to each other.  I am definitely not perfect and very thankful the big guy in the house accepts my imperfections.  As much as I would like to say that my husband is perfect, he does have a few....just a few, slight, small...going easy here....faults.  Just like all of us!  With God's grace, we strengthen each other.

Tomorrow will be 11 years since my honey and I walked down the aisle.  

He is not only perfect for me but perfect for our kids.  He is the rock in our family.

Happy Anniversary!! Don't work too hard today and we will celebrate next week.

Love you,

Pumpkin Boo Wife Mommy

(now everyone knows your name for me)

My Cowboy

My Cowboy Loves.....

1.  hugging his mommy

2.  his sister like there is nothing else

3.  to pester his sister like there is nothing else to do

4.  to snuggle with his daddy

5.  his red chair

6.  juice and snack right when he wakes up

7.  playing with his trains

8.  singing in the car

9.  playing in his sister's room

10.  his kitty stuffed animal

That is My Cowboy today and I love him.

Another Page and On To Georgia Visit

You don't have to wait until next week to see more pages!!  Aren't you excited?  I figured out the template.  It was rainy here yesterday morning so it gave me a great excuse to lounge around and play with the templates.  Now back to the fun we recently had in Georgia.

We tease my mom about her "visualizations".  She is always visualizing what it would be like to do..... (fill in the blank).  Since the kids were babies, my mom has always talked about taking them downtown and going to the Fox Theatre.  The Fox Theatre brings back lots of memories.  Mom took me there to see my first musical, Annie.  I LOVED Annie.  Maybe it was her hair that I loved so much.  I can remember the night we went to see the musical.  My mom dressed me up in a dress of course.  I don't think I wore pants until I was in the second grade.  It was so exciting.  I went to a few things at the Fox growing up.  I also had my senior prom in the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox.  We were all dolled up that night.  Big hair and big dresses!  Lots of fun memories. 

While the kids and I were in Georgia, we went to see Thomas the Train at the Fox.  My mom LOVED the whole idea of taking the kids downtown.  The kids loved Thomas!  They were precious singing the songs.  As Thomas and the gang were doing there last song, Keenan was waving good bye.  I look over and my mom has tears rolling down her face.  She was brought to tears seeing her grandchildren at the Fox.  Now that is memorable!

You can't go downtown without eating at the Varsity.  Another Atlanta landmark.  I don't think it is the food that makes it great.  The experience is worth fat grams.  Chili dogs and GREASY onion rings are delicious but it is fun to watch the people who work there.  Many of the men have been there forever and you better know what you want when you walk up to the counter.  No time to be wishy washy.  

It was a fun afternoon.  Now mom can mark that off her list of things to do with the kids.

So if you are in Atlanta, run by the Varsity and order a chili dog and onion rings.

Georgia Not On My Mind...

How to do digital templates in on my mind right now.  Soooo, I went to a class last night.  My friend from The Lord Family  taught us a thing or two about using digital templates for scrapbooking.  I think Heather is the most creative person I know.  It was a fun class. Not only did I get to use my mommy mush brain again but I got to learn along with some friends.  My friend at New Every Morning was there.  Her blog is a must read.  Full of stories of faith, mommy stories, decorating, etc.  My friend Ginger was also at the class.  She doesn't have a blog but SHOULD.  A cup of coffee with Ginger will save you hours and money with a counselor.  She is FULL of encouragement, wisdom and love.  Let's see...what could we name Ginger's Blog?  Hmmmm...Not sure but I will be thinking. 

Now back to the post.... I came home and tried the template.  I was able to do the first page with just a few little minor problems but I got it done.  I was feeling like a pro and thought I would move on to the 2nd page of the templete.  I am STUCK!!  Now I know why Heather said we will be having another class in 2 weeks to work on the second page.  

I thought I would post the first page but you will have to wait for the second page.  I know you will be holding your breath.  Now, you will probably look at the page and think what is the big deal.  Most of the time, I like my scrapbook pages very simple.  Therefore, I deleted some of the template.  Hey, it took a few brain cells to figure out how to delete some of the template and how to change the background color.  

Drum Roll Please.......Ta Da (as Keenan says all the time) my first templete scrapbook page!

Georgia on My Mind

A few weeks ago the kids and I spent some time in Georgia.  It is always good to go back to my home town.  I get to see family and friends and go to some of my favorite places.  We enjoyed brunch with family one morning.  Here are a few pics of the gang.  

The above picture is my dad and stepmom with the kids.  I will have to remember to take more pictures at this angle.  I like it because it is a little different than taking one head on.  Not sure if that is a photography term but it is a "Boo" term.

The is my stepsister, Robin with her tall guys...her husband and son.  Aren't they tall?

Robin is all into running these days.  Go Robin Go!  Maybe I will get the itch to run.  Or not!

It was great seeing you while I was in Georgia!  

Happy July 4th!

I am so thankful to live in the U.S.A!  Our country is not perfect by a long shot but we still have many things to be thankful for. Happy Independence Day! 

Reminders of Summer

There are lots of things that remind me of my childhood summers.  We loved playing in the sprinkler to cool off from hot summer days.  

It is fun watching the kids having a blast with a baby pool and a water hose.  There are lots of squeals and laughter in our backyard.

Another summertime memory is catching fire flies at night.  We would catch them and put them in a mason jar to watch them light up.  No bugs harmed.  The kids have enjoyed staying up a little later to catch fire flies.  They even named the two that they caught.  Charlotte and Marshall were with us for a day.  May they rest in peace.

What is your favorite childhood memory of summer?  Enjoy lazy days and late evenings.