We went West....

to San Francisco!

And I believe, we all left our hearts there!

Be back soon!

5 things....

Saturday, Andy took the boys and their friends out tubing on the lake.  I decided not to go as I tend to get a bit nauseous when they have the boat spinning in circles in order to get bigger waves.

As I was sitting, waiting for them to come back I discovered that I didn't know any of the parents sitting at the beach.  I've officially become one of the older moms.  The mom that sits out of the fray of the toddlers and elementary school kids.  The one that can actually relax while sitting near a body of water. The one that doesn't turn her head when she hears "Mom" being screamed at the top of someone's lungs and the mom that doesn't  go running when she hears a piercing scream and crying.

It was a bittersweet feeling.  I'm sad that our days of summer are not spent on that sandy beach anymore.  Days of digging holes and swimming for hours until their fingers were wrinkled from the water.  Gone are the many days of grilled cheese sandwiches and snacks from the beach bag.

But as I watched this new generation of parents and their little ones I was happy that we were part of the long tradition of families on that beach.  I can only hope that my boys decided to find a place just as special, maybe even the one they grew up on, to raise their families when it's time.

1.  Loving caprese salads right now.  It will be even better when the tomatoes ripen.

2.  Looking for a good television show for summer.  Suggestions welcomed.

3.  Just finished reading The History of Love.  It started out slow, but in the end I really enjoyed it.

4. Do you like sweet tea or unsweetened?

5. Matt and I have started a summer blog.  We took the idea from Sarah and Anna ( can't find the link Sarah...could you send it to me?) Matt and I need something this summer.  Hopefully, this might be it.
  
Enjoy the week everyone!  

Question....

Hey everyone! I'm here, but really busy.  As you can see I've been making a few adjustments with the blog.  I do want my header to spread across the top which probably means I need to go in and adjust the HTML. Right? Anyone know a simple way to do that, or can point me in the right direction on-line to show me how.

In the meantime, enjoy the pictures below.  I donated my photography skills to a local silent auction. The high bidder has a beautiful garden.  It's been fun to walk along the flowers.  I need to go back to get the morning light...enjoy!

Link Love

Our last week of summer was spent in the Adirondack Mountains.  We've been making the trek northward (all of a hour and forty minute drive) for thirteen years.  This year was different somehow.  The boys just wanted to "hang-out" with the other kids that vacation in the same spot and I found myself wondering why we were there since we could do all of the same things at home.  I think it may have been a transition year, yet I'm not sure how just yet.  It felt good to step away from the computer for awhile and I did read two books so not all was lost.

We are still finding our way with school routines.  Both boys are running cross-country and it seems funny not to have anyone home at the usual time.  

So it's Friday and time for the weekend.  Here are a few fun links I found as I made my way back to the computer. 

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

   I keep forgetting to mention my friend's blog.  She has an assortment of appetites in her household so mealtime can be tricky.  Hop on over and say hello to Pamela and tell I sent you!

 I would probably never make this myself, but I sure would like someone to make it for me! It looks delicious and inviting and oh, so healthy!

 This lamp would totally not fit into the scheme of my house.  But it's so cool for someone hip and a lot younger.  Weekend project anyone?

 Remember paint by numbers?  Well,scroll down in this post and look at this awesome mural for a baby's room.  Oh, if I could do it again!....and no, I will NOT do it again!

This is a new blog to me and she's pretty funny.  I would love to have this pepper grinder on our table, but alas, I know my children too well and it would forever be in the sign for Love....hee.

Off....

to enjoy the day.

Painfully aware that this glorious weather won't last forever.

I think Mama deer knows too.

I'll Be Back Soon....

We went on vacation last week to Jackson Hole, Wyoming!

Had a grand time in the Tetons, with a quick trip to Yellowstone.

Still trying to process the whole trip and deciding on how to organize my thoughts about our adventures.

Until I figure that out, enjoy the picture of the mountainscape. If you haven't been to this area of the country, go-like now! It's truly amazing.

Making...memories

I'm afraid the blogging is going to be a little hit or miss around here this summer. The boys are keeping me active (in the car) and I'm trying to stay away from the computer. I've already finished two books and have started to pack for a trip away. I hope you are enjoying your summer and I will try to pop in when I have a few interesting tidbits. I'm sure you don't need to know about me driving the boys to baseball yet again.

Fun times on the lake.

My man-child. It's funny that I use this term. The Jungle Book movie was on heavy rotation when the boys were little. I keep thinking of Matt walking into the village at the end because he's hot for the girl....sigh....I hate this growing up thing.

One of my pictures was used to help advertise a new magazine in our city. Might be a job opportunity.

Fireworks....at the neighbors. Oh yeah...I'm sure there were some in our neighborhood that were not happy. Oh well!

Nights with good friends.

enjoy the rest of the week everyone!

Link Love...

It's a long holiday weekend here in the States and I'm in between activities at the moment. Fourth of July in our town is as close as you can get to a Norman Rockwell painting. Parades, ice cream socials, a movie in the park, an art festival, farmer's market and of course playing on the lake are all favorite activities of the weekend.

I've been having fun with Instagram on my iphone. Provides a bit of enjoyment when I'm shlepping the boys from one place to another.

Hope you are all doing something grand to celebrate our country's independence.

Not sure if I would ever want to make a beet cake. But this video sure makes me want to try!

Today the boys pushed me as far as I was about to go with their behavior...and at that moment i wanted the sweet girls that were sitting on the boat next to me. If I did have girls, I would do this with them.

You still have time if you need a decoration for the 4th!

Or, you could do something as sweet and as simple as this.

The name of this site says it all....and really a pool....in the living room?

enjoy the rest of the weekend! I'm off to our next activity!

Play Ball!

Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up.

-Bob Lemon

(ain't that the truth!)

as a sidebar to the picture above...matt is small for his age, so the first time he played this team and came across this "dude" he was shocked! "mom, did you see his mustache?

The Face of Summer!

Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun!

-Kahil Gibran

Brothers

"Summer afternoon...to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."

-Henry James

It's a Habit!

Habit: it's the place to be this month!

enjoy!

Snack Time

We still haven't found the flow to our summer yet. Maybe by next week! Off to explore a new city in the next few days! See you soon!

Have a Seat!

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.

-Sam Keen

Summer!

Over at Bloom, Camilla is showing us her summer! I'm joining in! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!