Sunday, July 24, 2011

The Job

Once upon a time,

there was a boy named Lucas.

And Lucas sat around one day

wondering what he should do with his life...




So he thought...




and thought...




and thought some more...



When finally,

Eureka!!!...
The lightbulb went off, and
he realized what he could do!



"I will laugh....



and smile...



and just be overall cute...




in order to bring happiness to the world!"



So he set off far and wide
in order to do his job.



It didn't matter if you
were an army captain with a five o'clock shadow (ouch)...



or a tweener
with a similiar occupation...



He determined to work his wonders.



Age did not matter to Lucas....



nor did gender...



And
sometimes Lucas
would just let his sweet scent do the job...



or his dreamy face...




or he would work hard at just being
the perfect snuggle bug...
to bring that smile to a face!




He did worry sometimes;
wondering if he was doing his job
well enough...



but his mom and dad were
always there supporting him
and reassuring him...



saying,
"Lucas, you are one of the best
happiness-spreaders that we know!"
Which would cause a delighted fist pump in response!



All of this "work"
did make Lucas very, very sleepy...



After all,
spreading happiness is a fulltime job!!!


So,
finally,
he allowed himself to drift off to sleepland
where he dreamed of still more ways
to make the world a happy place...

And this made Lucas very, very happy!



The End










Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Girls....



Daughters (and granddaughter) are a miracle

 that never cease to be miraculous...

full of beauty and forever beautiful...

loving and caring and truly amazing...

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Friday, July 15, 2011

Mission Accomplished

Hope and I made it to the


Hope agrees;
it was worth it!

We hit the cupcake stand...


AND the italian ice stand;
yes, sister, we did!!...



We perused the jewelry...



and listened to some more
awesome music...



We took a break from the heat
and headed to the water...


Where some body surfing
was being perfected...


Then back to the market to indulge
in a chili dog
(a sausage/peppers/onions for me, thank you!)...


Then home with
our goodies to have
ready for our mini-family reunion!...
(can't wait to see you, Pat, Nikki, and Lucy!!!)...


Good times with more to come!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Hey Hope,

You'll be here soon.

Yay!!!

And here's a short, little
Nana/Hopers
opportunity...

The Farmer's Market
at the pier!


We'll check out the jewelry...


and listen to some good music.


We'll buy some honey
produced by
Interlachen bees!
How cool is that?!


We'll definately have a
New Jersey style
lemon ice...


that we'll enjoy under the pier
to get a break from the heat...


And we'll absolutely walk through the
splash park...


on our way back to the car
with some yummy produce in our basket
to make a feast for the
rest of the fam!


I can't wait!!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Barefoot Adventure



This morning I took a walk.

Barefoot.

Intentionally.


Just to feel the earth under my feet...


and to feel the softness of the soil...


I walked across cobblestones imbedded in moss...


on my way to visit our climbing tree...


I took a short break to take in the sights...


and to smell the earthiness of the salt marsh at low tide~
perfume to to me...


I stopped by Bob's (the racoon) trail  in hopes of getting a glimpse...


and then hopped over to Arnie's (the neighborhood armadillo),
but it was too bright out for him to make an appearance....


Oh, and by the way,
did I mention that the grass was freshly mowed!!...


And just as I was about home,
I had to stop and admire Ruth Ann's garden...


that I get to enjoy each day as I walk out my door...


before I made my way back to my air-conditioned,
earth-toned sanctuary...


because 
summer was making a huge statement...

"I AM HERE!"