Happy 66th birthday Momma!!!
Mom at Bingo!!!
She gets sillier with age....and THAT'S a good thing!
Me & Abs....She loved, loved, loved Bingo!
Momma, Hannah & Abs, all set up & ready to start...
Fussing with their crab legs...
Abbi has some serious crab leg cracking skills!Yesterday was a fabulous day!!
All highs and NO LOWS!!
Woke up to the sun shining and the birds singing...literally!!
Coffee with the husband was very nice fuel for my love tank. Abbi had a friend over and they set up an obstacle course in the front yard for Roxy & Lulu. There was a moment when I was standing out front watching them run around in circles, out of breath, squealing and giggling and wrestling, that it was like....freeze frame....the image before me flooded my heart...like a Hallmark movie moment...and I melted.
Randy was trimming the trees and brought my attention to the fresh, sweet buds on the branches. They popped out overnight. Spring is around the corner...not just in our front yard but in our life.
Sparkling new beginnings.
Preston had a friend that I adore spend the night. That sounds weird, doesn't it? He's just a super cool kid. I was even thinking that he would make a mighty fine son-in-law some day...don't tell Abbi!! For a second I was sad to leave what we have here. What we have here is good. What are we doing?? Then I remembered what my friend said to me...it's good to leave when things are good. And she's right.
I was not going to let the day slip away without a walk in the sun...I desperately need my Vitamin D!! To my surprise...SHOCK would be more accurate...Hannah offered to walk with me. So we walked together. Gorgeous afternoon, glorious sunshine, girl talk. Another freeze frame.
Us girls took my mom out to celebrate her birthday last night. They drug me to the Chinese Buffet...which always means a horrible nights sleep because I am so paranoid that I am going to get sick & die that I wind up tossing & turning & praying all night long for God to please, please, please protect me from food borne illness. But, because I love those people...I went. They ate ten pounds of crab legs. While they fiddled with those silly things, I ate my Hot & Sour soup and I prayed my Chinese food buffet prayers. Silently.
We thought about going to the mall but I decided that we should go play Bingo instead. First of all, I hate the mall. Secondly, I have never played Bingo in my entire life. Thirdly, my mom is now a "senior citizen" and aren't they supposed to play Bingo? Last of all, my friend won the other day...750 bucks!
So we spent the evening at the Bingo hall. It was a hoot! Just look at the expression on my mom's face!! You ain't gonna get that at JC Penney's!
We didn't win any money but we walked away with some unforgettable memories.
Freeze frame.
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