Milestone Anniversary

Melissa and Jamie celebrated a milestone anniversary - 20 years.

I offered to help Violet babysit so they could go out to dinner. There was a lot of pool time which made me very nervous. I kept counting heads to make sure no one was lost.

Add to that, Pearl wanted me to keep filling her water table so the water would rain down. Not a hard job but when she gave me the cup with holes in it, it was much harder to keep filling the upper trough.

We then went inside where I had 5 kids demanding my attention - reading books, playing with babies. Just goes to prove why we have kids when we're young. Happy Anniversary Melissa and Jamie. May you survive another 20!

Michael Turns 45!

I can hardly believe Michael turned 45. I can't believe I'm still NOT 45!

Teresa and I took him to lunch at one of his favorite spots - Q39. As usual I forgot to take a picture. Luckily Michael took one of himself. Happy Birthday Michael! Now that's enough. 

Flashback

An old friend was digging through old photos and sent me a copy of a picture taken on a float trip back in I believe the late 80's.

This sure brought back memories. Good or bad it doesn't matter. I looked good!

Michael Jackson The Movie

Violet wanted to go see the Michael Jackson movie so we went together. I didn't realize Michael Jackson is only 4 years younger than me. The movie covers the first 30 years of his life when Michael Jackson was mostly singing with his brothers - The Jackson 5.

The kids these days are watching Michael Jackson videos of his dance moves. Lincoln is constantly doing the moon walk whenever I see him. I told Violet that Michael Jackson was the Taylor Swift of the 70's and 80's. I highly recommend seeing the movie and can't wait until the next one comes out.

Hummingbird Feeder

I usually put out my hummingbird feeder each Spring. I was a little late this year, maybe...when do hummingbirds start coming around?

I didn't have it set up for very long before the same hummingbird returned. I know it's the same one because of the white ring around its neck. While I'm not an expert on hummingbirds, I don't think all of them have that white ring. I'm calling it my hummingbird anyway. By the way, her name is Jaunita! Juan and Edwardo are the other 2 but I haven't seen them around.

Pearl Working the TV

I did a littler babysitting with Goldie and Pearl. After reading several books to them I decided to put on the TV to a show the kids might like. As with all electronics, I couldn't figure out how to turn the stupid TV on. Pearl wanted the remote so I figured she couldn't break it if I couldn't even turn it on.

Next thing I now Pearl's intently watching her favorite show on the TV. How do kids do it?

Nearing the End of the School Year

The end of another school year is getting closer.

Kids don't go on exciting field trips much any more. Instead they play games on the playground. They seem to enjoy it!