It's been a while...

So much going on and still recuperating from Oliver's Birthday Road Trip. Pictures might be the best way to tell the story...



Saying goodbye....

Nonnie and Eli having fun



Oliver and Pops taking a walk in downtown Boston



















Aunt Alissa and Eli

And the winner is....

After years, I mean weeks, Ed has finally made a decision and purchased his new vehicle. If you know Ed, you know he loves the thrill of the hunt when it comes to buying ANYTHING. He is all about research and getting the very best deal he can find, getting the best and most for the least. After looking online as well as in OKC, Fort Smith and Tulsa, he finally found IT in Tulsa. We will be picking her up tomorrow after she gets a few accessories and will take her on her first Lightner Road Trip to Boston for Oliver's birthday.

Not sure how he will spend his evenings now...

To DIY or Not to DIY....

We have spent 5 of the last 6 weekends at Kaci's house in OKC. She is remodeling her kitchen and we are trying to help and save her a little money.

I have come to the conclusion it might have been smarter to just fork over the bucks.

Or get on one of those shows on HGTV...they could have done all of this in 3 days! Where the heck is House Crashers, Room Crashers or Over Your Head when you need them?

But I keep telling myself it is all going to be worth it. And then I go to my happy place...

Home alone....

And loving it! This is the first time I have had any ME time in far too long. And I need ME time.

Don't get me wrong, I love my girls, I am so in love with those precious baby boys and of course I love Ed...but I need some alone time now and then.

I get that from my Mom. She would get up an hour earlier than the rest of us, just so she could have her alone time. Not me, I enjoy sleep too much. So, I have to get my alone time other ways.

Thank goodness Ed travels for work. It gives me my much needed time to be home alone.

So, for the rest of the week, it will be just me and the kitties.

I am a happy girl!

A whole new level of tired...

I thought I was tired when I left Kari's after a month...

And then I thought I was really tired after another 2 weeks with Alissa...

But today I realize I am tired on an entirely new level after 2 weekends with Kaci...

I will take babies over remodels any day of the week...

I'm done...

6 weeks, 1 day and home

I came home on Thursday, thanks to my wonderful friend Cindy. 6 weeks and 1 day later, I finally slept in my own bed. For 3 whole nights. Then we went to Tulsa to help Ed's parents with some issues. Thankfully that was just one night. But we will be going back on Thursday, then on to Kaci's on Friday to start her kitchen remodel.

It looks like it is going to be a busy summer...

Oliver had his 10 month birthday yesterday, hard to believe in just 2 months he will be a year old! Which of course means another trip to Boston. I really think it is time to sell this house and get that RV... I'm just saying... I am sure the kitties would adjust to traveling very quickly...

Happy Birthday to my SIL Jaime today, so happy she is part of our family! Without her, we wouldn't have sweet baby Cash! Hoping to see him and his parents of course this weekend while we are in the OK City.

Very rambling today I know, similar to my life lately...just never know what direction I will be going...hoping for some guidance soon...

35 years? Seriously???

It cannot be possible that it has been 35 years since I graduated from high school. But according to the calendar it has. How in the world did this time pass so quickly? But when I think about all that has happened in my life since May 20, 1976, it does seem a little more possible. Marriage, babies, moves, graduations, college, more graduations, incredible loss, more marriages, precious grandbabies and lots of love. Yep, that's about 35 years worth!

It has also been 35 years tonight since Ed asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes...