Last batch of iPhone pics, for now

Spring, finally!

 

At the SIUe Gardens, we saw the miniest daffodils I’ve ever seen.  And very cool metal artwork that I would like to bring home, too.  But I didn’t. 

 

Recently I replaced the former dining room plant with a fern, which I’ve never tried indoors.  This shot sure makes the red dining room look like a crazy pink.  The stand is not the prettiest in the world I’ll admit, but it was made by my great great grandpa so I keep it and am happy to have it.  Now I can’t remember why I even took a picture of this. 

Hey, a pic of Jack!!  And my mom.  This was taken a few days after he had oral surgery for all four wisdom teeth.  That’s how he spent his Sophomore year Spring Break.  The other kids spent the week at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, so it was pretty quiet at home.

Taking a look at the big tree on Grandpa’s farm. 

My three sons.  Robbie, Ernie, Chip ?  : ) 

Their one son. 

 

So happy for our sunny days with family.

Who needs to paddle the boat when you got the dog paddle?

 

Checking out the creek at my folks’. Lots of little fish and a dead crawdad and that was all we saw.  Well, also a bunch of ticks that appeared later.  But not a single snake which was surprising on this kind of day.

 

The only kid remaining at our house that cares about an Easter egg hunt.  Sniff, sniff. 

 

My view from the trampoline which is the perfect spot to sun on cool Spring days.  We better never get rid of the tramp.

 

Going into SIUe for a night of bowling. I don’t want these days to end.  Will you guys just keep on dressing alike and holding hands even when you’re 30 and 26?  It’ll keep your mama happy.

At Sam’s last eye exam, he was having trouble with convergence.  Luckily it wasn’t noticeably affecting his reading,  but I’m telling you, he couldn’t cross his eyes at all.  He’s been practicing since January and now it looks like he’s gained the skill. 

She’s on an iPhone pic roll

  

It’s hard to get a good picture of fire I think, but I kept trying since it was so cool to see the chimney effect from a hollow piece of wood one night at our friend’s house in the old Rosie neighborhood.  Fires are fun and that’s a fact.

 

April Fools’ Day.  One of the kids brought home the brown E’s from school actually.  For two years now I have had awesome AF’s tricks planned that I haven’t gotten to use.  Next year I swear!  

I thought someone had dumped the icemaker bin when I came home and found this at the front step. It was hail just like Sonic ice.  And our icemaker had quit so I had been buying Sonic ice.  It took quite awhile for me to accept that this really was hail, but it really was. Lots of Spring storms here lately.

 

Because I used to work in Patoka, IL, little town that it is being quoted on an Old Navy ad!, I had to take a pic. 

 

AND my girl is Caroline who is all into clothes shopping and fashion and she has a friend named Livia!  This was actually a TV commercial that I had to stop and take a screenshot.  I don’t actually know what the commercial was for. 

I love my (our) new grill Gary bought over the winter to replace our oldie that had caught on fire twice.  I call it mine because I am so far the only one that uses it.  It’s so cool.  None of the dials are melted and it is big enough I can cook the entire mess of hamburgers and hotdogs at one time.

I don’t take food pics at restaurants but I guess I occasionally do at home.  Strawberry shortcake. Apps are fun.

Naps are, too.

Gary and the boys are expanding their wardrobes to include quick-dry performance wear to use this summer on their high adventure camping trip. I have to say I was compelled to snap this pic because raglan sleeves = hunky shoulders and biceps, IMO.

The cloudy day takes a lot away but trust me, these pear blooms were beautiful. When the wind blew, it looked like giant snowflakes falling in the air. 

This was from the day I was so excited to get to the yard sale with leather furniture that I slammed the passenger van door somehow into my left ankle.  I don’t think I could do that again if I tried and I don’t ever want to do it again because, holy mother that hurt.  I didn’t even get to see the furniture.  Boo hoo.  Missed Zumba for more than a week too, but now it’s much better. 

I’m not even done with April yet, folks!

More iPhone pics

SuperBun

SuperGel

One morning I noticed how heavy Sam’s backpack was.  His teacher makes them bring home whatever books they might need to do homework whether the homework is already done or not, so I am used to it being heavy almost everyday.  But this one morning I could tell it was extra heavy.  Unzipped it and found his leather jacket, but the real heavy thing was the 2 lb. plastic container of hair gel he’d been lugging around. 

 

At Wendy’s some day when the big boys were off camping.  We go wild when they are gone. 

 

Speaking of leather jacket, I found two at a really awesome price and brought them home for the boys.  One son tried his one and loved it.  Look, a smile!

 

And one boy wouldn’t even try his on so back to the store it went.  : (  Same boy that isn’t too cooperative posing for pictures, either.  Hmm, where is he amongst the phone pics?

This is the morning routine for Grant on the carpool weeks that I don’t drive.  He pulls up a dining room chair to the front door.  And walks out and leaves it there every time.  But I don’t get too mad because he lets me take his picture. 

The day the camel bit Caroline’s back…. 

at Paris’ birthday party.

I am not kidding. 

(I feel like I have to add that a lot.)

 

Reunion with the dog at Grandpa’s

 

Going out for Mex in Flora with Grandma

There’s that missing boy. Finally, whew!

 

 

Caroline’s last band concert.  Literally her last.  She has decided to part ways with the flute. 

Mom says   : (    : (    : (

 

Jack’s project, rehabbing the base unit CB I grew up with on our kitchen counter in the 70’s.  His friends have already given him a handle and it is, I am not kidding, BeanDip.

Mine was DoubleD back in the day.  I had to text my oldest childhood friend Danny to remind me of his because I could not remember it for the life of me.  He wouldn’t tell me.  I texted him two more times begging and finally he gave in: 

BabyCoonHunter. 

And not as in hunting baby coons….his dad was DaddyCoonHunter, his mom was MamaCoonHunter. He was ten years old and the whole community called him BabyCoonHunter. 

I guess I wouldn’t want someone to dredge that up either.   

 

After letting his laundry pile up a little, this was taken the day I noticed Sam had a combination of twelve pairs of jeans or shorts coming through the wash (so nearly two weeks of laundry).

And only two pairs of underwear.  You do the math.

Have a great day!   

iPhone Photos

In all their randomness from the months of March/April

 

Sam and Sauce, still friends

 

New shoe vs old shoe, Grant graduating to size 14’s.  He told me the other day there aren’t many people whose shoe size is bigger than their age.

Sam in formal St. Patrick spirit

Buck in backyard

 

Grant going to music contest in Granite

The day Gary and I were at Culver’s and watched a little old lady park in the worst possible parking spot in the otherwise empty lot.  He went out to help her and I couldn’t resist snapping a pic of his good deed.  Turned out she was from Florida, no kidding.

Sis with Bob, as usual

When I stock up on cheese, it’s important I send a pic to Ross

 

Caroline and neighbor girls’ Mardi Gras dance party

  

Sam’s Blue and Gold scout banquet

   

My dilemma continues of how to clean these windows

and then I see this from the Internet, titled:  Why Women Live 

so I guess I shouldn’t try it.  NOT THAT I EVER WOULD BECAUSE BIG BIG CHICKEN ON LADDERS

Although I guess I could have someone holding the ladder like this guy--hahaha

 

The night my Uncle Mike and Mom brought Caroline a desk and Sam a lesson in tough

 

The End
(for now)