Picture post

    UPDATE (and Saturday's post --- yes, I'm kind of cheating):

Thanks for all of the compliments on the kitchen.  Of course I love it, but it's good to hear that others think it looks good, too!  The beautiful stained glass has been there for a couple of years --- my tennis partner and very good friend, M, made it for my birthday.  Please check out her website --- she is very talented!

The kitchen table was purchased at either Foley's or Dillard's, many years ago so I'm afraid that's of no help.  It has a leaf that goes into it to make it 60x60x60x60 so it easily seats 8 people.  The down side?  Trying to find a decent table cloth for that size (and decently priced).

OK.  That's the end of today's update. Oh, Son #3 and I went to a friend's house to watch the OU/TX game.  Very good game (well, if you're not from OU, I guess).  I am going watch the OSU/Missouri game -- GO POKES!!!

Son #3 is having a "movie night" with about 10 friends.  They're going to watch "The Shining" (I shudder even typing the name!).  

Son #3 and his friends are very disturbed.   

Case in point (other than their love for getting together regularly to watch scary movies): the squealing of the girls over every picture in our home that Son #3 is in (and there are quite a few) is quite disturbing.  I forgot how high little teenage girls can squeal!!

I need wine.

 Son #1 will be here at any moment so I decided to go ahead and post now.  I took pictures of the remodel (still have to repaint some of the kitchen a deeper color, but it's close).

Here's the crazy part of all of this .... I had to vacuum the floor before I took pictures.  

Don't ask .... it's just the way I am.

     Today was a good day.  I was able to spend time at home today, which is rare.  I also went to a birthday lunch with friends (so many birthdays and meals!).  

I then started reading through some of my "grief books".  I have a large stack of them.  All of them were gifts.  I just kept putting them in a stack.  I did not appreciate them in the beginning of my "after".  But now, at almost 10 months, I do.  

     Today was a day that made me think of my blessings.  And there are many.

It was a good day.

Anyway ..... here are the pictures, with a few thrown in of Son #3 and Gabby:

    







There ya go.  I am very happy with it.  I should've added a picture of the half bath.  Actually, the sink and cabinet have been ripped out so that leaves only half of the half bath, which I guess makes it a quarter bath.  Oooooh, math ...... I'm getting dizzy now.

     OK, I'm better.  That happens every time.

Son #3 is now on the B team.  Before you get sad .... he volunteered (why is the song, "Billy Don't Be a Hero" running through my head at the mention of "volunteered"??).  

The coaches came in the day after the game and said they needed a few people to move to B team.  No one's hand was 'up in a moment' (there's that dang song again!) so the coaches added the wonderful words .... "You'll get to play for a least half the game."  And so #3's hand shot up.  Yay for him.  So it's not because they demoted him ... but because he's a football-hog.  

I couldn't be more proud.