what up?

whatchya been doin? 

who am I kidding, is there anyone even here still...

tap, tap...is this thing on?

what do you want to know?

no, actually...what do I want to remember from the last whirlwind weeks:

• long good morning hugs
• waking up girl stretched across my lap, watching Fraggle Rock...old school
• margaritas with friends
• best popcorn ev-ah at the drive-in
• sunset during worship at Creation
• bubblegum bubble blowing contests
• chore charts...that actually work
• dirty, filthy mini-feet...sure sign of a good day: when you have to scrub before bed
• boy who does what momma asks after only one request...I have countless examples
• hours of books on CD
• actually turning in reading charts for summer reading program...huzzah!
• friends following on interstate when the unexpected happens
• van with new smile (remember last summer's mishap? oh yeah, I never gave you the whole story...oops) and one new very special tire
• good books
• new babies with forever families...sniff & smile
• incredible young men who don't mind hanging out with middle-agers and school-agers (Susan, your boys are fantastic...and doppelganger alert: K reminds us so much of our nephew...wonderfully weird...the similarities, not the boys)
• embracing the people in my life as my family 
• fireworks
• campfire hair
• Sweet Man...keeping the place running
• hotel nights
• Sonic ice
• my out-stand-ing swimmer - Bean likes to walk to the wall to finish a race, afterwards exclaiming "I didn't know I could touch there, Mom!"
• wet hair and AC on a hot day
• carnie fries with malt vinegar
• painting rooms with wise friends
• watching a parade
• clean sheets dried on the line

Moments make life.