Love to Laugh

Michael slept in a little this morning so he missed the early morning pancakes. I set my coffee down on the table near him while I cut and warmed up his pancakes. I gave them to him and walked back toward the fridge asking, "Do you want some milk?" and he says just so deadpan...."No, that's okay, I've got coffee." (He does not drink coffee) Anyway, I laughed and said...."You are so funny! You could be a comedian when you grow up." and then he said..."What's a comedian?" to which I answered..."A comedian is someone who makes people laugh as their job."

Michael responded so very seriously..."Mama, that's a clown."

My new favorite movie is "March of the Penguins". It really is a love story. I read an article about how the movie studios were reluctant to release wintry type movie in the middle of summer, but I have to say it was perfect. Besides, the movie theaters keep their thermostats down to about 60 degrees so you feel icy to begin with and all that wind and snow blowing around you feel quite cold, which isn't a bad thing when the temperature outside hovers around the mid 90's. Anyone that enjoys a good love story and nature should really go see this movie. Morgan Freeman narrates and I could listen to him read the Iliad. It is rated G and I think family movies should get as much support as possible to prove to Hollywood they can succeed and people will come to the movies if we aren't assaulted by profanity, vulgarity and violence. Okay, stepping off soapbox.

Well, we'll be off to Charlotte for an othodontist appointment. Have a great day!

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Summer is here for sure. Today it is supposed to hit triple digits. It would be a good day to stay inside but the kids want me to run them around to various places. John wants to spend birthday money and Michael wants to help him. Davis is meeting up with a friend at the movies. I may break down and go myself. I've been interested in the "March of the Penguins" movie. It is rated G so I could take the little ones. I just love penguins. They are adorable, especially the babies.

I have an appointment with a cardiologist on Thursday as I have developed a new heart murmur. I am NOT looking forward to the visit. Hopefull it will be alright though. Most likely the murmur has developed from the radiation I had to the lung/chest area 14 years ago. But hey, I'm here today because of the treatments, and by the grace of God so be it.

I came across this picture.....

I was looking through old pictures today, scanning some that were taken before digitial and I found this, which is one of the few pictures of myself I don't mind. It is rare, so don't expect to see more pictures of me. LOL!

Our Garden

Check out our garden. Tim built this contraption and it actually works pretty well. No weeding and it cuts down on pests. Tim loves a challenge. :)

Family

On Friday we had a small family reunion with members of both sides of my parent's family. It was so good to see all our loved ones. Chuck hadn't seen some of them in about 20 years or so.

Back from the Beach

We are back from the beach and this morning I just said good-bye to my mom and dad, brother and 8 year old son. He is going to spend time with grandparents in Mississippi. It is sad but very quiet around here. We had so much fun at the beach as you can probably tell from the photos.

The younger two made the paper!

John and Michael both made the newspaper the last month of school. They were so proud. John even got interviewed for helping write a booklet on the History of Mount Pleasant. How fun! Michael was included with his class, about half of which were going on the Kindergarten. He still has one more year of preschool and then on to the elementary school. Time is going by so quickly.