Posted by
M*A on Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:18:21 PM
…is a joy doubled…or in this case…tripled…sextupled (is that a
word?) Anyway…family joys shared…birthdays, baby showers, weddings. All
wonderful and especially wonderful when “family” extends beyond
“immediate” and beyond “blood”. Our clan has had a busy week of
preparations for several special events. We’ve spent the past week
cleaning, cooking, baking, mowing, pruning, wrapping, drawing, shopping
…whew!
Thursday evening DH and I took a break to meet our good friend Mark and head on down to the Cinemark to see Glenn Beck’s Unelectable ‘08 Tour. I love Glenn…two words...Common Sense
! He cuts through all the politically correct bs which is why if he
ever considered running for elected office…he would be…unelectable.
Friday was when everything was supposed to come together…and for the
most part it did. First, it was my sister’s birthday. A cake and
special “Birthday Girl” pin for her. The Daughter outdid herself…a
chocolate/vanilla checkerboard cake for Auntie Em’s birthday. I’m so
impressed! I guess it’s true about some things skipping a generation.
The Daughter got the cake baking gene seem to be missing.
After all her baking efforts for the partying at home…she had to be
absent from the festivities because a group of her best friends were
celebrating the impending birth of Crystal’s baby. They are a tight bunch and have great time together. Like right now…the Daughter and Linda
are out seeing the new Batman movie…which means Linda is not posting
photos from the shower. So…I’ve chosen one from one of their past
outings. (For reasons some of you will understand.) 
And last, but certainly not least we celebrated a wedding for the newlyweds
in the family. Since we couldn’t make it east last week…the celebrants
came west…before they headed east…in order to get to their final
destination which was…south…(it’s very complicated). Good food (a lil’
wedding cake compliments of The Daughter), good conversation, lots of
silliness and just not enough time.
It all went too fast and we are back to the everyday routine…the
proof? DH is out right now getting new rotors and brake pads for my
car. (Have I ever mentioned how much I hate cars and driving?) But
that’s another post for another day.
So, here I sit feeling such gratitude and love for all the wonderful people in my life...wishing we could do it all again.