where's my camera

we give our hearts to dogs to tear...

while ours are all okay, this family is suffering through some heartbreak at the moment...

please say a prayer for Ree and her family, the Nell is found safe soon...

more later,

Cj

for your viewing pleasure

slide show of Lauren's trip to Europe in June. 

There were so many pictures I had to cut the slide show in half, so part II will be posted soon.

This one contains pictures of the palace gardens in Austria, Munich and Dachau.  While I was putting this together I realized what a good photographer she is...(even with Gary popping up once in a while...)

I'll see if I can pin her down to give us some commentary on the pictures too.

happy birthday

grandma

we love you

sweet child of mine

happy birthday laurenlaroo

"twenty-three years ago today" yeah that's getting a little old...

you have amazed us. from our sweet babykins to growing up and going off for parts unknown

Seeing new (old) things:

 

and meeting strangers who become your friends:

(and having a pint of Guiness in scotland, and germany, and london, and paris and madrid, and...)

happy birthday baby, we love you.

Skinnamarink adinky dink

Skinnamarinky do I love you

I love you in the morning & in the afternoon. I love you in the evening and under neath the moon

Skinnamarink adinky dink

Skinnamarinky do

I love you

happy birthday erin

happy birthday to you.

"twenty-six years ago today..." you were born, and our lives changed forever.

In a very good way.  I still can't believe that time can go by so quickly, but it does.

happy birthday honey, we love you...

she's home

For some reason I can't down load the pictures off my nikon from the airport at the moment.  however here is one from lauren's camera.  here she is with her german elementary students.

more to follow.

CJ

this week

we're picking up traveling girl.  She's been in London since thursday and sightseeing a little bit. Since she was there just last year, she says that she saw everything she really wanted to see then.  "London is so last year mom..."  (she really didn't say that, but it's what I thought.)

but she did go to stratford upon avon to see bill's birthplace.  I can't wait to see the pictures.  anyway, she'll be back in the US tuesday afternoon.  I imagine she'll want to eat dinner at papasito's.

she said some of her friends in the group are going to try and see wicked tomorrow night.

anyway, can't wait to SEE MY BABY....

more later,

CJ

20

this girl is 20 years old today.

I always felt that a daughter was the best one could hope for...and we got three. a baby girlchild, that's what I secretly hoped for each time we were expecting. and they all turned out to be such sweet, funny, beautiful souls. there is no other form of entertainment that even comes close, to being witness to these three growing up.

So Miss Emoleena the baby, always smiling, always wanting to make us laugh - our sweet girl is 20 years old today. I asked her if she wanted to go out to dinner tonight for her birthday. she said she'd rather have my homemade spaghetti and salad. no problem girl. Plus I'm gonna try a recipe for a pina colada cake to celebrate.

Happy Birthday Miss Emily. your momma loves you. (and your daddy too; he loves you lots as well.)

more later, Cj

lovely

flowers kenny received from the parents.

everyday is a little bit better.  he can eat a little easier today. the mornings are rough, but once he's beyond that, he's good.  since lauren's gone he is sleeping in her room.  the bed is easier to got out of and we can close the doors so the dogs don't jump on him.

I'm back to work today and I am tired...I'm glad the weekend is around the corner.

more later,

Cj

from the hospital room

(I didn't know hospital's had WIFI - aawwesommmeee...)

it's been a rough evening.

started out okay after the surgery.  Kenny seemed pretty lucid, but still drifted in and out.  he ate some dinner and seemed to be in no pain, but maybe tried to do too much too quickly by walking down the hall.  not too later after that he was nauseous and was throwing up.

but he's now had another good dose of pain medication and something for the nausea and seems to be doing a lot better.  has eaten some crackers and looks to be a lot more comfortable.  We're going to see if we can get a couple of hours of sleep now...

I'll post again after we get home sometime tomorrow.

more later,

Cj

PS: we have some netflix lined up for tomorrow, and the season opener of WEEDS from last night.  I am hoping for a lot of recliner time for kenny over the next few days at least.