Bittersweet

Recently my seventh grader had to do an art project on the word "Bittersweet". We were trying to define this word to a boy who hasn't had a lot of life experiences to completely understand the definition. He finally decided to draw a picture of himself receiving a scholarship to his rival college....

It wasn't until the next day while I was sitting at lunch with ALL three of my sisters (that hasn't happened in a long, long time). And it hit me...Bittersweet. I LOVE when my older sister, Karen comes in to visit...Her visits are ALWAYS too short and I'm always looking back wondering where the time went. At the restaurant, I wasn't looking any where but right where I was at the moment....With my sisters! I didn't mind that my wonderful husband was killing himself to get all his work done, get to Tyler on time to pick both boys up about the same time at different locations....I knew the moment I was in was just about close to perfect. We laughed a lot, ate a lot , and just caught up with each other....The Bittersweet moment, was today when I had to say goodbye. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.....It NEVER gets any easier!!! She just lives too far from me....

I realized while Karen was here that I not only love having my sister around, I need her... I need someone to go places with on a moments notice, just to laugh or cry. She knows all about my life and listens no matter what is going on in hers...

Bittersweet....is defined today....Having a truly wonderful time with my sister then turning around and telling her goodbye and watch her travel back to her life over a thousand miles away.....I had a wonderful time...which was sweet.....but my heart hurts really bad....and that is my bitter.....

Thankfully God has blessed me with a wonderful family that I truly enjoy being around and hurt when they go away.....Wow, now that's Sweet.......

full moon mid-afternoon!!

So, this has been a fun filled weekend...started off Saturday Morning when I was bribed to take Jonathan to Academy if he would go to Ryan's baseball game (double header) He just HATES sitting there that long...We watched the games, loaded in the car and went to Academy to get a silky shirt that clings to your skin and makes you look skinney and put this logo on it and call it underarmor and charge $25.!! Now, that's just stupid!! One hour later with underamour in hand, along with arm bands...yes, you heard me right not the kind you wear on your wrist to really wipe the sweat off your brow...no, these are half the size and you pull them up to your triceps...what does that do...okay for a buff person...makes his muscles pop out to a 12 and 11 year old...falls down...but no, that are the rage...oh, and did I say they too were underarmor!!

We headed home to have our A&M party. With nachos, hotdogs, and junk food!! (Dad's out of town)...A&M got slaughtered, but a fun time was had by all three...We pulled the matress in the living room and had a slumber party...they slept on the matress...I slept...no, let me refrase that..I tried to sleep on the couch for which my feet were on the arm rest and lost blood three of four times.....

This morning we jumped on the trampoline...the boys have a game called freezer...one throwning the ball and the rest of you on the tramp jumping around trying not to get hit by the ball...well, guess who kept getting hit...yes, me!!! I should have had on an underarmor....not too sure it would have made me look skinner....however, those armbands.....no those wouldn't have worked either...I tried them on and noticed a few short minutes later my hands were turning blue....My arms are SOOO buff those were just not big enough (ha ha)...So, I am running after the ball to throw it and try to earn my place on the tramp...when I saw my boys with their bare butts shining in the broad day light....I got so tickled I couldn't do anything....I hadn't seen those things since they were all cute and little...My target was set and I was ready to aim.....