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art & beauty

so i have had a craft project looming over my head, oh , for the past sixish months. but no more! the project involved an old wooden window that my brother(thanks lance!) found for me! i had this vision of using chalk board paint to paint the windows...then i would have a handy dandy chalk board out of a recycled window!

before

taped up process

mid-painting

ta da!

and i love all the greenery this time of year...including DAISIES! daisies are my favorite flower. they are just so happy and inviting! enjoy this picture of them because i am sure enjoying my bouquet of them!

beauty

peace, love & flowers.

bob

meet bob.

bob is my papa.

bob is a farmer.

bob has been married to my beautiful nanny for 51 1/2 years. they have four children. they also have nine grandkids, and a grandkid-in-law.

bob is super hip.

but right now he is hip-less.

literally.

a few complications have led to removing a hip for awhile to fight an infection.

it has been hard to know that he is going through so much right now and i feel so far away. he is seriously one of my favorite people on the planet!

with a few other things going on in life, it is hard to balance it all and keep the right focus.

here are a few words from one of my favorite songs by jj heller(your hands):

"when my world is shaking,

heaven stands.

when my heart is breaking,

i never leave your hands."

i know that i am in His hands and He feels my pain and hurt.

in the mean time, i will trust.

p.t.v.d.

i have a disorder. it is kind of complicated and super serious. there is only one cure for it.

you ready for it?

post traumatic vacation disorder(ptvd).

i am have been suffering with it for the past week.

and the cure you ask? it can only be cured by more vacation!

from our balcony

where my heart is

my sun tanning buddy

my future husband: a major league baseball player who loves Jesus

peace out.

sports

i.love.sports.

'nuff said.

i guess i am a little picky when it comes to sports. oh and by the way, i rarely play them. i just like to watch and be a good fan.

on my vacation last week, i went to a spring training baseball game for the cardinals. loved it.

this very moment i am watching the basketball national championship game between butler & u.conn (go bulter!).

here is the order of my favorite sports:

1. mlb

2. college football

3. college basketball

4. nfl

with these three being my favorite, that means i have a sport for every season. it works out nicely.

i learned last week on my vacation (i am not sure how it took me 27 years to figure this one out...but i guess it is better to learn sooner rather than later!) that a good way to bond with my dad...is over sports. right now we talk about a coach for missouri basketball. or cardinal baseball players. or how the old QB for missouri is going pro.

go team. squad up.