OUR BIG BIRTHDAY MONTH

The month of May is about over and we have yet one more family birthday to go.  Because of the school year ending in May, it is always a busy, nearly impossible time to have a usual flow of events.  Because I no longer work for the school system, this year should be better, but if anything, it is a bit harder.  Now I can try to help get the grands situated in the new routine and to and from their many social events.  Kids are so busy these days.  Then there are the birthdays, etc. 

May 15th was son-in-law Danny'sbirthday, May 18th was granddaughter-in-law Elizabeth's birthday, May 20th was my birthday and also my sister Kit and husband Mike's anniversary, and tomorrow, May 26th, is granddaughter Ashley's birthday.   And then you have to throw in Mother's Day.  Wow, what a month for fun family time!!

For my birthday my sweet hubby gave me the jig saw to help with my crafting (birdhouse building), the Polish pottery bowl and plate with the oranges is from Paige and family.

Mothers Day Johnny gave me the hydrangea, even though he made sure to tell me again this year that I am not his mother.  I have to remind him yet again that I am the mother of his three beautiful children.    Baker and Sidney gave me stepping stones they made for my garden walk.

Tonya, Ashley and Amber gave me beautiful flowers (I love pink tulips) in a really cute country vase.  Paige sent the adorable garden smoker from Germany for Mothers Day.  I was truly blessed with lots of love and gifts this May!

The wallet is flat, the waistband is really, really tight and I am just hoping that I did not forget somebody or send the wrong thing to the wrong person.  With the crazyness of society and technology, seems most everyone really wanted money this year and I must say I felt like a schmuck for settling for that; but I am finding I know less and less what young people like these days.  Have fun shopping, ya'll.


ANOTHER MAY FUNCTION - CLASS REUNION

Along the same line is the fact that our Class of 1966 is having a class reunion this Saturday.  Guess there is no way to tone up the old arm flaps, drop a quick 10 pounds, get a little color on these pasty white legs and find a dropdead gorgeous outfit for $5.00 to wear and yet not sweat a single drop all day long out by the big lake.   Oh well, probably 99% of us have the same wish list.  Actually, I am really just hoping that I can at least recognize some of them and that they can recognize me.  Isn't it funny how you still think of yourself as young and looking like you did many years ago, but when you see your peers you are thinking how much they have aged all of the sudden and notice which one is limping or have those little liver spots or thinning hair.  Ugh.  Oh well, all this thinking is just making my wrinkles deeper.  Where is that corn remover?  Dr. Scholl's, where are you?

Film at 11:00--------

Thought you might like to see the beautiful bright orange flowers that just appear in our woods back behind our house every year.  The butterfly milkweed come up voluntarily and bloom during the last two weeks of May.  The stargazer lillies have just been beautiful and match exactly the color of the butterfly milkweed. 

The Larkspurs are a perennial which make the most beautiful, delicate cut flowers.  Bumble bees love them!