Another Fun Summer Evening

Grandma took the nephews home (those pics will be posted later when I get the FILM developed..ugh!) and is staying for a visit so it's just Zoie & me & Indie & the cats this week! So, we had Vonda & Connor over for the evening and dined on gourmet hot dogs, peas & carrots, mandarin oranges & juicy juice! Marty (PCJ) also stopped by and joined us while his mom & dad went to do some stuff. After dinner, we all got our suits on and hit the pool! Good times!

Zoie & Connor ridin "the whale" in the pool

Running free in the yard...yeah!

They were dancing here...so cute!!

Farewell, My Friend

How does one say goodbye? I think about all the times I had with you...you were with me through so many times, good & bad. In many ways, you were my first and they say that you never forget your first...I believe that because of you. I think I knew deep down that we wouldn't be together forever but never expected our relationship to end so abruptly. And the circumstances I lost you in...you didn't hesitate for one second about jumping in and sacrificing yourself so that I could help another in need...makes me love & miss you even more. So many wonderful things have happened since you've been gone - oh, how I wish you could have been there to witness them all! And as I sit here and type this...I feel guilty because I already have started to think about another. But I know you'd want that for me, and so, while I'll remember you fondly, I know that it is inevitable....

I will be getting a new digital camera!!!!!!!!!!!!

Job Update

Nothing, nil, nada...LOL I've been submitting resumes, filling out applications, etc but I keep getting rejection letters. I shall keep plugging away at it! If anyone hears of anything...let me know!! :)

Play Date in the Country

On Sunday (June 30), we went to visit my friend, Terri, and her boys L&L at their acreage. The weather was beautiful and it was a much needed getaway! We had a couple of moments of excitement - a near drowning, a tumble down the stairs and fighting a wasp - but otherwise, it was a relaxing visit. Terri grilled us hotdogs and we just caught up and played with the kids who seemed to have a lot of fun too!

Girl Fun!

Just a few cute pics...I painted Zoie's fingernails & toenails and she was very excited about the whole thing! Check her out striking a pose!! Ha!

Summer, Summer, Summer!! Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Even with the job loss and consequent searching that I'm doing, we're still managing to have a really fun summer so far! We've had a couple of visits to the Lincoln Children's Zoo once with Wendy, Marty Jr., Pam, Caitlyn & Joslyn, then with Zoie's little daycare class, then with Connor to see the String Beans!! Early in June, I found a slide/house combo thing at a garage sale for Zoie and also bought one of those EZ set pools for the backyard, and I think it's hard to say who is enjoying them both the most! It was nice having the slide as we got to have our little friend, Marty, Jr., spend an evening with us while his mommy & daddy went to the races. Here are some pics to catch you all up!

Here's PCJ and Zoie riding to the zoo in the TruCK!

Zoie is giving Baby J-bug some "kid advice"...

This IS only a statue...right?!

My little otter friend!

Mommy & Zoie feeding the greedy camels!

Zoie having fun drawing on the sidewalk with her chalk

Zoie having a ripe, juicy strawberry...a true sign of summer!

Zoie and Marty sharing some yummy raspberries!

Melody playing with Marty...he loved the kitties!!

Zoie and Marty playing on the slide/house combo thingy!

Bath time for hard playing kiddies!

All tuckered out!

Zoie riding on the big yellow school bus to the zoo with her preschool class!

The teacher trying to round up all the kids before heading into the zoo!

Zoie and her school mates waiting for their groups

Later that same day...back to the Zoo with Vonda & Connor! And Zoie's 1st pony ride! When she got on the pony, she said, "Yeeeehaw!"

Here's Connor on his little pony ride too...

Zoie & Connor having a seat in the Butterfly Pavillion

Playing on the huge spiderweb...ooohhh

The String Beans...bean it like ya mean it!!

Zoie jammin out to the beans!

A couple of cute lil chickadees!

Blowing bubbles by the pool...

Coppertone tushy!

Mommy in the pool!

Ft Lauderdale Slide Show

Here is a slideshow of our trip to Ft. Lauderdale...from the flight there to the flight back and everything in between!! Enjoy!