#105 Tigger and Me

There are several days where I feel bouncy. On those days, I think of Tigger. The more I think of Tigger, the "bouncier" I become. Lately, I'm a lot like Tigger.
Monday was my "baby's" 37th birthday and Danette's first half-day back at work. Now that made me bounce for sure.
Yesterday, the bounce was because of our school playground system that is actually being installed little by little. During a lightly falling snow, the area was scraped of its pea gravel.

I'm wondering what will cause me to bounce today.

#104 Wild flowers

Well, our wildflowers have begun to bloom. I've seen white, purple, orange and blue ones so far and the wild strawberries are in bloom. Mmmmm those berries are so tastey!

#103 Weekend Project

This is my new TO-MARKET bag. It is nice and roomy. Now that I know I will like it, I'm going to make one in some wild colors. (Well, wild for me, maybe.)

#102 Dedicated To Mom

Today's blog is dedicated to my mom who reads our family's blogs every day and who met me in France for a month of my journey back in 2006.
I wanted to post from that trip because it is on my mind and in my heart every single day since I returned. It was a life changing experience for me.
I'm afraid I wasn't very nice to Mom. I had planned my trip off and on for 40 years and I had it so planned down to how much money I could spend each day and on what, etc. I stayed in some pretty raunchy "hotels", RARELY ate in restaurants - I'd buy something from a bakery and make it last a few days.
Mom wanted to share and buy lunch or dinner here or there and I refused to allow her to put into my carefully planned budget. If she paid for something, I'd write it down and I would pay her back before we went to bed. If I paid for something, she'd have to pay me back before she went to bed! We'd be counting out Euros on the bed trying to make change for each other. It would be funny if it weren't so horribly true. (sorry, Mom).
Anyway, this is one of those places where I should have allowed Mom to just treat me - to a tour of this incredible Arena in Arles....(where Van Gogh painted). But...No....not stubborn me. So I took photos of the outside while Mom sat on the steps and watched me. I don't know how you put up with me for over a month, Mom, but I do love you for it.

#101 Photo Walls

My travel wall. Ever since I went to France, I need a space to post my special travel photos. Small wall - many more photos than this to post....guess I'll put them on a rotation.

Grandkids art work is the best and deserves a step up from the front of my refrigerator so this is in the spot for now to showcase their talents.

Family wall - as the family expands, this wall gets fuller and fuller. What fun!

100 DAYS

100 days into 2009, and 100 days of posting photos...so what better way to celebrate than to post our school's new bleachers.
We received two sets, keeping them low to the ground so the school won't get sued if someone falls. They also can be moved around for other events besides Track or Football. The kids have been raising money for years and years to purchase new playground equipment. The middle school usually gets left out so we made sure they had their bleachers before the new playground got put together!
I baked cookies for the maintenance crew who put these together and hope to deliver them today. (Kind of a bribe to not forget us and to get going on the playground when the weather breaks.)
I smiled all day yesterday just thinking of these little bleachers. We finally have something to show after all these years!

#99 Have You Done Your Taxes Yet???

We have! Done and stashed away until the next time. What a pain in the arse!