today!

....better day! thank you.....♥

the REAL pioneer woman!

i found this among my mom's photos..not sure who she is but i HOPE i have some of her DNA!

better get RIGHT with it right now...this may be as good as it gets...and that's gotta be ok!

Think Lovingly,
Speak Lovingly, Act Lovingly....it's NOT a weakness!!!!!!!

you light up my life!!!

thank god for kids

i'm keepng christmas......

lets keep it beautiful.....

because of you mom...i am strong....

i will live by this now....

Drink champagne, wear a tiara, use the good china.....
Susan, Mechanicsville,VA

what i saw........

out my window.....

resplendence

i love that tree

how's this for a t-shirt design? love♥

A reading teacher must have created this!

i'm such a threadhead!

my oven works....miraculously! i thought it was broken!

i'm so grateful for the wonderful cheesecake recipe i found! can't wait to share it with my family!

loverly stuff

I want my fusion powered flying car!♬♫

these little creatures make the world turn for me

more grahams!

more fajardos

fajardos thank you very much!

i love my family! both sides! one i was born into...the other i was blessed to marry into! grahams and fajardos rock!

i wanted to be a go-go girl when i was little!

i'd love more of it!!!!!!

missing my soulmate on the third anniversary of his passing

not everyone is fortunate enough to find "the one" and i surely did! paul joseph fajardo april 28, 1956-september 28, 2006

good food and wine

i am utterly enamored of the marvelous invention that is wine...
...and the ability to cook wonderful food..if i so choose..
and i am quite accomplished,i must admit!
thank you mother, for your patient instruction...

moving on

just put one foot in front of the other..you'll get somewhere!

disco is still cool in my opinion! right on!!!

need this.....

hard work

teaching special ed. is hard work....
if i knew how to work smarter...not harder... i would!
sometimes, there is no way around it...so i just have to soldier on...
in the process, i learn things....
i get better at my job....
isn't that called academic rigor???

long weekend

grateful for this long weekend....
drove down to austin
lovin it here
love my austin family
fajardo's got it goin on!
let's have fun tonight!

if i had this!

i'd be rich!

teaching is a learning experience.....

and life is full of teachable moments.....
this week...i revisited PEMDAS!
excuse my dust!!!!
co teaching in math classes-gotta love it!

"every picture tells a story don't it...."-rod stewart

very grateful for my life

i have to say my life is very good...
a great brother who surprised me with a paul mccartney concert!
great coworkers i love!
mom, always!
the grandchildren in my life!
my sons and daughters in law!
the ability to pay all my bills , with some money left over...that's a big deal!
every day is full of promise!

grandchildren rock!

life's a beach!

road trippin'

sunburn

sunburn is a reminder that there are things in the universe much more powerful than you are.....and if you are not mindful...YOU WILL GET BURNED!!!!

more grooviness from melanie ♡♪♬☮

peace love rock n roll!

reach out

i am not going to be shy about reaching out to people today!

cleon, a texas original!

my grandmother

cleon

a friend inspired me to write about my dad's mother...my grandma cleon

she was a piece of work she was!
born in'12
middle child
lost her daddy in the 1918 flu outbreak
exceptional gardener
spoke her mind...like it or not!
20's "flapper"
"fit the description" of bonnie parker....so the cops said when they stopped her one day....
loved her only son
grieved for her only daughter betty evelyn,only 18 months old.....
spoiled her six grandchildren
always said "well i'm a-tellin you!"
made her tea real sweet
made us laugh all the time
miss her eccentricities
remember when she went into the mr m store..bought ALL the chocolate milk...the clerk protested, and she said "i'm PAYIN for it aren't i?"
i loved her gumption!
miss you cleon....

home ownership

do i see what i think i see?
leaking
termites
lawn fungus
tile needs grout
garage door makes that "thunking" sound
mortgage due
grandkids coming-water balloons and bubbles flying
sons fix things
daughters-in-law to keep me company
let's eat out on the back porch....
air conditioner works just fine
i'm rich!

paul

i am really missing you today. i miss you every day and wish somehow you knew it. sometimes i think two and a half years have not passed, and it's all just a dream. but it's not is it? you were my best friend, and my worst enemy...you were, and always will be
my husband. god i miss you....please come and visit me...in my dreams ♥ kathy

my dream come true.......

i just want to sit and gaze...... and gaze......and gaze ...the ocean is my muse....i must go there.....

old friends

remember the good old days :)

i will see old friends.....

i will eat more gummi bears...