Our Bags are Packed (Well, two of us are!)

Just thought I'd share this picture with everyone before we leave. Two days until we pack up and head for the Rockies. I've been telling people that I just might not come back this time. My bags are mostly packed and the dog will be headed to the puppy motel which she hates! She comes home hoarse and can hardly bark. Oh well, such is life with a pet. My mom has been very sick for the past few days. Hopefully it gets out of her system before we go. I told her that she'll have to sit in the car seat and hold some plastic bags in case she needs to make a deposit. We are hoping that no one else gets it. That would make for a miserable trip! I have my camera ready to go as I'm sure I'll be taking lots of pictures. We are praying for good weather for the day of the graduation. If it rains, it is held indoors and we will not get to attend because of a lack of space for everyone. We're keeping our fingers crossed. We hope to have a great trip!
By the way, if you notice something different in the picture about my dad, it's no glasses. Last year at this time, he had lens replacement surgery. He only has to wear reading glasses now. Not bad, considering that he was a -13.00. He is thrilled and so are we although we've had to harass him at times since then because there has been a few times when he claimed he couldn't see something and it was right in front of him. I guess that's just old age! The doctor that did the surgery told him that he is one of their greatest success stories and that he had never done anyone with such bad eyesight before. He's not 100% clear all the time because of his diabetes, but it sure beats what he was. Right after the surgery, he would wake up in the morning and reach for his glasses....old habits die hard, that's for sure!

Mother's Day

This is my twin.....or I'm her twin......whatever way it is, it's what we are! We think alike, act alike, sound alike, even work together. Now that's a miracle......I guess it works out because I'm her boss. Ha ha When people call our house, they have a hard time telling us apart, even my dad. There's been many times that he's called home and he's not sure who he's talking to. I have great fun with that as you can imagine!

My Little Man

Today was the wedding.....not mine! I was a fair maiden for my friend from college. I managed to make it up the runway without falling or dropping my flowers. What an accomplishment! Derek and Alanna McIntire did the music, but since I was in the wedding, I didn't get to hold my little man as much as I wanted to......only for a few moments before the clean up began. The wedding turned out great and we also got pictures taken by a pond that was near the church.

Full Steam Ahead

I know, I know, I haven't been faithful at this for awhile. This month is absolutely crazy and along with that, we are leaving in about a week and a half for Colorado. We were personally invited to the Air Force Academy Graduation near the end of May. We made plans over a year ago to attend. We are going out early so that we can do other things before the graduation. We are going to take the cog railway up Pike's Peak, go to Royal Gorge, and maybe go to Cripple Creek and a few other places. Thankfully when I planned the trip, I figured in a high price for gas which is what has happened. We will be very close to spending what I had figured in the first place. And, yes it is still cheaper to drive than to fly for the four of us. In the meantime, we've had to renew our CPR and First Aid for work, finish shopping for the trip, start packing, and many other things that are on the calender including a wedding I'm in this weekend. I already packed the food box that sits between my sister and me...knowing her, she'll be in it before we go 100 miles.

Some of you have mentioned to me about posting more pictures of Hawaii. Believe me, if I could post a picture I would. I've had the most terrible time trying to post pictures. My picture file sizes are not too big....the only thing I can come up with is that we are still on dial up for our internet connection and it takes forever. Now you would think that living so close to the capital city of PA that we would have any kind of connection at our finger tips. NOT SO! Our only option right now would be cable connection which we have considered, but they want way too much money for that.......so, I'm not sure what we are going to do. I was so frustrated the other day that I was talking to the computer screen in a very loud voice......I guess I thought that if it heard something that it would do something. Of course, everyone else thought it was funny except me! Oh, well, maybe one of these times it will all work out and you will actually get to see more pictures.