Blue Moon 2012

Blue Moon. One in my hand and one in the sky!

Summer 2012

Brotherly Love

Zilker Park Austin Texas

A visit from Ben Fama

Reflections on the Summer of 2012 It has been a summer to remember.  I will never forget it.
I have learned that people are so special.  I have been awakened to the realization that life does go by fast!
I am still trying to accept the loss of my nephew, who was only four days older than I.  I know now that he was a unique part of my life.  Our mothers carried us in their wombs at the same time.  We started first grade together and drove off as nervous teenagers to college together.   I already miss the fact that we will not grow old together.
I have also had some great times with my immediate family this summer, and even though I was not able to be with all 7 of my children at once, I was able to see them ALL at some point in the summer.  That was pure oxygen.
I spent a lot of time with the “babies” and reveled in the joy of their childhood as we went to the Zoo, museums, Six Flags, rivers, beaches and of course, all of their baseball and softball games.  They became amateur hotel raters and used their own star system to rate the hotels we stayed in. The hotel with the sleep # beds was a Six ****** for them!
There were wonderful visits from friends and family and backyard bbq’s and yes all the other stuff like money woes, impatience, lost tempers,and those common annoyances all families experience.   I choose to remember the good.   It is what is most important to me and what I choose to replay in my mind as I reflect on the Summer of 2012.
I see the  light in the eyes of my youngest as they exited their first rollercoaster ride together, and the way my older children embrace each other when they are reunited after being apart for months.  It has been a summer to remember and I will never forget it.