Sophie's one today!

Sophie (our Sopharella) is one year old today!!!  It's been quite a feat, I wasn't sure ANY of us would make to this point!!!  Next milestone will be August 1.  On that day she will celebrate her first full year as our baby!

Weekend activities...this and that

Busy weekend for Rick and me.  

It started on Friday night...Hadley had a T-ball game.  Poor thing has been fighting strep throat and a respiratory infection, so she only was up to bat once and that was all she could handle.

Treva was feeling fine, so she was running and playing and being silly with Papa!  It was cold and windy at the ball park, but it didn't bother Miss T at all!!

We headed to Pittsburgh Saturday morning.  Nathan and Anna had a T-ball game and we were off to the ball park to watch them play.  Rain came and went and they did a fine job on the field. 











Nathan likes to pose!

Anna likes to give you her sweet smile.  She got
the game ball!  (She caught a ball in the chin...but she was tough and didn't even cry!)

Evelyn...having a good time at Guinness's birthday party.










Vivian gave Mimi a smile...not always willing to have her photo captured!

Guinness was the star of the day.  Our brown granddog is 13 years old.  He's a great dog.













I made him a neckerchief with his initial to celebrate his birthday.  He was a good sport and wore it all day.

Sophie had fun at the doggy party.  She (and some friends) found a mud puddle to do a little wrestling, then went to the black mulch around the swing set.  This is how she looked before we rinsed her well and brought her home!

 Needless to say, we were tired when we arrived home Saturday evening...Sophie was tired too!

Neighborhood visitors!

It's raining here today...not storming, just raining.  Rick was opening up the drapes this morning and spotted these two waddling down the street in front of our house.  I grabbed the camera and ran outside in my jammies and bare feet to grab a couple of photos.  We are in a neighborhood with a little woods to the west of us and a little woods to the east of us.  We have a small herd of deer who travel between the woods, but these are the first feathered friends like this that we've seen.

I just love that nature surrounds us in our small town.

Have a wonderful, wonder-filled day!

Throw back Thursday!

LOL!!!

Talk about the ugly duckling!

 

Another Concert...

We snagged some great seats to the Billy Joel concert, so we went last week.  In this picture, you see my son-in-law Todd, daughter Jennifer and of course me and Rick. 

The concert was fabulous!  Can you imagine singing your songs and having thousands of people (just at this concert) knowing the words and singing along?  He does this all over the world.  How fantastic a feeling is it that your talent is so enjoyed 'round the world.

Todd drove (as we really are uneasy driving in Cleveland) so it was like having a chauffeur!

Date Night at the Civic Theater with the Doobie Brothers

We went to see the Doobie Brothers last night!  It was a good show, lots of memories wrapped up in their music.  In addition to driving to Akron (not a far drive) we had a snow storm!  It was March 29th and a foot of heavy wet snow was being predicted.

Rick has had a cold, but with some medication from "nurse Helen" he is feeling better.  I found a medication in our natural foods store here in town called Umcka.  It truly has helped him feel much better!  So glad, because I didn't want to drag him to a concert when he wasn't feeling well.

The pictures above are of The Civic Theater in Akron, Ohio.  It was built in 1929 and was a Lowe's Theater.  It's an incredibly beautiful building.  It's always a treat to go there and appreciate its beauty.  Click HERE to view some history of the Civic.

 The bottom row of pictures is us...being silly...taking "selfies".  It was fun to be silly.

After the show, the snow was flying furiously, but we didn't get the 12 inches forecast.  We had probably 2 to 3 inches...the roads weren't great, but we got home safely.

What a fun night.  :)

As a side note...WHY do I spend time, posting my pictures in a pleasing fashion, only to press "post" and see they are helter skelter all over my page!?  Oh well!!  I guess that's life!

Tea anyone?

Isn't this just the cutest picture?  I think so!  The four chickadees on the right are my granddaughters.  The one on the left is a good friend.  I'd sure like to be having tea with them, wouldn't you?!