When No One Is Looking

If you know Georgia at all, you know that this little lady is very concerned with finding herself in situations where she may be embarrassed. She shrinks from the spotlight, does not like it when I catch her singing a little tune, cringes with attention from little old ladies in the grocery store, (which there is no end to because of her hair) and so on.

So when I discovered that she figured out how to work the photo feature on my lap top, all by herself, and she had been taking pictures of herself while I am otherwise occupied, I was so surprised, and I could NOT stop laughing!

Laughing with tears running down my face.
Maybe they are not that funny, but I was so entertained by this little uncensored snippet of my girl. I love her, and I love that she is a bit self conscious. But I also love that she has this goofy side.

I still can not believe how many she has been taking.

Portrayed here.

Oh, and there were a LOT of pictures on the computer. So there are a lot of them I wanted to post. Hopefully she is not permanently embarrassed by them when she gets older.

Georgia and her favorite puppy. He takes lots of rides in the washing machine. He is the "Baby" of his time.

The pig snout look appears to be a "go to" for her.

Almost forgot this one. SO scary!

More pig snout

Probably my favorite

She starts with the props. Her very most favorite book in the world. This very un- politically correct nursery rhyme book that Del's mom gave us. It is old, and has strange antic dotes for children to learn great life lessons. Such as, when you open the door for strangers, you may be eaten by a wolf and have to have your mother cut his stomach open to get you out. You then need to fill his stomach with boulders and stitch him back up so he will drown. We read a story from it every night.

Yes. Yikes!! A cameo from Walker with his breakfast smoothie still all over his face.

The end.

Wonder where she gets it from?

South Beach

Del and I spent a nice long weekend alone in South Beach, Miami.

Del uses a software product called Brightree to help run his business. They had a conference for their customers, and we were able to attend it. It was fun to get more of the big picture on how things Del tells me about, are implemented with the software programs. They also had classes for Del on competitive bidding, which is coming up. And any information on being prepared for that is welcome.

It was also interesting to meet other DME company owners. It is almost weird when you can have a conversation with a couple whose lives rotate around kids, and a medical supplies company, and being compliant with Medicare. You could say we spoke each others language.

So while Del attended his classes I napped, and read by the pool, then we would meet back up. Brightree did a really nice job with their conference. Somehow I always managed to miss the ice cream or smoothies they gave out for a snack between classes though! Bummer!

South Beach reminds me of Las Vegas.

Take away the gambling, and add a beach. Same thing. The main strip out in front of the hotel was crazyville. So you can decide if that is your scene or not based on that description.

We stayed at Loews South Beach. Our hotel was very nice, and had a great pool and direct access to the beach. Which is beautiful, but lined with Las Vegas like hotels, and the crowd that atmosphere draws.

Let's just say that I became very adept at finding an escape route from convention bound men, traveling alone, or with a pack of other convention bound men, while Del was in his meetings. And then at night, when everyone was drunk, finding an escape route from those men, with Del sitting right in front of me!

 I will spare you the details of those stories, but let me just say...uncomfortable, and annoying!!

We had some bumps in the road with the flight for our babysitters from Utah, so we actually arrived a day late for our getaway, but it ended up running completely smoothly from there out.

The only other minor hiccup was that the weather was actually pretty chilly. But we lived it up for the three hours that the sun was shining strong, the wind was calm, and the pool and beach were hip hoppin'!

I will tell you about the book I read while we were away, because it appears that I am modeling it in this picture.
It is "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly. And I loved it. I am a big history lover, so it was so captivating to me. I actually finished it on the trip, which just goes to show that I had a lot of time to read.
Perfect! So perfect!
I read, then slept, then read, then slept. And then wondered how it was possible that I was still tired. So nice.

Oh, and for some reason I was able to get away with reading on the plane, which often makes me air sick. But I was fine this time.

Anyway. The book chronicles the last weeks of the Civil War, and how that led into the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I have read several books about Lincoln and his cabinet, and I liked how I could recall details from other accounts and plug them in to the date-by-date timeline this book lays out. I recommend it!

We had events pretty much back to back, so we stuck around the hotel. But one night we did venture out to a really yummy, very authentic mexican restaurant. We sat in completely compatible, enjoyable silence for much of the meal, stuffing ourselves with the freshest, most delicious guacamole dip and hand squeezed in front of us, lemonade, ever, and watching all the crazy people that walked by the open air restaurant. I love my husband so much! I love being with him, and just being myself.
Oh, and after watching the characters in South Beach, I am so glad I am with a sane person!

I had such a restful weekend, it felt good to get back to the normal routine. Sounds like a success to me!

A Major Breakthrough!

Well, the chair has made a temporary home in Walker's room. He finds it to be a good spot to drink a bottle. But that is not saying much, because this guy will drink a bottle anywhere. The flip side of never being a pacifier baby. He is majorly addicted to the bottle! I have a lot of work ahead of me getting him off of that. Soon.

Oh so exciting!

The boys have basketball games on Saturday mornings. It has been so much fun to watch their progress as they catch on to the concept of just what exactly it is they are supposed to be doing out there. 

Last week, Del was at Wally's game. Wally got the ball and made a shot! It was like a lightbulb suddenly went on! Now he counts down the days to his next game. He was so proud to tell everyone he made a basket!

Will has been another story all together. He is hilarious! He runs down the court like the whole team is just out there for a nice slow, skipping jog. He is known for dribbling the wrong direction down the court. His coach is always telling him to find his man, or stay with his guy. 

Last week, Will ended up standing right next to me near the sideline when they blew the whistle for a time out. So I said to him, "Hey Will, your coach keeps telling you to stay with your guy."

So, Will obediently turns around and runs after the guy he is guarding, right back to the other team's bench for the time out! His coach called him over to the correct huddle. It was so funny! 

But Will is always out there with a big smile, and a happy little skip to his step.

But then on Saturday, he had a breakthrough! He was all over the ball! He guarded his guy, did his best to dribble around the other team's defense, and even took a couple of shots! He got to shoot two free throw shots.  So many parents of the other kids on Will's team have told me how excited they were for Will. It is fun to see all the boys on both teams have their moments.

He made them both! This guy was on cloud nine! It has been so much fun to see the confidence boost this can be for these little boys! It just takes some time to get the hang of it at first!

Here is the video of Will's free throws. I so wish I had Wally's shot.

We are getting geared up for the move! We have managed to collect lot of boxes, and I have actually gone through a few closets in an attempt to par down what we will be moving. Del and I are going to enjoy a nice long weekend of sun in South Beach,  Florida, and then life will turn to "Mission Move!" 

I must say that it does not help knowing that I am doing most of it alone because Del HAS to get some very important things done for work this month. He can't delegate them, and they have a deadline that is crucial to the growth of the company. 

So that means it all comes down to Moi!! 

I still need to buy a new washer and dryer, a mattress, order the furniture that will take a while to get here, get the painters scheduled to hopefully start right after closing, have the carpenter come take a look at a couple of projects I want to do, get a handy man in our house to do fix it jobs, and contact all our utilities providers. Oh, and pack, and actually move. 

So, yeah, pretty much everything! Ha!

But first... a good book, poolside! Thank you very much!