A Little Diversion

I've been admiring these red bud trees for a couple of weeks and on the way home from taking Riley to school, I drove around until I found some that weren't in someone's yard and snapped a few. The morning sun was perfect!

My passenger didn't seem to mind the diversion either...

Family Lunch Date

To kick off Spring Break, Riley and I invited Nana, Mimi, and G over for some lunch. We had a great time visiting, playing, and eating a great lunch (click here for recipes). Thanks for coming over, guys!

Open Letter

Dear Scarf Lady,

I am a little jealous of your scarf wearing fashion sense--I don't think I can pull it off. I know it's all the rage and all, BUT, this is Texas and it was 90 degrees on Sunday and you were wearing that scarf around your neck. Do scarves, shorts, and flip-flops go together? I don't have a problem with wearing a beautiful scarf when it's cold...or even cool. Weren't you all sweaty under there? Ugh. I know it's "winter" and all, but like I said, this is TEXAS! You were trying to look your fashionista best, but HELLO....!

Sincerely,
Me

Car Wash Face

Riley and I had a little adventure...to the car wash yesterday. He's been through before, but this time I captured a great face when the water was a bit too loud.

Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite

Last night, Mimi (Riley's grandmother, my mother) and G watched Riley. When we arrived at home, Mom gave me the low-down on how everything went (great, of course!), and finished her sentence with, "Well, I guess I should tell you since he's probably going to tell you in the morning anyway."

Thinking to myself: Uh, Mom, what did you do?

Mom: "We did the usual bedtime routine and I was closing his bedroom door, I said, 'Goodnight...sleep tight...don't let the bedbugs bite.'"

Riley: "Huh?"

Mom: "Goodnight!" (in a trying-to-make-you-forget-about-what-I-just-said voice)

Riley: "What?" (in his I-don't-miss-a-thing voice)

Mom: "Goodnight!!!"

Riley: "Bugs?"

Mom: "No, Riley, there are no bugs in here, they are ALL outside." (she says, as she leaves her grandson alone in a dark room with bugs!!)
I laughed so hard when Mom told me this! The shocker is, Riley hasn't said a word about it today.

March 11, 2009 Update:

Until tonight, Riley hasn't said a word about those pesky bedbugs. Tonight while I was away at Bunco, this was the conversation he had with his Daddy:

Daddy: "Goodnight Riley!"
Riley: "Goodnight Daddy!"
Daddy: "I love you so much."
Riley: "I love you so much."
Daddy: "See you in the morning."
Riley: "Okay Daddy....don't let the bugs bite you!!!"

Glow

I love this town! My favorite from our trip downtown last night.

Chuck E. Cheese and Jesus

Chuck E. Cheese and Jesus. Not quite as catchy as Pat Green's "John Wayne and Jesus," huh?

On Valentine's Day, Riley and I went to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. His first visit. Not my first, but it had been YEARS! We're playing, having a good time, and he's loving Chuck E. (so glad he wasn't terrified) and wants to go on stage with him! We're sitting at a table eating pizza and he leans over and says, "Mommy, I see Jesus!" "What?" I reply as I'm looking for a long-haired, bearded man in the sea of people at Chuck E. Cheese. I didn't see anyone who resembled the stereo-typical Jesus.

"Where is he?" Riley points across the room and says, "Over there." I'm still puzzled but great with the fact that Jesus would be at Chuck E. Cheese with us on a Saturday afternoon!! My first thougt (well, actually probably second or third) was that Jesus was there watching Michael while we celebrated his brothers' birthdays.

My dear friend's youngest son, Michael, has been having seisures. Seisures that are affecting his development. They've gone through many doctors, met new doctors, dieted, tested, medicated, MRI'd and trying to find something to make his (and his parents) life a little easier.

After the party, we jumped in the car and I asked Riley if he had fun at the party. "Yes," he said, "I like to play with my friends. And I saw Jesus." I was honestly surprised that he remembered.

We returned home, I headed to the grocery store and left Riley home with his dad. When I returned, I asked Riley if he told Daddy all about his birthday party. "Yes, and that I saw Jesus" he said.

Since the party, we've seen several commercials for Chuck E. Cheese--now known as the place Riley saw Jesus. He talks about it whenever he sees the commercials. Not the mouse. Or the games. Or the carousel. Or the light saber gifts.

A couple of weeks after the party, I talked with Michael's mother and found out that he was put on new mediciation that is working wonderfully for him. He was having 20 seisures a day and with the new medication it is doing to a few. Even one.

Jesus was at Chuck E. Cheese watching our little Michael, keeping him safe and warm. God is amazing!

I've Been Schmapped!

I love Austin! I love to take photos of Austin. How proud was I to receive an email that an online travel guide wanted to use one of my Flickr photos of the Texas Capitol on their website?

"I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo
has been selected for inclusion in the newly released sixth
edition of our Schmap Austin Guide":

Texas State Capitol
http://www.schmap.com/austin/activities_capitolcomplex/p=56084/i=56084_55.jpg

When you click on the link, leave your cursor on the Capitol photo. Look at the series of Capitol photos in the right hand corner (they will go through a slideshow format). Mine (a close-up of the dome) will appear in the series.

The Park

There is an elementary school in (Aunt) Robbye and (Uncle) Mike's neighborhood with a great playground. It's a great distraction when we stay the weekend in Flower Mound. We can walk there and it's perfect for Riley. He had lots of fun with Aunt Robbye on our last visit (and I think the feeling was mutual)!

Love Letter

I do love my job...most days. I mean, who gets love letters as part of their job? I'm a lucky lady.


(Blogger is flipping the picture. I even tried to rotate it hoping to be flipped right...that didn't work either. I'm giving up.)