King G ~ today is a special day...

So I sat myself down and reminisced our years of friendship, strength and joy!  Hope you know I think of you often and wish you the very best on your Birthday my good friend!

Many Hugs and incredible workouts for years to come ... love Queen💜

Sharing while I still can . . .

Seems crazy that another year is nearing at it's end ... doesn't it seem like the world spins faster and faster?  The days, months, years fly by AND kids of all things ... grow up too quickly.

Seriously?  If I can count on anything I know that time keeps ticking away; today my son is one day closer to being 18. Hmm, only 18 more days to be exact, but whose counting right? 

A couple weekends ago my nephews wife took Jason's senior pictures.  I look at at least one of my favorites every day (technology ~ another speedy friend of mine~ allows my smartphone to display a photo of my boy when he calls me and I easily scroll through many photos whenever I like).  

Today I share my incredible, nearly adult son ~ Jason Lyon ~ with my friends.  He is in his senior year at Tigard High... he loves to read, make music on any instrument including his perfect pitch voice.  I'm less than tall next to this 6-4 young man who makes me feel like a giant in his world.  He frequently speaks the most awesome words "I love you, Mom!" 

Jason has a kind, empathetic, compassionate and strong spirit.  He identifies and befriends anyone who has been misunderstood and feels less than loved.  He is a champion for respect, honestly and wisdom.  He makes me proud to be his Mom!

There still are moments I look at him and wish I could rock him gently in my arms, and remind him...

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

senior photos by Allise Kaylin Photography

 

Turtle Day happiness ...

Great Joy

Boys like color too...

This is what happens when they get bored....

Hair color changes from this:

to this ... 

and this .... 

AND from this ... 

to THIS...  

every day is a colorful day at our house!  

Never a day without  fun    =)  

Wait, it's 2015

Somewhere, somehow I lost a few months (and possibly my will to sit and type on the keyboard).

At Christmas, I meant to say "hello there" and wish you a very blessed and ...

  

Then January 1 came round I thought WAIT .... 

how did THAT happen

Missing my friends.  Hoping they forgive me for being invisible, or nearly so ...

Summer ends ...

More pictures ...

of cake!!!


AND

yes

these kids still bake cake

in this HOT weather!








So, I shall post photos of cake and kids eating cake, because I have nothing else to post.

Really!  Since I have heard nothing new to share.

I post nothing about the news.   Got it?

I remain calm, grateful and at peace.  While I wait....

Flash back ...

Wait ... I never said "fast forward" ... how did this happen???   

AND  earlier today his hair was 8 inches longer ... just sayin'

Jeff's with his girlfriend on her b-day (uh, wearing G-ma's visor?)

Currently not allowed to post on Facebook ... Jeff wants to wait for his g-friend to see haircut tomorrow.  

So I'm posting today for fun.

Happy DRAMA free Friday ...

In case your Friday needed the "giggles"  -- I know I got 'em.

Happy day to ya'll.

God Bless America!!

Day 30 . . .

skip to the end

ouch.  

so I learned that it takes a lot more time than you think to do these the last week.  

whew!

Day 24 - rest

Days 25 and 26 - NOT so much...

Work has been LONG!   Working 10 hour days and a full 8 on Saturday.

Tuesday was the last basketball game – hoops training camp (for both boys) ended today.

So I'm off to bed so I can leave for work by 6:30 ... it amazes me that the traffic by end of day is so slow that I get home around 6:45 pm.

~

My counting could use some work . . . but I still did my ab challenge.

Day 19,20,21,22, 23 ...

and counting !

Another 1st place championship over the weekend ~ whoop whoop...  Boy-2!

Saturday boys had a day of ATV fun with their Dad!

Summer  begins ...  boys in the kitchen

Ummm, doing 30-day challenge... 

   

Day 18...

and counting.

I'm still here, yes ... I'm on track for the challenge.   

            80 sit ups . . .  110 crunches . . . 48 leg raises . . . 70 second plank

Just have some catching up on writing - screen time etc. 

Boy2 had tournament over the weekend -- 

his team took 1st place ~
NW Summer Invitational Champions!   

today was the only non-game day ... well we have a break on Saturday too, but there are two games per day for the tournament on Friday and Sunday.

Boy2 said goodbye to girlfriend this morning - left for a family camping trip at 10 (cell phone free trip) ... 

I got this text at 10:15   "Momma, I miss her!  =/ "  

Awww, I love that kid!