OVERVIEW.....

SAS............

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY‼️

Reading books…..Making play dough……Learning to tango, play Bananagrams & get to know cousins better❣️

Lucy, a budding equestrian,  loves horses!

Terrific Tubing in an ice cold creek!

Fly Fishing Fanatic

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in truth.

(3John 1:4)

FAMILY TIES!

Family Ties!

What ties a family together? Special memories. Snafus, Nicknames.

Recently, hubby's nickname had me photographing a license plate of a said nickname. The owner of the car hollered from across the parking lot, "WHAT do you think you are doing?"

My response, "Is this your car?"

His, "It most certainly is!"

So....I tried to explain the family tie. His face softened and he gave me carte blanche permission. He could because He owned the company that bore those initials. PHEW!!!

Our Family Tie story!

Caller ID identifies callers on everyone's cell phones. Scam might appear if caller is not in your contacts.

So...we put all our grands in our contacts list. That way when one calls my hubby, he always knows to answer repeating the letters P P INC. Im sure they are smiling on the other end knowing it's PopPop who is answering the call. Following PPINC, he sometimes adds, "How can I help you." The conversation easily leads into laughter /giggles and ways he can help!

I was thankful for the gentleman's response on Thankful Thursday as I shared with grands.

Finest "Family Ties" might not make sense to others! (Psalm 133:1)

WALKABOUT WEDNESDAY!

Nothing quite like 3 generations of a family walking the golf course of Audubon Park together! 

They all love golf! Plus, All three have Lawrence in their name! 

Going for his first par!

It's in!!!

Three great  connections on this Walkabout Wednesday!

SO LONG! FAREWELL!!

MONARCH MOUNTAIN!

FIRST TIMERS

Sometimes trying anything for the "very first time" can be oh so difficult, especially if you are only 4 years old. Even when you have rehearsed with Mommy, "Hi, my name is Jack. Nice to meet you."

Bright Adventures awaited. Teeth gritted. Tears trickled. A bit of muffled screams of "Don't leave me Mommy," ensued.

The long walk of a little boy with a (required) big backpack began. 

Two goodby squeezes from Mommy were allowed. The the teacher relented and allowed two more before directing him back to the "dinosaur" play area.

A little boy's first day of pre-school began. 

A grandmother, who was far away, put her GPS (Grandmother's Praying System) into action. 

Tears trickled from Tennessee as well......for this little first timer!

CAMPGROUND COUSINS!

Memories from Deep Creek campground week with 4 cousins... my paraphrase from Ecclesiastes...

There is a time for everything,

    and a season for every activity under the heavens: including telling "Star in the Middle" story 

2     a time to be born

and a time to die, (& bury the cicada)

    a time to plant (with all the needed accoutrements)

and a time to uproot,
3  ....... a time to heal, 

(Uncle Josh showed PopPop exercises, Jack held the equipment & offered to take his temperature while Goldie supervised.) 

    a time to tear down and a time to build,
4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,

    a time to mourn (because 5 of our cousins could not join us),and a time to dance, (even singing and dancing in the rain with Shug)

5     a time to scatter stones

 and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace

and a time to refrain from embracing,

6     a time to search

and a time to give up,

    a time to keep

and a time to throw away,

7     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent

 and a time to speak,

8     a time to love...............

   ............. and a time for peace.

He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has set eternity in the human heart;.........I know there is nothing better for people that to be happy.....

...and to do good while they live that each of them may eat (birthday cupcakes)

and drink, and find satisfaction in their toil---this is the gift of God. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-13)