Jared graduated from high school, on Thursday, June 13. I grabbed a few pics from Annie. As long as the Simms stay where they are, everyone's graduation will look pretty much the same... just a different smiling face... but the same red and blue and stadium.
I think it is starting to sink in... adult birthdays are not very exciting- lol 😝Here is what Carrie shared for Mike's birthday. He even had to go get his own cake and ice cream.
"Happy Birthday to Mike!! (And no, he’s not one, although he is one of a kind). It was a passing ships day though with boys’ sports so we didn’t see each other until 7pm and he had to buy his own cake and ice cream (it’s been one of those weeks around our house where every day was packed). I did get some tickets to the theater so he’s happy. Thanks for being the shining candle on our cake sweetheart!! We love you!!!"
My idea to put out some "blue stuff" in May and then add red and white to it for June, works out perfectly. Now I can leave these items out until just after the fourth of July and then switch to something else. How did it take me so long to figure this out?- lol 😆 And Ron ordered an outdoor flagpole, so that he could hang his flag out there.
I have gathered up a few pics, that don't really need a post of their own 😎. So here they are. "Every Day" thought. Jaxon's last day of 4th grade. Anderson boys at gymnastics banquet. Hailey and Ashley on a little trip to Waco. Newest Brown Baby Bird item... a "Round Ring Teether Mini". Kitty on Ron's chair. Mike back in San Francisco, after being overseas for 2-3 weeks. Audrey on a Petco business trip to Mexico.
Jared turned 18 on the 18th 😄😎 Nick turned 17 on the 21st. 😄😎
We are sad that we don't see these boys more often, they are growing up fast. We are proud of their athletic accomplishments, their love for the gospel, and their great schoolwork. We pray for their success every day. Here are a few pics from the birthdays this month, that Annie and Carrie shared. What does a future missionary get for his birthday?? Ties... of course 😉
I decided that just for "journaling" sake, I would describe what my normal routine is like. Things are pretty predictable around here... we have settled into some fixed habits. They maybe good or bad, but at least consistent. I added a cute picture just "because". lol And I added a second picture that has a good quote on it about life.
We usually get up between 7 and 7:30 am... whenever Ron decides to head for the bathroom 😉The first thing I do is make the bed. (Yep, every day) I don't mind doing it by myself... that way I get it exactly right. Then I head downstairs, get my first 2 cups of water, put fresh water in the cat fountains, clean out the cat dishes, clean up "stray" cat litter, empty the dishwasher, wipe down the kitchen counters and sink. (Ron feeds the cats and cleans out the cat boxes, I just do the little cleaning things that he won't do.) Then I go get dressed in my walking clothes and shoes and head outside. I usually walk for a mile or two, maybe three on a good day. (Sometimes, I have to skip my walk if there are other appointments or things on the schedule.) When I get back, I almost always sweep the front porch, maybe use my exercise equipment in the garage, then vacuum the downstairs. (Maybe mop the kitchen and clean toilets) I make my "not coffee" hot and cold drink. I check my email and a few other websites... like Amazon. (Just to remind myself what I have ordered and what is sitting in my cart- lol 😏) On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we usually only eat two meals. (Ron rides his exercise bike on those mornings and isn't ready to eat until 11-12.) Sometimes it's breakfast food and sometimes it's lunch food. I cook something almost every morning. Sundays are my "milk and cereal" day. (Occasionally, if I am in a hurry and have other things on the schedule, we might have milk and cereal during the week... but usually not.) On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we eat breakfast about 9-10, lunch 2-3, and dinner 6-7. My favorite breakfast is lemon yogurt pancakes, scrambled eggs, Bulgarian yogurt with applesauce topping and my "not coffee" drink. The pancakes and the eggs are high protein with yogurt and cottage cheese. Normally by noon on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I am ready for whatever I need to do... errands, sewing, shopping, etc. Tuesdays are my allergy shot day. I need to do that at either 10:30 am or 1:30 pm. So that is usually my day to go do errands, because I have to go "out" anyway. I try to make Friday afternoons my HEB trip. (That way, I am not trying to do that on Saturday.) Saturdays are my get ready Sunday day... finish planning our primary lesson and maybe start food for Sunday dinner. Wednesday afternoons are our "go play Pinocle" at Blue Skys with Goodenoughs and other old people- lol. (We are probably the youngest ones there.) Sundays are church and then evening dinner with the Andersons and the Petes. We take turns hosting dinner. Sometimes, I use Sunday afternoons to blog. I have been doing a lot of sewing alterations... I fit those appointments in around everything else. (not on Sunday for those, and usually not on Saturday.) I prefer daytime appointments for those, but sometimes have to do evenings for those customers that work during the day. Once or twice a month I have to go out to Homestead Handcrafts for my Brown Baby Bird booth. Ron and I are not very good at going to evening activities... we normally watch TV from about 7-10. (Ron will stay up late after that and watch sports.) We try to go to the temple once a month, on a Friday morning, with Simmons. Then we have lunch out with them.
That's my life. 😉😝
The house painting was finished on May 15, we went out for dinner at a new Mexican restaurant on Potranco Rd. It was our 48th wedding anniversary... we decided we better do something- lol. It was also EvaMay's 80th birthday. The last picture is one of Aaron's little "Smurfs". 😎
