Happy 17th Birthday Audrey

 On September 4th we celebrated Audrey's 17 birthday!  It seems like just yesterday she was 16!  How the years have flown by.  This girl is special.  Pretty, loving, huggable, a hard worker, devoted, loyal and strong!  She has loved and learned alot of lessons already in her 17 years.  Especially in this last year.  Getting her liscence, her first job, and a car!  She has loved and lost someone special.  She has poured out her heart to me.   This makes me so happy.  Because she shares with me, she wants me to know stuff and she clings tightly to her Mama! 

This new "woman" child is always gonna be my little girl.  I marvel at how she has changed and grown. Sometimes I can't believe she is that same little girl.  How she carefully looks at situations and how they affect not only her but everyone around her.  How she can apply what she learns to every part of her life!  She complains that she is not good at anything.  Not true.  She is HERSELF and no one does this better thant Audrey!  She is grasping, seeking and so passionate about life!  I love her.

Happy Birthday sweet daughter!

Enjoying birthday dinner with Mama, Paul, Faith, Jerica and Nikki

Turtle cake with sparkler candles!

Make a wish~the best is yet to come!

Here is the poem that Audrey wrote for me for my birthday last year.  So funny and so Audrey!

Herman Mama

Happy Birthday to my Mom

She's not mean, nor dirty

I forget how old she"s gonna be

So let's pretend she's thirty

You know what Mom!

You're really not fat

You're Beautiful

& unfortunately allergic to cats

That plaid big butt

I didn't get from you

with you as my trainer

I'll be brand new!

You're such a great role model

Except when you tooot

You taught me to fight back

When witches threaten to prosecute

Denying my request for a dog

Year after year

Now Grover loves you best

Not exactly what I feared

MAMA KNOWS BEST

There are no "nice boys"

Who needs the male gender

You supply all my joy

This is the first poem I've ever written

So sorry if it's dirt compared to yours

Oh and by the way,

I need more zit cream to cleanse my pores!

How fun is this poem?! 

Love you girl!

How Music Touches Us

 

  

     Last month I had the pleasure of watching my granddaughter Ebonie for the day.  She is almost 2 now and I love watching her change and grow.  I took her to Joannes fabrics and taught her how to say pretty and color.  She kept grabbing at the different fabrics to see how they felt.  Then we drove to Grammas house to spend some time with them.  It was the first time since she started walking that she actually sat still and in my lap for a time.  A whole hour actually.   Nice that she is slowing down just a little.  Long enough to look at a picture book with me.   
     While I made dinner I played a Robin Mark cd.  She really responded to it.  She stood near the music player swaying and dancing a little.  When the music was fast I would pick her up and twirl her around to see her smile get bigger! 
     Then as I continued to prepare our meal a song came on that was a little softer.  She got so quiet and still and just stood there listening.
 The words were these...

How great are you Lord! 

How great is your mercy

How great are the things that you have done for me

Your loving kindness is filling my heart as I sing.....

How great are you LORD!

How great is your love

It reaches to the heavens

How great is the heart

That sought and rescued me.

 

Even at the age of almost 2, my little granddaughter was able to discern the sweetness and specialness of this song.  May God bless you Ebonie.  May HE hold you in the palm of HIS hand and keep you safe all the days of your life!

 

Love Mima

 

Art Hop with my oldest and youngest

 

Faith and I set off for Burlington Saturday morning to see what we could see.  I thought we could picnic on the water front or poke around on Church street.  We got there at 12:30 and found the Farmers Market was hopping. 

     We sampled cheese, and nuts and hot pepper jelly on crackers and cinnamon, maple peanut butter.  Faith even tryed stuff she wouldn't normally eat. We grabbed some cotton candy and some Indian food and planted ourselves on the grass. I was hungry to people watch and it was a delight to my senses to watch the children running around chasing enormous bubbles.  We listened to some men playing banjos and watched the action. 

       It was kind of chilly so we decided against walking down to the waterfront.  Faith decided to call Jake and wonder of wonders, he answered on the first ring!  He told us to walk down to Pine street and meet him.  Faith is always thrilled to spend time with her big brother so I knew she would be happy no matter what we were doing.  He said you gotta check out the Art Hop!  So we traveled down Pine street and in and out of old factory buildings, perusing the Art studios of Burlington's finest!  Quite an adventure and just plain old fun being together and looking!
    

                                                             Setting off to see the sights.

Cool Rhino!

Pretty girl!

Makes my heart sing just seeing these two together!

Faith loved this phone booth because it reminded her of Dr Who's traveling police box!

Jesus loves you!  and me too!

Breakfast anyone?

This circus inspired Faith to make one of her own Sunday night.

 

On the roof

I like this alot! 

Chilly out!

I really liked that insulator light.  Perhaps Paul can build me one!

 

 

Paul would have liked seeing these pieces!

This is the restaurant Ramen where Jake works.  He built the tables.   Nice job Jake!

Lil sis, Big bro  :)

What a sweet day!

Faith made her own circus display last night.  Very inspired by the art hop!

Thanks to you Lord for inspiring me with new sights and sounds on Saturday. Thank you for my children.   Every good and perfect gift is from above.