Family Fun... and "my little fish"

Had a fun family day at a lakefront home on Eagle Mountain Lake near Fort Worth, with Carl, Chelle, Kylah and Robin. We had brunch, cruised in a boat, and jumped in the lake fully clothed (hey... I haven't worn a bathing suit in a very long time). Then we sat poolside watching my granddaughter (the little fish) imitate baluga whales, float, swim like a pro, and have underwater tea parties. And then a game that Kylah won (of course!!! - and no favors there, she really won). A wonderful family day!!!

Scout, Star & Clyde

Here are a few of our four legged babies. The menagerie includes four dogs, a handful of chickens, two ducks, two horses, and one donkey. So far. hehehe. These three new babies are SO WONDERFUL. They love attention, and treats and come when called.

The upcoming move is progressing... new job, check. yard sale, check. mortar work done on front and back porches, check. 20 crepe myrtle trees trimmed, check. Now we need to do some other minor repairs, some touch-up painting, a major cleaning job, putting my house up for sale, marriage, and VOILA... off to Joshua, Texas!!! (Notice how I just put marriage in there as if I was listing off groceries... MARRIAGE!!! OHMYGOSH!!!)

Tarrant County College - South Campus Library

I'm here!!! Finally!!! I have been trying, for about a year, to get transferred to the South Campus of the junior college I work for. There are five campuses, and this one is closest to my house (about 5 minutes away) and CLOSER to Robin's house. When I move to his place which will be our place, I will still have about a 40 minute commute, but that is certainly better than the almost 90 minute commute I would have had while I was on Northeast Campus. I'm in the Library, which is shown above, and if you can imagine my window office on the 2nd floor... voila!!! That's me!!! The people here are GREAT... such a sweet, great group! Thank you, again, Lord... it's all falling into place!!!

Kylah Time!!!

I had Kylah time this weekend, and a great bonus was some time with Crystal too. Crystal and I have not been able to get together much lately, due to conflicting schedules, so she joined Kylah and me at a pottery painting shack in Dallas (in truth, it was Crystal's idea, since I had yet to come up with a special treat for Kylah). We had SO MUCH fun, Kylah got to pick out a project to paint - we all three did actually). Such great moments, such great memories! And doesn't she look FABULOUS in her pretty dress!

My "Blooming" Portrait Studio

Robin and I started planting various bulbs and throwing seeds into the soil about nine months ago, and we're starting to see the fruits of our labor... SO many varieties of flowering plants are coming up. I wanted it to be a hodgepodge of color, nothing formal or geometic, and I think I achieved the results I wanted! It's hard to see from far away in this particular image, but everything is starting to bloom! The studio is becoming a storage shed for now, but when I move to Joshua, it will transform into the portrait studio I have always dreamed of!!!

Kylah graduates from pre-school!!!

Not to brag or anything, but she was salutatorian of her graduating class, and gave an awesome speech! She was given two awards... "Most Theatrical" and "I Can Read." I'm a proud grandma!!!

A Wedding

I had the privilege of shooting a wedding this weekend, it was so beautiful, heartfelt, and fun!!! Isn't the bride gorgeous?