A pretty dress...

There is a particular scene in one of the Harry Potter movies which features Hermione Granger donning a beautiful ball gown and looking quite ethereal. She then dances with her handsome escort.
The other night we were watching said scene and my darling son uttered some of the sweetest words I've ever heard.

Ben: "I will buy you a beautiful dress and you will look pretty, Mom".

Me: "Thank you! I would love that".

Ben: "And then I will dance with you".


Yep, my eyes teared up immediately. He just looked at me sheepishly while I peppered him with a million kisses.

"That's what she said"....

I would have to say that this is fairly accurate. I'm not sure about the impishness though. No Janelle, the impishness part does not refer to my height.

I was sorta hoping I might be a little Dwight-ish.

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	You are part Ryan. You are extremely smart and perceptive, and it irritates you to no end when inferior people try to tell you what to do. Sometimes, though, your critical eye makes you come off as aloof and bitter to others, and it may take awhile for people to get to know you.
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Sprinkler Stunt Man

Who needs a swim-suit when you have pirate undies?

This and that

Ok, so I found my second gray hair last Saturday. Last Saturday was my 37th birthday. Is it too early to go shopping for my orthopedic shoes?

Note to telemarketer from Wells Fargo: I am not, nor will I ever be, interested in your "unique opportunity". Furthermore, you are now skipping the speal and going right to the hang up. Why call at all? I will be purchasing an air horn and hopefully damaging one or more of your eardrums next time you decide to give me a jingle.


Things I am growing tired of hearing:

"Mom! You can wipe me now"!

"I can't find my Lego guy's hair"!

"You have been selected to receive this limitedtimeonlyspecialofferblahblahblah....."


Events I am looking forward to:

The 4th of July (also my Mom's birthday)

My Sister, niece, and nephew visiting the last week of July.

Sean using some of the 250 hours of vacation he has accrued.

Taking a trip to Northern AZ to get away from this face-melting heat.


Ok, so what are you looking forward to?

Lawn Jockey

This man is my hero!

We now have grass in our back yard thanks to my hard-workin' man. He even built a sprinkler system from scratch! Admittedly, we made some mistakes which made this job MUCH HARDER than it had to be but he got it done. My Dad helped too and pretty much saved the job! Thanks Dad! You're alright for an old guy.

Before:

After:

I'll post the final result soon. There will be much Slip-N-Sliding. Oh yes, there will be.

Bedtime conversation....

Mom: "It's bedtime Ben, time to pick up your Legos and get pajamas on".

Ben: "This just isn't right for me".

Mom (with a glance at Dad): "Why not"?

Ben: "Because you guys are making my tears come out".

Here's my question, when did Sean & I become "you guys"?

Daddy-O

Happy Father's Day to all the great Dad's out there!


Sean & Ben

My Dad (Senior Portrait)

Totally not surprised

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