Going...Going...Gone

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY KEELAN!
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED APART. WISH I COULD BE THERE, BUT NOT POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU TURN 21 NEXT YEAR, WE'LL GO TO LAS VEGAS!
LOVE MOM, DAD, AND SIS

Drummer Girl

Rylee is doing great with her drum lessons! On her second lesson she got to skip the whole first book. They were astounded at what she did. She seemed to catch on well to what they told her to practice on, so I had her go beyond that. After she played, her teacher ran out and said she had never seen anyone do that without making a mistake. She told the main teacher who came in and listened and said to start her in the second book. Looks like we have a drummer on our hands and a proud mom too!

Stuff

I got all the wall paper taken down from the hall and painted the hall sort of a french vanilla color, and now have the main bathroom done. I cannot describe the difference in that bathroom. Two sides of the walls were mirrowed. I took one side down and papered it. I wanted to just paint, but the wall was in terrible condition so I opted to paper it. A cosmetic patch I know, but oh well, it certaintly looks great! I painted the ceilings, put up new shower curtains, wall papered, put new throw rugs on the floor, and accesorized the area. It is really cute and looks like a girls bathroom.

Rylee's drum lessons are going well. She's doing great and catching on really well. I guess that's it for now.

GOT THE BEAT

I can hardly wait
Crisp air stirs the senses
Making the colors brighter, more vivid
As I travel along, on life’s shaky road
It’s taken much time, but I think I’ve got the beat
No retreat
Shuffle the feet
Find the rhythm
And bow to the dance
Of life’s….
circumstance.

ALL MY LIFE

All my life…
I've searched…
and wondered…
who I was
and what to do
with my time upon this earth.

Now, time is running away
and I’m no closer to the answer
than I was yesterday.

What a pity
To have life laid out before you
And to choose
mediocrity.

Many longings I contain within
for what my life
might have been

And yet…
I see…
What my Life…
still
could be

So…
with eyes wide shut
I begin…
again…
Just a shadow of what was
But…
Looking toward
what will be.

Drummer Girl

My youngest daughter started her drum lesson yesterday. She got to skip the first two lessons. The teacher said that usually, if they were good enough to skip the first two, they had unusual potential for playing. Her main teacher is a guy, his aide is a Sr. at North Terre Haute who has played for ten years. She gave Rylee her first lesson. I'm excited for her. She's getting to do what I wanted to do, at least she's getting lessons. So did Keelan in dance for three years. I'm making her practice for an hour a day. I meant business when I started her in the lessons and told her she would have to practice. It's cool. She'll be a cool mom someday. Hooray for her!

I painted my hall today. It was a dark gray when we bought the house, now it is the color of melted french vanilla ice cream. I like it. I'll post the color soon.

Have a great weekend!