Life Keeps Getting in the Way

It always amazes me how quickly the days go by between some of my posts. It’s not only the days but the years that have been flying by. It’s not that our life is so full of fascinating things that I have no time to blog, its that life is so full of laundry, chores and working that I have no time to blog. I’m sure many of you know what I’m talking about. Getting back to the years flying by… January 18th marked a milestone for Derek. He turned 20. We had a simple celebration with just us. For those of you who know Derek you know that since he was a baby he was never without a quilt. Twenty years has not changed that.

A Worthy Cause

Back in October I did a post about a classmate of Emily’s that died in a car accident. Undeniably a horribly, tragic loss for the family and the community. The kids snapped into action and ran numerous fundraisers to raise money for a scholarship in the young man’s memory. Sadly, not everyone is honorable and the money, or most of it was stolen. That did not deter the kids. They organized another fundraiser and enlisted a local restaurant for help.

Last night we had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. We had a flyer put together by the students and the Roadhouse agreed to donate 10% of the meal to the scholarship fund. Some of the kids manned a table at the entrance where people could donate cash.

This was our first time dining there. The atmosphere is casual. The country music was a bit loud making the conversation throughout equally louder. Every so often the waitress would form a line and do a country dance to music. The food was good although we all agreed a bit salty for our tastes.

The main point of the evening was to keep Michael’s memory alive through a scholarship fund. The other lesson learned for the kids was to never give up… no matter what.

Happy New Year!

Greg has been with GE for almost 30 years (this summer to be exact). One of the many perks is he has a lot of vacation time. Typically he takes the last 2 weeks of the year off. It gives us time to prepare for the holidays, enjoy some time while the kids are still in school and enjoy time with them while they’re home.

This week we went out to breakfast, just the two of us, on Monday and Tuesday. Monday we went to the Agawam Diner . They have been in business for many years. Here is a link if you’d like to know a little more about it. Agawam Diner  Tuesday we went to Kathy’s Country Kitchen. Their food is homemade and wonderful.

Getting back to Monday, after breakfast we decided to take a scenic route home and headed to Newburyport. Visible from our route was this wind turbine. We drove to it’s location. It was the first time I’d seen one up close. It was huge, looked very futuristic and didn’t make a sound.

As we headed home I snapped a photo of this rainbow. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I’m taking it as a sign of good things to come in 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There has been a full moon this week. I find I’m superstitious about these. Being a nurse it has been my experience that people get a little crazy when there is a full moon. They are beautiful and it always amazes me how they illuminate the night sky. I took this photo yesterday morning from the bathroom window.

In the afternoon we picked up about 3 inches of snow. Enough to shovel easily and enough to make everything look magical. This woodpecker was kind enough to pose for me.

I wish for everyone a calm and peaceful New Year filled with only the best of things.