Thoughts for July
At the beginning of May, Daniel graduated massage school. I'm so proud of him! He is a very excellent massage therapist, and now he's almost legal! He still has not been able to take his board exam because they audited his account at the school, but all of that is now over and he is ready to be scheduled for the test. I'm sure he'll pass with flying colors and be working in no time at all! How exciting, huh?
For Mother's Day, Luara, Danielle, and I took mom out for lunch then hung out a local brewery where we were gifted chocolate-covered strawberries. If you haven't already seen the pix, be sure you give them a good look. It was a nice day. We also celebrated mom's birthday in May, and I had a girls night out with some old friends. I guess it was a girly month for me.
June started out with a trip to Spokane for my niece's HS graduation. It was nice to see my brother and his family again. It's been too long. And it was nice to see a few old buddies too. We went out Friday night and met up with a couple guys from the old "gang." Saturday morning, we took Dan and the boys to see Riverfront Park, and then to Manito Park and it's many gardens. Then we went on to the graduation and after party. Sunday morning, we went to Coeur d' Alene Lake, which was as beautiful as I remembered, and then we went back to Manito Park for a picnic before we had to fly back home. It's too bad the trip wasn't longer. Check out the pix, there are 5 albums, but they are each pretty short.
The sad news is that while we were gone, Daniel's father passed away unexpectedly. So, when we got home, we had a week full of sorrow spent surrounded by loving family and friends. I am so impressed by how much love we have in our lives, and it makes me all warm inside. Thank you to all of you who showed us support throughout that week. It means more to us than words can express!
Saturday, for Father's Day, the boys and I went rockhounding with Daniel (in honor of Ed). I took some lovely photos of the canyon we went to. It was really nice. I missed the opportunity to take a pic, but we saw a very tightly coiled rattlesnake that rattled at Daniel when he got too close (about two feet away). Thank God it didn't strike! We also saw squirrels, tons of bunnies, a jackrabbit, birds, and lots of lizards. It was a really nice day. Pix have been posted of that too. Sunday, for Father's Day, we grilled steaks and played games with my dad, which was also nice.
This weekend we will be having a birthday BBQ for Daniel, and the weekend after that is the 4th so I'm sure we'll do something that weekend too. Isn't summer wonderful?! We're also planning a trip to Sedona in the middle of July. I can't wait! It's been waaaayyy too long since we've gone!!!
So, that shortly sums up what we've been up to. Hope you're all doing well too. Love you all lots and lots!
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