A Walk For Cystic Fibrosis.....

  This is the tent where everyone gathered to walk for raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis.   Our great grandson Luke has this affliction.  He is in good shape now. But will be going through many rough times in his life.

  On Saturday,  this is daddy Mark carrying Luke through the walk.  There were other families walking for their loved ones also.

   The tag on Mark's shirt  reads , I'm walking for Luke. # whyIstride4CF

  Luke  looking over daddy's shoulder with his Purdue cap atop his head.

  Here's Luke's big brother Max. His shirt says, I am walking for, My little brother Luke.

  Seems Luke found a wee girl to hold his hand. Aww, young love.

  Here's Luke's Gigi (Liz) and mommy(Lynzie) , pretty girls.

  Max doesn't go far without  his playmate cousin,  Layla. They get along so well.

 

 After a long day of walking and hand holding, Luke seems very happy. I love this little sweetheart. I always pray a cure will be found.
  This all went on last Saturday in Lafayette, In. There will be another walk next year. I am going to try to do some walking for Luke and others.
  Hope you are loving  this wonderful week. The weather today was perfection. Give me a whole summer of this. Enjoy . XO

Whew ! ! ! !

  Saw a car show going on in a parking lot on the way to Skylar's graduation  ceremony.

  Arrived moments before the band played some wonderful music.

  We were sitting on the bottom row of the bleachers, right by the band.

  As the graduating class enters from both side they join up in the middle aisle . Here's Skylar.

 The choir seated in a section of the bleachers. Savannah is sitting with the children she has grown up with, especially during her day care and after school times. I was touched that she got to sing for her brother's graduating class.

 

  Just before the ceremony started, Karen took Ted and I to chairs on the floor, which is more comfortable than bleachers.

 Here's Skylar in red in the middle. As they called his name for his diploma, I could not get a clear photo. As he received his diploma, the next named called was Skylar, only this time it was a girl.:)

  Shortly after graduation, was open house. Lynzie, Mark, Max, and Luke came.

  Layla was there to play with her cousin Max.  Layla's daddy Brock played guitar for us all.  People came and went that I didn't know. People I had not seem for some time came by. It was a great time. Karen had fixed some easy  but delicious foods. She wanted to be able to enjoy herself too.

 Teddy Bear and I with our big grandson. All my grandkids are taller than me, even Emma, the youngest.
   Personally, I am thrilled to have all the graduations and gatherings done. It was an exhausting weekend. I just don't have the stamina to last all day. LOL
  Hope all of you had good weather as we did. We sure could use a bit of rain. The temperatures are a bit cooler and Monday was the perfect weather. Ted and I got some yard work finished. The lawn is turning because it's so dry.
   Wishing all a great week. XO

No More School, For Now.....

   Skylar's first day of school...well after school, he's tearing off the bus. :)

  Skylar's mom took this shot of his very last day of school. Walking out with his girlfriend. Skylar has grown into a big husky boy now.

  One of his senior pictures with his girlfriend's dog. Skylar graduates soon.  He took some wielding classes and has his certification.  This is what he loves working with his hands and repairing things.

  Here's how I like to remember him so loving to his sister, Savannah.

 Playing baseball with freckles across his nose.

  He's always been a good brother to his sister.

 Both of them with such pretty blonde hair. I hope they are always close. As young adults, their interests are nothing alike.  His like cars, trucks, working in the garage. Savannah likes singing and art.
  Skylar will not be going to college, he may take some more mechanical classes, because of the hands on.....but the boy just does  not want to sit still in class anymore.  I miss my little boy , but I am proud of the grown young man.  Shhh, I will still call him Skyboy. :):)
  Windows 10 is taking over my computer today to do the latest greatest downloads....wish me luck...last time they did that I had to take my computer into the Geek Squad. Plus some blogger problems have been popping up here and there. I know some of you can't leave comments , I am so sorry. I am hoping it will all work out once the downloads are in.  Wish me luck.  Blessings. XO

Blue Skies, With Rain Predicted.......

  Some times as I am driving in the country, I will pull over and get a shot of the skies. Seems we can see forever on a day like this.

  Big puffy white clouds too. The problem is , it's been in the high 90's, so hot for May. Record breaking highs.

  The lawn is looking a bit dry. I will never water it , because our water comes from a well.

  Can't risk it ever running dry. The rains are heading our way today, this evening and tomorrow. All from the tropical storm.  This will certainly help our lawn, and all the crops in the fields.

 This is the view from the porch toward the west...we have new neighbors, just finishing up their home on the corner. They are a couple that went to school with my daughter Kathy, so their children are grown  and gone from home.

  Today, out the backdoor, I could see our Catalpa tree blooming. The bad part, with rain and wind coming, the blooms won't last long.  The wind is here already.

  Saw this big flag yesterday beside the Meijer store in Kokomo. Love it.

  My clematis is blooming nicely. My mom's favorite color. :):)

 The sweet potato vine in my petunias is growing now and it looks very nice with the colors of the flowers.  I have not taken very good care of a couple plants, as I must be watering them too much and not moving them from the heat of the day.  That is exactly why a plant much be hardy to be around me. LOL. I am going to mix up some fertilizer for them.
  Hope all of you are enjoying pretty blue skies too. XO

End Of School Year ...

  Today I helped out at my daughter's class picnic.  I love being around all those kids. But oh boy, I am wore out.  I never polish nails or braid hair any more.. The children get all caught up in playing.

  Here's the class getting ready for pictures.  Mrs. H isn't in line yet. LOL  I do not think all the children got to come to the picnic. I thought the class was much bigger than this at the Christmas party.

  This pile of shoes always makes me laugh.  One boy asked me if he could run around outside barefoot. I told him he might step on something....but away he flew bare feet and all out the door thru the grass.

  This little cutie pie had a Polaroid camera. She took pictures of the kids and gave them their print. Some did not turn out...I am not sure if the children touch the undeveloped film or not.

  Every child had their very own cozy for their soda. Mrs. H bought the cozies, took them to school and the children decorated them to suit themselves. That way they knew their own soda.

 

 The children played whiffle ball, badminton, and lobbed tennis balls. Ran , played hide and seek. Then it was duck, duck ,goose.  All that wonderful running...then they said they were so tired they could not walk. LOL So the bus picked them for their return to school.

  The skies were threatening all day. It rained  real early but not while the children were at the picnic.  They were served the usual picnic menu of hot dogs, chips, cookies, and soda. I know they ran all that health food right off. LOL Tomorrow is their last day of school this year. I told them all to be good all summer and keep exercising.
   Wish all of you could have been with us today. XO

Getting Ready....

  The farmer who farms across the road, is done planting. This was him prepping the field for planting. So dusty. There 's a tractor and disc in this dust cloud.

  You can not see the tractor or disc. See why I have to wait to wash windows ?  But it is all planted now and the rains that are in the forecast will knock the dust down, thankfully.

  I painted some things yellow...but fear it is too bright. I will go with it for awhile anyways.

 Painted the bench and tops of these two tables gray. But I have decided to paint the table to the left all gray.

 Painted the bird houses and a tin car. The cream color was from last year.  I moved the begonia to another spot.

  Ted finally got the brick walkways trimmed out. We trimmed the pines trees and some parts of our neighbor's tree, that get in the neighbor's  way while mowing. The neighbor was happy about that.

  Here's the porch this morning. The skies were cloudy almost the entire day. I would love a couple of sunny pleasant days in a row. LOL.

Last night's sunset. I thought it looked very lavender. Love that.
  Hope all of you are getting ready for the end of school year, graduations, and vacations.  We have a few  family member's graduating , plus the neighbor boy...who was not yet five when we moved here. Time seems to have won out. The children grew up. Some times it can seem a hundred years ago...and others it seems just last week. Time plays with us.  Enjoy your weekend. XO