Monday, March 23, 2009

I Heart Golfers












Golfers will forever hold a special place in my heart. My dad was an amazing golfer. He's the only real person I know that has ever hit a hole in one. Amazing. When R's mom called and said that her son wanted golf pictures, I was stoked. Normally, when I take pictures on a golf course, I'm chased off. I was pleasantly surprised that the Arrowhead country club golf course was both kind and accommodating. Nice. When we first started out, R was very careful not to take pictures doing something on the golf course that he would not normally do. IE... ride in a cart, stand on a bridge or pose by the water. I love that. I also loved that he wanted to wear these cool turquoise shoes for his indoor shot. I love originality. Thanks R and K, I had a great time spending the day with y'all.



Take Me Out To The Ballgame

As we were walking out, this ball literally dropped from the sky and almost hit this sign. Pretty funny.
Abbey said she was lucky to have her homemade binoculars.

OK, so spring break came and went. We had such a wild and crazy turn of events that lead to a pretty busy week. Ross took 3 days off from work and got a lot of things done. We have something in the cooker, so you'll have to stay posted. Any who, we decided to take the kids out to the new Camelback ballpark. Well now that you mention it, we would have rather gone to see the TX Rangers, but they were in Tucson and our second choice was the Peoria stadium, but that was an evening game. So really, as a last option we went to the Camelback ballpark. It was pretty nice, but a little funny about the searching they did as you went in. My camera bag was searched for food and I was instructed to throw away my pei wei drink. As I zipped everything back up and started to walk in, a man walked past with a bag of peanuts in one hand and a bottle water in the other. Confusing.
Once we got in, Abbey and I set out to find our first ballpark delicatessen. Much to our disappointment, we could not find any funnel cakes or sno cones. The ice cream selection was also dismal. So I did what any totally defeated parent would do, I spent $5 on an Italian ice that she did not like and spent $5 on cotton candy for Andrew. Later, the natives grew thirsty and we spent another $10.50 on water.
At the top of the 7th and with the threat of sunburn, we decided to jet. As we were leaving we saw a ball drop from the sky almost hitting the sign that read, "Beware of flying balls and bats." Pretty funny really. We took yet more pictures and headed home.




Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Workin' At The Car Wash







Kids: "Mom, can we go swimming?"
Me: "No."
Kids: "Please?"
Me: "No."
Kids: "Why not?"
Me: "Because."
Kids: "Because why?"
Me: "Because you'll freeze your skinny little buns off, the water is 50 degrees!"
Me: "Why don't you wash the dog?"
Kids: "No."
Me: "Please?"
Kids: "No."
Ross: "Wanna go wash my car?"
Kids: "I'll go get my swim suit on!"
Dad is always the nice guy.



Monday, March 2, 2009


I answered the phone today and got the news
It was back, and nothing could be done.
I could not breathe, I could not think
All my life I’d never dreamed
That you’d be gone, there’d be no tomorrow
I'm beginning to sink.

I thought of you, I thought of me
I thought of all that would not be
My mom, my sis, my kids would miss
All the joy you bring us with your kiss.

All my life I’ve been taught
Everything is for a reason, God has a plan.
We all prayed and wept for a healing
We were sure, we kept pleading
God said a silent “no” but we were needing
Something more, something better
Didn’t He know this was my dad?
Didn’t He care? Wasn’t He listening?
Another “No” whispered again

I said goodbye today to the man that I have loved
To the man that taught so much without a word.
He taught me strength, he taught me courage
He taught love and how to let go.
I never knew dreamed I’d feel so empty
Why did this happen? Doesn’t God know?

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?”
“Who shut up the sea behind doors, when it burst from the womb?
“Who told these waves ‘This far you may come and no further’”
“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
Or walked in the recesses of the deep?”
“What is the way to the place where the
Lighting is dispersed, or the place where the east winds
Are scattered over the earth?”
“Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?”

I sat in silence today as I read your words
“I’m in control, I’ve been with you and carried you too.”
“I know you are hurting, I know you are lost
I am the maker of the universe I’m the maker of you.
I gave you your father I gave you this man
I must take him now, there is a bigger plan.”

I give my father to You today and do it again tomorrow
I give you my grief, I give you my sorrow
I will trust you with today, and I will live for tomorrow.