I Love the Zoo

We have a season pass to the Zoo

It is so much fun to just run in for a couple of hours

See what you can and when you get tired

just go home

It has turned into mine and Lawson's place

He just about knows his way around

Sometimes he knows his way around too good

We invited his Mom to go on this trip

Splish Splash...We Were Having a Blast

On Memorial Day

Not many words needed

but

I'll say a few

Good Times

Good Food

FamilyThe view from the"MEME FLOAT"

We officially declared the trees in the big pots

"dead" on Memorial Day

All taken care of now

IKEA or Bust

This story began 18 months ago

I always get a Christmas wish list from my Grandchildren

On the 2008 list was the wish for homework/computer tables from IKEA

I loved that wish

So I sent word that MeMe would be getting those

Well, I did not have time to go to Atlanta

So...

Of course, I go to my computer and pull up IKEA

Yes, indeed, IKEA had the tables they wanted and they were a great price

I did not put in the order right then

About 3 weeks before Christmas

I went online to order these tables

I was so impressed with the tables and the price

Until.....

I got to the checkout section of ordering

My mouth fell open and I was sure I had made a mistake somewhere

So....

I went back to see what I had done wrong

Guess what....

Nothing wrong

$300.00 to ship a table

I told Kim

I asked her to double check I hadn't made a mistake

Nope

Well, I could see where shipping would be higher

But...

not gona pay that

So....

Started hunting another table

Nothing we liked

So...

I gave the girls a card that said MeMe and Pops

would ride to Atlanta and buy the tables when we had time

(Don't worry, they got plenty of presents under the tree)

We could go to Atlanta, buy the tables and spend 2 nights

for the cost of shipping on two tables

Well....

time went on and we never seemed to make it to Atlanta

but...

I had the money sitting there for the girls tables

So...

I finally told Kim that me and her would find a way to load those tables and we were going

So....

Kim and I set out on our IKEA road trip the

last week in May

I had never been to IKEA

I was amazed

I had worked out a timeline for this trip

Needless to say

The plan went out the window the minute we stepped into the store

It was amazing

Kim and I spent 4 hours and we could have spent 4 more inside the store

I can't wait to go back

It is an organizer dream come true

I am not an organizer but I do dream of being one

This is the desk we wanted

and it was in stock

Kim got the kids the cutest red children's computer chairs

I thought this lil kid's bed was so cute

It looks like it should be in a Disney movie

Look how organized you could have your child's room
So many great ideas for the whole house
Amazing kitchens

Anybody ready for an IKEA roadtrip?

Tuesdays with MeMe

This was the last Tuesday of the

2009-2010

school year
My precious cargo

School just wore Emma

out that day

My signs that I have to display

in the pick up line

will be different next year

Abby will move to Emma's school

My Home is Your Home

Several years ago I bought this cutesy outdoor weathered candle holder.

It was great for adding a little atmosphere to the covered sitting area at our pool

Well, a cute little bird couple seems to also think that it adds atmosphere

Every year, since we have had the candle holder, when we go

to open our pool and clean up for the swimming season

We have foundTHIS
So, we must endure (really we love it) the raising of a bird family
before we can have any atmosphere
We must also endure the many scoldings we get
for thinking that it is okay to sit out at our pool
No sireeee
Mr. Bird does not like for us to be around
Then finally the day comes
We watch them hatch and grow and
before you know it they are gone
See you next year
Mr. and Mrs. Bird

Quoting Emma

Is it in a woman's DNA?

Ha Ha Just kidding or am I?

I found this on my kitchen counter where

Emma had been playing teacher.

Pretty good advice!

Love you, MM

QUOTING ELEANOR

I think this quote proves that ole Eleanor

had a pretty good sense of humor

This one cracks me up

every time I hear it!

I once had a rose named after me

and

I was very flattered

But

I was not pleased to read

the description in their catalogue:

no good

in a bed,

but

fine up against a wall.

Eleanor Roosevelt