For This Moment...(4)

In case you didn't know, this week is......

SHARK WEEK.

Yep, that's right. Every night on the National Geographic Channel you too can see the most vicious sharks ever. You can see them leaping out of the sea, chomping on seals, bashing into small boats, and re-enactments of people on surfboards getting legs and arms eaten.

SHARK WEEK.

It's kinda our family thing to watch, horrified, all the comings and goings of sharks. (If you are wondering, this is after Brenna goes to bed. The one and only time she watched 4 minutes of the show, we realized she was muttering to herself, "That won't happen to me. That won't happen to me." We learn quickly.)

The point of the moment of the day?

Lauren brought home frozen yogurt for us to eat while we watched 

SHARK WEEK.

(Are we hardened, or what?)

This was on top of my yogurt:

I love my child.

xo

lynn

For This Moment...(3)

I heard the whisper as I walked by:

"Would you like to buy a sea shell?"

Redemption!!!

We picked the purple one.

xo

lynn

For This Moment...(2)

"She sells seashells down by the seashore."

The moment for the day:

I have a thing for seashells. I have been known to drop down in an area that has a lot of seashells and become fairly concentrated in my searching. I will carry them home in anything I can find. An old cup, a pocket, a t-shirt, the beach bag. Each one is a treasure to me.

That's why I stopped dead in my tracks on my walk today when I saw this:

Girls after my own heart!!!

With precision and care, they were lining up each found treasure. The seashells had been rinsed, lined up to dry and...

ready for sale.

One penny each.

Oh, you might say I was severely tempted. You could even say I was willing to drag my family back to the house for some dollar bills....ummm, I mean change. Sadly, I did not do this.  Can you imagine how exciting it would have been for them to sell the shells? Can you imagine how cool these would look in a glass jar?  (I need another glass jar full of shells like a hole in my head. But I have heard holes are in fashion this summer....)

I wonder if they will be back at it tomorrow?

xo

lynn

For This Moment...

I thought this week I would post about one moment that caught me during the day.

While walking the dog, in a particularly gorgeous area, I stopped to look at the flowers.

This one caught my eye. 

 This sweet Cosmo seemed like it was so proud to be blooming.

It was standing at attention with it's face turned toward the late morning sun as if to say, "Yes!! I'm here!!! And I'm pretty darn happy about how pretty I am."

So, I decided to take notice. I think if a flower is so happy about being so beautiful for the day, one needs to pay special attention. Maybe even learn a lesson to take with you for the day. 

It's hard to put it into words, the lesson I learned. All the words I come up with sound pretty cheesy. Like,

 "Be your most spectacular today."

Sounds like I need a cheerleader skirt on.

Or,

"Soak up the day and ...I don't know, live beautifully or something."

See?

What I do know is that it caught my attention and I took the time to stop and take notice and admire it.

Maybe that's the lesson!

xo

lynn

Try Something New

This week, I thought I would join Amber over at starfish blog for the "Summer in Snapshots" series. I thought I was on the ball and getting it done a day early, but it actually began yesterday. Plus, these photos were from two weeks ago. So, I figure I'm spot on.

This is Mary and Marissa.

I met Mary online through the National Down Syndrome Chat Room.

I learned she lived close to my sister, Carol and a wonderful friendship was born.

I think the first time we met, the three of us closed down a restaurant.

The second time we met, it took us 6 hours to cover everything we wanted to talk about.

It was Epic.

This time, we got to meet each other's daughter's.

Only for 2 hours, but Epic in it's own right.

Brenna and Marissa found out they each like Justin Bieber, American Idol, art, camp and had many other similarities. Marissa is bright, funny, outgoing and just an all around sweet heart. Mary is a gal after my own heart. A killer sense of humor, a core of strength, the best laugh and always her daughter's advocate. Love her.

Hop on over to Amber's and see what others are doing this week!

xo

Lynn

Note to self:
Miss Party needs a CRATE when we are out of the house longer than 2 minutes.

Happy.

Happy 26th Anniversary to the best guy I know.

I would say yes again and again.

I'll check back with you all next week..

We are getting away for our Anniversary this weekend!

(thanks, Lauren!!)

xo

Lynn