Popeye slippers

Today:  planted new pots of flowers across deck, pool, and front courtyard; cranked up the blower and blew the pecan 'sperm' away for tomorrows guests; moved Grandmama's mexican pot to the back rose garden and filled it with fern; filled candy dishes for Embo's shower, prepared my ingredients to make tomorrow's shower food.

Then I came to my office to check emails and this is the first picture to land on my screen.

Yep, I'm tired and I'm wishin' I had some 'Popeye slippers' cuddled up on my lap. :(

When you can feel the sun from both sides!

This weekend I'm celebrating the engagement of my youngest niece Emily by hosting a Couple's Shower.  I've been framing a few pictures of Embo (my term of endearment for her) and Emery (her soon to be husband).  In their pictures together, made over the past few years it appears that they both - when together - can feel the sun from both sides.  Happiness with and love of each other jumps off the picture and instinctually I know they will have a life of joy.  Their May wedding will be a time of celebration by families and friends.

I hope my Embo, as a native of "Our Little Town On The Hill", will continue to celebrate all that she has learned growing up in this wonderful town.  I hope she shares our history here with her new husband.  I hope Emery learns to love Rockwall as much as I do.  I hope they raise their children here and when their car crosses the lake bridge heading toward the downtown square that they softly sing "Little town on the hill, never grew and never will".  But mostly, I hope they always feel the sun from both sides.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

~ David Viscott ~ 

PS (the day after)  The shower turned out perfect!

RCKWL

I ordered pink plates for my black car today.   :)

EASTER

Lots of posts on Facebook today about how we celebrate Jesus and He is risen, also a few posts about what a mess Easter basket grass can make :)

It seems like yesterday when the Easter Bunny visited us to leave baskets of goodies on the front porch.  When the fun of Easter week included shopping for the perfect Easter outfit and shoes.  When #45 and Mama were still together and we all piled in the car after church to head to Rowlett to Grandmama 'Callum's house for a feast of a lunch.  When Sissy came in the back door singing loudly that "Christ the Lord has risen today".  When Wesley drank juice from his Peter Rabbit cup.

Today our kids are coming for a late lunch.  It's sad the grandkids are too old for a good ol' fashioned Easter Egg Hunt but I do think I'll sing to them (loudly and somewhat off pitch) as they enter the back door!

Easter Eve

Working in my office on this beautiful day just doesn't seem right but my view is gorgeous.  My new window spans the length of the room and the light flows in with nothing to block its path.  I can see the dogwoods planted by my grandmother years ago - they are now wearing their green leaves, the white blooms have disappeared.  The rose garden looks a little beat down from last week's thunderstorms.  Squirrels play up and down the giant pecan tree which is greening up along with the grass.  Past the cedar tree I can see my husband headed to the back pasture to check on the beavers.  The peace of Easter surrounds me and I am grateful He is risen.

Water Tower Importance

If you look closely at the picture of the little town on the hill (upper right of blog) you will see the old Rockwall water tower.  That is what a water tower should look like - not a humongeous round thing that sits south of the downtown area.  I have decided that a water tower should sit at the downtown square and it should be small and stand on skinny legs.

Bandera Tx Water Tower 2012

I went to Bandera this weekend for the wedding of Jenny Smith and Charles Krueger and in downtown Bandera sits an appropriate water tower -- similar to the one #45 always said was the best sight when returning to Rockwall from a trip.

I recognize growth is good and I actually enjoy change - but dang it, some things should remain the same!  Water tower history is important!  Even NYC knows the importance and they keep water towers on top of buildings forever!

PS - BTW the wedding was wonderful and I am so happy for the newlyweds!