Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Day at the Shore

I had a nice mini vacation at the Jersey Shore this weekend. I have such wonderful memories of growing up & spending my summers at the shore. Here are some of my favorite pics from our vacation.



Monday, September 7, 2009

The Perfect Gift

This weekend we celebrated all the September birthdays in my family. It was a bittersweet day because my son Robert was not there. I feared this day & his actual birthday ever since his death 8 1/2 months ago. Watching the kids swim, playing & having a good time helped me push away the bad thoughts for a little while,but one thing made my day. The reaction my daughter had to one gift that my husband & I gave her still makes my smile.........
She got lots of nice gifts, but when she saw Flicker (from Handy Manny for those of you who do watch Playhouse Disney like I do), well,this look says it all for me. "Oh My Gosh! Thank you Mommy & Daddy! I love my Flicker!!!" All I wanted was my daughter to have good memories of this day & I was the one who ended up with the best memory of all!