To my friends, who enjoy a glass of wine, and those who don't.
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, Whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, ...........Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit

Six months!

So tomorrow it's been six months since Gary's passing. It' hard to believe it's been that long already. In one way it feels like forever ago, because every minute of the past six months have been so painful. On the other hand I can't believe we have already gone on living for six months without him. We miss him so much! I miss my partner, my confidant and my everything. Most nights when Hayden goes to bed, he wants to talk about Gary and that he misses him. It really sucks! I know God has a plan for everyone, it's just very hard to understand the plan of taking a good father away from his small children, when there are other dead beats out there that don't deserve to be here! Maybe one day I will understand it!

On the other hand, I've learned a lot over the past six months. I used an electric drill to hang curtain rods, burnt of my eyebrows turning on the grill, had my air conditioner and ice maker fixed, had the roof and siding replaced, had two flat tires, written a will, been to court, and learnt not to mix wine, champagne and rum in one night! "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger"

I'm also really thankful. I'm thankful for the wonderful years we had together and all the great memories! I am really thankful for the great children we made together. I'm thankful for the wonderful friends and family we have, that have helped me and the kids through this hard time. I'm thankful for that we can go on living without the stressors of having to move and me having to return to full time work! And finally I'm thankful that we are still alive, because living is after all pretty wonderful! Gary we miss you!

Emmie in the frog pool

At Fripp there is a kiddie pool that Emmie just loves to go down the slide.

Hayden starts school

Hayden started school on August 7th at Friendship Elementary. he is having fun and is enjoying himself so far. The only hard part is getting up early early. Yuck!

Celebrating 4th

Our annual golf cart picture in our 4th of July clothes. Aren't they cute!

4th of July

We celebrated 4th of July at Fripp again and participated in the annual golfcart parade. This year's theme was "under the Sea" so we created a shark. We were so proud of our golfcart (Allen and Beverly did all the work so I'm not taking any credit) but unfortunately there were several other golf cart that outdid us so we didn't win. It was fun though and we had a good time. Fripp had a small carneval afterwards for the kids to do some activities but it was soooo hot.

We had a very nice time and it is so relaxing to be on on Fripp.

Hayden in Summer League

Hayden participated in a swim team this Summer and did really well. He only participated in three meets but dropped his times by a total of 30 seconds in 25 yards in both free and backstroke! Of course his favorite was 25 y backstroke (like dad) with a perfect streamline. Anyone who has ever seen me swim knows I couldn't do either backstroke or streamline, so watching Hayden swim is watching a mini Gary.
He had fun and was so excited in his last meet when he won his heat and got 5th total (in 6y and under) and got a ribbon.