Best Website EVER- AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

This is the BEST website EVER that my friend and co-worker Liza introduced me to.  AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com has weird, random, some creepy and downright hilarious family photos.  This one made me laught so hard last night that I stopped breathing for a few seconds, my eyelids felt like they turned inside out and I had tears running down my face.  One of my best laughs of my life- just struck me funny.There's just so much going on here.  Made it my profile pic on Facebook for a day and thought I'd capture it on the old blog to remember it long term. Enjoy...

Crazy Cat Lady

I like Blogs because you can preserve fun family memories or simply highlight random things that make you laugh. Saw this sign near the fountain at the Lake Michigan Beach at St. Joseph. I personalized the name to cover her number but I LOVED the fact we were supplied with options for names the kitty might respond to.  Absolutely ignores you if you say "kitty kitty" or "Fluffy" but whip out NANA or LITTLE GIRL and you've got puddy-tat snapping to attention.

Why oh why couldn't I have been around when these folks were roaming the streets yelling for this cat? I'm sure passers-by were concerned that someone busted out of a nursing home or else they were witnessing an Amber Alert.  No grandma's, no little kids, just a creepy black cat.

Side-note I hope Nana (A.K.A Little Girl) made it home safely! Probably a run-away cuz she thought the names were stupid.

Summer Vacation 2010

A few quiet minutes in the middle of a fun family vacation.  Mecosta MI, overlooking the lake, sun twinkling on the water, amazing breeze passing through.   A rogue cricket and the water lapping at the bottom of the rowboat are the only things I can hear. The precious few moments I get like this remind me how full and happy my life really is. I get to drink in a few minutes of quiet reflecting time where I can thank God for his blessings and stare out the window, reflecting on his exquisite creation for as long as this recess lasts. 

If I didn't have the promise of a pontoon full of chaos returning to the dock in an hour or so, I might find this same setting kind of empty and lonely. This wouldn't feel the same if there wasn't anyone to share it with. Pretty soon the pontoon will return to port from Party Island and up the dock will trot Drew, Sam, Faith, Grace, John, Melissa, Meg, Duncan and my Dad...tickling, tattling, bedtime treats, teasing and tooth brushing will resume.

For this moment no one needs anything from me. But what a comfort to know there are 3 little faces I will wash up later and kiss goodnight; and a sun-kissed husband who I will snuggle up to and reflect on the truth that our life is good.