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Dreaming of the Springs

I really do. Dream of Wakulla Springs. The shade trees, the COOOLLDD water, the light breezes. At 9:00pm last night it was still NINETY-THREE DEGREES outside. And at noon today it's... wait for it, wait for it... 97. NINETY-SEVEN.  The high today is suppose to top somewhere around 103 and teamed with, what I'm sure is 183% humidity, there is no where I'd rather be right now than WAKULLA SPRINGS. So now that you're all caught up on the weather...

I hadn't been in about two or three years, so the boys, their girls, and I loaded the coolers and took the 20 minute drive from our house last week (yes it's only 20 minutes, I have no excuses). WHAT JOY!! We got there early so it wasn't very crowded, but it was OH, SO, COLD. I couldn't manage to get in past my waist and even then my legs were numb. But the kids jumped off the high dive, sat in the sun, swam to the floating platform, thawed in the sun until around 2:30pm when it got REALLY crowded and we left.

I'm counting the minutes til I can go back. The boys are in Panama City Beach right now, but I'm thinking Friday. Yep, Friday is the day!!

Don't these make you want to hang out there everyday!!

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DVD artwork

Did you know that if you purchase a DVD of images, you get a custom printed DVD (no labels)? Yep!!

Here are a few samples of artwork I've created for clients...

I've been so happy with the quality of printing. And you will too!!! :)

Sneaky of three seniors

I needed to get away

And after a very sweet invitation from Jess, I got away!! Whoop Whoop!!

I did nothing but take a few photos, read from the book that Tyler got me for Mother's Day, and stare blankly into the horizon as the sun blazed my skin. Loved it!!

Tyler and Jess, on the other hand, spent a lot of time in the water.

Oliver Hobbs Concert #61

Ok, so I'm not really sure if it's the 61st Oliver Hobbs Concert... the program is in the car. But I'm pretty close I think. This concert was started to honor one of Leon's former band directors and continues each year as the end of the year presentation for the Concert and Symphonic Bands. This year there were a couple of wonderful additions... 

Percussion Ensembles:

And also a presentation to the Leon School Board for their very generous donation towards our new uniform drive which allowed us to reach our goal of $57,000. So we all know what that means... NO MORE HEAVY WOOL UNIFORMS IN AUGUST!! I'm a little sad about it because Tyler wore that uniform when he was in high school and now Chance has worn it for two years. They are unique and allowed us to stand out among the other bands. I remember when the full band used to HIGH STEP onto the field for their half-time shows... it was AWESOME and always gave me chills.

And I just love this one... one of the drum majors for marching band and also a senior, it was her very last high school concert. She will be very missed.

Free Day - the old capitol

Tyler and I have been trying to spend one day a week doing something fun. He always wants to go the movies, but today, I talked him into going to tour the old capitol. I pass by it, sometimes, 6 times a day and have always wondered what it look like inside.

It's BEAUTIFUL!! It's hard to believe that when the new capitol was being built in the late 1970s that it took weeks of protesting to stop the planned demolition of this historic building. The main rooms have been restored to how it would have looked in 1912. If you get a chance this summer, go visit... great idea especially on those hot, humid days!!

Wet Paint

Tyler and I have been painting this week. The color is a little loud but the house looks soooo good with a fresh coat of paint. One of my neighbors came over while we were painting and told me that it was his favorite color. Ha!

Of course, Falcor is always happy when he gets to go outside. We just have to make sure he has his little tarp to lay on since he won't sit down in the dirt. Ha! Ha!

Spring Babies

Well, it's late Spring, but I saw these beauties while on my way to work this week. THERE WERE BABIES!!! 

The photos are a little blurry, mainly because I was SOOOO excited!!! The only other time I've ever caught a glimpse of a wild turkey (besides the bottled kind) was about a year ago when we were at a deserted park on the north side of town. Chance and I were walking down a huge hill trying to find the water and I guess we scared it because it jumped out of the bushes and flew off into the woods. So really, I didn't see it at all because I was blinded by the screams coming from my throat.