Grace loves the outdoors!

Yesterday was really fun. Grace and I went swimming at Laura's house. We saw Miss Caroline there! We also saw several teachers from Old Pointe and we all had a great time. Grace is such a little fish; I need to find one of those swimsuits that has the life vest built in because she definitely did not want me holding her! She isn't scared of anything--- she tried to dive right into that water several times! She almost gave me a heart attack!

Grace and I returned some wood for Charles this morning from "Carter Lumber;" they were incredibly nice and it was an easy task. Then, we ran to Walmart and got some mundane groceries (milk, bread, etc). When we got home, Grace took a nap while I cleaned the house.

When Grace woke up, it was swimming time! She played outside and I gave her a popsicle- she made a huge mess, but it was ok since she was in the pool :) When she finished in the pool, we headed inside for lunch. After lunch, we played and then Grace took another nap while I did work for UNCC.

I reorganized the pantry for a few hours this evening- it looks really good! Grace and I played, practiced facial features (we're working on her being able to point to her eyes, nose, ears, etc), I gave her a bath, we read a book, and then it was off to bed for Miss Grace. It was a lovely day.

Marla- I tried to get to your blog today to leave a comment and I couldn't get there! I hope that you are doing well:) I miss you!

Blog Hiatus is Over :)

Ok, admittedly, I have not done a very good job blogging since summer started. Things have been a bit hectic around here. However, I'm back in business:)

Last week, Grace and I went swimming with our friends, Regina and Aly. Grace and Aly were in the pool for over an hour. They had so much fun (we CANNOT WAIT to go back!). After swimming, we went inside and played for a little while. Then, it was back home for naptime and a trip to Poppies' house.

Saturday was Mary Katherine's fourth birthday party; she was definitely a little princess. Aunt Jennifer had a pool set up and we brought Grace's pool too (there were lots of kids and we needed two pools). Everyone had a really good time. Happy Birthday, MK!


Sunday was, of course, Father's Day. I had gone to Spartanburg last Tuesday to celebrate with my dad. (Side note- thanks Dad for everything that you've done for me- I love you to the sky.) Sunday, we woke Charles up with his cards and his gifts; he is such an amazing father. Grace is truly a lucky girl. We had a nice lunch at Ruby Tuesday's and then headed to Marshall's house to celebrate with him. We had a lovely cookout with steaks, potatoes, and Nell's salad.

Grace is One!!

Grace turned one year old on May 15th. I cannot believe how quickly the time flew by! We had a birthday party for her at the house; many of our family members and friends were able to come. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, veggies, chips, and for dessert- cupcakes! Grace got so many presents that we're going to have to build an addition onto the house:)

Do any of you have good birthday memories?

My Favorite Author- the One, the Only, Mr. Pat Conroy

When I was in high school, I read The Prince of Tides, an amazing novel in which I immediately fell in love with the Wingo family and their hardships. It was a book of searing tragedy and the ways in which the human spirit can survive. I've read the book so many times that I've lost count. A friend of mine interviewed Pat Conroy and was able to get me an autographed copy of Prince of Tides. On the inside, Conroy wrote, "To Lindsay, for the love of books. Pat Conroy" It is one of my greatest treasures.


Conroy's newest novel, South of Broad, just made it to paperback and I bought it and read the 600 page novel in a few, short days. It was fascinating. The setting is Charleston and he describes the sunsets, the marsh, the beautiful houses "south of Broad" with such great detail that the reader feels completely present. Conroy is one of the greatest story tellers to ever live and this novel deals with the immense and decade-spanning friendship of a group of misfits in Charleston in 1969. I laughed and cried as I went on a journey with Mr. Leo King. Conroy elicits true emotion... as only the best authors can.



Do any of you have favorite authors? If so, share some of their works with us.

Teacher Appreciation Week

We'll use this post as a forum to post your appreciation of a past teacher (you cannot post about me).

I'll start!

Mrs. Pat Burton was my seventh grade language arts and science teacher. She was incredibly intelligent and believed in teaching us all sides of the story in order to give us the background knowledge so that we could make up our own minds. We call this "critical thinking." She wanted us to think for ourselves instead of just believing what we hear. She had snakes in her room as well as a whole family of rats- which was actually kind of fun:) She had an awesome classroom library. Mrs. Burton had such high expectations for me and through her guidance, I cultivated my life long love of learning. Thanks, Mrs. Burton!!

Waiting on the World to Change

These are the lyrics to John Mayer's song, "Waiting on the World to Change." Read the lyrics and tell me what they mean to you. Remember, songs are poetry!

Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could

Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want

That's why we're waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

It's not that we don't care,
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

And we're still waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change


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Beautiful Weather

I absolutely love it when spring comes and the weather is sunny and warm. I love to sit on my front porch, in the rocking chair, and enjoy the peace and quiet! Grace loves to be outside too; we went to Moonlight Jazz tonight at Winthrop. We had a nice time; Grace was bopping her head to the music:) I hope that each and every one of you has a lovely weekend and I'll see you on Monday!