OK, I EXAGGERATED!

WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD TAKE ONE RAINY WEEK,

HAS TAKEN ONE RAINY MONTH,

BUT THE PAINTING IS FINALLY DONE!!!

THE MIRROR IS HUNG.
NOT TO WORRY ALL YOU GRANDAUGHTERS,
IT'S AT THE PERFECT HEIGHT
TO SEE YOUR LOVELY FACES.

AND IF NOT,
THERE WILL BE A MAKEUP MIRROR
TUCKED IN THE CUPBOARD,
FOR YOUR USE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GO SHOPPING FOR
DECORATIONS,
WINDOW TREATMENT,
AND THE PERFECT SHOWER CURTAIN!
(I KNOW, I PURCHASED A SHOWER CURTAIN THAT INSTIGATED THIS PROJECT,
BUT IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT)

WHAT COMES AFTER FAT TUESDAY???

PEEPS!

KNOWING HOW MUCH I LOVE PEEPS, MY FRIEND KATHLEEN BROUGHT ME TWO PEEPS BUNNY SUCKERS.  I IMMEDIATELY DECLARED THAT THEY WERE TOO CUTE TO EAT.  OBVIOUSLY THOSE THOUGHTS DIDN'T LAST LONG.

IT'S A GOOD THING I DIDN'T GIVE UP

CANDY FOR LENT!

WHICH ONE SHOULD I WEAR?

LAST NIGHT I WENT TO THE NCS BASKETBALL FINALS,

AND HAD THE DILEMMA OF KNOWING

WHICH TEAM TO SUPPORT.

THE GRANDKIDS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

WAS PLAYING THE SCHOOL

THAT MY KIDS GRADUATED FROM,

AND IT WAS MY WORKPLACE FOR TWENTY PLUS YEARS.

HMMM!

THE DUBLIN SWEATSHIRT FOR THE GRANDKIDS???

MY THIRTY FIVE YEAR OLD ANTIQUE SWEATSHIRT

THAT I WORE TO EVERY FOOTBALL GAME,

SWIM OR GYMNASTIC MEET BACK IN THE 80'S???

IT WAS A HARD DECISION,
BUT, AFTER BEING TOLD BY SOPHIA
THAT I COULDN'T SIT WITH HER OR THE FAMILY
IF I WORE THE LOGAN SWEATSHIRT,
I CHOSE THE DUBLIN ONE.

GOOD THING I DID!
IT WAS AN EXCITING GAME
RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST SECONDS,
BUT
DUBLIN CAME OUT WINNERS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY

YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN
YOUR BABY TURNS - - -
OOPS, SHE MIGHT WANT TO KEEP HER AGE A SECRET.

NEXT STEP FINISHED!

GLOOMY YESTERDAY WAS A GOOD DAY

TO STAY IN AND RE-TEXTURE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED THESE SPRAY CANS FOR RE-TEXTURING. I'VE USED THEM A FEW TIMES BEFORE AND  LOVE THEM.  LET'S HOPE I STILL SAY THAT AFTER THE PAINT GOES ON.☺ IT'S SO MUCH FUN, YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOURSELF STOP SO YOU DON'T OVER DO THE TEXTURING.

NOW ON TO PAINTING THE TRIM!

MORE FACES OF GABE.

I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT GABE THE COACH,

AND HOW KIND HE WAS TO HIS 

LITTLE SECOND GRADERS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE

THAT JENNY SENT ME

FROM THIS MORNING'S GAME.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S HALF TIME,
OR THESE ARE JUST THE BOYS
THAT AREN'T IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW,
BUT HE'S HOLDING THE UMBRELLA OVER THEM.
GO AHEAD AND SAY IT,
AWWWWW! 

AFTER HIS GAME,

HE WAS OFF TO WORK,

AND AFTER SOPHIA'S GAME
WE WERE THERE FOR LUNCH.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GABE!
YOUR BOSS TOLD US HOW MUCH
SHE APPRECIATES YOU,
AND I'M SURE THOSE LITTLE BOYS
DO TOO.

AND ONCE AGAIN,

IT'S  SOCCER SUNDAY!

AFTER A WEEK OR TWO OFF,

SOPHIA'S SOCCER TEAM

HAS STARTED A NEW SESSION.

SOPHIA WORKED HARD TO KEEP THE BALL
AWAY FROM THE OPPONENT.

I DO THINK I GOT THIS PICTURE JUST AFTER
SHE HAD KICKED ONE OF HER TWO GOALS.
GREAT JOB SOPHIA!

YOU KNOW HOW I LIKE PHOTOS
OF THE BACKS OF PEOPLE,

WELL, WHEN OUR LITTLE FRIEND TIFFANY
FOUND OUT PAPA DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE
TO GO TO THE SNACK BAR WITH
DURING HALFTIME, SHE VOLUNTEERED.
HER SISTER TOOK THIS PICTURE FOR ME.
THANKS SHELBY!