today

I am an absolute book nerd :) Our local library has an adult summer reading program. I signed up. I loved the summer reading program when I was a kid. It brought me happiness to sign up as an adult. I only have to read 4 books. ROFL I can read 4 by next week if I wanted. I think I will drag them out a bit. The 1st place prize is 200.00 to a book store. I would be beyond happy to win one of the gift cards :)

Soccer

I love soccer. I have watched almost every World Cup game and have loved every minute. I love the intense 90 mins. that can change in a second. It's a contact sport like no other.

I love that we have our own MLS team the Houston Dynamo and that we have season tickets for it.

Can you tell I love soccer? Truly I want the US to advance, but if not I will cheer on a few other countries :)

June 14

June 14th is such a special day for 2 reasons. Most important to me is that's when Ryleigh came into our lives 11 years ago. The only daughter and the youngest. Very loved and very welcomed, and spoiled :) Of course she only stayed with us for 6 1/2 yrs. so the other June 14th's have been celebrated without the birthday girl.

The other reason its special is because Ryleigh LOVED her birthday. A day for her to celebrate getting bigger. The last year she was alive she counted down that days from June 1 til her day! She's been known to sit at the table and wait to sing happy birthday and eat cake.

So, it makes the day even harder to celebrate because she's not here to do it. June 1 comes around and I start counting down, and I just don't do it justice. She was sorely missed yesterday, on the day she came into this world and God blessed us with her spirit.

In honor of her though we quilted on her quilt. Told Ryleigh stories and ate lots of food. How blessed I am to have friends that will celebrate my daughter with me. It made the day less sad by celebrating out loud :)

We had some friends come to visit for a bit today. Some friends that we've had since our apartment days. It was so nice to see them and catch up. I've been working on the house for Monday. I can't believe Ryleigh would be 11 on Monday and she's not here. It should be so much fun to finish the quilt on Monday. Food has been purchased and I am ready for a party :)

Well, I try to keep up with this blog thing, and I just don't manage.

Let's see:

Thomas passed 7th grade along with passing the math and reading state tests. I knew he could do it, even though half the school doubted him!

I am going to have to be happy with C's because he really is not motivated to make better grades. His philosophy is as long as he's passing the class-who cares. LOL

Gary went to a college dual-credit workshop today. He loved the lecture on sleep psychology. I am not making him go to college until at least the spring of next year.

I am having a quilting bee on the 14th to work on Ry's quilt and celebrate her birthday. This will probably be a bittersweet day.

I have finished another quilt top for a wedding and I am very excited to gift them with it. Debbie is quilting it for me and then I will bind it with some help from Lynn.