Monday was Memorial Day! It is a nice day for me to ponder and appreciate the selfless sacrifice of so many men and women who have given their lives for the freedoms I enjoy- perhaps take for granted, but truly love. We live in a blessed nation. Both my Grandfathers served in WWII and so did Dana's. We have tried to tell our children the importance of our service men and women now serving to protect this nation as well as those who helped define it.
Our ward has it's annual picnic on Memorial Day. We have gone each year we have lived here. The park we go to has created a new kid play area, so the kids were even happier this year. The weather was perfect too. It is always great to spend time with friends at this picnic, since we don't always get to hang out in our day to day busy lives. After the picnic, we went home and relaxed for an hour, and then went to Julie and John's for "beer can chicken"- a John specialty that is wonderful. We truly enjoy their friendship and the time we spent with them.
Here are some collages from Monday- I know, I take way too many pictures!
Julie and Body- the biggest love able dog I have ever known.
Dana on the basketball court, playing with the Young Men and the Old Men!
The annual egg toss, that I managed to escape from again, but Bonnie, in the green was a good sport.
I don't know who won, but lots of people played.
It got hot at the park- it was very warm. The day was going so well, until....
someone asked me if I was "expecting"!! Yes, I know....there is no tact for some people. I was wearing this really cute, stylish shirt, that is gathered at the top, and just A-lines out. Adorable, actually, with a white tiny tee underneath. Perhaps it was that I was leaning over, or that I had a bowl of cake (yes a bowl, there were no plates at this point), perhaps it was that I had eaten a little too much...whatever it was, NO EXCUSE for the comment- NONE!!! So mad, was I, that I had to remove myself from her presence. I just don't understand why women, mothers, no less, feel the need to ask that question, when the answer could easily go one way or another. I learned very early on from my own mother that you DO NOT ask unless you are 100% certain, meaning the woman is about to give birth, or you DON'T ask at all! Clearly this woman never learned that- and I am certain won't or even teach her own daughters. Sad.
I am over being mad now...it has taken a day or two. It totally made me self conscious, and that is frustrating. I had even ran 2 miles that morning at a record speed and pace. Way to go and ruin that great feeling. It's okay, I do realize that some people just don't get it- it's okay, I refuse to be offended by ignorance. Wait till she sees me on Sunday...see if she asks me then! Ha!
On a much lighter note- check out my rose and dahlia that just bloomed this week:
At the end of the final game- they pulled out a great win!
This was the winning hit in game #4! Way to go Phillies!!
I am also glad the season doesn't go into July when it gets hotter and hotter! Rec league baseball is really the perfect option for us- it's cheap and he can learn to play many positions and the wins and losses only matter to certain kids and parents (like us!) Kidding....we are just happy that playing baseball makes him happy, and that he's pretty good, too!!
