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It's 'church night' so everyone is up late attempting to wind down. We stayed a little late tonight talking VBS. I am so thankful we have such gifted ladies at our church! With everyone pitching in it should be a success. Everyone has their own special talent with some being blessed with talent(S).

Cornbread is in my lap going to sleep (with his foot propped up here on the keyboard LOL) and the girls are in the other room watching a video and eating a bowl of cereal before bed. We had a late lunch today so no one really wanted any supper at the normal time. The FisherMan's sister called and asked if we'd like to meet for lunch. So we headed off to the little big town to meet and eat. It was a fun time as always with her. The children enjoyed going through their goodie box when we got home.

We celebrated The GuitarMan's birthday last night with a special supper. We fixed a few of his favorites....grilled ribs, courtesy of Daddy, Mama's baked beans, along with some more sides, followed by a chocolate truffle cake. Yum! Still waiting for our anniversary meal LOL. Although I did have to go to the doctor Monday and ate a Big Mac on the way so I guess I shouldn't complain!

The GuitarMan has gone for a July 4th getaway to the beach. That sounds nice but when I think of the crowds I am glad we will be at home! I will miss him while he is gone but he adores the beach so I know he will have a good time.

So that is the latest on the family. Nothing huge but that is a good thing! Say, did you hear about Billy Mays? The Oxy-Clean guy? The FisherMan loved his new show Pitchmen. He passed away this weekend and they thought it was from a blow to the head. On a plane ride home during a rough landing a piece of luggage fell and hit him on the head. That night he went to bed early as he wasn't feeling well. He was found dead the next morning. According to some of the news sources, however, there was no sign of a head trauma. Instead it was heart disease. Did you know he was scheduled for his third hip replacement the next day? It seems like the doctors would have found the problem by then since he had to have the surgeries for his hip. Such a shame. His family is just beautiful and he seemed very happy. I feel so bad for them.

Even when times are just ordinary and mundane take time to appreciate them. I'm sure his wife would love just one more ordinary, mundane day.

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