my two cute boys!!!!

i have been waiting to post pics of my way adorable grandson ian.
i couldn't resist showing todays fun with afi....we'll call it
"supervised running on drywall"...ian had a blast!
that drywall sure did make for a fun afternoon!
now you've met ....(back to title)

allman joy

another 6 days to chattanooga....
hopefully helped fariba...got to love up on jordan, visit her daycare, went for pedicures, celebrated Sarahs' bday w/ tropical b-b-q and to Riverbend music festivals last night concert..Greg Allman!!! Fair and i lay in grass listening to our favorites while sarah and friends yukked it up w/ flashing green sunglasses! We trekked to mountainside overlooking all of chattanooga to see the fireworks afterwards...beautiful! Next day we toured several new townhomes in coolidge park area...nice to know we are building to the same tasteful standards! This officially marked the beginning of our secondary home search! we celebrated Erics first fathers day...and faribas gift and sentiments to Gee brought tears!
On return home we stopped in Dalton to purchase carpeting...and in Atlanta ...in the new Atlantic Station area, to visit Ikea. We bought our flooring & lighting, ordered cabinets and appliances.
Links to Atlantic Station and our favorite shops:
www.westelm.com
www.atlanticstation.com
www.zgallery.com

red, white and blue!

6 fun days to tennessee to see our girls! this was baby j's first memorial day..her smiles were worth the miles! we visited dear aunt ruth, her humor and mind so clear at nearly 85 is amazing. i see my fathers face in hers....we had a nice evening downtown chattanooga on the riverfront, such a family freindly place. gee and i rode the motorcycle to Chickamaga military park by way of many charming small towns, all dressed up in red, white and blue...Fariba is our hero too, such a good mama to jordan! hard working, ever on duty...sacrificing for what is important to her.
heres to remembering what keeps us safe...p.s. jordans little white bear is "vik"..short for rekjavik, where he came from thanks to gees mom, unnur.

"born to be wild"

i DID IT! i passed the motorcycle endorsement class! (with much stress and sweat)
thank you to pete at FLORIDA MOTORCYCLE TRAINING OF LAKE COUNTY for all his patience and help on the blacktop. in one week i went from tears and stalling to doing that tight figure S in the dreaded white box! i'm thankful for 250's, and my sweet husband who ran along side the bike while i got my wings. now i just need to "keep my motor runnin', head out on the highway... (and i will be) lookin for adventure and whatever comes my way..."...yep! you know the rest...go ahead and sing it!

happy news!

our third grandbaby has arrived! the new little one is in the northeast of iceland with mama maria and papa stebbi! congratulations to the new family! we will see you in August little one!

bits of blue

this was my first motherless mothers day....being at salt springs state park (a little bit of florida paradise), enjoying the sounds of nature and hearing the childrens excitement made for a happy day. we swam and saw huge catfish as large as my leg (now thats large!)...someone caught a turtle swimming by and the little ones swam with it. a father introduced his daughter to snorkeling. several airboats pulled in and the boys yelled "cooool". unfortunately there was more excitement. some poor guy got bit by a rattlesnake going to the restroom...and on the far end of lake george a women snorkeling was attacked and killed by a gator. this put me in remembrance of a mothers day boating trip where i had a close encounter with a gator. life is more dangerous when you actively participate in it, but the alternative is missing it! there are so many amazing things to explore and experience in life....even with a bit of blue, the gifts of the day were many!

my blueskies

welcome to my new blogspot! the "blueskies" is a long standing sentiment from 1980...greg allman was singing "your my blueskies - your my sunny days"...i rocked and sang along to my baby girl. now my baby girl has her own baby girl...i am an "amma" and turning 50 this year...and i feel very happy about both! you can visit baby j's blog at www.babyjro.blogspot.com