Oh, no! 5 Whole Days?

Wow, I can't believe it's been 5 days since I updated here! It's been a busy week, but nothing special as far as pictures are concerned. So here's a fun picture from Spring Break:

JJ and I played a Whack-a-Mole game at Busch Gardens and I won against everyone there! (Yes, I know, I beat out a bunch of little kids. So sue me. LOL) This giant monkey was my prize, in my favorite color of purple. This will go on the wall in my craft room. This is Nicky carrying my prize. So yes, he's got a monkey on his back!

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

We've had some rough weather the last couple of days. Last night we had lots of thunder and lightning, and the beach town where we meet for Boy Scouts had massive amounts of hail. (Luckily, we made it home about a half-hour before that whole mess started.) Tonight we were sunny one minute and black the next.

I really don't like spring storms!

Mary at Mattaponi

My friend Teresa and I are Boy Scout religious emblems counselors. In addition to earning merit badges and rank badges, Scouts have the option of earning medals relating to the faith of their chosen religion. JJ and Teresa's son Stevie earned the last emblem for the Catholic faith today, the Pope Pius XII emblem. The 2 of them, along with another friend who could be there today, have been working hard on this since September. Today was the culmination of all that hard work, as they had to sit with a Board of Review, made up of their peers (Scouts who have already earned this award). They passed with flying colors and will be recognized at a special Mass in May, with the Archbishop of Washington in attendance. Congratulations to both boys!

They were unable to attend the original Board date, as it was during our spring break, so the committee very graciously offered this date as a makeup. We met at a retreat held at a beautiful campground maintained by the Archdiocese of Washington, Our Lady of Mattaponi. Here she is:

The whole camp was on a beautiful section of land. Very peaceful. I'm glad we didn't miss out on this. The original Board date was held at the offices near downtown DC...not the fun part with the monuments. Nah--this was way better!

Camping's the life for...well, not me!

This weekend is the Spring Camporee for our Boy Scout District. All the troops in the 2-county region get together for a fun-filled weekend of games, relays, badge work, food, campfires, and whatever else they can come up with. The boys work really hard setting up tents, cooking meals, attending their stations. Here's what the adults do:

From left to right: Gerald, Eric, Tim the Scoutmaster, and Henry, one of the assistant Scoutmasters.

It's just another weekend off for these guys!

Bar-b-que, Anyone?

I am a huge barbeque fan. I grew up in a city with some of the best barbeque...Augusta, Georgia. Home of Sconyers' Real Pit Bar-B-Que, which has catered at the White House, when Jimmy Carter was President. I'll be visiting Sconyers' later in the summer when my brother gets married. But in the meantime, here's a pretty fabulous barbeque place near Williamsburg, Virginia: Pierce's.

If you ever go to Williamsburg, stop off in Lightfoot and have a bite. Terrific pork, and the fries and hush puppies are excellent, too!

Yum.....

Mosiac of Me

I came across something really cool today. Lisa over at My Little Corner of the World posted about making a mosiac on flickr that is all about you. There are some really cool pictures posted there! Anyway, this is mine:


The rules:

• a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
• b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
• c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. What is your favorite book?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name. (If you don't have a flickr account, just use some screen name you have)
    

Thanks for the great idea, Lisa! If anyone else does this, post a link so I can check it out!

Spring Rains and Flowers

Today was a very gloomy day...cool and rainy. Zzzzzzzzzzz.........

Oh, sorry! :)

The rain has made our grass such a beautiful shade of green, and the flowers are coming along. Here is a great shot of the flowers at Busch Gardens...I took this Easter Sunday.

Love the red and purple combination! My two favorite colors.