Life at the Gables

Saw this on a t-shirt and it made me laugh  J

This weekend was a time for a lazy Saturday morning before going to get a hair cut.  The first one since March. for trying out the local Indian take away for having friends round for a BBQ   for sending hubby off to do some fishing and to catching up with "Complications" on the TV. Today, after dancing it was time to catch up on  another layout or two for the teenagers album. Thanks to Sian for another Monday meme. How was your weekend?

I've been a bit slow about taking photos for the scavenger hunt of late but after wondering where I was going to find a cell tower look what I found slap bang outside the building  where the teenager does his sporty stuff. ** 11 ** A cellular tower or television satellite dish

It's July 25th It's still 5 months until Christmas. So why oh why does Hobby Lobby have half it's store decked out with Christmas decorations? Why is the shop assistant putting up trees? It's too early. The kids haven't gone back to school yet. They haven't had homecoming yet. Halloween is still 3 months away. We haven't celebrated Thanksgiving. What are they thinking? It's still the middle of summer. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joining in with my sister Ruth's question today. "How is right now looking for you?" Right now I am meeting up with friends for a cuppa and a chat. I'm admiring my friend's new house and garden. I'm still going strong on the teenagers Senior album. I'm waiting for these lovely people to visit in 3 weeks time. (No coats needed this time it's already 96 degrees.) and I'm waiting for some girlie time with my sister whilst we get a pedicure. How's right now looking for you?

This weekend was a busy one with Lots of laundry and bed changing, sporting activities for the teenager, sandal shopping for the above teenager as his feet are too hot in trainers, a sneaky hour of reading before getting ready for a night out with new friends (which turned out to be a great night), a tired hubby on Sunday meaning I had to drive the teenager to airsoft before taking hubby to Starbucks for a free coffee and taking him home and administering a large fry up. He then loafed on the sofa whilst I tided the teenagers room and caught up on my Project Life which has been neglected for the last month or so. We ended the day with a trip to Baskin Robbins to try out one of their 31 flavours.  Today I sat and had a coffee in the garden, after line dancing  whilst the teenager watered the new flower bed. Thanks to the lovely Sian at From High in the Sky for hosting this Monday meme. I hope you all had a good weekend.

And so onto the final eight layouts. 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ** Snr Trip  ** "You didn't like the choice of t-shirt for the Snr trip to Galveston and I can see why! None of your friends went.................... BUT you met up with Alexa who invited you to join her and her friends for the day. You had a great time." 29 May 2015 ** Last Day ** "3 June 2015 was your last day of school ever.  You didn't need to go in on the 4th as you had exempted all your exams.  It was a quiet day without a lot of fuss. You are no longer a "School Boy" 3 June 2015 ** Graduation  ** "After a rough start as a senior at Seven Lakes High School you proved to us and yourself that you could do it. You are the only one in the family to graduate from an American High School. we think you're AWESOME!" 5 June 2015 ** Diploma  ** "Once the introductions and speeches wer

And now for another six layouts in the continuing saga  of the Teenagers Senior year. 66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 ** Homecoming ** "Homecoming was very last minute as Laura's dad didn't say she could go until the night before! You both had a great time and you even danced - Gangnam Style!!" 18 October 2014 ** Selfie  ** "A 'Homecoming selfie' with the lovely Laura" 18 October 2014 ** Tuxedo  ** "When we got you fitted for your tuxedo you had to bend down so Mrs Gutierrez could reach up to measure you" 25 April 2015 ** Snr Prom  ** "After a lot of nagging from me, you finally decided to go to Prom.  You looked very smart dressed in your tuxedo" 16 May 2015 ** Good Stuff  ** "You met your friends at 9ers Grill for dinner (where you managed to get your free) then had photos taken before driving to the Marriott hotel in Suga

I haven't done any scrapbooking for the last year. I'm not sure why. I just didn't do any. Then I saw the layout my sister did for the Teenagers graduation and thought "Hey if Ruth can do one, so can I" So I did.  All 22 of them. Here's the first eight!!  888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ** Registration ** "On 11 August 2014 we went to see the registrar at SLHS.   She said you had enough credits to enrol." ** Pep Rally   ** "We didn't know what a Pep Rally was.  It's all sorts of cheezy Americana in one place!!" 18 August 2014 ** Awesome Clubs   ** " You were so happy when you found out the school had a Manga club.  By going there you found out about Dungeons & Dragons.  You've made some good friends through these clubs" August 2014 ** 1st Day  ** "Your first day at SLHS was a huge change for you after being in

It was a weekend of scrapbooking - yes scrapbooking,  of sporty stuff for the Teenager, of tidying up, of helping hubby make a fantastic curry for dinner, of dragging the boys (some kicking and screaming) alligator spotting, of milkshake slurping, of grass cutting in the heat, of sitting under the water mister to cool down and  of laughing at two cards I received this week (thank you Ruth and Joanne). Thank you to the lovely Sian over at From High in the Sky for hosting this Monday meme. I know she's on her summer break just now but pop over anyway :0)

Hooray, today we actually made it to the state park. The teenager wasn't all that keen at being dragged  around in the 98 degree heat but he managed it. (The moans got louder towards the end!!!) John was in his element with the camera and the binoculars. He found dragonflies  birds flowers and of course an alligator or two  We didn't see too many dogs!!!  I won the "Spot the Alligator" competition by finding the first one. I got another Sonic milkshake as a prize. It was a good day out.

Last weekend, as most of the local state parks were closed for the "4th July Weekend " we ended up at the  Sugarland Memorial Park. We took a picnic and sat in the shade. Some of us happier than others at being out and about!! We watched the locals fishing, running and cycling. We looked at the view. We went for a walk around the lakes. Past the working windmill.  I love the eerie sounds they make in the wind. up to the Veterans Memorial and the Stars and Stripes and came across the only alligator of the day!! It's not a massive park, like some state parks and is a work in progress but it passed a few hours out in the sunshine.