**THROWBACK POST**
May 12 2012:
My little helper … Havin a ball pulling weeds!!! Love that dude!!
…. And Ms Lillian is relaxing with a book while Thomas pulls weeds!!
Movie Night: Hidden Figures
May 18 2019:
Team TLC Movie Night – Thomas’ choice: “Hidden Figures” – We’ve seen this once already. Yet, Thomas wanted to watch it again.
Thomas says, “It was good!”
I say, “So glad Thomas wanted to see this again. Such a deeply moving story.”
Lillian sat this one out.
Lillian is Graduating and I Have Butterflies in My Stomach
May 15 2019:
Just ordered Lillian’s high school graduation diploma and tassel. Now to get the announcements. If you’d like to receive an announcement, message me your email address or post it here. Why do I have butterflies in my stomach? HA! 💜🦋🦋🦋💜 Thanks to my daddy, Robert Downs, for helping with this part! 🙏💜f
May 18 2019:
Look what came in the mail today!! 😳😃 Shhhhh … Don’t tell Lillian. Although, she’ll probably see this post! June 1st is fast approaching! Take that you blankety blank blank geneticist! You don’t have to be highly intelligent and a math whiz to be successful in life and contribute to society!! And you don’t have to do it the way it’s “supposed” to be done.🖕🏻
Book Musings: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
I can’t remember that I’ve ever read this. When Thomas read it for the first time many years ago; he suggested I read it and that I would like it. He was right! I was hooked and had a hard time putting it down. We’ve seen the older movie; but haven’t yet seen the new movie. Wonderful book!
Meeting the Authors – Soft Launch
May 17 2019:
I mean. It hasn’t even fully launched. Just a soft launch and this is day 4 of the website with about 90, and counting, published authors ready to be interviewed! I mean. I’m floating. I’m giddy. I’m fu***** blown away … 🙏❤️💥🎉🎉🎉💥❤️🙏
If you are an author or know an author who like to be interviewed on Meeting the Authors, use the Contact form on the website to get started. If you are a book lover and reader, you may want to head over and check it out if you enjoy learning about new books and authors.
Peaceful and Quiet While the Blossoms Sway in the Wind
May 13 2019:
Sunset walk with Thomas yesterday. It was peaceful and quiet … and beautiful …. ☀️💛
May 14 2019:
Two short walks yesterday. One in the morning and one at sunset. Just adore the colors of this tree and its blossoms against the blue sky.
May 17 2019:
Afternoon walk today. Gotta capture these beautiful blossoms while they last. They don’t stick around long!
Thomas and Camilla May 2019 Date Day
May 14 2019:
Thomas and Camilla May 2019 Date Day …
First stop: Burger Me for a veggie burger and garlic fries for me, cowboy burger and onion rings for Thomas.
Second stop: Avengers Endgame … It’s been 2 or 3 years since I’ve been to a theater. Tuesday afternoon seems like a great time to go! Not full. And quiet!
I’ve not seen ANY of these Avenger movies and was able to follow it pretty good. Thomas filled me in briefly before the show and filled in the rest afterwards.
Love date days with Thomas!! 😍😍😍
He loved the movie. One of his favorite scenes was the end with the classic good guy vs bad guy scene. He loved the music, especially “The Portal” which is the music for this scene. He had a favorite character and lines also.
I am so happy I took him to see this. It is such a joy to watch one’s child developing their own interests and to learn about these interests and their likes and dislikes. He’s definitely got an ear for soundtracks in movies and online games. He knows things about them, I never even knew about this topic. Like the psychology behind the notes and such.
He also has an eye for movies … Things I can’t even begin to describe as I don’t even know the wording. I can’t wait to see where he goes with his strengths and knowledge.
Throwback Post: Do What You Love – Love What You Do
**THROWBACK POST**
May 9 2015
Eeeeek! So excited! Drinking morning coffee out of the new enamel coffee cup I treated myself to yesterday! Has my favorite word on it, one of my favorite places to be … outside, and favorite colors of blue and green. Been looking at this cup for a month!! YAY me!!
**Update on May 14 2019: I still have this cup!! I drink my coffee black now; and the cup is still going strong!**
Book Musings: Fearless Flyer – Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine
Fearless Flyer – Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine
We learned about Ruth Law and how on November 19, 1916 she took to the sky to fly from Chicago to New York in one day. Something no one had ever done. Especially not a woman. Beautifully illustrated and wonderful book!
“When I was a little girl I used to dream of flying, not with terror ….. but with wonder and delight. I would be a swallow flying south, or an eagle swooping down from the clouds, and then, all of a sudden, I’d wake up, just a little girl ready to cry because she had no wings.”
“I could anticipate what would happen to the motor by the sound of it.”
“To become an aviator one has to dismiss all fear.”
“The sky was my limit and the horizon my sphere. It’s any woman’s sphere if she has nerve and courage and faith in herself. She’s got to have faith in herself.”
Movie Night: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
May 11 2019:
Team TLC Movie Night – My choice: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
I say, “What a completely ridiculous movie! And …. I loved it!!” 🎉💛💛💛🎉
Lillian says, “I liked the music and seemed good from what I heard.”
Thomas sat this one out.
