Dads and Grads

This weekend, it was grads. Our sweet little grandson, Preston, graduated from Kindergarten!! He got special awards for Outstanding Reading (like Grandpa Doc) and Outstanding Arithmetic (like Grannie Rosie). Not only is Preston super handsome, he is also super smart.(in my humble proud grannie opinion.). As my 95 year old mom says, "That kid is really good looking. He's going to be a handful as a teenager." Luke and Ashley have raised him to be polite, happy, grateful, and to want to try everything. So for his graduation, he wanted to play Laser Tag.

Remember, I got him two gifts while I was in Florida at Disney World. Since he has a Yorkie and a German Shepherd Dog, I wrapped each gift with one of his dogs. I got the pix from an old calendar. The Yorkie even has a mortar board.

First, we went to a gallery showing. As you may know, I am an amateur artist. One of my friends is much more professional. She had an exhibit of wildlife pictures she has painted. She is VERY prolific. Here is the display:

Doc's favorite was the desert foxes. (What does the Fox Say? )

Mine was the Night Owl Chicks.

Then, we played Laser Tag at Fuzions, a local HB venue that is similar to Dave and Buster's. First things first - here's Preston opening his gifts. He said the funniest thing. "Grannie Rosie - I thought I wasn't going to like what you got me, but I love it!!" SO FUNNY. Out of the mouths of babes......

Before Laser Tag, we had some drinks and played Air Hockey. Some of Luke's really cute, young friends came (dirty old lady here) and it was fun playing them. I don't look like I would be as good as I am at this stuff. I'm good. I gave them a challenge. First, they were going easy on me, but after 2 minutes, they were playing all out. I won two, and lost one.

Then we played a video game where you sit on a motorcycle and navigate hairpin turns. I totally sucked at this. I kept hitting the walls. Doc was surprisingly good - he hates to drive and he HATES motorcycles.

Then we played Laser Tag. That was HELLA FUN. We all loved it. I remember playing paintball, and that wasn't all that much fun. It hurt. Here is a picture of Great Grandma Mimi with Preston. We are so lucky to have sweet Ashley and Preston in our lives.

On Saturday, we went down to visit the 95 year old Angy. She likes to go to Wal Mart every couple of weeks. She drinks a ton of that International Coffee, and eats a lot of cookies and snacks (so that's where I got it). She still worries about her figure at 95. Anyhow, here's what I wore:

The silk dress is by H &M, the sandals are Prabal Gurung for Target. Here's a better look at these cute, red patent wedge sandals.

I also wore a vintage ivory cord belt. As I have mentioned before, some of the crap I bought new is now vintage. Ugh.

Note the tiny wedding band. I got that as my first wedding ring, many, many, many years ago. I still wear it every now and again. It has an infinity pattern with 3 tiny diamond chips. We were so poor back then, but I was thrilled with it, and still am.

As I was photographing my necklace, a weird thing happened. We sometimes watch those haunting shows, where paranormal phenomenon is captured on film. As I was taking a picture of my necklace that I got in Kansas City, this ball of hot white light appeared. Here it is. I wonder whose ghost it was.

Here's a picture of the new apartment complex that is going up across the street from Free Birds World Burrito. It has taken years, but it is almost complete. Doc said I should take a picture before it opens and a thousand more residents of HB are here.

So I wasn't hungry on Sunday morning. I knew that I had a limited amount of time before Doc got up and started bugging me to go to a restaurant. In order to work up an appetite, I busted these out:

I skated for 10 miles. Doc kept calling and asking where I was, so he would know where to look for my body.  That would be sick, except for an in-law of ours died that way. He got hit while jogging. I was okay.

 

 

I just finished reading this book. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1988. There was an article in the United Airlines magazine about Toni Morrison. She got the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.

So I had to read it. I found it quite weird, and had a bit of difficulty following the plot at times. It was an experience. My all time favorite book is still Memoirs of a Geisha.

Later on, we walked dogs and worked on our research project. I like to keep an old pillow around for my beloved, Elli, to lay in the sun on top of.

Onto today. Here's what I am wearing:

It's a vintage jacket by Suits Me, knit pants from Iman, and a gold lurex tank. Here's a better look at my belt, and the blue and gold trim on the jacket.

For my necklace, my matte gold with colored cabochons worked perfectly.

On my left hand, a red leather and goldtone cuff by INC, and a ruby cocktail ring.

On my right hand, the matching ring in sapphires, and two ruby and garnet bracelets.

Let's get linking!!The usual suspects. First, Cherie at www.stylenudge.com for Shoe and Tell. I am featuring my DiDe shoes from Nordstrom.

Then, Rachelle at www.pinksole.com is having How I Spring. Summer is just around the corner. Then, Rhea at www.rheaetcetera.com is hosting Style To Inspire. Let's hope that I do !!!