oh monday

Why do Monday's always seem to come too quickly?

They mean the end to an otherwise great weekend.

They mean it is the beginning of another week before another weekend.

They mean it is often time to reflect on the fact that you really do like weekends.

This monday meant we had an early morning trip to the airport, which brought an end to a really great weekend for Rachel and her Colorado friend.

Oh Monday, sorry to see you arrive... but happy to have had the weekend full of memories before it was your turn to start another week.

Thank you Kia for sharing your weekend with our girl.

a nice visit

My Mom was here this past week. She drove here from Colorado, her car loaded with two of my big house plants that she has been babysitting and a cooler full of Olathe Sweet corn. We ate corn almost every evening and enjoyed every bite. My plants look right at home in front of our big windows and it is nice to see them again.

While she was here we relaxed a bit, swam a bit (gotta love those floating rafts) and got out and did some exploring. We toured a museum, did some shopping, ate a few lunches out and even got our fill of frozen yogurt. We drove around and got a good look at Scottsdale, Carefree and Cavecreek. And, we drove over to Fountain Hills to see... the fountain.

The sign says it is World famous and I believe it was the tallest shooting fountain in the world at one time. It shoots over 300 feet for 15 minutes at the top of every hour. We had a nice lunch at a restaurant overlooking the lake and fountain. Pizza and salad. Tasty.

We all enjoyed her visit and I think she went home with a little tan.

Thanks for the visit and all the corn, Mom.