This is a picture of Ben and I with his grandparents, S.E. and Georgia. They are really remarkable people in my opinion. I would've liked to be close to my grandparents, but between being in another state and just well... time together, we never were. My mom's mom, Granny as I called her, was very proper and kind and never raised her voice. I have one memory of her where my little brother and I went on a walk and of course she put a scarf around her hair so it wouldn't get messed up. (I remember thinking that was absurd) My brother must have been very young, because I don't think I was more than 10 yrs old. Anyway, I remember asking if we could make up a song and she said "ok", so she made up this song that went: "Here we go, Jim, John and Joe, over the mountains and over the vales, here we go." After we established who was Jim, John and Joe we sang it over and over and over. It's my favorite memory of my grandmother. My other grandmother is still alive. She is an artist- a painter. She drives all crazy, has loads of rings from the home shopping club she never wears, and wears her hair in a bun. She's a very interesting lady. 
Ever been bored? Today was one of those days when Ben and I couldn't figure out what to do. Watched a little of "Conan the Barberian", went to the mall, walked around the park, drove around with the windows down... you get the picture. Tragic, I know.
What? You don't see it? Let's zoom in.
OK... are you as surprised as we were? That's right... a fake skeleton in the midst of it all. Or is it fake? (kidding)
A duck egg. We saw the mama duck sitting on the nest the other day and I told Ben, "hey, this is a funny place for a duck to be sitting. I'll bet she has an egg under there." She hissed at us pretty good, so my suspicions were confirmed.
These are outside of an animal hospital near us. They are an elephant and a giraffe.
Finally, there is an old car around the corner from our place that I really like. It is from the 1940's and has this visor thing to block the sun. Why don't they make this on cars anymore? It makes perfect sense to me why everyone would want one of those things. There's Benny in the yellow shirt.
I like hearty meals. I especially like soups and stews... even when it is 80 degrees outside! I made this tonight and thought it was worthy of sharing. My regards to the Betty Crocker cookbook, and to my wonderful mother-in-law that gave it to me in the first place.
I thought this bit of football humor would make someone smile out there. Ben and I really have no interest in football. Back in Alabama people always ask you if you are an Alabama or Auburn fan. I would always look at them and say "What?" People didn't just root for a team... they had car seats, earrings, sweatshirts, EVERYTHING in their team's colors and mascots. People are serious about football in Alabama. For this superbowl, I think Prince is singing at half time. As a music teacher I can honestly say that I find Prince's singing abhorant. Local TV stations here said that if you wanted to be on the field during halftime with Prince (one of the many in the crowds of adoring fans) you had to be able to run the length of two football fields and you had to be able to stand on your feet for a few hours. Well... although this post sounds frightfully negative, for those of you that enjoy football I tip my hat to you.
This is the new building from the outside.
This is one of the handpainted ceilings in the new building. Beautiful!
This is a portrait of Mater, or Mary. This is hung in every school of the Sacred Heart around the world. It is modeled after a mural in a chapel in Rome. Ben and I saw the real one on our honeymoon. This one is special because of the background. It's like you're looking out of El Jardin.
El Jardin interior.
El Jardin exterior.
If you ever need a way to silence that spoiled child, this is it. One gift like this and they'll never demand anything ever again ... or they'll become the most twisted child in the western world and make Damien from "The Omen" look like a bunny rabbit eating marshmallows.
