Ipsos i-Say

Seeing my brother return from Iraq (Safely) & with a new born baby, Joseph! That is what made my whole year!

That my daughter has finshed her Chemotherapy Treatments and is in full remission from Hotchkins Lymphoma. We are feeling very blessed and thankful.

My grandson and I made a major move to a new town to get out of an abusive situation so I guess the highlight would be not getting that knot in the pit of my stomach everyday.

My doctor telling me my heart function is now 64%, from the 10% it was last July. What a miracle!

I am enjoying growing my flowers, and watching my veggies growing in hanging containers, knowing in a short while, I'll be eating wonderful, homegrown tomatoes and green peppers, and sharing them with my 83 yr old mother. She will LOVE them. Boy, I can smell them now. ;) And for the first time ever, I can take pictures of them with my NEW digital camera!!! It was a birthday present to myself after having knee replacement surgery!

I found out that My wife & I are going to be Grandparents!

Harvesting vegetables and flowers from my garden and having the joy of sharing the bounty with friends and family.

That I am healthy and Alive

My daughter announced her engagement and wedding date on fathers day

watching the sun set

Going to wild adventures with my husband and son and having to leave my cell phone behind so that work could not call

my moms college graduation

My highlight was watching my son's Little League team win the Minors I tournament in Mims, Florida. It's so cool when these 9 and 10 year olds work so hard playing a game they love so much. Next we'll be going to Disney Quest!!

I will enjoy the summer spending time with my 6 yr old in whatever we do. Last year I had to have 4 surgeries in one year and wasn't able to do a lot of things so I hope this summer I can enjoy my family and my health and just be thankful and happy with whatever life may bring-sun or rain...

Having my family here visiting and seeing that thet are all well. Looking forward to a cruise later in the summer.

GETTING TO SEE 35 YEAR OLD SON GRADUATE FROM BASIC TRAINING. ALSO GRANDDAUGHTER WILL DO THE SAME IN JULY. THEY BOTH JOINED THE NATIONAL GUARD SO THEY COULD BE WITH MY LODEST SON AND GRANDSON WHO ARE IN IRAQ NOW. THIS IS A HAPPY AND SAD TIME .NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

A two week visit to my homeland - beautiful Oahu, Hawaii. I spent blissful days on white sandy beaches, watching my son frolic in the water while I worked on my tan.

family cook-out/picnic

Being able to spend time with my 1derful husband and my Mom and family and being able to handle every day clean and sober (2years). Life is good!!!! Smiles and Serenity in Ocean City, New Jersey.

Flying from Oregon to Kentucky to help celebrate my only daughter's 52nd. birthday with 95% of family members also attending from various states. It was truly a memorable event!!!

Swimming with my two Beautiful daughters, watching them dance around the house in their sundresses, singing at the top of our lungs in the truck on the way to the beach, riding the carousel with them, and working in our garden! Oh what a life!

To be able to be outside. I am wheelchair bound and live in Senior Housing. We have a beautiful patio and rose garden that enjoy visiting.

Swimming, bike riding, enjoying the sun, and NO SCHOOL!

Help planning my youngest son wedding.

Having a week off to enjoy my garden and reading

My daughter having her first baby on June 6, and looking forward to my daughter-in-law having her second baby, due late July. I also like that I can do more things with my kids and grandkids outside.

I moved to a new Home in a new State, 2 new Jobs, great new Friends, exciting new Places to see and Things to do!

Well it has not happened yet but it will be this weekend. My Mom and Dad will be up visiting from NC and my whole family (all 16 0f us) will be at my house having a bbq and playing games.

Lazing on a sunny afternoon :-)

I had 2 titanium posts installed in my jaw Monday! After they heal in 3 months, I'll have a bridge installed that will let me eat all the steak I can handle! Awesome! So, now I'm qualified for surveys on oral surgery too! Meanwhile, though, I'm on milkshakes and mush. But, tomorrow night we're going to see the Doobie Brothers in concert!

Having my brother get married in June and my sister getting married in August.

Being able to eat outdoors in the nice weather

Got my 1994 car replaced with a 2005 model so I can drive my 86 year old mom to Church and her doctor's appointments without the brakes failing or parts falling off (of the car that is )!

Posted one on the 15th about my granddaughter coming home from Iraq. Now I'm again thanking GOD that my son dodged an extreme layoff situation with his job. Miracles never cease.

Playing with my granddaughter I hadn't seen in over a year!!

So far the summer has not been real summer...we are actually still in spring. However in 3 weeks my granddaughter will be home from Iraq for a short vacation. Grandma can hardly wait.

My nieces brand new beautiful in ground pool! All the girls in the family have a ball sipping mimosas and floating around in that pool! We all contributed some pool toys and helped with the landscaping. Fun Fun Fun!

Being able to open the windows and let the fresh air into my house because it has not been wickedly humid yet. And, stepping outside my front door without wearing a coat, gloves, shoes and socks! o:)

Watching my daughter walk for the first time.

The adoption of my Daughter was finalized! :O)

being outside and able to plant flowers or walk or just enjoy doing outdoor things. my nephew is getting married soon and my children are standing up in the wedding. In august we will celebrate our 25th anniversary and have a party planned.....

getting all my ailments fixed.

being able to go on vacation for the last 5 days

Going to a resort with my family and my mother coming to visit.

Hanging out with my boys

We went to Buena Vista Lake for a barbeque last week end and my brother took the kids out on the lake in his boat. It was relaxing.

The highlight of my summer which is just beginning is being able to get time off from work to spend time with my son and taking him to amusement parks, baseball games, etc. Just the two of us spending more quality time together and getting away from work for once.

Being able to take my daily walks outside, instead of in a mall or super store.

I can sleep in and don't have to get my child off to school.

It will be over July 4 that I will be watching my beautiful 16 yr. old granddaughter play softball with her traveling team. A few weeks later, I will be getting ready to go to the Smokies for the Nationals to watch her play. At present, helping take care of the family dogs while they go to the tournaments and her older brother does his activities. She is an awesome pitcher(the other pitchers on the team are good too). Watched her play in all her high school games at home and at the other schools they played.

I am 39 I have 3 children 21 year old son a 19 year old daughter and a 3 year old year I have enrolled in college say a prayer for me, keep me in your thoughts for I really need this and prayers help

STARTED MY CAMPING AND FISHING SEASON, AGAIN. I LOVE THE OUTDOORS. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT!

arts and crafts : )

In the few days since summer officially started, I'm happy to have started picking and eating raspberries and gooseberries from my berry patch, spinach, kale, mustard greens, collards, and cardoon from my vegetable beds, and watercress from my ponds. Will be interested to see how the quinoa fares. It's fun to fill in the gaps from the local farmers' markets, too.

Gardening..now if we get some sun...

not having to get up @ 6am to get the kids ready

My highlight is that this is probably the last summer that Americans are somewhat free. The federal government is taking over our banks, industries, health care, and brains. I will make hay while the sun sets on the good ole U S of A.

Celebrating my 1st Anniversary with my partner at Walt Disney World!

Going to Skyline Caverns

Tour de Summer Cookouts. Each year around mid April starts a weekly cookout/BBQ/pool party to attend. I really enjoy the opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones. It is just so much fun and relaxing.

i don't get to do much of anything my husband has cancer, but i get to go to a class reunion.

I would have to say so far my moms graduation party from college. We had a ball

My highlight is just being able to spend time outdoors (weather permitting)

Hasn't happened yet but it will be next month when I go to Seaworld for the first time with my kids.

Each day when you open your eyes, and you go YES! another day I am still here.

The highlight of my summer so far was the success of my non profit charity event celebrating 60 years of bringing opera to elementary school children and a trip to wine country with my mom.

Going to Texas for my great-grandson's christening will be the best. Saying good-bye to grandson when he leaves for second tour in Iraq will be the hardest. He's the baby's dad.

A rafting trip on the Grande Ronde River in Oregon where we saw a Mother Moose with a brand new calf. What a thrill as this was the first moose I have ever seen in Oregon. There have been a few migrate to Eastern Oregon from Idaho, and I was lucky enough to see a mom and baby.

Taking the dogs for a walk without bundling up,watching the birds at the feeders in their spring colors,digging up wild flowers from our woods and planting them in my garden,and sitting on the front porch and watching the farm crops grow in the bottoms.(Last year it was a lake so the green is precious and beautiful.)

Spending time with our two adorable grandbabies and their moms,We don't see them as often as we would like

The highlight of my summer thus far-------our 3 days in Savannah, GA!

Air show at Quonset Point R.I. Weather was perfect, sky had unlimited visibility, pilots excelled in performance. A rare sky in New England. Great day for photos. I went with my best friend and my grandson.

Spending time with my 2 and 8 year old and my 3 wondeful grandsons

I'm going to the Smokies with my boyfriend and his family in a few days. Fun fun fun!

Positive: lots of visitors from my home countries of England and Ireland. Negative: Mother-In-Law Positive: My four adult step children are coming for their yearly visit. Negative: Their mother won't even allow them (ages 16-23) to fly from Newcastle to USA via London because she is worried about their safety. Result, we have had to spend $2,000 extra on air fairs; plus pick them up from JFK, 8 hours drive away. Positive; who cares. Seeing them is the most important thing, particularly for my 6 year old son who worships them Negative: They have to go home. Positive: The warm weather (hey, I'm a Brit!) Negative: None

Seeing my nine-year old nephew play in the All-Stars little league baseball game. His poor dad, my brother, is going through a divorce and I think it means a lot to him and my nephews to have the family involved as much as possible right now.

We live in Minneapolis and there are beautiful lakes right in the city. One of them has a outdoor bandshell and every Sunday one of the local churches does a non denominational outdoor service at 10:00 AM Last Sunday my husband and I went. It was a gorgeous sunny day, we brought our dog. The service was lovely and after we walked around the lake. Pretty simple stuff, but nice.

Considering that Summer doesn't officially start till June 22, or therebouts, Spring has been gorgeous in the Sonoran desert. I have a small watering hole near the house and over the months I have started to take some really remarkable photos of animals and plants which I have sent along to various friends and family. WOW! they say. Ha ha I respond, you should have seen the ones that gotaway... I am looking forward to a summer of early monsoons, incredible night skies, and cool summer days under the ramada. Now, if the powers that be around the world don't blow it, we all just might have a good summer after all. Peace

Enjoying my grandchildren and communicating with my oldest daughter in California. Also the adoption of another daughter and her son.

Seeing my younger brother and his wife who came from out-of-state.

iT'S the end of June and NO 100 degree weather....YET! =)

we took a vacation to IOWA and saw john waynes home and the bridges of madison county.

Having more time to relax in the sun. Spending more time with friends working on an interesting project, in this case restoring/painting an old vintage truck.

Air Conditioning!

I love cooking and eating outside. That's the best!!!

Getting my pool up and running

learning to use my computer to make money instead of just playig games!

Watching my niece give birth and seeing the miracle happen all at once. THAT WAS THE GREATEST MOMENT EVER!

My Son is home from college for the summer and it's nice to have one of the kids around again, at least for a while. It's been pretty wet lately and when it's not raining, it's very hot and humid, but I have fit in using the grill several times, Just love the taste of grilled food. Corn on the Cob is in season, mmmmmmmmm.. I have also been traveling some, mostly business, but the warm weather makes it so much nicer. No vacation plans this summer, but enjoying the longer days and one of these days, I'll actually make it over to the pool to take a ride down the water slide. Yipeeeeeee! Enjoy the season Ya'll! B-)

Putting my home up for sale in Fl. Summer is supposed to be the time buyers are looking. I'm anxious to get back to Tenn.to be closer to my kids and grandkids. I hope with the way things are my home sells this summer. Bad time for sellers but good time for buyers looking for good deals.

We have had a couple of great seafood boils. Shrimp, crayfish, crabs, corn, poyatoes, and saugage. Heaven must be like this!!

Watching politicians squirm trying to justify their jobs when this whole housing debacle which started a tanking economy was their fault in the first place.

Going boating on the river and hanging out on the islands, to relax.

3 DAYS TRAVELING ROUTE 66!!!!!!!!!!!

I am riding a tremendous HIGH. Oldest grandchild (girl) coming home for brief leave from Iraq....July Oldest son dodged a job layoff....June Successful surgery (tumor from carotid artery)...May Birthday July 10th I couldn't be more blessed.

My son and I took a small day trip (for his birthday) to an awesome artistic park. Met the artist who spends his days making sculptures out of old pieces of metal. We had a blast exploring his displays.

NO SNOW

Watching my Grandson play baseball and seeing a great garden season. Sure we've had a lot of rainy days in Ct. but it's better to pick daisys than be pushing them up.

So far things have been OK. This weekend will be the best as my niece is getting married down in NC & we're all going down to see this great event!

We went to Sanibel Island for the weekend. It is a beautiful place. We didn't want to leave.