::faithful

Praying for

• Daughters, as they continue packing their belongings to move to college.
• Sons, that they find patience and peace during the next few weeks of transition.  They already miss their sisters.
• Kevin, that he finds work soon.

• bicycles
• sandwiches
• leftovers
• Cherry Ames’ new job!
• oxy clean

::healthy

My last A1c was 5.1!!  That my friends, is the result of years of hard work, healthy eating and working out like a crazy woman.

::creative

ugh.  All creative cells have gone into hibernation until the weather cools off.  Except for a few quirky ones that are working on a knitted pig. Yes, a pink, knitted piggy.  It’s a test knit for a pattern designer.

::delicious

The lineup this week includes

• Pulled Pork Sandwiches
• Grilled pizzas
• Blackened Tilapia with Rice Pilaf
• Chicken Fajitas
• Pancakes – because DirtBike has been asking for breakfast for dinner for several weeks now
• Bean Burritos

::fun

Our weekend ride at Tour de Cure was AMAZING!  We ended up riding the 32 mile route, as the temperatures were creeping quickly into the triple digits.

::looking ahead

Dear Killian – May God Bless you abundantly all the days of your life.  You not only stepped once to save a stranger’s life, but when asked to donate marrow again for the same young woman, you said yes. If only we could all say yes with such abandon and heartfelt good will.

Dear Architect – Good job on the Bike Restoration.  It looks marvelous.  Better still, the brakes and gears work again.  You Rock.

Dear Random Van on I20 – Oh MERCY!!  Thank you for the gut-busting, rib-splitting laugh.   It was just what I needed after spending many sweltering hours tromping around a job site and hunting down a sewer line in the middle of overgrown poison ivy.  PARENTAL WARNING – Know that the signage on the back of the van is in questionable taste (literally) so beware when you click the photo for a larger image.  And?  Who eats baboon legs? Or ‘Eliphant Ribs’?

Dear Summertime – I love you.  You’re fun.  You’re carefree.  You have lots of extra daylight that lets the Pea Family play outside with bikes and kayaks and such.  But now you’re getting annoying in your persistent baking of my brain cells. You may creep away and let Autumn come early. Thank You.

Dear Windowsill Dove’s Mate – Thank you for the photo ops!  You’re not quite as reactive as Windowsill Dove. Where she literally sits on those babies if I come near, you  tend to behave like a human Dad, standing protectively to the side and letting the kids figure out what they can do on their own.

Dear Windowsill Dove Baby – I love how you look so scraggly and wise, all at the same time.

::faithful

Praying for

• Jen, with prayers of thanksgiving!  The chemo has worked it’s wonders, and her leukemia is once again in remission.  Adding prayers for healing, for while the chemo did it’s job, the side effects are lingering and unpleasant.
• Kevin, that he finds work soon

• My childrens’ birthdays, as they provide a welcome respite in hectic times of the year.  And a viable reason to eat cake.
• Summer rain and its marvelous smell that tickles my memory and recalls summers of childhood.
• Watermelon

::healthy

This week the Pea Family is gearing up for the Tour de Cure.  We’ll have a few short rides this week (15 miles or less) and then the big ride on Saturday.  We’re still collecting donations for our ride, donations that go directly to support the American Diabetes Association for education, research and outreach for folks like me who live with diabetes.

If you’re interested in more information or want to join the ride, email me directly (click on my signature at the bottom of the post) and I’ll get you hooked up!

::creative

Bicycles.  The Architect, Princess Pea and DirtBike have been rebuilding two of the older bicycles in our shed.  The road bike belonged to Mr. Pea when he was a kid; the mountain bike is mine from 20+ years ago.  The Pea Kids have stripped them down, repainted the frames and are now working on reconstructing the gears and breaks.  What talented kids I have!  I think Princess Pea has aspirations of pedaling the road bike in the Tour de Cure.

::delicious

The lineup this week includes

• Hamburgers, again, because it’s just the summertime thing to do.  Maybe I’ll feel inspired and saute some mushrooms to go with.
• Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Grilled Chicken, Spinach salad with strawberries and fresh corn
• Dinner with Friends one evening – Yeah!
• Sandwiches because it’s too hot to cook
• Leftover sandwiches because it’s too hot to think

::fun

Hmm.m.m  not too much actual fun planned this week as of the typing of these minutes.  I’ll have to remedy that by Friday and get back to you.