thank you J-
My new friend J- directed me to resizing the pictures here. I can't thank you enough. I finally dragged myself away from the blogs long enough to play with Irfan to figure out how to do it. It was terribly simple I just never took the time to read it cause well it cut into my blog reading time. Now I will want to get out and snap some pics of this great town and blog about it. Thank you again J-

catch of the day!
Woo hoo! I went fishing yesterday and caught a ton of fish! OK, maybe not a ton but for my first true attempt at fishing I did a damn good job! Bob and I took the john boat out to do a bit of saltwater fishing. I've never much cared for fishing but over the last couple of weekends he has taken his dad and brother and they caught so many fish I said I'd give it a try myself.
So off we went and to my surprise there was little time to sit back and relax. I caught croakers and cat fish and not too shabby in size either. I couldn't believe how much fight a pounder sized fish had in it. I was exhausted and today upon waking I had some sore muscles in my arms. As you can see from the pic I'm a proud fisher mamma. After my arms rest up I'm sure I will want to go again. I have to confess something though... I'm a wimpy fisher woman, I don't bait my hook nor do I remove the fish. I just want to cast and real 'em in. Thankfully my dad-in-law wanted more fish cause I sure as H-E double toothpicks don't clean them suckers either!
I'm lucky to have a great hubby that by virtue of wanting my company will do the baiting and removing and even clean the fish. Gosh I love that man!

Happy Day!
I snagged free tickets to the CheapTrick concert in town! The local radio station here had their van at an intersection across town giving out free tickets to those that arrived before they all ran out and thankfully I got there early and snagged a couple.

Bob and I went to the first concert in OMG 2 decades! Shit, can you believe that? 20 freaking years! The band members though a bit older than I remember them rocked! I was up on my feet shaking that thang! Singing, I want you to want me! As well as their other big hits of my day. They had a great opening act! The Damnwells from Brooklyn, NY! Unfortunately the zoom on my digicam wasn't up to the challenge of taking pics that were clear enough. Otherwise I'd have posted some here for y'all. I tried to snap some of the opening act for my daughter I just knew she'd love the lead singer.... I know I thought he was a hottie and I'm sure I'm old enough to be the boys mother but you gotta say so when it is true? Am I right or am I RIGHT?! They had some great music too.

There are some great old bands appearing here this summer and I hope to see more of them. Lynard Skynard, Foreigner, Huey Lewis and the News, REO speedwagon just to name a few. I'm looking forward to making up for lost time and seeing as many of them as I can.

belated Mothers Day posting
Yesterday was one of the best Mother's days that I can remember. I had all of my family there my wonderful husband and all four of my kids. My mother was there as well as my aunt as well as my daughter's nurse. The day was beautiful and sunny and warm here in Richmond. We went to lunch at Mexico Restaurant. We were serenaded by a man in authentic Mexican dress and strumming a guitar. Nickie expecially loved this as she is a true music lover and I think this is the first time we have ever taken her anywhere with this type of environment.

The food and the company was fantastic. We had 3 generations to share stories. We laughed and I believe mom had a tear or two in her eye. All 4 of us Mom's received red roses at the end of dinner.

Brandon made a beautiful card at school along with a sheet with his hand prints for me to frame to remember this fleeting time as a little boy. I'm amazed at how much he has grown in just one year. His teacher took pictures of each student and framed them individually in keychain photos for the mom's. He's such a ham. If I can get that uploaded here you will see just what I mean. I think you can see the mischief in his smile.

Nickie worked hard on a special braclet for me and Shaun and his fiancee Alexis gave me a beautiful summer purse. I know Jackie felt bad cause she didn't give me anything but I also know that she loves me very much and it isn't about the gifts.

We left the restaurant and gathered out front for a shot with all my family... this doesn't happen often so I will cherrish it dearly.

Beam me up Scotty ...

I don't think I'm in Richmond anymore!



DH and 2 of the 4 of our brood went to our belated St. Patty's day festival. It was canceled due to inclement weather. Despite an overcast day and a slight chill it was a perfect day for the event. There were men in kilts, and yeah I wondered if they were legit? Did they have boxers or birthday suits beneath them... Well the wind didn't blow just so for me to find out, darn it! I did however feel I had stepped right into Ireland when I shot the pic in front of the pub.

There was some great live music, bouncy rides for the little ones to enjoy and of course BEER! And all the Irish and everyone else it seems were hovering round the beer truck. Not I of course as I never have acquired the taste for it but DH made a round or two or three. I lost count!

We rounded out the day with an early supper at Lone Star, one of my favorite places to eat! Me with my Shamrock antenae and Jackie with her Green Day shirt, laughing and enjoying a delicious meal. The frozen margarita with the salty rim, mmmmmm was good.