40th

Happy 40th Anniversary to my beautiful parents

This is the gnome couple that my mom got for my dad, they are cuddling on the couch.  This summer my father included Carl and I in their celebration by giving my mother a dreamy diamond studded cross to mark their 40 years together AND my 38th birthday.  But why celebrate my 38th birthday with a gift to my mother?   My father was 38 when I was born, thus marking the point in his life when has been a parent for as long as he has not.  Very romantic. 

 In our own mini celebration today we did the kids hair.  After Kaia had her hair braided Theo just HAD to have his done too.  Which is fine because it goes well with the pink nail polish he just HAD to have done the other day.

 And here is the fire across the street in the empty lot.  They burn garbage a lot and it drives me nuts.  But today the put the whole lot on fire and at points the flames were at least 5 feet above the bush line!!  I was terrified and wouldn't even let Carl leave to go shopping until it had died down.  Thankfully the wind was blowing the other way.

And in other news... our driveway is jinxed.   Here is Amy's poor car.  This suspension bar really shouldn't be dangling down like that.  So sadly her car is ALSO in the shop.  Pretty poor timing as she was supposed to finish moving out of her old apartment today.  We'll sort that somehow.  Her car has a  better outlook that our car though... it should be home tomorrow morning.  Fingers crossed.