Happy Birthday Athena

 

5 1/2 weeks old

 

At tea with mom

                              With dad Athena was in Kindergarten age 5.  Cousin Kevin and Auntie Mabel.

 

Easter with the cousins

High school field trip where dad chaperoned. Athena around 17. Aerial tram Palm Springs

Disrespect Changes Everything

" I'm usually easy going.  I can laugh, forgive, and give people more chances than they probably deserve. But the moment I feel genuinely disrespected, something changes in me.  I stop explaining.  I stop trying so hard.  And the soft, patient version of me quietly steps away.  It's not because I'm cruel.  It's because I know my worth.  I know how much kindness, understanding, and grace I've given before reaching my limit.  so when I finally walk away, it's not because I suddenly stopped caring. It's because I cared for too long without receiving the same respect in return."

Old Hippie

 

Aria was in the 2nd grade and we had to dress up for some reason for her class., I was a parent volunteer. 

Some Images to Ponder

 

Bloom Where You Are

 

Doppelganger Moment for Mike

 

I showed Mike this picture and he said "Hey that looks like me!"  I thought so too!

Doppelganger moment.  

Summertime in Italy: Florence, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily

 

The Forlino Minions