Celeste's 9th grade English class did an abbreviated low key version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.  celeste played the nurse & the Prince.  She did great!  I was proud.

Old Family Photos

On Mother's Day people were posting these great old family photos on Facebook. I wanted to put them on here too for my kids.

First my Dad's family.  He's the oldest of the four children.  His sisters are Debbie (left) and Bonnie (right.)  His brother is Jim.

My Dad's family in 1959.  Grandma Waite  holding Jim, then Debbie, Bonny and my Dad.  Grandpa Waite behind my dad.

My Grandma Waite as a little girl.  Colleen Hughes.

Her again as a young woman.

My mom as a new mother to my oldest sibling, Anna.

My mom's family.  From left to right:  Top Mark, Mary, Lynn, Sam.  Middle row:  Dan, Grandma Bailey, Don.  Front row:  Tom, my mom, and David.

My Grandma Bailey as a young woman.  What a beauty!

My mom's family:  Top row left to right:  my mom, Grandpa Bailey, Lynn, Mary.  Front left to right:  Dan, Grandma Bailey, Mark, Don, Tom, Sam & David.

Grandma Bailey.

My Dad's family Christmas 1975. Back row, left to right:  Grandpa Waite, Uncle Jim, my mom, dad, Aunt Lisa with my cousin Ryan Phillips on her lap.  Front row left to right:  Aunt Bonnie with my cousin Cindy Phillips on her lap, Grandma Waite, my sister Anna, brother Tim, and Uncle Don.

Our apartment

Steve's work rented this nice apartment for us. We've really enjoyed staying here!  

From the street.

The Living Room

Dining Area

Guest bedroom

Guest Bathroom

Kitchen.  I have cooked breakfast most mornings and dinner several nights too.  It's nice to have a kitchen.

Entry & stairs

Master Bedroom.  It has two large skylight type windows that are lovely.

Master Bathroom

May 10th Windsor Castle & London

Today was great. Lots of walking (about a half marathon!) We started out at Windsor where we walked around town & toured Windsor Castle.

Panarama shots:  Above is Windsor Castle.  Below is us on top of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Below is a shot while we were on the London Eye.

Steve on London Eye.

Westminster Abbey.

On the Underground/Tube.

Just before we toured the Tower Bridge.

The British Museum.

On top of St. Paul's Cathedral.  This was probably our favorite thing we did today.

The guards at Windsor Castle.

Windsor Castle.

Me getting daring with my poses on the Thames.

Power posing at Windsor Castle.

I loved my rental car!  I wanted to keep it.

The crooked house in Windsor.

Facetiming tonight :)

May 9th Runnymede & Monuments

Today was a lot slower & I needed that.  I did a lot of walking around Egham.  I checked out their church.  I also went on about a six mile run/walk/hike through Runnymede, and to see some monuments Steve found tucked away on a walk he did yesterday.  It was beautiful and cool to see.  

The Magna Carta was signed in this area and that is pretty special.