Looking Forward to Flowers

It seems that summer has finally made it to Central Florida.  Seems like it took a bit longer then normal to arrive this year.  My approach to beating the heat this year is a mix of reverse acclimation in addition to zen hypnosis.  In case you want to try the same approach, this accomplished by sitting in a very hot office and repeating to your self “I love the heat” repetitiously.  Your milege may vary.

At the beginning of April our little Chloe turned 5.  I know it’s not news to any other parent out there, but it really is amazing how fast the time goes by.  Chloe is of course a sweetheart, and I feel so blessed to have her as a daughter.  Chloe ended up having more of a birthday week then a an actual birthday.  The humorous side affect was that she lost track of when she actually did turn 5.  Once her birthday had actually passed, it took me a few days to actually convince her that she was finally 5.

In the middle of April we marked the first year of my dad’s passing.  Here is a great photo that was taken of him and our Chloe at my brothers wedding.  We have quite a few photos, but I think this is my favorite one with him and Chloe.

Around this same time we went down to West Palm beach to celebrate my grandfather’s 80th birthday.  His goal was to ride his bike for 20 miles on his 80th birthday.  I was happy that he let us leave at 9 in the morning instead of his usual start time of 4 am.  It was an honor to be a part of the ride and we had a wonderful time celebrating.

Lastly this month we (and by we, I mean mostly Sheryl) put on a Road Rally for our friends.  I still need to finish collecting the photos from the teams that participated, but it was a great night.  I’ll see if I can get them up soon.

Tomorrow we head out to the beach for the first time this year to celebrate Mother’s Day.  As I explained to Chloe just a few days back, while most people have a belly button, everyone has a mother.

~Bless