...ain't no sunshine when she's gone.

It's not warm when she's away. Ain't no sunshine when she's gone. And she's always gone too long. Anytime she goes away!



Last week, our four year old grand daughter, Carter spent the week with Coach and I.


It was 9 days of non stop fun! We baked brownies, danced and read a lot of books. We walked the dogs, watched movies and laughed!

We went to the zoo.Visited Mary's farm!Fed cows and chickens. Gathered fresh eggs!

We painted and crafted and made new friends! It was a special week. One I'll never forget. My first 'Carter Camp'! We made so many memories and I had such a good time. Last Friday we traveled to 'Big D' to pick up Beth and Emme ( who have been soaking up the sun on Waikiki beach) and spent the weekend with GG! We had fun with Pops, Aunt Kim, Uncle Clint and Aunt Jenny. And a great time at our family reunion. Carter made instant friends with cousins, Griffin, Sadie Jane and Ashing. Sunday night, we chilled at Jenny and Clint's beautiful new home and enjoyed seeing Mimi and Papa. Monday, everybody headed home but I had a great time shopping a Simple Things with the 'newlyweds', plotting and planning landscape and decor. After a tasty dinner at BK's Brewery, I headed home to my honey!

After a refreshing night's sleep I woke up with no serious plans, just a lengthy to-do list. As I walked through the house to pull up the shades, I looked down at my coffee table. Suddenly I realized how quiet our house was and I much I missed Carter.

I decided to make a cup of coffee and when I opened the refrigerator to get some cream, I missed Carter.

Here is the chocolate milk she never drank because she said she 'can only have chocolate milk once a week'!

Everywhere I looked I missed her. She constantly fed the dogs and gave them treats!
And when I went to get dressed, I stepped over her sticker books and missed her again! I got down on my knees and looked closely at the position and placement of her stickers and smiled. She is smart and clever!

And I'm not the only one.....no one is more in tune with our four legged friends than Carter.

And though nothing is quite the same without her and I miss her dearly...all is well because she is where she belongs, with her mama and daddy and sweet baby sister. And she is happy... bringing sunshine to them!