tender times....no, jas hasnt had her baby----but i got to see in her a patience and calm that i know she didnt get from me! the dr says she isnt engaged....her body is not ready....so we do ultrasounds and wait.....i'm not a good waiter....but jasmine is such a happy, pleasant person. She is going to be a terrific mom---if that baby ever lets her! :) jasmine and david have put together a darling nursery....pirates everywhere....i got elbow deep in stain as i worked on a pirate ship wheel and and anchor for baby Ben's room.
so maybe i dont have the mad skills that i claimed with cannon....apparently ben hall has his own thoughts....fine....i can deal with that.
also got to spend some time with lyric & ben....what a cute couple. they are so nurturing to each other and focused on planning their life together. Ben is tender, funny and a list-maker.....he will totally fit in.went to a Lamar University basketball game with david, jas, lyric, ben and a bunch of other singles from the institute (church)....that was fun....before the game we had dinner at the institute....links, burgers, boudain (blecch) and dirty rice----so i had a burger bun with dirty rice in it.....mmmmmmmm.
Jas & david dont have tv....so i watched Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 6 times---really....love that movie....you can watch each scene individually or the movie as a whole.i love having the girls in beaumont, I am able to rekindle all sorts of friendships with people i knew when we lived there 20 years ago.
pictures will be coming----i left my camera cord in beaumont! i'm going back on saturday to wait out the baby and get final stuff done for the wedding.
Jasmine and David...he accepts the post of patriarch of the children....working at an engineering firm and going to school full-time---graduates in electrical engineering in a year....he always keeps me guessing...i think i've figured him out and he surprises me....very focused on doing the right thing and planning for the future....a steelers fan----but we accept that....will be interesting to see him as a dad of an out of control 18 month old baby boy! 
Joe & Leah----graduates in a year in physics---then off to medical school? these two are very well matched....almost too well....they care and take care of each other....and love their baby boy and the Lord. Their life is a bit overwhelming.....school, poor starving students...but they've made good friends in Utah and have a great support system. He doesnt like fast food! wow!
I've only met Ben twice---so time will tell....but he is a mediator and calming influence...a necessary and appreciated skill in the drama which is us.....graduates in may in electrical engineering and will be looking for a job while lyric finishes nursing school. think we may intimidate him at this point......really? us? intimidating!?
My sister, Eden (this is her helping to set up for Jasmine's baby shower during the holidays) brought mom up from Austin area and the three of us goofed around for 2 1/2 days----thru an ice storm----doing wedding invitations and corsages...it was lovely....here is a picture of some of the flowers we did.... 
Tiny tiny roses....too girly? hmmmm...not sure...but i guess for a wedding....then again...when else would someone be wearing a bouttoniere? 
my mom did this next one---she is amazing---has done the flowers for all of her daughters' weddings...many many years ago....love the color combination....and I take credit for the pink ribbon addition...Lyric's colors are pastels---full palette...it will be beautiful.
back to apron strings----the ties that bind.....comfort food....comfort people. My mom is a comfort person....Eden is a comfort person. I treasure these apron strings that have held for so many years and across so many miles. I find that I dont have "hang-out" friends in my life---and I am lacking because of it....my sisters and daughters are my best friends....but they are far away----and my daughters dont need a friend and a mom----so i'd prefer to retain the mom part....I love my mom as my mom.