Spring Break

Today is the last day of Spring Break. It was so nice to have a leisurely week where we just relaxed and I spent time with kids! My mom came to visit over spring break. She drove down with her new boyfriend Jim. He is a super nice guy and seems to really make my mom happy. The kids were delighted with my mom and Jim and enjoyed the grandparently attention. We ate mexican food, planted in the yard, went to the rodeo, and enjoyed each others company. They drove back and headed through Trinity, Texas to visit my grandparents old ranch (they passed a few years ago). It was such a special place growing up for my family. We spent every holiday, summers, and many a weekend on that ranch. They had cows, barns, pastures, fishing holes, rivers, streams, and Lake Livingston. Mom said it has all been bought out by a local housing development and everything is being torn down. I am glad that my last memories are of the ranch as I remember it.....