Memorial Day

Graduation Day

Thirty-three years ago:

Tara High School, Baton Rouge, LA

Twenty-five years ago:

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Yesterday:  

Riverwood International Charter  School, Sandy Springs, GA

Commencement

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” 

- Nelson Mandela

Preschool graduation, 1998

Today, for the second time in her life, she'll do this.  

Not Getting Older, Getting Better

Happy Birthday to this guy!

A great brother (that's him on the left)

who's cute

and athletic (with his sister)

who loves sports (baseball, golf, college football to name a few)

 

 

 

 

 

a wonderful uncle (who plays guitar, too)

with a high school diploma, college degree and an MBA

a good friend (and Peachtree Road Race participant)

kind son

 

 

successful businessman

loving husband

and awesome dad!

Have a wonderful day.  You deserve it!

Spelling Bee

The 1st National Spelling Bee was held 86 years ago today -  May 25, 1925.

We're big fans of the Spelling Bee at our house.  At least a couple of us (former school Spelling Bee participants ourselves - and one middle school spelling bee champ, yay!), will be watching with rapt attention when the Bee airs on television next week. 

We loved the movies Spellbound, Akeelah and the Bee and the musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, too.

Plus, I have a kind of secret crush on pronouncer Dr. Jacques Bailey.  What can I say?  I find intellect attractive.  

National Tap Dance Day

International Museum Day

Until about 15 minutes ago (I kid you not), I didn't even know there was an International Museum Day.  But, there is.  And, it's today.  And since according to my exhaustive research (wink, wink),

"Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society.

The theme for International Museum Day 2011 is Museum and Memory. Museums preserve memories and tell stories."

I will readily admit that I love museums -- almost any kind of museum.  

One of my favorite "museum and memory" stories (it is this year's theme, afterall) is the story of my husband and I having our first real date at the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum.  
 

But no blog post about museums would be complete without writing about perhaps the world's greatest museum and definitely the world's most visited, The Louvre.
  

A museum that I was almost thrown out of for "leaning."  At least I think that's what the guard said when he snarled at me. My kids got a kick of me getting in trouble at the Louvre.  

Still, as overwhelmed as we were by the enormity of the 218 year old museum and its huge collection (and the unpleasantness of the guards), we were delighted to see 

The Pyramid

Winged Victory

The cover of Cold Play's album VIva La Vida (just kidding, it's "Liberty Leading The People" by Delacroix)

and, of course, The Mona Lisa.