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Wednesday's Weekly Instagram Review

By Pamela
We have just had another busy week! Here is our week in review thanks to Instagram.


1. We played in the State Baseball Tournament. We hit triple digit temperatures. This is The Short Chic cooling her brother down before his game.
2. In between games we met up with our dear friends, The Smith's, at a favorite eating place. Quick visits always leave me feeling unsatisfied!
3, The Short Chic standing by to watch her bubby, The Boy. How sweet is this?
4. Baseball is over and The Short Chic is having a sleep over!


                                           

5. No kids, means an extra long ride for Mom and Dad. We hit the trails at Smithville Lake. 
6. The Husband and I at Sailboat Cove. 
7. I have so many biker friends. And when I say bikers I mean Harley's. They are always taking photos of their bikes in front of cool and pretty locations. This is all I got. My bicycle and Smithville Lake! (And it is a pretty location.)
8. On the highway, jamming to The Lost Highway by Bon Jovi. How many divorced/single with kids parents know this drill. They go and visit for the weekend and we must go and fetch them.


9. With the high temps, I drug out the cold brew system. Now I am living on iced coffee's.
10. Oh, thank goodness the liter sale is here! I only purchase shampoo/conditioner once a year. And because of the cancer, I did not need shampoo last year. Well, we used up my entire supply. So, I had to go stock up.
11. Cousin time! She adores him almost as much as she does her big brother.
12. My go-to skinny meal. I think I might have to blog about it later. Let's say it is my skinny home version of Mongolian BBQ.

 13. More cousin time. They are fairies. And they melt my heart!
14. Independence Day! Glow sticks, friends, and public firework displays.
15. Two little girls watching fireworks together. How awesome to be little.
16. We made a stop by the firework stand. They are all over the place.


17. The Short Chic picked a Black Eyed Susan. {Outside a restaurant. It was hard to scold her but I did.}
18. My new hair-do. I had the length cut off, layers put in. I am trying to embrace the curls that chemo gave me. I thought they would go away but they are sticking around. I think I had this cut about 10 years ago. I like it. I feel sassy all over again! Maybe I have always been sassy?

Like I said, another great week here at It's My Life. Happy Independence Day!

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