Well Jeff put up my birthday present today. I asked Jeff to put up a chandelier for my birthday and he kept putting it off so I'm glad he got it done today.  I helped him and it was kind of a pain to put up, he had to redo it a couple times.  I'm glad it's finally up.

We took a mini vacation today and went to Decatur, Alabama and went to the Bird Wildlife Refuge and it was the BEST weather today, perfect for an outing with the kids, Heather decided to stay home because she was too sleepy.  She can enjoy the pictures we took.

 They had a room with binoculars where you could watch the birds closely in the bird feeder.

 Telescopes to see the birds on the water.  We saw a lot of Canadian Geese on the water.

 Cypress Trees in a swamp area.

 A Red Hawk that was injured, so the Wildlife Refuge is taking care of him. 

I loved the nature trails and the sounds of the birds chirping loudly and the smell of honeysuckle.

Trey's sixth grade graduation from West Elementary School.

Pictures from Lauren's graduation and my birthday celebration!  Thanks to my brother Dion for the Cracker Barrel gift card!

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Another busy day at the dental office.  Tomorrow is my day off so I can get some housecleaning done.  The laundry is stacked pretty high.  It's hard to get my kids to help me during the day! School is out for Lauren and Heather and Trey will be out of school next Friday.  The weather is getting cloudy outside.  Tornadoes hit Texas recently so the storms are probably on their way to Alabama. Lauren graduates from High School this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. I want to take some senior pictures soon and then I will post them.  She has some cards but they will be mailed late.

I had the most amazing lunch today.  I usually go to the park to eat my lunch at a picnic table by a big pond across the street from where I work.  The ducks always gather around for food.   It's cute to see the baby ducks with the mom but today was extra special for me because a Blue Herron was staying with me today while I threw bread crumbs into the pond, he was so close to me and waded in the water to spear a couple fish.  He was fishing and caught two fish while I watched him.  I was just sad because I didn't have my camera and video camera with me. I want to keep them with me from now on because something like this could happen again.  Blue Herron's are usually very shy and don't come close to people, but today I was amazed at how close he came to me and stayed for ten minutes or so.  Thankful for God's beautiful creations and to enjoy them.  I love this beautiful bird and I'm thankful to be able to watch one so closely today!!!  A picture of a Blue Herron from internet, looks just like the one I saw in person today! :)