Jim. The Ring Finder Guy.

While at the beach last Friday, Jared lost his wedding ring in the water.

Bummer. 

There were many people that all helped in looking for it.

No luck.

We went back a couple days later to look.

Nope.

A friend mentioned that were guys you could hire to look for you with metal detectors.

Bingo.

He gave Hannah the money he found.

Thanks Jim. You are so awesome!!

Jim is also an actor.

Check him out at his website and in this Toby Keith video.

And he did a blog post about me and finding Jared's ring.

Lavender.

When I was a teenager I had a crazy, yet semi-serious fantasy of bleaching my hair white-blonde and putting blue streaks in. Classy. I know. ;)

I wanted to do it just once. To be fun and out of character.

I never had the guts to do it.

And I always regretted not doing it.

I've thought about it regularly all these years.

And that's how dying my hair a funky color made it onto the bucket list.

But there was no way I was doing it white with blue stripes. That ship has sailed.

But a little secret purple underneath...

Glad I did it. Just this once. For fun.

And it was all more awesome since I wasn't the only one dying hair fun colors.

Jess. The designated driver. Who looks awesome when red.

Liesl, who went pink.

Bucket list item #3. Check.

Random List Facts:

I've had my list for over 20 years. (Since I was like 9 or something like that)
I do not actively make my list.
Items take years to fester before I will give in and put it on the list.

There are 27 items on my list. I've done 7 of them.

Most of them are not very wild. Example: #17 Use a vanilla bean.
Some of them are. Example: #26 Go Deep Sea Fishing.

The first item that started the whole thing has yet to be done.

Maybe next year, or in another 15...

Bucket List Item #3.

No. I haven't lost my mind.

No. I'm not having a pre-mid-life crisis.

Yes. This is a decision that has taken me 15 years to work up the guts and nerve to fulfill.

Are you wondering what I'm talking about?

I'm talking about how I'm going to check off my third item on my bucket list today.

At 2:45 pm to be specific.

Bucket List item #3: Dye my hair a funky color.

And yes. I feel a little nauseous.

And this post was my way of warning my mother. (Don't worry Mom, it's not my whole head)

And wouldn't you all just love to know what color I'm doing. Grin.

Skills.

I think I'll start turning the lights off like this too.
It's more fun. 

Asher will be eligible for the 2028 Olympics.

Bug Hell.

Bugs don't last long here.

 They get picked up.

 They get rolled up.

They get train rides.

They struggle to flip back over.

Bugs, maybe you should just steer clear of here. 

We don't scream and run away from you. 

We scream and run toward you.

Then we play with you till your dead. 

And toss you in the garbage.

It's not a good life.

Picture of the Month - August

I found her alone in the back drawing birds.
All great work is done under rays of sunshine.