Jump for Joy

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It's a family joke that my mom cannot smile for pictures to save her life. She always looks a little pained and not necessarily joyful despite the fact that she's a very sweet and happy woman. So here are a few pictures from a recent afternoon on the trampoline with real smiles on her face. And, yes, I waited until I dropped her off at the airport this morning before posting these so that she wouldn't have access to me. :)

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Brian stayed up until 2:30 a.m. grading papers, and I apparently was having sympathy pains for him because I was also up until 2:30, so let's just say that the 5:15 wake-up call came much too early for both of us. I dropped my mom off at the airport early this morning, made a very fast trip to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods to load up on vegetables, brown rice, and ground turkey and now Rory and I are back home curled up on this rainy day. My scar tissue refuses to back down quietly after my trip to Oklahoma last week, and I am fairly certain that it's going to require another trip to the doctor, but I'm trying to take it easy today and keep a heating pad on it to see if a day of little movement will help keep the pain and infection at bay. Here's hoping anyway!


Comments

everythingismeowsome said…
Love those pictures of your joyful mama! Feel better, Melissa!
11:56 AM
Vicky said…
I promise I'm not making light of the situation- but I am giggling a bit at the thought of both of us having a bit of a love affair with the heating pad these days :) Yes, lets just hope it isn't what we think it might be... rest easy and know you're in my prayers- heating pad and all.
12:23 PM
one of nettie's girls said…
The last picture of you mama is my favorite. How fun!

Curled up with a cutie like Rory on a rainy day sounds like heaven. I hope the rest and heat take care of the scar tissue issue. Tissue issue. Sounds funny.
1:05 PM
Christine @ 12,450miles said…
Those are such great photos of everyone on the trampoline! Joyful for sure!

And I'm sorry you are not feeling well! Fingers crossed that a lazy day solves it all!
1:37 PM
Lisa S. said…
Love your pictures!! I think you have your mom's smile :) I sure hope you feel better after a day of rest and cuddling up!
3:35 PM
Krista said…
Those are fantastic! (were you shooting on Shutter Speed?)
Enjoy resting and relaxing!
8:11 AM
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