You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things. ~Nate Berkus

I think the plot was hatched at lunch today. My granddaughter Shelby has always wanted to add a streak or two of color to her long hair. Shake things up. Try something new. They were talking about it during lunch today. My daughter Kelly, Shelby’s aunt, said I’ll help you do it! Since school starts up again at the end of July and they don’t allow students to have unusual colors of hair, Shelby decided she only wanted the tips of her hair colored in case she needed to have the color cut off.

They bought a hair color kit. She chose raspberry, but Kelly had to bleach Shelby’s hair first before she could apply the color—an important part of the process.

It took some time, but they finally got the results Shelby wanted. She ended up with blond tips.


Did she like it? Oh yeah. She loved the blond so much that she decided to save the raspberry color for a later date.

Nice job, Kelly!

It’s fun to shake things up every now and then. Shelby is beautiful, inside and out, no matter the color of her hair.

West Side Deli

Neil and I had lunch today with daughter Kelly, son in law Kerry and grandson Knox at West Side Deli, located appropriately on the old West Side of town in a narrow hole in the wall with industrial strength décor that’s pretty cool. They had already tried it and liked it, so we gave it a shot. The menu states that it’s “A New York-Style Deli”. I’ve never been to New York, so I’ll have to take the menu's word for it. They serve up an array of choices ~ soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, hot dogs, a burger or two and other goodies like chicken parmesan, flatbread pizza and fettuccine alfredo with chicken. It's a bit pricey, but then it's not McDonald's, so there you go.

I enjoyed the turkey and avocado wrap [safe choice] and macaroni salad. [FYI~the glass of beer belongs to son in law Kerry~honest] It was a huge meal I could have easily shared and still been filled up [especially when you’re used to Slim Fast for lunch].

Grilled cheese for grandson Knox, served up with a big helping of Thomas the Trains. Thanks, kids, for introducing Neil and me to somewhere new [which we never do]. It was fun. Maybe next time the meat and three won’t be so crowded. And now I can say I’ve been to New York. Sort of.