Yesterday, as I was planning the menu for my 4th of July weekend celebrations, my beautiful yellow laptop (read: my virtual right-arm) started to fall apart! The screen was beginning to separate...
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Things As They Really Are
I dream a lot.
Last night, I had an elaborate (read: uninterrupted) dream (thanks to the rain) in which I was defending the doctrine of the Family. I stood my ground, and explained my beliefs despite...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Yeah, That's a Lot of Free Plants...Round Two
The gluttony of free plants continues.
My neighbors run a "flower tent" here in town. They put the plants that they don't sell out for "free" in their yard today. They were taking donations...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Green Thumb Club & Giveaway Winner
Yesterday was just an AWESOME day.
The kids joined the library's garden club and were allowed to plant flowers and veggies where ever they wanted...they were tickled pink.
And I think that Guy's picture...
Monday, June 21, 2010
DAD - A Father's Day Nursery Present
Note: Don't forget to enter the Lego Necklace Giveaway here.
I will announce the winner on Tuesday!
This is what our Nursery leaders made for the girls to give to Daddy today for Father's Day.
Can...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Daddy Lessons
My husband has taught my children many useful lessons.
I recently started writing them down...for posterity's sake.
Here are some of the most poignant things that my husband has taught my kids:
HOW...
Friday, June 18, 2010
"If It Ain't Chunky, It Ain't Funky": Lego Jewelry GIVEAWAY
Remember earlier this week, when I showed you the awesome Lego bracelet that I ordered online?
Of course you do, because you've all been begging me to tell you where I got it!
The Lego Fun Bracelet came from the Etsy Shop Michelle's Charm World.
And Michelle is giving each of you a chance to win one of these sweet and funky little Lego Heart Necklaces, shown above, in the color of your choice.
It'll go nicely with one of these babies:
Here are some other items I am lovin' from her shop:
To Enter:
1. Leave me a comment with your email or blog address and name your favorite item in Michelle's Etsy shop.
2. Leave a comment with your favorite 4th of July/Summer recipe or craft idea.
3. Follow me.
Please leave a separate comment for each entry.
I will announce the winner on Tuesday.
Good luck. Thanks for reading. And have a great weekend!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
As You Wish: Guy's No "No" Day
Sometimes "I love you" means saying No.
Other times it means saying Yes...a lot...all day long, even.
I had misplaced something, and I absent-mindedly promised that if Guy found it for me, I'd give him....uh...anything, whatever he wanted. (I was doing something else at the time and couldn't think of something specific.) "Anything?" he said, "You won't say No to anything I ask?!!"
Sure, sure, yeah, just go find it.
"Ok, Mommy, I will share my candy with you..."
Well a day later, he did find that thing I was looking for...and, of course I had to pay up.
So, yesterday I said YES to Guy all day...no matter what he wanted.
Granted, I'm a pretty laid back Mommy. I generally allow my kids to play in the yard like free-range chickens, and if they want to "create", I give them lots of tape and whatever materials they would like to invent with. I even allowed my son to build a Guy-sized spider web on our swing set last week using duct tape. But I still find myself saying "no" a lot, which is annoying, even to me. So yesterday was a nice little break from "no, no, no!"
At Guy's request, we watched a marathon of cartoons on Boomerang on Cartoon Network. We ate chips and blueberries for lunch. He cut down the spiderweb himself, using scissors. He sorted through our 4th of July parade supplies box, which he's been begging me to do...just to make sure we had enough "fun stuff", and for dinner, we ate a ton of homemade french fries, which Guy helped to make and a little bit of cold-cut sandwiches with pickles. So, this is how he chose to spend his no-free day: watching cartoons and playing with sharp objects.
How would you spend your day if there was no "saying no"?
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Happy Mom
I was grocery shopping with my kids yesterday,when an older woman stopped me and said, "Oh, a Happy Mom! You look like you are all truly enjoying each other. Thank you for being a Happy Mom!!"
Uh,...
Monday, June 14, 2010
So You Think You Can Dance
I am sure that there is an awesome picture of me somewhere in a leotard, performing ballet on stage during a church talent show. But I can't find one right now....ooh, I found it! Lucky...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
A Few of My Favorite Things
Last night, I went downstairs to put some things into storage and discovered that a pipe was leaking water right onto a bunch of boxes full of some old scrapbooks and childhood keepsakes of mine.
I...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I've Got Something to Say...
I'm guest blogging over at Or So She Says today!
Come on over and say hi...
(A Note: Our 4th of July Parade will be on the 3rd this year...so if you are local, SAVE THE DATE!)
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