Seizing My Day

I love love this little book…
Melt my heart memories reading this book with my babies!

I love story time with my children…

either reading myself …

or even better…

listening to Mr. McFunny read to them!!!

*swoon*

he is so animated and the voices…

oh the voices!

I hope I am not breaking copyright laws …

I just need to show you a few pages in this wonderful little book!

I love tucking my children into bed…

loving them with them kisses, hugs and I love yous…

and reminding them that God loves them too…

right before they close their eyes to dream!

Reminding them that God is always there to comfort you

when you feel small in this big scary world!

and …

Reminding them that even when they had a bad day…

God loves us and forgives us…

just as I love and forgive them!

I love reminding them that even if they had a bad friend day…

or feel down about themselves…

God made them special…

just the way they are…

and He loves them…

and so do I…

Just the way they are…

I love teaching them that God is bigger than we could imagine!

and that hiding is not the answer…

Cling to Him instead!

I love tucking my kids into bed at night With God…

hugs, kisses, love, security, forgiveness, and compassion…

are just a few things that come to mind

when I read this treasure of a bed time story!

This wonderful little book opens doors

to talk about feelings and how God dwells in our hearts and  lives.

Sometimes it is just a cute story…

other times it helps my kids open up a bit…

they can relate… =)

I will be sad when this story is not wanted anymore…

*sigh*

they are bigger little bears now!

If you have little ones …

This is a great book!!

Go and Buy it now!!  You won’t be sorry!

I only shared maybe 1/2 the pages?!

I am not sure what compelled me to share this story today..

it is a book about God…

being Easter and all…

and the fact that He loves me too…

unconditionally…

Just the Way I am..

small in this big scary world…

with my beady brown blue eyes…

and my skunk like behavior…

and my hiding in a tree tricks…

A simple sweet bedtime story for my babies…

It speaks to my heart too ~

as I  read it over and over again through the years !

=)

Happy Easter Y’all!

I found A new book to read!!

I am so excited about this one ladies!

I can’t wait to spend a couple hours with it!!!

The title alone shouts out how I feel about blogging

after a short 2 1/2 months!  =)

I scanned the pages right away and

I am excited to read what Tara Frey has to say about Blogging for Bliss!

After a quick scan

I was delighted to find many simple treasures to read up on.

For instance,

enhancing photos…

fun fun!

and coding the simple things…

like a header…

I have so much to learn!

It covers tips on figuring out your purpose in the blog sphere…

Blogging For Bliss covers helpful tips for Learning the Ropes, Tools of the Trade, Beauty and the Blog, Finding Business in Bliss,  Blogging Manners… and so much more!!

I have read some stories about bloggers who need to read this page!!

Yikes!

I am sure I even have something to learn on that page!!

Just as it states on the cover….

It is a Guide for Crafters, Artists and Creatives of All Kinds!
It is FULL of helpful information for this new passionate blogger…

who is finding bliss in blogging!

You can find out more about Blogging for Bliss and the author TAra Frey at www.bloggingforbliss.com

and the BEST part…

This little treasure of a book features about 60 creative, inspiring, talented, lovely bloggers ….

I was delighted to flip the page and see one lovely, talented blogger that I have already had the pleasure of meeting in this beautiful virtual world!!  Jeanne Griffin’s at A Bushel and a Peck.

Tara Frey wrote a little ditty about each featured blogger… giving you a peek into their blogs and their lives.

So, simply quoting straight from the Book about Jeanne;  “She finds that her most natural blog posts are inspired by her role as a mother and all the heart warming stories that come along with it”….  “This WHAM (work at home mom) is a mixed-media artist who designs clothing for children as well as vintage-inspired items for women.”

I am new to Jeanne’s blog ~ heck I am new to blogging! ~ I love visiting Jeanne at A Bushel and A Peck ~ she is creative, inspiring, she takes amazing photographs and is witty and she is a mom with a heart of gold!  When you go visit her today ~ be sure and tell her I sent you!!  =)

Blogging for Bliss featured 60 other fabulous bloggers as well…

I plan on visiting each and every one… eventually!!  =)

Thank you Tara for writing this wonderful, helpful book ~

I can’t wait to read Blogging for Bliss!!

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I plan on cozying up with my coffee and my copy of  Blogging for Bliss by TaraFrey today ….

right after …

I pick up my paintbrush again and finish painting my bathroom…

and after …

I sort and organize those large print photocopies …

after the Laundry I will wash, dry, sort and fold…

After I spend time with the beautiful child I educate…

After  My regularly scheduled coffee date with Tammy from Tammy’s Two Cents…

and after Girl Scouts, Soccer practice,  Playdates, etc.  =)

APRIL FOOLS!!!!

I am SITTING down with it right now……..

Well…

maybe after I visit some of you all in my wee blog community!

and ok…

after I spend some quality time educating my precious  Sammy … =)

if

I have the will power to keep my paws off my new treasure for a few more hours!

Now go and say hi to Jeanne!!

You will be glad you did!

and check out this book at www.bloggingforbliss.com

Happy Blogging today ladies (and gents if there are any visiting my blog yet) =)

Jenn~

so I guess this is sort of a review… except it really isn’t… as i just stumbled upon this book in the craft store… the title captured my attention… I loved it… had to have it… I am excited about it… and well… I am NOT being paid to write this amateur “review”!! =) I have a lot to learn about my writing style too!! I simply love the book, I think it is a treasure for someone like myself starting out in the blog world and when I find a good thing… I want to share it!

and for the record… I would have paid full price for it!!

Now I am blogging about Christmas!!

You see…

I found this fun Holiday Magazine being featured on another blog…

and I thought…

A Christmas Magazine being featured in March?!

Really?

Maybe I am just seeing green things…

Maybe the green paint fumes have gone to my head…

This can’t be …

I am sure I am not crazy…

I think…

See for yourself…

Take a peek at this exciting offer…

If you will excuse me…

I better get back to painting…

before I start finding green paw prints across my carpet…

you laugh…

but this is entirely possible ….

You haven’t seen my back porch yet!

Jenn ~

There seems to be a standoff in my kitchen…
a war under the spoons…
I am not sure what to do….

I can’t take sides….

They both have good qualities…

They both seem to get along with Mr. Curtain…
I think??

wait…

is that a peace offering  in the middle…

uh oh…

don’t look now…

extra troops have arrived …

will green surrender??

Are you tired of this paint war?…

Me too…

You know what I did to escape it??

you won’t believe this…

poor dog!

it had to be done…

they were dragging on the ground…

collecting bugs, buggers, food…

disturbing really…

remember this rascal?

look closely at those beautiful King Charles Cavalier Ears…

Long, curly, wavy, adorable…

I only took an inch or two off…

now you can see more of his Cocker Spaniel side…

they will grow back…

I just went through this with my little girl…

her hair was just getting in the way…

dragging on the ground…

tempting the dog..

Now they both have “bobs” ….

Twin bobs…

why do they call it a “bob” anyway!??

They say Dogs and Owners look alike…

Do you think you look like your pet?

just a little??    =)

You see there is a reason for all this painting madness…

The mad desire to paint my /dinning area a happy green color…

Yes that is in fact my wedding ring hanging on a cheap tack under my kitchen cabinets! don’t judge me, K?

I need a happy green color…

do any of these colors look happy?

I know its a bad picture with poor lighting… you can’t tell…

its fine.

but

I can’t decide!

I need A happy green to look at while  I spend most of my waking hours in this space…

those walls are so bare…

no life… no color…  dreary…

So … though standing at the copier for hours did contribute to my mad desire to paint…

and knowing I need to organize that ream of large print materials

is also driving me to paint…

and these plain walls are not helping…

I need to paint!

(painting releases stress you know…)

where was I?

right … there is a reason for this mad desire to paint…

I was in Fred Meyer…

and I happened to drag my poor children through the storage bin/ basket isle…

just in case…

and then I saw them…

these BEAUTIFUL  fabric covered cardboard bins…

cream colored, with GREEN and brown… with vines and little birds…

BEAUTIFUL …

I wanted them!

but I hesitated…

I went home to think about it…

as soon as I left I knew I needed them..

but I did not turn around that day…

I knew they would be VERY useful in those messy shelves by my kitchen table…

I went back…

the NEXT day…

to buy them…

GONE…

they were gone less than 24 hours later…

another smart, organized, decorating genius of a woman snatched all 8 of them right off the shelf!

in less than 24 hours…

so I did what any frantic woman would do…
who NEEDED those bins…

I went to the other Fred Meyer 15 minutes away…

no luck.

dang!

thus the NEED to paint.     Green.

that is the honest truth ladies…

I know, I know I am completely insane… at least we can laugh about it!

SO … Friday I had the day off… remember…

I slipped out to buy paint make all those photocopies…

But I did not come home with paint!!

just a huge handful of paint chips…

grrrr…

Now you see why I came home with green birdie plates…

I went to Home Depot to buy paint.. instead I am taping up these!

how is a girl to decide which one to use?!!

Which one would you choose?

I can’t decide!

I  started taping them all over my kitchen/dinning room wall…

Bless his heart… Mr. McFunny even tried to help…

I can’t decide!

So I did what any sensible crazy woman would do…

I decided to take my paint chips into my dark, dreary 1/2 bath down stairs first…

You see… while I was thinking about all that happy green …

I realized GREEN paint is the answer to improving my mistake dark bathroom ……

I can’t pick one for the bathroom either!

I am hopeless when it comes to making the paint choices…

so I did what any sensible crazy woman would do…

I pulled out an existing Paint can…

which happens to have Rejuvenate Green in it…

and a paint brush…

and I started painting…

the top half of the bathroom…

I have a plan!

worst case scenario …

it can be a base coat…

if I don’t like it..

what do you think?

Do you like rejuvenate green with the brown and my white paper border

I might change the paper border to real wood one day… =)

or would you use one of these greens instead?

I can’t decide!!

So I consulted Mr. McFunny again …

Can I take this guy seriously?

really…

he wears penguins on his shirt!

he tries…

but he’s a guy…

they all look nice…

I think I have narrowed it down…

maybe?

or maybe I should go with a blue instead??

so if ya all wanted to hop a plane and come on over here to help me out …

that would be great…

Mr. McFunny would happily welcome visitors…

if it is a means to the end of this madness!

I think I need to buy some really expensive chocolate!

It has been one of those weeks…
so busy my head is spinning…
I have not been here …
or visiting you all very much this week…

Soccer started a couple weeks ago…

Taxi mom has been using more gas lately…

and

Sammy’s school changes classes every 11 weeks…

cool stuff… love that he can take a variety of classes…

every 11 weeks our schedule changes…

we are getting used to our new routine…

and

of course…

I had some paperwork to take care of…

So today Mr. McFunny took the day off work …

bless his heart…

to be Mr. Dad for the whole  day…

So I could I turn this stack of workbooks…

into this pile…
of large print copies…

I copied all that today!!!

yikes!

earlier this week I found a few extra hours to copy these books…

so I have been assembling these little large print books…

all week…

look at this stack…

a little daunting…

just a smidge!  =)

it is Refreshing to be 1/2 way done…

most of the copying is nearly finished …

just a few more books to enlarge…

Until next year… =)

so…

Since I was feeling a little overwhelmed this week…

I made a few plans to cheer myself up…

before I hit the copy machine!

You see Green makes me happy…

When I was in Pier 1 last week …

I found this…

so I slipped out of the house a little early…

to go and buy 2 of these cute little GREEN birdie plates today…

as inspiration…

we’ll get back to that…

After a quick trip to Pier 1 …

I went to lunch…

in downtown Olympia…

There are a few funky murals and paintings scattered around town…

It gives Olympia character…

I like this one…

a vintage phone …

and cell phones…

and puzzle pieces??

and payphones….

and a clock…

there is always time to stay connected…

Phones help us stay in touch with loved ones…

My lunch today…

was with a very dear friend…

whom I do not stay in very good touch with…

but there is a special bond between us…

I met her in downtown Olympia… =)

in March of 1987…

yikes… 23 years ago?  gasp!

You see … I was her nanny when I was 17 years old!

crazy!

anyway…

we talked, we laughed and I cried (big baby that I am!)  =)

next time I won’t let 2 years pass before we have lunch again!  =)

I am thankful we have maintained our friendship all these years…

I smiled the rest of my day…

Lunch with someone you cherish will do that… =)

I was even smiling while I was standing at the stupid amazing copy machine that enables my son to see his school work clearly… for 2 1/2 hours today!

So … I also planned something fun after visiting Mr. Copier…

I figured I needed to be cheerful before and after my visit with that stupid fabulous machine…

Green Paint really makes me happy…

it is weird …

I know!

I have been trying to pick the perfect green paint for my kitchen…

for way way too long…

so I went to Home Depot…

determined to come home with green paint in hand!

I hate this part!!

who knew there could be so many different shades of one color….

Really!?? I have to pick one…
what if it isn’t the right one…
$35. a gallon…
the pressure to pick the right one…
=)

I think I may have it narrowed down…
maybe!
I have a few green things …
that I love…

that I can get inspiration from…
I love love this rug!

and this adorable tea pot
(please don’t look too closely at the cob webs on it!! )
it was a wedding gift…
and we chipped it …
so we put it up high to look at for a while…
I think it is time to dust off the cob webs and use it again?

I love green …
it gives me explainable joy…

I mean really…

look at the color of my blog…

I did not realize how much green I buy…

I even have green shoes, sweaters, handbags and purses!

this was a lovely gift from our neighbors…
after we house sat their kitty for 2 weeks…
while they were in Italy (sigh)
I love it…
I think she saw my tea pot and color matched it!?! =)
or I am just that lucky! ha ha!

I needed this green box…

it holds my garlic right now…

I painted the kids bathroom in this beautiful pale green …

it is called rejuvenate..

you see…

After I painted my bedroom this color first…

I needed to have another green room…

I like green …
it makes me happy…

and

I like to paint…
especially when I am in a twit…

it relaxes me…

weird … I know!

so though I wanted to have a paint roller in my hand tonight…

I will have to settle for the green birdie plate… tonight…

maybe tomorrow I will sneak back to Home Depot…
and just pick one already!

wish me luck!

In 2000 I gave birth to my sweet little girl… Abby.

Parenting one baby was blissful!

and nearly 2 years later in 2002 I gave birth to my sweet little man!

Now, I knew parenting would change my world…

and it did of course…

parenting requires you giving of yourself 24/7…

but…

Parenting with unexpected challenges…

I had no idea!!

Special needs rocked my world more than I could have ever imagined…

We look at life a little differently than most families….

I have dropped little clues that I home school only 1 of my 2 sweet children.

true, true.

There is a reason behind my madness…

Sammy sees the world differently than the rest of us…

20/200 differently.

Rather than 20/20 of course!

Low Vision is only one small piece in the mystery behind my precious Sammy’s unique medical history…

it started with flicking eyes… called nystagmus… then we realized he was not seeing us from across the room… He has seen 4-5 ophthalmologists (referred to ‘the best’ in two different countries… Canada and here)
They “think” Maybe he has Ocular Albinism… low pigment, small optic nerves… and unexplainable low vision… corrective lenses don’t help… it is one of the “mysteries” we just manage… we live with it the best we can… without knowing exactly what causes it…

Many many tests… nothing conclusive…

We face many undiagnosed medical concerns… which are mysteries to the medical world… we live with each issue individually… as there is not a “disorder” in which to place him…

one day at a time…

we enjoy life…

hoping for a Normal day…

As I find the words…

I will share our story…

but today …

I will give you a small peek into our world…

from the 20/200 perspective…

He needs to be a little closer to things than most kids…

just to see it…

Sammy “gets in your face”… so he can see…

He doesn’t see the stars…
or the birds in the sky…
he doesn’t see rainbows…
or mountains in the skyline…
he misses many of the things we enjoy looking at…
he doesn’t see very well more than 4 feet away…
he might catch shapes, colors, voices… from a distance…
he relies on his hearing…
it is amazing!
he does very very well…
most folks don’t even notice…
but the mommy does…
every minute…
I see him…
not see…
it breaks the mommy’s heart…
but the mommy is glad…
that he can see…
the mommy is glad he adapts so well…
the mommy is happy to slow down and help him see the world …
by pointing out things very clearly…
and giving him more time to find things..
the mommy is glad he can get in my face and see my eyes…
and my smile…
he is happy…
and doesn’t notice the difference too much…
yet…
he is ok with how God made him…
I am sure there will be many heart aches…
and many disappointments…
there already has been…
we choose to look at the bright side …
and see the world as God granted it…
our daily life is as normal as normal can be…
mostly! =)

You’ll never hear me tell him he is sitting “too close” to the TV…

=)

Anyway… low vision makes school a little harder… things need to be larger print…

and

It is curriculum planning time…
for next year…

you see…

While big sister attends public school down the road…

Sammy and I attend classes at a pretty cool public school program for home schooled kids….

He gets to take cool classes…
with smaller class sizes…
just one hour at at time…
we attend for 3 or 4 hours a week…
other mom’s stay and help…
I always stay in class…
Sammy needs a little extra one on one…
and the teachers love the help!

He has taken story telling, winter wonders, creative continents, units on sea life, famous people, history of flight, tumbling,art… the choices are endless and fun!

For 3-4 hours a week he is in a classroom full of kids… enjoying school… with other home schooled kids…

the rest of the week… we work on basic education… and fun projects here at home…

the program is designed to help purchase curriculum for our kids…
huge blessing!
at the end of the year it goes back into their library…
win. win.

This time of year I start surfing curriculum…
looking for low vision friendly materials…

it is a daunting task folks…

looking for materials that my little man can see…
clear pages…
with contrast to help words pop …
clear font…
good spacing…
large print is helpful…
less time on the copy machine for this mommy is welcomed…

the copy machine and I are tight!!

let me show you…

In order for him to see those tiny little numbers on those clocks…
so he can learn to tell time…
I make them bigger…
from 8 1/2 by 11 to 11 by 17
150% usually does the trick…

the little guy had no chance of seeing which of those black and white copied coins where which…
until mommy made them bigger…

you know how cooking takes way longer than eating…

copying takes way longer than solving the problems…

I am just sayin…

=)

Reading materials are hard to find in large print …

so I search…
I seek…
I look…

lucky me …
I found these great workbooks…
filled with vowel sounds, word families, blends, etc…

but they are awfully small print…

no worries…
mommy makes it bigger…
with the help of my bud…
Mr. Copier…

if it helps my little man to learn a little easier…
I will do it…
I will surrender my time…
He is worth it…
watching Sammy learn to read a little easier…
I am ok with that…
hello again Mr. Copy Machine…

if my little man needs bigger numbers on his math pages…
I will make them bigger…
if it helps him not fall behind…
I am there!
Me again Mr. Copy Machine…
Hope you aren’t too tired…

bigger language arts worksheets…
I got ya covered kid!

=)

countless little large print books…
hours of my time…
minutes of his to read them…
I am ok with it..
ya know…
we are going to pass them on…
and another mommy might be blessed by the books I made…
but Sammy being blessed by them is enough!

I will keep making them if it helps him to become a good reader!

Sometimes I am lucky and I find materials that don’t exactly need to be enlarged…

the color on the pages…
the font…
the spacing….
is just enough…
to help little man navigate through the pages…

Thank you Critical Thinking…
Bless you!

and This note book…
with clean lines for handwriting…
helps little man stay on the line he is working on.. a little better… too many lines confuses him sometimes…
I love this paper!

Hand Writing without Tears…
Thank you!

Since curriculum ordering time is coming up…

and since those workbooks need to be turned into the library soon… I need to finish enlarging materials with Mr. Copier soon…

and I have some “paper work” to do…

just a few books to assemble…

and a little research to do…

Sometimes I get a little weary…

and then I look into this little face….

and I remember that there is nothing I would rather do with my time…

I see the world a little differently with Sammy in it… Thank you Lord!

(in case you were wondering… my little girl love loves being in public school… and is doing A+ work… she loves her friends and teachers.. other wise… I would totally home school her too… for now… she is content… and I am ok with that !)

Jane Austen Ruined My Life ~

remember?!

Well…

She didn’t actually ruin MY life…

remember…

the book…

That I bought….

a book…

because the title made me laugh!

knowing that I have not finished a book in years…

I bought it anyway ~ just in case!

Ladies and Gentlemen … I finished it!!

In LESS than 2 weeks ~ I think?!

Who knew I liked girly fiction books!?  =)

Speaking of finishing things…

I have NOT … I repeat NOT…

touched another brown bag the whole month of March!

I give up!  I surrender!

Apparently it is not the right time in my life to Spring clean purge my house!

I have other things to focus my attention on…

I think I will start this one later today!

Are you seeing double?  or is it just me?  =)

sorry about the blurry picture!

Now that I have discovered if I let my house go …

(wait I was already doing that) …

Now that I have discovered if I let the dog chew my furniture…

(ok … so maybe I am not “letting” him)

Now that I have discovered that if I let the kids rule the roost…

(ahem… or not)

I did however …

Figure out that I can live without turning on the TV…

after monkeys are in bed….

and I am not infact “too tired” to read at night….

I think I might actually “like” reading!  =)

Now I am wondering…..

What do other mom’s read??

(….. other than Twilight!!)

=)

Sorry ladies… just not into vampires!

What books are you reading lately?

My husband is funny. Really funny! He can make an unsuspecting crowd laugh before they knew what hit them. He can’t help himself… he is just naturally funny. The thing I love love about him is that his humor is naturally “clean” … pure hearted… and hits you in moments when you least expect it.

IF  one were to want a sneak peek of Mr. McFunny … being funny at work… one might seriously consider clicking here … trust me… you will not regret it!! =) He might! Yep… I married that guy! Sometimes I stop and think… if I wasn’t laughing so hard I would be So embarrassed!

Like the time a nurse gave him a cup asked him to collect a urine sample… and he very calmly asked her … “from anyone in particular?”  She was not amused… but we could not stop laughing…

Oh anyway… I digress! Go look at the picture… it should give you a giggle…

Remember my whiny post yesterday? The day went by without a hitch… busy… and I feel asleep early last night… it was fun day!

Here is a peek at the jars Abby and Emily (from Tammy’s Two Cents) helped the younger girl scout troop make for planting herbs!

Remember I wanted spring blossom pictures?? I don’t have a great flash on my cheap camera… but I captured a few nice shots despite the shadows! =)

Yep… these little monkeys climbed in the trees..
just like the people before us…
though they are city trees…
and we probably should not have been in them…
it was fun! and it didn’t say “not” to… =)

Last year I put them in the trees… and they were not happy… =) This year they climbed in by themselves… happily! Getting bigger and braver each year! =) Proud mommy!   When I was young… I lived in trees and bushes!

Monkey One…

Monkey 2…

This monkey is a little younger… and has low muscle tone .. especially in the upper body.. and his vision is lower than most 20/200… so this is much scarier and harder for him! Well done monkey!!

Proud of my kids for breaking the law (probably ) and climbing trees!

I wish we had one in our back yard!
one day…

They were proud of themselves… Look at those smiles!

Abby was so relaxed .. she decided to kick back!! =)

We always have fun doing this casual family photo shoot…
even Merlin had fun! though he didn’t make it into many shots! =) He got to meet a few dogs… he nearly took Abby off her feet once to go meet one!! silly puppy!

Of course we needed a couple mommy and daddy pictures… look closely at my husbands forehead! Especially when the kids have the camera… ah ha ha ha! makes me laugh every time!! stressed daddy! he likes to be on the otherside of the camera! =)

Sammy and Daddy…

Mommy and Abby…

and for humor sake…
grinchy eyebrows and all…
kid behind camera….

Mommy and Daddy
Husband and Wife…

Though I wish I were a better photographer… and I wish I had a better camera… I love these photos… it is my family! We had fun … spring is in the air… and we are all smiling! =)

Have a great weekend folks!

Jenn~

Busy day today.

Little girl has some cute little pots to make…

first she (mom) needs the craft supplies  pulled together…

last minute…

I always run in the last minute!

It isn’t exactly my fault!

The last few weeks have been so busy!
Home school…
soccer, girl scouts, play dates,

crafts, holidays, birthday parties,

wearing out that  dog ~ the one I wanted!!!
life is so busy… yikes!
I barely have time to breathe!! =)
I like to live slowly…
we aren’t exactly living slowly right now…

Really?  I only have 2 kids and a dog…(a puppy… a tyrant!)
I promise if they admit me…
I will try to sneak my laptop in so I can still write!

So Right I was talking about … Herb Pots!

Today we are doing the last  “help a younger girl scout troop’ event …
so Abby can receive her Junior Aid Award..
then life will slow down a tiny bit…
at least there will be less girl scout stuff …
for now…

Until we start the Bronze award…..
Oh, yippie!

Seriously…

Girl Scouts has been great for her confidence levels …
which are not exactly high…
shy little monkey…

Sorry…
So today…

she will help some younger girls make these adorable “planting pots” …

once the pots are made…
they will drop rocks into the bottom…
a little potting soil…
and some herbs…
viola!
a pretty herb garden…

tomorrow the younger troop will deliver them to a senior home…
sweet!
I am so glad my little girl gets to learn to serve her community!
Girl Scouts has built confidence and community caring in her!
I am ok with that!

Even if it does infact make my life busier! =)

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What else is my day going to be filled with?

besides trying to home school my little man…

who is currently doing handwriting… (outloud)

can I vent…do you mind??  =)

I mean I created this mess I am in…

I wanted the puppy!!

But… THIS is driving me crazy…

he is cute…
but…
he makes my life 10 times busier!
We got him an outdoor “chain” …
so he will drive me less crazy!  right???
maybe it will keep him from chewing on things…
or chasing the cats so much..
but now he scratches at the door…
ALL day long…
in….
out…
in….
out…
please let me in…
please let me out…
I am seriously going insane here people!

How is a girl to home school with such a distraction!??

what would you do with this mut??

with no fence in the back yard?
YET!
I need a fence!!!
no money.
that is a problem!

dang!
Sigh!

I choose this life!

Maybe Next week I will vent about the chewing problem!!

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Remember this guy…

I need to get his hair cut TODAY!!

in all this madness…

(we are working on the pants too!)

Lands end might be my only hope …

obi one …

You see …

every year I take pictures of my children in the spring…

with the blossoms…

and the sun is out…

today!!

I need (ok want) to take my kids here…

today….

while the sun is shining…

so I can have my blossom pictures…

you see …

tomorrow…

there is soccer …

and that dog to walk, run, wear out!!

and a birthday party

a gift to buy for said birthday party!

and the forecast calls for rain…..

tomorrow…

So the hair must be cut and pictures taken today…

somewhere in between crafty stuff, the dog, gift buying and school. never mind the car needs washing, the house cleaned, laundry, blah, blah… fun stuff planned … but busy… and I am whiny today!

Yeah… ok…. arlighty good then…

gotta run!

Have a Great weekend ya all!

Jenn~

PS I think I will start this madness with a giant latte…
even though I should save that $5. for my fence! =)