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Sunday, June 15, 2014

TKO

What do you do when your husband leaves you for almost 72 hours AND takes the children with him?

You clean out the game closet, 

empty the fridge and freezer and give them a good scrubbing,


go strawberry picking, 


mow the lawn without having to stop numerous times to pull sticks out of one year olds mouth,


prune your beloved weeping cherry before your husband attacks it,


get Olaf ready to cut out and paint for a birthday present,


have a cup of coffee at 10:30pm because you don't have to go to bed at a decent hour because there are no children at home to get you up at an insanely early hour,


finally get around to drawing that 'Saving for Disney' chart,


catch up on a lot of movies (still not sure how I feel about Man of Steel),


go through the drawers of the fast growing baby of the family,


watch History channel.  All. Weekend. Long.


go over and over your budget and update your envelopes (sacrifice now, good things later, sacrifice now, good things later, sacrifice now....),


make prizes for work,


get every piece of laundry in the house washed, dried and put away (this never happens),


and get some painting done, 



I ate seafood all weekend, paid bills, filled out some financial aid paperwork, got all the dishes done, took a mid evening nap, ran out to the store for the one thing I forgot just because I could, made cookies, and even went to work on Saturday.  So many weights were lifted off my shoulders and that is what I call a
 Total Knock Out Weekend.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Explain this...

The child can't walk yet.

BUT

She sure can scale a slide with ease.


Thursday, June 12, 2014

A happy, happy lady

Know what it takes to make this girl happy?

Manure.

Manure and a ton of dirt.


A helpful, handy hubby and son helps too.


And a rain barrel?


Well that's like icing on the cake.


Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Happy to report

This, my friends:


is the last empty formula container that I will ever put into the recycling bin.  

Can you hear my wallet singing??

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Pure and simple beauty




My Mothers Day gift - 
a wonderful greeting every time I come home.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Thats right, Jake

This conversation happened weeks ago but is relevant anytime.  

"HEY MOM!" 


"Today is a new day!"



Thats right, Jake, it is.  

Lets enjoy it!