Special Treatment

What happens when you get dragged from errand to errand, store to store, appointment after appointment, day after day?

 

You get the 'Momma feels guilty ice cream cone with lots of sparkles' reward.

 

 

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers and the flowers fade but the word of our God lasts forever.

Isaiah 40:8

 

Planning and prepping for Mother's Day started in March with this Pinterest inspired project:

 

 

Painted wood flowers that can be used as a door hanger?

 

I can do that!

With a little help of course. 

 

So I enlisted the help of my bestest sister-in-law to base coat each flower while I added the details and Voila! 
Here's what you get:

 

 

Flowers that may fade in time, but the love that went into them never will.

Punch List

Mother's Day.

 

Call it "Old Love" where the little holidays aren't so much about chocolates and flowers (although I did get those too)

 

 

Or call it saving a bit of Mom's sanity. 

 

Whichever you prefer, Mother's Day this year was about punch lists.  Knocking out all those little things that pile up, get pushed back, nag at the back of your brain and keep you awake during the night.  So all I wanted for my special day, the thing(s) that make dreams come true were:

 

having my kitchen floor mopped (mind you it was their messes being cleaned up anyways),

 

 

a suet feeder hung outside my kitchen window,

 

 

my summer party patio lights strung,

 

 

my wind spinner assembled and placed in the landscaping,

 

 

art hung on the shed (I'm working on another piece that will go on the other side),

 

and hang my mason beehive (Mason Bees are non-stinging pollinators - very environmentally awesome creatures!).

 

While that was being done, I was busy planting my radishes

 

and onion sets (I'm a bit behind). 

 

Now we are almost ready for summer.   Thank you to the hubs and kids for busting out the chores and a little extra to help my mind be a little more peaceful.  Its the best gift anyone could hope for.

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Moment Like This

Third Grade = Elementary School = Fun, new, exciting, big deal events

 

Events such as:

 

The First Daddy / Daughter Dance.

 

 

A huge shout out goes to my best big sister for assisting doing hair, nails, and make-up for this special evening. 

Growin' Up

The time is here.

 

It has finally come. 

 

The children are grown enough to be dropped off... and left...  without us...

at day camp.

 

 

This camp's theme was Shrektacular! complete with (pool noodle) dragons, pictures with (a) Donkey, lizard on a stick and swamp juice for lunch, outdoor javelin throws, marshmallow shooters, and more.  But the thing that made the day, or at least made my day, was the ogre ears that adorned every happy camper.

Dedication

This is our cat.

 

 

She is a calico that showed up at our house one day almost 2 years ago.  She was fixed, no fleas, clean ears, well fed, obviously someone's pet.  But the days and weeks went by and she never left our home so by some common law adoption of a pet, she became ours.  She eats our food, she sleeps in our beds, and she is always referred to as 'she' as she does not have a name.  Still.  Its been nearly two years.  Anyways...

 

This cat has some of thee best dedication I have ever seen in an animal.  She knows there is a family of bunnies living under the shed and will sit for hours - literal hours - waiting for those babies to come out to eat so she can do what comes natural.

 

 

I am sad to report that I believe the family has completely eliminated or has been starved to death which means kitty has moved on to the next nest.  But this time has brought us a live present.

 

We didn't know where the nest was to return him.

 

And after a little research we learned that the white blaze on his head meant that he was too little to be on his own.

 

 

So we did the only thing we could do.

 

We brought him in, made him a bed, attempted to feed him blackberries and celery leaves, and kept him company until nature took its course. 

 

As sad and heartbreaking as these moments are, I can't help but watch the curiosity in the kid's eyes and wonder what kind of career their future holds.

April Update

Even with some serious shin splint issues that forced me to make the decision of taking a week off, I still ended up with....

 

 

52.75 miles for April!

 

204 / 2,017 miles

 

March

February

January

Year Seven

I'm not sure what year of school this was from, but it still contains every bit of truth today as it did then.

 

Always my Hero. 

Been there - Biked that!

When: Sunday, April 23rd

 

What: 6 mile Bike-a-thon

 

Cause: "Spread the word to end the word. Using the r-word hurts millions of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. No matter in what way you meant to say it, it still hurts."

 

Who: These awesome people...

 

Happy Easter

 

Thank you, Thoughts In Vinyl, for the super cute craft kits that brighten each holiday!

 

"He is not here; He has risen, just as He said."

 Matthew 28:6

Grab the tissues

Do I want to spend the next week crying, page after page? 

Or just the next hour and a half?