Back 2 School

One of these boys is not like the Other!

Can you guess which boy loves school? The other...well, not so much!

Not every kid loves school and not every kid has a smiley face on the first day. Not every Mom has the perfect shot of that first day of school. Some of us will deal with the reality of the kid that doesn't like the first day of school so much. But why does it have to be me? hahahaha!!

My friend Rene....says that her son will pose for pictures and turn his head so she can get the profile shot! What? I'm astounded when she tells me these things. Rene...has the perfect scrapbook Mom's dream kid! Every event, every occasion...becomes the perfect scrapbook page! *sigh* un-be-liev-able!!

So my kids....although not the perfect scrapbook kids, although not the cover layout kids that most Moms dream about.....they are mine and I love them just the same! They are just real...not perfect....not always in place....kinda wonky, kinda squirmy, kinda loud, kinda kiddish....and so not perfect! I wouldn't have it any other way...that's just life...real life around my house.

Happy First Days of School!!

reen

The last days of Summer

It's no secret that Summer is my favorite time of year. I love the hot sunshine, swimming, short hair cuts, flip-flops, and watermelon. I was happy to have a long 3-day weekend to enjoy the last few days of Summer vacation w/ the boys. I was more relaxed than I have been in months, happier than I've felt in weeks....soaked up as much Summer as possible!!

Disneyland....."Where Dreams Come True"....

Still....one of my most favorite places in the world, such a magical, happy place for children and family. The best times of the Summer!

Signs of a Busy Life.....

What can I say, I knew that going back to work would make my life busy....I knew that juggling a full-time job, family, hobby, cabin, house, guinea pig would leave little time for attending to details. The day before we left for vacation, I saw these two things that made me realize..."I need a break". It's August! My calendar still on the month of "May"? It's Summer.....stale peeps from Easter in my cupboard? Yep! It was time for a little vacation.....

Decided to take the boys to Disneyland and it was just what this busy life needed! We enjoyed our time as a family, enjoyed relaxing, fun at the park, fun just being together.

Here's to a great, busy, but fun Summer!

Meeting Chase

This is Chase, my friend Jen's 5th little baby. I'm so in love with him!

He's just precious and sweet! Hours into the world, so perfect!

Mommy and baby are doing fine.

Thanks be to God for this Gift of Chase in their lives.

For blessing our lives with the friendship of this family.

a little stash*****

I just love finding the perfect paper for making a quick stash of cards to have on hand!

I made these tonight and thought I'd share them!

Friends and a Mini Book

My friend Sally, whom I've known for more than 20 years is in town. She and I go way...way back to the 80's. I'm so excited to get to spend time w/ her. She has two boys that are just about the same ages as my boys and they are getting along famously. Like family! I'm looking forward to impromptu dinners, swimming, just hanging out at the moments notice. I'm really going to enjoy her as much as I can the next couple of weeks while she's around.

This is a little mini book that I made for my Grandma's 94th birthday! I think she might love it.

I dropped her a little note just to tell her that I love her and so do Rich and the boys. Hope it makes her smile!

Have a happy day!

I'm Baaaaack!

Back to share.....back to stay in touch......back to inspire.......back to being me!

An Open Book

That's pretty much my life...."an open book"... I've always been open and honest about my relationships, my hardships, my blessings, my beliefs. There isn't much that I hold back, it's all out there, in the open.