big day...

you MUST know what a gigantic, BIG deal this was for jack. he's been watching his brothers mow for a few years now and he's been BEGGING to try it.

so, i let him.

being the perfectionist that i am, it took all that was in me to walk away, not criticize. (sad to say, i do that sometime).

he did great!!

very particular about his 'lines'.

i was so proud of him.

yes, admittedly, i went back and cleaned up.

he asked me to.

but no worries, he'll be 'invited' back.

way to go bud!!

99 cents??

are you kidding me? how darn cute are these little numbers?? i love thrift stores. i don't always come out with a deal but today,JACKPOT!

i found pails.

cute, dirty, full of potential pails.

i'm seeing these all lined up, red geraniums popping their little heads up.

can't you see it now???

just need to get a few water holes drilled in the bottom and i'll get to work.

stay tuned.

fifth grade family fun night.....

this past friday night, our dear Sonlight fifth graders put on a wonderful evening of entertainment. on the agenda was a rip roaring game of 'Are You Smarter Than A fifth Grader?' and 'Minute to Win It'.
Lucky for me, I didn't get picked as one of the parents to 'help out'.

the hub, on the other hand was.

he was a great sport, as always. they spun him around (said he almost puked) and had him put a lampshade on his head, while wearing goggles.

the westra's were chosen to do a cup stacking trick.

sam had to do a tp thingy.

i got to take pictures.

yeah for me.

thanks for a fun night kiddos!

also, happy birthday mia! (she's the cutie patootie with the plaid hat on).

men among men....

is this a sign of things to come??

misc.....

our yard work never ends. NOT that i'm complaining. cuz, i'm not. we feel extremely blessed to have a yard to take care of but i tell ya, when the heavens open up, we'd rather stay inside and enjoy our blessings from our window! the hub is a die-hard lawn guy. he was bound and determined to get this done last week. but please honey, enough is enough.

no, my camera doesn't have a blurry, rainy feature. it was really was raining THAT hard. and yet, he mowed on. now that's perseverance. (ok, so he only did part of it but hey, at least he ATTEMPTED it!)

jack's 'base', under my peony plant.

max's 'city', in my yet-to-be-weeded-flower-bed.

here i am again, falling behind on blogging and my 'project 365'.

will i ever learn?

probably not.

so i will now spend the next 2 hours catching up. oh well.

such is life.

let me look back and catch ya all up....