Today, I made a wish with a little help from this very insightful human Amy Krouse Rosentehal.


I wished... to follow through.


She said my wish was granted, she is very powerful that way.


I am off to figure out what "follow Through" looks like to me.

Stephen King Quotes

" Hearts can break. Yes. Hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don't. "

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Time in the kitchen with Mollie

Time and time again I am reminded that it is the simple things in life which bring me the most joy.

I showed this amazing peach + blackberry crisp to Mollie from a beautiful blogger, Everyday Musings.  

Then we were determined to make it ourselves.

So we set out to do just that.  Mollie is becoming a wonderful cook and I am so very happy that she enjoys learning to cook and bake.

 The creating, smelling, stirring, and mixing were almost as enjoyable as the eating... almost!

Here is the delicious warm fruits of our labors which we scooped luscious vanilla ice cream on and ate it when still hot.

This is a perfect recipe.

We loved the pretzels in the topping.

Thank you Olivia Rae!

Because some days you just have to eat cheerios right now at Goga's and her kitchen table may or may not be clean enough.

 

Dear Angie In Pink,

Dear Angie in Pink,

Because you inspire me on a regular basis

to celebrate the ordinary

to appreciate all that I have

to remember to learn the lesson

Because

YOU are YOU.

I did not have a blog when my children were little.

I was doing good to brush my hair when my children

were little.

Instead of getting jealous of your wonderful charming record I hereby, in honor of you and your inspiration, retroactively begin my own record.

I ♥ YOU Angie in Pink.

Mollie and Me

I remember this night like it was yesterday.  Check out those Pearls on her neck.  
Love,
Vicki in AZ

Isaac and the Couch

This week when Isaac was over for the day there was energy pulsing in the hot AZ air.

I was working on a project and Isaac was playing sweetly somewhere near.  Has it really been that long since I had a three year old "sweetly playing near"? 

I Found THIS...

 Yep, you would be right that is my leather couch and it has silver sharpie all over it, at least on that one cushion and arm.
I didn't scream, yell, or anything like it.  I remembered to breath, I remembered that I have never taught him that we don't draw on the couch.   We wiped it clean together, (as clean as you can get silver sharpie off a leather couch).  Did you know Goof-Off can get sharpie out of leather?  (mostly).  

Yes, we had a big long talk about how we don't ever color on the couch and we never ever use sharpies without permission.

Our Fourth of July

On Saturday we went downtown to Main Street for our festivities.

We played games, enjoyed each other, ate treats, and of course

watched fireworks!

Here are Isaac and Naomi. They are pretty much the only ones who have the patience for all of my picture taking. I commit to ignoring more Mom picture taking protests!

I commit to taking more shots without intruding, so that I can get some pictures without purposely goofy looks.

I commit to ignoring all the testosterone loaded protests,

I could just kick myself 16 times for not taking several of these.

Blurry is not good.

Old cars are the bomb!

Isaac and Christian don't mind posing for me.

My soldiers, (Naomi took this picture.)

Bonus shot:

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I really liked this rental power sign. These generators were everywhere.

Yeah for MESA!

That was a Party.

♥