Almost here....

....end of school.

Made our summer to-do list.

Items added since:  a trip with the Afework family and a trip to the Becker property.
Items that didn't make the "cut":  Disneyland, Hawaii and Walla Walla.

Started packing for Sun Lakes.  50s night is one of the themes.

Sofia wearing a 50s poodle skirt that was Ashli's when SHE was in 6th grade.

I love the number 5.  I'm making Lilia a "5" birthday shirt.  I've looked everywhere for this font.  Found it at the track today.  Stay tuned.

Night.

Breathe

Lots on the plate now...my brain is full.

not in priority order

Valentine's day decorations to complete.
Kids class vday cards to work on.
Valentine gifts for the staff at church.
Sewing.
Cleaning.
Chauffeuring.
Blogging.
Reading.
Refinancing.
Taxes.
Painting.

Some day I'll breathe.

Some pictures from this past week.

Lilia's bestest friends from school.  They had an evening dance and pizza feed.  At first she was scared and wouldn't get out of my arms.  Then she saw her friends .... she danced the night away.

Oh...heart be still,  I LOVE paper.

Thumbs up for peanut M&Ms and strawberries (thanks papa!)

The note says, "Papa please be careful, xoxo Alex".  Alex had his first guitar lesson on Tuesday, loved it!

Classic breakfast ....  

365 days and random thoughts

I vowed to be better at blogging in 2010.  Well, not really blogging, I see it more as journaling.  Except the world can see it.  One reason was Ali.  She inspires me.  I don't know how I happened upon her blog.  But I do love it.  She is journaling every day of 2010, through a picture or a note.  I don't think I'll get a post or picture everyday, but I'm trying.

I also love this site, can you guess why.

Here's an M factoid or a BOK (bit of knowledge)....I love paper journals.  Ask Ashli.  I have a collection under my nightstand.  Pretty ones, plain ones, lined pages, plain pages, a collection.  I always buy with the intention to journal.  

Here's proof, a picture of my nightsand taken last night....reading material, magazines, one journal (bottom upper left), lotion for me feet, lotion for my hands.  The black journal is Lilia's.  She likes to write in her journal every night.  She's much better at it than I am.  The journal under the little lotion is from my friend.  It's a "circle journal", where we write back and forth to each other.  I'm not good at that either.

Another M factoid.  I love cake plates.  I was in a boutique a while back.  Chatted with the sales lady about cake plates.   She took my email address and said she'd let me know when some new one's arrived.  Well she emailed me last week.  "6 and 9 inch plates are in....jade green and light pink milky glass".  Oh, heart be still.  I responded that I would take an inventory of what I have.

I have 16!

7 clear

3 white

2 black

2 pink (one light, one dark)

1 pea green

1 dark red

I told her I'd pass this time...but keep your eye out on a BLUE one, I might be interested :)

Yesterday JH was recognized at school as a school citizen who "Puts Things First".  He hated going on stage.  He hated standing in the hall for a picture.

He is so dang cute.

Before I entered the school, I saw Lilia from across the parking lot.  She was outside at recess, running around with her friends.  She had brought her green sequined purse with her to school.  Oops.  There it was, swung over her shoulder as she ran, readjusting it as it slipped off .... oh wait, she had to stop and sit to apply lipgloss.  Love it!  I was cracking up in the car.  I talked to Mrs. A after school.  Lilia should not have her purse AND lipgloss with her at school.  But she too thinks Lilia is way too much!

I survived Tuesday.  The first night of 3 kid activities.  I'm going to enjoy the silence now.

Good night.