A Few Thoughts on a Friday

--This is my favorite kind of tree.  I love when it blooms (even though it's only a few days each year) and we have had one in our front yard at both of our houses (I'd call that pretty lucky).

--I've started playing with the A Beautiful Mess app a little.  But just a little...I like a word or a doodle here or there, but I like the photos more.

--Liv had an extra day off school this week and I realized I don't really have a plan of what to do with her during the weeks that her school ends & the big kids get out of school.  Ooops!  Come on warm weather so we can be outside.  Otherwise, I might make her do even more yoga...or lots of dance parties.

--Speaking of exercise, I have realized recently that I really only exercise to support my love of ice cream and wine (well, and food in general)...and I'm fine with that.  I'd rather enjoy myself.  The following "quote" was a fake answer in a game on Watch What Happens Live and is also now my life mantra.
"I'm a size 10.  I could be a size 8, but I'm f**in hungry."

--I've been trying to be braver and more interested in animals, because my kids are so into them.  It's a tough process for me, but the other day I took the above pics of a crane and turtle to show them later.  I even moved the turtle to get a better photo (and then again to move him off the path entirely) and was telling everyone how he wrapped his tail around my hand and it freaked me out.  Then Matt tells me it's a snapping turtle.  This information did not help my newfound braveness.

--I can't wait for new Arrested Development.  I was late to the party the first time (of course), but I won't be this time.  In related news, enough people told me to watch Friday Night Lights that I finally started that series (and stuck with it even though I wasn't initially interested).  I'm on season 2 now and officially hooked.

Fun with a Boring Gift

We had dinner with my Mom last night and gave her some Mother's Day money to put towards flowers for her garden.  She shops at a garden store in her town (that is not in mine) & I hadn't had time to run down and get a gift certificate, so we had just planned to give her cash...boring.  It's times like this that I am thankful for the Internet!  One quick search & an added pipe cleaner and we had a cute "origami" flower to give my mom instead of a boring envelope.  Livie was so excited to give it to her that she insisted I let her pose for pics with the flower before we left (I also played with the A Beautiful Mess photo app on the pic above).

The other quick change that happened yesterday was with my current work in progress.  The project on the left became the project on the right.  I like both (and both are just starts), but I think the end product of the right pattern is going to work better for the gift I am giving (more on that later)...

My Super Duper Mother's Day

I have some amazing kids!  And while I know that sounds like bragging (and biased given that they are mine), it was a tough road to end up with these three.  So now that I've got them, I try to ignore the crazy and the bickering, and focus on the awesome!  Yesterday, was definitely in the awesome category.  I was spoiled with amazing gifts, we went on a super long hike, all 3 meals were take out, and while the weather was cold, it was sunny.

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream and that is kind of the same thing. They know the way to my heart.

Yes, this is their feet.  They make a new one for me each year and every year I am shocked at how big Jack's feet are!

They ran up this hill (this only shows half of the incline)...look closely for EJ on the left.

They just want to get to our late lunch, but indulged me for one photo.

I got the chairs I've been longing for (they are red, not pink)...yay, reading corner in the front yard!

And Jack turned me into a blubbery mess with his poem about me (this is just part).

Like I said, I was spoiled and I was thrilled to spend the day with these three (and their awesome daddy too).  Hope everyone's day was just was wonderful!