Brown Paper Packages

cause and effect

If this arrives at your house:

and some of these show up . . .

and then this starts going up . . .

then you just might end up with: 

this . . .

or this.

It's one of the most entertaining & magical scenarios you'll see.  

 

 

the rest of tennessee

Well, we are officially home, although I really could have stayed longer.  I discovered that it is hard for me to post when I do not bring my own computer.  But we didn't have that much luggage space so that's just that.  

I leave you with some of my favorite memories of our time in the South. 

for Dad . . .

my pretty flower . . .

my handsome hubby  . . .

my son exploring a plantation . . .

a dollhouse we wanted to take home . . .

a back porch view . . . lemonade, anyone? 

(Oh, I forgot.  I don't live there.  Sorry!!)

 

postcards 3 {tennessee}

Someone turned three years old while we were in Tennessee.

She celebrated in style with a fancy party hat, a singing Opry lunch and a special bracelet from Brother.

(May I just mention that while you must be five to use permanent markers at our house, three is the year for glitter glue pens.)  

A proper birthday post will follow . . . as soon as I find my head in one of these suitcases and securely fashion it to my shoulders.  Maybe with glitter glue.)

 

 

postcards 2 {tennessee}

the mother church of country music . . .

 

postcards {tennessee}

right outside our door . . .

It's spring here, raining the first two days and now over 80 degrees . . . the trees are blossoming and the grass is green!  (August is afraid we are missing out on mowing the lawn back home!) We have packed so much into our first few days I've hardly had time to upload pictures from my camera.  Back soon with more postcard pictures!

surprise day

Every so often (less often than I should) I take the kids on surprise days.  I don't tell them where we're going, only what they should wear and anything they need to bring with them.  Along the way I give them clues and they try to guess where we're going. 

They love it. 

As do I, so we should do it more often. 

We went last Friday on possibly one of the most miserable days this year.  Wind, wind, wind.  But we enjoyed ourselves and here are a few peeks into our day . . .

We experienced pretty much every type of weather that day . . . wind, rain, snow and sleet.   And at our last stop, a brilliant showing of the sun shining across the water. 

Yep, more surprise days are in order. 

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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my valentine boy

Gifts of love from my boy. 

 

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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To snow!

mindset for moms

The author of one of my favorite books, Steady Days, A Journey Toward Professional, Intentional Motherhood, has written another book, Mindset for Moms.  You ought to check it out!