Last Day of School

Friday was the last day of school for the kids. WHAT A GREAT DAY!!!! Plus it was my Birthday so what better thing to happen but have the kids out of school for the summer. I went to the Temple that morning and than went to the school to pick the kids up and I took them to Subway. From there we went to Sam's Club for groceries and came home to play. They ended up next door at their cousins house playing with them while I put groceries away. I decided because it was my birthday I was not going to do any house work and I DID NOT DO ANY, which I never do this, but it was nice. The house was a TOTAL MESS on Saturday and to be honest I just did not care. My in-laws took the kids and I out to dinner that night and for the whole day I did not have to fix a meal. What a great way to celebrate a birthday and I HIGHLY recommend it.

I am so excited to have the kids home for the summer and for all the fun we are going to have together. Hope all of you have a wonderful summer and I can't wait to hear how it goes.

Memorial Day

We spent the day planting our garden. Holy Schmoly, it is huge. I don't know what we were thinking. It will be a great reward once things start coming out of the garden and we get to eat them. But weeding is going to be a dream come true, at least that is what I keep saying. I am trying not to say it will be a NIGHTMARE!!!

Hope all of you had a wonderful day.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day to all of the beautiful women in my life. I love you dearly and am grateful for your love and friendships.

I hope you have been spoiled by hugs and kisses from you families and have a wonderful day.

Sand and Stone

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING

THROUGH THE DESERT.

DURING SOME POINT OF THE

JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN

ARGUME NT ; AND ONE FRIEND

SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE

IN THE FACE.
THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED

WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT

SAYING ANYTHING,

WROTE IN THE SAND:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

THEY KEPT ON WALKING,

UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,

WHERE THEY DECIDED

TO TAKE A BATH.

THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN

SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE

MIRE AND STARTED DROWNING,

BUT THE FRIEND S AV ED HIM.

AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM

THE NEAR DROWNING,

HE WROTE ON A STONE:

'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SAVED MY LIFE '.

THE FRIEND WHO H A D SL APPED

AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND

ASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU,

YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,

YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'

THE FRIEND REPLIED

'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US

WE SHOULD WRITE I T DOWN

IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF

FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.

BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES

SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,

WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE

WHERE NO WIND

CAN EVER ERASE IT.'

LEARN TO WRITE

YOUR HURTS IN

THE SAND AND TO

CARVE YOUR

BENEFITS IN STONE.

THEY SAY IT TAKES A

MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL

PERSON, AN HOUR TO

APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY

TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN

AN ENTIRE LIFE

TO FORGET THEM.

What words of wisdom to live by and I hope that every day I can remember these words and forgive those that I need to forgive and grow to love them dearly who hurt me.

A little of this and a little of that

We have had a lot of rain the last few days and I found this site that has some beautiful pictures of rain

http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.asp?photoID=505608&catID=371&contestCatID=&rowNumber=38&camID=.

I also found this site for snow

http://www.bigfoto.com/themes/nature/winter/index.htm.

But I am really hoping for days like these pictures

http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Spring_Summer.htm.

Hope you have a wonderful day in whatever weather you maybe having today.

(I tried to link the websites, but I did not get it figured out.)

One of those weeks

It has been a long week and the days seem to be slowly going by. I wish I was home and not working everyday including Saturday. The kids are taken care of by Grandma and our wonderful neighbor and friend. I miss not being home when they get home from school and miss the fun we have after school and catching up for the day. Only two more weeks of this stuff and hopefully have a day or two (HOPEFULLY MORE) off.

I am still trying to get the inside of the house painted upstairs and I am about 3/4 of the way done. I have not worked out in weeks and I HATE IT!! But have resolved to kick booty tonight after I get the kids in bed. I don't like feeling this way.

Hope all of you are having a great week and day!!

I WON!!! This was the best give away ever!!! Thanks Tanja at On that Note. I received it in the mail yesterday and those carrot cookies are to die for. I have to find out where she got them, even my kids loved them.

The Tricycle, Bunny and eggs look great on my entry table.

(Photo courtesy of Tanja, Hope you don't mind)