10 right now

• sneaking a peak at a not-so-little guy during a quiet moment with scriptures

• an even bigger guy of mine doing some repairs for his mama
• catching up with amanda. oh how i have missed her inspiration
• summer reading lists. mine to follow soon...just finished a sweet memoir and started another, a reread, just what i'm in the mood for.
• hen in a nest. i have one almost every morning. yum!
• rubber boots. i adore my black crocodile rubber boots...i'm a simple girl!
• baby chicks
• quiet

• this guy. this guy who will run out to jump rope race with a line of surprised 2nd graders at Field Day (on Sawyer's last day of public school ever!!). this guy who reminds me daily to laugh...belly laugh. thank God for this guy.

this moment

one photo ... no words
a moment i want to savor   to remember always
a moment that makes me smile

weekending

the perfect quiet weekend 

it started with saying goodbye to another school year and saying hello to homeschool!

there has been non stop monopoly being played

the kitchen filled with non stop cooking...feeding my stomach and my soul

sounds of Nerf ammo flying thru the air silenced only by paper airplanes taking their place

The Dangerous Book for Boys was out and fun was found within it's pages

new chickens were added to the BoninFarm

Cooper 

(named after our favorite scientist, Dr. Sheldon Cooper)

was fed, watered, and petted by his owner Sawyer Tate

they are the best of friends

yes, my lovelies, it was an almost perfect quiet weekend

if only of daddy wouldn't have been working the night shift.

but just being here was enough for us!

how was your weekend?

::joining in with amanda

grateful

this post could have been called turbulent. or i give up. but thankfully, grateful fits. sure this year of tumors, hospitals, tears, uncertainty, and fear was almost more than my little basket could carry. it also brought strenth, resilience, education, a long hard look in the mirror, and a happy ending.
all tumors so far are to be monitored every 3-6 months.
and my dear love, my heart is home. my life is complete again. a smile back on my face and ring on a certain finger.
i am indeed grateful to have my life back. however, i am grateful to have gone through this season of discontent. i learned to be a better person. to grasp to my Lord. to choose friends carefully and keep a small circle. and to just be in quiet. Quiet...the most important lesson i learned.

so my days have been filled with...

• this sweet read and now this one.
• researching homeschooling!! yes its back on!!
• planning our visit to this awesome museum. can you say Titanic!
• cooking and more cooking
• compiling my summer reading list
• marathon games of Monopoly
• junkin (antique shopping) with my Mr.
• creating with my junkin finds
• lots & lots of smiling :)

this moment

one photo ... no words
a moment i want to savor   to remember always
a moment that makes me smile

long time no see

your eyes do not deceive you...i am back. its been a long, hard, character building 9 months my peeps. i may be a little rougher around the edges, but i stronger for these trials. i won't bore you with too much detail. the Cliff Notes version:: i had a hysterectomy due to a "fibroid filled uterus & tumors on my ovaries which led to finding tumors on my thyroid. then a mass on the inside of my leg. in the midst of those surgeries, i became separated. that's right, i am a single mom. ugh! the latest is a brain tumor was detected 3 weeks ago. enough drama for you? well me too! don't shed tears for me though. it hasn't been all bad. i have come out the other side of this stronger and smarter than going in. i have learned lessons that needed to be learned and gone back to my roots that made me who i am. so..... that is what i've been up to. here is what 
i am currently ::

1. listening...Jacqueline Kennedy:Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
2. wearing...flip flops!! and my handmade jewelery
   

3. eating...obsessed with pesto pizzas, never passing up a good burger, and baking bread.
4. feeling...overwhelmed, afraid, yet strong & much loved
5. weather...beautiful. sunny. perfect.
6. reading...Gone With the Wind  again.
7. wanting...ice cream maker (mine died), to make the perfect biscuit, and to spend many days with my guys.
8. needing...a good attitude, more patience, and more chickens
9. thinking...that i have the absolute best friends a girl can have
10. enjoying...my kitchen. my boys. my sweet friends. my life.

weekending

the weekend was swim suit wearing

shoe shopping

spending mucho time with the peeps

and with new buds!

pinning like crazy

pondering where I am going

where I have been

spending some time reading

spending some time watching this and this

eating BBQ with my eldest peep coupled with great conversation

helped a sweet friend say goodbye to her dad,

what a brave girl...so proud of her

remembering my mother and the day I said goodbye to her

then I went home and got a hug from Sawyer

now all is right in the world again.

**linking up with the fabulous Amanda