Wordless Wednesday.......

Smilin' Seanie

Sweet Seanie

Getting Away....

We were away for a few days with family members leading up to the Fourth Of July. A place Hubby's family used to visit when he was little. It brought back great memories for him and made many new ones for our boys! The scenery was beautiful, and the company was wonderful. Here are some of my photos. You'll have to check out my Hunky Hubby's blog for the pics of the boys' first catch! The pond was full of hungry sunnies!

Loved this swing!

We are so happy we had a chance to go away for a "retreat" in such a relaxing atmosphere with our family. Thanks to everyone for a memorable week!

It's Real Life Thursday ( Friday)

I missed this yesterday, we were away for a few days. That's another post! When I saw this week's list from Farm Fresh, I had to do it! This week's "theme" is "Where the Magic Happens". (the bedroom)

ok, here goes....

UNDER THE BED:

Nothing but a little dust and Lightning McQueen.

WHAT'S IN AND ON THE DRESSER

On top, mostly Jeff's things. You know, those "piles" of things that never get put away........

My bottom drawer.....pj's and the like.

ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND:

This clock gets covered every night because it is brighter than the sun. No kidding. I usually just throw a washcloth over it.

PICTURES/DECOR IN THE ROOM

The only thing on our walls right now is our wedding picture. And a mirror. I've got some things in mind for the room, but it's slow going. I'm working on it!

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE ROOM

I love the wood floors and the yellow paint,white trim. I just bought these white curtains, and I am liking them very much!

WHAT I HATE ABOUT THE ROOM

I hate the broken blinds on the other window with the BITE MARKS that are about,oh, the same height as two little boys' mouths. Errg...

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUELY ME

I think the colors are what makes it uniquely me. I love that it is very sunny and happy. A bedroom should be that.

and lastly, the *best* part.....

WHAT I SLEEP IN

usually t-shirt and shorts/lightweight pants. (parka in the winter! Ha Ha)

Well, that's it! Hope you liked our Room!

Where the magic Happens!!!

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words....

Ummm.....

Yeah........

Ok, here's a good one...(bet you didn't see this comin) "Don't you just want to pinch their buns!"

Hee Hee Hee Hee! Ha! Ha! Ha! Woooo! *sigh*

It's Real Life!

Ok, I've been seeing this on some other mommy blogs, and I have to try it! "Real Life Thursday" I missed the one from last week-sorry-it was a good one. Basically the idea is to take pictures of the "list of things" they give you-THE WAY THEY ARE. (no primping) so as to appreciate it as "Real Life".
Here it is for this week. Enjoy!

1. Curb Appeal

There is supposed to be a picture of our house here, but it is nighttime right now. (oops, should have done this earlier!) So I will put up a picture tomorrow!

2. Junk Drawer

This actually is not too messy. Usually where I keep tape, crazy glue, some ribbon and envelopes. I'm not sure why there is a picture of my husband in 6th grade there, but it's cute!

The yellow box is smoke bombs-my hunky hubby is going to use them to smoke out a ground hog, and then , well, you know the rest.

Moving on.......

3. From Whence I blog

Well, there it is. It's in our spare room, in the basement.

4. Favorite Jewelry

Ok, many of you saw one of my recent posts regarding my jewelry party where I earned free jewelry. I have to say, I did get a lot of really great pieces, but this tops them all! Hasn't lost an ounce of sparkle in 10 years!

5. My Best Feature

Here is what my hubby thinks is one of the best: My jaw line, neck and shoulders area! I wouldn't let him take a picture of anything else.

Anyway, so that's it for this Thursday! I can't wait to see what's on for next week!

If any of you would like to check out Farm Fresh where I found this, she's at: http://farmfreshiowa.blogspot.com. She has her own Real Life Thursday posted and if you scroll down and click on "mr Linky" you can see many others!

STRAWBERRIES!

It's that time! June is strawberry pickin' time! We always go to a local farm that has huge fields of them! We went on Saturday, and though there were a lot of people there, it wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be.

On the way there, we saw a blimp over head! This was very, very exciting!

Totally cool, huh! Alright, enough staring up at the sun. Time to get pickin!

I just noticed that it looks like Kev is not too happy in this picture. I think he is probably telling Sean not to eat them all!

See what I mean? Check out the chin!

That right there is what it's all about! They had a great time picking some and tasting a lot. It was a great day-good weather and great fun. Now we can't wait to eat the rest of those berries! (maybe a recipe in a future post? I dunno, we'll see.... I haven't posted a recipe on here yet.....)

Here's some berry picking Do's and Don'ts!

1. Do wear sunscreen and hats

2. Do bring a bottle of water with you-in a small backpack along with camera.

3. Do bring baby wipes- for wiping sticky, red dyed hands and faces afterwords!

4. DON'T WEAR FLIP FLOPS! Really, really not smart. I was going to put a picture here of my mud covered foot-in-flip-flop. It wouldn't upload for some reason. It's just as well. You all don't need to see my muddy feet! Just wear sneakers when you go, ok? good.

Two Graduations In One Week?

Well, Big Ry graduated from Pre-K this week. It was adorable of course! (He has been in Pre-K for two yrs. He is a Sept b-day, so he was the youngest in his class.) His amazing teacher held it together giving out diplomas, until she got to him, and then the tears came, and then the moms caught it. Good grief! Doesn't anybody think to bring tissues to these things?


Anyway, We are all very proud of him! Congratulations Ry! Kindergarten is only a few short months away! Go get em tiger!


And of course, Jeff had his 8th grade graduation- actually it is tonight-his chorus kids are singing at the ceremony. He will miss them!


He has a half day tomorrow and then school's out for the summer baby! Woo hoo! Bring on the Pina Coladas,( er I mean Capri-Sun's) B-B-Q's, Music and fun!