Day 15

It's one of my favorite comfort foods for winter. And every year I cook a HUGE pot (because I don't know any other way to make them) of red beans to eat with rice. YUM! With the gray weather and no boys in the house, Sarah and I chopped and sauteed and whipped up a pot of beans that simmered all day long. Then I sat down in my chair and read a book in peace. What a fantastic day!

Day 14

After three opening games of getting slaughtered, I can honestly say I was not looking forward to spending my Saturday night watching my son play basketball. It's not that I don't love to watch him, I just feel so badly when they lose. So, when his team hit the court, I did not have high hopes. They surprised me. It seems they finally gelled as a team and played well! They ended up winning and by quite a few! So I found it fitting to post this picture of my sweet son for Day 14. I love you Ben!!

Day 13

It was Friday the 13th and our monthly bunco night! Since it was chilly and we all just really wanted to veg out we decided to arrive in our pajamas. Here is a picture of our slippered feet! I love this group of women ~ no matter what is going in our life we find a reason to laugh and lift each other up!

365 Project

Okay... better late than well, a lot of things. I have decided to try to take part in The 365 Project. This project intrigued me last year, and each year I say I am going to participate. However, each year I seem to remember about halfway through the month of January and feel like "it's too late". So this year, I figure I will just "embrace" my tardiness and do it anyway! I hope I can stick with it as life sometimes takes over and some of my postings might be groups of photos instead of one per day. I think the final project will be one that is worth it.

The objective is to capture the year in photos by selecting one photo per day to post or share. At the end of the year, you have a history of moments captured by pictures. Since I already have this blog I figured I would post the pictures here. Some might be artistic, but I actually envision them depicting my everyday life, which is not too glam!

Maybe a scrapbook at the end of the year with all the photos? Who knows?

New Family Member!

We have been stricken with a terrible case of LOVE!!! Puppy Love!! Welcome our furry little bundle of fun and puppy breath kisses - Boomer! He is only 2lbs 10 oz at his last doctor visit and is part Maltese and part poodle. He has very special beginnings, because he was the lone survivor in a litter birthed to one of the puppy mill rescue dogs. Mama survived too but Boomer was the only puppy to survive the premature delivery. He is all spunk and super fun to watch. Our neighbors thought we had acquired a bunny rabbit since all they could see was this little white fluff hopping through the grass. Yes, that's right he hops because his little legs are short. Each day is a new experience for him and he truly is a smart and special dog we look forward to loving on for years to come!

On my nightstand...

In addition to my kindle (on top) I have a good bit of summer reading ahead. Some fiction, some non-fiction. Can't decide what to start on. I am always looking for more good recommendations if you want to leave a comment on a "can't put down" book ~ would love to add it to my stack here!

The Flaming Parables

Sarah & her friends joined forces to form a self-described "team of nerds" for Heritage Middle School's annual volleyball event, Serve & Shout today.

The kids planned their team in their honors algebra class and instead of sporting their name on their shirt (such as "Reed"), they each chose an equation. Sarah was the slope intercept equation. Their teacher, Ms. Barlow, whom they all adore and love, dressed like a calculator and was their team mascot - Calcie (cal-kee).

Love this group of girls - so sweet, smart, silly and not too self-conscious to be goofy and have fun!