Category: family

Please…

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If you are of the positive thoughts/praying sort, please keep my mom in those thoughts and prayers today. 
She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer a few weeks back, which was a shock to us all. 
Today she sees her doctor to determine the next step… 
It’s really hard being some two thousand miles away as this happens. My heart simply wants to be there with her… 
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Strung out…

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I know, i know… 
I have these big gaps in my posting, and then all of a sudden I string out this one party and it’s photos. 
But you guys, right now it’s just really NICE to look at these lovely faces. 
My only regret is that, in the last hour of the party, about 7 people came who i wish I’d taken real life photos of… Just to stare at them now and feel a bit more joyful. 
More grateful. 
Anyway, these are lovely people, from a lovely afternoon. 

 {Note: look at my man… he is a kid man, for sure…
We need another little one… that’s all- end note.}

 {Cousins

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You gotta fight, for your right…

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We had a little drop in Picnic Party for Amanda, last week, to celebrate her achievements in her Army training, as a combat medic. 
It was so great to have loved ones drop by and pay their love and congratulations to Amanda! It was great fun chatting and drinking fresh squeezed lemonade and super sweet tea… Chocolate chip cookies melted, in the sun, to become a delightfully gooey mess, and many a great conversation was had. We had melting ice cream bars, giant bouncing balls and a photo booth to keep kids entertained… 
{This is the part where we ignore any stress, any excessive near-heat strokes or that the gooey chocolate wasn’t really as fun as all that…}

 {For the record, that says EAT not FAT…} 

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Nine…

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Me-
– starting an 8 week fitness challenge with a few awesome friends. i am super excited!
– meeting with my new physical trainer, and establishing a fitness routine.
– finally nailing down as much editing as I can fit in this month.
– trying to be more disciplined with meditation time. 
Reading-
– still reading the same Emily Giffen book. (hard month of August. NOT SAD to see it be gone.)
– Starting the new Gretchen Rubin book Happy At Home. My BFF Deb and I loved the year we took to do The Happiness Project and are super excited to embark on this journey together.
– Get back to journaling. 
Us-
– starting a family gratitude challenge. I’m super excited…
– Getting back to school. New home program. I’m way excited about it. Optimistic.
– Celebrating our family anniversary (9th) and hoping we do it in an extra special way…
– picnic.
– apple picking.
– apple drying.

 Heart-
– quality time with one’s I love.
– striving for gratitude.
– writing more from the heart. 

Create-
– armoire renovation projects. (thanks, Pinterest!)
– working in a more dedicated way, on my Smash book.
– begin working on a few Christmas gifts. 
Home-
– Smoothies. Smoothies. LOADS of smoothies. Experimenting…
– a new cheesecake for my dear friend’s birthday.
– board games.
– new art projects.
– preserving.

Health-
– water. exercise.
– less sugar, more green.
– teas. natural beverages. 
Love-
– desperately hoping to squeeze a date night in… Maybe two. Don’t want to get too crazy…
– getting back into praying together and devotions. Summer wasn’t easy on us…
– tv snuggling.

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Yesterday…

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Record heat. 
3+ hour Monopoly game. 
BBQ with friends. 
Ice cream bars. 
Mouthy 13 year old. 
Morning spent canning pickles. 
Read two chapters in the new Emily Giffen book while processing. 
Iced Tea. 
Iced water. 
More tea. 
More water. 
Baby giggles. 
How was your Tuesday? 
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