The best day ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What more could I really ask for? For starters, I got to take a shower this AM. You all laugh, but trust me, when you have kids, especially more than one, a shower suddenly falls low down on the totem pole!

Then I got all "cute", yet another rarity, and had breakfast with the moms from preschool. We went to Mimi's Cafe. Their food was fabulous!

After that we headed back to the school for their last day of school/graduation assembly. They were so cute.

Then as if that wasn't great! My bestest friend ever and Kate's bestest friend ever and birth buddy, came to visit. It was so spur of the moment and I"m just grateful to God, that we had this time together to enjoy ourselves and get caught up! I feel like a completely recharged battery now!!!!

Then after my delightfully cranky preschooler went down for her nap, my glorious Buddha girl just had me going! Who can turn away from a laughing baby? Their really is nothing better. Find yourself in a bad place? Just watch the video below. It will definitely turn that frown upside down!

The day of course ended with our family night at chickfila. Nothing better than some chicken nuggets and a balloon animal. What more could a kid want? Oh wait.......

ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!

I truly had a happy day!

Let the juices flow.....

I know all you loyal readers (well 1 loyal reader) have anxiously been waiting for a new post! After many many MANY months, I finally put on my creative hat again and jumped into the world of card making.

I was asked to donate some of my cards for a silent auction at church. As much as I love to create things, I typically steal other people's ideas for inspiration (sssshhhhh.....don't tell!). So on a pursuit to find my next victim, I came across this AMAZING site called Split Coast Stampers. It's like I found Mecca for stamping. You name it you can probably find it!

My adventures led me to a technique called "One Sheet Wonder". Essentially you take a sheet of paper (12x12 or 8.5x11) and stamp it. Then you cut the paper if various different sizes and use it to make many cards. It's a great concept because it allows you to have a constant theme, but with varied results.

Since I had little time, I passed on the whole "stamping the paper" part and just bought some really cute scrapbook card stock (it was double sided). I found a template for cutting the paper and got to it! A couple cute stamps and fun chotchkes later and the end result was SO CUTE!

Happy May Day!........a little late!

May? I'm sorry what? May like the month when Mother's Day happens? May like Memorial Day and swimming pools opening? I'm sorry. Have I been asleep for a couple of months?

It's amazing! Though I love this time of year, I find it hard to believe that in a few weeks Kate will be done with her first year of Pre-school, Claire will be turning 8 months, I will be doing Relay for Life and trying to figure out how I'll get back in my bathing suit! ACK!

On a good note, our garden is just lovely right now! It's like a continual wave of color. First it started off with the daffodils and crocus. Then the phlox exploded (REALLY). It's this wonderful carpet of color. Now they are starting to fade and the azaleas have popped! It's quite amazing to see all the beauty of God. I guess it is true that April showers bring May flowers.

The other day Kate's class went to Frying Pan Park on a field trip to see all the new babies. Despite it being 50 degrees, very overcast and extremely windy, we had a grand time! Though most of us were horribly under dressed!!!! We all huddled together as we rode the tractor around the park.

And just today, Miss Claire stood on her own!!!! (Again, I guess I've been asleep or something) When did she grow up! She's trying to figure out how to crawl, but her poor little belly hasn't figured out how to defy gravity yet. So instead she lays on her back and picks up her cute little booty and scoots backwards. It's pretty funny to watch.

These are days that you’ll remember. When May is rushing over you, with desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour. You’ll know it’s true, that you are blessed and lucky. It’s true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. - These are the Days by 10000 Maniacs

THESE ARE THE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!