thankful thursday

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 107:1

one - fun in the sun at Myrtle Beach...we had a great week...a great, safe, uneventful week.
two - home - although I love the beach and could live there forever, I am blessed to have a wonderful home to return to with my family.
three - thoughtful, sensitive, tenderhearted children (most of the time). Mother's Day was so nice. Being a girl that loves chocolate, my husband found an absolutely delicious Tiramisu Chocolate Bar for me. Oh...yummmmm! He also took the girls shopping and they picked out new t-shirts for me to replace one that was lost at the beach...that's a story I'll have to share later.

sorry no pictures on this one...blogger was giving me a hard time

beach stories

The weather today and yesterday has been so nice that I've been working in the yard...not blogging. I usually use a part of nap time to write new posts, but the sun was drawing me outside. Well, right now the girls are napping after a fun and productive morning so it's the perfect time to share some stories from our trip to the beach.
First - I am glad to say that neither one of my children had a fear of the waves this time. Okay, they had enough fear (I like to call it common sense) to not run directly out into the waves. But they were brave enough to immediately play on the edge. No big deal, right? Well, in previous trips they forgot that it's not scary to play and let the water get on you, so there was lots of coaxing(from me) and lots of whining (from them). Usually by the second day they were fine, but this time there was no whining! (not about getting in the ocean anyway)
Second - The first day we went down to the beach I put the girls in their oh-so-cute bathing suits then slathered them up with sunscreen everywhere else. I got the child's sunscreen, ya know, pediatrician recommended..blah, blah, blah. All went well - we play for hours- then went in for lunch, bath, and nap time. When I woke the girls up Little Miss E's face was swelled up a little. I had washed off the sunscreen in the bath, but must have missed some because her swelling was in bizarre spots (the ones I missed I suppose). There was no swelling or redness anywhere else, just on her face. Poor thing, one more allergy :-{ Thankfully she has a hat to keep the sun off her face and I got some zinc oxide for her face, just in case I needed it.
Third - I did take a few crafty things for the girls to create while we were at the beach. You never know if there will be rainy days and I like to be prepared. Anyway, I found some cute little flip-flop bead necklace kits at Joann Fabrics. What fun...and super cute!

Okay, that's enough beach talk for now. I'll have more later.

we're back...and I have so much to say

First let me begin with a belated Happy Mother's Day!

This is a picture of my mom and my sister waiting for me to become a mom. It was a long wait.
Here I am on the verge of becoming a mom! I know, go ahead and say it...huge!
Now, five years later, I have two beautiful girls. What a blessing it is to be a mom.

Okay, so we went to the beach. Oh man, it was so nice to get away. I do love the beach. I mean, really love it. I know you want to see some pictures so I'll post a few today. There will be more to come...trust me! This is a beautiful sunrise I caught when I remembered to take my camera out on the balcony before I made the coffee.

We found this lovely crab one day. Yes, it's dead. The girls loved holding it, but all I could think was...*what a waste, that would've been tasty*.Oh what fun splashing and getting every nook and cranny filled with sand.

So now that we're home we have to get back into the routine...and there's a lot to catch up on. I have a huge to-do list for the week. This is what I've done so far today: 1) washed and hung 5 loads of laundry 2)put all previously washed clean clothes away 3)did an hour or so of homeschool with the girls 4)took out the trash 5)made cookies for the neighbor (he cuts our grass in the front yard sometimes) Okay, I cheated and got the pre-made dough, but at least I can mark it off my list! 6)cut the grass in the back yard...shocking I know-but a nice surprise for my husband 7)pulled weeds in the garden spot so I can plant my veggies (the girls helped pull weeds) 8)washed the dishes 9)posted a new entry on my blog!

Wow! I got more done that I thought, how great! Now the remainder of the day will be a piece of cake...mmmmm cake. I am in the process of number 10 on my list...assembling my new garden cart. My husband bought it for me before we went to the beach and today, since it's nice and warm, I thought I'd try my hand at putting it together. The instructions are quite ridiculous, but thankfully there are illustrations. I'll take pictures of my progress...and if I give up and let my husband take over, I'll take a picture of the final product.

************TA-DA!************

The girls are in the tub, a meatloaf is in the oven, the laundry is dry and folded (but not put away yet}o:), I used my treadmill, and guess what.....I finished assembling my new garden cart!

Here it is! seriously...am I supposed to get this?!well, it's coming along nicely...but it's taking longer that the standard 30 minute assembly time
Look how cute!
Oh yeah! Don't be jealous.
All ready to be used...the planting will have to wait until tomorrow. I can hardly wait:-)Yippee! Yahoo! Hurray! Yee Haw! Woo Hoo!

thankful thursday

The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works. All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord. And Your godly ones shall bless You. Psalm 145:8 - 10

First of all, I figured out how to set the date a post will appear on my blog. How great! So even though I'm not at home right now on my computer I can still share with you. I'll have lots to say when we return from the beach, but I didn't want to let a Thursday go by without sharing what I am thankful for. (I know, that sentence ended with a preposition, ugh!) Please feel free to leave a comment about what you are thankful for as well.

one - vacationing with my family - Although I wrote this in advance, you should just assume that we are having a great time :o)

two - a break from the routine - As a routine oriented person, it is nice to have a change of pace. It gives me a chance to take a fresh look at things and make some changes.

three - spring - After months of wintery, wet weather it is nice to enjoy the warmth of the sun all morning long...and it makes for nice quiet naptimes.

oh, happy day

Tomorrow is the big day. We are going to the beach! I still have a little more packing to do and a lot more cleaning of the house, too. I like the house to be nice and clean so when we get home we can relax...because, as you know, everyone needs a vacation to recover from their vacation. The girls are soooo excited! They helped gather up all the shovels and pails, bathing suits and flip-flops, and colorful beach towels. They even helped me wash the car...well, they got really wet, so I am assuming that they helped. Next week I will be thinking of you all and taking lots of pictures so I can share with you when we get back. Oh, and here's a picture of the girls all dressed up and ready to go...is there such a thing as too much jewelry?!

thankful thursday

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, in the company of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:1-2
Whew, what a day! We've been busy. So, dinner is in the oven, the laundry is done...well, it's still hanging on the line, but it's clean, and the packing has begun. I've made a list, checking it twice...I know. :o) Anyway, I didn't want to finish the day without stopping to be thankful because no matter how much more needs to be done there is always time to give thanks.


one - wonderful play dates - We played this morning with some dear friends and we had a lot of fun. Little Miss O has decided to marry her cute little friend (when she's 30 years old). Too cute, right!?!





two - warm weather, it makes for nice play dates, great laundry days, and growing sunflowers Yes, the sunflowers are still growing. We planted them last week. The Mammoth Russians survived, but the Evening Suns croaked. There are more seeds, so maybe some will still sprout.



three - beach, sand, sun, family vacation...you get the idea. Only 2 more days to go!

I couldn't very well have a post with out both girls, so here is Miss E enjoying books...lots of books!