{didn't we just celebrate that?}

i wasn't too terribly shocked when i was in HL two weeks ago and saw they had their fall stuff out. but, i thought my eyes were realllllllllly blurry when i rounded an aisle and was in a winter wonderland of christmas ribbon/candles/decor.

seriously, Christmas in may?

{seriously}

30 minutes after waking up this morning......noah told me he was bored. are you serious?

{santa?}

seriously, when your doorbell rings at 7:32 pm and you open it to find the ups man......the first thought would automatically be......Christmas? our usual delivery time is noon, so you can understand the confusion.

but, i think it is Christmas???

one of my photography clients just sent me a thank you package??? oh, my goodness?!?! and, i cannot even get a hold of her, so I'm dying! but, in the tiny picture above that i got off of a search, it does not do even the bottle justice!

but, that is laundry detergent! i realize that laundry detergent is not usually something you would hope for......but, THE funny thing is, she and i had a conversation about this product several weeks ago and she actually sent me some! after i kill her, i will die myself. so thoughtful! and, seriously, the bottle itself is unbelievable. but, it is a company called A Good Home, Inc. that sells "chemical free" house products. i've been on a kick with that lately, especially with tub cleaners and the boys. so, i had switched to the "green stuff" at wal-mart a few months ago and after that particular random discussion - this is what i got. total surprise.

the funniest thing of all is that "I" had called a friend in NWA a couple weeks ago to find out the company name as i was looking at some things to gift a friend of mine as she had used this product in the past. i had not yet ordered hers, but, how weird is that????

the sad thing in all of this, is it's too pretty to use!

{it's a sickness}

i promise!

remember my posts about"how many rugs do you have?" and, i never revealed my number as it was mortifying. however, despite seeing THE CUTEST RUG ever a few weeks ago, i did walk away. now, i have thought about it 78 times at the very least since then, and i've convinced myself it is no longer in the store.....but, despite it all.....i overcame. whew!


well, i also have the same problem/issue.....okay addiction with platters. and, there are only so many of those you can display as well or you think you've walked into a platter shop. do they have those??????? okay, i digress.

but, besides a few sentimental ones (the ones my sil had made for us with each of the boys) i try to keep them limited to seasonal stuff. however, look what i found the other day......too cute. and, two of them are about creating memories.......so, i was sunk.

seriously, i can't wait for MY birthday now. i will likely subtract a few candles, but, will love using this platter! fun!
and, the one below!!!! cannot wait to use it! how many memories can we make with that one? love it. and, yes, when my boys are 22, they will still be using this. ;) at least when they come to visit their mama!

of course, the above says it all. :)

Very, very cute stuff at Glory Haus Online.

{summer begins here tomorrow}

although very few of his friends are attending these last few days of school.....of course, noah insisted. so, i have a few surprises for them when he gets home tomorrow and summer officially starts here at home.......

1) a banner and balloons to greet them (although i am OUT of butcher paper, so will have to come up with something) for that welcome summer banner across the front porch.
2)a summer tub filled with summer goodies (bubbles, chalk, homemade popsicle containers, a new snow cone/slushie machine, cute snow cone holders, multiple snow cone flavors, water guns, silly string, water toys, a slip-n-slide, sunscreen (of course), new swimsuits, pool toys, etc)
3)a little above the ground pool (on order) to be installed AFTER their swim lessons in June.
4) a vintage-y popcorn bowl for our family movie nights.
5)glazed donuts for tomorrow's breakfast complete with one choc milk and one apple juice. **this will be a real treat for n as i had really cut back on the sugar contained in breakfast over the past couple months as he was more distracted at school. he will be HaPpY!
6)fun, summer-y sandwich cookies from the bakery for an after school snack.
7)a special packed-lunch for n's last day of 2nd grade (boo-hoo) complete with a note.
8)a notebook for n and e to work on the official summer to-do list tomorrow night.
9)a hammock
10)new books for #9

Can't wait!!!!

{living in america}

today scott & i had to run some errands. which was a miracle in and of itself as today was the first day he was up all day (although, he is no longer up as i type this) since last friday. so, it was nice to actually converse with him. he didn't feel great, but, he was moving. :)

when we got home, my mom told me that later in the morning e asked where we were? she told him we had gone to fort smith, but, would be back soon. his reply "that is really good. because when they leave fort smith and get back home they will be back in america and they really like living in america!"

ha! although we were a tad off geographically, he did get it right in how thankful we are to live in america.

funny!

{is there anything better?}

than playing indoor-hide-n-seek with nannie pat on a rainy day? by, the giggles i am hearing from all three....probably not.

so, so sweet.