The best remedy for a sad mood.....

.......Spending the whole day with this sweet face!

We had pancakes together.

We pulled weeds.

We planted a fall garden.

We got dirty and had ants crawling in our hair.

We harvested cucumbers and tomatoes and peas and blackberries and pears.

So many snuggles and laughs.

And that's how you get rid of some sadness and realize how rich your life is.

I shed some tears today. And yesterday. Maybe even tomorrow.

I've been holding a lot inside lately. This is never a good idea and gets me no where on my path of progression that I crave. But a dear friend helped open the faucet for me and this is when I realized how much I need to put my big girl panties on, figure out what's hurting me at the core and be open and willing to move through this.

Life is good and I am blessed every day. Today it was my friend. She really knows me and loves me in spite of my imperfections.

I've had a lot of loss and struggle this last year. I've felt the weight of these losses for quite some time, and small losses pile on top of the big ones and I feel it all creeping up on me in a sad way. I feel a deep loneliness that I can't figure out.

Tomorrow is a new day. I will make some new commitments to myself. I will take the time for myself that I need in order to move through.

Catching Up

Major posting updates going on tonight. I finally uploaded the pictures from my camera and I still have some more to post.

Before and after shots of the basement coming soon......

Grandma Time!

I was the luckiest grandma ever! I got to babysit Ryker while NO ONE else was home. Our family is so large that usually we all fight over him and only get a limited amount of cuddle time. But this day I got four whole hours to snuggle and play.

Here are some pictures from another day that I like better:

Parker's Birthday

How is it possible that I have a 25 year old? That is a quarter of a century and that makes me feel really old.

We got the family together to celebrate Parker's birthday. It was supposed to be a Pool Party across the street as Lisa's but the weather did not cooperate. We still had some fun pool party themed treats! (Thanks to Pinterest)

Beach scene pudding cups

Beach scene pudding cups

Hummus octopus

Gummy Octopus

"Swim Like a Fish" fishie crackers

Birthday Boy and some kiddos

Happy 25th Birthday, Parker!

Painting

I had a great painting helper last week while working on some projects.

100 degree day but we got it done.

Thanks Koen!

Mario and his boys

How cute is this!