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this weekend

What are you doing this weekend? Since all of our sports are over and neither of the kids is playing ball this summer (hooray!) we find ourselves with extra time in the evenings and weekends that we haven't had in years. As a matter of fact, last evening after work, the kids and I went out the the "farmette" (what my mom calls my dad's farm) and rode 4-wheelers, looked at the newly dug out and dammed pond, and reclined on the blanket and ate chicken. It was wonderful. I have vowed to spend more time out there this summer. But, on to this weekend:

• volunteer at the state baseball tournament happening this weekend


• hang out at the pool


• go out to the farm, this time with my camera and more bud spray!


• Send Carson with my dad to a car show


• go to church (and relish in the new earlier summer service!)


• throw a baby shower for a co-worker


• volunteer at the state soccer cup which starts this weekend

Sound like fun? Hopefully I will have some photos to share on Monday! What are you doing this weekend?

Bad Hair Day?

No matter how much curly pudding I use, when it rains like it is today here in the midwest, my hair looks like this:

By the way, if you want a few laughs, check out TheVoice of Reason, where this photo came from!

Lovely Day

...that's what it is here in the midwest today. After 3 days of 50-plus mile per hour wind, it has finally calmed. Actually, according to the weatherpeople, it really is the "calm before the storm." We're all set to have a major storm tonight when the wind switches from the south to the north.

Anyhoo...I was browsing Bricolagelife yesterday, and she shared her Monday Mix tape from Mixwit (which by the way is cool as shit) and she had Lovely Day by Bill Withers on there. It is all I have been humming for the past 24 hours, and here is for you!

Enjoy!

Yahooie! It's Spring!

Spring has arrived in Kansas. I thought you might like to see a few shots of the activity that has been happening in my garden lately!

To the right are the deep purple (almost black) hyacinths pushing up out of the earth. I LOVE the way those fragile little things can move mountains to get to that precious sun! I'll share the blooms with you in about 2 weeks, hopefully!





Here is one of my babies. Yes, it is actually a poppy coning back for another season. I am so in love with poppies, but they are extremely hard to bring back in Kansas without a lot of love and care. I succeeded in doing absolutely nothing to these guys all winter, but they came back. I tried them in a new location this time, and it must have worked!


Below are the first 2 daffodils who bloomed in my courtyard already. I promptly cut them and brought them inside for our company to enjoy last night. they loved them!





And finally, the crocuses...I must admit that I am a cutting flower kind of girl, but there is nothing better than those first blooming crocuses in March. They look almost like snow on the ground.

Hopefully your first day of spring was as good as mine...enjoy the earth's greening where ever you are!