Day 168 - Calm

Calm /kahm/ n. 1. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness. 2. Serenity; tranquillity; peace.

Day 167 - Last Thing I Bought

So many awesome things are happening in life right now! Life is gooood :)  With the good, though, comes the crazy! All within a couple of weeks, we have school starting for all four kids (exciting!), my new job (love!), cheer season is starting for my older two girls, and I'm the coach!! It really feels like life is falling into place, but is scattered all at the same time. It's, well..a crazy, wonderful life! So, with all of this wonderfulness going on, it was time to go back into the 20th century and do as my mom does. Write things down in a planner (with pencil and paper, oh my) and also on a calendar hanging in plain view. I'm not a big fan of the calendar thing, so I decided to make this instead. With the help of Pinterest, I found this pretty super sweet idea. Find a multi-picture frame and  fill the picture openings with scrapbook paper..and viola! I had the base for my weekly calendar. I just write out my schedule for the week with dry-erase markers and put it where it can't be missed :)

I love it. Evidently, not enough to update it for this next week. There's always tomorrow for that..I better pencil it into my planner.

Day 166 - Cup

Red solo cup, I fill you up
Let's have a party, let's have a party
I love you red solo cup, I lift you up,
Proceed to party, proceed to party

Now I've seen you in blue and I've seen you in yellow
But only you red will do for this fellow..

-Mr. Toby Keith <3

Day 165 - On The Road

I knew it was hot as the devil here! The ground is opening right up. This explains a lot... ;)

Day 164 - Sunshine

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." - Anthony J. D'Angelo

Day 163 - Heart

A couple of weeks ago, we were on vacation in the mountains and I came across this rock. We had just finished a day of swimming and fishing in the river and were walking back to the car when I saw it. It just seemed to be laying there, waiting to be seen. This rock was a perfect symbol of how we were all feeling that day. It was definitely one of the silliest, most carefree days we've had as a family. Our biggest worry that day was whether we were going to get poured on by the thunderstorm looming above (we did and it made for funny memories of huddling under whatever we could find!). To me, this rock is a reminder of that day (the whole week, really) and what's truly important in life. We all go through times when life feels overwhelming, so it's important to have these memories to think back on and get back in touch with the true reality. <3

Day 162 - A Stranger

This is a stranger I would definitely not like to meet in a dark alley ;)  It was nice enough to let me peek into it's home! While I'm not fond of spiders in the slightest, they are amazing creatures. That's some fancy webwork!