Inspiration ... Start Where You Are

A friend posted this in a really cool group called One Small Step on Facebook.There are a lot of inspiring things on there and chances to check in each day or week with what you are doing to take care of yourself and your family or a situation.

Happy Easter!

These are pictures from Saturday when Nana and Poppy came over with Easter clothes and candy! Later Callie and Eva filled eggs for our hunt with friends today.

Have a great Easter Sunday!

Patrick from Spongebob photobombs

Good Friday Thankfulness

Ah, I have arrived. I get to be married to my best friend, homeschool my 5 precious babies and work in a corner window office to boot. Life is good!

Just noticed Tigger has a snake tied around his neck. Nice.

Today we are enjoying the lovely weather. Well, not me so much. I am proofreading a ton so I can take Easter off. Aron was going to take Callie and Sam ice skating but now they don't really care since my friend Ambre dropped off some adorable clothes and now my girls want to play Prom.

This is good news for us since now we don't have to pay for ice skating or the gas to get them there, and Aron saves some time so he can work on his Scout things and putting up the new tent to air it out. I think I'll move my corner off to the deck with some ice water and sunglasses and watch the kids play while I proofread recipe books!

Oh, and my friend Angela is coming over so I can teach her how to do her Jamberry nails (see tabs above if you want to visit that fun blog!) ... I am afraid she is a fellow Jamberry addict!

I hope you have a terrific day!

Michael's 11th Birthday Party in Pictures

My mom could not make this party and my dad and stepmom had taken Michael out for a special lunch and present-shopping in lieu of the crazy party day, so here are some photos courtesy of Angeliina Lawson!

Monday's Chicken Theme: Cuddling vs. Eating

Today was another blast.:

• Finished proofreading my friend Christine Shuck's kick-ass book War's End, Book One: The Storm because Book Two is done and being looked over once more by her so I can proof it soon! 
• Watched her daughter for a while today. Her daughter says I am like her second mom, which made me cry!
• Found out from the eye doc that Callie's broken glasses frames will need to be sent out, so there's a week for her without her glasses.
• Delivered Jamberry nails to my peeps who ordered.
• When Christine and Dave picked up their daughter they had bought chicks for egg-laying later on! They were snuggly and lovely! My mom is going to love this crap!

And here is dinner, not cooked yet (chicken dipped in milk/mustard then flour/cheddar cheese), recipe courtesy of my behind-me neighbor!