Wordless Wednesday {beauty}

Every where I look....

I'm surrounded by beauty.

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Wordless Wednesday {legacy}

This chair was a gift to my parents

when I was a baby.

I sat and played in it as a little one.

All three of my siblings sat here too.

When I was expecting Shaggy,

my mom passed it on to me.

And now all 6 of my children

have enjoyed rocking in my little chair.

That little chair holds legacy every day.

Obviously Wordless Wednesdays are rarely that.

Wordless, that is. But click over to 5 Minutes

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Wordless Wednesday {last one}

My gang posed together for an Easter morning family shot.

It's the last one of just the five of them.

Can't wait to see how Mei Mei fills in the spaces created just for her.

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Wordless Wednesday {seeing double}

We don't purposely dress like twins around here

but you'd never know it from this!

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Wordless Wednesday {$1.99}

I think this is the best $1.99 I've spend all winter long.

She's barely taken it off since Saturday night!

It's been a long while since I joined in,

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Wordless Wednesday {always}

Someone is still young enough to LOVE

dressing up for school!

And someone is {always} sassy enough to pose.

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Wordless Wednesday {How Can This Be Comfortable?}

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Wordless Wednesday {Dr. D needs a hug}

Saturday morning, I observed to Li'l Empress

that Dr. D might need a hug.

This is what happened next.

Sometimes, there's nothing better than

a big brother's hug!

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Wordless Wednesday {new bed}

Shaggy has a new bed.

In a new home.

At the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

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I Can't Believe I Forgot This!

 

 Go. Enter. It's a ton of fun to win

and there's such a huge variety of stuff

to try for this year.

I can't believe I forgot all about it

until this morning.
But do it quick. It ends tonight at midnight.
Sorry! I know, it's really short notice.
My bad. The month kind of got away from me.

And while I'm sitting here, can I just say

"Sheesh. How on earth did it get to August 31st already?!"

There's loads and loads of craziness
crammed within the events

around here since my last post:

Shaggy's 18th Birthday.

Week 1 of  Football Camp.

Adoption Agency Reunion.

School Shopping.

Kindergarten Bus Orientation.

Crash Course in How to Be a Parent Advocate.

Week 2 of Football Camp.

Doctor Appointments.

Lab Appointments.

Dentist Appointments.

Oh. My. Word.

Listed out like that it doesn't really seem like a big deal.

Trust me when I say, the last two weeks have been

A.VERY.BIG.DEAL.

Am I the only mom that will be using the first day of school

to catch up on her sleep?

Somehow, I don't think so!

Wordless Wednesday {refresh}

Waiting with bated breath.

That little button is gonna see a lot of action today.

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To find out if I was chosen as one of the three

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 

2012 Mary Kay Get Beautiful and Give Back

make-over contest, come back here.

*Update: I didn't win. I'm sad. But I'll get over it.

Sigh. I really did think my story was more compelling

and very focused on the "Give Back" part of the contest.

Wordless Wednesday {Birthday Lunch}

Last Friday was The Boss's birthday.

We took him out to lunch for his favorite wings.

With his favorite people.

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And come back Thursday and Friday.

 There's something really big going on

involving something really little

 that will be making a big change

for one of our little people

for a little while.

Wordless Wednesday {Happy Flowers}

Is there a happier flower

on the planet than the colorful

Gerbera Daisy?

I submit that there is not.

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Wordless Wednesday {Last days}

In order of the morning's departures

Last day of sophomore year

...of 7th grade

...of senior year

...of fourth grade

...of pre-school

Last day of  high school...

ever...

Pray for me, ya'll..... It's a big day around here.

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Wordless Wednesday {Something About A Man}

There's something about a man

who knows his way around a carpet steamer.....

I'm just sayin'....

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Wordless Wednesday {Clover Crowns}

Such a patient big sister,

to make these for the girls!

If only The Boss were as excited about

the presence of the clover as the girls were!

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Wordless Wednesday {my clever boy}

Today's Wordless Wednesday needs a bit of back-story....

Dr. D's student teacher for Honors English assigned the students to write a poem

by one of the characters from Cyrano de Bergerac to another character
in the play in the writing character's "voice."

My son turned this in.

I'm so everlastingly glad that the teacher had a sense of humor!

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Wordless Wednesday {not this time either!}

We snuck away for a quick weekend trip with the kids.

It was mighty cold, but the sun coming up over the lake

was utterly beautiful.

Yes, they are wet.

Yes, they jumped in.

Yes, it was really, really, really cold.

Don't ask.

It was too cold for the fish.

Even with yummy smoked turkey franks as bait. 

These two had the right idea.

Snuggled up and cuddling together all weekend long.

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And don't forget, their
Mother's Day event is still going on...

The Mother of All Give-Aways... Just For Mom!

Ever since I discovered blogs, even long before I started writing a blog myself, I've been following the goings-on at 5 Minutes for Mom. I love their sister sites, their efforts to educate and inform their audience and their regular introductions to all manner of things new. But what I love most of all???  (And don't mess with me, I'm betting you love this, too!) Is their Mothers' Day Give-away.

Each year it seems to get bigger and better. More cool products that I'd never buy for myself. New trends in jewelry and clothing that I'm totally not "up" on. Gift cards to places I love to shop. Or would love to try out but have never just jumped in to. Tickets to shows I'd love to see. The list of prizes this year is growing by the day.

Really. You need to head over and check it out for yourself. It served as my little "stop and dream indulgently" moment today. And don't we all need that a little more often these days?  Who knows? You might even win something for yourself that is truly indulgent. Wouldn't that be totally fun?  Go. Surf around. And have a few minutes of fun. It's my treat.

Wordless Wednesday {paperwork}

There's been a sudden influx of government

paperwork in the Gang's house.

Take a look-see!

On Monday, The Boss and I received our

I-800A Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child

From a Convention Country - Approval Notice.

Can I get a WOOT WOOT?!

On Tuesday, Dr. D proved his pre-driving skills

by taking AND PASSING his driver's permit test.

My prayer life just got a whole lot more serious!

But WOOT WOOT for him too!

So, not terribly "Wordless." But it IS Wednesday.

And it's all worth celebrating and capturing here, for sure.

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Mostly everyone is, in fact, NOT wordless.

I mean, we are moms, after all...