Monday Morning Update

On this Monday morning, I'm thinking back to the really NICE weekend we had. And I'm reminded that there are a lot of things I'm loving right now.

Some of those things are--

(1) Days that involve several unlimited hours of "nothing" time. You know those days? When you aren't running from here to there to here again. I actually had some of that time this past weekend. (And boy do I really feel much more rested today!)

(2) Mother/Daughter Time. On Saturday, McKenna and I went to ScrapEtc. to enjoy some of their big party. They had make it-take it tables where you got to work on different projects. We had so much fun--oohing and aahing over the store's new stuff, sharing a glass of limeade from Zoe's next door, working on a few projects together, then just getting to talk one-on-one with each other as we drove around (nothing "deep," just good talk!).

(3) Listening to a good halftime show! On Saturday night, we enjoyed going to a preview performance of the Hueytown High School band's halftime show. This is the first year McKenna has tried marching and I was SO impressed with how they looked and sounded.


Before the show, McKenna told me that she hadn't quite figured out how to play music and move her feet at the same time, (LOL) but then afterwards said that she'd actually done both of them for at least part of the show. She plays the melophone (the marching version of the french horn) and it looked SO hard to carry. Plus, McKenna is clearly the shortest person on the field so we "lost" her among taller boys around her. But, it was really FUN to watch (the show is a "Queen" show, btw, with songs like "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bohemian Rhapsody").

(I love this picture, because boy can you see the happy look of relief on her face!)

(4) A laundry room that is uncluttered. How nice is it that I can walk unencumbered into my laundry room? Wonderful!

(5) Silly moments with Sydney. (Like this moment, when she decided to try out some of my lipstick!)

(6) Mother/Daughter Time Part 2. Delaney has always been such an affectionate daughter and I just LOVE this about her. She was so sweet this weekend and last night when she told me "I love you" at least three times before she headed off to bed, I thanked my lucky stars for her!

(7) Watching Delaney play softball again! We had our first official practice with the Birmingham Thunderbolts, Delaney's new travel softball team. Boy was it ever stinkin' hot!!, but it sure was fun to see D out there stopping the ball, throwing the bill, pitching the ball. Tourneys will be here before we know it.

(8) Icees! (Enough said!)

(9) A good, long phone call with Mom. Although we'd emailed a bunch, I hadn't talked with Mom in almost a week (which is very rare for us!). On Saturday, I talked with her for at least an hour. It was good to get caught up on stuff, and just nice to hear her voice!

(10) My family! I was talking with a friend at church last night who lost his wife almost exactly a year ago. Her death was totally unexpected and you can tell that he still grieves deeply. He told me about the night she died and how they went to sleep so comfortably after they'd both whispered "I love you" to each other. He said to me, "Don't ever take for granted what you have." I am so IN love with my entire family. I am blessed beyond measure!

Now another week begins . . . let's hope it's a good one!!