May 1

Happy Friday...

Though today I'm not any more excited about Friday than I would be about, say, Tuesday or Wednesday or even Monday.  I have had the week off and have enjoyed every single minute it.  Friday is just somewhat of a reminder that another weekend will blast by and next week I shall be back at work.

Which leads me to the idea of finally buying a lottery ticket (pointless), ok just a scratch off (more pointless), and saying a quick prayer (God probably isn't too fond of ole scratch offs) and taking out a dime and going to town.

If I won a million dollars (echo if I had a million dollars BNL fans are smiling) and the government took their share what would I do with that remaining $695,000?

I would pay off my house and car first. (-120k)

I would put a hundred grand back for the kids. (-100k)

I would buy the husband and I new-to-us cars (-45k)

Of course there would be tithing and charitable distribution...

But the rest?

I would apply to keeping my life simple and happy. Get a fun job playing in flowers.  Pay off the beach condo.  Move? Maybe.  

But most of all - I would buy the $15 bottle of wine instead of the $6.99 MVP special.  

Just kidding I would never do that.

OK guys lets talk about Friday and highlight the fun from the week, shall we?

And in the afternoon...we ride.

Last weekend we purchased a bigger bike for my son.  He learned to ride a bike without training wheels one afternoon at our friends' home.  Their middle sweetie taught him and he took right to it.  Fast forward three months and we finally got him a bike.  

Every afternoon my son, my daughter, and myself get the bikes out of the back of the workshop and take off.  Its my favorite time of day.  We just ride and ride and ride and they are the kids and I get to revisit my own childhood.  

These are the days.

Once upon a time there was a girl who was very conscientious of her carbohydrate intake.  

And then her mother learned how to make eclairs.

Sh*t.

I was on of those kids who loved to pick up frogs, toads, turtles, and try to catch a lightning speed lizard.  I'm also not afraid of spiders or other creepy crawlies.  If I know a snake is around, I'm cool with it.

But when it comes to mice, I'm out.

OK that has nothing to do with the photos.

Last Sunday we had a good rain and then the box turtles were wandering around.  The boy found this one and decided (aftert thinking it would be an awesome pet) that it would be better off in the creek.

I freaking love turtles.

We went to Pinterest on Thursday and made these guys.  Well ours aren't quite this cool but all you need is anything you can paint with glow in the dark glitter glue (we used jars, shells, jars, more shells).  I kinda went crazy and thought I should so do my walls like this.  Its really fun.  Here's the pin.

Alrighty that's it.  I have to get this classsroom in line.  I gave them movie time to start the learning day and I know that is going to backfire like a mother.

I wish you all a content Friday.

xo

What's Up? [Quarantine Edition]

March has flown by even though we have spent the last half in a very strange place of quarantine, pandemic, and just wondering what exactly is going on...

I am excited to blog today and link up over at the What's Up Wednesday hostess sites!

What we are eating...

This has been a super confusing time.  Apparently, people think that a virus that infects your lungs also infects your bowels.  You go to the store and you cannot find toilet paper and at the same time its irony that you cannot find a lot of food either.

The first week of this whole shut down meant that my list was thrown out the window because the only foods left were a pack of pork chops and a pack of chicken wings.  That was a really fun week.

Last weekend I was super lucky to be able to get chicken and ground beef.

I have been posting what all we are cooking each day on my Instagram Story (find me @iscreambrownie) 

Monday we had meatloaf and I doubt I make the way your grandma does.  Tuesday we had veggie tacos and part of that story was taken down because my Amazon Music app is playing in the background and well....Eminem is not happy when you use his music totally not on purpose when you are cooking.

Tonight is Italian Chicken, tomorrow is spaghetti and meatballs.  Friday is salmon!

Am I reminiscing?

No

Loving anything?

Yes.  I'm not complaining about the quarantine.  I'm not complaining about the time with my kids.  The time away from work is a sweet blessing.  Everything is moving at a slower pace and I am seeing it as a blessing.  I actually wrote about it here.

So what have we been up to?

Spring cleaning is COMPLETE!  I have tons of stuff I want to throw into a yard sale but I'm wondering when that can even happen.

We have been good little homeschoolers.  It really kicks into gear next week and I'm going to have to figure out how to juggle that.

Loving our outside time - we go for walks a few times a day and hopefully the sun will show its face soon so I can start turning the soil for flowers and vegetables.

Binge watching some t.v. like champions.

Dreading?

Nothing.  There is no point in dreading anything, friends.

Working on?

I extended my front flower bed about sixteen inches out and its roughly twenty feet long so ummm that's a project for sure!  I'm a Hydrangea addict so I plan to get three more and then buy a sh*t ton of Black Eyed Susans.  Oh and never ever forget the power of the Impatien.

Excited about?

Y'all its SPRING!!!!

Currently Watching/Reading?

My daughter and I are bingeing Gilmore Girls.  I started watching Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu.

I'm reading What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbran

Also, I'm reading a ton of graphic novels like Narwhal with my seven year old.

Listening to?

Music, random music.

Wearing?

Joggers, compression pants, t-shirts, and my Patagonia pull over.  Don't judge we're in a very tedious time. (LOL)

What's on tap for the weekend?

Much of the same....:)

I plan to play in lots of dirt and visit the garden center at Lowes because its open air and nature and ish.

Anything else?

Nahhh - I need a refill on my coffee now.

But I keep thinking I better go east again....

BE WELL!