What I am looking forward to....

FINALLY a bit of warmer weather here in Spokane!  I have so needed it.  April was the coldest on record since the 1920's!  I tell you what it leaves you not motivated to do much of anything. 

My one and only scrapbook project done so far this year.....ack.  I know hard for me to even believe.  I've had this on my heart for sometime, helps me to think of warmer days and special memories!   A 5x7 canvas of my soon to be 18 year old son, he was 2 years old here.  His hair is darker now.  It was a good day at the beach, not a day I soon will forget.

 What I am looking forward to this summer.......Thank you Leslie for the idea!

1. My oldest daughter and my youngest grandson coming for a visit in 39 days.
2.  Having my teenagers home for the summer.  Trying to hold onto each minute of time with them.
3.  Celebrating my son's 18th birthday...it happens so fast?  Again, holding tight to every minute with him.
4.  Celebrating my Grandson's first birthday!  I have 5 Grandchildren and this will be the first birthday I have been able to celebrate with one of them.  So excited!
5.  She Had Three Hearts with Christy Tomlinson, starts May 23!  I know not quite summer but it is close enough.  This class was given to me as a gift and I am so looking forward to it.
6.  Soul Restoration 2, starts June 6.  Another special gift from a friend.  Thank you Kathy!
7.  The Summer of Color class, starts June 6 check it out here.  Whats not to like when it is FREE!

8.  Having no daily agenda

9.  Rain storms, maybe some thunder too.

10.  Gardening.  It has taken me over a  year to find my joy in this again.  We have worked so hard as a family, the last couple of years, to make our gardens stress free.  It is paying off this spring!  It is all beautiful. 

11.  The excitement of Marching Band season.  It is always so LONG, but it is going to be a special year for many reasons.  I can't share them right now but when I can I will post!

13.  Excitement of my son's senior portraits getting done......excuse me....again, it goes to fast!!

14.  Scrapbooking, needing to get on a roll again and get stuff done.

15.  Ice Tea Lemonade ;) 

So what are you looking forward to this summer?

The last weekend

It has been a good 6 days not to mention a good weekend.  Fall has arrived, the nights are cooler....time for another blanket on the bed , the days are perfect with light breezes and the only draw back is it is getting darker at night.......it makes you think you should be already in bed and it is only 8pm.

We took some time on Saturday and did some hiking around the river that runs straight through town.  One of the wonders of this area is you have the woods within just a 15 minute drive.  It really was the perfect day, one I will not soon forget.

A friend of mine this summer helped me to move my Clematis from the side of the garage to its new home in the rock garden.  It was so emotionally hard to cut it so far back but I am happy to report that it is growning!  I am looking forward to seeing it next spring.

Why does summer have to seem like it is crazy sometimes??!! When I was a child the dog days of summer just seemed to drag and now they just go by fast. You try to fit everything in and so before you know it is time to by school supplies and clothes.
Son's team took 3rd place in the city tournament for Little League. That was fun! Nicole came home for a week, we had her baby shower in which she got a lot of cool things. She took each of her younger siblings for a week which turned out to be a great time for everyone.
Now we are in the home stretch of waiting for Miss Piper to make her appearance it is way easier for me than it is for Nicole though. The waiting has brought back memories of what it was like to be pregnant with all of my children. It has also helped me to realize how much I love each one of them, even when we don't seem to be getting along well at times.
My mil/fil are living with us right now. The job they have isn't going well and they are both looking for work. I hope something happens for them soon. I'm glad we all have a good relationship BECAUSE if we didn't we wouldn't be getting along very well. She has been helping around the house which I am thankful for because it has freed me up to organize my scrapbook area. I think I am finally becoming comfortable in my space!!
It has been WAY HOT this year, hotter than ever. I think we are in for a hard winter, that is the way it usually happens around here. Well back to organizing, watching a disney movie with my youngest and a few more chores before bed.