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this week i snuck away to my happy place. alone. *sigh*

(notice the glory from heaven shining down?)

my new spring/summer favorite: method's limited edition lime & sea salt handsoap!

i seriously want to eat this stuff everytime i wash!

the weather was absolutely beautiful this week!

the perfect time to do some yardwork.

one of my new buddies.

although i'm not thrilled to find their poop

on the front porch and in the garage,

i'm happy that he and his friends are eating all the bugs i freak out about.

ah, math,

how i loathe thee...i really feel my brain can't take much more,

but i keep telling myself school will be out soon enough.

want a good workout and score "cool mom" points at the same time?

play ball with your boys. my hubby pitched, the boys practiced catching, and we all got exercise.

i'm sooo sore from hitting!

 (someone put the hammer on this one)

snuggletime with my boys is the best way to spend my time...

how was your week?

i'm linking up my week in pictures with jeanett at liferearranged

handmade valentine's day

I was inspired by all the ideas on pinterest this year when it came to Valentine's Day, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to come up with something on my own. Something easy and quick, but handmade, of course!

I'm sure someone else has done these before, but here are the valentines our guys are handing out to their friends tomorrow. Fun and super easy!

Pop Rocks with a tag that reads: YOU ROCK! {scrapbook paper, Sharpie, tag maker, ribbon, and candy that was 3/$1 at Dollar Tree}

Little Debbie Star Crunch with a tag (secured with Glue Dots) that reads: OUR FRIENDSHIP IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. {other supplies used were a circle cutter, scrapbook paper, heart stickers, and a Sharpie}

Ring Pops with a tag attached that reads: YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS A REAL TREASURE {Ring Pops are 4/$1 at Dollar Tree, tag maker, scrapbook paper, glitter marker, and ribbon}

and finally, MoonPies with a tag that reads: THERE'S NO ONE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE LIKE YOU. The little robots I drew freehand (no two are the same- just like us). I bought a box of MoonPies at Harris Teeter for a couple of bucks, used more scrapbook paper, my circle cutter, Sharpie, and attached the tag with Glue Dots}

Hope my ideas inspire someone else...
Happy Love Day!

xo

100th Day of School

I scored major Cool Mom points today when I gave our boys an assignment on our 100th Day of School. I can't take all the credit, though. The idea came from Pinterest and I just tweaked it a little. Gotta love Pinterest!




Each one was given a bowl of 100 Legos and they had to create something using each brick. They were thrilled that part of their schoolwork today was playing with Legos! Homeschool rocks!



Introducing "The Big Gunner" and "The Destructor"



What did your kids do for the 100th Day of School? Did you help them with a project?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is for my friend, Finley, who is turning 2 soon!
The theme for her birthday this year is Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Her mom wanted a frame to display at the party, so I tried my best to recreate the little guy and the kazillion colorful dots on the first page.

Don't you just love Eric Carle? This particular book is my favorite. I read it to my boys every night when they were teeny tiny. I loved when they would put their little chubby fingers in the holes of each piece of food. *sigh*

Hope you're having a happy weekend and eating what's good for you!

xo

not a creature was stirring...

wishing you and your family a very Merry CHRISTmas!

xo