spring came early this year.

i love this tree.  last year i loved it and yet never stopped to take a picture.  when i saw it last week i just couldn't resist.  it makes me almost burst with happiness anytime i drive by it.

spring came early this year.

i love this tree.  last year i loved it and yet never stopped to take a picture.  when i saw it last week i just couldn't resist.  it makes me almost burst with happiness anytime i drive by it.

today i...

• went for a walk with the kids.  perfect coat weather and no wind!  we didn't really want to come inside, but they needed naps.
• made brownies.  i even had help cleaning the bowl.  :o)
• cried and prayed for Haiti.  for updates and pictures go to http://haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com/ .
• laughed at the American Idol audition again. 
• am going to learn how to play BUNCO!
• listened to TobyMac, Michael Buble, JJ Heller and random Disney songs.

what did you do today?

today i...

• went for a walk with the kids.  perfect coat weather and no wind!  we didn't really want to come inside, but they needed naps.
• made brownies.  i even had help cleaning the bowl.  :o)
• cried and prayed for Haiti.  for updates and pictures go to http://haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com/ .
• laughed at the American Idol audition again. 
• am going to learn how to play BUNCO!
• listened to TobyMac, Michael Buble, JJ Heller and random Disney songs.

what did you do today?

sweet blog posts.

today as i perused google reader, two blog posts stuck out to me.  the first one made me proud of a young football player.  the second one was a great reminder to have patience and grace in every situation.  go check them out!

sweet blog posts.

today as i perused google reader, two blog posts stuck out to me.  the first one made me proud of a young football player.  the second one was a great reminder to have patience and grace in every situation.  go check them out!

thankful for thanksgiving

{hanging out with family}

{hanging with the Francis family}

{the tastiest food}

{the fact that i miss home and friends and family when not there}

seriously.  don't know how i could contain all the people i love in one place, but that would be heaven.  hmmm...thanksgiving in heaven sounds nice.  i wonder if we celebrate holidays up there.

thankful for thanksgiving

{hanging out with family}

{hanging with the Francis family}

{the tastiest food}

{the fact that i miss home and friends and family when not there}

seriously.  don't know how i could contain all the people i love in one place, but that would be heaven.  hmmm...thanksgiving in heaven sounds nice.  i wonder if we celebrate holidays up there.

i love decorating for christmas!

i am not sure how long i have been waiting to start decking my blog out in Christmas colors and pictures.  this is what gets me through the dreary rainy seasons after summer ends...thanksgiving and Christmas.

i love decorating for christmas!

i am not sure how long i have been waiting to start decking my blog out in Christmas colors and pictures.  this is what gets me through the dreary rainy seasons after summer ends...thanksgiving and Christmas.

:o)

two things that made me smile today... a corndog airplane and a shadow picture!

:o)

two things that made me smile today... a corndog airplane and a shadow picture!

autumn is in the air.

crispy leaves.  colorful trees.  brisk mornings.  liquid sunshine and soggy leaves too.  after all, this is oregon.

i had an {aha!} moment this week.

the mood where i feel i have nothing to wear had hit me hard, so off i went to find a few good deals (more about that in a later post).  after a successful shopping expedition, it occurred to me that for the majority of my life i had gone shopping for new clothes for school around this time.  i can officially blame the weather, society and my parents for my sudden compulsion.  :o)  just kidding.  really though, it's amazing that i have no clothes to wear yet i have to put away three loads of laundry...

autumn is in the air.

crispy leaves.  colorful trees.  brisk mornings.  liquid sunshine and soggy leaves too.  after all, this is oregon.

i had an {aha!} moment this week.

the mood where i feel i have nothing to wear had hit me hard, so off i went to find a few good deals (more about that in a later post).  after a successful shopping expedition, it occurred to me that for the majority of my life i had gone shopping for new clothes for school around this time.  i can officially blame the weather, society and my parents for my sudden compulsion.  :o)  just kidding.  really though, it's amazing that i have no clothes to wear yet i have to put away three loads of laundry...

time.

i really wish i had more time to blog and process the things in my head. i think i'm about 4 or 5 blog posts behind. tomorrow i'll have a little time. stay tuned!

time.

i really wish i had more time to blog and process the things in my head. i think i'm about 4 or 5 blog posts behind. tomorrow i'll have a little time. stay tuned!