Wednesday's Weeds...

Wednesday's Weeds...Mid-week. Slowing down, tiring, need to regroup and rev up for the rest of the week. "Weeds" seemed like a good label for my thoughts today. They start scattered and small but before I know it they've grown and spread and my sunny outlook (today) is turning gray and my weed garden is flourishing!

Today's weeds...

Home School... It's that time of year again... time to decide on curriculum for the kids for next school year. Once decisions are made I love everything about aquiring the new curriculum. It's just getting to that point. Yesterday was a break-through point, though. I do believe I have decided on *most* things. The "biggies," at any rate. So it should get easier from here on out. Until it's ordered/purchased, though, I feel like I have an elephant on my back!

Time Passages... Didn't we just get Darrell settled in at school? Well, he took his last college exam as a freshman last night. A quick trip home for some boxes (and non-campus food) and then he'll be home for the summer come tomorrow evening. I sure hope someone got the license plate number of that truck that just went speeding by!

Mother's Day... I just realized I never mentioned Mother's Day. I had the pleasure of a Ryan's buffet breakfast Sunday morning with all my kids plus Matthew. We were there almost 2-hours and had a great time. Elisa, Rob, Abbey and Christopher made a cake for me for Mother's Day. The gang also furthered my love of my IPod with a gift certificate for ITunes, an adorable stuffed animal to hold (and play) my IPod and a great comedy CD to import into ITunes and be enjoyed on my IPod.

Darrell spent the rest of the day with us and we had some time at home as well as hitting a few stores in the afternoon. We turned things around at dinner-time and had ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery before heading home for sandwiches. You know what they say...Life's uncertain - eat dessert first!

Simple Pleasures... I don't know if I mentioned it or not but Ken, Abbey, Christopher and I went out strawberry picking last Saturday. That, in itself, is what I consider one of Life's Simple Pleasures. But just now, Abbey fixed me a small bowl of strawberries. She can't get enough of them and likes to have someone to share her special strawberry-time with. I hope she know she still has to do her math!

And...Tomorrow I have the honor of going with Elisa to her ultrasound appointment. We get a sneek peak at "Unknown Baby Boy," as Abbey and Christopher refer to him (that just means his parents don't have a 100% name for him yet).

Well, that's about it for today. Refresh, revive and have a great rest of the week!