Simple pleasures

For the past I can't tell you how many summers, I have either just had a baby, was getting ready to have a baby, had just had surgery, or just plain overcommitted myself. So I haven't had any patio planters full of flowers in quite some years.
I decided that this was the year that I was changing that...I pause and smile each time I walk in or out of my front door as I admire my numerous flowers planted around. Or I can just gaze out my front window and look at my Mother's Day hanging planters :) I'm gearing up to work on my side patio and I'm even hoping to be able to talk Cory into building me some really huge planters that I have a perfect place picked out for.
Tonight was Em's last girl scout meeting until fall...all year long (even with the stress of classes) I have been a co-leader for her troop. It really was a huge trial b/c I DID NOT get along well with the actual troop leader...neither does Emily for that matter...but thats another post entirely! So, the girls all were aware that even though Emily will continue scouts, I will not be co-leading next year. They presented me with a planter of dirt(ooooooookaaaaaay) and then one by one they each came in and gifted me with a different flower to put in the planter and told me how much they appreciated all that I did for them(AWWWWWWWWWW!). I arranged it all(in the rain no less)when I got home and the eclectic mix really works well together :) I'm going to think of them every single time I water that planter. And I think next year I will just have to put another eclectic mix in there b/c it works so well.

My advice to each of you? Get out and spruce up you entryway/doorway/patio with some pretty flowers. Its taken away quite a bit of my stress and gives back to me each time I pause to admire them.

Schools out!!!

Not for long though lol. I have a feeling that the next three months will zoom by quite quickly. So I'm going to jump in head first and enjoy every single moment of it! I'm still feeling like I want to attempt some crafty things. Some of the things on my list include: homemade miracle foot creme, which will be perfecto for this upcoming summer, a mirror makeover, flower hair dillys(b/c I REFUSE to pay $5 to $12 bucks for them), a cute way to display photos, a unique family name plaque/collage/thing, I have a rug to finish crocheting, scrubbys to clean with, some super fabulous glass jars that my mom gave me(not sure how I'm going to 'amanda' these up, but I'm excited), tera cotta pots to paint for my patios, a beyond belief, VERY country candle chandelier(I'm tempted to change it a bit and make it a pot rack for my kitchen...but cory would VETO), and Oh so many other things that I want to do! I'll never get it all done. And thats part of the joy...the carry over of the I WANT TO DO list :) Happy end of school!