Wordless Wednesday: Consigning...

....another drop-off day for my favorite consignment sale, Upscale Resale.  

 I had my friend, Jen's, clothes to drop-off, too!!!

Another consigning season, come-and-gone!!

Wordless Wednesday: Why am I finding these?

Yep, that's a BIG, FAT gray hair.  Why am I finding these (especially this long) in my head.  

Gray hairs go away!!!

Mother's Day

A few days ago, a friend and wise mom herself, sent this email to me and wished me a Happy Mother's Day.  I thought it would be nice to post this here today in honor of Mother's Day.  I can honestly say, being a mom is the best role I will ever play in life.  Although, it is also the hardest, I wouldn't change it for the world.  I am honored to hold the title of Mommy!!! Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys  or forgot words to a lullaby.  I didn't worry whether or not  my plants were poisonous.  I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on.  Pooped on.  Chewed on.  Peed on.  I had complete control of my mind  and my thoughts.  I slept all night. Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child  so doctors could do tests.  Or give shots.  I never looked into teary eyes and cried.  I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.  I never sat up late hours at night  watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because  I didn't want to put her down.  I never felt my heart break into a million pieces  when I couldn't stop the hurt.  I never knew that something so small  could affect my life so much.  I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of  having my heart outside my body..  I didn't know how special it could feel  to feed a hungry baby.  I didn't know that bond  between a mother and her child.  I didn't know that something so small  could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night  every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.  I had never known the warmth,  the joy,  the love,  the heartache,  the wonderment  or the satisfaction of being a Mom.  I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,  before I was a Mom    Happy Mother's Day to you all!!!

Fancy Emerson

This past Thursday, to celebrate Mother's Day, Emerson's preschool hosted a Fancy Nancy party.  All the children were supposed to dress "fancy" and had worked for weeks on making "fancy" things for their moms. I knew a boa was the perfect accessory to be FANCY!!!  Luckily Emerson had a great pink boa from a friend's birthday party.  We took some "fancy" pictures before we left for school.  Once at school, we headed to the classroom to collect our fancy items the children made (pipe cleaner bracelets and crowns). We then headed to the Family Life Center for chapel, a reading of Fancy Nancy, and fancy parfaits of pudding with sprinkles.  The kids also made a great picture for us and planted sunflowers for us.  They surprised us with our picture and sunflower at the end of the celebration.  What a great way to spend a Thursday morning by starting it with the most important (Danny, you're a close second - wink!!) person in my life!!!