The Happenings...

5. Okay, so I only have three weeks left of college! Thank God, I may actually make it through. Graduation date: May 15! Wow! I wonder what I'll be when I grow up.

4. The girls and I have 7 weeks left of school, and then summer vacation here we come!

3. Bella graduates from middle school. Next year, high school?!

2. Tomatoes planted, spinach seeds planted, sunflower seeds planted!

1. Plan summer wellness for our family: biking, hiking, turning garage into a rec. room for kid gatherings...(the girls are gonna love it-he he he)

Picture: Look at the joy on those kids' faces! My girls with their cousin Olivia-Santa Monica Pier, California.

Last Summer Pics of Me and my Girls!

Keep in mind these are almost a year old, but they work for my far away friends who have been asking to see pics.
1. Beautiful, spunky Bella
2. Adorable, precious Helana
3. My girls with Johnna's kids: Eve, Livi, Lexi, Granger and Emma
4. My girls with their cousin Nicky, who graduated valedictorian of his class, 2008!
5. My gorgeous cousins Carin and Dawn, and I'm in the middle.

The News...

Well, it's no secret that I want to some day own my own farm. But, the time has not come-yet. So, for now, I will turn my backyard into the coolest, tiniest, sub-division sized farm on the planet! I've decided to clear out all the grass in the parkway and plant nothing but herbs! Rosemary galore! My backyard is prepped for veggies and my sunflower patch has already sprouted! I'm dedicating a huge area to herbs and tomatoes only! My plan: make homemade spaghetti sauce, sundried tomatoes, and whatever else I can think of or read about. We have the cutest little farmer's market here in town, seriously only 5 vendors are there, and my goal is to join that little group and sell my herbs! I will see what else I can grow enough of to sell! I'm excited! This year may be the experiment, I hope next year will show the fruit! Next on my list: build a little red barn in my backyard just big enough to house chickens and all my gardening needs. Wish me luck!

My Birthday Was Amazing!

My dear friend, Johnna, put the word out that I needed some birthday blessings, and I didn't realize it, but she was right! To my complete and total surprise packages started arriving in the mail for me, from women I don't even know! The cutest, most adorable trinkets came one right after the other. I received vintage necklaces (which everyone wants to steal when I wear them), an apron, a crocheted purse, handmade candle, birds nest on a cake plate with glass dome (so adorable in my livingroom!), cutest clipboard ever, vintage floral pics, mary jane's farm magazine subscription (yea!), paper crafts that are stinkin cute hanging all over my house, pin cushion, coffee cozy, cutest handmade doll that is adorable on my livingroom couch, an amazing handmade hook rack that is cuter than anything in my kitchen--I cannot express how completely surprised I was and how completely spoiled I feel! I received exactly the kinds of things I would want to buy at my fav shop! Thank you, all of you wonderful ladies, who I don't even know, for taking the time to bless someone you don't even know. You have truly touched my heart in ways words cannot accurately describe. You are totally and completely amazing!

Roses are red...

Spring is springing, just a little bit, in our backyard! I am fired up and ready to dig, dig, dig new gardens! My inspirational friend, Johnna, has encouraged me to start a veggie and herb garden, so here goes...the dirt is almost ready and the seeds are here too! I can't wait to see what happens.