present in each moment

“When we are

present in each moment

the past gently

rolls up behind us

and the future slowly

unravels before us.”

-Richard Levy

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the big 6

Paxon had an incredible 6th birthday today!

The pics are slim because our schedule, and my hands, were full!

There were lots of Legos, presents, cards,

treats at school, friends, singing,

bowling, cake, and family!

Happy Birthday Pax!

AB & J

Our staple sandwich for school lunches, AB & J’s

Sandwich thins, homemade blackberry jam, & almond butter

De-Lish!

 

mason jars

Mason jars,  not just for pickles and fireflies anymore.

Here are a few of my favorite ideas, just in time for this weekend’s cookout festivities!

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Enjoy the holiday weekend friends.

Eat.

Drink.

Wear those white shoes one last time!

5.5.5. invites

 All this back to school business, activities, birthday parties, it can all get really pricey quick.  I needed some invitations for Paxon’s birthday, didn’t want to spend much, and had put them off way too long. So yesterday, we got to work.

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Birthday invitations, so very simple, my 5 year old (well, almost 6) made them, in literally 5 minutes, and hit my wallet for a mear 5 bucks.

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-We took plain white cardstock

-Paxon’s favorite toys, the theme of the party, Legos

-Situated the toys on one side of the paper to leave a clean space for text

-Took a picture

-Uploaded the picture to the computer

-Added the party details with a text box

(Mom Disclaimer: Yes, I do realize these mini figs look like they are casualities of some sort of cruel Lego war. Do you see those smurks and aweful looks on their faces? I tried to situate them in a merry, happy way with different happy, merry heads on, but the little man insisted this is what he wanted. It’s not my party. I’ll zip it up if I have to.)

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Back to the invites, we then:

-Uploaded the picture to Walmart.com

-Picked them up in one hour, 5 dollars for 25 invitations

 

No show stopper, but it gets the job done. Most importantly, the little man got a taste of making things himself and he can’t wait to send them out to all his friends!

5 bucks, 5 minutes, 5 year old happy. That’ll work for me.

look up

“Sons are a heritage

from the LORD,

children a reward from him.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior

are sons born in one’s youth.

Blessed is the man

whose quiver

is full of them.”

{Psalm 127:3-5a}

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Today,

LOOK UP.

Count the blessings.

Give thanks.

the real deal

This parody couldn’t be more spot on!

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And just for good measure, a little something for Patrick.

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Happy Tuesday.