over the weekend...

The weekend was full and busy and good...

• Watched Life of Pi with Chris and Ian...I liked it.
• Got up early on Saturday to help with the wrestling team fund-raiser...rummage sale and car wash!
• Made time for a few errands before heading home...
• ...but only for a while as it was soon time to head back to the high school for Ian's wrestling pot luck banquet. I opted to buy fried chicken. Don't judge.
• Woke up on Mother's Day to three cards waiting for me...each sweet and thoughtful and appreciated. 
• Spent the afternoon with my mom eating a yummy lunch and browsing cute shops in St. Helena.
• Stopped on the way home for some Ben & Jerry's...Strawberry Cheesecake, my favorite!
• Came home to a newly stained front door...and finally decided I liked the color. (Why must I be so picky?)
• Decided on Chinese food for dinner...was brave and ordered from a restaurant other than our favorite since ours is closed on Sundays. It was pretty good!
• Came to the realization that I need to cut back on the coffee and increase the water.
• Also came to the realization that my son is graduating in 4 weeks. And I haven't ordered announcements. Can you say denial?

How was your weekend? Happy Mother's Day, by the way! xoxo

If I could do it again...

If I could do it again...I would have made homemade baby food for my boys. I see all of these books about making fresh, real, organic baby food for babies and I get a pang of sadness that I didn't make my own baby food. I did a little bit with Ian...mainly because he did not like store bought baby food. (He was a foodie from the start, I guess!) I fed him a lot of mashed up bananas, pureed peas and green beans, boiled and mashed apples, ya know, easy things to mash. But I could have done more...and wish that I had.

If I could do it again...I would have home schooled my boys. I know, I know...it's not for everyone. And maybe it wouldn't have been for me, either. But I think I would have done a good job. And I think the boys would have done well. I was seriously considering it when the boys were in grade school, twice. Ian was willing but Seth was not. And Chris wasn't really sure how he felt about it, so it never became reality. But if I could do it again, I would home school from the start. 

I know it's not good to look back with regret. And I don't regret anything really...only wish I'd known then what I know now. Don't we all? Because some of my decisions would be different if I had it to do over again. 

How about you? What would you do differently if you could have a chance to do it again?

Wednesday in the Word

The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
    I was facing death, and he saved me.
 Let my soul be at rest again,
    for the Lord has been good to me.
 He has saved me from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling.

Psalm 116:6-8

over the weekend...

Over the weekend...

• Chris and Ian installed a new front door.
• An evening out was enjoyed with friends.
• The exterior paint color was chosen...or at least narrowed down to two!
• Old porch railings came down.
• Enjoyed a dinner date with my hubby.
• And a coffee date with a friend took place.
• Many trips to the store were made and even still I forgot trash bags!
• The boys tore out a planter full of ivy and swore that they will never have ivy in their yards. Now...to figure out what to plant there instead.
• I was able to revive my poor little pepper plants....forgot to water them!
• I breathed a sigh of relief as the weather cooled down. 

And now to begin this new week...ready, set, go!

Sunday morning.

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a 
defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, 
they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ.

-C.S.Lewis

college bound.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

After tours and discussions and number crunching and weighing 

the pros and cons, Seth made his decision... 

This coming fall he will be attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. 

We are so proud of him and SO excited for him!

Wednesday in the Word.

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. 

I will advise you and watch over you.  

Psalm 32:8